Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response

Self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays have been fabricated by anodization of Ti foil in an electrochemical bath consisting of 1Mof glycerol with 0.5wt% ofNH4F. The effects of applied potential on the resulting nanotubes were illustrated. Among all of the applied potentials, 30 V resulted in the high...

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Main Authors: Chin, Wei Lai, Sreekantan, Srimala
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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description Self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays have been fabricated by anodization of Ti foil in an electrochemical bath consisting of 1Mof glycerol with 0.5wt% ofNH4F. The effects of applied potential on the resulting nanotubes were illustrated. Among all of the applied potentials, 30 V resulted in the highest uniformity and aspect ratio TiO2 nanotube arrays with the tube’s length approximately 1 μm and pore’s size of 85 nm. TiO2 nanotube arrays were amorphous in as-anodized condition. The anatase phase was observed after annealing at 400◦C in air atmosphere. The effect of crystallization and effective surface area of TiO2 nanotube arrays in connection with the photoelectrochemical response was reported. Photoelectrochemical response under illumination was enhanced by using the annealed TiO2 nanotube arrays which have larger effective surface area to promote more photoinduced electrons.
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spelling usm-388112018-02-13T01:48:59Z http://eprints.usm.my/38811/ Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response Chin, Wei Lai Sreekantan, Srimala TN1-997 Mining engineering. Metallurgy Self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays have been fabricated by anodization of Ti foil in an electrochemical bath consisting of 1Mof glycerol with 0.5wt% ofNH4F. The effects of applied potential on the resulting nanotubes were illustrated. Among all of the applied potentials, 30 V resulted in the highest uniformity and aspect ratio TiO2 nanotube arrays with the tube’s length approximately 1 μm and pore’s size of 85 nm. TiO2 nanotube arrays were amorphous in as-anodized condition. The anatase phase was observed after annealing at 400◦C in air atmosphere. The effect of crystallization and effective surface area of TiO2 nanotube arrays in connection with the photoelectrochemical response was reported. Photoelectrochemical response under illumination was enhanced by using the annealed TiO2 nanotube arrays which have larger effective surface area to promote more photoinduced electrons. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38811/1/Effect_of_Applied_Potential_on_the_Formation_of_Self-Organized_TiO2_Nanotube_Arrays_and_Its.pdf Chin, Wei Lai and Sreekantan, Srimala (2011) Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2011 (142463). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1687-4110 https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/142463
spellingShingle TN1-997 Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Chin, Wei Lai
Sreekantan, Srimala
Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title_full Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title_fullStr Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title_short Effect of Applied Potential on the Formation of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays and Its Photoelectrochemical Response
title_sort effect of applied potential on the formation of self-organized tio2 nanotube arrays and its photoelectrochemical response
topic TN1-997 Mining engineering. Metallurgy
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