Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of nanotubular TiO2 photoanodes using nitrogen plasma assisted surface modification

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Sharma, Rajesh ^a   Das, Prajna P ^b   Misra, Mano ^b   Mahajan, Vishal ^b   Bock, Jacob P ^a   Trigwell, Steve ^c   Biris, Alexandru S ^a   Mazumder, Malay K ^a  

^a University of Arkansas at Little Rock ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP REDUCTIONS; CHARGE CARRIER GENERATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURE SYNTHESIS; NANOTUBULAR; NITROGEN PLASMAS; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIALS; OPTICAL ABSORPTIONS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SURFACE AREAS; SURFACE CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS; THIN FOILS; TITANIA; VISIBLE LIGHTS; WATER-SPLITTING; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES;

ABSORPTION; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMISORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PLASMAS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; WATER TREATMENT;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOIL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 65349153920     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/7/075704     Document Type: Article

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