Photoelectrical and charge transfer properties of hydrogen-evolving TiO2 nanotube arrays electrodes annealed in different gases

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4732-4738

  Sang, L X ^a   Zhang, Z Y ^a   Ma, C F ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge carrier; Charge transfer; Defect density; Hydrogen production; TiO2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIER DENSITY; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; HYDROGEN/NITROGEN; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; REDUCTION OF TI; TIO; TRANSFER PROPERTIES; TRAPPED ELECTRONS; UV ILLUMINATIONS; WATER SPLITTING; XPS MEASUREMENTS;

ANNEALING; ANODIC OXIDATION; CALCINATION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEFECTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; NANOTUBES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES;

DEFECT DENSITY;

EID: 79953646508     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.071     Document Type: Article

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