Effect of the preparation conditions on the performance of TiO2 nanotube arrays obtained by electrochemical oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 8894-8901

  Palmas, Simonetta ^a   Da Pozzo, Anna ^a   Mascia, Michele ^a   Vacca, Annalisa ^a   Ardu, Andrea ^a   Matarrese, Roberto ^b   Nova, Isabella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Current transient; Electrochemical oxidation; Photoelectrocatalysis; TiO2 nanotubes; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; ANODIZATIONS; APPLIED POTENTIALS; CURRENT TRANSIENTS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODIZATIONS; INITIAL STRUCTURES; NANO-TUBULAR STRUCTURE; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; NANOTUBULAR; PHOTOCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTOSPLITTING; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TI FOIL; TIO; WATER SPLITTING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; NANOTUBES; POWER QUALITY; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION;

EID: 79958810987     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.105     Document Type: Article

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