Effect of applied potential on the formation of self-organized TiO 2 nanotube arrays and its photoelectrochemical response

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lai, Chin Wei ^a   Sreekantan, Srimala ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ANATASE PHASE; ANODIZATIONS; APPLIED POTENTIALS; EFFECTIVE SURFACE AREA; ELECTROCHEMICAL BATH; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; TI FOIL; TIO; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLYCEROL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84855179268     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/142463     Document Type: Article

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