Modification of Zr-doped titania nanotube arrays by urea pyrolysis for enhanced visible-light photoelectrochemical H2 generation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 794-800

  Li, Yuexiang ^a   Xiang, Ying ^a   Peng, Shaoqin ^a   Wang, Xuewen ^a   Zhou, Lang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anodic TiO2; Hydrogen; Urea pyrolysis; Visible light; Zr doping

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTIONS; N-DOPING; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POLYMERIZATION DEGREE; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; SURFACE-MODIFIED; TIO; TITANIA NANOTUBE ARRAYS; TITANIUM FOILS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZR-DOPING;

ANODIC OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; POLYMERIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UREA;

ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84870361135     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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