Controllable synthesis of well-ordered TiO2 nanotubes in a mixed organic electrolyte for high-efficiency photocatalysis

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2373-2380

  Chao, Wang ^a,c   Da, Chen ^a,b,c   Guangxing, Ping ^a   Shu, Liu ^a   Xiani, Huang ^a   Yuexiang, Huang ^a   Kangying, Shu ^a   Jinghong, Li ^b,c  

^a CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anodization; Organic electrolytes; Photocatalysis; TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs)

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATION TIME; ANODIZATION VOLTAGES; ANODIZATIONS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODIZATIONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; TIO; TUBE LENGTH; XRD;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84872121733     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4680-0     Document Type: Article

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