Remarkable role of annealing time on anatase phase titania nanotubes and its photoelectrochemical response

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-245

  Nishanthi, S T ^a   Henry Raja, D ^b   Subramanian, E ^a   Pathinettam Padiyan, D ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SCOTT CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Anatase; Crystallite size; Photoconversion efficiency; Photocurrent density; Two step anodization

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ANATASE PHASE; ANNEALING TIME; ANODIZATIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; EFFECT OF ANNEALING; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TITANIA NANOTUBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOTUBES; TITANIUM FOILS; XRD SPECTRA;

ANNEALING; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTUBES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84874427784     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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