Formation mechanism of TiO2 nanotubes and their applications in photoelectrochemical water splitting and supercapacitors

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 5911-5919

  Chen, Bo ^a   Hou, Junbo ^b   Lu, Kathy ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED POTENTIALS; FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERCONNECTIVITY; LARGE SURFACE AREA; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING EFFICIENCIES; STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS; TITANIUM HYDROXIDES;

BAMBOO; CAPACITORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOPORES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84877791199     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400586r     Document Type: Article

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