Thick mesoporous TiO2 films through a sol-gel method involving a non-ionic surfactant: Characterization and enhanced performance for water photo-electrolysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 21512-21522

  Hidalgo, Diana ^a   Messina, Riccardo ^b   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Manfredi, Diego ^a   Vankova, Svetoslava ^b   Garrone, Edoardo ^b   Saracco, Guido ^b   Hernández, Simelys ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Mesoporous film; Thick film; TiO2; Tween 20; Water photo electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FILM PREPARATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THICK FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MESOPOROUS FILMS; PHOTO ELECTROLYSIS; TIO2; TWEEN-20; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 84924866564     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.163     Document Type: Article

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