Modeling the growth kinetics of anodic TiO2 nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 845-851

  Apolinario A ^a   Quiterio P ^a   Sousa, C T ^a   Ventura, J ^a   Sousa, J B ^a   Andrade, L ^a   Mendes, A M ^a   Araujo J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

barrier layer thickness; electrochemical anodization; high field conduction theory; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIC OXIDATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIZATION TIME; APPLIED POTENTIALS; BARRIER LAYER THICKNESS; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; HIGH-FIELD CONDUCTION; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIO2 NANOTUBES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84929156893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz502380b     Document Type: Article

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