Ta-doped titania (TiO2) nanotube (NT) arrays can be grown by electrochemical anodization onto low-Ta-concentration (0.03–0.4 at % Ta) Ti–Ta alloys. Under optimized conditions (0.1 at % Ta, annealing at 650 °C and 7 μm thickness), Ta-doped TiO2 NT arrays show a significantly enhanced activity in photoelectrochemical water splitting under simulated sunlight conditions.

Ta-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes for Enhanced Solar-Light Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting / M. Altomare, K. Lee, M.S. Killian, E. Selli, P. Schmuki. - In: CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL. - ISSN 0947-6539. - 19:19(2013 May), pp. 2841-2844.

Ta-Doped TiO2 Nanotubes for Enhanced Solar-Light Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

M. Altomare
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E. Selli
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2013

Abstract

Ta-doped titania (TiO2) nanotube (NT) arrays can be grown by electrochemical anodization onto low-Ta-concentration (0.03–0.4 at % Ta) Ti–Ta alloys. Under optimized conditions (0.1 at % Ta, annealing at 650 °C and 7 μm thickness), Ta-doped TiO2 NT arrays show a significantly enhanced activity in photoelectrochemical water splitting under simulated sunlight conditions.
nanostructures; nanotubes; photocatalysis; tantalum; water splitting
Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica
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