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De Pasquale L, Tavella F, Longo V, Favaro M, Perathoner S, Centi G, Ampelli C, Genovese C. The Role of Substrate Surface Geometry in the Photo-Electrochemical Behaviour of Supported TiO 2 Nanotube Arrays: A Study Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083378. [PMID: 37110611 PMCID: PMC10142648 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube (NT) arrays grown on Ti mesh and Ti foil were successfully prepared by a controlled anodic oxidation process and tested for water photo-electrolysis. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), combined with other electrochemical techniques (cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry) in tests performed in the dark and under illumination conditions, was used to correlate the photoactivity to the specific charge transfer resistances associated with a 3D (mesh) or 2D (foil) geometry of the support. The peculiar structure of the nanotubes in the mesh (with better light absorption and faster electron transport along the nanotubes) strongly impacts the catalytic performances under illumination. H2 production and current density in water photo-electrolysis were over three times higher with the TiO2NTs/Ti mesh, compared to the foil in the same conditions. The results obtained by the EIS technique, used here for the first time to directly compare TiO2 nanotubes on two different supports (Ti foil and Ti mesh), led to a better understanding of the electronic properties of TiO2 nanotubes and the effect of a specific support on its photocatalytic properties.
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- Luana De Pasquale
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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David TM, Dev PR, Wilson P, Sagayaraj P, Mathews T. A critical review on the variations in anodization parameters toward microstructural formation of TiO
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nanotubes. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- T. Manovah David
- Thin Films and Coatings Section Surface Nanoscience Division Materials Science Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam India
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- Department of Chemistry Madras Christian College (Autonomous) University of Madras Chennai India
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- Department of Chemistry Madras Christian College (Autonomous) University of Madras Chennai India
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- Department of Physics, Loyola College (Autonomous) Chennai India
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- Thin Films and Coatings Section Surface Nanoscience Division Materials Science Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam India
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Tuning the visible light activity of tungsten oxide layers by changing the anodization conditions. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Meng M, Feng Y, Li C, Gan Z, Yuan H, Zhang H. Black 3D-TiO2 Nanotube Arrays on Ti Meshes for Boosted Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12091447. [PMID: 35564156 PMCID: PMC9104132 DOI: 10.3390/nano12091447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Black 3D-TiO2 nanotube arrays are successfully fabricated on the Ti meshes through a facile electrochemical reduction method. The optimized black 3D-TiO2 nanotubes arrays yield a maximal photocurrent density of 1.6 mA/cm2 at 0.22 V vs. Ag/AgCl with Faradic efficiency of 100%, which is about four times larger than that of the pristine 3D-TiO2 NTAs (0.4 mA/cm2). Such boosted PEC water splitting activity primarily originates from the introduction of the oxygen vacancies, which results in the bandgap shrinkage of the 3D-TiO2 NTAs, boosting the utilization efficiency of visible light including the incident, reflected and/or refracted visible light captured by the 3D configuration. Moreover, the oxygen vacancies (Ti3+) can work as electron donors, which leads to the enhanced electronic conductivity and upward shift of the Fermi energy level, and thereby facilitating the transfer and separation of the photogenerated charge carrier at the semiconductor-electrolyte interface. This work offers a new opportunity to promote the PEC water splitting activity of TiO2-based photoelectrodes.
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- Ming Meng
- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; (Y.F.); (C.L.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (Z.G.)
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; (Y.F.); (C.L.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.)
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; (Y.F.); (C.L.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (Z.G.)
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; (Y.F.); (C.L.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.)
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; (Y.F.); (C.L.); (H.Y.); (H.Z.)
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Sopha H, Kashimbetova A, Hromadko L, Saldan I, Celko L, Montufar EB, Macak JM. Anodic TiO 2 Nanotubes on 3D-Printed Titanium Meshes for Photocatalytic Applications. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8701-8706. [PMID: 34609883 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, large 3D Ti meshes fabricated by direct ink writing were wirelessly anodized for the first time to prepare highly photocatalytically active TiO2 nanotube (TNT) layers. The use of bipolar electrochemistry enabled the fabrication of TNT layers within the 3D Ti meshes without the establishment of an electrical contact between Ti meshes and the potentiostat, confirming its unique ability and advantage for the synthesis of anodic structures on metallic substrates with a complex geometry. TNT layers with nanotube diameters of up to 110 nm and thicknesses of up to 3.3 μm were formed. The TNT-layer-modified 3D Ti meshes showed a superior performance for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in comparison to TiO2-nanoparticle-decorated and nonanodized Ti meshes (with a thermal oxide layer), resulting in multiple increases in the dye degradation rate. The results presented here open new horizons for the employment of anodized 3D Ti meshes in various flow-through (photo)catalytic reactors.
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- Hanna Sopha
- Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Alvarado-Aramburo A, Gonzalez-Ortiz LJ, Garcia-Bon MA, Lopez-Naranjo EJ. The Recent Use of Nanoporous Materials in the Development of Third-Generation Solar Cells: A Review. IEEE NANOTECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1109/mnano.2020.3048092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ruiz-Clavijo A, Caballero-Calero O, Martín-González M. Revisiting anodic alumina templates: from fabrication to applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:2227-2265. [PMID: 33480949 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07582e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Anodic porous alumina, -AAO- (also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina arrays, -NAA- or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms, -NAAP-) has opened new opportunities in a wide range of fields, and is used as an advanced photonic structure for applications in structural coloration and advanced optical biosensing based on the ordered nanoporous structure obtained and as a template to grow nanowires or nanotubes of different materials giving rise to metamaterials with tailored properties. Therefore, understanding the structure of nanoporous anodic alumina templates and knowing how they are fabricated provide a tool for the further design of structures based on them, such as 3D nanoporous structures developed recently. In this work, we review the latest developments related to nanoporous alumina, which is currently a very active field, to provide a solid and thorough reference for all interested experts, both in academia and industry, on these nanostructured and highly useful structures. We present an overview of theories on the formation of pores and self-ordering in alumina, paying special attention to those presented in recent years, and different nanostructures that have been developed recently. Therefore, a wide variety of architectures, ranging from ordered nanoporous structures to diameter changing pores, branched pores, and 3D nanostructures will be discussed. Next, some of the most relevant results using different nanostructured morphologies as templates for the growth of different materials with novel properties and reduced dimensionality in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc. will be summarised, showing how these structures have influenced the state of the art in a wide variety of fields. Finally, a review on how these anodic aluminium membranes are used as platforms for different applications combined with optical techniques, together with principles behind these applications will be presented, in addition to a hint on the future applications of these versatile nanomaterials. In summary, this review is focused on the most recent developments, without neglecting the basis and older studies that have led the way to these findings. Thus, it gives an updated state-of-the-art review that should be useful not only for experts in the field, but also for non-specialists, helping them to gain a broad understanding of the importance of anodic porous alumina, and most probably, endow them with new ideas for its use in fields of interest or even developing the anodization technique.
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- Alejandra Ruiz-Clavijo
- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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Sopha H, Norikawa Y, Motola M, Hromadko L, Rodriguez-Pereira J, Cerny J, Nohira T, Yasuda K, Macak JM. Anodization of electrodeposited titanium films towards TiO2 nanotube layers. Electrochem commun 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Zych M, Syrek K, Zaraska L, Sulka GD. Improving Photoelectrochemical Properties of Anodic WO 3 Layers by Optimizing Electrosynthesis Conditions. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122916. [PMID: 32630395 PMCID: PMC7357059 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Although anodic tungsten oxide has attracted increasing attention in recent years, there is still a lack of detailed studies on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of such kind of materials grown in different electrolytes under various sets of conditions. In addition, the morphology of photoanode is not a single factor responsible for its PEC performance. Therefore, the attempt was to correlate different anodizing conditions (especially electrolyte composition) with the surface morphology, oxide thickness, semiconducting, and photoelectrochemical properties of anodized oxide layers. As expected, the surface morphology of WO3 depends strongly on anodizing conditions. Annealing of as-synthesized tungsten oxide layers at 500 °C for 2 h leads to obtaining a monoclinic WO3 phase in all cases. From the Mott-Schottky analysis, it has been confirmed that all as prepared anodic oxide samples are n-type semiconductors. Band gap energy values estimated from incident photon−to−current efficiency (IPCE) measurements neither differ significantly for as−synthesized WO3 layers nor depend on anodizing conditions such as electrolyte composition, time and applied potential. Although the estimated band gaps are similar, photoelectrochemical properties are different because of many different reasons, including the layer morphology (homogeneity, porosity, pore size, active surface area), oxide layer thickness, and semiconducting properties of the material, which depend on the electrolyte composition used for anodization.
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Diao Y, Yan M, Li X, Zhou C, Peng B, Chen H, Zhang H. In-situ grown of g-C3N4/Ti3C2/TiO2 nanotube arrays on Ti meshes for efficient degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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