期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 39, 期 36, 页码 21512-21522出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.163
关键词
TiO2; Tween 20; Thick film; Mesoporous film; Water photo-electrolysis; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
资金
- European Commission [309701]
- FCH- JU Project ArtipHyction [303435]
A method for the preparation of TiO2 thick films made of anatase nanocrystallites and featuring a mesoporous structure is described. Modification of a typical sol gel synthesis that uses Titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TTIP) as precursor, through both the incorporation of a non-ionic surfactant (Tween 20) and the optimization of thermal treatments, allows to increase the thickness of each spin-coated layer, and to obtain by successive runs porous, transparent, homogeneous and crackless films with thickness up to 1.2 mu m. The effect of the changing the Tween 20/TTIP ratio (R, ranging from 0.25 to 1.00) on the crystallographic, morphological and optical properties has been studied by X-ray Diffraction, N-2 adsorption, UV Visible Spectroscopy and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, in both powder and film form. The size of particles decreases slightly with increasing R, while the specific surface area increases somewhat. For all the R values, including R = 0, nanoparticles behave as direct semiconductors, in contrast with bulk anatase: changes in the band gap extent caused by the porous structure are negligible. Photo-electrochemical performance and carrier dynamics were studied using the films as anodes for the water photo-electrolysis reaction by means of Linear Sweep Voltammetry, Amperometry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Increasing R values improves the photocatalytic performance of the TiO2 films and leads to a comprehensive faster charge transfer at the oxide solution interface, so that those with R = 1 offer highest performance, due to the combination of both higher thickness and improved quality of the material. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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