期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 54, 期 9, 页码 2640-2646出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.10.063
关键词
Titania; Nanotubes; Surface modification; Photocurrent; Visible light
Photoelectrodes consisting of TiO2 nanotube layers with different thicknesses (05 mu m, 1.7 mu m, 3 mu m, 6 mu m, 9 mu m, and 18 mu m) were prepared by anodization of titanium substrates and subsequent surface modification by a heat treatment at 400 degrees C in the presence of urea pyrolysis products. In contrast to unmodified TiO2 nanotubes, the modified photoelectrodes exhibit photocurrents under visible light irradiation down to 750 nm. Photocurrent transients indicate enhanced recombination unless a suitable hole-scavenger, like iodide, is present since the photogenerated holes do not oxidize water efficiently. In the visible light the photoconversion efficiency increases significantly with nanotube length. The maximum incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) was observed for tubes with the length of 6-9 mu m (IPCE similar to 4.5% at 1.4% at 450 nm and 550 nm. respectively) and the photocurrent enhancement with increasing tube length is found to be stronger at longer irradiations wavelengths. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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