| Abstract: | Thin films of titanium oxide nanoparticles doped with molybdenum oxide were synthesized by vacuum cocondensation of titanium
atom and molybdenum oxide molecule flows onto a substrate cooled with liquid nitrogen. Atomic-force, scanning tunnel, and
scanning electron microscopy were used to study the structure and composition of the films. It was shown that doping caused
the formation of a large number of point defects in the titanium oxide lattice and an increase in its specific conductivity.
Point defects were three-dimensional F centers and surface hydrate complexes. Tests of films as photoanodes in a photoelectrochemical cell showed that doping of
titanium oxide with molybdenum oxide offered promise for increasing the effectiveness of sources for the decentralized production
of hydrogen by electrochemical methods. |
