Fabrication of TiO2/Ti nanotube electrode and the photoelectrochemical behaviors in NaCl solutions |
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Authors: | Shuhu Xiao Jiuhui Qu Huijuan Liu Xu Zhao Dongjin Wan |
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Institution: | (1) State key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China;(2) Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China; |
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Abstract: | Titanium oxide nanotube electrodes were successfully prepared by anodic oxidation on pure Ti sheets in 0.5 wt.% NH4F + 1 wt.% (NH4)2SO4 + 90 wt.% glycerol mixed solutions. Nanotubes with diameter 40–60 nm and length 7.4 μm were observed by field emission scanning
electron microscope. The electrochemical and photoelectrochemical characteristics of TiO2 nanotube electrode were investigated using linear polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. The
open-circuit potential dropped markedly under irradiation and with the increase of Cl− concentrations. A saturated photocurrent of approximately 1.3 mA cm−2 was observed under 10-W low-mercury lamp irradiation in 0.1 M NaCl solution, which was much higher than film electrode. Meanwhile,
the highest photocurrent in NaCl solution implied that the photogenerated holes preferred to combine with Cl−. Thus, a significant synergetic effect on active chlorine production was observed in photoelectrocatalytic processes. Furthermore,
the generation efficiency for active chlorine was about two times that using TiO2/Ti film electrode by sol–gel method. Finally, the effects of initial pH and Cl− concentration were also discussed. |
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