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Facile and controllable surface-functionalization of TiO2 nanotubes array for highly-efficient photoelectrochemical water-oxidation

Authors
Kim, JU (Kim, Jin Un)Han, HS (Han, Hyun Soo)Park, J (Park, Joonsuk)Park, W (Park, Woosung)Baek, JH (Baek, Ji Hyun)Lee, JM (Lee, Jae Myeong)Jung, HS (Jung, Hyun Suk)Cho, IS (Cho, In Sun)
Issue Date
Sep-2018
Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Keywords
TiO2 nanotubesSurface-functionalizationOxygen vacancyNano-branchCharge transport/transfer propertiesPhotoelectrochemical water-splitting
Citation
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, v.365, pp 138 - 144
Pages
7
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
Volume
365
Start Page
138
End Page
144
URI
https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/146915
DOI
10.1016/j.jcat.2018.06.022
ISSN
0021-9517
1090-2694
Abstract
We report facile and effective surface-functionalization of TiO2 nanotubes array (NTs) via a TiCl3-mediated solution treatment and its effects on the charge transport and transfer properties for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-oxidation. TiO2 NTs with similar to 5 mu m length were prepared by hydrothermal-etching a TiO2 nanorods array. Subsequently, TiO2 NTs were treated with an aqueous TiCl3 solution at 80 degrees C to generate surface oxygen vacancies and to deposit a TiO2 nano-branch layer on the side-walls of TiO2 NTs, and these modifications were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis, we found that the TiCl3-mediated surface-functionalization of TiO2 NTs significantly improves the charge carrier transport and transfer properties, owing to the increase in the charge carrier density (due to the generation of surface oxygen vacancies) and surface roughness (due to the formation of nano-branches), respectively. The TiCl3 treatment considerably improves the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) and photocurrent density of TiO2 NTs (especially at low-bias potentials) during the PEC water-oxidation, and the treated material demonstrates a maximum IPCE of similar to 93% and a photocurrent density
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