Intrinsic Cu nanoparticle decoration of TiO2 nanotubes: A platform for efficient noble metal free photocatalytic H2 production

In this work, we grow intrinsically Cu-doped TiO2 nanotubes (TiNTs) by self-organizing anodization of Ti–Cu binary alloys. We demonstrate that up to a copper concentration of 1.5 at.% in the alloy, self-ordered Cu2+-doped nanotubes can be grown. Under UV illumination the Cu2+ ion-doped oxide structu...

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Main Authors: Seyedsina Hejazi, Shiva Mohajernia, Yuhan Wu, Pavlina Andryskova, Giorgio Zoppellaro, Imgon Hwang, Ondrej Tomanec, Radek Zboril, Patrik Schmuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Electrochemistry Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248118303114