Intrinsic Au Decoration of Growing TiO2 Nanotubes and Formation of a High-Efficiency Photocatalyst for H2 Production

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作者
Lee, Kiyoung [1 ]
Hahn, Robert [1 ]
Altomare, Marco [1 ,2 ]
Selli, Elena [2 ]
Schmuki, Patrik [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, LKO WW4, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Milan, Dept Chem, I-20133 Milan, Italy
关键词
titanium dioxide; nanostructures; Au nanoparticle; self-decoration; H-2; production; HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; ANODIC FORMATION; DOPED TIO2; OXIDE; WATER; ARRAYS; TA; RECOMBINATION; NANOMATERIALS;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201302581
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Electrochemical anodization of low-concentration (0.02-0.2 at% Au) TiAu alloys in a fluoride electrolyte leads to self-organized TiO2 nanotubes that show a controllable, regular in situ decoration with elemental Au nanoclusters of ≈5 nm in diameter. The degree of self-decoration can be adjusted by the Au concentration in the alloy and the anodization time. Such Au particle decorated tubes show a high activity for photocatalytic H2 production from ethanol solutions. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:6133 / 6137
页数:5
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