NH3 treatment of TiO2 nanotubes: from N-doping to semimetallic conductivity

被引:26
作者
Al-Thabaiti, Shaeel A. [1 ]
Hahn, Robert [2 ]
Liu, Ning [2 ]
Kirchgeorg, Robin [2 ]
So, Seulgi [2 ]
Schmuki, Patrik [1 ,2 ]
Basahel, Sulaiman N. [1 ]
Bawaked, Salem M. [1 ]
机构
[1] King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Chem, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia
[2] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, LKO WW4, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
关键词
DOPED TIO2; ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURES; SINGLE-CRYSTALS; VISIBLE-LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS;
D O I
10.1039/c4cc02069c
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
In the present work we show that a suitable high temperature ammonia treatment allows for the conversion of single-walled TiO2 nanotube arrays not only to a N-doped photoactive anatase material (which is already well established), but even further into fully functional titanium nitride (TiN) tubular structures that exhibit semimetallic conductivity.
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页码:7960 / 7963
页数:4
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