N-Doping of anodic TiO2 nanotubes using heat treatment in ammonia

被引:257
作者
Vitiello, RP
Macak, JM
Ghicov, A
Tsuchiya, H
Dick, LFP
Schmuki, P
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Mat Sci, WW4 LKO, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Met Electrocorr, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
关键词
titanium dioxide nanotubes; nitrogen doping; photoelectrochemistry; ammonia;
D O I
10.1016/j.elecom.2006.01.023
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Self-organized TiO2 nanotube-layers were formed by electrochemical anodization of Ti in a HF/H2SO4 electrolyte. The nanotube layers were then treated at different temperatures (300-600 degrees C) in pure NH3. The samples were characterized by photoelectrochemistry, SEM, XRD and XPS. The results show clearly successful N-doping of the TiO2 nanotubes. The magnitude of the effect is strongly dependent on the duration and temperature of the ammonia treatment. Besides N-doping, the heat treatment causes - in one step - a conversion of the amorphous tubes to anatase. Both effects drastically improve the photoresponse of the TiO2 nanotubes. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:544 / 548
页数:5
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