TiO2 nanotube arrays grown in ionic liquids: High-efficiency in photocatalysis and pore-widening

Huaqing Li; Jun Qu; Qingzhou Cui; Hanbing Xu; Huimin Luo; Miaofang Chi; Roberta A. Meisner; Wei Wang; Sheng Dai

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TiO₂ nanotube arrays grown in ionic liquids: High-efficiency in photocatalysis and pore-widening

Huaqing Li, Jun Qu, Qingzhou Cui, Hanbing Xu, Huimin Luo, Miaofang Chi, Roberta A. Meisner, Wei Wang, Sheng Dai

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Debris-free, long, well-separated TiO₂ nanotube arrays were obtained using an ionic liquid (IL) as electrolyte. The high conductivity of IL resulted in fast pore widening and few contaminants from electrolyte decomposition leading to high photocatalytic efficiency in water splitting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9487-9490
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume	21
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm11540e
State	Published - Jun 21 2011

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