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27-02-2017 | Original Paper

Electrochemically induced Ti³⁺ self-doping of TiO₂ nanotube arrays for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting

Authors: Jingnan Song, Maojun Zheng, Xiaoliang Yuan, Qiang Li, Faze Wang, Liguo Ma, Yuxiu You, Shaohua Liu, Pengjie Liu, Dongkai Jiang, Li Ma, Wenzhong Shen

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 12/2017

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We report a facile electrochemical reduction method to synthesize Ti³⁺-self-doped TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TNTs), where the effects of reduction duration and potential on the photoelectrochemical performance were systematically investigated. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra confirmed the presence of Ti³⁺ in the TNTs. Under the optimum reduction condition, the Ti³⁺-self-doped TNTs exhibited remarkably enhanced photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency, which were nearly 3.1 and 1.75 times that of pristine TNTs, respectively. The enhancement of PEC performance is due to the improved electrical conductivity, accelerated charge transfer rate at the TNTs/electrolyte interface, as well as the improved visible light response, which is elucidated by electrochemical impedance spectra, Mott–Schottky, and UV–Vis diffuse reflection spectra.

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Title: Electrochemically induced Ti3+ self-doping of TiO2 nanotube arrays for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting
Authors: Jingnan Song
Maojun Zheng
Xiaoliang Yuan
Qiang Li
Faze Wang
Liguo Ma
Yuxiu You
Shaohua Liu
Pengjie Liu
Dongkai Jiang
Li Ma
Wenzhong Shen
Publication date: 27-02-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 12/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0930-z

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