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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 24/2019

18-11-2019

Study of TiO2 nanotubes decorated with PbS nanoparticles elaborated by pulsed laser deposition: microstructural, optoelectronic and photoelectrochemical properties

Authors: A. Hajjaji, S. Jemai, K. Trabelsi, A. Kouki, I. Ben Assaker, I. Ka, M. Gaidi, B. Bessais, M. A. El Khakani

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 24/2019

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Titanium dioxide nanotube arrays (TiO2 NTAs) have been synthesized using the electrochemical anodization procedure. Lead sulfide nanoparticles (PbS NPs) were deposited on TiO2 NTAs (PbS NPs/TiO2 NTAs) using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. The prepared samples (PbS NPs/TiO2 NTAs) were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis spectroscopy and photoluminescence. The size of the PbS NPs was controlled by varying the number of laser pulses (NLP) during the PLD process. TEM observations show that the PbS NPs are in the range of 10–20 nm, consistent with the results obtained from XRD. HRTEM and diffuse reflectivity show that, at NLP ≥ 2500, the growth of the PbS NPs occurs on a previously formed PbS layer. Transmission and absorption spectra show that the PbS-NPs have an indirect optical bandgap which is particle size independent. This optical bandgap corresponds to excitonic transitions, which are greatly affected by oxygen defects, off-stoichiometry and other surface state defects, particularly for smaller NPs (NLP < 2500). The absorption spectra of the TiO2 NTAs show that the PbS NPs extend the absorption range of the TiO2-NTAs from the ultraviolet to the visible region, indicating that the PbS NPs/TiO2 NTAs heterojunction facilitates the separation of the photogenerated charge carriers. Photoelectrochemical analyses show that a maximum photocurrent current density of ~1.05 mA/cm2 and a photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of 2.5% are reached for NLP = 2500 under an illumination of 100 mW/cm2 in the UV–Vis range.
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Metadata
Title
Study of TiO2 nanotubes decorated with PbS nanoparticles elaborated by pulsed laser deposition: microstructural, optoelectronic and photoelectrochemical properties
Authors
A. Hajjaji
S. Jemai
K. Trabelsi
A. Kouki
I. Ben Assaker
I. Ka
M. Gaidi
B. Bessais
M. A. El Khakani
Publication date
18-11-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 24/2019
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02436-0

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