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The highly ordered and uniform TiO2 nanotube arrays were fabricated by anodic oxidation method and PTh(polythiophene)/TiO2 nanotube arrays electrode were obtained by electrochemical polymerization. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the formation of TiO2 phase. The morphologies and optical characteristics of the TiO2 nanotube arrays were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV-Vis absorption spectra and Raman spectra. The results demonstrate that the PTh/TiO2 electrode could enlarge the visible light absorption region and increase the photocurrent in visible region. The modified TiO2 electrode with light-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of 1·46%, the short-circuit current density of 4·52 mAcm − 2, open-circuit voltage of 0·74 V and fill factor of 0·44, were obtained.
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LAN, Y., ZHOU, L., TONG, Z. et al. Synthesis and characterization of polythiophene-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays. Bull Mater Sci 34, 1173–1177 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-011-0243-9
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