Anodization of large area Ti: a versatile material for caffeine photodegradation and hydrogen production
Marcel Šihor, Muhammad Bilal Hanif, Guru Karthikeyan Thirunavukkarasu, Viktoriia Liapun, Miroslava Filip Edelmannová, Tomáš Roch, Leonid Satrapinskyy, T. Pleceník, Sajid Rauf, Karol Hensel, Olivier Monfort, Martin Motola
Abstract
Facile, single-step, and scalable fabrication of large-area (∼20 cm 2 ) TiO 2 nanostructures (TNS) with promising photocatalytic activity and hydrogen production rate under UVA light was carried out via electrochemical anodization.
Topics & Concepts
PhotodegradationAnodizingPhotocatalysisMaterials scienceHydrogen productionElectrochemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyFabricationChemical engineeringNanostructureChemistryMetallurgyElectrodeAluminiumOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryMedicineAlternative medicinePathologyTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures