1. Charge reaction kinetics on TiO2 nanotubes under photoelectrochemical water oxidation condition.
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Cao, Guangming, Wang, Xinwei, Hu, Jundie, Qu, Jiafu, Sun, Wei, Li, Chang Ming, and Yang, Xiaogang
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PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY , *PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL cells , *OXIDATION of water , *CHEMICAL kinetics , *OXYGEN evolution reactions , *CHARGE transfer kinetics , *NANOTUBES - Abstract
[Display omitted] • Enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation on anatase TiO 2 nanotubes photoanodes. • Ultrafast charge separation and parallel charge consumption on TiO 2 films. • Increased doping level and negative shift of flat-band potential on TiO 2 nanotube photoanodes. • A 1st-order and a 2nd-order charge reaction kinetics were discovered on TiO 2 nanotube photoanodes. • A parallel reaction model was established coincided with the reaction order transition. Artificial photosynthesis relies on the photoreactions between the chemical molecules and photogenerated charges. The oxygen evolution reactions are regarded as the most difficult procedure, because they are multiple-step reactions with multiple charges transfer. Notwithstanding the extensive study on photoelectrochemical and photochemical water oxidation, understanding how the surface charge reacts with the chemical molecules is limited, especially the reaction kinetics of the surface charges. We prepared anatase TiO 2 nanotubes array and dense polycrystalline TiO 2 films on Ti substrates, where the photocurrent increased about 4–4.5 times on nanotubes compared with the dense films. Moreover, the surface charge reaction rate and the accumulated charge densities were analyzed by transient surface photovoltage and transient photocurrent techniques. It was found a 2nd-order charge reaction behavior could be found when the charge density was high, differently, a 1st-order charge reaction could be observed when the charge density was low. The nanotubes structures would in situ grow from the Ti substrates, which simultaneously enhanced charge separation and transfer kinetics to improve the PEC performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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