Anodization of electrodeposited titanium films towards TiO2 nanotube layers

Hanna Sopha; Yutaro Norikawa; Martin Motola; Ludek Hromadko; Jhonatan Rodriguez-Pereira; Jiri Cerny; Toshiyuki Nohira; Kouji Yasuda; Jan M. Macak

Electrochemistry Communications (Sep 2020)

Anodization of electrodeposited titanium films towards TiO2 nanotube layers

Hanna Sopha,
Yutaro Norikawa,
Martin Motola,
Ludek Hromadko,
Jhonatan Rodriguez-Pereira,
Jiri Cerny,
Toshiyuki Nohira,
Kouji Yasuda,
Jan M. Macak

Affiliations

Hanna Sopha: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Yutaro Norikawa: Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Martin Motola: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Ludek Hromadko: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Jhonatan Rodriguez-Pereira: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Jiri Cerny: Centre for Organic Chemistry, Rybitvi 296, 533 54 Rybitví, Czech Republic
Toshiyuki Nohira: Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Kouji Yasuda: Agency for Health, Safety and Environment, Kyoto University, Yoshida-hommachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Department of Fundamental Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-hommachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Jan M. Macak: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Corresponding author at: Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 118
p. 106788

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Ti films electrodeposited on Ni foils from molten salts were anodized towards TiO2 nanotube formation for the first time. The resulting TiO2 nanotube (TNT) layers were compared with TNT layers prepared under identical conditions on Ti foils by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and photocurrent measurements. No significant differences were found between the TNT layers prepared on the two different substrates. Electrodeposited Ti films prepared in this way could thus be a viable option for anodization purposes.

Published in Electrochemistry Communications

ISSN: 1388-2481 (Print); 1873-1902 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Industrial electrochemistry; Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/electrochemistry-communications

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