Fabrication of High Conductivity TiO2/Ag Fibrous Electrode by the Electrophoretic Deposition Method

TiO2 deposited on a membrane of Ag fibers was prepared as a photoelectrochemical cell electrode. Ag fibers were made by reduction of Ag complexes on cellulose fibers, followed by burning out the template. TiO2 photocatalyst layers were grown on the fibers by electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanopa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of physical chemistry. C 2008-11, Vol.112 (47), p.18686-18689
Hauptverfasser: Hosseini, Z, Taghavinia, N, Sharifi, N, Chavoshi, M, Rahman, M
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Zusammenfassung:TiO2 deposited on a membrane of Ag fibers was prepared as a photoelectrochemical cell electrode. Ag fibers were made by reduction of Ag complexes on cellulose fibers, followed by burning out the template. TiO2 photocatalyst layers were grown on the fibers by electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles. Ag fibers could be uniformly deposited. Photocatalytic tests by dye decomposition and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) under UV illumination demonstrate that Ag fibers act as a good substrate that provides both high surface area and good separation of photogenerated electron−hole pairs and causes the enhancement of photocatalytic activity in comparison with a thin film of TiO2.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/jp8046054