The effect of electrolyte re-utilization in the growth rate and morphology of TiO nanotubes
| Autor: | José D. Costa, Paula Quitério, Arlete Apolinário, Célia T. Sousa, João Azevedo, João Ventura, Luísa Andrade, Adélio Mendes, João P. Araújo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculdade de Engenharia |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | In an industrial context, the re-utilization of resources is very important to monetize processes, reducingthe production costs without overlooking a proper performance of the devices. For specific applicationssuch as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), a high-aspect-ratio configuration of the produced TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) is essential to achieve higher conversion efficiencies. In this work, we report the effect ofelectrolyte re-utilization in the diameter, length and morphology of TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) produced byelectrochemical anodization. A detailed study of the bias voltage effect on the anodic NTs for new and reutilized electrolytes was performed. Also, the possibility of obtaining NT arrays with ribs morphology justby re-using the electrolyte was unveiled. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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