Photocatalyst Based on Nanostructured TiO₂ with Improved Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Properties.

ABSTRACT: This study shows an easy way to use electrochemistry and plasma layering to make Cobalt-Blue-TiO₂ nanotubes that are better at catalysing reactions. Once a titanium plate has been anodized, certain steps are taken to make oxygen vacancies appear inside the TiO₂ nanostructures. To find out how the Co deposition method changed the final catalyst's properties, it was put through electrochemical tests (to find the charge transfer resistance and flat band potential) and optical tests (to find the band gap and Urbach energy). The catalysts were also described in terms of their shape, ability to stick to surfaces, and ability to inhibit bacteria. When Cobalt was electrochemically deposited to Blue-TiO₂ nanotubes, a film with star-shaped structures was made that wa

SUBMITTER: Irodia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10744369 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature