Toward a Flexible and Efficient TiO₂ Photocatalyst Immobilized on a Titanium Foil.

ABSTRACT: Titanium foils of different thicknesses were anodized, and the photocatalytic activity of the resulting TiO₂ nanotube (NT) layers was determined. All of the titanium foils were anodized simultaneously under identical experimental conditions to avoid the influence of the aging of the anodizing electrolyte and other anodization parameters, such as voltage, time, and temperature. To characterize the microstructures of the titanium foils, we used electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and stylus profilometry analyses. The adhesion was tested with a Scotch tape test and the morphology of the TiO₂ NTs was studied in detail using the SEM technique, while the surface areas of the TiO₂ NTs were determined using a three-dimension

SUBMITTER: Marinko Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444206 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature