Synthesis and applications of electrochemically self-assembled titania nanotube arrays
- 10 February 2010
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 12 (12), 2780-2800
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b924125f
Abstract
Highly ordered vertically oriented TiO2 nanotube arrays fabricated by electrochemical anodization offer a large surface area architecture with precisely controllable nanoscale features. These nanotubes have shown remarkable properties in a variety of applications including, for example, their use as hydrogen sensors, in the photoelectrochemical generation of hydrogen, dye-sensitized and solid-state heterojunction solar cells, photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons, and as a novel drug delivery platform. Herein we consider the development of the various nanotube array synthesis techniques, different applications of the TiO2 nanotube arrays, unresolved issues, and possible future research directions.This publication has 99 references indexed in Scilit:
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