Nanoparticle and nanorod TiO2 composite photoelectrodes with improved performance.
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A novel nanoparticle-nanorod composite TiO(2) photoelectrode is fabricated. A 3.20% efficiency is achieved by using a 2.1 μm-thick as-prepared photoelectrode, which is about 3 times of that obtained by a nanorod array electrode (1.05%). The results demonstrate that the composite nanostructure can take advantage of both fast electron transport (nanorod) and high surface area (nanoparticle).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011