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Photooxidation of Water Using Vertically Aligned Nanotube Arrays: A comparative study of TiO2, Fe2O3 and TaON nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Mano Misra ,
Subarna Banerjee ,
Susanta K Mohapatra ,
Shiny E John  and
Cameron Howard
Mano Misra
Affiliation:
misra@unr.edu, University of Nevada, Reno, Materials Science and Engineering, 1664 N. Virginia St., MS 388, Reno, Nevada, 89557, United States
Subarna Banerjee
Affiliation:
banerje3@unr.nevada.edu, University of Nevada, Reno, Materials Science and Engineering, Reno, Nevada, United States
Susanta K Mohapatra
Affiliation:
susantam@unr.edu, University of Nevada, Reno, Materials Science and Engineering, Reno, Nevada, United States
Shiny E John
Affiliation:
shinyejohn@yahoo.com, University of Nevada, Reno, Materials Science and Engineering, Reno, United States
Cameron Howard
Affiliation:
howard32@unr.nevada.edu, University of Nevada, Reno, Materials Science and Engineering, Reno, Nevada, United States
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Abstract

There is a real need for a material which absorbs in the visible light of the solar spectrum, is stable in water and at the same time economical. One-dimensional vertically aligned nanotubes have contributed to a great extent towards the visible light driven photoelectrolysis of water. In this work, we give an overview of the different nanotubes obtained through anodization of various metals and their application in the photooxidation of water

Keywords

semiconductingphotochemicalnanostructure
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1171: Symposium S – Materials in Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemistry for Environmental Applications and H2 Generation , 2009 , 1171-S05-10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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