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  • Photoelectrochemical Characterization of a Robust TiO2/BDD Heterojunction Electrode for Sensing Application in Aqueous Solutions

    Author(s)
    Han, Yanhe
    Zhang, Shanqing
    Zhao, Huijun
    Wen, William
    Zhang, Haimin
    Wang, Hongjuan
    Peng, Feng
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Zhao, Huijun
    Zhang, Shanqing
    Wen, William Y.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and boron-doped diamond (BDD) are two of the most popular functional materials in recent years. In this work, TiO2 nanoparticles were immobilized onto the BDD electrodes by a dip-coating technique. Continuous and uniform mixed-phase (anatase and rutile) and pure-anatase TiO2/BDD electrodes were obtained after calcination processes at 700 and 450 ì respectively. The particle sizes of both types of TiO2 film range from 20 to 30 nm. In comparison with a TiO2/indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode, the TiO2/BDD electrode demonstrates a higher photoelectrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of organic ...
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    Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and boron-doped diamond (BDD) are two of the most popular functional materials in recent years. In this work, TiO2 nanoparticles were immobilized onto the BDD electrodes by a dip-coating technique. Continuous and uniform mixed-phase (anatase and rutile) and pure-anatase TiO2/BDD electrodes were obtained after calcination processes at 700 and 450 ì respectively. The particle sizes of both types of TiO2 film range from 20 to 30 nm. In comparison with a TiO2/indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode, the TiO2/BDD electrode demonstrates a higher photoelectrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of organic compounds, such as glucose and potassium hydrogen phthalate. Among all the tested TiO2 electrodes, the mixed-phase TiO2/BDD electrode demonstrated the highest photoelectrocatalytic activity, which can be attributed to the formation of the p-n heterojunction between TiO2 and BDD. The electrode was subsequently used to detect a wide spectrum of organic compounds in aqueous solution using a steady-state current method. An excellent linear relationship between the steady-state photocurrents and equivalent organic concentrations was attained. The steady-state oxidation photocurrents of the mixed-phase TiO2/BDD electrode were insensitive to pH in the range of pH 2-10. Furthermore, the electrodes exhibited excellent robustness under strong acidic conditions that the TiO2/ITO electrodes cannot stand. These characteristics bestow the mixed-phaseTiO2/BDD electrode to be a versatile material for the sensing of organic compounds.
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    Journal Title
    Langmuir
    Volume
    26
    Issue
    8
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1021/la903706e
    Copyright Statement
    © 2010 American Chemical Society. Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the authors for more information.
    Subject
    Colloid and surface chemistry
    Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/34463
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