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A facile route to synthesis of double-sided TiO2 nanotube arrays for photocatalytic activity

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TiO2-based structure is fabricated on both sides of transparent quartz substrate via a liquid phase deposition method, with the assistance of ZnO nanorod template. The morphology, crystal structure, and photocatalytic property of the double-sided TiO2 nanotube arrays have been studied and the formation mechanism has been discussed. Importantly, compared to single-sided structure, the double-sided TiO2 nanotube arrays show remarkable enhancement of photocatalytic activity in degradation of Rhodamine B.

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The work was supported by National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61306014 and 61574051), Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China (E2015002), and Open Project Program of Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electric Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University (PEBM201406).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    YiKun Li, Shiyong Gao, Shujie Jiao, Yimin Jin, Hongtao Li, Jinzhong Wang, Qingjiang Yu & Yong Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electric Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China

    Shiyong Gao & Lin Li

  3. School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, China

    Jujun Yuan

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Li, Y., Yuan, J., Gao, S. et al. A facile route to synthesis of double-sided TiO2 nanotube arrays for photocatalytic activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 468–473 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5544-8

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