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Photoelectrochemical properties of thin films on titanium obtained by thermal, electrochemical, or sol-gel method

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The photosensitivity of the titanium dioxide films on titanium substrate formed by the electrochemical, thermal, or sol-gel method was compared under the same conditions. The surface topologies of the samples were characterized by the atomic-force microscopy. It was found that the comparable increases of the sample photopotentials were observed either after the introducing of F¯-containing component into the anodizing solution or after the annealing of pure titanium at 500 °C. The cumulative effect of the anodic oxidation and further heat treatment of titanium on IPCE of Ti|TiO2 system was established.

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  1. G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Akademicheskaya St, Ivanovo, 153045, Russia

    E.P. Grishina, N.O. Kudryakova & A.V. Agafonov

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    A.V. Agafonov

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Grishina, E., Kudryakova, N. & Agafonov, A. Photoelectrochemical properties of thin films on titanium obtained by thermal, electrochemical, or sol-gel method. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 1777–1784 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3542-2

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