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Photoelectrochemically active surfactant free single step hydrothermal mediated titanium dioxide nanorods

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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorods have been successfully synthesized by a simple and cost-effective hydrothermal deposition method onto the conducting glass substrates. Effect of reaction temperature on the growth of TiO2 nanorods have been investigated by varying the reaction temperature from 140 to 200 °C. The optical, structural, compositional, morphological properties of the synthesized films are studied. X-ray diffraction patterns reveal the formation of polycrystalline TiO2 with the tetragonal crystal structure possessing rutile phase. The chemical composition and valence states of the constituent elements were analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Field emission scanning electron microscopy images shows the formation of nanorod-like structure with variation in diameter. The optical band gap energy was found to increase from 3.07 to 3.15 eV with the increase in reaction temperature exhibiting a blue shift. The films were photo electrochemically active with the maximum current density of 216 µA/cm2 for the sample prepared at 180 °C.

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This work was supported by the Human Resources Development program (No. 20124010203180) of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) Grant funded by the Korea government Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

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  1. Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416 004, Maharashtra, India

    T. S. Bhat, A. S. Kamble, S. A. Pawar & P. S. Patil

  2. Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 97401, Taiwan, ROC

    R. S. Devan & Y. R. Ma

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500 757, South Korea

    S. S. Mali & C. K. Hong

  4. School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500 757, South Korea

    I. Y. Kim & J. H. Kim

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Bhat, T.S., Devan, R.S., Mali, S.S. et al. Photoelectrochemically active surfactant free single step hydrothermal mediated titanium dioxide nanorods. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 25, 4501–4511 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2194-6

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