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Two-step anodization of maltilayer TiO2 nanotube and its photocatalytic activity under UV light

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A double-layer TiO2 nanotube arrays were formed by two-step anodization of Ti foils in different electrolytes. First, Ti in 0.5 wt% HF was anodized to form thin nanotube layer. Afterwards a second anodization was conducted in a formamide based electrolyte, which allowed the second layer of nanotube growing directly underneath the first one. From FESEM investigation we found that the thickness of second layer corresponded to the anodization time, the increasing of which would lead to the excessive etching on the first layer. The first layer protected the lower one from fluoride corrosion during anodization process. The double layer TiO2 nanotube arrays showed no benefit to photodegradation effect in methyl orange degradation experiments.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Xuelai Wang  (王雪莱), Hao Xie & Xiujian Zhao  (赵修建)

  2. School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Rui Chen, Jun Zheng & Pan Nie

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Funded by National Basic Research Program of China (No.2009CB939704)

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Wang, X., Chen, R., Zheng, J. et al. Two-step anodization of maltilayer TiO2 nanotube and its photocatalytic activity under UV light. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 27, 866–870 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-012-0564-6

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