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Highly ordered TiO2 nanowire arrays were prepared in anodic alumina membranes by a sol-gel method. The nanowires are single-crystalline anatase phase with uniform diameters around 50 nm. At room temperature, photoluminescence (PL) measurements of these TiO2 nanowire arrays showed a visible broad band with three peaks, which were located at about 425, 460, and 530 nm that are attributed to self-trapped excitons, F, and F+ centers, respectively. A model is also presented to explain the PL intensity drop-down of the TiO2 nanowire arrays embedded in the alumina membrane: the blue PL band of the anodic alumina membranes arises from the F+ centers on the pore walls, and the TiO2 nanowires first form in the center area of the pores and then extend to the pore walls.
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Lei, Y., Zhang, L.D. Fabrication, characterization, and photoluminescence properties of highly ordered TiO2 nanowire arrays. Journal of Materials Research 16, 1138–1144 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2001.0157
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