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Photoelectric Properties of a Nanocomposite Derived from Reduced Graphene Oxide and TiO2

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The properties of a nanocomposite derived from reduced graphene oxide and TiO2 obtained by hydrothermal synthesis were investigated. Nanocomposite formation was confirmed by SEM as well as Raman and IR spectroscopy. The introduction of 10% rGO into the nanocomposite leads to considerably lower resistance than found for TiO2 itself. The combination of enhanced electrotransport, optical, and adsorption parameters of these nanocomposites leads to better photoelectrochemical characteristics than for pure titanium dioxide.

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This work was carried out in the framework of Grants AP05132443 and BR05236691 financed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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    A. Zh. Zhumabekov, N. Kh. Ibrayev & E. V. Seliverstova

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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp. 365-372, November-December, 2019.

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Zhumabekov, A.Z., Ibrayev, N.K. & Seliverstova, E.V. Photoelectric Properties of a Nanocomposite Derived from Reduced Graphene Oxide and TiO2. Theor Exp Chem 55, 398–406 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-020-09632-8

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