TY - GEN
T1 - Formation of self ordered TiO2 nanotubes by electrochemical anodization of titanium in 2-propanol / NH4F
AU - Hassan, F. M.Bayoumi
AU - Nanjo, Hiroshi
AU - Tetsuka, Hiroyuki
AU - Kanakubo, Mitsuhiro
AU - Aizawa, Takafumi
AU - Nishioka, Masateru
AU - Ebina, Takeo
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In the present work we report that TiO2 nanotubes (TiNT) can be formed by electrochemical anodization of titanium in an 2-propanol/water + 0.14 M NH4F. The effects of water contents, time of anodization and the potential on the growth behavior of the TiNT were studied. The optimum solvent composition of water / 2-propanol was found 16 vol% water. At this % the reaction between solvated electrons and hydrogen ions, which was considered as a possible rate-determining step, is kinetically controlled. The titania nanotubes obtained under the optimum conditions have heights up to 1800 nm and inner diameters around 90 nm. Increasing the potential beyond 20 V did not show better nanotubes. This was attributed to the fast reactions under the high field led to disordering equilibrium of the controlling reactions.
AB - In the present work we report that TiO2 nanotubes (TiNT) can be formed by electrochemical anodization of titanium in an 2-propanol/water + 0.14 M NH4F. The effects of water contents, time of anodization and the potential on the growth behavior of the TiNT were studied. The optimum solvent composition of water / 2-propanol was found 16 vol% water. At this % the reaction between solvated electrons and hydrogen ions, which was considered as a possible rate-determining step, is kinetically controlled. The titania nanotubes obtained under the optimum conditions have heights up to 1800 nm and inner diameters around 90 nm. Increasing the potential beyond 20 V did not show better nanotubes. This was attributed to the fast reactions under the high field led to disordering equilibrium of the controlling reactions.
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U2 - 10.1149/1.3115520
DO - 10.1149/1.3115520
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70449657581
SN - 9781615672998
T3 - ECS Transactions
SP - 35
EP - 47
BT - ECS Transactions - Nanotechnology - General - 214th ECS Meeting/PRiME 2008
T2 - Nanotechnology - General - 214th ECS Meeting/PRiME 2008
Y2 - 12 October 2008 through 17 October 2008
ER -