Document Type : Original Article
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1 Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Al-Qadisiyah 58002, Iraq
2 Department of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
In this study, TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) are produced using an efficient, low-cost, and ecofriendly environmental anodization process in an electrolyte containing Glycerin. The TNTAs were annealed for 2 hours at 500 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence (PL), and photoelectrochemical properties (PEC) were used to analyze the sample. According to the obtained findings, the photoelectrochemical response of the TiO2 film was accomplished with a current density (Jph) of 0.196 mAcm-2 and photoconversion efficiency of 0.14 %.
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