Fabrication and EIS Characterization of Titania Nanotube Arrays with Top Non-Tube Layer

Xiang Li Li; Chun Hua Xu; Zhi Lei Wen; Wen Jie Zhang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.689.350

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Fabrication and EIS Characterization of Titania Nanotube Arrays with Top Non-Tube Layer

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TiO₂ nanotube arrays were fabricated in the electrolyte containing 0.25wt% NH₄F, 2.5vol% water and the ethylene glycol for various hours at room temperature by anodization of Ti foil in this paper. Some anodized specimens were annealed at 450°C for 3 hours. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was employed to measure electrochemical parameters of anodized specimens. The morphology and crystalline structure of anodized products were characterized by Field Emission Scanning Electronic Microscopy (FESEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM). A non-tube layer appears on nanotube arrays with the increase in anodization time. Anodized TiO₂ nanotube arrays have an amorphous structure, which transfers to anatase structure after annealing at 450°C. A new equivalent circuit R(CR(R(QR)(CR))) was proposed to fit EIS data. The results show that the charge transfer resistance at the electrode/electrolyte interface controls the electrochemical process of TiO₂ nanotubes.

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Xiang Li Li, Chun Hua Xu, Zhi Lei Wen, Wen Jie Zhang

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