An investigation on room temperature synthesis of vertically oriented arrays of iron oxide nanotubes by anodization of iron

Rangaraju, R; Raja, Krishnan S.; Panday, Ashwin; Misra, M.

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2009.07.012

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“…Recently, self-ordered nanostructured oxide films have been developed on iron using organic electrolytes containing fluoride and trace amounts of water. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Depending upon the anodizing conditions, either nanoporous or nanotubular anodic films are formed on iron. 14,18,24,27 The as-formed anodic films are often amorphous and contain a relatively high concentration of fluoride species; however, such films are not chemically stable.…”

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Formation of Porous Anodic Films on Carbon Steels and Their Application to Corrosion Protection Composite Coatings Formed with Polypyrrole

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Farag

Tsuji

et al. 2016

J. Electrochem. Soc.

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The growth behavior of nanoporous anodic films on carbon steel containing 0.213 mass% carbon has been examined. The films were grown by anodizing in an ethylene glycol (EG) electrolyte containing 0.1 mol dm −3 NH 4 F and 0.5 mol dm −3 H 2 O. The steel contains carbide precipitates with sizes in the range 50-800 nm. The anodic film formed on the carbide phase grew more slowly and was more chemically soluble during anodizing, resulting in submicrometer pits on the anodic film. The nanoporous morphology of the anodic films formed on an α-Fe matrix resembled those formed on iron. Heat treatment of the anodized specimens caused transformation of the chemically soluble fluoride-containing amorphous or poorly crystalline anodic films to crystalline oxide films containing α-Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3 O 4 . Polypyrrole (PPy) was electropolymerized on the transformed surfaces to form a corrosion-protective composite coating. The resultant specimens coated with the composite coating showed improved durability compared to passivated steel with a PPy coating. Porous oxide films formed on aluminum and magnesium alloys by anodizing have been extensively studied for their ability to protect alloys from corrosion and wear; in addition, an anodizing process is of fundamental interest for the growth of self-ordered porous films. 1-3Recently, attention has been drawn to the formation of highly ordered nanoporous structures on aluminum, which are formed by the anodizing process, and their use in nanoscience and nanotechnology. 4 Furthermore, the formation of self-ordered nanoporous oxide films on a range of metals, including titanium, 5 zirconium, 6-8 niobium, 9 tantalum, 10 tungsten is also of interest. 11,12Iron is the most widely used metal. Recently, self-ordered nanostructured oxide films have been developed on iron using organic electrolytes containing fluoride and trace amounts of water. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Depending upon the anodizing conditions, either nanoporous or nanotubular anodic films are formed on iron. 14,18,24,27 The as-formed anodic films are often amorphous and contain a relatively high concentration of fluoride species; however, such films are not chemically stable. Heat treatment of the anodized iron samples causes crystallization of the amorphous anodic film, forming mainly α-Fe 2 O 3 .16,17,21 α-Fe 2 O 3 is a promising material for solar-driven water splitting due to its low bandgap, low cost, abundance, and high chemical stability; consequently, nanostructured porous α-Fe 2 O 3 films formed by anodizing and subsequent heat-treatment have recently attracted much attention. 17,18 In addition to photocatalytic applications, porous anodic films on iron can be used to protect iron and steel from corrosion. Iron and steel alloys are often coated with paints to protect them from environmental corrosion. In addition, interest in the use of conducting polymer coatings has increased because they provide anodic protection due to their oxidizing ability; in addition, they act as a physical ba...

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Formation of Porous Anodic Films on Carbon Steels and Their Application to Corrosion Protection Composite Coatings Formed with Polypyrrole

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Tsuji

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“…Nanostructured are thus highly attractive morphologies for enabling a high photon harvesting efficiency with hematite 30 by decreasing electron-hole recombination. Following this nanostructuring strategy, several attempts can be encountered in the literature for preparing nanostructured hematite thin films with ultrahigh surface roughness, 3,30 hematite nanorods and nanowires, 31 and nanotubes. 26,27,31,32 In this sense it must be pointed out that because the electrical conductivity of hematite is highly anisotropic, 26 charge transport is hindered at the interfaces between the crystallites with different crystallographic orientations.…”

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“…Following this nanostructuring strategy, several attempts can be encountered in the literature for preparing nanostructured hematite thin films with ultrahigh surface roughness, 3,30 hematite nanorods and nanowires, 31 and nanotubes. 26,27,31,32 In this sense it must be pointed out that because the electrical conductivity of hematite is highly anisotropic, 26 charge transport is hindered at the interfaces between the crystallites with different crystallographic orientations. Consequently, in contrast to nanoparticle film, one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructures such as nanorods, nanowires and nanotubes, with larger surface area and high aspect ratio, could improve the transportation of charge carriers (providing a direct conduction path for charge carriers), and then reducing the recombination losses at grain boundaries.…”

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Electrochemically Grown Self-Organized Hematite Nanotube Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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Ballesteros

Gómez

et al. 2014

J. Electrochem. Soc.

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Hematite nanostructures were electrochemically grown by ultrasound-assisted anodization of iron substrates in an ethylene glycol based medium. These hematite nano-architectures can be tuned from a 1-D nanoporous layer to a self-organized nanotube one if the grown is done onto a bare iron foil substrate or onto an electrochemical pretreated one, respectively. Depending upon the pre-treatment conditioning, the self-organized nanotube layer consists of nanotube arrays with a single tube inner diameter of approximately 40-50 nm and wall thickness of 20-30 nm. Their morphological, structural and optoelectronic properties are studied. The photoelectrochemical properties of the resulting hematite nanostructures are studied from the point of view of their application as photoanodes in splitting of water. Through the photocurrent transients for the three nanostructured hematite type electrodes under study, the rate constants k tr and k rec corresponding to the rate constant of charge transfer and recombination processes have been determined. In all cases, the potential value where k tr > k rec was attained at more negative values than the reversible potential of water oxidation, indicating a photocatalytic effect. All samples show a maximum IPCE value between 350 and 375 nm, being the samples pretreated at −1.0 V which shows the highest IPCE value: 45% at 375 nm. In the last years, hydrogen energy has found increased attention as a renewable and clean energy source.1-5 Among many methods, solar hydrogen generation by photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a particularly attractive one because of the environmental friendless and the abundance of water and solar energy without emission of pollutants. [1][2][3][4][5] Since 1972, when the pioneering work on PEC water splitting was reported by Fujishima and Honda, 6 a wide range of materials has been investigated. In fact, semiconductor materials such as TiO 2 , SrTiO 3 , WO 3 , ZnO, BiVO 4 and Cu(In,Ga)Se 2,3,4,[7][8][9][10] have been used for the development of photoanodes in PEC cells.Compared to these materials, α-Fe 2 O 3 (hematite), has a narrower band-gap (1.9-2.2 eV), which allows to harvest up to 40% of the incident solar radiation. Furthermore, α-Fe 2 O 3 is a promising semiconducting material for photoelectrochemical and photocatalysis applications due to its stability, abundance and environmental compatibility, as well as convenient position of the valence band. 3,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] In spite of the good properties presented by the α-Fe 2 O 3 , several problems must be solved in order to convert this material in an optimal one for certain applications. For instance, two of these problems correspond to: i) the very short hole diffusion length (20 nm, 24 2-4 nm) 25 compared to the light penetration depth (α −1 = 118 nm at λ = 550 nm), which results in the rapid non-radiative electron-hole recombination inside the semiconductor, and ii) poor electrical conductivity. [26][27][28] Two approaches have been taken to tackle the shor...

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“…They also revealed the transition from a nanoporous to a nanotubular structure by 4 increasing the electrolyte temperature from 293 to 313 K. The importance of the anodizing potential and water content for the nanoporous-to-nanotubular transition was also reported by Rangaraju et al [9]. Conversely, LaTempa et al have reported an increased growth rate of the nanotubular iron oxide films at raised electrolyte temperatures, with a reduced influence of anodizing voltage and water content [6].…”

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Factors influencing the growth behaviour of nanoporous anodic films on iron under galvanostatic anodizing

Konno

Tsuji

Skeldon

et al. 2012

J Solid State Electrochem

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An investigation on room temperature synthesis of vertically oriented arrays of iron oxide nanotubes by anodization of iron

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References 46 publications

Formation of Porous Anodic Films on Carbon Steels and Their Application to Corrosion Protection Composite Coatings Formed with Polypyrrole

Formation of Porous Anodic Films on Carbon Steels and Their Application to Corrosion Protection Composite Coatings Formed with Polypyrrole

Electrochemically Grown Self-Organized Hematite Nanotube Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Factors influencing the growth behaviour of nanoporous anodic films on iron under galvanostatic anodizing

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