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Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by g-C₃N₄/TiO₂ Nanotube Array Heterostructures.

ABSTRACT: Well-ordered TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TNTAs) decorated with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) were fabricated by anodic oxidization and calcination process. First, TNTAs were prepared via the anodic oxidation of Ti foil in glycerol solution containing fluorinion and 20% deionized water. Subsequently, g-C₃N₄ film was hydrothermally grown on TNTAs via the hydrogen-bonded cyanuric acid melamine supramolecular complex. The results showed that g-C₃N₄ was successfully decorated on the TNTAs and the g-C₃N₄/TNTAs served as an efficient and stable photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. The facile deposition method enables the fabrication of efficient and low-cost photoanodes for renewable energy applications.

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