Effect of growth time on morphology and photoelectrochemical performance of TiO2 nanorod arrays grown on transparent conducting substrates

TiO2 nanorod arrays (NRAs) were synthesized directly on the fluorine tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates by a facile hydrothermal route. The effects of growth time on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of TiO2 NRAs are investigated. The samples synthesized for 4 h exhibit a photocurrent intensity of 0.37 mA/cm2 at the irradiation of Xe lamp and a bias of 0 V. As the growth time increases, the thickness and order degree of the NRAs are enhanced, but the photocurrent is reduced a lot. It might be associated with the hindering of a high background electron density in NRs due to the long-time hydrothermal reaction in acid environment. Moreover, the decline behavior is observed, which is attributed to the poor charge separation capacity of TiO2 array electrodes and could be suppressed efficiently by applying a suitable positive bias.     

Photoelectrochemical characteristics of TiO2 nanorod arrays grown on fluorine doped tin oxide substrates by the facile seeding layer assisted hydrothermal method

TiO2 nanorod arrays (NRAs) were prepared on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates by a facile two-step hydrothermal method. The nanorods were selectively grown on the FTO regions which were covered with TiO2 seeding layer. It took 5 h to obtain the compact arrays with the nanorod length of ~2 μm and diameter of ~50 nm. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of TiO2 NRAs are also investigated. It is demonstrated that the TiO2 NRAs indicate the good photoelectric conversion ability with an efficiency of 0.22% at a full-wavelength irradiation. A photocurrent density of 0.21 mA/cm2 is observed at 0.7 V versus the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). More evidences suggest that the charge transferring resistance is lowered at an irradiation, while the flat-band potential (Vfb) is shifted towards the positive side.     

R-(+)-2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸酯衍生物的合成与晶体结构研究

使用S-乳酸酯为原料,经酰化与对苯二酚发生SN2亲核取代反应得到标题化合物。产物结构通过MS、1HNMR进行了表征,并通过X-射线衍射对R-(+)-2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸甲酯的单晶结构进行了测定。结果表明,晶体属三斜晶系,P3(2)空间群,晶胞参数a=10.126 7(4),b=10.126 7(4),c=8.505 7(6),α=90.00°,β=90.00°,γ=120.00°,V=755.40(7)3,Z=3,Dc=1.294 Mg/m3,μ(Mo Kα)=0.100 mm-1,F(000)=312。