Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films Preparation by Laser Ablation and Sputtering Plasmas for Its Potential Use as Photoanodes in Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOP)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Microstructural Characterization
2.2. Optical Characterization
2.3. Photoelectrocatalytic Experiments
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Thin Films Preparation
3.2. Thin Films Characterization
3.3. Photoanodes Preparation and Photoelectrocatalytic Experiments
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | KObs (min−1) | Sample | KObs (min−1) |
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TiO2-Ag (EC) | 0.00987 | TiO2-Ag (PEC) | 0.025 |
TiO2-Au (EC) | 0.01756 | TiO2-Au (PEC) | 0.02867 |
TiO2-Ag-Au (EC) | 0.02124 | TiO2-Ag-Au (PEC) | 0.02595 |
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Martínez-Chávez, L.A.; Rivera-Muñoz, E.M.; Velázquez-Castillo, R.R.; Escobar-Alarcón, L.; Esquivel, K. Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films Preparation by Laser Ablation and Sputtering Plasmas for Its Potential Use as Photoanodes in Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOP). Catalysts 2021, 11, 1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111406
Martínez-Chávez LA, Rivera-Muñoz EM, Velázquez-Castillo RR, Escobar-Alarcón L, Esquivel K. Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films Preparation by Laser Ablation and Sputtering Plasmas for Its Potential Use as Photoanodes in Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOP). Catalysts. 2021; 11(11):1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111406
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartínez-Chávez, Luis Alejandro, Eric Mauricio Rivera-Muñoz, Rodrigo Rafael Velázquez-Castillo, Luis Escobar-Alarcón, and Karen Esquivel. 2021. "Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films Preparation by Laser Ablation and Sputtering Plasmas for Its Potential Use as Photoanodes in Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOP)" Catalysts 11, no. 11: 1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111406