Co3O4 Nanopetals on Si as Photoanodes for the Oxidation of Organics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Structural and Morphological Characterizations
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure and Activity
3.2. Mechanistic Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
UHV | Ultra High Vacuum |
FE-SEM | Field Emission- Scanning Electron Microscopy |
GIXRD | Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction |
VB | Valence Band |
CB | Conduction Band |
EIS | Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy |
PEC | PhotoElectroChemical |
COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
LSV | Linear Sweep Voltammetry |
XPS | X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
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Sample Name | Treatment Conditions |
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PETAL | 4 h at 300 °C |
HYBRID | 4 h at 300 °C + 1 h at 450 °C |
NOPETAL | 1 h at 450 °C |
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Girardi, L.; Bardini, L.; Michieli, N.; Kalinic, B.; Maurizio, C.; Rizzi, G.A.; Mattei, G. Co3O4 Nanopetals on Si as Photoanodes for the Oxidation of Organics. Surfaces 2019, 2, 41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces2010004
Girardi L, Bardini L, Michieli N, Kalinic B, Maurizio C, Rizzi GA, Mattei G. Co3O4 Nanopetals on Si as Photoanodes for the Oxidation of Organics. Surfaces. 2019; 2(1):41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces2010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleGirardi, Leonardo, Luca Bardini, Niccolò Michieli, Boris Kalinic, Chiara Maurizio, Gian Andrea Rizzi, and Giovanni Mattei. 2019. "Co3O4 Nanopetals on Si as Photoanodes for the Oxidation of Organics" Surfaces 2, no. 1: 41-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces2010004