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Abstract
CdSe/TiO2 nanotube array (TiO(2)NTA) film was modified by NixCo3-x,O-4 through the method of ammonia-evaporation induction growth. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. To characterize the photoanodes activity of photoelectrochemical oxidation of water, the chopped linear sweep voltammetry was performed in a three-electrode system under simulated solar irradiation. The results show that CdSe/TiO(2)NTA is covered by a thin layer of NixCo3-x,O-4 with the spinel structure in which Ni and Co are both in divalent and trivalent states. The modification of NixCo3-x,O-4 on the CdSe/TiO(2)NTA can lower the overpotential of water oxidation by about 430 mV compared with the CdSe/TiO(2)NTA. The introduction of Ni into the structure of Co3O4 leads to the surface enhancement of trivalent cations (Ni3+ and Co3+) and consequently facilitates the oxidation of water.
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“Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry” publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry, including solid-state chemistry, coordination chemistry, inorganic materials chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, theoretical inorganic chemistry, supermolecule chemistry, applied inorganic chemistry and related field of catalysis. Emphasis is on the synthesis, thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy, structure and bonding properties of new and known compounds.
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