A TiO2-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell using refractory organic compounds as substrates for electricity generation

Yanbiao Liu; Jinhua Li; Baoxue Zhou; Hongchong Chen; Zhongsheng Wang; Weimin Cai

doi:10.1039/C1CC13388H

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A TiO₂-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell using refractory organic compounds as substrates for electricity generation†

Yanbiao Liu,^a Jinhua Li,^a Baoxue Zhou,*^ab Hongchong Chen,^a Zhongsheng Wang^c and Weimin Cai^a

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^a School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, People's Republic of China

^b The Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
E-mail: zhoubaoxue@sjtu.edu.cn

^c Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Abstract

A TiO₂-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell system was established for generation of electricity from various refractory organic compounds and simultaneous wastewater treatment. The present system can respond to visible light and produce obviously enhanced cell performance when a narrow band-gap semiconductor (i.e.Cu₂O and CdS) was combined with TiO₂ nanotubes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC13388H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 08 Jun 2011
Accepted: 20 Jul 2011
First published: 18 Aug 2011

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Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 10314-10316

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A TiO₂-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell using refractory organic compounds as substrates for electricity generation

Y. Liu, J. Li, B. Zhou, H. Chen, Z. Wang and W. Cai, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10314 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13388H

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