Combined electrophoretic deposition–anodization method to fabricate reduced graphene oxide–TiO2 nanotube films

Jung-Ho Yun; Roong Jien Wong; Yun Hau Ng; Aijun Du; Rose Amal

doi:10.1039/C2RA20827J

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Combined electrophoretic deposition–anodization method to fabricate reduced graphene oxide–TiO₂nanotube films†

Jung-Ho Yun,^a Roong Jien Wong,^a Yun Hau Ng,*^a Aijun Du^b and Rose Amal*^a

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^b Centre for Computational Molecular Science, Australia Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Abstract

We directly constructed reduced graphene oxide–titanium oxide nanotube (RGO–TNT) film using a single-step, combined electrophoretic deposition–anodization (CEPDA) method. This method, based on the simultaneous anodic growth of tubular TiO₂ and the electrophoretic-driven motion of RGO, allowed the formation of an effective interface between the two components, thus improving the electron transfer kinetics. Composites of these graphitic carbons with different levels of oxygen-containing groups, electron conductivity and interface reaction time were investigated; a fine balance of these parameters was achieved.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA20827J
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 02 May 2012
Accepted: 04 Jul 2012
First published: 04 Jul 2012

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RSC Adv., 2012,2, 8164-8171

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Combined electrophoretic deposition–anodization method to fabricate reduced graphene oxide–TiO₂ nanotube films

J. Yun, R. J. Wong, Y. H. Ng, A. Du and R. Amal, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 8164 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20827J

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