Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2408.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130080

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Influence of Electrolytes on the Photocathodic Protection Effect of TiO2 Nanotube Films for Stainless Steel

ZHANG Juan, ZHU Yan-Feng, GUO Ya, XU Lu, QI Hai-Qing, ZHOU Jian-Zhang, DU Rong-Gui, LIN Chang-Jian   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Received:2013-01-23 Online:2013-10-10 Published:2013-10-10

Abstract:

The effect of the concentration and the variety of electrolytes(NaNO3, NaCl, Na2SO4, Na2S, NaOH) in a photoelectrolytic cell on photoelectrochemical properties of a TiO2 nanotube film prepared by an anodic oxidation method was studied by photoelectrochemical measurements. The results show that the trend of different electrolytes for capturing photogenerated holes is Na2S>NaOH>Na2SO4>NaCl>NaNO3. Due to the synergistic effect of Na2S and NaOH in a solution, when the concentrations of Na2S and NaOH were both 0.5 mol/L, the photogenerated electron-hole pairs could be more effectively separated. The potential of 403 stainless steel in a 0.5 mol/L NaCl solution coupled with the TiO2 film electrode in a 0.5 mol/L Na2S+0.5 mol/L NaOH solution decreased by 650 mV under white-light irradiation, indicating the film could provide a good photocathodic protection effect on the steel by the assistance of the electrolyte solution. After the light was cut off, the 403 stainless steel also could be protected to a certain extent by the TiO2 film.

Key words: TiO2 nanotube film, Electrolyte, Hole scavenger, Photocathodic protection

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