In Situ Deposition of Reduced Graphene Oxide on Ti Foil by a Facile, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of Ti-TiO2-rGO Composite Structures
2.3. Materials Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Characteristics
3.2. Optical and Electrical Properties
3.3. Electrochemical Performance of the Ti-TiO2-rGO Structure
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composite Structure | VT (V) | IF (μA) | IR (μA) | n | I0 (A) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ti-TiO2-rGO-1h | 1.668 | 46.5 | −1.3 | 2.31 | 24.28 × 10−9 |
Ti-TiO2-rGO-2h | 1.908 | 92.9 | −81.3 | 15.51 | 8.93 × 10−9 |
Ti-TiO2-rGO-3h | - | 43.3 | −79.5 | 16.81 | 1.02 × 10−9 |
Composite Structure | Geometrical Surface Area (cm2) | Electroactive Surface Area (cm2) | Diffusion Coefficient (cm2 s−1) |
---|---|---|---|
Ti-TiO2-1h | 1.8 | 0.58 | 7.09 × 10−7 |
Ti-TiO2-rGO-1h | 0.99 | 1.31 | 3.55 × 10−6 |
Ti-TiO2-2h | 1.8 | 0.57 | 6.78 × 10−7 |
Ti-TiO2-rGO-2h | 0.70 | 0.87 | 1.60 × 10−6 |
Ti-TiO2-3h | 1.8 | 0.74 | 1.13 × 10−7 |
Ti-TiO2-rGO-3h | 0.30 | 0.93 | 1.80 × 10−6 |
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Lazau, C.; Nicolaescu, M.; Orha, C.; Pop, A.; Căprărescu, S.; Bandas, C. In Situ Deposition of Reduced Graphene Oxide on Ti Foil by a Facile, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method. Coatings 2022, 12, 1805. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12121805
Lazau C, Nicolaescu M, Orha C, Pop A, Căprărescu S, Bandas C. In Situ Deposition of Reduced Graphene Oxide on Ti Foil by a Facile, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method. Coatings. 2022; 12(12):1805. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12121805
Chicago/Turabian StyleLazau, Carmen, Mircea Nicolaescu, Corina Orha, Aniela Pop, Simona Căprărescu, and Cornelia Bandas. 2022. "In Situ Deposition of Reduced Graphene Oxide on Ti Foil by a Facile, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method" Coatings 12, no. 12: 1805. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12121805