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- Title
Gold particles supported on self-organized nanotubular TiO<sub>2</sub> matrix as highly active catalysts for electrochemical oxidation of glucose.
- Authors
Hosseini, Mirghasem; Momeni, Mohamad Mohsen
- Abstract
Au/TiO2/Ti electrode was prepared by a two-step process of anodic oxidation of titanium followed by cathodic electrodeposition of gold on resulted TiO2. The morphology and surface analysis of Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes was investigated using scanning electron microscopy and EDAX, respectively. The results indicated that gold particles were homogeneously deposited on the surface of TiO2 nanotubes. The nanotubular TiO2 layers consist of individual tubes of about 60–90 nm in diameter, and the electrode surface was covered by gold particles with a diameter of about 100–200 nm which are distributed evenly on the titanium dioxide nanotubes. This nanotubular TiO2 support provides a high surface area and therefore enhances the electrocatalytic activity of Au/TiO2/Ti electrode. The electrocatalytic behavior of Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes in the glucose electro-oxidation was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The results showed that Au/TiO2/Ti electrodes exhibit a considerably higher electrocatalytic activity toward the glucose oxidation than that of gold electrode.
- Subjects
NANOTUBES; OXIDATION; TITANIUM dioxide; SCANNING electron microscopy; ELECTROCHEMICAL analysis; GOLD; GLUCOSE
- Publication
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 6, p1109
- ISSN
1432-8488
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10008-009-0920-4