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Direct fabrication of graphitic carbon nitride-wrapped titanate nanotube arrays toward photoelectrochemical water oxidation in neutral medium

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Realizing a long-term, high-performance, and affordable photocatalytic setting for water splitting processes remains challenging despite the tremendous promise. We present a direct fabrication of graphitic carbon nitride-wrapped titanate nanotube array (gC3N4-wrapped TNA) heterojunction photoelectrodes via a chemical vapor deposition-like process that leverages the pyrolysis and sublimation of melamine at 500 °C. The gC3N4-wrapped TNA heterojunction photoelectrodes show a 16 times enhancement of current density and photo-response than bare TNAs. Such a remarkable enhancement comes from the effective charge separation of the gC3N4/TNA interfaces, consequently accelerating water splitting to generate oxygen under visible light. In addition, our gC3N4-wrapped TNA photoelectrodes are developed under a neutral condition that significantly increases their widespread use for practical devices.

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The authors thank Ms. Pham Thi Kieu Oanh for the initial experimental setting of this study. This research is funded by the HUTECH University under grant number 63/HĐ-ĐKC (2019/02/19/CNC).

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  1. HUTECH University, 475A Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Tho Truong Nguyen & Thi Minh Cao

  2. Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, VNU-HCM, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Hong-Huy Tran & Viet Van Pham

  3. Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Hong-Huy Tran & Viet Van Pham

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Nguyen, T.T., Tran, HH., Cao, T.M. et al. Direct fabrication of graphitic carbon nitride-wrapped titanate nanotube arrays toward photoelectrochemical water oxidation in neutral medium. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 39, 2523–2531 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-022-1132-1

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