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Photoelectrochemical Performance of SnS2 Sensitized TiO2 Nanotube for Protection of 304 Stainless Steel
Author(s) -
Jing Shao,
Xiutong Wang,
Hui Xu,
Xiaodong Zhao,
Jianmin Niu,
Zhaode Zhang,
Yanliang Huang,
Jizhou Duan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the electrochemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1945-7111
pISSN - 0013-4651
DOI - 10.1149/1945-7111/abdc77
Subject(s) - materials science , photocurrent , dielectric spectroscopy , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , photocatalysis , scanning electron microscope , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , open circuit voltage , absorption (acoustics) , absorption spectroscopy , diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform , adsorption , composite number , visible spectrum , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics , electrode , optics , chemistry , voltage , catalysis , physics , engineering , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
SnS 2 -sensitized TiO 2 nanotubes were fabricated via anodic oxidation and a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction process. The prepared SnS 2 /TiO 2 composites were used as photoanodes, and the corresponding photocathodic protection effect on 304 stainless steel was studied. The effect of the number of adsorbed SnS 2 molecules on the photocatalytic protection conferred by the SnS 2 /TiO 2 composites was also analyzed. The morphology and composition of the samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The optical absorption properties of the samples were analyzed by ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties of the SnS 2 /TiO 2 composites were characterized in terms of their open circuit potential, the photocurrent density, the electrochemical impedance spectrum and the current-voltage curve and used to analyze the photocatalytic protection effect. The results show that the SnS 2 /TiO 2 composite exhibits higher visible light absorption and offers more photocathodic protection than pure TiO 2 nanotubes. Using SnS 2 /TiO 2 (6C) as a photoanode reduces the potential of 304 stainless steel to −730 mV.

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