TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heba Hamdy Farrag Mohammed
AU  - Ahmad Mahmoud Mohammad Alakraa , 
AU  - Nageh Khalaf Allam , 
AU  - Sayed Yousef Sayed , 
TI  - Development of metal oxide nanostructures for photoelectrochemical solar energy-related applications / 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Heba Hamdy Farrag Mohammed , 
KW  - Anodization
KW  - Photoelectrocatalysis
KW  - Stainless steel
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Science - Department of Physical Chemistry; Issued also as CD
N2  - A novel propitious photoelectrocatalyst composed of nanoporous anodized stainless steel 316L (NASS316L) was developed for water splitting. The assembling process involved a controlled anodization for stainless steel alloy in a mixture of ethylene glycol, ammonium fluoride, methanol and sulfuric acid at room temperature. The anodization conditions could successfully be adapted in terms of the electrolyte{u2019}s nature and composition, voltage, time and temperature to optimize the photoelectrocatalytic activity toward water splitting. Interestingly, with a proper adaptation for these conditions, the chromium, nickel and iron percentage in the stainless steel alloy retained unchanged after anodization; imparting a promising electronic band structure and fulfilling a desirable stability toward water splitting. Bunch of techniques including the scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, inductive coupled plasma and UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry were employed to evaluate the morphological and structural modifications accompanied the anodization process and further to interpret the enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity and stability of the developed catalyst toward water splitting
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