Abstract
Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube stump-[TiO2 NS]-layers, prepared by anodization of Ti in HF/H3PO4 solutions, were used as a substrate for a thermal dewetting of Au thin films. Depending on the initial Au sputter-deposited layer thickness, various sizes and densities of gold nanoparticles [Aunp] could be obtained on the TiO2 NS. Under certain conditions, very homogeneously distributed Aunp (with diameters in the range of 2–15nm) can be generated. Such Aunp/TiO2 NS combinations show a high efficiency for H2 production from H2O/EtOH solutions. A maximum H2 production efficiency could be obtained from a 2nm thick Au layer (57.03μl H2 for 9h) that was dewetted to ≈28,000particles/μm2 with individual particle diameters of ≈5nm.
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