Abstract
In the present work, we compare the photoresponse of vertically erected (VE) single crystal anatase layers with that of widely used TiO2 nanotube layers. These VE-anatase layers were grown hydrothermally, directly on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass, and consist of an array of anatase single crystal flakes with preferred (001) facets. As formed, these single crystal layers are fluorine terminated – this termination can be removed by a thermal treatment in air. We compare the photocurrent magnitude and photocurrent transients using intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS). We find that the “de-fluorinated” VE-anatase layers show significantly higher photocurrents than the comparable nanotube layers. This high efficiency of the VE-anatase layers is due to the electron transport being 100 times faster in these single crystal electrodes, provided that the blocking fluorine termination is removed.
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