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Morphology evolution effects on electrochemical activity of hierarchically stacking SnO2-Sb/TiO2-NTs electrode prepared by the hydrothermal method

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Distinct three-dimensional hierarchically stacking SnO2-Sb/TiO2-NTs electrode with a good-adhesion TiO2-NTs@SnO2-Sb interlayer, a compact plate SnO2-Sb middle layer, and an apparent uniform microsphere layer was successfully prepared through the hydrothermal method. The evolution of micro-morphology and structure of electrode catalyst layer was realized so as to improve the catalytic performance of electrode through tuning the hydrochloric acid concentration. Experimental results show that SnO2-Sb/TiO2-NTs electrode prepared in 0.5 mol L−1 HCl condition possesses the optimal performance containing a low phenol oxidation potential of 1.2 V (vs. SCE), and a maximum current density of 3.8 mA cm−2 towards phenol degradation in phosphate buffered solution. The electrochemical phenol removal results show that the phenol degradation process coincides with the first-order kinetics and the corresponding optimal constant reaches 14.2 × 10−3 min−1. The TOC removal efficiency of optimal electrode reaches 62%.

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The evolution of micro-morphology and structure of electrode was realized through tuning the hydrochloric acid concentration so as to improve the catalytic performance of electrode.

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    Xianze Gao, Tigang Duan, Li Ma, Jian Hou, Yonglei Xin & Jianping Du

  2. Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 15001, Heilongjiang, China

    Xianze Gao & Ye Chen

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Gao, X., Duan, T., Ma, L. et al. Morphology evolution effects on electrochemical activity of hierarchically stacking SnO2-Sb/TiO2-NTs electrode prepared by the hydrothermal method. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 1289–1296 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04229-1

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