TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambient atmosphere bonding of titanium foil to a transparent conductive oxide and anodic growth of titanium dioxide nanotubes
AU - Perez-Blanco, Jonathan M.
AU - Barber, Greg D.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported the US Department of Energy, Office of the Basic Energy Sciences under Contract no. DE-FG02-05ER15756.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Titania nanotubes were fabricated by anodization of titanium foil bonded to fluorine-doped tin oxide-coated glass (FTO) by an adhesion layer of low-melting-temperature metals. The bonding layer characteristics depended on pressure and ambient environment. The bonding composition is similar to lead-free solder and the addition of antimony improved wetting further. This process presents a rapid, low-cost method for obtaining high-quality, anodizable Ti foil on FTO.
AB - Titania nanotubes were fabricated by anodization of titanium foil bonded to fluorine-doped tin oxide-coated glass (FTO) by an adhesion layer of low-melting-temperature metals. The bonding layer characteristics depended on pressure and ambient environment. The bonding composition is similar to lead-free solder and the addition of antimony improved wetting further. This process presents a rapid, low-cost method for obtaining high-quality, anodizable Ti foil on FTO.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.041
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.041
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:45049083748
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 92
SP - 997
EP - 1002
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IS - 9
ER -
