Investigation Of ZrO2 And ZrO2/TiO2 Electrodes By Cyclic Voltammetry

Abstract

The subject of this study were electrochemical characteristics of transition metal oxide electrodes, consisting specifically of ZrO2 and TiO2, which have different crystallographic structure and lattice parameters. Metal oxides are a significant class of materials which have found vast applications in electrocatalysis. Composites of diverse semiconductors typically display much enhanced electronic conductivity and decreased charge transfer resistance. The goal of this study was to hopefully prepare and investigate electrodes with improved properties, through combination of heterostructures of chemically and structurally dissimilar and wide-bandgap semiconductors. Electroactive surface area was determined by employing cyclic voltammetry peak current method.