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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Jun Qu, Knoxville, TN (US);
Huimin Luo, Knoxville, TN (US);
Sheng Dai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method for producing titanium dioxide nanotubes, the method comprising anodizing titanium metal in contact with an electrolytic medium containing an ionic liquid. The invention is also directed to the resulting titanium dioxide nanotubes, as well as devices incorporating the nanotubes, such as photovoltaic devices, hydrogen generation devices, and hydrogen detection devices.