Fabrication of Ni-Doped PbTiO<sub>3</sub>-Coated TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanorod Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance

<div>(a) <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M23" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.5814 8.8423" width="19.5814pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M405 650H141L135 622C222 616 230 610 215 535L133 116C118 41 113 33 29 28L23 0H289L295 28C209 33 205 40 219 116L298 535C312 609 317 616 399 622L405 650Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,5.567,0)"><path d="M300 253H71L57 198H286L300 253Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,10.212,0)"><path d="M697 650H468L461 623L492 619C539 613 547 605 518 546C481 471 367 264 278 116H276C239 278 197 500 186 567C180 604 185 613 226 619L252 623L260 650H24L17 623C78 617 92 613 108 533L216 -11H247C365 200 515 462 560 529C616 612 624 615 689 623L697 650Z"></path></g></svg> curves of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanorod arrays and the PTO/TiO<sub>2</sub> and PTN/TiO<sub>2</sub> films. Inset: magnified region of <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M24" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.5814 8.8423" width="19.5814pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M405 650H141L135 622C222 616 230 610 215 535L133 116C118 41 113 33 29 28L23 0H289L295 28C209 33 205 40 219 116L298 535C312 609 317 616 399 622L405 650Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,5.567,0)"><path d="M300 253H71L57 198H286L300 253Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,10.212,0)"><path d="M697 650H468L461 623L492 619C539 613 547 605 518 546C481 471 367 264 278 116H276C239 278 197 500 186 567C180 604 185 613 226 619L252 623L260 650H24L17 623C78 617 92 613 108 533L216 -11H247C365 200 515 462 560 529C616 612 624 615 689 623L697 650Z"></path></g></svg> curves from −0.25 to 1.5 <span class="nowrap"><svg height="11.9087pt" id="M25" style="vertical-align:-3.2728pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 25.8144 11.9087" width="25.8144pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M697 650H468L461 623L492 619C539 613 547 605 518 546C481 471 367 264 278 116H276C239 278 197 500 186 567C180 604 185 613 226 619L252 623L260 650H24L17 623C78 617 92 613 108 533L216 -11H247C365 200 515 462 560 529C616 612 624 615 689 623L697 650Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.332,3.132)"><path d="M631 18C609 24 585 35 559 65C534 91 514 117 478 169C448 214 406 281 389 313C462 346 516 399 516 485C516 545 490 590 449 616C412 641 363 650 290 650H42V622C120 615 128 612 128 527V125C128 40 120 34 38 28V0H300V28C221 34 212 40 212 125V284H244C295 284 312 272 329 244C359 195 395 133 430 84C475 19 516 -3 592 -7C603 -8 615 -8 627 -8L631 18ZM212 316V563C212 591 215 602 223 607C231 613 248 617 277 617C352 617 423 577 423 469C423 415 407 375 368 345C343 324 310 316 260 316H212Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.983,3.132)"><path d="M729 650H468V622C546 615 554 610 554 527V365H213V527C213 610 221 616 297 622V650H38V622C120 616 128 611 128 527V123C128 39 120 34 40 28V0H303V28C221 34 213 40 213 123V322H554V123C554 39 546 34 460 28V0H728V28C647 34 639 39 639 123V527C639 610 647 615 729 622V650Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,19.954,3.132)"><path d="M517 162C503 123 484 88 467 68C445 42 417 34 341 34C291 34 256 34 237 47C219 59 213 81 213 128V317H308C395 317 402 311 415 240H444V431H415C403 364 398 356 307 356H213V584C213 613 215 616 246 616H322C394 616 421 609 435 587C448 566 458 544 467 502L496 506C493 557 488 625 488 650H42V622C120 616 128 612 128 523V125C128 43 120 35 29 28V0H511C520 31 540 125 546 158L517 162Z"></path></g></svg>.</span> (b) Calculated photoconversion efficiencies as a function of the applied bias for the PTO/TiO<sub>2</sub> and PTN/TiO<sub>2</sub> photoanodes.</div>

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Figure 4: Fabrication of Ni-Doped PbTiO<sub>3</sub>-Coated TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanorod Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance 

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Fabrication of Ni-Doped PbTiO3-Coated TiO2 Nanorod Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance

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Fabrication of Ni-Doped PbTiO₃-Coated TiO₂ Nanorod Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance