Athanasios Eleftherios Chatzitakis

• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Grandcolas, Mathieu & Norby, Truls Eivind (2019). Ta3N5/Co(OH)x composites as photocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences.  ISSN 1474-905X. . doi: 10.1039/C8PP00312B
• Fleischer, Christian; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Intrinsic photoelectrocatalytic activity in oriented, photonic TiO2 nanotubes. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.  ISSN 1369-8001.  88, s 186- 191 . doi: 10.1016/j.mssp.2018.08.009 Vis sammendrag

  In this work, we grow oriented photonic TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) with a well-established anodization method and their intrinsic catalytic and electronic properties are studied by means of (photo)electrochemical methods. The oriented photonic TNTs are assessed by the RctCdl (ΩF) product, which is a measure of the intrinsic photoelectrocatalytic activity (IPA) of the material. The RctCdl product decouples any surface area effects and it can be applied at any potential and accompanied reaction without knowing the actual electrochemically active surface area (EASA). Moreover, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is used in order to investigate the frequency dispersion in the single frequency Mott-Schottky (MS) measurement. The choice of frequency and the frequency dispersion in MS measurements in nanostructured and of high surface area semiconductors are rarely addressed and can result in erroneous values of two important parameters, i.e. flat band position and donor or acceptor densities. This work provides further insights into important electrochemical aspects and catalytic properties of high surface area nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical applications.

• Sun, Xinwei; Xu, Kaiqi; Fleischer, Christian; Liu, Xin; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Strandbakke, Ragnar; Bjørheim, Tor Svendsen; Norby, Truls Eivind & Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios (2018). Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts in Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers. Preprints.  ISSN 2310-287X. . doi: 10.20944/preprints201811.0077.v2 Vis sammendrag

  Water electrolysis provides efficient and cost-effective production of hydrogen from renewable energy. Currently, the oxidation half-cell reaction relies on noble-metal catalysts, impeding widespread application. In order to adopt water electrolyzers as the main hydrogen production systems, it is critical to develop inexpensive and earth-abundant catalysts. This review discusses the proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis (WE) and the progress in replacing the noble-metal catalysts with earth-abundant ones. Researchers within this field are aiming to improve the efficiency and stability of earth-abundant catalysts (EACs), as well as to discover new ones. The latter is particularly important for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under acidic media, where the only stable and efficient catalysts are noble-metal oxides, such as IrOx and RuOx. On the other hand, there is significant progress on EACs for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic conditions, but how many of these EACs have been used in PEM WEs and tested under realistic conditions? What is the current status on the development of EACs for the OER? These are the two main questions this review addresses.

• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Xu, Kaiqi; Mei, Sen; Yang, Juan; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Simon, Christian & Norby, Truls Eivind (2017). Assessing the photoelectrochemical properties of C, N, F codoped TiO2 nanotubes of different lengths. Catalysis Today.  ISSN 0920-5861.  287, s 161- 168 . doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.11.040 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  The aim of this work has been the photoelectrochemical (PEC) study of nanostructured photoanodes based on TiO2. Highly ordered and well adhered TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) of different lengths (∼2–20 μm) were prepared in a two-step process in ethylene glycol solutions containing fluorides, and detailed XPS analysis showed that they have become co-doped with C, N and F. PEC measurements revealed that increasing surface area is not followed by increase in the photoconversion efficiency, but rather that an optimal balance between electroactive surface area (ESA) and charge carrier concentration exists. TNTs of around 10 μm show the optimum incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) of ∼33% and an overall photoconversion efficiency of ∼6.3% under UV illumination of 4 mW cm−2 light intensity. Finally, Mott-Schottky analysis revealed significant frequency dispersion of the estimated space charge layer capacitance, which renders the accurate estimation of the flatband position and charge carrier concentration unreliable. On the other hand, more realistic charge carrier concentrations can be obtained by normalizing the capacitance per ESA.

• Longela, Simon M & Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios (2017). In vitro corrosion behaviour of phenolic coated nickel-titanium surfaces. Biosurface and Biotribology.  ISSN 2405-4518.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls (2017). Solid-state photoelectrochemical cell with TiO2 nanotubes for water splitting. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences.  ISSN 1474-905X.  16(1), s 10- 16 . doi: 10.1039/c6pp00217j Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.

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• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Simonsen, Stian; Fontaine, Marie Laure; Thomassen, Magnus & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Conductivity of polymer-ceramic composite membranes at high T and p(H2O) using a novel PEEK sample holder.
• Fontaine, Marie-Laure; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Vøllestad, Einar; Thomassen, Magnus & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Principles of proton conduction in polymer-ceramic composite membranes for PEM applications.
• Grandcolas, Mathieu; Wabende, Brian; Yang, Juan; Mei, Sen; Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). TiO2 Nanorods Decorated With Cobalt oxide as Photoanodes for a Bio-Hybrid PEC Cell.
• Sun, Xinwei; Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Can hydroxyl radicals travel far? Gas phase transport and detection after photocatalytic generation at TiO2 nanorods.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Bjørheim, Tor Svendsen & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Surface modification of Ta3N5 nanotubes as photocatalyst for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Norby, Truls Eivind; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Yang, Juan & Mei, Sen (2018). Ta3N5 / Co(OH)x composite as the photocatalyst for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Vøllestad, Einar; Ruan, Qiushi; Tang, Junwang & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Solid-state photoelectrochemical cell for wet air electrolysis and hydrogen production.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Vøllestad, Einar; Ruan, Qiushi; Tang, Junwang & Norby, Truls Eivind (2018). Solid-state tandem photoelectrochemical cell for wet air electrolysis and hydrogen production.
• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios (2017). (Photo)electrochemical applications of TiO2 nanotubes.
• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Xu, Kaiqi & Norby, Truls Eivind (2017). TiO2 nanotubes as photoanode electrodes in solid-state photoelectrochemical cells.
• Fleischer, Christian; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Mei, Sen & Norby, Truls Eivind (2017). Solid-state photoelectrochemical water splitting: Application and properties of TiO2 nanotubes..
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Bjørheim, Tor Svendsen & Norby, Truls Eivind (2017). Fuels from the sun, sea and air-by solid-state photoelectrochemical cell.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Bjørheim, Tor Svendsen & Norby, Truls Eivind (2017). Tantalum oxynitride for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Norby, Truls Eivind; Mei, Sen; Juan, Yang; Grandcolas, Mathieu & Simen, Christian (2017). Solid-state photoelectrochemical Cell with Tantalum Nitride Nanotubes as Photoanode.
• Yang, Juan; Mei, Sen; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Simon, Christian; Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Norby, Truls Eivind; Yang, Mingyi; Backe, Paul Hoff & Bjørås, Magnar (2017). Synthesis of Nanosized Cobalt Oxides and Application in a Bio-hybrid Photoelectrochemical Cell for CO2 Utilization. Vis sammendrag

  CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) can alleviate the disastrous effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions form the use of fossil fuels. The use of CO2 emission as feedstock for direct conversion into valuable chemicals has attracted increasing research interest worldwide. A number of approaches, such as chemical, electrochemical, photochemical and biological routes have used CO2 as a sustainable carbon resource for the production of chemicals. In the present CO2BioPEC project, a novel hybrid photoelectrochemical concept, based on solar energy and formate dehydrogenase biocatalyst is applied, as illustrated in Figure 1 (left). This multidisciplinary project aims at demonstrating a bio-hybrid photoelectrochemical cell, in which solar energy is efficiently captured and utilized to convert CO2 into energy-rich compounds, using formate dehydrogenase enzymes as biocatalysts. Cobalt oxide is a low-cost material with a band gap that can absorb visible light. It is also a promising co-catalyst that has been widely used for oxygen evolution route. In the present work, nanosized cobalt oxide was synthesized and used as a co-catalyst on the photoanode. The results showed that the formation of cobalt oxides (Co3O4, CoOOH and Co(OH)2) is strongly dependent on the temperature and reaction time. The photochemical efficiency will be further investigated by impregnating nanosized cobalt oxides onto Ta3N4 /TaON nanotubes.

• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Xu, Kaiqi; Mei, Sen; Yang, Juan; Simon, Christian & Norby, Truls (2016). Assessing the photoelectrocatalytic activity of C, N, F codoped TiO2 nanotubes of different lengths for oxygen evolution.
• Fleischer, Christian; Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls Eivind (2016). Development of high surface area TiO2 photo-electrodes and the significance of solid-state proton conductor in water splitting photoelectrochemical cell..
• Grandcolas, Mathieu; Sahoo, Prangya Parimita; Foss, Carl Erik Lie; Xing, Wen; Polfus, Jonathan M.; Sunde, Svein; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls (2016). Novel photoelectrocatalytic concepts for conversion of nitrogen to fuels and chemicals.
• Xu, Kaiqi; Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls (2016). An All-Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Cell for Water Splitting.
• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls (2015). Solar hydrogen production.
• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios & Norby, Truls (2015). Solid electrolytes for photoelectrochemical cells.
• Chatzitakis, Athanasios Eleftherios; Xu, Kaiqi; Boye, Ole; Backe, Paul Hoff; Bjorås, Magnar; Dalhus, Bjørn; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Mei, Sen; Simon, Christian; Tilset, Bente Gilbu; Yang, Juan; Yang, Mingyi & Norby, Truls (2015). Solar based H2 generation in a novel photoelectrochemical-enzymatic hybrid cell.

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