Table 1 The average absorbance with 400–700 nm, band gap, and photocurrent values of TiO2/CuxO electrodes.

From: Enhanced photoelectrochemical properties of nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode by surface sensitization with CuxO quantum dots

Samples

Average absorbance (a.u.)

Band gap (eV)

Photocurrent values (dark) (μA/cm2)

Photocurrent values (light) (μA/cm2)

S0

0.68

2.98

37.60

168.88

S3

0.82

2.75

97.47

248.95

S5

0.89

2.69

123.79

390.98

S7

0.92

2.63

166.74

500.01

S9

0.94

2.50

145.30

424.15