TiO2 Nanoparticles in Mesoporous TUD‐1: Synthesis,Characterization and Photocatalytic Performance in Propane Oxidation

A series of TiO₂‐TUD‐1 samples was synthesized with a variable Ti loading in the range Si/Ti=100, 20, 2.5, and 1.6, by using a one‐pot surfactant‐free procedure. The materials obtained were characterized by elemental analysis; X‐ray diffraction (XRD); N₂ sorption measurements; high‐resolution TEM (HR‐TEM); ²⁹Si NMR, UV‐visible and Raman spectroscopy. As a function of increasing metal loading either isolated Ti atoms, or (above a Ti loading of ～2.5 wt‐ %) combinations of isolated Ti atoms and anatase (TiO₂) nanoparticles were obtained; both were incorporated in the highly porous siliceous matrix. The photocatalytic performance of these materials was tested by studying the propane oxidation process following irradiation at λ=365 nm, selectively activating the anatase nanoparticles. In comparison to commercial anatase powder, TiO₂ nanoparticles in TUD‐1 showed high photochemical selectivity towards acetone, the sample with a Si/Ti ratio of 1.6 being the most selective. Size and confinement effects are consistent with the difference in performance of the TUD‐1 materials and TiO₂, limiting the number of electron transfers available for each propane molecule.     

Adsorption and solar light decomposition of acetone on anatase TiO2 and niobium doped TiO2 thin films

Adsorption and solar light decomposition of acetone was studied on nanostructured anatase TiO2 and Nb-doped TiO2 films made by sol-gel methods (10 and 20 mol % NbO2.5). A detailed characterization of the film materials show that films contain only nanoparticles with the anatase modification with pentavalent Nb oxide dissolved into the anatase structure, which is interpreted as formation of substituted Nb=O clusters in the anatase lattice. The Nb-doped films displayed a slight yellow color and an enhanced the visible light absorption with a red-shift of the optical absorption edge from 394 nm for the pure TiO2 film to 411 nm for 20 mol % NbO2.5. In-situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) transmission spectroscopy shows that acetone adsorbs associatively with eta1-coordination to the surface cations on all films. On Nb-doped TiO2 films, the carbonyl bonding to the surface is stabilized, which is evidenced by a lowering of the nu(C=O) frequency by about 20 cm(-1) to 1672 cm(-1). Upon solar light illumination acetone is readily decomposed on TiO2, and stable surface coordinated intermediates are formed. The decomposition rate is an order of magnitude smaller on the Nb-doped films despite an enhanced visible light absorption in these materials. The quantum yield is determined to be 0.053, 0.004 and 0.002 for the pure, 10% Nb:TiO2, and 20%Nb:TiO2, respectively. Using an interplay between FTIR and DFT calculations we show that the key surface intermediates are bidentate bridged formate and carbonate, and H-bonded bicarbonate, respectively, whose concentration on the surface can be correlated with their heats of formation and bond strength to coordinatively unsaturated surface Ti and Nb atoms at the surface. The oxidation rate of these intermediates is substantially slower than the initial acetone decomposition rate, and limits the total oxidation rate at t>7 min on TiO2, while no decrease of the rate is observed on the Nb-doped films. The rate of degradation of key surface intermediates is different on pure TiO2 and Nb-doped TiO2, but cannot explain the overall lower total oxidation rate for the Nb-doped films. Instead the inferior photocatalytic activity in Nb-doped TiO2 is attributed to an enhanced electron-hole pair recombination rate due to Nb=O cluster and cation vacancy formation.     

Controllable and repeatable synthesis of thermally stable anatase nanocrystal-silica composites with highly ordered hexagonal mesostructures

In this article, we report a controllable and reproducible approach to prepare highly ordered 2-D hexagonal mesoporous crystalline TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposites with variable Ti/Si ratios (0 to infinity). XRD, TEM, and N2 sorption techniques have been used to systematically investigate the pore wall structure, and thermal stability functioned with the synthetic conditions. The resultant materials are ultra highly stable (over 900 degrees C), have large uniform pore diameters (approximately 6.8 nm), and have high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface areas (approximately 290 m2/g). These mesostructured TiO2-SiO2 composites were obtained using titanium isopropoxide (TIPO) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as precursors and triblock copolymer P123 as a template based on the solvent evaporation-induced co-self-assembly process under a large amount of HCl. Our strategy was the synchronous assembly of titanate and silicate oligomers with triblock copolymer P123 by finely tuning the relative humidity of the surrounding atmosphere and evaporation temperature according to the Ti/Si ratio. We added a large amount of acidity to lower condensation and polymerization rates of TIPO and accelerate the rates for TEOS molecules. TEM and XRD measurements clearly show that the titania is made of highly crystalline anatase nanoparticles, which are uniformly embedded in the pore walls to form the "bricked-mortar" frameworks. The amorphous silica acts as a glue linking the TiO2 nanocrystals and improves the thermal stability. As the silica contents increase, the thermal stability of the resulting mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposites increases and the size of anatase nanocrystals decreases. Our results show that the unique composite frameworks make the mesostructures overwhelmingly stable; even with high Ti/Si ratios (> or =80/20) the stability of the composites is higher than 900 degrees C. The mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposites exhibit excellent photocatalytic activities (which are higher than that for commercial catalyst P25) for the degradation of rhodamine B in aqueous suspension. The excellent photocatalytic activities are ascribed to the bifunctional effect of highly crystallized anatase nanoparticles and high porosity.     

Synthesis of uniform anatase TiO2 nanoparticles by the gel-sol method 2. Adsorption of OH- Ions to Ti(OH)4 gel and TiO2 particles

The pH value in the gel-sol system for the preparation of uniform anatase TiO2 nanoparticles, as a decisive factor for controlling the size and shape of the final product, was found to be significantly changed during the formation process of the anatase TiO2 particles from a condensed Ti(OH)4 gel. The dramatic evolution of pH with the progress of the synthetic process has clearly been explained in terms of the adsorption and desorption of a hydroxide ion (OH-) ora proton (H+) on the solids transforming with time. The adsorption and desorption of OH- or H+ were enhanced by the presence of an inert electrolyte such as NaClO4, as explained by its shielding effect on the electrical interactions between the electrically charged precipitates and free OH- and H+ ions. The electrolyte also hampered the phase transformation of Ti(OH)4 precipitate to anatase TiO2. This effect of electrolytes was explained in terms of the inhibited nucleation of anatase TiO2 by enhanced adsorption of OH- ions toTiO2 embryos. The points of zero charge (PZC) of the amorphous Ti(OH)4 precipitate and the anatase TiO2 particles at 25 degrees C were obtained from the change in pH associated with the adsorption and desorption of OH- or H+, i.e., 4.6 for Ti(OH)4 precipitate and 6.0 for anatase TiO2 in the presence of 0.1 mol dm(-3) NaClO4. The PZCof the Ti(OH)4 precipitate measured at 25 degrees C after additional aging at 100 degrees C for 30 min was shifted to 4.1, owing to the promoted adsorption of OH-.     

Co-TUD-1: a ketone-selective catalyst for cyclohexane oxidation

Cobalt-containing mesoporous TUD-1 with different Si/Co ratios (100, 50, 20, and 10) was synthesized by the direct hydrothermal treatment method (DHT) using triethanolamine (TEA) as a template. The prepared samples (denoted as Co-TUD-1) were characterized by XRD, UV/Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, N2 sorption measurements, 29Si magic-angle spinning (MAS)-NMR, Raman spectroscopy, and HRTEM. The catalytic performance of Co-TUD-1 samples was tested in the liquid-phase oxidation of cyclohexane with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant under solventless conditions. Higher catalytic efficiency was observed in samples with low Co-loading and thus, most likely isolated CoII active sites, than in samples with high Co-loading and nanoparticles or bulk Co3O4 embedded in the TUD-1 silica.     

Hierarchical TiO(2) flowers built from TiO(2) nanotubes for efficient Pt-free based flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel hierarchical TiO(2) flower consisting of anatase TiO(2) nanotubes on a Ti foil substrate has been prepared via a mild hydrothermal reaction of TiO(2) nanoparticles/Ti foil. The photovoltaic performance of DSSC based on hierarchical TiO(2) flowers/Ti (7.2%) is much higher than that of TiO(2) nanoparticle/Ti (6.63%) because of its superior light scattering ability and fast electron transport. Moreover, full flexible DSSC based on the novel hierarchical TiO(2) flowers/Ti foil photoelectrode and electrodeposited poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) on indium tin oxide-coated poly(ethylene terephthalate) (ITO-PET) counter electrode shows a significant power conversion efficiency of 6.26%, accompanying a short-circuit current density of 11.96 mA cm(-2), an open-circuit voltage of 761 mV and a fill factor of 0.69.     

多金属氧酸盐/TiO2介孔杂化材料的合成及光催化性能研究

采用蒸发诱导自组装法合成了介孔TiO2,并将表面含有Si-OH基团的钨磷酸盐衍生物(Bu4N)3PW11O39-[O(SiOH)2](TBAPW11Si2)嫁接到乙醇回流脱模的介孔TiO2上,合成了TBAPW11Si2/TiO2介孔杂化材料.采用IR、XRD、N2吸附-脱附、TEM、ICP-AES对样品的结构和组成进行了表征.结果表明,TBAPW11Si2与TiO2之间的共价键联是通过表面Si-OH和Ti-OH间的缩合进行的;TiO2表面足够的Ti-OH基团和一定温度的焙烧是这一缩合的必要条件.与TiO2载体相比,嫁接了TBAPW11Si2的杂化样品,锐钛矿相的结晶度略有增加;但表面积、孔容和孔径均有所减小,且随TBAPW11Si2负载量的增加而降低.光催化降解甲基橙的结果显示,杂化样品表现出比载体TiO2高得多的催化活性,甚至与高结晶度的商品光催化剂P25相当,显示出多金属氧酸盐-TiO2协同作用的优越性.     

Excitonic recombination in superstoichiometric nanocrystalline TiO2 grown by cluster precursors at room temperature

Unprecedented room temperature excitonic emissions are achieved from TiO(2) nanocrystals synthesized at 300 K by supersonic cluster beams. Transmission electron microscopy studies show the crystalline nature of the nanoparticles (NPs) with a diameter ranging from 5 to 30 nm. All the samples show mixed rutile and anatase phases as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. XPS core level analyses evidence an O/Ti ratio of the as-grown nanoparticles of 2.30 ± 0.04. Two room temperature cathodoluminescence excitonic peaks observed at 3.16 and 3.25 eV are ascribed to the coexistence of rutile and anatase crystallographic phases respectively. Subsequent thermal treatments at 450 °C cause the complete quenching of the UV excitonic emissions and result in a more conventional broad visible band centered at 2.5 eV. HRTEM and XPS studies reveal that, after annealing, the NPs remain single crystals in nature with an O/Ti ratio of 2.20 ± 0.04. These results suggest a correlation between the emission properties and the oxygen concentration of our NPs. The achieved ability to tune the optical properties of TiO(2) nanoparticles is very promising for sensing and energy applications.     

反相乳液中Ag/TiO2纳米杂化粒子的制备及其SERS效应

在反相乳液的微环境中用一步反应法制备了Ag/TiO2纳米杂化粒子,并用TEM,SPS,XPS及XRD等方法进行了表征.结果表明,Ag粒子(5-15nm)已镶嵌在TiO2(30-50nm)结构中,并且具有SERS活性.     

氨基酸辅助合成高活性六配位钛物种的TS-1分子筛

TS-1分子筛是以TO4(T=Si,Ti)四面体为基本单元,通过氧桥连接而形成的具有MFI拓扑结构的微孔晶体材料,其在催化烯烃环氧化、酮类氨肟化、氧化脱硫及芳香烃羟基化等氧化反应中表现出较好的催化活性.目前,提高TS-1分子筛催化性能的方法主要包括:(1)制备纳米和多级孔TS-1分子筛,以提高其扩散传质性能;(2)提高TS-1分子筛的钛含量并抑制锐钛矿相的产生,以增加其催化活性位点.最新研究表明,相比于传统四配位钛物种(TiO4)作为催化活性中心,六配位(TiO6)钛物种在烯烃环氧化反应中具有更高的催化活性,可进一步降低反应活化能,最终实现高效催化转化.然而,TiO6物种结构中的Ti-OH组分,易导致开环反应发生,从而降低环氧化产物的选择性.因此,构筑高活性TiO6物种及调变TiO4/TiO6比例,对提高烯烃转化率及环氧产物选择性具有重要意义.当前,高活性钛物种的结构表征及其构筑已成为研究热点且仍面临挑战.本文协同采用氨基酸辅助合成策略和两步晶化方法,成功地制备出具有TiO4和TiO6物种且无锐钛矿相的多级孔TS-1分子筛.在该协同策略中,两步晶化过程有利于抑制锐钛矿相的形成,而氨基酸的引入对高活性TiO6物种的构筑具有重要作用.氨基酸分子可与钛原料形成螯合物,为TS-1分子筛晶化提供"养料",并有效平衡晶体成核与生长速率及稳定TiO6物种,最终实现制备富含TiO6物种的多级孔TS-1分子筛.相比于传统TiO4物种作为催化活性中心(1-己烯的转化率<25％,环氧化产物选择性>95％),本文所制备的TS-1分子筛(Si/Ti=36.9)因其兼具TiO4和TiO6物种,在1-己烯环氧化反应中表现出更好的催化性能(1-己烯的转化率33％,环氧化产物选择性95％).这是由于TiO4物种不会导致开环反应的发生,因此可以保证较高的环氧产物选择性,而TiO6物种经H2O2活化后,可形成具有更高活性及更小位阻效应的催化中心,极大提高了1-己烯转化率.综上,本文合成策略为构筑具有高活性钛物种及多级孔结构的钛硅分子筛提供了指导作用,为调控硅铝酸盐及硅取代磷酸铝分子筛材料活性位点的含量和分布提供了新思路.     

Synthesis of uniform anatase TiO2 nanoparticles by gel-sol method. 3. Formation process and size control

Uniform anatase-type TiO(2) nanoparticles were prepared by the gel-sol process from a condensed Ti(OH)(4) gel preformed by the hydrolysis of a Ti-triethanolamine (TEOA) complex. The particle size of the anatase TiO(2) was increased from ca. 5 to 30 nm with pH increasing from 0.6 to 12 by aging the Ti(OH)(4) gel at 140 degrees C for 72 h, while the yield of the anatase TiO(2), 100% below pH 9.6, started to decrease from pH 10, to 67% at pH 11.5 and only 9% at pH 12.2. These results reveal a significant reduction of the nucleation rate of the anatase TiO(2) with increasing pH, as is explained by the reduction of the concentration of a precursor complex, Ti(OH)(3)(+), and the adsorption of hydroxide ion onto the embryos of TiO(2). Triethanolamine appeared to enhance the pH effect on the nucleation rate of anatase TiO(2) particles by adsorption onto their embryos, leading to the wide range of the size control. Triethanolamine was also found to act as a shape controller of the anatase TiO(2) particles for yielding ellipsoidal particles from Ti(OH)(4) gel at a relatively high pH above 11. The particle size was also controlled by seeding of anatase TiO(2). Moreover, the seeding experiment suggested that the rate-determining step of the gel-sol process was not the dissolution of the hydroxide gel, but the deposition of the monomeric precursor from the solution phase.     

溶胶-凝胶-水热法制备Ce-Si/TiO2及其可见光催化性能

以钛酸四正丁酯、正硅酸乙酯、六水硝酸铈为原料, 在140 ℃下通过溶胶-凝胶-水热法水解制备Ce-Si/TiO2. 所得样品用X射线衍射、氮吸附、透射电镜、紫外漫反射、傅里叶变换红外光谱、X射线光电子能谱等测试手段分析, 结果显示400-600 ℃条件下焙烧所有样品均为锐钛矿, 样品具有较大的比表面积, Si和Ce均被引入到TiO2中. 在可见光照射下, 以脱色降解罗丹明B为探针反应, 研究其可见光催化性能, 结果表明, 与未掺杂和单一组分掺杂的二氧化钛相比较, 共掺杂的二氧化钛具有更高的催化性能, 当Ce/Ti和Si/Ti的物质的量比分别为0.010和0.10时,可见光催化性能最好.     

TiO2-yNx纳米光催化剂的制备及其可见光响应机理

利用溶胶-凝胶技术,以尿素为氮源,采用原位掺杂方式制备了TiO2-yNx纳米粉体;以亚甲基蓝(MB)溶液在可见光下的光催化降解评价其可见光催化活性;考察了体系初始pH值、N的掺杂量和焙烧温度对样品可见光催化活性的影响。 结合XRD、XPS、ESR和DRS测试技术,研究了N掺杂纳米TiO2的可见光响应机理。 研究结果表明,TiO2-yNx纳米粉体的优化制备工艺条件为：体系初始pH=0.52,掺杂比n(N)∶n(Ti)=1∶6,焙烧温度为440 ℃。 此条件下制备的样品N含量为0.77%,为单一的锐钛矿相,平均粒径为19.0 nm,具有良好的可见光催化活性。 N掺杂导致TiO2纳米粉体的表面羟基含量增加,形成了大量束缚单电子的氧空位;N取代晶格O形成了N-Ti-O和O-N-Ti键合结构。 N掺杂导致TiO2纳米粒子的吸收带边红移,对可见光的吸收能力明显增强,这表明N掺杂改变TiO2电子结构,使带隙窄化,降低光响应阈值。 N掺杂TiO2纳米粒子的可见光响应归因于N取代掺杂形成的掺杂能级与氧空位形成的缺陷能级共同作用所致。     

水热法合成高功率锂离子二次电池用球形Li4Ti5O12负极材料

以球形TiO2和LiOH溶液为反应物,通过水热法合成了尖晶石型Li4Ti5O12,并使用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、扫描电镜(SEM)和激光粒度分布(PSD)对其结构、形貌和电化学性能进行了表征.结果表明:通过该法得到的产品颗粒大小均匀,粒度分布狭窄,结构与标准Li4Ti5O12谱图一致.实验选定温度下所得的Li4Ti5O12均表现出良好的电化学性能.其中,800°C热处理所得样品的电化学性能最好,室温下,以35mA·g-1的电流密度进行充放电,其可逆容量达到162mAh·g-1,同时这种材料也表现出良好的倍率性能,即使在720mA·g-1的电流密度条件下进行充放电,其可逆容量仍可达到124mAh·g-1.     

氮和碳共掺杂TiO2纳米晶的制备及可见光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯为钛源, 冰醋酸为抑制剂, 超细铵盐为固体载体, 采用新型溶胶-凝胶法制备了氮和碳共掺杂TiO2纳米晶(N-C-TiO2) 光催化剂. 透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明, N-C-TiO2样品颗粒均匀, 尺寸细小, 且分散性好; 热失重分析(TGA)、 X射线粉末衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究结果表明, 复合干凝胶经低温热处理, 使铵盐载体分解、 挥发去除, 样品为单一的锐钛矿相, N和C原子扩散进入晶格结点或间隙位置, 与TiO2化学键结合; 氮气等温吸附-脱附结果表明, 样品比表面积高达356 m2/g, 孔体积为0.27 mL/g. 以氙灯为可见光光源, 罗丹明B水溶液为模拟污染物, P25为参比催化剂, 在辐射强度为100 mW/cm2的可见光照射条件下, N-C-TiO2具有很高的光催化活性, 其可见光催化活性明显高于P25.     

Sodium niobate adsorbents doped with tantalum (TaV) for the removal of bivalent radioactive ions in waste waters

Mesoporous silica containing a large amount of isolated Ti was prepared from an alkoxytitanosiloxane precursor through a hard template method. Isopropoxytris(tris-tert-butoxysiloxy)titanium (((i)PrO)Ti[OSi(O(t)Bu)(3)](3), TS3) was synthesized and TS3 was mixed with mesoporous carbon (CMK-3), a hard template. The mixture was pyrolyzed at 180 °C to form a composite consisting of titanosilica and the hard template. After calcination at 600 °C for the removal of the carbon template, the titanium species were not transformed to anatase TiO(2), proved by DR-UV-Vis, FTIR, XPS, and XRD, while the ESR results indicated the presence of isolated Ti. The mesoporous structure was verified by SEM, TEM, and N(2) adsorption. The Si/Ti ratio of the product was consistent with that of the precursor. All the results show that the material prepared from the precursor is ordered mesoporous silica containing a large amount of isolated Ti in the frameworks. The use of well-defined alkoxytitanosiloxane precursor leads to the formation of mesoporous silica with exactly controlled composition of titanium with neither loss of Ti nor transformation to anatase.     

Synthesis of TiO2 photocatalysts with abundant surface defects using a TiO2@NaCl precursor

TiO2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by using a TiO2@NaCl core-shell structure as the precursor. The surface defects were well preserved by the NaCl shell, and therefore high oxygen adsorption capacity was observed. After the NaCl shell was removed, the resulting pure TiO2 nanoparticles were of anatase phase and uniform size of around 20?24 nm. The presence of an abundance of surface defects contributes to the high photocatalytic activity of the synthesized materials, and the TiO2 materials obtained from the TiO2@NaCl precursor can be used as efficient photocatalysts for degradation of rhodamine B under UV light irradiation.     

Effects of material properties on sedimentation and aggregation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles of anatase and rutile in the aqueous phase

This study investigated the sedimentation and aggregation kinetics of titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanoparticles with varying material properties (i.e., crystallinity, morphology, and chemical composition). Used in the study were various types of commercially available TiO(2) nanoparticles: three spherical anatase (nominal diameters of 5, 10, and 50 nm) and two rutile nanoparticles (10×40 and 30×40 nm). The 50 nm anatase and 10×40 nm rutile showed higher stability in deionized water and 5 mM NaCl solutions at pH 7 than the 5, and 10 nm anatase nanoparticles in sedimentation experiments. In aggregation experiments, critical coagulation concentration values for the 50 nm anatase were the highest, followed by the 10×40 nm rutile and the 5 nm anatase nanoparticles in NaCl and CaCl(2) solutions. The aggregation kinetics was fitted reasonably well with the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) equations for the TiO(2) nanoparticles tested. Results showed that crystallinity and morphology are not influential factors in determining the stability of TiO(2) nanoparticle suspensions; however, the differences in their chemical compositions, notably, the varying concentrations of impurities (i.e., silicon and phosphorus) in the pristine materials, determined the surface charge and therefore the sedimentation and aggregation of TiO(2) nanoparticles in the aqueous phase.     

The different behavior of rutile and anatase nanoparticles in forming oxy radicals upon illumination with visible light: an EPR study

Photoexcited TiO(2) has been found to generate reactive oxygen species, yet the precise mechanism and chemical nature of the generated oxy species especially regarding the different crystal phases remain to be elucidated. Visible light-induced reactions of a suspension of titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) in water were investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) coupled with the spin-trapping technique. Increased levels of both hydroxyl (˙OH) and superoxide anion (˙O(2)(-)) radicals were detected in TiO(2) rutile and anatase nanoparticles (50 nm). The intensity of signals assigned to the ˙OH and ˙O(2)(-) radicals was larger for the anatase phase than that originating from rutile. Moreover, illumination with visible (nonUV) light enhanced ˙O(2)(-) formation in the rutile phase. Singlet oxygen was not detected in water suspension of TiO(2) neither in rutile nor in anatase nanoparticles, but irradiation of the rutile phase with visible light revealed a signal, which could be attributed to singlet oxygen formation. The blue part of visible spectrum (400-500 nm) was found to be responsible for the light-induced ROS in TiO(2) nanoparticles. The characterization of the mechanism of visible light-induced oxy radicals formation by TiO(2) nanoparticles could contribute to its use as a sterilization agent.     

Ti3C2 MXene助催化剂组装的介孔TiO2用以增强光催化甲基橙降解和产氢活性

利用太阳能驱动半导体光催化剂进行光催化降解污染物和产氢被认为是解决环境问题和能源危机最有效的方法之一.在众多的半导体光催化剂中,TiO₂因其优异的化学稳定性、环境友好和成本低等优点,在光催化领域具有不可或缺的作用.介孔TiO₂由于具有独特的介孔结构,更有利于光催化过程中反应物的吸附和传输.然而,单一TiO₂具有较高的光生载流子重组效率和低的光利用率等缺点,导致其光催化活性低.通过负载助催化剂可以增强光吸收、促进光生载流子的分离以及提供更多活性位点,是提高光催化活性的一种有效策略.目前,常用的高效助催化剂主要为贵金属,如Pt,Pd和Au等,但昂贵的价格及稀缺性限制了其在未来的广泛应用.因此,寻找新型的非贵金属助催化剂来提高光催化剂的活性具有重要意义.MXene作为一种新型的二维过渡金属碳化物和/或氮化物,具有丰富的表面亲水性官能团、良好的金属导电性和较高的载流子迁移率等特性,适合用于光催化中作为助催化剂来提高光催化性能.受此启发,本文利用静电自组装策略将介孔TiO₂纳米颗粒均匀地固定在Ti₃C₂MXene助催化剂上,构建了紧密的介孔TiO₂/Ti₃C₂复合材料,并研究其光催化降解甲基橙(MO)和产氢性能.Zeta电位测试结果表明,带有相反表面电荷的介孔TiO₂和Ti₃C₂可以通过静电作用构筑稳定的复合材料.X-射线粉末衍射、拉曼光谱、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜和高分辨透射电子显微镜等表征也进一步表明,成功制备了介孔TiO₂/Ti₃C₂复合材料.XPS也证明在复合材料中光生电子从TiO₂转移到Ti₃C₂助催化剂上,表明两者之间具有强相互作用.BET测试结果表明,相比单一的介孔TiO₂,复合材料具有更大的比表面积和孔体积,可提供更多的活性位点,有利于提高光催化活性.紫外-可见漫反射光谱表明,Ti₃C₂助催化剂的引入提高了材料的光吸收能力.荧光光谱、时间分辨荧光光谱、光电流密度和电化学阻抗等测试结果表明,复合材料具有优异的光生载流子分离和转移能力.在光催化性能测试中,最佳Ti₃C₂含量(3wt%)的介孔TiO₂/Ti₃C₂复合材料在40 min内对MO的光催化降解效率可达99.6%,并利用自由基捕获实验和电子自旋共振表征证实了活性物种·O₂-和·OH在光催化降解过程中起主要作用.此外,该复合材料也表现出了较好的产氢性能(218.85μmolg^-1h^-1),约为单一介孔TiO₂的5.6倍,且三次循环后仍保持稳定的产氢效率.综上,MXene族材料可以作为一种高效的非贵金属助催化剂应用于光催化领域.