CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO_2/ZnO阵列修饰Ni阳极的制备及光催化制氢性能

采用层层自组装方法在Ni片阳极上构建TiO2/Zn O纳米棒阵列,以二氧化钛前驱体溶胶中掺杂的铁和镍为催化剂,通过气相沉积法在TiO2/Zn O纳米棒阵列间原位生长碳纳米管(CNTs),得到CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O复合光催化剂修饰的光活性Ni片阳极.以碱性电解池为基础,用紫外线辐照修饰的Ni阳极实现光催化和电解水的有机耦合制氢过程.通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、拉曼光谱(Raman)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)对CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O复合膜光催化剂的结构进行了表征,并测试了其光催化辅助电解水制氢(WEAP)活性.结果表明,生长了碳纳米管的光催化复合膜CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O修饰的Ni阳极的产氢速率分别比Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O修饰的Ni阳极和纯Ni片提高了93.7%和533.0%.     

煤基型焦牺牲阳极强化水电解制氢实验研究

传统炭辅助电解水制氢技术将煤、生物质等碳源直接加入阳极室形成浆液,受炭颗粒、氧化基团和电极之间传递影响,反应速率慢,只有在低电流密度下才能实现电解制氢能耗的降低。以煤为碳源、碱活化生物质为黏结剂、石墨为导电颗粒,通过共成型和共热解工艺获得煤基型焦牺牲阳极,并用于炭辅助水电解制氢过程,可在高电流密度下（50 mA/cm²）显著提高炭辅助水电解制氢效率。电化学测试和阳极材料表征表明,煤基型焦牺牲阳极通过自身的牺牲（被氧化）强化阴极反应,进而实现水电解制氢电化学性能的提高。型焦牺牲阳极在1.23 V（vs. RHE）时,制氢电流密度是铂阳极的87倍,Tafel斜率降低了41%。煤基型焦阳极在50 mA/cm²电流密度下阴极产氢速率是铂阳极体系的2.47倍,但电极电位仅为铂阳极的85%。SEM、TGA、BET、FT-IR和XPS结果表明,电解后牺牲阳极自身被氧化,羧基类C=O键被氧化生成CO₂,醚类C–O含量显著增加。研究成果为炭辅助电解水制氢技术提供了全新思路与参考。     

二氧化钛纳米管阵列的制备、改性及应用

二氧化钛因其在光催化、染料敏化太阳电池、生物医药等应用领域表现出优异性能而成为材料科学领域重点研究的化合物之一。本文介绍了近年来阳极氧化法制备不同形貌的TiO2纳米管(TiO2NTs)阵列,探讨了电解液、阳极氧化时间、电压三个因素对TiO2纳米管形貌的影响,综述了掺杂、复合、表面修饰这三种能对TiO2纳米管进行化学或物理修饰的改性手段以及改性后的TiO2纳米管阵列在光催化、太阳能电池、生物医学、传感等领域的应用研究进展。最后,指出国内外针对二氧化钛纳米管阵列研究现状所存在的问题,并对今后的研究工作提出了展望。     

TiO_2纳米管阵列光电催化制氢研究进展

以TiO2纳米管阵列为光阳极组成的光电解池光电催化分解水是目前光催化制氢领域内研究最广泛的体系之一。本文综述了近年来TiO2纳米管阵列在光电催化分解水制氢领域的最新研究进展,重点阐述了提高TiO2纳米管阵列光电转换效率和产氢速率的方法,指出了目前存在的问题,并对今后的发展提出了展望。     

高比表面积CuPc/TiO2纳米管复合材料的制备及其可见光光催化活性

以P25为前驱体,在碱性条件下采用水热法制备了TiO2纳米管(NT),然后通过浸渍法将敏化剂酞菁铜(CuPc)附着于TiO2NT表面,制得可见光响应的CuPc/TiO2NT复合光催化材料,并对其进行了表征,考察了它在可见光下降解罗丹明B的光催化活性.结果表明,在NaOH碱性条件下水热法制备的TiO2NT具有较大的比表面...     

Fe_2O_3/TiO_2纳米管阵列的制备及其光催化性能

在钛基体上采用阳极氧化法制备了TiO2纳米管阵列,采用化学浴方法在TiO2纳米管阵列上修饰了Fe2O3纳米颗粒。利用扫描电镜、X射线衍射和紫外可见漫反射光谱等手段对材料进行了表征,同时测试了材料的光电化学性能及其光催化降解亚甲基蓝染料废水的性能。结果表明,Fe2O3纳米颗粒的修饰将TiO2纳米管阵列的光响应拓宽至可见光区域,提高了光电流,Fe2O3/TiO2纳米管阵列的光电流是未修饰的TiO2纳米管阵列的9倍。而在光催化反应中,亚甲基蓝最高降解率可达80%,比未修饰的TiO2纳米管阵列高出30%。     

稀土离子掺杂对纳米TiO2光催化制氢活性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶技术制备了纳米TiO2和一系列稀土离子掺杂的TiO2光催化剂,通过X射线衍射、透射电镜及N2吸附等技术对其进行了表征,考察了样品光催化分解水制氢的性能.结果表明,稀土离子掺杂有效抑制了TiO2粒子的生长,提高了粒子的分散性,增大了催化剂的比表面积,从而大幅度提高了其光催化分解水制氢的性能.其中,Gd3 掺杂的TiO2样品粒径最小,分散性最好,比表面积最大(是未掺杂TiO2的35倍).掺杂离子的电子构型对样品的光催化制氢活性有较大影响,具有全空电子构型的La3 和半充满电子构型的Gd3 掺杂的样品具有较高的光催化制氢活性(分别是未掺杂TiO2的3.69倍和3.72倍).     

磷酸对TiO2纳米粒子光催化剂的改性

通过浸渍过程实现了磷酸对溶胶水热法合成的锐钛矿相TiO2纳米粒子的改性.重点研究了磷酸修饰对纳米锐钛矿相TiO2的热稳定性及光催化活性的影响.结果表明,磷酸修饰显著地提高了纳米锐钛矿相TiO2热稳定性,甚至经过800℃热处理后仍然具有以锐钛矿相为主的相组成.在光催化降解罗丹明B(RhB)过程中经过700℃热处理的磷酸修饰的样品表现出了优于商品P25-TiO2的活性.     

静电纺丝-碱热法制备高活性由纳米片组装的TiO2纳米纤维（英文）

半导体光催化有望解决日益严峻的环境污染与能源危机,因而得到广泛重视.纳米TiO2因为其强的氧化能力和良好的(光)化学稳定性与生物相容性,成为了最受欢迎的半导体光催化材料.到目前为止,材料科学家们制备了多种形貌的TiO2光催化材料,如纳米棒(线)、纳米片和空心微球等.作为染料太阳能电池的光阳极材料,小颗粒尺寸的纳米TiO2具有大的比表面积,有利于敏化剂的吸附,从而增强太阳能电池的光电转换性能.但是尺寸太小的TiO2颗粒不利于光散射,导致入射的太阳光直接穿透光阳极薄膜而不利于吸收和利用太阳光.为了解决敏化剂吸附和增强光散射这对矛盾,本文设计制备了由纳米片组装的TiO2纳米纤维:(1)首先通过静电纺丝法制备TiO2纳米纤维前躯体;(2)将TiO2纳米纤维前驱体在500°C焙烧,去除有机物,得到晶化度良好的由纳米颗粒组装的TiO2纳米纤维;(3)将TiO2纳米纤维进行NaOH碱热处理,使TiO2纳米颗粒转化成钛酸盐纳米片,然后经历酸洗和焙烧,得到由纳米片组装的TiO2纳米纤维.染料敏化太阳能电池的性能测试结果显示,碱热2.5 h所得TiO2样品的光阳极薄膜的光电转化效率提升了2.3倍;同时,利用丙酮光催化分解的活性来评价纳米纤维的光催化活性,发现碱热2.5 h所得纳米纤维上光催化降解丙酮的活性提升了3.1倍.结构表征结果显示,随着碱热时间的延长,从纤维表面生长出来的纳米片逐渐变长,催化剂的比表面积和孔容不断增加.大的比表面积有利于底物的吸附,纳米片结构有利于增强光散射,通过延长光程增强对光的利用效率,从而提升纳米纤维的光活性.光电流测试的结果显示,与碱热前的TiO2纳米纤维相比,碱热后的TiO2纳米纤维光电流显著增强,这是由于纳米片结构减小了扩散距离,有利于光生载流子快速转移到催化剂表面,引发丙酮的光催化氧化.     

碱性电解水高效制氢

与传统化石能源制氢技术相比,利用可再生能源驱动电解水制氢技术具有绿色可持续和制氢效率高等优势,被认为是目前最具前景的制氢方式。然而, 由于电解水两极反应动力学缓慢、 催化剂稳定性较差, 限制了其大规模发展。此外, 阳极析氧反应存在较高的过电势, 从而导致当前制氢能耗与成本较高, 严重制约了其商业化应用。 为了解决上述问题与挑战,本文对当前发展较为成熟的碱性电解水技术进行了综合讨论与分析。 首先, 对电解水发展历程中的重要节点进行了总结, 便于读者了解该领域。进一步, 从电催化剂、 电极、 反应和系统的角度深入总结了提升电解水制氢性能的有效策略。作者分别介绍了近年来层状双金属氢氧化物基电解水催化剂、电解水制氢耦合氧化反应以及可再生能源驱动的电解水系统的重要研究进展; 同时对结构化催化剂在电解水应用中的构效关系进行了深入分析。最后, 对该领域存在的挑战和未来发展方向进行了展望,希望能为氢能的发展和推广提供一定的思路。     

Significant enhancement of the photoelectrochemical activity of TiO2 nanotubes

In the present work, we report on a facile and effective approach to significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ nanotubes. The TiO₂ nanotubes prepared by the electrochemical oxidation of titanium in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with 2% HF were treated in a methanol solution under UV light irradiation. In comparison with the untreated TiO₂ nanotubes, the treatment resulted in a dramatic increase in the donor density of the TiO₂ nanotubes by approximately 3 orders of magnitude. The treated TiO₂ nanotubes exhibited a 15-fold enhancement in photocurrent and a 6.8-fold increase in the photoelectrochemical degradation of 4-nitrophenol, significant for hydrogen generation and wastewater treatment.     

Ni-Co/RuO2复合电极的制备及其电催化析氢性能

采用快速凝固结合去合金化的方法制备纳米多孔Ni-Co合金,利用RuO_2对Ni-Co合金进行表面修饰,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对多孔材料进行物相分析和形貌表征,并通过线性扫描伏安法、多电位阶跃法、交流阻抗法和恒电流电解法测试多孔电极的电催化析氢性能。结果表明,Ni-Co/RuO_2复合电极材料在50 mA·cm~(-2)电流密度下析氢过电位为180 mV,析氢过程由Volmer-Heyrovsky步骤控制,交换电流密度为4.42 mA·cm~(-2),经10 h恒电流电解后电位仅增加20 mV,表现出良好的析氢稳定性。     

Preparation and characterization of Zr doped TiO2 nanotube arrays on the titanium sheet and their enhanced photocatalytic activity

This paper described a new method for the preparation of Zr doped TiO₂ nanotube arrays by electrochemical method. TiO₂ nanotube arrays were prepared by anodization with titanium anode and platinum cathode. Afterwards, the formed TiO₂ nanotube arrays and Pt were used as cathode and anode, respectively, for preparation of Zr/TiO₂ nanotube arrays in the electrolyte of 0.1 M Zr(NO₃)₄ with different voltage and post-calcination process. The nanotube arrays were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and UV-Vis diffusion reflection spectra (DRS). The photocatalytic activities of these nanotubes were investigated with Rhodamine B as the model pollutant and the results demonstrated that the photocatalytic efficiency of Zr doped TiO₂ nanotubes was much better than that of TiO₂ nanotubes under UV irradiation. Zr/TiO₂ nanotube arrays doped at 7 V and calcined at 600 °C (denoted as TiO₂-7 V-600) achieved the best photocatalytic efficiency and the most optimal doping ratio was 0.047 (Zr/Ti). TiO₂-7 V-600 could be reused for more than 20 times and maintained good photocatalytic activities.     

Application of the Composite of TiO2 Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes to the Photo-Reduction of Cr(VI) in Water

The composite of carboxyl-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT-COOH) and TiO₂ nanoparticles was prepared in a solvothermal process. The x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and UV-vis spectrum were used to characterize the products. The results showed that the MWNT-COOH was dispersed uniformly in the composite and coated with TiO₂ nanoparticles. The photo-reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) in water catalyzed by the composite was investigated at room temperature. The photocatalytic activity of the composite markedly increased by a factor of approximately 2.2 in comparison with pure TiO₂ (P25). Furthermore, the mechanism of the photocatalytic activity enhancement of the MWNT-COOH/TiO₂ nanoparticles composite for the photo-reduction of Cr(VI) was discussed.     

Electrolysis of ammonia for hydrogen production catalyzed by Pt and Pt-Ir deposited on nickel foam

Electrolysis of ammonia in alkaline electrolyte solution was applied for the production of hydrogen. Both Pt-loaded Ni foam and Pt-Ir loaded Ni foam electrodes were prepared by electrodeposition and served as anode and cathode in ammonia electrolytic cell, respectively. The electrochemical behaviors of ammonia in KOH solution were individually investigated via cyclic voltammetry on three electrodes, i.e. bare Ni foam electrode, Pt-loaded Ni foam electrode and Pt-Ir loaded Ni foam electrode. The morphology and composition of the prepared Ni foam electrode were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Effects of the concentration of electrolyte solution and temperature of electrolytic cell on the electrolysis reaction were examined in order to enhance the efficiency of ammonia electrolysis. The competition of ammonia electrolysis and water electrolysis in the same alkaline solution was firstly proposed to explain the changes of cell voltage with the electrolysis proceeding. At varying current densities, different cell voltages could be obtained from galvanostatic curves. The low cell voltage of 0.58 V, which is less than the practical electrolysis voltage of water (1.6 V), can be obtained at a current density of 2.5 mA/cm². Based on some experimental parameters, such as the applied current, the resulting cell voltage and output of hydrogen gas, the power consumption per gram of H₂ produced can be estimated.     

Photocatalytic Crystalline and Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes Prepared by Electrospinning and Atomic Layer Deposition

In this work core/shell composite polymer/TiO₂ nanofibers and from those TiO₂ nanotubes were prepared. First, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) fibers were synthetized by electrospinning. They were covered with a 100 nm thick amorphous TiO₂ layer by atomic layer deposition at 50 °C. Later the polymer core was removed by two different methods: dissolution and annealing. In the case of dissolution in water, the as-prepared TiO₂ nanotubes remained amorphous, while when annealing was used to remove the polymers, the TiO₂ crystallized in anatase form. Due to this, the properties of amorphous and crystalline TiO₂ nanotubes with exactly the same structure and morphology could be compared. The samples were investigated by SEM-EDX, ATR-IR, UV-Vis, XRD and TG/DTA-MS. Finally, the photocatalytic properties of the TiO₂ nanotubes were studied by decomposing methyl-orange dye under UV light. According to the results, crystalline anatase TiO₂ nanotubes reached the photocatalytic performance of P25, while amorphous TiO₂ nanotubes had observable photocatalytic activity.     

由锐钛矿(101)片卷曲成单壁纳米管的紧束缚密度泛函理论研究

通过卷曲二维锐钛矿(101)周期性单层片(sheets)构造了一系列不同手性((n,0), (0,m), (n,m))的一维单壁TiO₂纳米管. 用周期性紧束缚密度泛函理论(DFTB)方法计算并比较了不同管径和手性的TiO₂纳米管在几何结构、电子性质等方面的差别. 结果表明: 除了(6,0)管, 其余纳米管随着管径的增大, 应变能和能隙减小. 而在管径相同的情况下, 不同手性的(n,m)纳米管的应变能随着n/m的增加呈现先增大后减小的趋势, 能隙变化不大.     

Synthesis of Bi-doped TiO2 Nanotubes and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution from Glycerol Solution

Bi‐doped TiO₂ nanotubes with variable Bi/Ti ratios were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment in 10 mol·L^?1 NaOH (aq.) through using Bi‐doped TiO₂ particles derived from conventional sol‐gel method as starting materials. The effects of Bi content on the morphology, textural properties, photo absorption and photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ nanotubes were investigated. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) observations of the obtained samples revealed the formation of titanate nanotube structure doped with Bi, which exists as a higher oxidation state than Bi³⁺. Bi‐doping TiO₂ nanotubes exhibited an extension of light absorption into the visible region and improved photocatalytic activities for hydrogen production from a glycerol/water mixed solution as compared with pure TiO₂ nanotubes. There was an optimal Bi‐doped content for the photocatalytic hydrogen production, and high content of Bi would retard the phase transition of titanate to anatase and result in morphology change from nanotube to nanobelt, which in turn decreases the photocatlytic activity for hydrogen evolution.     

Blue TiO2 nanotube arrays as semimetallic materials with enhanced photoelectrochemical activity towards water splitting

In the past years there has been a great interest in self-doped TiO₂ nanotubes (blue TiO₂ nanotubes) compared to undoped ones owing to their high carrier density and conductivity. In this study, blue TiO₂ nanotubes are investigated as photoanode materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Blue TiO₂ nanotubes were fabricated with enhanced photoresponse behavior through electrochemical cathodic polarization on undoped and annealed TiO₂ nanotubes. The annealing temperature of undoped TiO₂ nanotubes was tuned before cathodic polarization, revealing that annealing at 500 °C improved the photoresponse of the nanotubes significantly. Further optimization of the blue TiO₂ nanotubes was achieved by adjusting the cathodic polarization parameters. Blue TiO₂ nanotubes obtained at the potential of –1.4 V (vs. SCE) with a duration of 10 min exhibited twice more photocurrent response (0.39 mA cm^-2) compared to the undoped TiO₂ nanotube arrays (0.19 mA cm^-2). Oxygen vacancies formed through the cathodic polarization decreased charge recombination and enhanced charge transfer rate; therefore, a high photoelectrochemical activity under visible light irradiation could be achieved.     

纳米多孔Ni、Ni3S2/Ni复合电极的制备及其电催化析氢性能

采用脱合金化和水热合成的方法制备纳米多孔Ni和纳米多孔Ni₃S₂/Ni复合电极。通过N₂吸附-脱附测试、XRD、SEM、TEM等方法表征电极的孔径分布、物相和微观结构。在1 mol·L^-1的NaOH溶液中,运用线性扫描伏安（LSV）曲线、交流阻抗（EIS）谱图、恒电流电解法等测试电极的电催化析氢性能。结果表明：在电流密度为50 mA·cm^-2时,与纳米多孔Ni相比,Ni₃S₂/Ni合金具有更低的析氢过电位以及更高的析氢活性,同时纳米多孔Ni₃S₂/Ni复合电极具有更低表观活化能和电子转移阻抗,进一步明确了过渡金属硫化物对电催化析氢性能的特殊贡献。