镧掺杂介孔TiO2光催化剂的制备、表征及其光催化性能

以钛酸四正丁酯和硝酸镧为原料, 以P123为模板剂,采用模板法合成了La掺杂型介孔TiO₂光催化剂, 借助TGA-DSC、BET、XRD及UV-Vis等测试手段对样品进行了表征,并以苯酚为模型污染物考察了镧掺杂量对样品光催化活性的影响．结果表明: La掺杂介孔TiO₂光催化剂孔径分布较均匀(～10 nm),比表面积可达165 m²/g．与纯介孔TiO₂相比,经掺杂改性后的样品在紫外光区及可见光区的吸收显著增强,对光具有更高的利用率,La掺杂可显著提高介孔TiO₂的光催化活性.     

C掺杂锐钛矿相TiO2吸收光谱的第一性原理研究

运用第一性原理,对C掺杂锐钛矿相TiO₂的电子结构进行了研究,从能带结构理论解释了C掺杂TiO₂吸收光谱的一些实验现象.发现在C掺杂后的锐钛矿相TiO₂的禁带宽度增大,并且在带隙中出现了杂质能级,这些杂质能级主要是由C 2p轨道上的电子构成的,它们之间是独立的,正是这些独立的杂质能级使TiO₂掺杂后可以发生可见光响应.价带上的电子可以吸收一定能量的光子跃迁到杂质能级,而杂质能级上的电子也可以吸收一定能量的光子跃迁到导带,所以从理论上可以计算出掺杂后的TiO₂在可见光范围内存在两个吸收边,与实验中所得到的现象相一致.     

Sm-N共掺杂对锐钛矿相TiO2的电子结构和吸收光谱影响的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法, 建立了N, Sm分别单掺杂以及Sm-N共掺杂的锐钛矿TiO₂超胞模型, 对其态密度、能带结构和吸收光谱进行了计算. 结果表明: N单掺杂的锐钛矿TiO₂的红移效果最强, 但Sm-N共掺杂锐钛矿TiO₂的载流子寿命更长, 且共掺杂形成的体系更加稳定.     

硫和银共掺杂介孔TiO2的制备、表征及其对染料的光催化降解活性

以P123为模板,以钛酸四正丁酯、硝酸银和硫脲为原料采用模板法制备了一系列硫和银共掺杂介孔TiO₂光催化材料．利用SEM、XRD、BET和紫外-可见光谱等技术对其形貌、晶体结构及表面结构、光吸收特性等进行了表征．以甲基橙溶液的光催化降解为模型反应,考察了不同掺杂量的样品在紫外和可见光下的光催化性能．结果表明,用模板法制备的共掺杂介孔TiO₂光催化材料在紫外和可见光条件下较纯介孔TiO₂和单掺杂介孔TiO₂对甲基橙溶液具有更好的光催化降解效果, 且硫和银的掺杂量及样品焙烧温度显著影响该材料的催化性能．当硫掺杂量为2mol%和银掺杂量为1mol%,在500 oC 焙烧2 h所得光催化材料的催化性能最佳,4 h即可使甲基橙的降解率达98.8%,重复使用4次仍可使甲基橙的降解率保持在87.5%以上     

萤石结构TiO2的电子结构和光学性质

利用第一性原理计算了立方相萤石TiO₂的晶胞参数，能带结构和电子态密度.结果显示萤石TiO₂属于间接带隙半导体材料，其间接禁带宽度(Γ→X)E_g为2.07eV，比常见的金红石和锐钛矿TiO₂的禁带宽度窄.为了更清楚地了解萤石的光学性质，利用Kramers-Kronig色散关系，分别对萤石和金红石TiO₂的复介电常数、吸收率等参数进行了计算，并将二者结果做了     

不同晶相结构和形貌TiO2负载Ru催化剂的CO选择甲烷化

用水热法得到的钛酸纳米纤维前体,通过不同后处理方法合成了多种纳米结构的TiO₂．采用N₂等温吸附和BET比表面、X射线衍射、透射电镜和能量分散X射线分析表征了TiO₂及负载Ru催化剂的微结构,包括比表面、晶相结构和形貌以及Ru纳米颗粒尺寸分布等．对负载Ru催化剂在富氢条件下CO选择甲烷化反应活性测试表明：金红石相TiO₂和TiO₂-B为载体负载的Ru催化剂比锐钛矿相TiO₂负载的Ru催化剂表现出更高的反应性能．其活性区别说明了不同晶相结构和形貌TiO₂载体与Ru纳米颗粒的相互作用存在差异．     

铈和磷钨酸共掺杂纳米二氧化钛中空纤维的制备及其光催化活性

以棉花纤维为模板,以钛酸四正丁酯、硝酸铈铵和磷钨酸为原料采用模板法制备了一系列铈和磷钨酸共掺杂的、具有中空纤维结构的TiO₂光催化材料, 利用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射、BET和紫外-可见光谱等技术对其形貌、晶体结构及表面结构、光吸收特性等进行了表征. 以苯酚溶液的光催化降解为模型反应,考察了不同掺杂量的样品在紫外和可见光下的光催化性能. 结果表明,用模板法制备的TiO₂纤维材料具有中空结构,共掺杂的TiO₂纤维在紫外和可见光条件下较纯TiO₂纤维和单掺杂TiO₂纤维对苯酚溶液具有更好的光催化降解效果, 且铈和磷钨酸的掺杂量显著影响该纤维材料的催化性能;当铈掺杂量为0.3mol%和磷钨酸掺杂量为2mol%,在500 oC焙烧2 h所得中空纤维材料的催化性能最佳,4 h即可使苯酚溶液的降解率达98.5%;重复使用4次仍可使苯酚溶液的降解率保持在87%以上,且该催化剂材料易于离心分离去除.     

光沉积Ru和RuO2的锐钛矿TiO2纳米片的光解水产氧

采用水热法以HF作为结构调控剂合成了主要暴露（001）面的锐钛矿TiO₂纳米片,通过光沉积方法分别合成了负载Ru和RuO₂物种的光催化剂。利用X射线衍射、透射电镜和氢气程序升温还原等分析表征了催化剂的结构性质。通过光解水产氧反应来研究催化剂的催化性能,详细考察了Ru含量、负载方式以及氧化和还原处理等因素的影响,光解水产氧速率的差异证明了Ru物种在不同晶面的电荷-空穴分离效应。与负载单一助催化剂的Ru/TiO₂和RuO₂/TiO₂样品相比,活性最优的0.5%Ru-1.0%RuO₂/TiO₂样品由于负载了双助催化剂,其催化活性得到更大的提高,证实了在锐钛矿TiO₂上的晶面电荷-空穴分离效应.     

高能球磨条件下TiO2相变的实验研究

 采用高能球磨法处理二氧化钛（TiO₂）与双氰胺粉末混合物,对不同球磨时间和球磨转速条件下TiO₂的相变进行了研究。利用X射线衍射仪对回收产物的相组成进行表征。结果表明,在700 r/min的高速球磨条件下,TiO₂发生了由锐钛矿相向金红石相和Srilankite高压相的转变,随着球磨时间的增加,Srilankite高压相和金红石相的含量逐步增加并逐渐趋于平衡;进一步提高球磨转速至1 000 r/min,锐钛矿相向Srilankite高压相的转变占主导,更易于形成Srilankite高压相,Srilankite高压相的质量分数可增加至47.8%。     

3d过渡金属掺杂锐钛矿相TiO2的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势方法研究了纯锐钛矿相TiO₂及掺杂3d过渡金属TiO₂的几何、电子结构及光学性质. 计算结果表明掺杂能级的形成主要是掺杂过渡金属3d轨道的贡献，掺杂能级在禁带中的位置是决定TiO₂吸收带边能否出现红移的重要因素. Cr，Mn，Fe，Ni，Co，Cu掺杂使TiO₂的吸收带边产生红移，并在可见光区有一定的吸收系数； Sc，Zn掺杂使TiO₂的吸收带边产生蓝移，但在可见光区有较大的吸收系数；掺V不但使TiO₂的吸收带边产生红移，增强了在紫外光区的光吸收，而且在可见光区有非常大的吸收系数.     

Efficient visible light-induced degradation of phenol on N-doped anatase TiO2 with large surface area and high crystallinity

The N-doped anatase TiO₂ photocatalysts were prepared via solvothermal and ethylenediamine reflux treatment, followed by the sequential calcination in air and NH₃/N₂ atmosphere. The resulting photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra. The results revealed that the prepared N-doped anatase TiO₂ had characteristics of small crystallite size, large surface area, high crystallinity and visible light response. The prepared N-doped anatase TiO₂ photocatalysts showed much higher photocatalytic activity than N-doped Degussa P25 for the degradation of phenol under both ultraviolet and visible light irradiation, owing to more highly oxidizing hydroxyl radical which was the main oxidative species responsible for the degradation of phenol.     

Enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties of Fe-doped TiO2 nanorod clusters and monodispersed nanoparticles

In order to get photocatalysts with desired morphologies and enhanced visible light responses, the Fe-doped TiO₂ nanorod clusters and monodispersed nanoparticles were prepared by modified hydrothermal and solvothermal method, respectively. The microstructures and morphologies of TiO₂ crystals can be controlled by restraining the hydrolytic reaction rates. The Fe-doped photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis), N₂ adsorption-desorption measurement (BET), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The refinements of the microstructures and morphologies result in the enhancement of the specific surface areas. The Fe³⁺-dopants in TiO₂ lattices not only lead to the significantly extending of the optical responses from UV to visible region but also diminish the recombination rates of the electrons and holes. The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by photocatalytic decomposition of formaldehyde in air under visible light illumination. Compared with P25 (TiO₂) and N-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles, the Fe-doped photocatalysts show high photocatalytic activities under visible light.     

Synthesis of efficient TiO2-based photocatalysts by phosphate surface modification and the activity-enhanced mechanisms

A simple strategy to greatly increase the thermal stability of nanocrystalline anatase has been put forward to fabricate efficient TiO₂-based photocatalysts under ultraviolet irradiation, via the surface modification with phosphate anions. The results show that the increased anatase thermal stability is attributed to the roles of the phosphate modification effectively inhibiting the contacts among anatase nanocrystals. Compared to un-modified TiO₂, the modified TiO₂ calcined at high temperature (over 700 °C) exhibits much high photocatalytic activity for degrading Rhodamine B (or phenol) solution, even superior to the commercial P25 TiO₂. The activity enhancement is mainly attributed to the increased separation rate of photogenerated charge carriers on the basis of the measurements of steady state- and transient state-surface photovoltage spectroscopy. This work would provide a practical route to reasonably design and synthesize high-performance TiO₂-based nanostructured photocatalysts with high anatase thermal stability.     

Preparation and characterization of nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanoparticles by the laser pyrolysis of N2O-containing gas mixtures

Nitrogen-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles have been prepared by the IR laser pyrolysis technique. A sensitized mixture of TiCl₄ (vapors) and N₂O was used as titanium and nitrogen precursors, respectively. The structural properties of the resultant N-doped nanoparticles such as the phase formation and the average particle size and distributions were investigated by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The phase composition varied from almost pure anatase to mixtures of rutile and anatase. A decrease of the mean particle diameters from about 18 nm in case of the almost pure anatase sample to about 13 nm in case of the anatase-rutile mixture is observed. XPS analysis suggests and interstitial character of the doping process.     

Fabrication of nitrogen-doped TiO2 layer on titanium substrate

In this paper, macropores TiO₂ layer was fabricated on titanium substrates based on plasma based ion implantation (PBII). In order to increase the photodegradation efficiency of fabricated TiO₂ layer, two approaches are used: (1) preparation of macropores on TiO₂ layer to increase the total photodegradation area and (2) nitrogen doping (N-doping) to increase light absorption efficiency. The fabrication process of the N-doped macropores TiO₂ layer comprises four steps: firstly, helium plasma based ion implantation (He-PBII) is employed to generate He bubbles in substrate; secondly, oxygen plasma based ion implantation (O-PBII) and a followed annealing in air are executed to obtain rutile and anatase mixture TiO₂ phases; thirdly, He bubbles are exposed to the surface via an Ar ion sputter process; lastly, the samples are doped by nitrogen PBII (N-PBII). The photodegradation of Rhodamine B solution under Xe lamp indicates that the TiO₂ layer with surface macropores and N-doping has higher light photocatalysis efficiency.     

Characteristics of N-doped TiO2 thin films grown on unheated glass substrate by inductively coupled plasma assisted dc reactive magnetron sputtering

N-doped TiO₂ thin films have been deposited on unheated glass substrates by an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) assisted direct current (dc) reactive magnetron sputtering. All films were produced in the metallic mode of sputtering in order to achieve a high deposition rate. The structures and properties of the N-doped TiO₂ films were studied by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and UV–Vis spectrophotometer. Experimental results show that we can obtain well crystallized N-doped anatase phase TiO₂ thin films at low deposition temperature and at high deposition rate by using the ICP assisted dc reactive magnetron sputtering process. The doping of nitrogen into TiO₂ lattices leads to a smooth shift of the absorption band toward visible light regions.     

Preparation of TiO2 thin films from autoclaved sol containing needle-like anatase crystals

A new inorganic sol-gel method was introduced in this paper to prepare TiO₂ thin films. The autoclaved sol with needle-like anatase crystals was synthesized using titanyl sulfate (TiOSO₄) and peroxide (H₂O₂) as starting materials. The transparent anatase TiO₂ thin films were prepared on glass slides from the autoclaved sol by sol-gel dip-coating method. A wide range of techniques such as Fourier transform infrared transmission spectra (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopes, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible spectrum were applied to characterize the autoclaved sol and TiO₂ thin films. The results indicate that the autoclaved sol is flavescent, semitransparent and stable at room temperature. The anatase crystals of TiO₂ films connect together to form net-like structure after calcined and the films become uniform with increasing heating temperature. The surface of the TiO₂ films contain not only Ti and O elements, but also a small amount of N and Na elements diffused from substrates during heat treatment. The TiO₂ films are transparent and their maximal light transmittances exceed 80% under visible light region.     

Synthesis, characterization and degradation of Bisphenol A using Pr, N co-doped TiO2 with highly visible light activity

Praseodymium and nitrogen co-doped titania (Pr/N-TiO₂) photocatalysts, which could degrade Bisphenol A (BPA) under visible light irradiation, were prepared by the modified sol-gel process. Tetrabutyl titanate, urea and praseodymium nitrate were used as the sources of titanium, nitrogen and praseodymium, respectively. The resulting materials were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), UV-vis absorbance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherm and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). It was found that Pr doping inhibited the growth of crystalline size and the transformation from anatase to rutile. The degradation of BPA under visible light illumination was taken as probe reaction to evaluate the photo-activity of the co-doped photocatalyst. In our experiments, the optimal dopant amount of Pr was 1.2 mol% and the calcination temperature was 500 °C for the best photocatalytic activity. Pr/N-TiO₂ samples exhibited enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity compared to N-TiO₂, undoped TiO₂ and commercial P25. The nitrogen atoms were incorporated into the crystal of titania and could narrow the band gap energy. Pr doping could slow the radiative recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes in TiO₂. The improvement of photocatalytic activity was ascribed to the synergistic effects of nitrogen and Pr co-doping.     

Doping mode, band structure and photocatalytic mechanism of B-N-codoped TiO2

The photocatalyst B and N codoped TiO₂ (B-N-TiO₂) was prepared via the sol-gel method by using boric acid and ammonia as B and N precursors. The doping mode, band structure and photocatalytic mechanism of B-N-TiO₂ were investigated well and elucidated in detail. B-N-TiO₂ showed the narrowed band gap and thus extended the optical absorption due to interstitial N and [NOB] species in the TiO₂ crystal lattice. The coexistence of interstitial N and [NOB] species in the TiO₂ crystal lattice and surface NO_x species allowed the more efficient utilization of visible light. Simultaneously, interstitial [NOB] and N species and surface B₂O₃ and NO_x species facilitated the separation of photo generated electrons and holes and suppress their recombination effectively. Hence, B-N-TiO₂ showed a higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO₂, N-doped TiO₂ (N-TiO₂) and B-doped TiO₂ (B-TiO₂) under both UV and visible light irradiation.