明胶对纳米二氧化钛相变和光催化活性的影响

以明胶为分散剂采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了纳米晶TiO₂粉末.通过XRD、TG-DTA、AFM、N₂吸附-解吸等手段,考察了明胶对TiO₂煅烧过程中相变和平均粒径的影响;用光催化降解甲基橙检测了明胶用量对样品光催化活性的影响.结果表明:明胶的存在抑制了TiO₂由无定形向锐钛矿的相变,降低了锐钛矿向金红石的相变温度;同时,TiO₂纳米晶的平均粒径也随明胶用量的增加而减小.600℃煅烧样品的光催化活性随明胶用量的增加而提高;800℃煅烧样品在m_G:m_TBOT(明胶与钛酸四丁酯的质量比)=1:8时,具有最高的光催化活性.     

TiO2/石墨烯复合材料的光生电荷分离调控与光催化产氢性能研究

半导体光生电荷分离是光催化过程中的关键步骤之一,其效率极大地影响了最终光催化性能.将TiO₂纳米片与石墨烯复合,能够促进TiO₂中光生电子和空穴的分离,从而提高其光催化活性.为了研究光生电荷的分离对TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料光催化性能的影响,通过调控TiO₂纳米片的尺寸来调节TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料中光生电荷分离的能力,然后研究其对TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料光催化性能的影响.合成了一系列不同厚度的TiO₂纳米片,将其与石墨烯复合,并通过光沉积负载Pt纳米颗粒作为助催化剂,用于光催化产氢.实验结果显示,随着TiO₂纳米片厚度减小,其与石墨烯形成的复合结构的光催化性能显著提高.这主要是由于TiO₂纳米片厚度减小时,光生电子沿厚度方向穿过TiO₂纳米片迁移到石墨烯的距离缩短,从而减少了光生电子在迁移过程中与空穴的复合;同时TiO₂纳米片厚度减小使其比表面积增大,使得TiO₂/石墨烯界面面积增大,从而使石墨烯更好地分离出TiO₂中的光生电子,有更多的光生电子到达石墨烯参与催化反应,提高TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料的光催化性能.此研究表明通过控制TiO₂纳米片的尺寸来调控TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料中光生电子和空穴的分离,是显著提高其光催化性能的有效途径.     

热处理对TiO2纳米管结构相变的影响

TiO₂纳米管为无定形结构,焙烧后则由无定形转变为锐钛矿型,纳米管的管状结构被破坏,晶型转变是TiO₂纳米管的管状结构破坏的根本原因.经热处理,原来的TiO₂纳米管部分转变为长棒状的金红石型晶柱结构,而原料TiO₂在较大温度范围内焙烧均未出现长棒状晶柱结构;TiO₂由A→R的相变温差很大,TiO₂纳米管的A→R相变温度比原料约低350℃;合成的TiO₂纳米管的比表面积和孔体积很大.     

CeO2/TiO2复合纳米纤维的制备及光催化性能研究

采用静电纺丝技术和水热合成法制备了CeO₂/TiO₂复合纳米纤维. 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和比表面积测定(BET)等分析测试手段对样品的形貌及结构进行了表征, 并以罗丹明B的脱色降解为模式反应, 考察了样品的光催化性能. 结果表明: CeO₂纳米粒子均匀地生长在TiO₂纳米纤维表面, 形成了异质结构的CeO₂/TiO₂复合纳米纤维光催化材料. 通过改变碱源, 可以得到不同形貌的CeO₂. CeO₂的存在增加了TiO₂纳米纤维的比表面积, 有效地实现TiO₂光生电子和空穴的分离, 增强了体系的量子效率, 与纯TiO₂纳米纤维相比光催化活性明显提高. 初步探讨了异质结的形成机理.     

类蛋结构的可磁分离光催化剂纳米球的制备及催化性能

通过反胶束和静电自组装方法制备了一种类蛋结构的可磁分离光催化剂纳米材料SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄@TiO₂(TSN), 这种光催化剂对甲基橙废水有较好的降解效果, 并显示出了超顺磁性, 通过外加磁场方便地实现催化剂在水中的分离与回收. 该光催化剂纳米球的X射线衍射, TEM和FTIR结果表明, 铁酸镍纳米粒子被包裹在SiO₂内, 形成SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄(SN)纳米球载体, 纳米TiO₂颗粒组装在SN表面, 形成TiO₂光催化壳层. 利用甲基橙的降解考察了光催化剂纳米球的活性, 结果表明, 在NiFe₂O₄和TiO₂之间包覆一层无定形的SiO₂可以显著提高光催化剂纳米球TSN的催化活性.     

纳米氧化钛与小鼠乙酰胆碱酯酶的作用关系

纳米TiO₂已在各领域得到广泛应用, 由于其小尺寸效应、表面效应、量子尺寸效应等性质因而具有很强的生物学效应, 易进入人体内, 因而担心对人的健康构成潜在危害作用, 但其作用机制不明朗. 通过体内和体外实验相结合的研究方法, 运用光谱学的手段, 研究了纳米TiO₂颗粒与乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)结构-功能的作用关系. 结果表明, 在体内, 随着纳米TiO₂颗粒处理剂量的增加, AChE活性明显增加. 在体外, 一定浓度范围内纳米TiO₂颗粒对AChE有显著的激活作用. 光谱学分析证实纳米TiO₂颗粒与AChE直接发生结合作用, 强结合位点数为1.6个, 结合常数为2.56×10⁷ L•mol^－1, 而弱结合位点的结合常数为3.06×10⁶ L•mol^－1. 过多纳米TiO₂颗粒的结合将导致AChE去折叠并破坏其二级结构. 提示纳米TiO₂颗粒处理引起小鼠体内AChE活性的变化可能与纳米TiO₂颗粒结合后引起AChE的结构变化有密切关系.     

CdS修饰TiO2纳米带制备及光催化降解有毒有机污染物

以硫酸钛为原料,在210℃低温下,水热制备TiO₂纳米带.通过沉淀法用CdS修饰TiO₂纳米带表面,制得TiO₂@CdS复合光催化剂,采用XRD、TEM和反射紫外对其结构及光化学特性进行初步表征.以可见光(λ≥450 nm)光催化降解罗丹明B(Rhodamine B,RhB)、水杨酸(Salicylic Acid,SA)及2,4-二氯苯酚(2,4-Dichlorophenol,2,4-DCP)为探针反应,研究反应温度、介质和负载CdS对TiO₂@CdS结构性能的影响.结果表明,所制备的TiO₂纳米带分散性好.复合粉末由锐钛矿相TiO₂和立方相CdS组成.常温25℃中性介质中用CdS修饰的TiO₂的活性,在可见光照射下,为单纯TiO₂纳米带的29倍.同时,TiO₂也促进了CdS可见光光催化活性的提高.通过跟踪降解体系紫外-可见光谱(UV-vis)、红外光谱(FTIR)和总有机碳(TOC)测定,结果发现TiO₂@CdS/vis体系在pH 7.0时,对SA的降解率较TiO₂纳米带有显著地提高,反应15 h和21 h后,RhB和2,4-DCP的矿化率分别可达到47.8%和30.8%.     

金属镍掺杂改进纳米TiO2的表面增强拉曼散射性能

通过溶胶-水热法合成纯的和不同量Ni离子掺杂的TiO₂纳米粒子, 将其作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性基底, 研究了金属Ni掺杂对于纳米TiO₂ SERS性能的改进. 结果表明, 适量的Ni掺杂能够在纳米TiO₂的能隙中靠近导带底的位置形成丰富的掺杂能级, 促进TiO₂-to-molecule的电荷转移过程, 进而提高纳米TiO₂基底对吸附分子的SERS增强能力, 显著改进纳米TiO₂的SERS性能.     

苯基硅氧烷改性TiO2在聚苯硫醚抗紫外中的性能研究

首先以苯基三乙氧基硅烷（PTES）为改性剂,采用凝胶-溶胶法对金红石型TiO₂进行表面化学修饰,制备了抗紫外TiO₂/PTES纳米粒子.然后通过对TiO₂/PTES纳米粒子的系统表征,发现PTES的载入显著地抑制了TiO₂的光催化性能.最后将抗紫外性能优异的TiO₂/PTES-2纳米粒子以不同比例加入PPS中,制备了PPS复合薄膜,探讨了纳米粒子的添加对PPS抗紫外老化性能的影响.结果表明,当TiO₂/PTES-2纳米粒子的添加量为2.0 wt%时,PPS抗紫外性能达到最佳,即TiO₂/PTES-2/PPS复合薄膜紫外辐射192 h后的断裂强度保留率和断裂伸长保留率分别为93.75%和94.00%.     

染料敏化纳米晶体TiO2太阳能电池的对电极结构

通过对染料敏化纳米晶体TiO₂太阳能电池的对电极的结构进行改进,设计了一种可大容量储存电解质和补充电解质的新型对电极结构.当染料敏化纳米晶体TiO₂太阳能电池因液态电解质挥发泄漏而失效时,可以对其进行液态电解质的及时补充,从而使失效的染料敏化纳米晶体TiO₂太阳能电池重新恢复工作.该新型对电极结构为解决染料敏化纳米晶体TiO₂太阳能电池由于液态电解质泄漏导致的寿命降低问题提供了一种新的解决方法.     

铁酸锌掺杂对二氧化钛结构相变及光催化性能的影响

分别采用共沉淀法和溶胶-凝胶法制备铁酸锌和二氧化钛纳米粉体,较系统地研究了铁酸锌纳米掺杂对二氧化钛“锐钛矿→金红石”的结构相变及光催化性能的影响.结果表明,适量铁酸锌的掺杂可促进二氧化钛的结构相变,显著提高其光催化活性,在最佳掺杂浓度时,其光催化降解苯酚的效率可以提高2～3倍.     

Thermal properties of undoped, S-doped, Nb-doped, and S, Nb co-doped titania nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel method

One of the classic methods to extend the spectral response of a wide band gap titania semiconductor to visible light is impurity doping. This study has studied undoped, S-doped, Nb-doped, and S, Nb co-doped titania nanopowders prepared by sol–gel. The relationship between the doping conditions and the thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology of particles, and the influence of dopant in similar conditions was investigated. Also the relationship between the dopant and the properties of titania nanosized powders, such as thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and size of particles, was investigated. Thermogravimetry coupled with differential thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscope was used for the characterization of the materials. During heating of the air dried samples, their chemical degradation took place giving rise to anatase phase.     

TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-based nanopowders obtained from different Ti-alkoxides

Pure TiO₂ and S-doped TiO₂ sol–gel nanopowders were prepared by controlled hydrolysis-condensation of titanium alkoxides. The influence of different Ti-alkoxides (tetraethyl-, tetraisopropyl- and tetrabutyl-orthotitanate) used in obtaining TiO₂ porous materials in similar conditions (water/alkoxide ratio, solvent/alkoxide ratio, pH and temperature of reaction) has been investigated. The relationship between the synthesis conditions and the properties of titania nanosized powders, such as thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and size of particles, BET surface area and the influence of dopant was investigated. The nature of the alkyl group strongly influences the main characteristics of the obtained oxide powders, fact which is pointed out by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, TEM and BET surface area measurements.     

碳/氧化物复合物中碳层对氧化物相变的影响

碳/氧化铝(氧化钛)复合物具有独特的物理化学性质,在吸附和催化过程中有广泛应用.复合物中碳层对氧化物的相变有重要影响.在高温下通氧气焙烧碳/γ-Al2O3复合物可使γ-Al2O3迅速转变为α-Al2O3;而在惰性气氛中,碳层可显著抑制氧化铝的相变与烧结.碳/氧化钛体系中,碳层可明显提高氧化钛在惰性气氛中的热稳定性,在800℃以下碳层能有效阻止锐钛矿相向金红石相的转变;在含氧气氛中控制焙烧条件可将碳层完全除去而基本不影响氧化钛的物相组成及织构.因此,碳层可作为一种特殊的表面修饰剂,既可在高温下抑制氧化物的相变,又可避免在氧化物中引入掺杂元素.     

掺杂Cu的TiO2纳米粒子的制备、表征及其光催化活性

采用Sol-gel法制备了纯的和掺杂不同量Cu的TiO2纳米粒子,并用TG-DTA,XRD,XPS,UV-Vis和荧光光谱对样品进行了表征,考察焙烧温度和Cu含量对TiO2纳米粒子的性质及光催化活性的影响,初步探讨了Cu的掺杂对TiO2相变的作用机制及样品荧光光谱与光催化活性的关系.结果表明,Cu2+的掺杂对TiO2的相变有很大的促进作用,并使其光谱响应范围向可见光区拓展.Cu的掺杂未引起新的荧光现象,但适量Cu的掺杂能够降低TiO2纳米粒子的荧光强度.此外,在光催化降解苯酚的实验中,于500℃处理的掺杂Cu的TiO2纳米粒子的光催化活性较高,与表征结果一致.而掺杂不同量Cu的TiO2的光催化活性顺序与样品荧光光谱强度的顺序相反,即荧光光谱强度越低,其光催化活性越高.     

A simple route for the preparation of Eu, N-codoped TiO2 nanoparticles with enhanced visible light-induced photocatalytic activity

A simple route has been developed for the synthesis of europium, nitrogen-codoped titania photocatalysts under mild conditions (i.e., low temperature, < or = 348 K, and ambient pressure). The as-prepared photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) analyses. The results showed that the codoped photocatalyst with a spheroidal shape exhibited a smaller size than the undoped titania. The transformation from anatase to rutile was suppressed by doping with Eu and N atoms. Furthermore, the absorbance spectra of Eu, N-codoped TiO(2) exhibited a significant red shift to the visible region. The photocatalytic activity of Eu, N-codoped TiO(2) was evaluated by photodegradation of the dye reactive brilliant red X-3B under visible light. This codoped sample exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to N-doped TiO(2), pure TiO(2), and P25.     

Pyrogenic iron(III)-doped TiO2 nanopowders synthesized in RF thermal plasma: phase formation, defect structure, band gap, and magnetic properties

Iron(III)-doped TiO(2) nanopowders, with controlled iron to titanium atomic ratios (R(Fe/Ti)) ranging from nominal 0 to 20%, were synthesized using oxidative pyrolysis of liquid-feed metallorganic precursors in a radiation-frequency (RF) thermal plasma. The valence of iron doped in the TiO(2), phase formation, defect structures, band gaps, and magnetic properties of the resultant nanopowders were systematically investigated using M?ssbauer spectroscopy, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TEM/HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and measurements of magnetic properties. The iron doped in TiO(2) was trivalent (3+) in a high-spin state as determined by the isomer shift and quadrupole splitting from the M?ssbauer spectra. No other phases except anatase and rutile TiO(2) were identified in the resultant nanopowders. Interestingly, thermodynamically metastable anatase predominated in the undoped TiO(2) nanopowders, which can be explained from a kinetic point of view based on classical homogeneous nucleation theory. With iron doping, the formation of rutile was strongly promoted because rutile is more tolerant than anatase to the defects such as oxygen vacancies resulting from the substitution of Fe(3+) for Ti(4+) in TiO(2). The concentration of oxygen vacancies reached a maximum at R(Fe/Ti) = 2% above which excessive oxygen vacancies tended to concentrate. As a result of this concentration, an extended defect like crystallographic shear (CS) structure was established. With iron doping, red shift of the absorption edges occurred in addition to the d-d electron transition of iron in the visible light region. The as-prepared iron-doped TiO(2) nanopowders were paramagnetic in nature at room temperature.     

Crystallization and photovoltaic properties of titania-coated polystyrene hybrid microspheres and their photocatalytic activity

The hybrid microspheres with polystyrene core coated by titania nanoparticles were prepared by miniemulsion polymerization, and the as-prepared samples were characterized by SEM, XRD, TG-DTA, XPS, and SPS techniques. TiO2 nanoparticles experienced two processes of phase transition, i.e., amorphous to anatase and anatase to rutile at the calcining temperature range from 400 to 1000 degrees C. The phase transformation temperature of TiO2 hybrid microspheres from anatase to rutile was increased by about 300 degrees C due to the blocking function of calcined polymer remainder. SPS results present that the band-gap of hybrid microspheres is 3.2-3.4 eV, which is larger than that of pure TiO2. The maximum intensity of the SPS signal is about 3 times larger for the hybrid material as compared to the pure TiO2. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation rate of TiO2 hybrid microspheres was 15% faster than that of pure TiO2 in the experiment of the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange.     

Synthesis of highly active sulfate-promoted rutile titania nanoparticles with a response to visible light

Highly active sulfate-promoted rutile titania (SO(4)(2-)/TiO(2)) with smaller band gap was prepared by an in situ sulfation method, that is, under moderate conditions, sulfate-promoted rutile titania was directly obtained via precipitating Ti(SO(4))(2) in NaOH solution followed by peptizing in HNO(3) without the phase transformation from anatase to rutile. Thus, the negative impacts of phase transformation from anatase to rutile on the structure, surface, and photoactivity properties of the catalysts due to higher calcination temperature can be avoided. The catalysts were characterized by means of thermal analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible spectroscopy, FT-IR pyridine adsorption, and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). The results show sulfate species are sensitive to the variation of calcination temperature. In the process of peptizing, sulfate species are homogeneously dispersed throughout the bulk of catalysts, allowing sulfate species to penetrate into the network of TiO(2) effectively. After being calcined at 300 degrees C, sulfate species occupy oxygen sites to form Ti-S bonds, as evidenced by XPS results. As calcination temperature is further increased to 600 degrees C or above, the active sulfate species on the catalyst surface are destroyed, and the sulfate species in the network of TiO(2) are expelled out onto the surface to form inactive sulfate species. Thus, Ti(3+) defects will be produced on the catalyst surface. Accompanying this process, surface area is decreased promptly, and crystalline size is greatly increased via two fast growth phases due to the decomposition of sulfate species with different binding forces. Most importantly, the band gap of SO(4)(2-)/TiO(2) is remarkably shifted to the visible light region due to the formation of Ti-S bonds, and with increasing calcination temperature the visible light absorption capability is reduced due to breakage of Ti-S bonds. The excellent photoactivity of 300 degrees C calcined SO(4)(2-)/TiO(2) can be explained by its small crystalline size, high surface area, loose and porous microstructure, and the generation of Br?nsted acidity on its surface.     

Low-temperature synthesis and microstructural control of titania nano-particles

Nanocrystalline titania powders were synthesized at low temperature (⩽100°C) by a sol–gel method that achieved fine control of particle size and polymorph fraction. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV–Vis spectroscopy were used to characterize the phase assemblages, crystal size and band gap of the powders. It was demonstrated that larger, well-ordered titania crystals can be obtained by increasing aging temperature and time. These processing parameters can be adjusted to select specific polymorphs from the gel precursors with particular size and shape. The quantum size effect was observed in the size-controlled nanocrystalline titania particles, leading to a blue shift in UV absorption with decreasing in particle size. The anatase to rutile transformation, which may proceed with brookite as a transition phase, is dependent on both particle size and surface structure of the nascent crystals.