阳极氧化制备TiO2纳米管及其光催化性能

采用电化学阳极氧化法在纯Ti表面制备出结构整齐有序的TiO₂纳米管阵列, 研究了不同溶液体系对TiO₂纳米管尺寸和形貌的影响. 利用X射线衍射仪和场发射扫描电镜表征所制备的TiO₂纳米管. 20 V反应15 h, 0.5 wt% HF＋1 mol/L (NH₄)H₂PO₄溶液中TiO₂纳米管直径为70～90 nm, 长度约2.2 μm, 在500 ℃的空气气氛下退火1 h, 纳米管薄膜以锐钛矿结构为主, 在该条件下所制备TiO₂纳米管的光电流密度达到3.2 mA/cm². 以该纳米管薄膜为光阳极, 施加0.45 V (vs. SCE)的外加偏压, 在125 W紫外光照射5 h后, 初始摩尔浓度为20×10^－6 mol/L的酸性红G (C₁₈H₁₃N₃Na₂₀₈S₂)在pH＝3时, 降解率达到92.4%.     

MnO2对TiO2光催化降解甲基橙活性的影响

研究了在水悬浮液中α-MnO₂, β-MnO₂和δ-MnO₂对Degussa P-25 TiO₂光催化降解甲基橙活性的影响, 并利用紫外-可见漫反射光谱(DRS)、光致发光(PL) 光谱和X光电子能谱(XPS)等方法对受MnO₂污染前后的TiO₂样品进行了表征. 结果表明: 3种微量MnO₂颗粒物的存在均能使TiO₂的光催化活性受到明显的抑制, 甚至彻底失活. 在相同浓度下, 3种不同结构MnO₂的致毒效应大小顺序为: δ-MnO₂ > α-MnO₂ > β-MnO₂. 分析认为, MnO₂能与TiO₂形成核-壳型小团聚体, 在小团聚体内接触界面上构成“异质结”, 使TiO₂晶相中Ti⁴⁺和O^2-的化学状态发生变化, MnO₂不仅造成TiO₂的带隙能增大、紫外光吸收性能减弱, 而且其作为深能级杂质, 有效地促进了光生电子-空穴对的复合.     

纳米TiO2催化剂微晶结构对光催化反应的影响

采用正交试验方法, 调控Ti(SO₄)₂原料浓度、沉淀剂NH₄HCO₃浓度、沉淀pH值、焙烧温度和焙烧时间等制备条件制备得到了25个锐钛矿相TiO₂光催化剂. 对TiO₂光催化降解十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)的催化活性与TiO₂锐钛矿相10个晶面的法向粒子尺寸、晶格畸变应力、X射线衍射强度之间的关系进行了分析. 发现TiO₂光催化SDBS的降解遵循一级反应动力学; 其主要影响因素为(101)晶面结晶情况, 而与其余晶面的相关性不大; 光催化反应需要晶格畸变较少的结晶较完整的(101)晶面; 晶粒尺寸减小, 比表面积增大有利于提高反应速率; 光催化反应过程主要在结晶的锐钛矿相(101)晶面表面上发生, 而无定形TiO₂催化活性较低.     

Fe3+掺杂TiO2光催化降解聚乙烯薄膜的研究

以快速溶胶-凝胶法制备了纳米TiO₂光催化剂，并用Fe³⁺对其掺杂改性，在室温条件下, 用于固相光催化降解聚乙烯(PE)包装薄膜的研究. 对催化剂和薄膜进行了X衍射分析(XRD)、傅立叶红外光谱分析(FT-IR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)形貌观察. 结果表明， 60 W紫外光辐射240 h后， PE失重为8.43%, 锐钛矿型纳米TiO₂光催化剂使PE失重30.66%；用Fe³⁺掺杂后，0.5%Fe₂O3/TiO₂、1.0%Fe₂O₃/TiO₂和2.0%Fe₂O3/TiO₂分别使PE失重35.91%、20.72%和13.30%. 光催化剂加速了PE的失重，碳链的断裂和光氧化腐蚀，在薄膜表面形成大量的坑洞，降解产物中的小分子量的石蜡含量明显增高. Fe³⁺掺杂有一个最佳量， 0.5%Fe₂O3/TiO₂光催化降解PE的活性最高.     

Pt、N共掺杂TiO2在可见光下对三氯乙酸的催化降解作用

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了氮掺杂纳米TiO₂(N-TiO₂), 并用光分解沉积法在N-TiO₂表面负载微量金属Pt(0.5％(w)), 形成铂-氮共掺杂纳米TiO₂(Pt/N-TiO₂). 实验结果表明, Pt 、N共掺杂纳米TiO₂紫外可见光吸收边带较纳米TiO₂红移约20 nm, 并在400～500 nm处有弱的吸收. Pt/N-TiO₂电极在可见光区的光电流约为纳米TiO₂电极的6倍. 以Pt/N-TiO₂为催化剂, 催化三氯乙酸(TCA)光降解反应, 室温下经可见光照射2 h后TCA降解率约为8％. N掺杂减小了TiO₂的禁带能隙, 使它在可见光区具有光催化活性, 适量Pt掺杂抑制了光生载流子的复合, 加速了电子界面传递速度, Pt、N共掺杂使两种效应相结合, 进一步提高了光催化反应性能.     

苯并[a]蒽在TiO2颗粒表面的多相光化学反应

利用原位漫反射红外光谱(DRIFTS)并结合气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析研究了苯并[a]蒽(B[a]A)在TiO₂颗粒气固界面的光化学反应过程. 结果表明, 在氙灯照射下, 苯并[a]蒽在TiO₂颗粒气固界面发生光催化反应, 表面羟基和表面氧参与了光催化反应, 主要产物为苯并[a]蒽-7,12-二醌, 根据分析结果给出了苯并[a]蒽在TiO₂颗粒表面的光化学反应机理模型. 在模拟太阳光(22 mW·cm^-2)照射下, 苯并[a]蒽在TiO₂颗粒表面的光降解过程符合指数衰减方程, 半衰期为6.8 min.     

阳极氧化TiO2纳米管阵列的制备与掺杂

近年来,TiO₂纳米管阵列的制备与应用得到了广泛的研究。阳极氧化法制备TiO₂纳米管阵列具有工艺简单、成本低廉、易于放大等优点,引起了极大关注。本文综述了阳极氧化法制备TiO₂纳米管阵列的研究现状,基于TiO₂纳米管阵列在阳极氧化过程中的生长机理,讨论了决定阳极氧化TiO₂纳米管阵列形成的主要因素。结合本组的研究工作,总结了如何通过改变电压、升压速率、电解液、温度和氧化时间,实现纳米管管径、管壁厚度、管长的有效控制,提高TiO₂纳米管阵列的表面形貌质量。最后介绍了TiO₂纳米管阵列掺杂改性方面的研究进展。     

V2O5/TiO2催化剂表面钒氧物种的分散状态和催化性能

用X射线衍射(XRD)、激光拉曼光谱(LRS)、程序升温还原(TPR)和微反评价等手段研究了V₂O₅在TiO₂(锐钛)表面的分散状态和负载型V₂O₅/ TiO₂(锐钛)催化剂的邻二甲苯选择氧化催化性能. 结果表明在TiO₂(锐钛)表面V₂O₅分散容量的实测值(1.14 mmol V/100 m² TiO₂)与TiO₂(锐钛) 优先暴露晶面(001)上的空位密度(1.16 mmol/100 m² TiO₂)接近, 这表明分散的钒离子可能键合在TiO₂(锐钛)表面的空位上, 与嵌入模型估算结果相符. 当V₂O₅的负载量远低于其分散容量时, 表面上的钒氧物种主要为孤立的VOx通过V-O-Ti键与载体结合. 随V₂O₅负载量的增加, 孤立的VOx与其最近邻的钒氧物种(可为孤立或聚合)通过V-O-V键结合, 导致V-O-Ti键的比例降低和聚合钒氧物种的比例增多、表面氧物种的反应活性降低. 虽然V₂O₅/TiO₂催化剂的邻二甲苯选择氧化的活性随负载量增加而增加, 到钒氧物种成单层时达极大, 但按每个钒离子估算的TON(转化数)却随负载量的增加而线性下降. 当V₂O₅的负载量高于其分散容量时, 增加的V₂O₅以晶相形式存在, 此时除钒离子的利用率降低外, 还由于晶相V₂O₅中只有V-O-V存在, 与之相结合的氧离子的活性较与V-O-Ti键合的弱, 邻二甲苯选择氧化的活性随负载量的增加有所下降, 而其TON则更为迅速地线性降低.     

TiO2纳米线的制备及其光电性能研究

利用在钛箔表面沉积一层TiO₂纳米粒子作为晶种，与NaOH反应，制备了一维物质TiO₂纳米线。并用XRD、SEM、TEM、HRTEM及EDS等分析手段对TiO₂纳米线的成分、形貌、结构进行表征。结果表明，采用该方法制得的TiO₂纳米线直径在20～50 nm左右、长度可达几微米。反应温度能显著影响所得纳米线的形貌。研究了TiO₂纳米线的光电化学性能。随反应温度的升高TiO₂纳米线光电转换效率增大。     

一种制备SiO2纳米线的新方法

在Ar+O₂气氛中,用Ti片作加热器,加热TiSi粉末.通过化学反应和气-液-固增长过程,在TiSi薄膜上得到一层均匀的白色毛绒状生长物.用ED,EDX,SEM和HRTEM研究表明白色毛绒状生长物由大量表面光滑、直径均匀的SiO₂纳米线组成,SiO₂纳米线的直径在40～90 nm之间,为无定形结构.并测定了SiO₂纳米线的X射线诱导荧光发射,荧光发射出现在430和570 nm处.     

电化学沉积金纳米线结构及其电学特性

用电化学沉积方法，在有机介孔模板上制备出直径为90 nm的金纳米线.透射电子显微镜（TEM）分析结果表明，纳米线表面光滑并呈单晶结构.去除有机模板的金纳米线阵列用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）测试，纳米线顶端呈平台状，直径分布均一.我们利用原子力显微镜（AFM）测量了金纳米线阵列的微观结构，得到与SEM相一致的结果.在大气和室温条件下，用导电AFM针尖在接触模式下测量了单根纳米线的轴向I－V特性曲线，其结果为金属性.     

SERS,AFM and Electrochemical Characterization of Metal Nanorod and Nanowire Arrays

Metal nanowires (nanorods) have novel properties and potential applications in a wide field^[1]. Many two-dimensional nanowire arrays of semiconductors and metals with different diameter and length have been made using template synthesis method^[2]. The nanorod arrays of various metals (e.g., Cu, Ag,Au, Ni and Co) with different diameters from about 15 nm to 130 nm were fabricated by electrodeposition of the metals into the highly ordered nanochannel arrays in alumina film followed by partial removal of the film in phosphoric acid or sodium hydroxide. In the present work, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), AFM and electrochemical methods have been used to characterize the metal nanorod (nanowire) arrays. Tapping mode AFM and SERS were performed on Nanoscope Ⅲa (Digital Instruments) and on confocal Raman microscopy (LabRam I,Dilor) respectively.     

Bamboo-shaped Ag-doped TiO2 nanowires with heterojunctions

Bamboo-shaped Ag-doped TiO2 nanowires with heterojunctions were synthesized by a simple solvothermal method. The diameter of the nanowires was about 50-100 nm, and they had a length of up to a few millimeters. The detailed structure of the heterojunction in the nanowire was also characterized.     

Hunting for a maximum highly-energetic facet that interplays with spatial charge storage for enhanced catalytic activity

Exposure of highly-energetic facets challenges one's capabilities of designing new substances at the atomic level and of exploiting novel physicochemical properties. We report herein on TiO(2) microspheres with a maximum exposure of the highly-energetic facet (001). Intriguingly, these microspheres were fabricated by bundles of adjacent nanowires that grow roughly parallel along the c-axis from sphere centres to outward surfaces. In between these nanowires, there existed nanoscale boundary cavities. Reducing the nanowire diameter led to a lattice expansion, and meanwhile nanoscale boundary cavities in between nanowires were tailored to possess an optimum charge storage at a nanowire diameter of 6.2 nm. This charge storage could suppress the combination of photo-generated holes and electrons. Furthermore, owing to the lattice expansion, photo-generated holes were promoted to transfer along the c-axial to the highly-energetic facet (001) to produce reactive hydroxyl radicals. As a consequence, under UV-light irradiation, microspheres with a nanowire diameter of 6.2 nm showed a maximum photocatalytic activity among all nanowire diameters. When the microspheres were broken into segments, the catalytic activities were further enhanced and even superior to commercial P25, because of sufficient utilization of incident light. The methodology reported in this work is fundamentally important, and may offer opportunities for exploring highly-energetic facets of micro-architectures that interplay with spatial charge storage to active novel surface activities, potentially useful in various catalytic applications.     

双层分等级TiO_2纳米线制备及其光伏性能研究

采用两步溶剂热反应制备了底层为分等级锐钛矿的TiO_2纳米线阵列,上层为分等级锐钛矿的TiO_2纳米线薄膜的双层结构电极.通过XRD和SEM对其组成和形貌进行了表征,并考察了纳米线薄膜对染料敏化太阳电池(DSSC)光伏性能的影响.实验结果表明,分等级锐钛矿的TiO_2纳米线作为DSSC的光阳极,光电转换效率为4.39%,其效率高于光滑的TiO_2纳米线光阳极电池效率(2.07%).     

ZnO-Al2O3 and ZnO-TiO2 core-shell nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

We describe the construction and performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) based on arrays of ZnO nanowires coated with thin shells of amorphous Al(2)O(3) or anatase TiO(2) by atomic layer deposition. We find that alumina shells of all thicknesses act as insulating barriers that improve cell open-circuit voltage (V(OC)) only at the expense of a larger decrease in short-circuit current density (J(SC)). However, titania shells 10-25 nm in thickness cause a dramatic increase in V(OC) and fill factor with little current falloff, resulting in a substantial improvement in overall conversion efficiency, up to 2.25% under 100 mW cm(-2) AM 1.5 simulated sunlight. The superior performance of the ZnO-TiO(2) core-shell nanowire cells is a result of a radial surface field within each nanowire that decreases the rate of recombination in these devices. In a related set of experiments, we have found that TiO(2) blocking layers deposited underneath the nanowire films yield cells with reduced efficiency, in contrast to the beneficial use of blocking layers in some TiO(2) nanoparticle cells. Raising the efficiency of our nanowire DSCs above 2.5% depends on achieving higher dye loadings through an increase in nanowire array surface area.     

紫外光下纳米TiO2 薄膜亲水性机理的电化学研究

The nanometer films of TiO2 were prepared by sol-gel method on ITO（Indium-tin oxide,SnO2:In） substrate. The TiO2 film was the anatase phase with a particle size of 100 nm from the measurements of X-ray diffraction and AFM（Atomic-Force-Microscope）. Electrochemical characteristics of ITO/ TiO2 electrode under UV（ultraviolet）irradiation were investigated using the method of cyclic voltammetry. A new oxidative peak was observed at 0.035 V when the TiO2 electrode was irradiated by 253.7 nm UV light for a certain time. The peak current increased with the irradiation time. It was assumed that the new oxidative peak resulted from Ti3+,which was formed during the UV illumination. The changes of hydrophilicity of the TiO2 thin film on ITO under UV light were also observed. It was assumed that the changes of hydrophilicity of the films may be related with the formation of Ti3+ on the surface when the film was irradiated by UV light.     

Interfacial morphology and photoelectrochemistry of conjugated polyelectrolytes adsorbed on single crystal TiO2

The nanoscale morphology and photoactivity of conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) deposited from different solvents onto single crystal TiO(2) were investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photocurrent spectroscopy. CPE surface coverages on TiO(2) could be incremenentally increased by adsorbing the CPEs from static solutions. The solvents used for polymer adsorption influenced the surface morpohology of the CPEs on the TiO(2) surface. Photocurrent spectroscopy measurements in aqueous electrolytes, using iodide as a hole scavenger, revealed that the magnitude of the sensitized photocurrents was related to the surface coverages and the degree of aggregation of the CPEs as determined by AFM imaging. Absorbed photon-to-current efficiencies approaching 50% were measured for CPE layers as thick as 4 nm on TiO(2). These results suggest that precise control of CPE morphology at the TiO(2) interface can be achieved through optimization of the deposition conditions to improve the power conversion efficiencies of polymer-sensitized solar cells.     

Large-scale synthesis of TiO2 nanorods via nonhydrolytic sol-gel ester elimination reaction and their application to photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli

A simple method of synthesizing a large quantity of TiO(2) nanorods was developed. A nonhydrolytic sol-gel reaction between titanium(IV) isopropoxide and oleic acid at 270 degrees C generated 3.4 nm (diameter) x 38 nm (length) sized TiO(2) nanocrystals. The transmission electron microscopic image showed that the particles have a uniform diameter distribution. X-ray diffraction and selected-area electron diffraction patterns combined with high-resolution transmission electron microscopic image showed that the TiO(2) nanorods are highly crystalline anatase crystal structure grown along the [001] direction. The diameters of the TiO(2) nanorods were controlled by adding 1-hexadecylamine to the reaction mixture as a cosurfactant. TiO(2) nanorods with average sizes of 2.7 nm x 28 nm, 2.2 nm x 32 nm, and 2.0 nm x 39 nm were obtained using 1, 5, and 10 mmol of 1-hexadecylamine, respectively. The optical absorption spectrum of the TiO(2) nanorods exhibited that the band gap of the nanorods was 3.33 eV at room temperature, which is 130 meV larger than that of bulk anatase (3.2 eV), demonstrating the quantum confinement effect. Oleic acid coordinated on the nanorod surface was removed by the reduction of the carboxyl group of oleic acid, and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of the resulting naked TiO(2) nanorods was 198 m(2)/g. The naked TiO(2) nanorods exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than the P-25 photocatalyst for the photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli.