海胆状硫化镍空心球的制备及电化学性能研究

以乙二醇为溶剂,硫代乙酰胺为硫源,采取简单的溶剂热法成功合成了由纳米棒组成的海胆状硫化镍空心球,扫描电镜图片清楚地揭示了海胆状空心结构,XRD测试结果表明产品中存在α和β两种相结构,但主要组分为β-NiS. 跟踪产物随时间的变化,研究了海胆状空心球的形成过程. 先形成实心的海胆状结构,进一步熟化导致空心结构的形成. 作为锂离子电池的阴极材料,测定了海胆状硫化镍空心球的电化学性能,首次放电容量超过900mAh g-1,高于文献报道的理论容量,循环五十次后,稳定在约200 mAh g-1.     

TiO_2分级结构/Ag_3PO_4复合材料的可见光催化性能

制备了具有分级结构的海胆状TiO2纳米材料,并通过原位沉积法将可见光响应的Ag3PO4纳米颗粒沉积到TiO2的纳米分级结构上,合成了具有高效稳定可见光催化性能的系列TiO2分级结构/Ag3PO4复合材料,对比测试了系列材料对罗丹明B(RhB)的光催化降解性能.结果表明,TiO2分级结构/Ag3PO4复合材料光催化性能明显高于纯相的Ag3PO4光催化剂,同时也明显优于TiO2(P25)/Ag3PO4复合光催化剂,其中分级结构TiO2与Ag3PO4摩尔比为1∶1的复合材料具有最强的光催化性能,在可见光照射6min内可实现RhB的完全脱色.分析结果表明,与纳米颗粒TiO2相比,具有海胆状纳米结构的TiO2可为Ag3PO4的负载提供更多的担载位点,增加TiO2和Ag3PO4的接触面积,进而提升Ag3PO4光激发产生的光生电子-空穴的分离效率.同时在光降解过程中,Ag3PO4表面存在的少量Ag+会逐渐还原成单质Ag0,通过Ag0的等离子体共振效应,可增加对光子的吸收转换能力,从而进一步提高该复合材料光催化降解染料的性能.     

双醇诱导自组装制备多级蛋壳结构TiO2材料及其光催化性能研究

采用双醇诱导自组装的方法可控合成了纳米片、实心球、核壳球、蛋壳球和空心球Ti02．利用SEM、TEM、XRD、UV-Vis等表征手段,探索了一元醇羟基的活泼性及丙三醇的三羟基结构在形成多级结构TiO2中的作用．丙三醇和一元醇的比例及醇热时间可控制TiO2的自组装过程而影响材料的形貌结构．同时光催化降解苯酚实验表明,具有多级结构的蛋壳球TiO2显示高活性,归因于光吸收增强．     

蝴蝶结状TiO2纳米粒子的制备及其光催化性能研究

以四甲基氢氧化铵为结构导向剂,钛酸四丁酯为钛源,水热法制备纳米TiO2光催化材料,由FT-IR、XRD、TEM、UV-Vis等测试手段对其结构和形貌进行表征。通过苯酚的光催化降解实验测试其光催化性能。结果表明,所得TiO2为锐钛矿相、蝴蝶结状,结晶度高、规整度高,经紫外光照6h后,对苯酚的光降解率可达62.3%,具有较高的光催化活性。     

TiO_2空心微球负载钒、铈催化剂的制备及其对氯苯催化燃烧性能研究

采用水热法制备TiO2空心球,以TiO2空心球为载体,采用等体积浸渍法分别制备了不同V负载量(3%~10%)的V2O5/TiO2和稀土改性后的V2O5-CeO2/TiO2催化剂,利用XRD,SEM,EDS,TEM对TiO2空心球及V2O5-CeO2/TiO2催化剂进行了表征,结果表明,空心球TiO2分散性良好,粒径在1.5μm左右,且其为锐钛矿结构,负载的V和大部分的Ce均匀分散在TiO2空心球体内部或者表面而未破坏TiO2空心球结构。考察了催化剂对氯苯的催化燃烧性能,活性评价结果表明当V负载量在5%时,V2O5/TiO2催化剂对氯苯催化燃烧性能最佳,在掺杂10%的稀土Ce后,催化燃烧氯苯的活性得到明显提高。     

纳米TiO2 的制备及其光催化降解性能

采用低温水解沉淀法以TiCl4为原料制备了纳米TiO2,其结构经TEM和XRD表征。研究了太阳光激发下纳米TiO2对甲基橙的光催化降解性能,结果显示：纳米TiO2的分散性越好,粒径越小,光催化降解能力越强;以锐钛矿为主的复合纳米TiO2晶体比纯锐钛矿晶相具有更优异的光催化活性。     

磷掺杂锐钛矿二氧化钛能带结构的从头计算研究

用密度泛函方法优化了锐钛矿二氧化钛及其磷掺杂锐钛矿二氧化钛的晶体结构.研究揭示了用超胞模型研究未掺杂和P掺杂锐钛矿TiO2能带结构和态密度的可行性.计算结果对于提高TiO2光催化活性有意义.     

表面相结结构在促进光催化电荷分离中的应用

二十世纪八十年代以来,特别是近十年,光催化研究在利用可再生能源太阳能的道路上飞速发展。越来越多的研究表明,相结结构的构筑是有效提高半导体光催化剂性能的重要策略。其中, TiO2作为重要的模型光催化剂,其相关研究成果呈现出指数增长的趋势。本综述围绕TiO2模型光催化剂,主要介绍TiO2表面相结的研究成果,包括TiO2表面相的表征、锐钛矿：金红石TiO2相结用于光催化产氢研究、TiO2相结在光催化中作用的最新认识等。在表征方面,通过表面灵敏的紫外拉曼光谱研究了TiO2相变过程中表面相结构的变化,结合可见拉曼以及XRD表征揭示了TiO2独特的相变过程,即相变始于锐钛矿粒子的界面处,小粒子逐渐团聚为大粒子,致其相变从大粒子体相开始最终扩展到整个粒子。使用CO, CO2探针红外光谱,根据锐钛矿和金红石表面吸附物种的差异,进一步证实了锐钛矿：金红石表面相结结构,为紫外拉曼光谱的表面表征特性提供坚实证据。同时,利用发光光谱观察到锐钛矿晶相的可见发光带和金红石晶相的近红外发光带,并基于此给出了TiO2材料表面相结结构的荧光表征新方法。此外荧光光谱还提供了锐钛矿、金红石相中载流子动力学信息,揭示了束缚态在光催化中的作用。在光催化应用方面,观察到混相结构TiO2较单独锐钛矿及金红石相具有更高的光催化产氢活性,通过在较大金红石颗粒上担载纳米锐钛矿粒子,证明了相结结构在提高光催化活性中的核心作用,并首次提出了锐钛矿：金红石表面异相结结构概念,推断其对电荷分离的促进作用是最终提高反应活性的原因。之后将此概念应用到改善商品TiO2(P25)光催化活性中,通过可控热处理精细调控P25的表面相结构,在光催化重整生物质衍生物产氢实验中,成功将P25光催化产氢活性提高3?5倍。之后发展了新的TiO2表面控制方法,通过加入Na2SO4等相变控制剂,延缓了TiO2从锐钛矿向金红石的相变过程,在较高温度下实现TiO2相结结构的调控,最终可将P25光催化重整甲醇制氢的活性提高6倍,同时通过高分辨电镜清晰观察到锐钛矿：金红石相结的原子层生长接触。在相结作用机理方面,多种时间分辨光谱技术以及理论计算被用作探索锐钛矿：金红石相结处的电子转移机理。通过时间分辨红外光谱对TiO2表面相结结构作用的研究,特别是利用锐钛矿、金红石不同的瞬态吸收光谱特征,证明了锐钛矿：金红石相结处的载流子转移过程,存在锐钛矿向金红石的电子转移过程。模型光催化剂TiO2相结的研究成果,加深了对光催化机理的认识,促进新型高效光催化体系的设计合成。     

纳米TiO2光催化剂的酸催化水解合成与表征

以TiCl4为钛源,采用酸催化水解法控制TiCl4水解速度,合成了纳米TiO2光催化剂。以苯酚的光催化降解为模型反应,考察了酸催化剂种类、水解温度、煅烧温度对TiO2光催化活性的影响。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射(DRS)、扫描电镜(SEM)、低温氮物理吸附,分析了TiO2光催化剂的晶相结构、光谱特征以及表面形貌。结果表明,以HCl为催化剂、水解温度98℃、煅烧温度500℃下制得TiO2活性最高。最佳条件下合成的TiO2前驱体为无定型结构,400℃煅烧时几乎完全转化为锐钛矿相,800℃时完全转化为金红石相。随着煅烧温度升高,TiO2光吸收阈值红移,TiO2粒子尺寸增大,比表面积下降,光催化活性降低。     

表面相结结构在促进光催化电荷分离中的应用（英文）

二十世纪八十年代以来,特别是近十年,光催化研究在利用可再生能源太阳能的道路上飞速发展.越来越多的研究表明,相结结构的构筑是有效提高半导体光催化剂性能的重要策略.其中,TiO2作为重要的模型光催化剂,其相关研究成果呈现出指数增长的趋势.本综述围绕TiO2模型光催化剂,主要介绍TiO2表面相结的研究成果,包括TiO2表面相的表征、锐钛矿:金红石TiO2相结用于光催化产氢研究、TiO2相结在光催化中作用的最新认识等.在表征方面,通过表面灵敏的紫外拉曼光谱研究了TiO2相变过程中表面相结构的变化,结合可见拉曼以及XRD表征揭示了TiO2独特的相变过程,即相变始于锐钛矿粒子的界面处,小粒子逐渐团聚为大粒子,致其相变从大粒子体相开始最终扩展到整个粒子.使用CO,CO2探针红外光谱,根据锐钛矿和金红石表面吸附物种的差异,进一步证实了锐钛矿:金红石表面相结结构,为紫外拉曼光谱的表面表征特性提供坚实证据.同时,利用发光光谱观察到锐钛矿晶相的可见发光带和金红石晶相的近红外发光带,并基于此给出了TiO2材料表面相结结构的荧光表征新方法.此外荧光光谱还提供了锐钛矿、金红石相中载流子动力学信息,揭示了束缚态在光催化中的作用.在光催化应用方面,观察到混相结构TiO2较单独锐钛矿及金红石相具有更高的光催化产氢活性,通过在较大金红石颗粒上担载纳米锐钛矿粒子,证明了相结结构在提高光催化活性中的核心作用,并首次提出了锐钛矿:金红石表面异相结结构概念,推断其对电荷分离的促进作用是最终提高反应活性的原因.之后将此概念应用到改善商品TiO2(P25)光催化活性中,通过可控热处理精细调控P25的表面相结构,在光催化重整生物质衍生物产氢实验中,成功将P25光催化产氢活性提高3-5倍.之后发展了新的TiO2表面控制方法,通过加入Na2SO4等相变控制剂,延缓了TiO2从锐钛矿向金红石的相变过程,在较高温度下实现TiO2相结结构的调控,最终可将P25光催化重整甲醇制氢的活性提高6倍,同时通过高分辨电镜清晰观察到锐钛矿:金红石相结的原子层生长接触.在相结作用机理方面,多种时间分辨光谱技术以及理论计算被用作探索锐钛矿:金红石相结处的电子转移机理.通过时间分辨红外光谱对TiO2表面相结结构作用的研究,特别是利用锐钛矿、金红石不同的瞬态吸收光谱特征,证明了锐钛矿:金红石相结处的载流子转移过程,存在锐钛矿向金红石的电子转移过程.模型光催化剂TiO2相结的研究成果,加深了对光催化机理的认识,促进新型高效光催化体系的设计合成.     

Preparation of hollow titania and strontium titanate spheres using sol–gel derived silica gel particles as templates

A facile approach, based on polyelectrolyte-mediated electrostatic adsorption of a water-soluble titanium complex on colloidal templates and hydrothermal treatment, is presented for the formation of hollow titania (TiO₂) and strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) spheres. Monodispersed silica gel particles were prepared by the sol?Cgel method and adopted as core templates. Deposition of a water-soluble titanium complex, titanium (IV) bis(ammoniumlactato)dihydroxide (TALH), on the silica gel particles was carried out via the layer-by-layer assembly technique. Hollow spheres were successfully formed from the core?Cshell particles. The silica gel particles used as core templates dissolved during hydrothermal treatment because of the particles?? undeveloped siloxane network. In addition, the hydrothermal treatment induced crystallization of the hollow shells. Therefore, the hydrothermal treatment played two roles; removal of the silica templates and crystallization of the hollow shells. When deionized water was used, hollow TiO₂ spheres were obtained. Hollow SrTiO₃ spheres could also be formed when an aqueous solution of Sr(OH)₂ was used. The approach presented here could be exploited as a novel and sustainable approach for the fabrication of a range of different inorganic hollow spheres.     

Thermal and hydrothermal stability of flame hydrolytically synthesized SiO2/TiO2 mixed oxides

The phase stability of the two TiO₂ modifications (anatase and rutile) in fumed SiO₂/TiO₂ nano-composites (0–24.8 wt-% silica) under thermal and hydrothermal conditions was investigated by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and gas adsorption methods (BET). The results show that the phase transformation from anatase to rutile type of structure and the growth of anatase crystallites are significantly retarded by mixing small amounts of SiO₂ into TiO₂, while the specific surface area is maintained. The SiO₂/TiO₂-composites reveal a remarkable shift in the anatase to rutile transformation temperature from approx. 500 °C (pure TiO₂) to approx. 1000 °C (samples with SiO₂ contents of more than 10%). The rate of phase transformation from anatase to rutile is enhanced under hydrothermal conditions compared to conventional thermal treatment, e.g. pure titania (AEROXIDE^® TiO₂ P25) annealed under hydrothermal conditions (100 g/m³ absolute humidity, 4 h at 600 °C) had a rutile content of 85%, while the same specimens annealed in absence of humidity contained only 46% rutile. However, the difference in rate of phase transformation became less pronounced when the silica content in SiO₂/TiO₂-composites was further increased.TEM results showed that the surface of the anatase crystallites was covered with silica. This averts coalescence of anatase crystallites and keeps them under a critical size during the annealing process. When the crystal domains grew larger, a rapid conversion to rutile took place. The critical size of anatase crystallites for the phase transformation was estimated to be 15–20 nm.     

Monodisperse TiO2 Spheres with High Charge Density and Their Self‐Assembly

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) spheres are potential candidates to fabricate three‐dimensional (3D) photonic crystals owing to their high refractive index and low absorption in the visible and near‐infrared regions. Here, TiO₂ spheres with both high surface charge density and uniform size, which are necessary for the self‐assembly of TiO₂ spheres, have been prepared by means of sol–gel methods in ethanol in the presence of thioglycolic acid as ligand. Thioglycolic acid, which contains two functional groups, not only acts as coordinating ligand for stabilizing and controlling the growth of TiO₂ spheres but also endows the resulting TiO₂ spheres with high charge density as based on ζ ‐potential analysis when the pH of the TiO₂ aqueous dispersion was 6.5 or higher. The SEM images illustrate that the diameter of the prepared TiO₂ spheres can be tuned from 100 to 300 nm by simply controlling the concentration of H₂O. FTIR spectra confirm that thioglycolic acid bonded to the surface of TiO₂ spheres through carboxylic groups. As anticipated, the obtained TiO₂ spheres could self‐assemble to form a 3D opal photonic crystal structure by means of a simple gravity sedimentation method. Then the TiO₂ spheres in the 3D opal photonic crystal structure were able to transform into a pure anatase phase by annealing at different temperatures.     

Exposed crystal surface-controlled TiO2 nanorods having rutile phase from TiCl3 under hydrothermal conditions

Size-, shape-, and phase structure-controlled synthesis of TiO₂ nanocrystallites has long been one of the main themes in TiO₂ research. Many synthetic techniques have been utilized in the preparation of TiO₂ nanocrystals, among which hydrothermal treatment has been drawing much attention because it directly produces well-crystallized nanocrystallities of a wide range of compositions of crystal phases within a short reaction time. In this study, we carried out hydrothermal growth of rutile TiO₂ rods by using aqueous titanium trichloride (TiCl₃) solutions containing NaCl. Uniform ultrafine rutile TiO₂ particles were obtained, and developed crystal faces were observed by TEM, SEM, XRD, and specific surface area measurements. The obtained rutile fine particles showed high levels of activity for degradation of 2-propanol and acetaldehyde under UV irradiation compared to the activity levels of anatase fine particles (ST-01) developed for environmental clean-up. The surface chemistry of the rutile TiO₂ particles was also investigated. From photodeposition of Pt and PbO₂, we suggest that the (1 1 0) face provides reductive sites and that the (1 1 1) face provides oxidative sites. These results indicate that the crystal faces facilitate the separation of electrons and holes, resulting in improvement of photocatalytic activity.     

Microwave‐Hydrothermal Preparation and Visible‐Light Photoactivity of Plasmonic Photocatalyst Ag‐TiO2 Nanocomposite Hollow Spheres

Visible‐light‐driven plasmonic photocatalyst Ag‐TiO₂ nanocomposite hollow spheres are prepared by a template‐free chemically‐induced self‐transformation strategy under microwave‐hydrothermal conditions, followed by a photochemical reduction process under xenon lamp irradiation. The prepared samples are characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, N₂ adsorption‐desorption isotherms, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV/Vis and Raman spectroscopy. Production of ?OH radicals on the surface of visible‐light illuminated TiO₂ was detected by using a photoluminescence method with terephthalic acid as the probe molecule. The photocatalytic activity of as‐prepared samples was evaluated by photocatalytic decolorization of Rhodamine B (RhB) aqueous solution at ambient temperature under visible‐light irradiation. The results show that the surface plasmon absorption band of the silver nanoparticles supported on the TiO₂ hollow spheres was red shifted, and a strong surface enhanced Raman scattering effect for the Ag‐TiO₂ nanocomposite sample was observed. The prepared nanocomposite hollow spheres exhibits a highly visible‐light photocatalytic activity for photocatalytic degradation of RhB in water, and their photocatalytic activity is higher than that of pure TiO₂ and commercial Degussa P25 (P25) powders. Especially, the as‐prepared Ag‐TiO₂ nanocomposite hollow spheres at the nominal atomic ratio of silver to titanium ( R ) of 2 showed the highest photocatalytic activity, which exceeds that of P25 by a factor of more than 2.     

Controlled crystallization of titanium dioxide particles in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) from peroxytitanic acid

Crystallization of TiO₂ particles from peroxytatanic acid in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) via a hydrothermal process was investigated. The crystal structure and morphology of TiO₂ were significantly affected by pH and PVA dosage. High acidic condition without PVA led to the formation of rutile TiO₂, while addition of PVA resulted in the formation of anatase TiO₂. Much amount of PVA addition, and neutral or high pH circumstance were favorable for formation of anatase TiO₂ particles. The pH of solution also affected morphology of TiO₂ particles produced. From TEM images, it was observed that in pH 5.5 solution rod-shaped clusters and in pH 8.5 solution nanoparticles aggregates composed of 20–30 nm TiO₂ particles were formed.     

A one-pot synthetic approach to prepare palladium nanoparticles embedded hierarchically porous TiO2 hollow spheres for hydrogen peroxide sensing

A simple one-step method to fabricate hierarchically porous TiO₂/Pd composite hollow spheres without any template was developed by using solvothermal treatment. Pd nanoparticles (2-5 nm) were well dispersed in the mesopores of the TiO₂ hollow spheres via in-situ reduction. In our experiment, polyvinylpyrrolidone played an important role in the synthetic process as the reducing agent and the connective material between TiO₂ and Pd nanoparticles. HF species generated from solvothermal reaction leaded to the formation of TiO₂ hollow spheres and Ostwald ripening was another main factor that affected the size and structure of the hollow spheres. The as-prepared TiO₂/Pd composite hollow spheres exhibited high electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂. The sensitivity was about 226.72 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻² with a detection limit of 3.81 μM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. These results made the hierarchically porous TiO₂/Pd composite a promising platform for fabricating new nonenzymic biosensors.     

Tuning crystal structure of iridium-incorporated titanium dioxide nanosupport and its influence on platinum catalytic performance in direct ethanol fuel cells

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) has recently been used as a promising support for platinum (Pt)-based catalysts; however, its very low electrical conductivity and understanding the effect of the TiO₂ structure on Pt electrocatalytic performance for ethanol electro-oxidation reaction (EOR) are major challenges in direct ethanol fuel cells. This study reports an easy and green approach to control the crystal structures of a robust iridium-incorporated TiO₂ nanomaterial and its effect on the Pt electrocatalytic performance for EOR. A green hydrothermal route is used to fabricate iridium-modified TiO₂ nanosupports with different structures by controlling the reaction temperature and time as well as solution pH without using further calcination, followed by the anchoring of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) via a surfactant-free modified reduction route. The experimental results indicate that the pure structure of the iridium-modified TiO₂ nanosupport can easily be obtained by controlling the solution pH. In terms of EOR, all prepared catalysts show more effective performance than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Among the prepared catalysts, the Pt anchored on the rutile iridium-incorporated TiO₂ exhibits higher EOR performance than on the anatase iridium-incorporated TiO₂ nanosupport, with negative onset potential, high current density, and electrochemical stability. The enhancement is assigned to the great adsorption and desorption ability as well as the high natural resistance to metal NPs ripening on (110) facets of the rutile structure compared with the (101) facets of the anatase structure. This exploration can offer an efficient route for tuning the structure of metal oxides and understanding the effect of the structure of the TiO₂-based support on the Pt catalytic performance.     

Controlled Synthesis of Hollow PbS‐TiO2 Hybrid Structures through an Ion Adsorption–Heating Process and their Photocatalytic Activity

Hollow hybrid nanostructures have received significant attention because of their unique structural features. This study reports a facile ion adsorption–heating method to fabricate hollow PbS‐TiO₂ hybrid particles. In this method, the TiO₂ spheres used as a substrate material to grow PbS are aggregates of many small amorphous TiO₂ particles, and each small particle is covered with thioglycolic acid ligands through Ti⁴⁺–carboxyl coordination. When Pb²⁺ ions are added to a colloidal solution of these TiO₂ spheres, these ions are adsorbed by sulfhydryl (‐SH) groups to form metal thiolates, and the C−S bond is dissociated by heating to release S²⁻. The S²⁻ ions react with Pb²⁺ ions to form PbS without additive sulfur sources. Additionally, the amorphous TiO₂ spheres are transformed into the anatase phase during the heating process. As a result, the crystallization of TiO₂ spheres along with the formation of PbS is simultaneously carried out by heating. During the heating process, owing to the Kirkendall effect of S²⁻ diffusion and the Ostwald ripening effect of the crystallization of amorphous TiO₂ spheres, PbS‐TiO₂ hollow hybrid structures can be obtained. The XRD and XPS characterizations proved the formation of anatase TiO₂ and PbS. The TEM characterization confirmed the formation of hollow structures in the PbS‐TiO₂ hybrid sample. The photocatalytic activity of the hollow PbS‐TiO₂ hybrid spheres have been investigated for the degradation of Cr⁶⁺ under visible light. The results show that hollow PbS‐TiO₂ hybrid spheres exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity, in which almost all the Cr⁶⁺ was degraded after 140 min.     

水热沉淀法制备掺铁二氧化钛中空球及其光催化性能

 以碳球为模板剂, 采用水热沉淀法制备了不同配比掺 Fe 的 TiO2 (Fe-TiO2) 中空球, 并运用 X 射线粉末衍射、扫描电子显微镜、元素分析能谱、红外光谱和热重等方法对其进行了表征. 结果表明, 中空球为锐钛矿相, 大小为 0.5~3.20 ?m, 壳层厚度为 30~60 nm, 比表面积为 150~300 m2/g. 随着 Fe 掺杂量的增加, 中空球在可见光区的吸收强度逐渐增加. 光催化降解实验表明, 掺 Fe 后, TiO2 中空球的可见光催化活性升高, 其中 0.5% Fe-TiO2 在 80 min 内降解亚甲基蓝超过 75%. 同时还讨论了光催化机制.