柔性透明导电基底上二氧化钛自组装薄膜的制备及光电化学性能

通过层层自组装技术, 以结晶的二氧化钛为原料, 在不使用聚电解质的情况下, 免除了高温煅烧, 直接在柔性透明导电基底上制备了全纳米二氧化钛颗粒自组装薄膜。二氧化钛源主要包括带有异种电荷的锐钛矿二氧化钛溶胶和Degussa的P25二氧化钛, 溶胶中的超细二氧化钛纳米晶在制备过程中起到了调节薄膜微观结构的作用, 提高了薄膜的均匀性和致密度。将二氧化钛自组装薄膜作为工作电极, 在三电极体系中进行光电化学测试, 表面均匀致密的二氧化钛薄膜电极表现出了更高的光电化学性能, 加入溶胶后获得的自组装薄膜电极所得到的光电流强度较由全P25组装的薄膜电极提高了近25%。     

二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜的超声辐射阳极氧化制备

通过使用铂片作为对电极在含有氢氟酸的二甲基亚砜溶液中, 将金属钛片进行阳极氧化的方法制备得到二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜. 在施加40 V偏压超声辐射作用下阳极氧化24 h条件下得到的二氧化钛纳米管长达到680 nm, 管内直径25 nm, 管壁厚度约3～5 nm. 采用了XRD和TEM等分析手段表征了二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜的微观结构和表面形貌, 分别测试了薄膜的光吸收性能、循环伏安特性和光化学转换效率, 并和碱性溶胶-凝胶方法制备的纳米晶二氧化钛薄膜作了对比研究. 实验制备的二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜电极的光吸收率比纳米晶二氧化钛薄膜提高了40%, 光电化学转换效率前者是后者的6倍, 实验结果表明二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜结构有利于加快电子的传输, 并能减少电荷复合, 采用这种二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜结构的染料敏化太阳能电池光电极有望进一步提高太阳能电池的效率. 本文还探讨了在超声波辐射作用下二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜的形成机理.     

二氧化钛纳米晶溶胶内渗透电极对染料敏化太阳能电池的光伏性能的提高

以自制的过氧钛酸(PTA)水溶液为前驱体,用水热法制备了透明锐钛矿相二氧化钛溶胶.无需有机添加剂可得到直径小于7 nm的棒状二氧化钛纳米晶溶胶.通过将溶胶内渗透到染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)的多孔二氧化钛电极后,消除了多孔电极内的大孔并改善了电极内纳米晶之间的连通性.用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和光学轮廓仪对溶胶内渗透后的光阳极进行了表征.结果表明:小颗粒棒状二氧化钛纳米晶附着在多孔的二氧化钛表面,填充了电极由于烧结产生的大孔,并在多孔的二氧化钛内部形成了有利于电子传输的网络结构.与未经处理的多孔电极相比,改性后的光阳极组装成染料敏化太阳能电池后光电转化效率提高了64%.     

铂非均匀掺杂二氧化钛薄膜的光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了铂非均匀掺杂的二氧化钛薄膜, 并用UV-vis分光光度计及电化学工作站表征了薄膜的光吸收性能和光电化学行为, 通过对甲基橙的光催化降解动力学来表征催化剂的光催化活性. 结果表明 Pt非均匀掺杂可以明显增强二氧化钛的光催化活性, 而均匀掺杂的效果较差; Pt非均匀掺杂的最佳量为0.3 mol%. 催化剂薄膜的电化学行为显示: Pt非均匀掺杂二氧化钛薄膜的开路电压高, 交流阻抗小. 并从半导体的PN结原理探讨了Pt非均匀掺杂二氧化钛的催化活性机理.     

直接热氧化制备氧化钛薄膜电极的研究Ⅰ. 制备、结构和电化学性质

采用原子力显微镜、 X光衍射仪、电化学阻抗谱等手段对热氧化制备氧化钛膜的结构和电化学性质进行了研究.结果表明,金属钛直接热氧化制备的薄膜为金红石型二氧化钛薄膜;随氧化温度升高和时间延长,薄膜结晶度逐渐增大;随氧化温度升高,二氧化钛平带电位向负方向移动;当温度大于600℃后,二氧化钛结晶致密,电子导电性减小.     

TiO2包覆不同微结构纳米碳纤维薄膜电极的光电化学性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了TiO2包覆不同微结构的纳米碳纤维(Carbon nanofibers, CNF), 包括板式纳米碳纤维(Platelet-CNF, PCNF)和鱼骨式纳米碳纤维(Fish-bone-CNF, FCNF)的复合薄膜电极. 用光电流作用谱和光电流-电势图等方法研究了复合薄膜电极的光电化学性能. 研究结果表明, 复合薄膜电极表现出n型半导体特征, 薄膜中CNF的存在有助于光生电子和空穴有效地分离, 提高了光电转换效率, TiO2包覆PCNF薄膜电极在可见光范围内存在明显的光电响应.     

巯基修饰单链DNA在纳米金薄膜电极上自组装、杂交和取向的电化学交流阻抗谱

利用电化学交流阻抗技术对SH-ssDNA在纳米金薄膜电极表面的自组装、杂交和取向进行了系统表征。 探讨了SH-ssDNA的组装时间、浓度和链长对其自组装的影响,自组装15 h时电荷传递电阻Rct最大,表面覆盖率最高;研究了SH-ssDNA的浓度、链长以及与互补DNA的杂交方式对杂交反应的影响。 结果发现,随着单链浓度的增加,杂交后R_ct的变化值逐渐降低,当SH-ssDNA为5 μmol/L时Rct值比杂交前增加了16%。 通过对阻抗谱数据模拟和分析,表明SH-ssDNA以垂直竖立取向在金电极表面形成均匀致密单分子层,杂交效率与SH-ssDNA的覆盖率密切相关。     

等离子体聚合法修饰半导体光电极的研究——聚丙烯腈/n-GaAs,n-GaP电极

用导电聚合物修饰光电化学体系中的半导体电极,对于抑制电极的光腐蚀、改善电极特性及赋予其催化功能有明显的效果.在制备聚合物薄膜的几种方法中,等离子体聚合可得到高度交联、均匀、化学稳定性好的超薄膜,且成膜工序简单,已引起重视并取得初步应用。等离子体聚合法修饰导体电极国内外均有报道,但在修饰半导体电极方面的研究甚少。本文探讨了用这种方法在n-GaAs、n-GaP电极上制备聚丙烯腈(PAN)薄膜,并进行     

氨基功能化有序介孔Si02薄膜组装Au纳米粒子复合材料的可调色散性质

以聚环氧乙烷-聚环氧丙烷-聚环氧乙烷(P123)为模板剂,采用共溶胶的蒸发诱导自组装方法制备了氨基功能化介孔SO2薄膜,然后利用氯金酸(HAUCl4)与介孔SiO2薄膜孔道内壁的氨基之间的中和反应组装Au纳米粒子,制备得到Au/SiO2纳米复合材料.用TEM,XRD和UV-Vis光谱对材料进行了测试.结果表明,无水乙醇...     

纳米钛酸锶薄膜电极的组装及其对不锈钢的光电化学缓蚀性能

研究了在铟锡氧化物（ITO）导电玻璃上组装的纳米钛酸锶薄膜光电极在模拟日光照射下对不锈钢的抗腐蚀保护性能.通过溶胶-凝胶法在添加和不添加十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）表面活性剂的情况下制得了不同形貌的钛酸锶粉体.X射线衍射（XRD）和高分辨扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征结呆表明,两种方法合成的钛酸锶均为钙钛矿型结构,但添加CTAB后得到的钛酸锶颗粒分散均匀,平均粒径为90 nm左右.采用紫外-可见漫反射光谱对钛酸锶薄膜的光物理性质进行了研究,发现其光吸收范围在紫外光区,而且通过CTAB协助合成的钛酸锶在小于380 nm光区较非CTAB协助合成的钛酸锶有更强的吸收.以0.1 mol·L^-1NaOH+0.2 mol·L^-1Na₂S溶液为光电极反应的电解质,测试了钛酸锶薄膜电极对304不锈钢在0.5 mol·L^-1的NaCI腐蚀溶液中的光电化学缓蚀性能.304不锈钢在CTAB改性钛酸锶薄膜光电化学保护或不保护条件在0.5 mol·L^-1NaCl+0.05 mol·L^-1HCl腐蚀溶液中腐蚀6h前后的表面金相图表明,钛酸锶薄膜具有优异的光电化学抗腐蚀性能.     

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.     

Surface properties and photocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline titania films

In this work the efficiency and physicochemical details of a thin film produced by help of a microwave assisted sol gel technique is compared to different commercial powders (Degussa P25 and Hombikat UV100) deposited on glass substrates. Furthermore, a supercritical produced TiO₂ powder (SC 134) was included in the comparison.The prepared TiO₂ films were characterized using XRD, XPS, AFM, DSC and DLS. The photocatalytic activity was determined using stearic acid as a model compound. Investigation of the prepared films showed that the Degussa P25 film and the sol–gel film were the most photocatalytic active films. The activity of the films was found to be related to the crystallinity of the TiO₂ film and the amount of surface area and surface hydroxyl groups. Based on the XPS investigation of the films before and after UV irradiation it was suggested that the photocatalytic destruction of organic matter on TiO₂ films proceeds partly through formation of hydroxyl radicals which are formed from surface hydroxyl groups created by interactions between adsorbed water and vacancies on the TiO₂ surface. Furthermore a correlation between the amount of OH groups on the surface of the different TiO₂ films and the photocatalytic activity was found.     

低温吸附制备Au-TiO2复合薄膜及其光电化学性质

在低温条件下将预先合成的Au溶胶吸附到TiO₂薄膜上以制备纳米Au-TiO₂复合薄膜,以超高分辨率场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征Au-TiO₂膜,并在UV辐照下测定了Au-TiO₂薄膜电极的光电化学性质。纳米Au呈金属态,平均粒径为(4.3±1.2) nm,负载量高,均匀地沉积于TiO₂薄膜表面。光电化学测试表明,沉积纳米Au后,TiO₂电极的光生电流提高近5倍,光生电压明显向负值增大,说明纳米Au可增强光生载流子的分离效率,促进电荷在电极与溶液界面间的转移。Au-TiO₂电极的电荷传递法拉第阻抗(R_ct)是TiO₂电极的一半,说明负载的纳米Au粒抑制了光生电子-空穴的复合,提高了电极中载流子浓度。     

Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Films on Silica Glass Substrates by Assembly Technique

Nanostructured TiO₂ coating films on silica glass substrates were prepared by the assembly technique. TiO₂ colloids were synthesized employing the sol‐gel method using TiCl₄ as a precursor. The effect on the surface structures which was caused by the polyethylene glycol (PEG) added to the precursor solution and the photocatalytic activity were studied. The experimental results showed that the cobble‐like TiO₂ coating films were synthesized at 500 °C. On the surface of the samples, TiO₂ films exhibited uniform shape and a narrow size distribution. The result of proper PEG added to the precursor solution led to the decreasing of the size of TiO₂ particles and the increasing of the surface area of the samples. The photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ films with PEG was higher than that of samples without PEG.     

溶胶浸渍模板法制备有序多孔氧化钛、氧化锌薄膜

采用溶胶浸渍模板法制备了有序多孔的氧化钛(TiO₂)和氧化锌(ZnO)薄膜。首先，在洁净的玻璃基片上通过浸渍-提拉工艺组装有序的聚苯乙烯微球(PS)阵列模板；然后再采用溶胶浸渍法将TiO₂和ZnO溶胶灌充到PS模板微球的间隙内；最后通过煅烧去除PS而得多孔薄膜。采用SEM观察了薄膜的表面形貌，并用XRD对薄膜的性能进行了表征。结果表明，溶胶的浓度对薄膜形貌有着显著的影响。经煅烧后，TiO₂和ZnO薄膜分别为锐钛矿和六方纤锌矿结构。此外，对模板的组装及溶胶的灌注过程进行了分析。     

Preparation of TiO2 Sol Using TiCl4 as a Precursor

A titanium dioxide sol with narrow particle size distribution was synthesized using TiCl₄ as the starting material. The sol was prepared by a process where HCl was added to a gel of hydrated titanium oxide to dissolve it. The resulting aqueous titanic acid solution was heated to form titanium dioxide sol. The effects of preparation parameters were investigated. TiCl₄ was slowly added to distilled water at 5°C. Aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was added to adjust the pH of the system to 8–12. After aging for a period of time, the peptized sol was filtered and sufficiently washed. The filtered cake was repulped in water. Hydrochloric acid was slowly added to the solution with stirring. After condensation reaction and crystallization, a transparent sol with suspended TiO₂ was formed. XRD results show that the crystalline phase was anatase. The suspended TiO₂ particles were rhombus primary particles with the major axis ca. 20 nm and the minor axis ca. 5 nm. The TiO₂ particles prepared at pH 8 had the largest surface area of 141 cm³/g and it was microporous. The compositions of the solution which yielded the smallest suspended TiO₂ particles were TiO₂:HCl (35% HCl) = 1:1 (molar ratio), concentration of TiO₂ = 10%. Hydroxypropyl cellulose with viscosity of 150–400 cps was added as a dispersant. The sol was excellent in dispersibility and long-term stability. Transparent thin films could be obtained through dip-coating glass substrate in the sol. The dip-coating on glass can be less than three times to have one monolayer TiO₂. The transparent TiO₂ thin film had strong hydrophilicity after being illuminated by UV light.     

Preparation and photoelectrochemical performance of PbSe/BaTiO3/TiO2 composite film

By dipping-lifting in sol–gel solution and reducing process, the TiO₂ composite film on the glass plate was first prepared. Then, the PbSe/BaTiO₃/TiO₂ composite film was fabricated by interface reaction with BaTiO₃ and PbSe on the surface of TiO₂ composite film. The characterization results show that the uniform porous TiO₂ film is made up of the anatase crystal, and the PbSe/BaTiO₃/TiO₂ composite film is constructed by doping or depositing BaTiO₃ and PbSe nanoparticles on the surface of TiO₂ film. The photoelectrochemical measurement results indicate that the PbSe/BaTiO₃/TiO₂ composite film has an interesting photoelectrochemical conversion property.     

Titania nanocomposite films derived by modified sol-gel process for photovoltaic application

Titania nanocomposite films were fabricated by spin-coating from sol-gel derived pastes of TiO₂ powder in titanium isopropoxide sol. The thin films were characterized for structural, optical and hydrophilic properties and evaluated as electrodes in a photoelectrochemical cell. Addition of TiO₂ powder increased film thickness, reduced transmittance, water contact angle and electrochemical impedance, and promoted photocurrent generation. Increasing Triton X-100 surfactant loading in the composite slurry influenced film texture and transmittance, and the resultant films exhibited a lower photocurrent yield but were more hydrophilic to favor charge transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface. The aggregation of TiO₂ particles of different sizes in the composite film facilitates light-scattering and electron transport to enhance quantum efficiency. The addition of Triton X-100 surfactant influences the distribution of scattering centers to increase transparency.     

Fabrication of Ordered TiO2 Porous Thin Films by Sol-Dipping PS Template Method

Monolayer polystyrene spheres (∼400 nm) array templates were assembled orderly on clean glass substrates by dip-drawing method from emulsion of PS and porous TiO₂ thin films were prepared by using sol-dipping template method to fill TiO₂ sol into the interstices among the close-packed PS templates and then annealing to remove the PS templates. The effects of TiO₂ precursor sol concentration and dipping time in sol on the porous structure of the thin films were studied. The results showed pore size of the ordered TiO₂ porous thin film depended mainly on PS size and partly on TiO₂ sol concentration. The shrinkage of pore diameter was about 10% for 0.2 M and 20% for 0.4 M TiO₂ sol concentrations. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra indicated the porous thin film was anatase structure. The transmittance spectrum showed that optical transmittance of the porous thin film kept above 70% beyond the wavelength of 430 nm. Optical band-gap of the porous TiO₂ thin film (fired at 550^∘;C) was 3.12 eV.