染料敏化La~(3+)掺杂的TiO_2纳米多孔膜光电化学

采用水热法合成了La3+离子掺杂的TiO2 纳米粒子 (La3+掺杂量 0 .5mol% ) ,并用光电化学方法研究了Ru(bpy) 2 (NCS) 2 (bpy =2 ,2’_bipyridy1_4 ,4’_dicarboxylicacid)敏化La3+掺杂的TiO2电极 (简写为La3+_TiO2 )的光电化学行为 .实验证明Ru(bpy) 2 (NCS) 2 敏化La3+_TiO2 复合半导体纳米多孔膜电极的光电转换效率和电池能量转换效率随电极的膜厚增加而提高     

五甲川菁染料的敏化作用及其在Gratzel型太阳能电池中的应用

采用新染料五甲川菁(Penta Methyl Cyanine)敏化TiO2纳米结构电极,UV-Vis吸收光谱和光电化学结果表明,使用该染料敏化使TiO2纳米结构电极吸收波长红移至可见光区和近红外区,可显著地提高TiO2纳米结构电极在可见光区的阳极光电流强度,明显改善光电转换效率.结合吸收光谱、电化学和光电化学结果初步讨论了敏化电极的光生电流的机理.     

聚3-甲基噻吩修饰量子点硫化铅连接TiO2纳米结构膜的光电化学研究

采用原位化学法在纳米结构TiO2电极上制备了量子点PbS(Q-PbS), 并用电化学方法在TiO2/Q-PbS表面聚合3-甲基噻吩[poly(3-Methylthiophene), PMeT]. 研究结果表明, PMeT和Q-PbS单独修饰纳米结构TiO2电极和PMeT修饰Q-PbS连接纳米结构TiO2电极的光电流产生的起始波长都向长波方向移动; 在可见光区光电转换效率均比纳米结构TiO2的光电转换效率提高显著; PMeT与Q-PbS修饰的纳米结构TiO2之间存在p-n异质结. 在一定条件下p-n异质结的存在有利于光生电子/空穴的分离, 提高了光电转换效率.     

Cu2O/TiO2纳米管阵列异质结的制备及其可见光光电响应性质

采用阳极氧化法制备出结构规整的TiO2纳米管阵列,然后利用电化学沉积法制备出不同电沉积时间下Cu2O/TiO2纳米管阵列异质结.通过SEM和UV-vis对样品进行表征,并对样品的可见光光电转换、光解水等性质进行了测试.结果表明,Cu2O/TiO2纳米管阵列异质结体系在可见光区域有很强的吸收,TiO2与Cu2O之间形成的p-n结具有单向二级管的性质,能有效降低光生电子-空穴对的重组,提高光致电荷分离及电子-空穴对的迁移率.当电沉积时间为30 min时,Cu2O/TiO2纳米管阵列异质结(Cu2O/TiO2NTs-30)表现出最优的可见光光电响应性质.虽然与TiO2纳米管相比,Cu2O/TiO2NTs-30的开路电压减少了0.046 V,但短路电流却提高了4.5倍,最大吸收波长处光电转换效率提高了近6倍.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO_2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为.结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线,确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区.复合敏化降低了染料Cy3 在电极吸附时的聚集程度,使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%,复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%,分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069 和1.229倍.     

N,N′-对羧苄基吲哚三菁敏化纳米TiO2电极的研究

应用光电化学方法研究了N, N′-对羧苄基吲哚三菁（Cy5）染料敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为,优化了敏化的条件.结合Cy5的循环伏安曲线和光吸收阈值,初步确定Cy5电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明,Cy5电子激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率得到明显改善,在膜厚为6.5μm、敏化时间为6 h的条件下IPCE值（incident photo-to-electricity conversion efficiency）最高可达46.4％,总的光电转换效率η为1.70％.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为. 结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线, 确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置. 结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配, 复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流, 使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区. 复合敏化降低了染料Cy3在电极吸附时的聚集程度, 使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%, 复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%, 分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069和1.229倍.     

TiO2纳米管与纳米线的制备及光电化学研究

利用钛箔表面沉积一层TiO2纳米粒子作为晶种,与NaOH反应,通过改变反应温度制备了TiO2纳米管与纳米线.在170℃,48 h的条件下合成了TiO2纳米管.在180℃时得到另一种一维的TiO2纳米线.并用XRD,SEM,SAED,EDS及HRTEM等分析手段对两种产物的成分、形貌、结构进行表征.对TiO2纳米管电极的光电化学性能进行了研究.结果表明,TiO2纳米管与纳米线为锐钛矿型和金红石型的混晶结构.TiO2纳米管单色光的光电转化效率达到10.38%.与钛酸盐纳米管相比,混晶结构TiO2纳米管显示出优良的光电转化性能.     

TiO2与ZnO复合纳米结构电极的光电化学研究

利用尿素加压共沉淀法以Ti(SO4)2与Zn(NO3)2为原料制备了TiO2-ZnO复合纳米粒子, 其纳米结构电极的光电化学研究结果表明, 反应物摩尔比为3∶1, 于530 ℃煅烧制备的复合纳米结构电极的光电转换效率最高. 对吸附染料RuL2(SCN)2∶2TBA的纳米结构TiO2和各种复合纳米粒子的纳米结构电极进行光电研究的结果表明, 染料对各纳米结构电极都起到了敏化作用, 其中也是由反应物摩尔比为3∶1, 于530 ℃煅烧制备的纳米结构电极的光电转换效率最高. 对聚3-甲基噻吩修饰的纳米结构TiO2和摩尔比为3∶1, 于530 ℃煅烧的复合纳米粒子构成的纳米结构电极进行光电性能研究, 结果表明, 聚3-甲基噻吩与半导体纳米粒子之间存在p-n结, 在一定条件下p-n结的存在有利于光生电子/空穴的分离, 从而提高了光电转化效率.     

Zn(Ⅱ)和La(Ⅲ)共掺杂TiO2纳米晶多孔膜电极光电化学行为研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成了Zn（Ⅱ）、La（Ⅲ）共掺杂TiO2纳米粒子（掺杂0．5％Zn（Ⅱ）及0．5％La（Ⅱ）），并制成了TiO2、掺杂0．5％Zn（Ⅱ）及共掺杂0．5％Zn（Ⅱ）和0．5％La（Ⅱ）的TiO2纳米晶多孔膜电极，对该3种电极进行了电化学及光电化学研究，实验发现，用Zn（Ⅱ）单独掺杂TiO2纳米多孔膜电极的光电流大于未掺杂的TiO2纳米多孔膜电极，而Zn（Ⅱ）和La（Ⅲ）共掺杂TiO2纳米多孔膜电极的光电流又大于Zn（Ⅱ）单独掺杂TiO2纳米多孔膜电极，对该掺杂电极的光电转换机理进行了探讨。     

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.     

Titania nanowires as substrates for sensing and photocatalysis of common textile industry effluents

Sensing and photocatalysis of textile industry effluents such as dyes using mesoporous anatase titania nanowires are discussed here. Spectroscopic investigations show that the titania nanowires preferentially sense cationic (e.g. Methylene Blue, Rhodamine B) over anionic (e.g. Orange G, Remazol Brilliant Blue R) dyes. The adsorbed dye concentration on titania nanowires increased with increase in nanowire dimensions and dye solution pH. Electrochemical sensing directly corroborated spectroscopic findings. Electrochemical detection sensitivity for Methylene Blue increased by more than two times in magnitude with tripling of nanowire average length. Photodegradation of Methylene Blue using titania nanowires is also more efficient than the commercial P25-TiO₂ nanopowders. Keeping illumination protocol and observation times constant, the Methylene Blue concentration in solution decreased by only 50% in case of P25-TiO₂ nanoparticles compared to a 100% decrease for titania nanowires. Photodegradation was also found to be function of exposure times and dye solution pH. Excellent sensing ability and photocatalytic activity of the titania nanowires is attributed to increased effective reaction area of the controlled nanostructured morphology.     

Hybrid Silver Nanowire/Titanium Oxides Nanocomposites as Anode for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Application

In this study, we investigated the effect of adding metallic nanowires in the anode of dye‐sensitized solar cell (DSSC) to improve the photovoltaic efficiency. Photo‐excited electrons can be efficiently transferred to the electrode through the network of the dispersed metallic nanowires added in the anode. We compared the photovoltaic performance with the anodes of standard P‐25, the silver nanowire/P‐25, and the TiO₂ coated silver nanowire/P‐25 DSSC. The DSSC with TiO₂ coated silver nanowires shows significantly improved (about 1.5 and 2.0 times) photovoltaic efficiency and structural durability compared with that of the standard P‐25 and the silver nanowires without coating DSSC. The TiO₂ coated silver nanowire can resist the redox chemical corrosions by iodide ions since they are protected from contact with electrolytes during the photovoltaic reaction by the coated thin TiO₂ layer. The presence of the metal network (silver nanowires) improves the production and transportation of light generated current so as to the photovoltaic efficiency.     

Bifunctional single-crystalline rutile nanorod decorated heterostructural photoanodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel heterostructural TiO(2) nanocomposite, which consists of single-crystalline rutile TiO(2) nanorod decorated Degussa P25 nanoparticles, has been fabricated through a facile acidic hydrothermal method and successfully applied as the photoanodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. The morphology, crystal structure, specific surface area and pore size distribution of the obtained nanocomposite were systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), selected-area electron diffraction patterns (SAED) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements. Under standard illumination conditions (AM 1.5, 100 mW cm(-2)), devices with these hybrid anodes exhibited considerably enhanced photocurrent density and overall conversion efficiency in comparison with that of the commercial Degussa P25 electrodes, which can be partially attributed to the light scattering effect in the long-wavelength region as evidenced from the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) response and the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. More importantly, devices employing these hybrid anodes have demonstrated extended electron lifetimes and larger electron diffusion coefficient as validated by the intensity-modulated photocurrent/photovoltage spectroscopy measurements, which can be mainly ascribed to the fast electron transport and collection superiority of the single-crystalline nanorods.     

A green chemical approach to the synthesis of tellurium nanowires

Starch, an economical and safe carbohydrate, has been found to be not only an effective reducing agent but also a new morphology-directing agent for the synthesis of tellurium nanowires using commercial H2TeO4 precursor. The obtained tellurium nanowires are of single-crystal in nature, with an average diameter of approximately 25 nm and length up to 10 microm. A possible synthetic mechanism involves the chain-shaped bioorganic molecule acting as a template for the one-dimensional growth of inorganic tellurium. The effects of different chain-shaped structures and concentrations of biomolecules on the nanowire morphology have been investigated and different one-dimensional structures, including thick rods, short nanowires, bunched nanowires, and assembled spikelet structures, have been fabricated. These experimental results have been found to be useful in substantiating the proposed synthetic mechanism.     

电沉积法制备金属纳米线阵列膜的偏光特性

Metal nanowire array films were prepared by electrodepositing Cu, Ag, Ni, Co and Cu-Ag on porous anodic alumina film. Optical transmittance of both the porous anodic alumina film and metal nanowire array film was measured in the wavelength range of 400---2600 nm under an obliquely incident light. The experimental results show that metal nanowire array films exhibit a prominent polarization function. It was found that optical polarization properties can be improved by choosing suitable kinds of electrodepositing metal, controlling the shape and length of nanowire, and changing the incident angle.     

Photoelectrochemical study on charge transfer properties of TiO2-B nanowires with an application as humidity sensors

One-dimensional (1-D) TiO2-B nanowires have been synthesized via a facile solvothermal route. The morphology and crystalline structures of the nanowires were characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction, low/high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller methods. It is important with the calcination treatment at 350 degrees C to maintain 1-D morphologies of the material in the form of single-crystalline TiO2-B nanowires. In addition, a simple method was used to study the photogenerated charge transfer and photoelectrochemical properties of the TiO2-B nanowires in comparison with commercial TiO2 P25 nanoparticles based on the experimental data from the electric field-effected photocurrent action spectrum and Mott-Schottky measurements. It was revealed that TiO2-B nanostructures played an important role in the photoelectrochemical processes. The synthetic TiO2-B nanowire electrode exhibited unique electronic properties, e.g., favorable charge-transfer ability, negative-shifted appearing flat-band potential, existence of abundant surface states or oxygen vacancies, and high-level dopant density. Moreover, the obtained TiO2-B nanowires were found to display excellent humidity sensing abilities as functional materials in the humidity sensor application. With relative humidity increased from 5% to 95%, about one and half orders of magnitude change in resistance was observed in the TiO2-B nanowire-based surface-type humidity sensors.     

模板组装Fe纳米线阵列及其微结构

铝在硫酸溶液中经直流阳极氧化,得到多孔铝阳极氧化膜(AAO). 以AAO膜为模板,通过交流电沉积的方法,在AAO模板孔内成功组装了Fe纳米线.TEM分析表明,Fe纳米线的长度约为2.5 μm,其长度分布十分均匀；粗细均匀,直径约为25 nm. XRD实验分析证实,所制备的Fe纳米线为α-Fe.选区电子衍射（SAED）实验分析表明,α-Fe纳米线具有单晶结构.     

Phenol photodegradation on platinized-TiO2 photocatalysts related to charge-carrier dynamics

Three commercial TiO2 compounds (Degussa P25, Sachtleben UV100, and Millenium PC50) and their platinized forms have been studied by the time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) method to follow their charge-carrier dynamics and to relate it to the photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation in TiO2 aqueous suspensions. The degradation reaction has been studied in detail, following the time evolution of the concentration of phenol and its intermediates by liquid chromatography. The results show that platinization has a distinct influence on the commercial compounds, decreasing globally the activity of P25 and increasing the activity of PC50 and UV100. An influence of charge-carrier lifetimes on the photoactivity of pure and platinized TiO2 samples has been evidenced.     

Highly efficient solar cells based on poly(3-butylthiophene) nanowires

Poly(3-butylthiophene) (P3BT) nanowires, prepared by solution-phase self-assembly, have been used to construct highly efficient P3BT/fullerene nanocomposite solar cells. The fullerene/P3BT nanocomposite films showed an electrically bicontinuous nanoscale morphology with average field-effect hole mobilities as high as 8.0 x 10(-3) cm2/Vs due to the interconnected P3BT nanowire network revealed by TEM and AFM imaging. The power conversion efficiency of fullerene/P3BT nanowire devices was 3.0% (at 100 mW/cm2, AM1.5) in air and found to be identical with our similarly tested fullerene/poly(3-hexylthiophene) photovoltaic cells. This discovery expands the scope of promising materials and architectures for efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells.