原位制备氧化钛/氮掺杂石墨烯空心球光催化剂及其光催化CO2还原性能研究

利用光催化技术将二氧化碳转化为化学燃料是缓解温室效应以及能源危机的理想途径之一.因此,开发高效的光催化剂是当务之急.氧化钛由于具有优异的物理化学稳定性、成本低廉、无毒性以及环境友好等优点,近年来被广泛关注.此外,空心球结构光催化剂具有短的载流子扩散距离、良好的光散射性以及较大的比表面积等优点,从而成为光催化二氧化碳还原最有潜力的候选材料.但纯的氧化钛空心球由于较快的光生载流子复合速率从而导致低的光催化效率.因此,为了应对这一挑战,我们尝试在氧化钛空心球表面负载助催化剂用以促进光生载流子的分离,从而提高光催化二氧化碳还原转换效率.在各种助催化剂中,贵金属被证明是有效的.然而,高成本以及稀缺性限制了贵金属的广泛应用.因此,有必要设计成本低廉的助催化剂替代品.石墨烯以其优异的导电性、较大的功函数以及来源丰富而备受关注.当石墨烯与n型半导体光催化剂结合在一起时,能够显著促进光生电子从半导体光催化剂向石墨烯的定向迁移,从而有效地抑制光生电子与空穴的复合.当石墨烯中掺杂氮元素时,石墨烯骨架中的电子密度会进一步提高,同时,氮原子中的孤对电子更加有利于石墨烯骨架中的电子传输.此外,氮掺杂石墨烯中不同的氮位点(吡啶氮、吡咯氮和石墨氮)作为路易斯碱位点,能够用以二氧化碳分子的吸附以及活化.然而,迄今为止,最常用的制备半导体/氮掺杂石墨烯纳米复合光催化剂的方法是在氮掺杂石墨烯表面生长半导体光催化剂.所制备的光催化剂与氮掺杂石墨烯之间界面接触有限,不利于光生载流子的快速传递与分离.此外,助催化剂和光催化剂之间建立高质量的界面接触可以有效地抑制光生电子与空穴的复合.因此,有必要绕开传统制备方法的弊端,从而设计与光催化剂之间具有大的接触面积和紧密的界面接触以及具有丰富活性位点的高质量氮掺杂石墨烯助催化剂.本文提出了一种新的策略,以吡啶为氮掺杂石墨烯的前驱体,通过化学气相沉积方法在氧化钛空心球表面原位生长超薄氮掺杂石墨烯层(1～2层).此外,在高温状态下,吡啶分子脱氢生成具有优异扩散性质的脱氢吡啶自由基气相分子,随着反应的进行,氧化钛表面的每个纳米颗粒基元表面都能够与吡啶分子充分接触,从而保障两者之间大面积以及紧密的界面接触.光催化二氧化碳还原性能测试结果表明,优化后的氧化钛/氮掺杂石墨烯空心球纳米复合材料的二氧化碳光催化总转化率(一氧化碳、甲醇和甲烷的总产率)为18.11 μmol g-1 h-1,是空白氧化钛空心球的4.6倍和商业P25的10.7倍.高分辨透射电子显微镜、X射线光电子能谱以及拉曼光谱结果表明,成功构建了氧化钛与氮掺杂石墨烯之间紧密接触的界面.同时,氮掺杂石墨烯的引入能够显著增强复合光催化剂的表面光热效应以及氧化钛与氮掺杂石墨烯界面肖特基势垒的形成均有助于促进光催化二氧化碳还原反应的进行.因此,本文为石墨烯基光助催化剂的原位构建提供了一种行之有效的策略.     

光降解刚果红的S型硫掺杂g-C3N4/TiO2异质结光催化剂

含有机物工业废水的处理仍然是人类实现可持续发展的重大挑战.而光催化作为一种先进的氧化环保技术,以其反应条件温和、能耗相对较低的优点在有机废水处理中受到越来越多的关注.近年来,人们设计和合成了许多不同结构和形状的光催化剂.特别是金属氧化物半导体以其适宜的能带结构、稳定的物化性质、无毒性等特点已成为光催化降解有机废水的研究热点.此外,一维纳米结构(1D)已被证实有利于光催化降解过程,其优势在于比表面积大,离子的迁移路径短,以及独特的一维电子转移轨道.尤其是TiO2纳米纤维由于其亲水性、特殊的形貌和合适的能带位置,在污染物水溶液的处理中表现出优异的光催化性能.然而,TiO2(～3.2 eV)的宽禁带、光生载流子的易复合等缺陷导致其光利用率较低,限制了其实际应用.因此,人们提出了许多提高光催化活性的策略,如掺杂金属或非金属元素、负载贵金属、构建异质结等.构建梯形(S型)异质结已被证实是提高复合材料光催化活性的一种有前途的策略.S型异质结不仅能有效地分离光生电子和空穴,而且还原能力低的半导体CB上的电子和氧化能力低的半导体VB上的空穴复合,而氧化还原能力较强的空穴和电子分别被保留.因此,这一电子转移过程赋予了复合物最大的氧化还原能力.同时,在g-C3N4中引入硫元素可以拓宽其光吸收范围,从而产生更多的光生载流子.此外,额外的表面杂质将有助于e?-h+对的分离,其光催化活性明显高于单纯的g-C3N4.综合一维纳米结构、硫掺杂和S型异质结的优势,本文采用静电纺丝和煅烧法制备了一系列硫掺杂的g-C3N4(SCN)/TiO2 S型光催化剂.制备的SCN/TiO2复合材料在光催化降解刚果红(CR)水溶液中表现出比纯TiO2和SCN更优越的光催化性能.光催化活性的显著增强是由于一维分布的纳米结构和S型异质结.此外,XPS分析和DFT计算表明,电子从SCN通过SCN/TiO2复合材料的界面转移到TiO2.在模拟太阳光照射下,界面内建电场、带边缘弯曲和库仑相互作用协同促进了复合物相对无用的电子和空穴的复合.因此,剩余的电子和空穴具有较高的还原性和氧化性,使复合材料具有最高的氧化还原能力.这些结果通过自由基捕获实验、ESR实验和XPS原位分析得到了充分的验证,说明光催化剂中的电子迁移遵循S型异质结机理.本文不仅可以丰富了新型S型异质结光催化剂的设计和制备方面的知识,并为未来解决环境污染问题提供一个有前景的策略.     

用于超级电容器的锰钴氧化物/碳纤维材料

The development of high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials is imperative to alleviate the ongoing energy crisis. Numerous transition metals (oxides) have been studied as electrode materials for supercapacitors owing to their low cost, environmental-friendliness, and excellent electrochemical performance. Among the developed binary transition metal oxides, manganese cobalt oxides typically show high theoretical capacitance and stable electrochemical performance, and are widely used in the electrode materials of supercapacitors. However, the poor conductivity and active material utilization of manganese cobalt oxide-based electrode materials limit their potential capacitance application. Cotton is mainly composed of organic carbon-containing materials, which can be transformed to carbon fibers after calcination. The resultant carbonaceous material exhibits a large specific surface area and good conductivity. Such advantages could potentially suppress the negative effects caused by the poor conductivity and small specific surface area of manganese cobalt oxides, thereby improving the electrochemical performance. Herein, we firstly deposited manganese cobalt oxides on cotton by a simple hydrothermal method, yielding a composite of manganese cobalt oxides and carbon fibers via subsequent calcination, to improve the electrochemical performance of the electrode material. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and electrochemical characterizations were used to investigate the physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of the prepared samples. The fabricated manganese cobalt oxides in the composite were uniformly dispersed on the carbon fiber surface, which increased the contact between the interface of the electrode material and electrolyte, and enhanced electrode material utilization. The electrode material was confirmed to have well contacted with the electrolyte during a contact angle test. Hence, a pseudo-capacitance reaction completely occurred on the manganese cobalt oxide material. Moreover, the addition of carbon fibers reduced the resistance of the material, resulting in excellent capacitive performance. The capacitance of the prepared composite was 854 F∙g^-1 at a current density of 2 A∙g^-1. The capacitance was maintained at 72.3% after 2000 cycles at a current density of 2 A∙g^-1. These results indicate that the manganese cobalt oxide and carbon fiber composite is a promising electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors. The findings presented herein provide a strategy for coupling with carbon materials to enhance the performance of supercapacitor electrode materials based on manganese cobalt oxides. Thus, novel insights into the design of high-performance supercapacitors for energy management are provided.     

Designing a 0D/2D S-Scheme Heterojunction over Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Inactivation of Bacteria

Constructing heterojunctions between two semiconductors with matched band structure is an effective strategy to acquire high-efficiency photocatalysts. The S-scheme heterojunction system has shown great potential in facilitating separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers, as well as acquiring strong photoredox ability. Herein, a 0D/2D S-Scheme heterojunction material involving CeO₂ quantum dots and polymeric carbon nitride (CeO₂/PCN) is designed and constructed by in situ wet chemistry with subsequent heat treatment. This S-scheme heterojunction material shows high-efficiency photocatalytic sterilization rate (88.1 %) towards Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) under visible-light irradiation (λ≥420 nm), which is 2.7 and 8.2 times that of pure CeO₂ (32.2 %) and PCN (10.7 %), respectively. Strong evidence of S-scheme charge transfer path is verified by theoretical calculations, in situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance.     

石墨烯修饰三氧化钨/二氧化钛S型异质结增强的光催化产氢活性（英文）

太阳光驱动的光催化分解水产氢是利用太阳能解决当前能源危机和环境问题的理想策略.二氧化钛由于其稳定、环境友好和成本低等优点受到广泛研究,在光催化领域具有不可或缺的作用.然而,纯二氧化钛光催化剂具有光生电子-空穴复合率高、太阳能利用率低等缺点,使其在光催化产氢领域的应用受到限制.迄今为止,人们探索了多种改性策略来提高二氧化钛的光催化活性,如贵金属负载、金属或非金属元素掺杂、构建异质结等.通过复合两个具有合适能带排布的半导体来构建异质结可以大大提高光生载流子的分离,被认为是一种有效的解决方案.最近提出了一种新的S型异质结概念,以解释不同半导体异质界面载流子转移分离的问题.S型异质结是在传统Ⅱ型和Z型(液相Z型、全固态Z型、间接Z型、直接Z型)基础上提出的,但又扬长避短,优于传统Ⅱ型和Z型.通常,S型异质结是由功函数较小、费米能级较高的还原型半导体光催化剂和功函数较大、费米能级较低的氧化型半导体光催化剂构建而成.三氧化钨禁带宽度较小(2.4-2.8 eV),功函数较大,是典型的氧化型光催化剂,也是构建S型异质结的理想半导体光催化剂.根据S型电荷转移机制,三氧化钨/二氧化钛复合物在光辐照下,三氧化钨导带上相对无用的电子与二氧化钛价带上相对无用的空穴复合,二氧化钛导带上还原能力较强的电子和三氧化钨价带上氧化能力较强的空穴得以保留,从而在异质界面上实现了氧化还原能力较强的光生电子-空穴对的分离.同时,石墨烯作为一种蜂窝状碳原子二维材料,是理想的电子受体,在异质结光催化剂中能及时转移电子.而且,石墨烯具有较好的导热性和电子迁移率,光吸收强,比表面积大,可为光催化反应提供丰富的吸附和活性位点,已经被认为是一种重要催化剂载体和光电分解水产氢的有效共催化剂.本文采用简便的一步水热法制备石墨烯修饰的三氧化钨/二氧化钛S型异质结光催化剂.光催化产氢性能测试表明,三氧化钨/二氧化钛/石墨烯复合材料的光催化产氢速率显著提高(245.8μmol g^-1 h^-1),约为纯TiO2的3.5倍.高分辨透射电子显微镜、拉曼光谱和X射线光电子能谱结果证明了TiO2和WO3纳米颗粒的紧密接触,并成功负载在还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)上.X射线光电子能谱中Ti 2p结合能的增加证实TiO2和WO3之间强的相互作用和S型异质结的形成.此外,复合材料中的rGO大大拓展了复合物的光吸收范围(紫外-可见漫反射光谱),增强了光热转换效应,而且rGO与TiO2之间形成肖特基结,促进了TiO2导带电子的转移和分离.总之,WO3和TiO2的S型异质结与TiO2和rGO之间的肖特基异质结的协同效应抑制了相对有用的电子和空穴的复合,有利于氧化还原能力较强的载流子的分离和进一步转移,加速了表面产氢动力学,于是增强了三元复合光催化剂的光催化产氢活性.     

暴露{001}面TiO2纳米片分等级花状结构的制备及其光催化活性

以钛酸盐纳米管为前驱体,在HF-H2O-C2H5OH的混合溶液中,采用一种简单的醇热方法合成了具有87%暴露{001}面的TiO2纳米片自组装形成的分等级花状TiO2超结构.运用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜和N2吸附-脱附等方法对样品进行了表征,并在紫外光照射下于空气和溶液中分别考察了其光催化降解丙酮和甲基橙反应活性...     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of bimodal mesoporous titania powders by C60 modification

In this work, fullerene modified TiO(2) nanocomposites (denoted as C(60)/TiO(2)) with low C(60) loadings (0-1.5 wt.%) have been prepared by a simple hydrothermal method using tetrabutylorthotitanate (TBOT, Ti(OC(4)H(9))(4)) as the titanium precursor. The as-prepared C(60)/TiO(2) nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, UV-visible spectrophotometry, nitrogen adsorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy. The formation of hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) on the surface of UV-illuminated TiO(2) is probed by photoluminescence using terephthalic acid as a probe molecule. Our results have demonstrated that C(60) molecules can be dispersed as a monolayer onto bimodal mesoporous TiO(2)via covalent bonding. The photocatalytic oxidation rate of gas-phase acetone over C(60)/TiO(2) nanocomposites is greater than that over pure TiO(2), commercial Degussa P25 (P25) and C(60)-TiO(2) counterparts prepared by simple impregnating mixing. In particular, 0.5 wt.% C(60)/TiO(2) nanocomposites show the greatest photocatalytic activity with the rate constant k exceeding that of P25 by a factor of 3.3. Based on the results of the current study, we propose that C(60) molecules doped onto TiO(2) act as "electron acceptors" responsible for the efficient separation of photogenerated charge carriers and the enhancement of photocatalytic activity. The proposed mechanism for the observed photocatalytic performance of C(60)/TiO(2) nanocomposites is further corroborated by experiments on hydroxyl radical and transient photocurrent response.     

Visible‐Light Photocatalytic Activity and Deactivation Mechanism of Ag3PO4 Spherical Particles

Ag₃PO₄ spherical particles were synthesized by a facile precipitation method using silver nitrate and Na₂HPO₄ as precursors. The as‐prepared samples had a high photocatalytic activity toward Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation under visible‐light illumination. With increasing recycling times the photocatalytic activity first increased and then decreased. Based on systematic characterization of particles by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), a possible mechanism responsible for the improvement and subsequent decline of the photocatalytic performance of Ag₃PO₄ is proposed. Ag₃PO₄ spherical particles recycled for four times showed the highest photocatalytic activity because, according to our mechanism, Ag nanoparticles deposited on Ag₃PO₄ acted as electron trapping centers to prevent photogenerated electron‐hole pairs from recombination. A further increase in the recycle times decreases the photocatalytic activity owing to the shielding effect by Ag layers on the surface of Ag₃PO₄. The results presented herein shed new light on the photostability of Ag₃PO₄ spherical particles and are potentially applicable to other photocatalytically active composites.     

Time-fractional radial diffusion in hollow geometries

The aim of this paper is to present the analytical solutions corresponding to the time-fractional radial diffusion in some hollow geometries. The Caputo fractional derivative is used. With the method of separation of variables and the Laplace transform, the solutions are presented in terms of the Mittag-Leffler functions. In the limitting cases, the similar solutions for the ordinary diffusion and wave equations are obtained. Furthermore, the numerical results are illustrated graphically.     

Photochromic behavior of Li-stabilized MoO3 sol–gels

Photochromic behavior of Li-doped MoO₃ sol–gels prepared by the peroxo sol–gel method was studied in details using various experimental techniques, including UV–vis, XRD, Raman, EPR, and XPS. The lithium doping has drastically enhanced the stability of the MoO₃ sol–gels. Upon UV-light irradiation from a high-pressure mercury lamp, the Li-doped MoO₃ sol turned from yellowish into deep blue, and the sol in ethanol exhibited much more intense color change than the sol in water. The UV-light exposure has the effect of re-arranging the structural units of MoO₃ and building up short-range order inside the solid. The formation of a blue colored bronze in the photo-irradiated sols because of the reduction of Mo⁶⁺ to Mo⁵⁺ is also evidenced by the experimental data. Based on these data, a mechanism for the photochromic behavior is proposed.