A Shifted Double-Diamond Titania Scaffold

Photonic crystals are expected to be metamaterials because of their potential to control the propagation of light in the linear and nonlinear regimes. Biological single-network, triply periodic constant mean curvature surface structures are considered excellent candidates owing to their large complete band gap. However, the chemical construction of these relevant structures is rare and developing new structures from thermodynamically stable double-network self-organizing systems is challenging. Herein, we reveal that the shifted double-diamond titania scaffold can achieve a complete band gap. The largest (7.71 %) band gap is theoretically obtained by shifting 0.332 c with the dielectric contrast of titania (6.25). A titania scaffold with similar shifted double-diamond structure was fabricated using a reverse core–shell microphase-templating system with an amphiphilic diblock copolymer and a titania source in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water, which could result in a 2.05–3.78 % gap.     

Structural characteristics and residual stresses in oxide films produced on Ti by pulsed unipolar plasma electrolytic oxidation

Oxide films, 7–10 µm thick, were produced on commercially pure titanium by plasma electrolytic oxidation in a sodium orthophosphate electrolyte using a pulsed unipolar current with frequency (f) and duty cycle (δ) varying within f = 0.1–10 kHz and δ = 0.8–0.2, respectively. The coatings comprised a mixture of an amorphous phase with nanocrystalline anatase and rutile phases, where the relative rutile content range was 17–25 wt%. Incorporation of phosphorus from the electrolyte into the coating in the form of PO₂ ^–, PO₃ ^2– and PO₄ ^3–, as demonstrated by EDX and FT-IR analyses, contributed to the formation of the amorphous phase. Residual stresses associated with the crystalline coating phase constituents were evaluated using the X-ray diffraction sin² ψ method. It was found that, depending on the treatment parameters, internal direct and shear stresses in anatase ranged from–205 (±17) to–431 (±27) MPa and from–98 (±6) to–145 (±10) MPa, respectively, whereas the rutile structure is comparatively stress-free.     

Does a Photocatalytic Synergy in an Anatase–Rutile TiO2 Composite Thin‐Film Exist?

It has often been suggested that anatase–rutile mixtures/composites synergistically enhance photocatalysis. However, in the case of dense thin‐films containing an intimate mix of both anatase and rutile phases, such an effect has not been observed. In synthesising combinatorial films with graded film thickness and phase, and applying established photocatalytic mapping methods, we were able to assess how dense thin‐films of intimately mixed anatase–rutile mixtures affect photocatalytic performance. We found that no photocatalytic synergy between anatase–rutile composites (29≤rutile %≤83) within such dense thin‐film systems exists. In fact, an increased presence of rutile caused the photocatalytic activity to fall. This was explained by the unfavourable energetics in the multiple electron transfers required between several neighbouring rutile and anatase sites for the photo‐generated electron to reach the material’s surface; encouraging the trapping of electrons within the bulk and increasing the likelihood of charge recombination. The decrease in photocatalytic activity was found to vary linearly with rutile component.     

Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Titania Thin Films with High Loading as a CO Oxidation Catalyst

In the present work, 2.4 nm gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are uniformly dispersed on mesoporous titania thin films which are structurally tuned by controlling the calcination temperature. The gold content of the catalyst is as high as 27.8 wt %. To our knowledge, such a high loading of Au NPs with good dispersity has not been reported until now. Furthermore, the reaction rate of the gold particles is enhanced by one order of magnitude when supported on mesoporous titania compared to non‐porous titania. This significant improvement can be explained by an increase in the diffusivity of the substrate due to the presence of mesopores, the resistance to agglomeration, and improved oxygen activation.     

Elementary Photoelectronic Processes at a Porphyrin Dye/Single‐Walled TiO2 Nanotube Hetero‐interface in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells: A First‐Principles Study

A unique one‐dimensional (1D) sandwich single‐walled TiO₂ nanotube (STNT) is proposed as a photoanode nanomaterial with perfect morphology and large specific surface area. We have thoroughly examined the elementary photoelectronic processes occurring at the porphyrin dye/STNT hetero‐interface in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by theoretical simulation. It is desirable to investigate the interfacial photoelectronic processes to elucidate the electron transfer and transport mechanism in 1D STNT‐based DSSCs. We have found that the photoexcitation and interfacial charge separation mechanism can be described as follows. A ground‐state electron of the dye molecule (localized around the electron donor) is first promoted to the excited state (distributed electron donor), and then undergoes ultrafast injection into the conduction band of the STNT, leaving a hole around the oxidized dye. Significantly, the injected electron in the conduction band is transported along the STNT by means of Ti 3d orbitals, offering a unidirectional electron pathway toward the electrode for massive collection without the observation of trap states. Our study not only provides theoretical guidelines for the modification of TiO₂ nanotubes as a photoanode material, but also opens a new perspective for the development of a novel class of TiO₂ nanotubes with high power‐generation efficiency.     

退火对TiO2薄膜形貌、结构及光学特性影响

利用射频磁控溅射技术在熔融石英基片上制备TiO<,2>薄膜,采用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱以及透过谱研究了退火温度和退火气氛对TiO<,2>薄膜的结构、形貌和光学特性的影响.实验结果表明:在大气环境下退火,退火温度越.高,薄膜晶化越好,晶粒明显长大,温度高于700℃退火的薄膜,金红石相已明显形成.实验还发现,退火气氛对金红石相的形成是非常重要的,拉曼光谱反应出Ar气氛退火,抑制了金红石晶相的发育,薄膜仍以锐钛矿相为主.Ar气氛退火的薄膜在可见光范围内的透过率比大气退火的要低,并且由透过率曲线推知:金红石的光学带隙约为2.8 eV,比锐钛矿的光学带隙小0.2 eV.     

脂肪酶仿生固定化及性质

将仿生钛化过程用于脂肪酶固定化,研究了该过程中工艺条件对脂肪酶固定化的影响及固定化脂肪酶的性质.结果表明：0.5 mL浓度8 mg/mL精蛋白诱导剂、0.5 mL浓度6 mg/mL脂肪酶与1 mL,0.25 mol/L钛前驱体（Ti-BALDH）在pH 7.5,0.05 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液为反应介质的条件下,脂肪酶...     

以尿素为氮源制备氮改性二氧化钛及其改性机理

以钛酸丁酯为前驱体,以尿素为氮源,采用改进溶胶-凝胶法制备了不同N含量的改性TiO2光催化剂(N-TiO2).以重铬酸钾为目标污染物,以甲酸为空穴捕获剂,评价了可见光下该催化剂的催化还原活性.结果表明,N-TiO2催化剂活性明显高于未改性催化剂,当催化剂中N/Ti摩尔比为10%、焙烧温度为400℃时,其光催化还原活性最...     

非水溶剂热法制备(001)面暴露的F/TiO2纳米晶及其光催化活性

采用非水体系溶剂热法制备了(001)面暴露的锐钛矿相F/TiO2纳米光催化剂.结果表明,F的掺杂对TiO2纳米单晶的形成影响很大.一方面,F离子作为晶面导向剂稳定(001)晶面,形成(001)面暴露的锐钛矿相TiO2;另一方面,F离子也起到稳定剂作用,抑制纳米粒子的快速生长.以光催化降解甲基橙为模型反应比较了不同F/T...     

Si掺杂对TiO2空心微球微结构和光催化性能的影响

以葡萄糖、氟钛酸铵和氟硅酸铵为原料,采用一锅水热合成法在葡萄糖聚合形成的胶体碳球表面原位生成了含有Ti/Si物种的前驱物实心微球,再经高温焙烧脱除碳球模板,制得Si掺杂的TiO2空心微球.应用高分辨透射电镜、X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱和N2吸附-脱附等手段对样品进行了表征.结果表明,Si进入到TiO2的晶格,形成的S...