Co-Y共掺杂ZnO光电性质的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法研究了本征ZnO、Co和Y单掺杂ZnO、Co-Y不同配位共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质。计算结果表明,在本文的掺杂浓度下,Co和Y单掺杂可以提高ZnO的载流子浓度,从而改善ZnO的导电性,Co-Y共掺时ZnO半导体进入简并状态,呈现金属性。Co掺杂ZnO会在可见光和近紫外区域发生吸收增强现象,而Y掺杂ZnO可以提高体系在紫外区域的吸收,其中由于Co离子和Y离子之间的协同效应,Co-Y共掺ZnO时体系对可见光和近紫外区域的光子能量吸收大幅增加,因此Co-Y共掺杂ZnO可以用于制作光电感应器件。     

Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法研究了本征ZnO、Y和Cu单掺杂ZnO、Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质. 计算结果表明, 在本文的掺杂浓度下, Y和Cu单掺杂可以提高ZnO的载流子浓度, 从而改善ZnO的导电性, Y-Cu共掺时ZnO半导体进入简并状态, 呈现金属性. Y 掺杂ZnO可以提高体系在紫外区域的吸收, 而Cu掺杂ZnO在可见光和近紫外区域发生吸收增强现象, 其中由于Y离子和Cu离子之间的协同效应, Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO时体系对可见光和近紫外区域的光子能量吸收大幅增加, 因此Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO可以用于制作光电感应器件.     

Ga-F共掺杂ZnO导电性和透射率的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,对本征ZnO,Ga、F单掺ZnO和Ga-F共掺ZnO的几何结构进行优化后计算了各体系的相关性质。结果表明各掺杂体系有各自的优缺点,在制作透明导电薄膜时可根据具体要求采取不同的掺杂方案。Ga掺杂ZnO比F掺杂ZnO的晶格畸变小。相同环境下Ga原子比F原子更容易进入ZnO晶格,因此掺杂后结构更加稳定。Ga、F掺杂都改善了ZnO的导电性,掺杂ZnO的载流子浓度比本征ZnO增加了3个数量级,相同浓度的F掺杂比Ga掺杂能产生更多的载流子。Ga-F共掺杂ZnO折中了上述Ga、F单掺杂ZnO的优缺点。另外,掺杂后ZnO的吸收边蓝移,以GaF共掺杂ZnO在紫外区域的透射率最大,在280~380 nm范围内其透射率在90%以上。     

Ga-F共掺杂ZnO导电性和透射率的第一性原理计算

用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,对本征ZnO,Ga、F单掺ZnO和Ga-F共掺ZnO的几何结构进行优化后计算了各体系的相关性质.结果表明各掺杂体系有各自的优缺点,在制作透明导电薄膜时可根据具体要求采取不同的掺杂方案.Ga掺杂ZnO比F掺杂ZnO的晶格畸变小.相同环境下Ga原子比F原子更容易进入ZnO晶格,因此掺杂后结构更加稳定.Ga、F掺杂都改善了ZnO的导电性,掺杂ZnO的载流子浓度比本征ZnO增加了3个数量级,相同浓度的F掺杂比Ga掺杂能产生更多的载流子.Ga-F共掺杂ZnO折中了上述Ga、F单掺杂ZnO的优缺点.另外,掺杂后ZnO的吸收边蓝移,以Ga-F共掺杂ZnO在紫外区域的透射率最大,在280~380 nm范围内其透射率在90%以上.     

铬和硫共掺杂二氧化钛催化剂的制备及其可见光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯为前驱体,硝酸铬和硫脲为掺杂离子给体,通过溶胶-凝胶法成功制备了纯TiO2、不同浓度的铬掺杂和铬/硫共掺杂TiO2光催化剂.以靛红为目标污染物,进行了可见光催化降解活性测试实验.结果表明,共掺杂催化剂的活性高于未掺杂和单掺杂催化剂.当共掺杂催化剂含0.60%(原子比)的铬,1.2%(原子比)的硫,焙烧温度为500℃时具有最高的光催化降解活性.X射线衍射、N2吸附、X射线光电子能谱和紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱表征结果显示,共掺杂催化剂为锐钛矿型,具有较高的比表面积,对可见光有较强的吸收能力.共掺杂TiO2具备较高可见光催化活性的原因可能是铬掺杂降低了TiO2的禁带宽度,拓展了可见光吸收区域,而硫掺杂能够维持体系的电荷平衡,增强催化剂对可见光的吸收.     

稀土改性ZnO应用及研究进展

ZnO具有光催化活性、强光敏性等优点被广泛关注,但是ZnO使用中存在诸多局限性,如宽禁带、不可吸收可见光、光催化效率降低等。稀土元素加入ZnO中可改变改善ZnO的电导率、光学、发光、磁性等物理性质,重点阐述了稀土掺杂ZnO材料应用现状,包括磁半导体、太阳能电池、气体传感器、发光材料、光催化剂和生物系统等。综述不同稀土元素修饰改性ZnO研究进展并给出相关建议,La掺杂ZnO可将光吸收范围拓宽到可见光区域,非均相半导体-离子复合材料有望实现多功能光催化剂的制备;Ce掺杂ZnO应深入机制研究或采用共掺杂等工艺提高光催化活性;掺Er的ZnO纳米管通过刺激Er离子的特征辐射制备绿色发光二极管;Sm可敏化材料的光致发光性,掺Sm的ZnO具有优异的性能,未来应扩大Sm应用领域并提高稀土利用率;Nd掺杂ZnO的研究应集中在铁磁性及抗菌活性,并进一步表征反应机制;开发应用于氢能和环境减排的高性能光催化剂、气体传感器或太阳能电池、薄膜晶体管等光电器件;建立性能设计和组装的数据库,降低成本并实现工业化生产。     

Cr掺杂Cu2O的光催化性质的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理计算的方法,研究了不同浓度及不同位置Cr掺杂Cu₂O体系的缺陷形成能、电子结构和可见光区域的光催化性质及产生机理。结果表明,本征Cu₂O显示半导体特性,在可见光区域吸收很弱;不同浓度、不同位置的Cr掺杂体系均是稳定的,显示金属特性。与本征Cu₂O相比,随着Cr掺杂浓度的增大,体系在可见光范围内的吸收峰均有不同程度的增强,并且两个Cr原子近邻掺杂时可见光区域的吸收系数最大,光催化效率最强。态密度分析发现,Cr掺杂体系在可见光范围的吸收主要由Cr 3d态电子的带内跃迁产生;不同掺杂浓度和结构构型主要影响材料在长波长段的物理性质,而对短波长段的性质影响很小。因此,通过增大Cr掺杂浓度及调控掺杂位置可以提高Cu₂O在可见光区域的光催化效率,推动Cu₂O在光催化方面的发展。     

Co掺杂ZnO纳米棒的水热法制备及其光致发光性能

以Zn(NO3)2·6H2O 和Co(NO3)2·6H2O为原料, 通过水热法在较低温度下制备了纯ZnO和Co掺杂的ZnO(ZnO:Co)纳米棒. 利用XRD、EDS、TEM和HRTEM对样品进行了表征, 结合光致发光(PL)谱研究了样品的PL性能. 结果表明, 水热法制备纯ZnO和ZnO:Co纳米棒均具有较好的结晶度. Co2+是以替代的形式进入ZnO晶格, 掺入量为2%(原子分数)左右. 纯的ZnO纳米棒平均直径约为20 nm, 平均长度约为180 nm; 掺杂样品的平均直径值约为15 nm, 平均长度约为200 nm左右; Co掺杂轻微地影响ZnO纳米棒的生长. 另外, Co掺杂能够调整ZnO纳米棒的能带结构、提高表面态含量, 进而使得ZnO:Co纳米棒的紫外发光峰位红移, 可见光发光能力增强.     

水热合成Fe3+掺杂ZnO复合材料及其光催化活性

以Zn(Ac)2·2H2O、Fe(NO3)3·9H2O和NaOH为原料,采用水热法合成了Fe3+掺杂ZnO复合材料. 并用X射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜测试技术对合成样品的结构和形貌进行了表征. 结果表明,Fe3+掺杂ZnO合成产物为直棒状,直径为500 nm,长度为3 μm左右. 样品的紫外可见漫反射分析结果表明,在300～500 nm紫外可见光区域均有强的吸收. Fe3+掺杂ZnO作为光催化剂降解有机染料性能优于纯ZnO材料.     

水热合成掺Fe氧化锌复合材料及其光催化活性

以Zn(Ac)2•2H2O、Fe(NO3)3•9H2O和NaOH为原料,采用水热法合成了Fe掺杂ZnO复合材料。并用x射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜技术对合成样品的结构和形貌进行了表征,Fe掺杂ZnO合成产物为直棒状,直径为500 nm,长度为3 µm左右。样品的紫外可见漫反射分析,在300~500 nm紫外可见光区域均有强的吸收。利用Fe掺杂ZnO作为光催化剂降解有机染料,发现对于光催化降解有机染料有较好的降解功能,且光降解性能优于纯ZnO材料。     

Effect of Al-doping on the structure and optical properties of electrospun zinc oxide nanofiber films

Electrospun ZnO precursor nanofibers of average diameters 122±64 nm, 117±44 nm and 110±39 nm were fabricated by controlling the Al concentration of a polymeric solution. The resulting nanofibers were characterized by the XRD, SEM, EDS, TEM, XPS and PL. The electrospun Al-doped ZnO nanofiber films were polycrystalline and composed of densely packed grains, with crystallite size ranging from 28.7 nm, 25.7 nm, 25.4 nm to 20.4 nm corresponding to the atomic concentration of aluminum from 0, 1.6, 2.5 to 5.8 at.%. The incorporation of aluminum resulted in a decrease trend in the grain size and lattice parameter of the ZnO nanofiber films. The room temperature PL spectra of all samples show three different emissions, including UV (ultraviolet) emission with an obvious blue shift, Vis (visible) emission and NIR (near infrared) emission, the intensity of which decreases monotonically as the doping concentration is increased except for the highest doping level. The impurity content correlates with changes in the PL spectra, and the appropriate Al doping can improve the optical properties of ZnO nanofibers. The small size effect and Al-doping or the impurity incorporation should be responsible for the blue shift observation in Al-doped ZnO nanofiber films.     

Co doped ZnO nanowires as visible light photocatalysts

High aspect ratio cobalt doped ZnO nanowires showing strong photocatalytic activity and moderate ferromagnetic behaviour were successfully synthesized using a solvothermal method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) and UV–visible absorption spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activities evaluated for visible light driven degradation of an aqueous methylene orange (MO) solution were higher than for Co doped ZnO nanoparticles at the same doping level and synthesized by the same synthesis route. The rate constant for MO visible light photocatalytic degradation was 1.9·10⁻³ min⁻¹ in case of nanoparticles and 4.2·10⁻³ min⁻¹ in case of nanowires. We observe strongly enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity for moderate Co doping levels, with an optimum at a composition of Zn_0.95Co_0.05O. The enhanced photocatalytic activities of Co doped ZnO nanowires were attributed to the combined effects of enhanced visible light absorption at the Co sites in ZnO nanowires, and improved separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers at optimal Co doping.     

Influences of Co doping on the structural,optical and magnetic properties of ZnO nanorods synthesized by hydrothermal route

Pure and Co-doped ZnO nanorods have been synthesized by a hydrothermal process. The structure, morphology and properties of as-prepared samples have been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), photoluminescence (PL) spectrometer as well as by superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The structure and morphology analyses show that Co doping can slightly impede the ZnO crystallinity, influence the nanorods morphology, but cannot change the preferred growth orientation of ZnO nanorods. The amount of Co doping contents is about 3.0 at% in ZnO nanorods and dopant Co²⁺ ions substitute Zn²⁺ ions sites in ZnO nanocrystal without forming any secondary phase. The optical measurements show that the Co doping can effectively tune energy band structure and enrich surface states in both UV and VL regions, which lead to novel PL properties of ZnO nanorods. In addition, ferromagnetic ordering of the as-synthesized Zn_1?xCo_xO nanorod arrays has been observed at room temperature, which should be ascribed to sp–d and d–d carrier exchange interactions and presence of abundant defects and oxygen vacancies.     

Fabrication of Co + F Doped ZnO Films for Improved Visible Light Responsive Photocatalysis

The aim of this work is to investigate the efficacy of nebulizer sprayed ZnO–Co–F thin films for degrading the methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The physical properties of the prepared samples like structural, surface morphological and optical properties are studied using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), UV-vis NIR spectrometer, spctroflurometer (PL) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The photocatalytic studies revealed that ZnO–Co–F film exhibited superior degradation efficiency over ZnO–Co and ZnO against MB as evinced by the degradation rate constants, 0.0782, 0.0475 and 0.0289 min^–1, respectively. This study showed that Co + F doping helps to remove the major limitations of ZnO and thereby leads towards better visible light activity. The structural and optical studies revealed the proper incorporation of Co²⁺ and F^– ions into the ZnO lattice and the reduction in band gap. PL emission confirmed that Co + F doping reduces the electronhole recombination rate and increases the availability of free carriers.     

An infrared and Raman spectroscopic study of polyanilines co-doped with metal ions and H+

Polyanilines doped with (HCl+KCl) and (HCl+CoCl2) were prepared by co-doping method, respectively. For comparison, polyaniline emeraldine salt (ES) by doping with HCl and its emeraldine base (EB) form were also synthesized. The co-doped polyanilines, ES and EB samples were all characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy aiming to understand the transformations in the different doping status. The results show that the doping degree of K+ ions is considerably higher than that of Co2+ ions under the same co-doping conditions possibly due to different pseudoprotonation constants of EB with K+ ions and Co2+ ions. Moreover, morphology difference of polyaniline co-doped with alkaline metal ions or transition meal ions may arise from different coordination geometry of metal ions. Nevertheless, there are similar chemical transformations of quinoid units to benzenoid ones on polyaniline backbones for the ES and both co-doped samples. And the polyaniline backbones co-doped with H+ and metal cations are found to attain weaker charge delocalization than the ES which is doped solely with H+.     

Improved optical and electrical properties of sol–gel-derived boron-doped zinc oxide thin films

Sol–gel spin-coating was used to grow zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films doped with 0–2.5 at.% B on quartz substrates. The structural, optical, and electrical properties of the thin films were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and van der Pauw Hall-effect measurements. All the thin films had deposited well onto the quartz substrates and exhibited granular morphology. The average crystallite size, lattice constants, residual stress, and lengths of the bonds in the crystal lattice of the thin films were calculated from the XRD data. The PL spectra showed near-band-edge (NBE) and deep-level emissions, and B doping varied the PL properties and increased the efficiency of the NBE emission. The optical transmittance spectra for the undoped ZnO and boron-doped zinc oxide (BZO) thin films show that the optical transmittance of the BZO thin films was significantly higher than that of the undoped ZnO thin films in the visible region of the spectra and that the absorption edge of the BZO thin films was blue-shifted. In addition, doping the ZnO thin films with B significantly varied the absorption coefficient, optical band gap, Urbach energy, refractive index, extinction coefficient, single-oscillator energy, dispersion energy, average oscillator strength, average oscillator wavelength, dielectric constant, and optical conductivity of the BZO thin films. The Hall-effect data suggested that B doping also improved the electrical properties such as the carrier concentration, mobility, and resistivity of the thin films.     

RE-B共掺杂片层TiO2的合成及其光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法,利用钛酸四丁酯、硝酸镧、硝酸铈和硼酸为原料,对TiO₂光催化剂进行稀土-B(RE-B)的共掺杂改性制备和性能研究。采用X-射线衍射法(XRD)、冷场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见吸收(UV-Vis)光谱和荧光(PL)光谱对制得样品的相组成、表面形貌结构、表面元素组成、光响应范围及带隙能和电子-空穴的复合情况进行了初步分析。结果表明,所制掺杂TiO₂的组成均为锐钛矿型,掺杂使晶格发生了较大畸变,且细晶粒由未掺杂的27 nm减小到RE-B-TiO₂的10 nm,形貌为片层状不规则堆放状态存在。XPS结果表明掺杂元素有效进入二氧化钛, PL谱显示共掺杂可有效延长光催化剂的载流子寿命。掺杂后吸收边均红移, La-B-TiO₂由TiO₂的405 nm移动到466 nm,相应地禁带宽度减小了0.4 eV。光催化实验表明:2 h内降解亚甲基蓝(MB)时掺杂能够同时提高紫外和可见光下二氧化钛的光催化效率,而共掺杂的降解效果又优于单掺杂, La-B-TiO₂紫外光下的降解率达到80.67%,为同等条件下纯TiO₂的2.7倍,可见光下的降解率为74.78%。     

Photochemical separation of metals in aqueous solution

Several d-block transition elements have been separated from mixtures by photochemical means, using lines from various lasers. The species involved, oxalato complexes of Fe and Co, exhibit selective photoreduction following absorption in bands in the visible and near ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. This experiment is apparently the first demonstration of selective laser photochemistry in liquid phase mixtures of chemically related elements.