内嵌硫化镉与上转换纳米颗粒的二氧化钛复合纳米管用于近红外光驱动光催化

由于近红外光在太阳光谱中占44%,因此,近红外光驱动的光催化剂的研制具有十分重要的意义.上转换发光材料可将低能量的近红外光子转换为高能光子,这种高能光子可以通过构建荧光共振转移系统将能量转移并活化量子效率较高的半导体材料,对于太阳能的转化利用具有潜在的应用前景.在本文中,通过胶体化学的过程在电纺丝制备的内嵌CdS纳米颗粒以及上转换荧光纳米颗粒(UCNPs)的二氧化硅复合纳米纤维表面外延生长一层二氧化钛层,通过高温煅烧得到二氧化钛复合纳米管.我们通过二氧化硅结构将CdS纳米颗粒与上转换荧光纳米颗粒紧紧束缚在一起,实现较高的荧光共振能量转移.而且,选择β-NaYF4:Yb(30%),Tm(0.5%)@NaYF4:Yb(20%),Er(2%)作为纳米能量转换器,替代以前研究工作中使用的β-NaYF4:Yb(30%),Tm(0.5%)或者β-NaYF4:Yb(30%),Tm(0.5%)@NaYF4纳米颗粒,来进一步提高近红外光的转换效率.通过透射电子显微镜照片很清楚的观察到制备的TiO2复合纳米管内部内嵌有大量的CdS与上转换纳米颗粒.通过X-射线衍射以及X-射线光电子能谱能仪器对产物的物相以及表面的化学组成进行了细致的表征.结果显示,通过本实验方法已经成功获得了TiO2复合纳米管.用稳态与瞬态荧光仪研究了最终样品的荧光性质.研究结果揭示,与上转换纳米颗粒以及二氧化硅复合纳米纤维相比,复合二氧化钛纳米管可以将上转换荧光纳米颗粒的(UV-Vis)部分荧光完全淬灭了.特别是,铒离子的荧光(650 nm)也被有效淬灭转移,说明本研究采用β-NaYF4:Yb(30%),Tm(0.5%)@NaYF4:Yb(20%),Er(2%)纳米能量转换器,可以提高近红外光的转换效率,紫外-可见吸收光谱证实,这种二氧化钛纳米管在紫外-可见光区中的吸收光谱与β-NaYF4:Yb(30%),Tm(0.5%)@NaYF4:Yb(20%),Er(2%)纳米颗粒的荧光光谱具有较大的重叠,使得上转换荧光纳米颗粒与CdS以及二氧化钛组分之间的荧光共振转移的效率大大提高,进而会显著提高光催化的效果.以罗丹明染料作为污染物为模型,我们研究了罗丹明染料在氙灯下或者近红外光光照下的光催化分解实验.研究结果表明,90%的罗丹明染料分子在20 min内就被降解掉,效率高于其它的近红外光催化剂.上转换荧光纳米颗粒的能量转换效率可以得到大幅度提高,本研究工作中制备的光催化剂利用太阳能的效率将会得到极大提高,在未来为能源危机以及环境保护提供一种可供选择的方法与技术.     

Controlled synthesis of highly dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles using SBA-15 as hard template

Highly dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a wet impregnation method using SBA-15 as hard template for confining the growth of TiO2 nanocrystals, and then calcined at 550 degrees C in muffle furnace for 2 h. The as-synthesized samples were characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), small-angle X-ray diffraction (SAXRD), nitrogen adsorption, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). It was found that SBA-15 contained abundant silanol groups after removal of triblock copolymers by ethanol extraction and could easily adsorb a great number of titanium alkoxide via chemisorption. After subsequent hydrolysis of the anchored Ti complexes and calcination of the amorphous TiO2, anatase TiO2 nanocrystals with spherical shape and uniform particle diameter of about 6 nm were formed. A blue shift was observed in UV-vis absorption spectra due to the quantum size effect of TiO2 nanoparticles. Moreover, the as-prepared TiO2 nanoparticles showed a high PL intensity due to an increase in the recombination rate of photogenerated electrons and holes under UV light irradiation.     

可循环使用的Sn-TiO2/聚噻吩纳米杂化材料用于可见光下降解有机污染物

采用改进的溶胶-凝胶法在低温制备了Sn-TiO2/聚噻吩纳米杂化材料(SPNH),运用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、红外光谱(IR)、紫外-可见光漫反射光谱(UV-DRS)和BET比表面积分析对所制样品进行了表征。 XRD结果证实聚噻吩(PTh)对TiO2晶相结构没有影响。 IR和UV-DRS结果表明,在掺杂的金属氧化物与PTh的纳米杂化和结合过程中, PTh表面与金属氧化物之间存在相互作用(类似核壳结构)。 XPS结果显示,纳米杂化材料中存在Sn4+以及PTh与TiO2各自所含的元素。催化剂表面吸附污染物结果发现, SPNH的吸附容量高于Sn-TiO2纳米粒子(STN)。在可见光下降解有机污染物硝基苯(NB)和孔雀绿(MG)的反应中, SPNH表现出比单纯STN更高的光催化活性和稳定性。由于STN上存在聚噻吩,使得样品表面吸附NB(24%)和MG(21%)的能力增加,从而导致更高的光催化收率。考察了该光催化剂在可见光下重复使用5次时的光催化活性,未见PTh的消耗和降解。这些高光催化活性的SPNH材料有望在工业水净化中用作光催化剂。     

One-step solvothermal synthesis of N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles with high photocatalytic activity in the reduction of aqueous Cr（Ⅵ）

N-doped TiO2 （N-TiO2） nanoparticles were synthesized via a one-step low temperature （180℃） solvothermal route, which adopted NH4NO3 as the nitrogen source. The structure, composition, BET specific surface area, and optical properties of the as-synthesized product were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, N2 adsorption- desorption isotherms, and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. In addition, its photocatalytic properties were tested by the reduction of aqueous Cr（VI） under UV and visible light （x 〉 420 rim） irradiation. It was observed that for the reduction of aqueous Cr（VI）, the as-synthesized N-TiO2 nanoparticles not only exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity than P25 TiO2 under UV light, but also exhibited remarkably high photocatalytic activity under visible light （λ 〉 420 nm）.     

负载金的掺氮二氧化钛的制备及其可见光催化性能

以纳米管钛酸为前驱体,采用水热法先制备得到新型N掺杂二氧化钛,然后用沉积沉淀法在N掺杂二氧化钛表面负载微量贵金属Au,制备得到负载Au的掺N二氧化钛.利用TEM、XRD、XPS、ESR和DRS等手段研究了样品的形貌、晶体结构、元素化学态和光谱吸收性质.样品光催化活性通过可见光催化降解丙烯进行评价,结果表明,样品N-TiO₂和Au/N-TiO₂具有明显的可见光(λ≥420 nm)催化活性.ESR结果表明,掺氮过程中生成的束缚单电子的氧空位是样品具有可见光响应的原因.     

金属氧化物(Fe2O3, CuO,NiO)改性对TiO2纳米管阵列光电催化活性的增强效应

采用阳极氧化法和阴极电沉积法制备了Fe2O3,CuO和NiO纳米粒子改性的高度有序的TiO2纳米管(TiO2-NT)阵列.运用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM),X射线衍射(XRD)和紫外-可见漫反射光谱等手段对Fe2O3/TiO2-NT、CuO/TiO2-NT和NiO/TiO2-NT复合电极进行表征.以苯酚为模拟污染物,考察复合电极的光电性能.结果表明,金属氧化物(Fe2O3,CuO,NiO)纳米粒子成功沉积在TiO2-NTs的管口、内壁和管底.金属氧化物改性复合电极的光电催化活性比未改性的TiO2-NTs提高了2倍以上.Fe2O3/TiO2-NTs在可见光区显示出最高的吸收强度.以Fe2O3/TiO2-NTs为阳极处理苯酚废水,光照120min后苯酚去除率达到96%,而未改性的TiO2-NTs的苯酚去除率只有41%.此外,Fe2O3/TiO2-NTs在生成低毒中间产物方面表现出良好的性能.较高的复合电极光电催化活性主要是由于TiO2纳米管和过渡金属氧化物纳米粒子间构筑的高界面面积异质纳米结构,有效地促进了电子转移,抑制了光生电子-空穴对的复合.     

Novel small stable gold nanoparticles bearing fluorescent cysteine-coumarin probes as new metal-modulated chemosensors

Emissive molecular probes based on amino acid moieties are very appealing because of their application as new building blocks in peptide synthesis. Two new bioinspired coumarin probes (L1 and L2) were synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, UV-vis absorption and emission spectroscopy, matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS), lifetime measurements, and X-ray crystal diffraction. Their sensing ability toward alkaline earth, transition, and post-transition metal ions (Ca(2+), Zn(2+), Cd(2+), Cu(2+), Ni(2+), Hg(2+), Ag(+), and Al(3+)) and their acid-base behavior (H(+), OH(-)) were explored in absolute ethanol by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Compound L1 shows a strong complexation constant with the soft metal ions Zn(2+), Cd(2+), and Ag(+). Compound L2 shows a high fluorescence quantum yield, and it could be used as a non-pH-dependent fluorescent biological probe. Very small gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using compounds L1 and L2 as stabilizers were obtained by using a reductive method and were characterized by UV-vis, light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Dynamic light scattering and TEM studies show that the formation of small nanoparticles is around 4.27 ± 0.64 nm for L1 and around 2.69 ± 0.96 nm for L2. The new stable Cou@AuNPs behaved as supramolecular chemosensors, which have been selective for the heavy element Hg(2+), with a concomitant change of color from pink to dark red/brown and an increase of size up to 100-fold.     

TiO2/LaFeO3微纳米纤维的可控制备及光催化性能简

利用静电纺丝技术及水热合成法制备了TiO2/LaFeO3异质结构. 采用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM),X射线衍射(XRD),傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱和紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis)等手段对TiO2/LaFeO3微纳米纤维的结构和表面形态进行表征. 通过亚甲基蓝(MB)光降解反应研究了其光催化性能. 结果表明,不完全碳化TiO2纤维表面的缺陷位点是LaFeO3纳米粒子的有利生长点. TiO2/LaFeO3异质结材料的带隙明显窄于TiO2,光催化活性得到提高;经140 min紫外光照射后,TiO2/LaFeO3异质结催化剂对MB的降解率为65.34%,分析和探讨了其光催化机理.     

掺钴氧化钛电极的制备、表征及其光电性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法在纯钛片上制备了掺Co氧化钛薄膜光电极,运用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 X射线衍射(XRD)等分析手段对其进行表征,并对其结构和性能的相互关系进行了研究.结果表明,掺5%Co, 500℃热处理的TiO2电极具有最大的可见光响应.过量的Co掺入将析出新相CoTiO3,并促使TiO2由锐钛矿型转变为金红石型,使电极光电效应减低.而高温处理的掺钴TiO2也将析出CoTiO3,对电极光电性能有阻碍作用.     

Er~(3+)和Ce~(3+)/Ce~(4+)掺杂β-BaB_2O_4纳米棒的制备、结构与发光性质

以Ba(NO_3)_2、NaBH_4、Er_2O_3和CeO_2为原料,在十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)表面活性剂辅助下,采用水热法制备了β-BaB_2O_4(β-BBO)纳米棒,稀土离子Er~(3+)单掺杂的β-BBO(β-BBO:Er~(3+))及Er~(3+)和Ce~(3+)/Ce~(4+)共掺杂的β-BBO(β-BBO:Er(3+)/Ce~(3+)/Ce~(4+))纳米棒.通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、拉曼光谱、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和光致发光(PL)光谱分别对样品的物相、结构、形貌、成分及光致发光性质进行了表征.研究结果表明:微量稀土离子掺杂并不改变β-BBO的结构,制得的纳米棒尺寸均匀,长度在200-500 nm之间,直径在10-20 nm之间;β-BBO:Er~(3+)和β-BBO:Er~(3+)/Ce~(3+)Ce~(4+)纳米棒在400nm光激发下,在可见光范围内都观察到中心波长为515和542 nm的绿光.对发光机理的初步研究表明:发光分别对应于Er~(3+)的~2H_(11/2)→~4I_(15/2),~4S_(3/2)→~4I_(15/2)跃迁,铈离子以Ce~(3+)和Ce~(4+)两种形式存在于体系中,Ce~(3+)对Er~(3+)起敏化作用,可以显著增强β-BBO:Er~(3+)/Ce~(3+)/Ce~(4+)纳米棒的发光强度,存在Ce~(3+)→Er~(3+)的能量传递过程.     

胶原纤维为模版制备TiO2及La/TiO2纳米纤维及光催化活性研究

以胶原纤维为模版分别负载钛(Ti4+)或钛(Ti4+)和镧(La3+),在高温下煅烧制得TiO2和La/TiO2纳米纤维。通过扫描电镜(SEM)、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、X-射线衍射(XRD)、比表面积和孔径分析、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)等对这2种纳米纤维的结构和物理性能进行了表征。结果表明,TiO2和La/TiO2较完整地保持了胶原纤维的纤维状结构。在600~800℃范围内随着煅烧温度的升高,TiO2和La/TiO2的晶粒尺寸逐渐增大,晶格常数发生各相异性的变化。La/TiO2的相变温度在700~800℃之间,明显高于未掺杂TiO2的相变温度。N2吸附-脱附等温线按Langmiur分类为Ⅳ类,表明TiO2和La/TiO2纳米纤维具有介孔结构。与Degussa P25相比,TiO2和La/TiO2吸收光谱范围明显红移。当以可见光为光源进行酸性橙Ⅱ光助催化降解反应时,TiO2和La/TiO2纳米纤维均表现出比Degussa P25更高的催化活性。     

Sol-gel preparation and spectroscopic study of the pyrophanite MnTiO_3 nanoparticles

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the green cata-lysts, which has attracted much attention due to its promising applications in the purification of air, the bactericidal action of water, and environmental photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant co…     

Oxygen-deficient titania as alternative support for Pt catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Insufficient electrochemical stability is a major challenge for carbon materials in oxygen reduction reaction （ORR） due to carbon corrosion and insufficient metal-support interactions. In this work, titania is explored as an alternative support for Pt catalysts. Oxygen deficient titania samples including TiO2-x and TiO2_xNy were obtained by thermal treatment of anatase TiO2 under flowing H2 and NH3, respectively. Pt nanoparticles were deposited on the titania by a modified ethylene glycol method. The samples were characterized by N2-physisorption, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The ORR activity and long-term stability of supported Pt catalysts were evaluated using linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry in 0.1 mol/L HC104. Pt/TiO2_x and Pt/TiO2_xNy showed higher ORR activities than Pt/TiO2 as indicated by higher onset potentials. Oxygen deficiency in TiO2-x and TiO2-xNy contributed to the high ORR activity due to enhanced charge transfer, as disclosed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies. Electrochemical stability studies revealed that Pt/TiOE_x exhibited a higher stability with a lower current decay rate than commercial Pt/C, which can be attributed to the stable oxide support and strong interaction between Pt nanoparticles and the oxygen-deficient TiO2-x support.     

Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of well-defined N-doped, hollow silica/titania hybrid microspheres

Well-defined nitrogen-doped, hollow SiO2/TiO2 hybrid spheres were successfully prepared through a two-step sol-gel synthesis combined calcination process using triethylamine as the nitrogen source. In this approach, polystyrene (PS)/silica microspheres were first synthesized. Subsequently, the amine-treated PS/SiO2/TiO2 hybrid spheres were obtained by sol-gel method. Finally, the elimination of the PS core, nitrogen-doping process, and crystallization of amorphous TiO2 were simultaneously conducted in the calcination process to acquire the final products. The as-prepared hybrid spheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results of XRD, FTIR, and XPS spectra indicated that nitrogen was really doped into the anatase TiO2 shell and confirmed that most nitrogen dopants might be present in the chemical environments of N-Ti-O and Ti-N-O. It was found that the absorption shoulder of nitrogen-doped hollow SiO2/TiO2 hybrid spheres vastly shifted to the visible region up to around 530 nm. The photoluminescence (PL) bands showed spectral lines at about 421, 472, and 529 nm, which were attributed to the self-trapped excitons, F and F+ centers. Moreover, the intensity of the PL spectra band of hollow SiO2/TiO2 hybrid spheres increased with as the amount of titanium tetrabutoxide (TBOT) precursor increased. However, the doping of nitrogen into hollow SiO2/TiO2 hybrid spheres led to the drastic quenching of photoluminescence because of the increase in the separation efficiency of the photoinduced electron and hole pairs.     

Ag修饰的Fe_3O_4/TiO_2复合磁性纳米纤维的制备及光催化性能

通过静电纺丝法制备了含有Fe3O4纳米粒子的TiO2纳米纤维,采用水热法对该纤维表面进行纳米Ag修饰,制备出具有较强磁性和较好光催化性能的复合纤维.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)等对样品的结构和形貌进行表征,并以罗丹明B(Rh B)水溶液降解为模型反应,考察样品在紫外光照射下的光催化性能.结果表明,所制备的TiO2为锐钛矿结构,Fe3O4纳米粒子均匀分布在TiO2纤维中,Ag纳米颗粒比较均匀地分散在磁性TiO2纤维表面.经过纳米Ag修饰后,材料的光吸收能力大为增强,吸收带红移并扩展到可见光区.在紫外光照射40 min后,合成样品对Rh B的降解率达到99.5%.此外,Fe3O4纳米粒子的存在使该材料具有较强的磁性,可通过外加磁场将其分离回收.     

Pd(II)-mediated triad multilayers with zinc tetrapyridylporphyrin and pyridine-functionalized nano-TiO2 as linkers: assembly, characterization, and photocatalytic properties

Triad hybrid multilayers containing the light sensitizers of zinc tetrapyridylporphyrin (ZnTPyP) and pyridine-functionalized TiO(2) (TiO(2)-Py) nanoparticles were constructed on substrate surfaces with the use of Pd(II) ions as the connectors using the layer-by-layer (LBL) method. The assembly process was monitored using ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectra as well as scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The content of the pyridine substituents in the TiO(2)-Py nanocomposites was about 2% (w/w). The Soret absorption band of ZnTPyP was 24 nm red-shifted in the hybrid multilayers due to a strong intermolecular electronic coupling interaction among porphyrin macrocycles or porphyrin macrocycle/TiO(2)-Py nanoparticles. The average surface density of each ZnTPyP layer was about 1.4 × 10(-10) mol/cm(2). Aggregation of the small TiO(2)-Py nanoparticles to larger domains with sizes up to hundreds of nanometers occurred in the hybrid multilayers; however, such an aggregation behavior was weaker than that in the solutions. The quartz substrate modified with the as-prepared Pd/ZnTPyP/Pd/TiO(2)-Py triad hybrid multilayers was used as a heterogeneous photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) under irradiation (λ > 420 nm) at room temperature with a catalytic efficiency of about 1.3 × 10(-3) MO/ZnTPyP·s. Without the use of the filter, the catalytic efficiency increased because both ZnTPyP and TiO(2)-Py nanocomposites acted as the light sensitizers. It is suggested that the present heterogeneous catalyst has the advantages of facile separation, high stability, structural controllability on the molecular and nanoscale level, and good recyclability.     

Visible-light driven Gd2Ti2O7/GdCrO3 composite for hydrogen evolution

A series of Gd(2)Ti(2)O(7)/GdCrO(3) composites are prepared by solid state combustion method using Gd(NO(3))(3), TiO(2), Cr(2)O(3) as metal source and urea as a fuel. The composites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRUV-vis), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements, photoluminescence spectra (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) studies, photocurrent measurements etc. The photocatalytic activity of the composites is examined towards hydrogen production without using any co-catalyst under visible light illumination. The rate of formation of hydrogen is measured by the photocatalytic activity measurement device and gas chromatography (GC). The highest efficiency is observed over the composite GTC (Cr:Gd:Ti = 1:1:1). On the basis of photocurrent measurements and PL, a mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic activity has been discussed.     

A novel method to synthesize polystyrene nanospheres immobilized with silver nanoparticles by using compressed CO2

In this work, a novel route to synthesize polymer/metal composite nanospheres has been proposed. This method combines the advantages that the polymer chains collapse and entangle in the presence of compressed CO(2), which acts as antisolvent, and the metal nanoparticles and polymers can be precipitated simultaneously from micellar solutions by the easy control of CO(2) pressure. Ag/polystyrene (PS) nanocomposites have been successfully prepared using this method. The transmission electronic micrographs (TEM) of the obtained nanocomposites show that the smaller Ag nanoparticles are immobilized by PS nanospheres of about 50 nm; the phase structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The Ag/PS nanocomposites show absorption properties at a wavelength of approximately 417 nm. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and FT-IR spectra indicate that there is no chemical linkage or strong interaction between PS and Ag nanoparticles in the resultant products. This method has many potential advantages for applications and may easily be applied to the preparation of a range of inorganic/ polymer composite nanoparticles.     

高活性Ag修饰TiO2空心八面体光催化剂的简易模板诱导合成

贵金属修饰的TiO2空心纳米光催化材料由于具有大的比表面积、低的质量密度、良好的表面渗透性、强的光吸收能力以及界面电荷的快速转移,因而表现出优异的光催化性能.为了制备结构可控且精良的贵金属修饰TiO2空心纳米光催化材料,人们先后采用湿化学法、高温固相法、声化学法及光化学沉积法等.由于在制备过程中涉及多种异相材料的合成和结构控制,因此上述合成方法通常需要复杂且多步过程(有些过程甚至很容易导致结构破坏),从而限制了其在光催化领域的实际应用.本文开发了一种简单的模板诱导法,成功制备了Ag纳米粒子修饰的TiO2空心八面体光催化剂.合成过程包括模板指导沉积和原位模板溶解.以Ag2O八面体为模板, TiF4水溶液为前驱体,首先通过TiF4水解形成TiO2纳米粒子沉积在Ag2O模板表面,而TiF4水解产生的酸性HF水溶液可原位溶解碱性的Ag2O模板,从而一步制得TiO2空心八面体.同时,利用Ag2O以及Ag+离子的光敏特性,在光照条件下使Ag2O和Ag+离子生成Ag纳米颗粒,直接沉积在TiO2空心八面体的内外表面,得到Ag/TiO2光催化剂.由此可见,该合成方法具有明显的步骤少的优点.扫描电镜、透射电镜、能量散射和紫外-可见光谱等表征结果表明成功制得内外Ag纳米粒子修饰的TiO2空心八面体光催化剂,其中TiO2空心八面体的壁厚约为25 nm,边长约为1μm,而修饰在其表面的Ag纳米粒子尺寸仅为5–10 nm.此外,通过控制TiF4前驱体浓度,还可制备核壳结构的Ag2O@TiO2八面体以及不同壁厚Ag修饰的TiO2空心八面体,表明该方法在Ag/TiO2形貌合成上的多样性和可控性.为了获得良好的光催化活性,对制备的Ag纳米粒子修饰的TiO2空心八面体光催化剂进行了不同温度的热处理. X射线衍射结果表明,即使在600 oC高温下,制备的Ag/TiO2空心八面体光催化剂依然能够保持原有的特殊形貌和锐钛矿TiO2晶型.该温度明显高于TiO2从锐钛矿向金红石转变的温度.这说明合成的Ag/TiO2能在保持高活性锐钛矿相的同时获得更好的结晶性.这可能是由于分散在TiO2原始晶粒周围的Ag纳米粒子能阻止其进一步长大,从而抑制了其晶型转变.不同样品光催化降解甲基橙的结果表明,经600oC高温热处理的样品表现出最高的光催化活性,相应的反应速率常数为0.11 min？1.这应得益于该光催化剂具有以下三个特点：(1) TiO2空心八面体的薄壁结构能够缩短光照条件下光生电子和空穴从内部扩散到表面的距离;(2)由于贵金属Ag纳米粒子沉积在TiO2薄壁的内外两个表面以及TiO2和Ag形成肖脱基势垒,因此在它们接触的界面上能够发生更快的界面电荷转移;(3)高温处理导致TiO2良好的晶化以及高活性锐钛矿TiO2晶型的保持.     

镍离子表面处理对二氧化钛光催化活性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出纳米TiO2和TiO2-Ni催化剂. 光催化降解对氯苯酚实验证明, TiO2-Ni催化剂的紫外、可见光催化活性均高于TiO2. FTIR和Raman结果表明, Ni2+离子被化学吸附在TiO2表面形成ONiOO表面物种. SPS的结果表明, TiO2-Ni表面ONiOO物种的表面态能级在价带上方2.84 eV. 该能级既能产生可见光响应, 又有效地促进了光生载流子的分离, 使催化剂紫外、可见光催化活性提高.