铜铂双单原子负载晶化氮化碳及其增强光催化CO2还原性能

铂单原子作为一种新型催化剂,具有活性组分高度分散、配位未饱和以及原子利用率高等特点,在光催化还原CO₂方面表现出巨大潜力.但是由于成本高昂和负载量高等因素,极大地限制了其在实际生产中的广泛应用.合成具有低负载量贵金属铂,同时提高铂基单原子催化剂的催化活性仍然是一项巨大挑战.晶化石墨相氮化碳的二维结构,特别是其稳定晶化结构所形成的限域环境及其可扩展的π共轭单元,可以有效锚定金属单原子,因而可作为金属单原子的良好载体.已有的金属单原子载体氮化碳多为弱晶或非晶结构,基于晶化氮化碳的高结晶度和高结构稳定性,合理构建金属单原子沉积的结晶石墨相氮化碳体系仍十分困难.关于晶化氮化碳负载金属单原子催化剂应用于光催化还原CO₂的研究至今鲜有报道.本文开发了一种具有低负载量的铂基双单原子锚定晶化氮化碳的制备方法,通过设计氮化碳缺陷位点,在晶化石墨相氮化碳载体表面构筑氮缺陷位点,利用载体的丰富氮缺陷作为陷阱,有效捕获双单原子金属前驱体,成功制备了具有低负载量(铂为0.32wt%)的双金属铜铂单原子催化剂,并用于光催化CO₂还原反应中.结果表明,相比于单原子铂催化剂和单原子铜催化剂,该种双单原子铜铂体系在光催化还原CO₂-CO中表现了更好催化活性.在光照3.5 h后,铜铂双单原子体系的CO产量达到41.1μmolg^-1.除此之外,铜铂双单原子体系在光催化过程中有利于促进CH₄生成,在没有任何牺牲剂或共催化剂作用下其CH4的产量为9.8μmolg^-1,其产率分别是相同光照条件下单原子铂催化剂(3.2μmolg^-1)和单原子铜催化剂(2.0μmol g^-1)的三倍和五倍.高分辨透射电镜结果表明,制备的氮化碳呈现了高度晶化的结构.球差扫描透射电子显微镜结果表明,铂和铜物种分别以高度分散的单原子形式存在,且在双金属铜铂单原子体系并未发现铜颗粒和铂颗粒.电化学分析结果表明,通过双配位活性位点的桥梁作用提高光生电子的转移效率,使得铜铂双单原子体系具有更高的电流密度和更好的载流子传输能力.原位X射线光电子能谱结果表明,金属铂和铜单原子成功负载在晶化石墨相氮化碳上,且在光照过程中单原子铂和铜的结合能的电子密度有些许改变,证明了该双金属单原子体系在光催化过程中协同动态光电子的迁移转移;原位红外傅里叶变换光谱实验结果表明,这种稳定的铜铂双单原子体系有利于促进催化还原反应中中间体产物的加氢过程,对终产物的解离和释放有明显的促进作用,从而提高光催化还原CO₂反应的活性和选择性.     

α-Pb(N_3)_2晶体的周期性从头计算

叠氮化铅是最常用的起爆剂。对α-Pb(N_3)_2晶体首次进行ab initio周期性 计算,求得其能带和电子结构,探讨了结构、性能关系。原子间重叠布居和电荷密 度分析表明,铅离子与叠氮根离子末端氮原子(N_T)间的轨道重叠作用较强,部分 电子已从叠氮根转移到铅离子。经基组叠加误差(BSSE)较正求得α-Pb(N_3)_2的晶 格能为-2187.35 kJ/mol,与源自实验的文献值吻合。晶体前沿占有轨道主要由叠 氮根端位氮(N_T)的原子轨道(AO)组成,而前沿空轨道则主要由Pb~(2+)的AO组成, 这有助于N_T上电子直接向金属离子跃迁;根据“（电子）最易跃迁原理（PET）” 可预测α-Pb(N_3)_2的感度较大,适合于作起爆药使用。     

氯化铜晶体中铜是SP^3杂化还是dsp^2杂化

化学教育1987年第三期发表了"铜在氯气里燃烧铜原子会不会失电子"一文,读后颇受启发.但对文中CuCl_2中铜原子以sp~3杂化轨道成键,形成四个等同的б键,结构为四面体感到有商榷的必要.下面谈谈我们的看法,愿与广大读者共同讨论.在CuCl_2晶体中,铜原子是否以印sp~3杂化呢?我们来看下列资料.《无机结构化学》     

盐酸处理制备高结晶氮化碳及其增强光催化产氢活性（英文）

由于氢气燃烧具有高能量和零污染的优点,氢能一直被认为是解决环境污染和全球能源危机问题的新能源.而光催化剂可以将太阳能转化为氢能,是目前制氢最理想的方式.近年来,研究者们的目光已经转向非金属光催化剂,其中氮化碳光催化剂因其化学稳定性好、成本低和无毒性而备受关注.但是传统的利用含氮前驱体通过热聚合得到的氮化碳呈无定形或半结晶结构,导致其光催化活性很差.而熔盐法制备的结晶氮化碳(CCN)则具有优异的光催化产氢性能.但是,熔盐法得到的CCN依然没达到理想的结晶度.在本文中,我们用盐酸(HCl)洗涤处理熔盐法制备的产物,进一步提高了CCN的结晶度.结果表明,随着盐酸水溶液浓度的增加,制备样品的结晶度增大,在盐酸浓度为0.1 mol/L时,样品结晶度达到最大值.这是因为盐酸水溶液可以去除CCN末端氨基中的一些钾离子,导致聚合位点被释放,所以进一步提高了样品的结晶度.而当盐酸浓度进一步提高到0.2 mol/L时,氮化碳结构因为过高的盐酸浓度被破坏,导致结晶度反而下降.以0.1 mol/L盐酸水溶液处理得到的0.1HCCN样品具有良好的光催化产氢性能,在以三乙醇胺为牺牲剂时,其光催化产氢速率达到683.54μmol h^-1 g^-1,在420 nm处的量子效率为6.6%,光催化产氢速率分别是CCN和块状氮化碳的2倍和10倍.光催化活性的提高主要有两个原因:样品结晶度的提高和钾离子嵌入xHCCN样品的中间层.其中,样品结晶度的提高可以减少样品中的表面缺陷以及破坏结构中的氢键,从而增加了光生载流子的迁移,减少了电子空穴对的复合位点,这都非常有利于光催化反应的进行.而插入到xHCCN中间层的钾也促进了光生电子的转移.这是因为桥连的氮原子(N1)并不会被激发产生光生电子,因此抑制了光生电子在七嗪单元之间的迁移,而插入到xHCCN中间层的K可以增加电子的离域性,延长π共轭体系,从而促进光生电子的转移,进一步提高光催化产氢活性.本研究为熔盐法的进一步发展提供了新的思路.     

配合物{CuS2P（OCH2Ph）2[Fe（η^5-C5H4PPh2）2]}的合成和晶体结构

以二烷基二硫代磷酸亚铜和二茂铁基双膦配体为原料,二氯甲烷为溶剂合成了一个新颖的晶体化合物{CuS2P(OCH2Ph)2[Fe(η5-C5H4PPh2)2]}1。其结构通过IR,元素分析和X-射线单晶衍射法确定。化合物1中的铜原子与螯合配体dppf中的两个磷原子配位[Cu-P键长分别是2.2492(5)和2.2364(4)],并与dtp中的两个硫原子配位[Cu-S键长分别是2.4055(5)和2.4582(5)],中心铜原子形成扭曲的四面体构型。     

关于元素周期表分族的问题

1989年高考有一道试题:具有如下电子层结构的原子,其相应元素一定属于同一主族的是:(A)3P亚层上有2个未成对电子的原子和4P亚层上有2个未成对电子的原子(B)3P亚层上只有1个空轨道的原子和4P亚层上只有1个空轨道的原子。     

聚苯乙烯修饰碳纳米管表面的研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合方法合成了端基具有一个卤素的聚苯乙烯, 并通过叠氮化反应得到端基为叠氮基团的聚苯乙烯. 利用叠氮基与单壁或复壁碳纳米管的反应， 将聚苯乙烯接到碳纳米管的表面上, 实现了碳纳米管的化学修饰. 通过FTIR, XPS, TEM, UV和Raman光谱等技术证明了聚苯乙烯以共价键形式结合到碳纳米管表面上. 利用TGA估算出连接在碳纳米管上的聚苯乙烯的含量, 并推测出复壁碳纳米管中较多的结构缺陷更有利于聚合物的接枝.     

氧气氧化铜催化的苯胺邻位叠氮化反应

叠氮取代的苯胺是有机合成中应用广泛的结构单元. 通过C—H键活化策略来制备叠氮基苯胺衍生物往往需要使用当量的剧烈氧化剂, 造成反应的整体原子经济性低, 官能团耐受性差. 本文使用廉价、绿色的氧气作为最终氧化剂, 发展了高效的铜催化苯胺C—H键叠氮化的方法. 该转化具有反应条件温和、区域选择性单一和官能团兼容性广等优点.     

二维配位聚合物[Cu(μ-I)(μ-4,4-bipy)]_n的溶液合成与晶体结构(英文)

碘化亚铜和4,4′-二联吡啶在溶液中反应的二种方法可制备出标题化合物的2个不同红色晶体,结构表征出两种晶体分别是单斜C2/c(1)和四方I41/acd(2)空间群。在[Cu(μ-I)(μ-4,4-bipy)]n结构中,铜原子是处于与2个碘原子和2个相互扭曲4,4′-二联吡啶中的氮原子的扭曲四面体配位环境中,2个[Cu(μ-I)]2单元和2个桥式4,4′-二联吡啶配体形成1个[Cu2(μ-I)2(μ-4,4-bipy)]2直角单元,4个直角单元经4个4,4′-二联吡啶侧式桥联而形成1个大的八角环,并由此与直角单元相互垂直而形成1个二维框架结构。     

二维配位聚合物[Cu(μ-Ⅰ)(μ-4,4-bipy)]n的溶液合成与晶体结构

碘化亚铜和4,4'-二联吡啶在溶液中反应的二种方法可制备出标题化合物的2个不同红色晶体,结构表征出两种晶体分别是单斜C2/c(1)和四方I41/acd(2)空间群.在[Cu(μ-Ⅰ)(μ-4,4-bipy)]n结构中,铜原子是处于与2个碘原子和2个相互扭曲4,4'-二联吡啶中的氮原子的扭曲四面体配位环境中,2个[Cu(μ-Ⅰ)]2单元和2个桥式4,4'-二联吡啶配体形成1个[Cu2(μ-Ⅰ)2(μ-4,4-bipy)]2直角单元,4个直角单元经4个4,4'-二联吡啶侧式桥联而形成1个大的八角环,并由此与直角单元相互垂直而形成1个二维框架结构.     

On the Origin of the Visible‐Light Activity of Titanium Dioxide Doped with Carbonate Species

Plane‐wave‐based pseudopotential density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to elucidate the origin of the high photocatalytic efficiency of carbonate‐doped TiO₂. Two geometrically possible doping positions are considered, including interstitial and substitutional carbon atoms on Ti sites. From the optical absorption properties calculations, we believe that the formation of carbonates after doping with interstitial carbon atoms is crucial, whereas the contribution from the cationic doping on Ti sites is negligible. The carbonate species doped TiO₂ exhibits excellent absorption in the visible‐light region of 400–800 nm, in good agreement with experimental observations. Electronic structure analysis shows that the carbonate species introduce an impurity state from Ti 3d below the conduction band. Excitations from the impurity state to the conduction band may be responsible for the high visible‐light activity of the carbon doped TiO₂ materials.     

Water oxidation on N‐Doped TiO2 nanotube arrays

Photocatalytic splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by utilizing solar energy is regarded as an effective strategy to solve oil crisis. By utilizing density functional calculations, we herein present the systemic studies with respect to water splitting mechanism on N‐doped TiO₂ nanotube arrays (NTAs), and focus on activation energy, thermodynamic properties, and effects of N‐doping on reaction process. Our results reveal that the impurity 2p states of doped nitrogen effectively change electronic structure of TiO₂ NTAs, which act as an electron acceptor and facilitate weakly bound electrons of valence band to be easily excited to acceptor level, as well as enhance the first H₂O adsorption and dissociation on the inside wall of N‐doped TiO₂ NTAs. Therefore, it is found that the rate‐determining step of water splitting is the formation reaction of HOO* on N‐doped TiO₂ NTAs rather than the formation of HO* from the first H₂O. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Understanding the synergistic effects,optical and electronic properties of ternary Fe/C/S‐doped TiO2 anatase within the DFT + U approach

Although TiO₂ is an efficient photocatalyst, its large band gap limits its photocatalytic activity only to the ultraviolet region. An experimentally synthesized ternary Fe/C/S‐doped TiO₂ anatase showed improved visible light photocatalytic activity. However, a theoretical study of the underlying mechanism of the enhanced photocatalytic activity and the interaction of ternary Fe/C/S‐doped TiO₂ has not yet been investigated. In this study, the defect formation energy, electronic structure and optical property of TiO₂ doped with Fe, C, and S are investigated in detail using the density functional theory + U method. The calculated band gap (3.21 eV) of TiO₂ anatase agree well with the experimental band gap (3.20 eV). The defect formation energy shows that the co‐ and ternary‐doped systems are thermodynamically favorable under oxygen‐rich condition. Compared to the undoped TiO₂, the absorption edge of the mono‐, co‐, and ternary‐doped TiO₂ is significantly enhanced in the visible light region. We have shown that ternary doping with C, S, and Fe induces a clean band structure without any impurity states. Moreover, the ternary Fe/C/S‐doped TiO₂ exhibit an enhanced photocatalytic activity, a smaller band gap and negative formation energy compared to the mono‐ and co‐doped systems. Moreover, the band edges of Fe/C/S‐doped TiO₂ align well with the redox potentials of water, which shows that the ternary Fe/C/S‐doped TiO₂ is promising photocatalysts to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. These findings rationalize the available experimental results and can assist the design of TiO₂‐based photocatalyst materials.     

Chemical Reactivity and Band‐Gap Opening of Graphene Doped with Gallium,Germanium, Arsenic,and Selenium Atoms

Herein, the effects of substitutional doping of graphene with Ga, Ge, As, and Se are shown. Ge exhibits the lowest formation energy, whereas Ga has the largest one. Ga‐ and As‐doped graphene display a reactivity that is larger than that corresponding to a double vacancy. They can decompose H₂ and O₂ easily. Variation of the type and concentration of dopant makes the adjustment of the interlayer interaction possible. In general, doping of monolayer graphene opens a band gap. At some concentrations, Ga doping induces a half metallic behavior. As is the element that offers the widest range of gap tuning. Heyd–Scuseria–Ernzerhof calculations indicate that it can be varied from 1.3 to 0.3 eV. For bilayer graphene, the doped sheet induces charge redistribution in the perfect underneath sheet, which opens a gap in the range of 0.05–0.4 eV. This value is useful for developing graphene‐based electronics, as the carrier mobility of the undoped sheet is not expected to alter.     

Electronic and Structural Properties of Highly Aluminum Ion Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

This study presents the experimental and theoretical study of highly internally Al‐doped TiO₂ nanoparticles. Two synthesis methods were used and detailed characterization was performed. There were differences in the doping and the crystallinity, but the nanoparticles synthesized with the different methods share common features. Anatase to rutile transformation occurred at higher temperatures with Al doping. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed the generation of oxygen vacancies, which is an interesting feature in photocatalysis. In turn, the band‐gap energy and the valence band did not change appreciably. Periodic density functional calculations were performed to model the experimentally doped structures, the formation of the oxygen vacancies, and the band gap. Calculation of the density of states confirmed the experimental band‐gap energies. The theoretical results confirmed the presence of Ti⁴⁺ and Al³⁺. The charge density study and electron localization function analysis indicated that the inclusion of Al in the anatase structure resulted in a strengthening of the Ti?O bonds around the vacancy.     

A DFT study on the healing of N‐vacancy defects in boron nitride nanosheets and nanotubes by a methylene molecule

In the present work, density functional theory calculations are used to investigate the healing mechanism of a N‐vacancy defect in boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS) or nanotube (BNNT) with a CH₂ molecule. The healing process starts with the chemisorption of CH₂ at the defect site, followed by its dehydrogenation over the surface. Next, a H₂ molecule is produced which can be easily released from the surface due to its small adsorption energy. For the dehydrogenation of CH₂ molecule over the defective BNNS or BNNT, the first C? H bond dissociation is the rate determining step. Our results indicate that the dehydrogenation of CH₂ over BNNS is both thermodynamically and kinetically more favorable than over BNNT. Besides, this study proposes a novel method for achieving C‐doped BNNSs and BNNTs. Given that the healing process proceeds without using a metal catalyst, therefore, no any purification is needed to remove the catalyst.     

The Influence of Defects on Mo‐Doped TiO2 by First‐Principles Studies

TiO₂ doped with transition metals shows improved photocatalytic efficiency. Herein the electronic and optical properties of Mo‐doped TiO₂ with defects are investigated by DFT calculations. For both rutile and anatase phases of TiO₂, the bandgap decreases continuously with increasing Mo doping level. The 4d electrons of Mo introduce localized states into the forbidden band of TiO₂, and this shifts the absorption edge into the visible‐light region and enhances the photocatalytic activity. Since defects are universally distributed in TiO₂ or doped TiO₂, the effect of oxygen deficiency due to oxygen vacancies or interstitial Mo atoms is systemically studied. Oxygen vacancies associated with the Mo dopant atoms or interstitial Mo will reduce the spin polarization and magnetic moment of Mo‐doped TiO₂. Moreover, oxygen deficiency has a negative impact on the improved photocatalytic activity of Mo‐doped TiO₂. The current results indicate that substitutional Mo, interstitial Mo, and oxygen vacancy have different impacts on the electronic/optical properties of TiO₂ and are suited to different applications.     

Crystal, electronic structure and electronic transport properties of the Ti1−xVxNiSn (х=0-0.10) solid solutions

The n-TiNiSn ternary intermetallic semiconductor is doped by the V donor impurity and the crystalline structure of the obtained Ti_1−xV_xNiSn solid solutions (х=0-0.10) is determined by X-ray diffraction. Temperature and concentration dependences of the resistivity and thermopower are investigated in 80-380 K range. As main results, the TiNiSn conductivity type is revealed insensitive to V doping and the thermopower factor substantially increases versus V content. First principle calculations based on DFT using FPLO and KKR-CPA methods are performed as well. Experimental data and electronic structure calculations are compared and discussed in terms of thermopower improvements.     

Anionic Dopant Delocalization through p‐Band Modulation to Endow Metal Oxides with Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoactivity

An N‐doped TiO₂ model reveals a conceptually different mechanism for activating the N dopant based on delocalized orbital hybridization through O vacancy incorporation. Synchrotron‐based X‐ray absorption spectroscopy, time‐resolved fluorescence, and DFT studies revealed that O vacancy incorporation can effectively stimulate the delocalization of N impurity states through p‐band orbital modulation, which leads to a significant enhancement in photocarrier lifetime. Consequently, this effect also results in a remarkable increase in the incident photon‐to‐electron conversion efficiency in the range of 400–550 nm compared to that of conventional N‐incorporated TiO₂ (15 % versus 1 % at 450 nm). This work reveals the fundamental necessity of orbital modulation in the band engineering of metal oxides for driving solar water splitting and beyond.     

Protoelectrochemical properties of the single-crystal SrTiO3 doped in the surface region

The photoelectrochemical properties of the single crystal SrTiO₃, doped in the surface region are studied. It is found that the doped SrTiO₃ with Cr, Co, Pt and Rh give a relatively large photoresponse to visible light. The dark anodic currents which will be due to the resonance tunnelling or hopping mechanism are observed at the doped electrodes with the above metal cations. Therefore, it is concluded that the visible light response is mainly attributable to the formed impurity levels and/or structure defetcs by the doping metal cations near the conduction band of SrTiO₃. The above doped electrodes also bring the large cathodic photocurrent or the dark cathodic current due to the O₂ reduction, except for the Co doped electrode. This will show that the impurity levels act as the active site of O₂ reduction.