Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of SrTiO3 doped with Cr cations on different sites

Usually, SrTiO3 monodoped with Cr cations at the Ti4+ site hardly shows visible light photocatalytic activity. Revealing the origin of this issue is important for us to find an alternative approach to make SrTiO3 active under visible light irradiation. In this paper, two Cr-doped SrTiO3-(Sr0.95Cr0.05)TiO3 and Sr(Ti0.95Cr0.05)O3-were synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction method, and their photophysical and photocatalytic properties were studied comparatively. It was found that both (Sr0.95Cr0.05)TiO3 and Sr(Ti0.95Cr0.05)O3 showed considerable absorption to visible light. However, their photocatalytic activities for H2 evolution from aqueous methanol solution under visible light irradiation were significantly different: the H2 evolution rate over (Sr0.95Cr0.05)TiO3 (approximately 21 micromol/h) was more than 100 times that over Sr(Ti0.95Cr0.05)O3 (approximately 0.2 micromol/h). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis results revealed that the Cr cations doped at the Sr2+ site were all trivalent state (Cr3+), while those doped at the Ti4+ site were mixed valent states (Cr3+ and Cr6+). The different photocatalytic activities of H2 evolution are supposed to closely relate to the different valent states of Cr doped at different sites (Sr2+ or Ti4+) in SrTiO3. Possible electronic structures of (Sr0.95Cr0.05)TiO3 and Sr(Ti0.95Cr0.05)O3 were proposed in relation to their photophysical and photocatalytic properties.     

Theoretical study of N-doped TiO2 rutile crystals

The N-doping effects on the electronic and optical properties of TiO2 rutile crystal have been studied using density functional theory (DFT). The calculations of several possible N-doped structures show that band gaps have little reduction but some N 2p states lie within the band gap in the substitutional N to O structure and interstitial N-doped rutile supercell, which results in the reduction of the photon-transition energy and absorption of visible light. In contrast, substitutional N to Ti doped model has a significant band-gap narrowing. The results maybe clarify confusions in nitrogen-doped TiO2 rutile crystal.     

Ti~(3+)自掺杂的纳米TiO_2的制备及其可见光催化性能

以TiH2为Ti源,H2O2为氧化剂,首先通过表面氧化得到不同状态的前驱体凝胶,然后采用后续水热处理制备Ti3+自掺杂的纳米Ti O2.考察了前驱体凝胶状态及水热处理时间对材料结构和性能的影响.利用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、X射线光电子能谱、电子顺磁共振波谱和紫外-可见漫反射光谱手段对样品进行表征.以次甲基蓝溶液为模拟废水评价样品的可见光催化降解性能.结果表明,与纯Ti O2相比,Ti3+的自掺杂使材料在可见光区有明显的吸收,并具有良好的可见光催化降解性能和循环使用性能.当采用黄色凝胶为前驱体时,在160°C下水热处理24 h所得样品在可见光下光催化降解次甲基蓝的反应速率常数(0.0439 min-1)是纯Ti O2的18.3倍.     

N掺杂TiO_2光催化剂的微结构与吸光特性研究

以紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-VIS-DRS)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析和研究了四种方法制备的N掺杂TiO2光催化剂的结构,即水解法(N/TiO2-H)、氨热还原法(N/TiO2-A)、机械化学法(N/TiO2-M)和尿素热处理法(N/TiO2-T)等.结果表明,N/TiO2-H和N/TiO2-T两种催化剂在490 nm处有吸收带边,可见光激发途径是掺杂的N以填隙方式形成的杂质能级吸收电子发生的跃迁引起的;而N/TiO2-A和N/TiO2-M两种催化剂在整个可见光区域内具有可见光吸收,其对可见光的激发途径是掺杂N和氧空缺共同作用的结果.理论计算的N杂质能级位于价带上0.75 eV,与实验观察到的吸收带边结果十分吻合.XPS结果表明,几种催化剂的N1 s结合能位置都在399 eV附近,显示为填隙掺杂的N原子.填隙掺杂的N/TiO2,其Ti原子的2p结合能与未掺杂的TiO2相比增加了+0.3-+0.6 eV,而O1s电子的结合能增加了+0.2-+0.5eV,这是因为填隙的N原子夺取Ti和O的电子,Ti和O原子周围的电子密度降低了.电子能谱和吸光特性的研究都表明,掺杂的机理是在TiO2晶格内形成N原子的填隙.     

Multivalency iodine doped TiO2: preparation, characterization, theoretical studies, and visible-light photocatalysis

Multivalency iodine (I(7)+/I(-)) doped TiO(2) were prepared via a combination of deposition-precipitation process and hydrothermal treatment. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, surface photovoltage spectroscopy, and electric-field-induced surface photovoltage spectroscopy. The electronic structure calculations based on the density functional theory revealed that upon doping, new states that originated from the I atom of the IO(4) group are observed near the conduction-band bottom region of TiO(2), and the excitation from the valence band of TiO(2) to the surface IO(4-) is responsible for the visible-light response of the I-doped TiO(2). The as-prepared I-doped TiO(2) showed high efficiency for the photocatalytic decomposition of gaseous acetone under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm). A possible mechanism for the photocatalysis on this multivalency iodine (I(7)+/I(-)) doped TiO(2) under visible light was also proposed.     

Photocatalysts of Cr Doped TiO2 Film Prepared by Micro Arc Oxidation

A series of Cr doped TiO2 films were prepared by micro arc oxidation (MAO) using an electrolyte of Na3PO4+K2Cr2O7. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the films mainly consisted of anatase phase with a porous surface morphology. The films have an excellent photocatalytic effect for degradation of methylene blue and decomposition of water under visible light illumination. This arises from the formation of Cr3+/Cr4+ and oxygen vacancy energy levels owing to Cr doping. The former reduces the electron-hole recombination chance, while the latter generates a new gap between the conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) of TiO2, which lowers the photo energy of the excited electron in the VB to the oxygen vacancy states. The mechanisms for film synthesis during the MAO process are also presented.     

STUDY ON OXID TIVE COUPLING OF METHANE Ⅱ.CATALY TIC PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TiO_2-BASED CATALYSTS

The catalytic performance of Mn/TiO_2,La-Mn/TiO_2,Li-La-Mn/TiO_2 etc for the oxidetive coupling of methane(OCM)was investignted.Thecatalysta were cheracterised with X-ray diffraction(XRD)and X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The results reveal that catalyst Li-La-Mn/TiO_2 exhibits high activity and C_2 selectivity;Ti in this catalyst exists asTi~( 4) state;Li can promote the formation of lanthanum tituate via theinteraction between La and TiO_2;the formed La_2Ti_2O_7 and La_4Ti_9O_(24) aredistributed in the inner surface layer and Mn exists in outer surface layer in lowvalence states.The high activity and C_2 selectivity of catalyst Li-La-Mn/TiO_2are intimately related to the valence states of Mn,Li,La and theirdistribution on the catulyst surface layer.     

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water over M-doped La2Ti2O7 (M = Cr, Fe) under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm)

In the search for efficient photocatalysts working under visible light, we have investigated the effect of cation substitution on a layered perovskite, La2Ti2O7. Among various metal dopants, only Cr and Fe induced intense absorption of visible light (lambda > 400 nm), and only these catalysts produced H2 photocatalytically from water in the presence of methanol under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm). The polymerized complex method was found to be more efficient for fabrication of the present catalysts producing a more homogeneous structure than the solid-state reaction. The characterization by XRD, UV-vis DRS, XPS, and XANES revealed that doped Cr and Fe were present in the Cr3+ and Fe3+ states substituting for Ti sites in the La2Ti2O7 lattice. The theoretical calculation indicated that the most significant feature in the electronic band structure of the metal-doped La2Ti2O7 was the formation of a partially filled 3d band in the band gap of La2Ti2O7, while the contribution of these dopants on the valence band was negligible. Excitation of electrons from this localized interband to the conduction band of La2Ti2O7 was responsible for visible light absorption and the H2 evolution from water under visible light.     

The role of crystal phase in determining photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped TiO2

Two series of nitrogen doped TiO(2) samples with different ratios of anatase to rutile phases were prepared by milling the mixture of P25 TiO(2) and C(6)H(12)N(4) in air and gaseous NH(3) atmosphere, respectively. Compared to air, NH(3) atmosphere plays an important role in delaying the crystallite transformation from anatase to rutile in the mechanochemical reaction of TiO(2) and C(6)H(12)N(4). In contrast to the previously reported results for pure TiO(2), it is found that nitrogen doped TiO(2) with higher content of rutile phase demonstrates higher photocatalytic activity in photodegrading pollutant Rhodamine B under both UV light and visible light irradiation (lambda>420 nm), and the amount of the surface-adsorbed water and hydroxyl groups on nitrogen doped TiO(2) have little correlations with their crystallite phases (anatase or rutile) and photocatalytic activity. The more abundant surface states characterized by photoluminescence spectroscopy together with the lowered valence band maximum of rutile TiO(2) by nitrogen doping are considered as the key factors for the higher activity of nitrogen doped TiO(2) with higher content of rutile phase.     

C-N-S-TiO2光催化剂的制备、表征及其性能

以钛酸四丁酯为钛源、功能生物小分子胱氨酸为掺杂剂,采用溶胶-凝胶法同步合成了C-N-S-TiO2光催化剂,利用XRD、XPS、FT-IR和DRS等测试技术对样品的结构及物化性能进行了表征。XRD和DRS分析表明,共掺杂抑制了TiO2晶粒的生长,提高了晶相转变温度,且C-N-S-TiO2样品的吸收带边明显"红移",光吸收范围一直延长至800 nm左右。XPS分析结果显示,C-N-S-TiO2样品表面产生了杂质能级,C、S元素分别取代部分晶格Ti4+以CO23-和S6+形式存在;而N峰呈宽化状态,以O—Ti—N和Ti—O—N键存在,且样品表面羟基含量明显增加。以罗丹明B染料为模型污染物,考察了该催化剂的可见光催化活性。结果表明,与P25 TiO2比较,C-N-S-TiO2光催化剂活性得到改进,C-N-S-TiO2光催化剂在470～800 nm波长下辐射120 min后对罗丹明B的降解率可高达83%。     

Is the band gap of pristine TiO(2) narrowed by anion- and cation-doping of titanium dioxide in second-generation photocatalysts?

Second-generation TiO(2)-(x)D(x) photocatalysts doped with either anions (N, C, and S mostly) or cations have recently been shown to have their absorption edge red-shifted to lower energies (longer wavelengths), thus enhancing photonic efficiencies of photoassisted surface redox reactions. Some of the studies have proposed that this red-shift is caused by a narrowing of the band gap of pristine TiO(2) (e.g., anatase, E(bg) = 3.2 eV; absorption edge ca. 387 nm), while others have suggested the appearance of intragap localized states of the dopants. By contrast, a recent study by Kuznetsov and Serpone (J. Phys. Chem. B, in press) has proposed that the commonality in all these doped titanias rests with formation of oxygen vacancies and the advent of color centers (e.g., F, F(+), F(++), and Ti(3+)) that absorb the visible light radiation. This article reexamines the various claims and argues that the red-shift of the absorption edge is in fact due to formation of the color centers, and that while band gap narrowing is not an unknown occurrence in semiconductor physics it does necessitate heavy doping of the metal oxide semiconductor, thereby producing materials that may have completely different chemical compositions from that of TiO(2) with totally different band gap electronic structures.     

Electronic Properties of 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-Metal-Doped Zirconia Nanotubes

The electronic structure of hexagonal ZrO₂ nanotubes doped by 3d-metal atoms was calculated by the linearized augmented cylindrical wave (LACW) method. The calculated densities of electronic states indicate that partial substitutions of zirconium atoms by transition metals (Sc, Ti, Mn, Co, and Zn) decrease the optical gap of (4,4) ZrO₂ nanotubes from 3.7 to 2–2.3 eV. Doping of nanotubes shifts optical absorption from the UV to the visible, and the nanotubes themselves become candidate materials for design of electrodes for electrochemical water photolysis.     

Electronic structure of cluster assembled nanostructured TiO(2) by resonant photoemission at the Ti L(2,3) edge

The electronic structure of cluster assembled nanostructured TiO(2) thin films has been investigated by resonant photoemission experiments with photon energies across the Ti L(2,3) edge. The samples were produced by supersonic cluster beam deposition with a pulsed microplasma cluster source. The valence band shows resonance enhancements in the binding energy region between 4 and 8 eV, populated by O 2p and hybridized Ti 3d states, and in the region about 1 eV below the Fermi level associated with defects related Ti 3d states. The data show that in as-deposited films Ti atoms are mainly fully (sixfolds) coordinated to oxygen atoms in octahedral symmetry and only a small fraction is in a broken symmetry environment. Since resonant photoemission is closely linked to the local electronic and structural configurations around the Ti atom, it is possible to correlate the resonant photoemission intensity and lineshape with the presence of defects of the films and with the degree of hybridization between the titanium and oxygen atoms.     

不同基材上TiO2膜的表征和光催化活性评价

 采用溶胶-凝胶法在平行条件下制备了负载于钛、铝、不锈钢和玻璃等不同基材上的TiO2浸渍提拉膜,利用原子力显微镜、俄歇电子能谱、X射线衍射、漫反射紫外-可见光谱和苯甲酰胺光催化降解等手段对TiO2膜进行了表征和催化活性评价. 实验结果表明,基材的种类对TiO2膜的性能有较大影响,各膜样品虽均为锐钛矿晶型,但表面形貌显著不同. TiO2/Ti, TiO2/steel, TiO2/Al和TiO2/glass上TiO2的平均粒径分别是152, 205, 241和477 nm,且前两者的粒径分布较为集中. TiO2/Ti和TiO2/Al样品表面仅有Ti和O元素存在,而TiO2/steel和TiO2/glass表面则分别检测到有Fe和Na,Ca及Si等基材元素渗出. 各膜样品对苯甲酰胺光催化降解的活性次序是:TiO2/Ti＞TiO2/Al＞TiO2/glass＞TiO2/steel. 根据实验结果可以推测,在焙烧阶段各基材上前驱体膜烧结行为的不同以及基材元素的渗出是造成不同基材上的TiO2膜在表面形貌、化学组成、光吸收性能以及光催化活性方面存在明显差异的主要原因.     

WOx/TiO2光催化剂的可见光催化活性机理探讨

采用磁控溅射技术在用浸渍提拉法制得的TiO2薄膜上,溅射氧化钨层,通过气相反应中光催化降解二甲苯的实验表明,WOx/TiO2薄膜具有可见光活性.通过UV-Vis吸收光谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等方法对其可见光活性的机理进行探索.UV-Vis吸收光谱表明WOx,TiO2对可见光响应的范围有一定的扩展,吸收强度增加.XPS表明WOx/TiO2薄膜表面形成了明显的W杂质能级和Ti缺陷能级,这是WOx/TiO2在可见光范围有一吸收的主要原因,也是光催化剂具有可见光活性的必要条件之一,同时杂质能级的存在使半导体费米能级上移,载流子增加,光催化效率提高.     

In离子掺杂二氧化钛纳米管可见光催化活性的研究

采用两步预掺杂方法制备出In离子掺杂二氧化钛纳米管可见光催化剂. 可见光催化降解对氯苯酚实验证明: 掺杂In离子量为3%的TiO2纳米管可见光活性最高, 是纯TiO2纳米管的2倍以上. X射线衍射(XRD), X光电子能谱(XPS)和表面光电压谱(SPS)结果表明: 当In离子掺杂浓度较小时, In离子取代晶格Ti的位置形成InxTi1－xO2取代式掺杂结构. In离子的掺杂能级与Ti离子的3d轨道形成混合价带, 使禁带宽度变窄, 增强了可见光响应. 随着In离子掺杂浓度的增加, 同时在InxTi1－xO2纳米管表面生成In2O3, 形成InxTi1－xO2/In2O3纳米管复合结构. 该复合结构有效地增加可见光响应, 促进了光生载流子的分离, 提高了光生载流子在固/液界面参加光催化反应的利用率, 使纳米管催化剂可见光催化活性显著提高.     

间接电氧化法合成甘油醛

通过电化学合成前驱体和溶胶-凝胶法在Ti表面修饰一层纳米TiO2膜,在纳米Ti02膜上电沉积分散的Pt微粒制成钛基纳米TiO2-Pt(Ti/nano-TiO2-pt)修饰电极。采用循环伏安法、间接电氧化法研究了纳米Ti02-Pt修饰电极的电催化活性以及Mn^3 ／Mn^2 媒质氧化甘油为甘油醛的过程。结果表明,纳米Ti02-Pt修饰电极对Mn^2 的电氧化具有高催化活性,电流效率可达90％以上,非均相电解得到的Mn^3 可一步氧化甘油为甘油醛,收率为91％。     

Preparation and Performances of RuO2/TiO2 Films Photocatalyst Supported on Float Pearls

"RuO2/TiO2 films were deposited on float pearls (FP) by the sol-gel-dipping method. The substrates were coated with RuO2/TiO2 precursor sol, air-dried at 120 oC and further heated at 500 oC to obtain the coupled photocatalyst of RuO2/TiO2 films supported on FP (RuO2/TiO2/FP). The structure of coupled photocatalyst was characterized by SEM, XRD, and FT-IR technique, respectively. The results showed TiO2 has anatase structure and doped RuO2 was highly dispersed on the surface of TiO2 particles as amorphous. The average thickness of RuO2/TiO2 films (3 layers) on FP was determined to be about 1 1m. This study was carried out under the following conditions: volume 60 mL, initial concentration of beta-cypermethrin (BEC) 45 mg/L, pH 6.5, amount of RuO2/TiO2/PF 5 g/L, air flow rate 200 mL/min, reaction time 60 min. The degradation rates of BEC are 88.1% (125 W Hg lamp), 82.8% (8 W UV lamp), and 75.1% (8 W solar lamp), respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of BEC was experimentally demonstrated to follow the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model, and the reaction rate constant (17.5 mg/(L min)) and the adsorption constant (3.486 L/g) were determined, respectively. It was also found that the RuO2/TiO2 /FP photocatalyst has significantly the visible light photoactivity for degradation of BEC."     

Origin of photoactivity of nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide under visible light

Nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-TiO2), a photocatalytic material active in visible light, has been investigated by a combined experimental and theoretical approach. The material contains single-atom nitrogen impurities that form either diamagnetic (Nb-) or paramagnetic (Nb*) bulk centers. Both types of Nb centers give rise to localized states in the band gap of the oxide. The relative abundance of these species depends on the oxidation state of the solid, as, upon reduction, electron transfer from Ti3+ ions to Nb* results in the formation of Ti4+ and Nb-. EPR spectra measured under irradiation show that Nb centers are responsible for visible light absorption with promotion of electrons from the band gap localized states to the conduction band or to surface-adsorbed electron scavengers. These results provide a characterization of the electronic states associated with N impurities in TiO2 and, for the first time, a picture of the processes occurring in the solid under irradiation with visible light.     

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.