Ag/BiOX (X=Cl,Br, I)复合光催化剂的制备、表征及其光催化性能

采用光化学沉积法制备了一系列不同Ag含量的新型Ag/BiOX(X=Cl,Br,I)复合光催化剂,应用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、光致发光(PL)谱、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱和N2物理吸附等手段对催化剂进行表征,并以420nm<λ<660nm的可见光为光源,评价了该催化剂光催化降解酸性橙II的活性,考察了不同含量的Ag沉积对BiOX样品光催化性能的影响.N2物理吸附测试结果表明,沉积银在一定程度降低了催化剂的比表面积.UV-Vis测试结果表明,Ag能产生表面等离子共振吸收,有效增强BiOCl和BiOBr对可见光的吸收能力.PL测试结果则表明,Ag能显著抑制光生电子(e-)和空穴(h+)的复合.Ag的存在大幅度提高了BiOX对染料的光催化降解活性.当负载Ag的质量分数(w)为1%-2%时,可使BiOCl、BiOBr和BiOI光催化活性分别提高了10、13和2倍.Ag/BiOX复合光催化剂具有更高催化活性的原因是复合光催化剂对可见光有很强的吸收能力,同时产生了银等离子体光催化作用和银抑制了Ag/BiOX(X=Cl,Br,I)的光生电子-空穴的复合.     

Preparation and measurement of properties of BiOBr/BiOCl/PANI ternary nanocomposite for highly efficient visible light photocatalytic applications

In this paper, we report the synthesis of the BiOBr/BiOCl/PANI ternary nanocomposite using a simple co-precipitation method. The modified photocatalyst produced was characterized by the FT-IR, FE-SEM equipped with EDS (as a Map), TEM, XRD, PL, Raman, and UV–Vis DRS analytical techniques. The synergetic effect of PANI and surface defects in nanoplates can prolong the recombination rate of photo-generated charge carriers. Thus, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities of samples have been studied. Then, the methyl orange (MO) degradation performance of PANI/BiOBr and BiOBr/BiOCl/PANI was investigated under visible light irradiation. The lamp used to simulate sunlight in this photocatalytic study process was power down white light (5-W LED), less reported. The results got exhibited that the as-prepared BiOBr/BiOCl/PANI (90:10, Bi:PANI) nanocomposite showed a higher photocatalytic efficiency. Based on the scavenger tests, ^·O₂^? played a significant role in the degradation of MO. The connection between BiOBr, BiOCl, and PANI improved photocatalytic activity, which enhanced migration rate of the photo-generated electrons besides limiting the recombination of photo-generated electron–hole pairs.

     

Electronic structures and optical properties of BiOX (X = F,Cl, Br,I) via DFT calculations

Based on the density functional theory (DFT), the lattice constants and atomic positions of BiOX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) species have been optimized, and the electronic and optical properties of the relaxed species have been calculated, with Bi 5d states considered or not. Relaxation generally results in the shrinkage in a and the expansion of c. Relaxed BiOCl, BiOBr, and BiOI present indirect band gaps, whereas BiOF exhibits a direct or somewhat indirect band‐gap feature corresponding to the relaxation and calculation with the Bi 5d states or not. The bottom of the conduction band is quite flat for relaxed BiOI, and apparently flat in BiOBr, and shows observable flatness in BiOCl as well when considering the Bi 5d states. The top of the valence band is rather even as well for some species. The obtained maximum gaps for relaxed BiOF, BiOCl, BiOBr, and BiOI are 3.34, 2.92, 2.65, and 1.75 eV, respectively. The density peak of X np states in the valence band shifts toward the valence band maximum with the increasing X atomic number. The bandwidths, atomic charges, bond orders, and orbital density have also been investigated along with some optical properties. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2009     

ZnO修饰提升花状BiOBr的可见光催化降解罗丹明B性能

以Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O、Zn(CH₃COO)₂·2H₂O和NaBr为前驱体,采用简单溶剂热法制备BiOBr/ZnO三维花状微纳米复合材料。采用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、X射线光子能谱、N₂吸附-脱附、光致发光和电子顺磁共振等分析技术对其理化性质进行了表征。通过可见光催化降解罗丹明B(RhB)的实验测试了复合材料的光催化性能。结果表明ZnO含量为5%的BiOBr/ZnO光催化活性最优,RhB降解率在50 min后达到98.3%,其降解速率常数是纯ZnO和BiOBr的6.3倍和3.4倍,并且具有较高的稳定性。复合材料光催化性能增强的可能原因为ZnO的引入增强了可见光的吸收和光生载流子的电荷分离效率。     

超声波辐射快速合成高光催化性能的BiOCl(Br)纳米片

在室温条件下,利用超声波辐射方法快速合成了四方状BiOCl(BiOBr)纳米片光催化剂。应用N2-物理吸附、X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜、紫外可见光谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征,并以波长为λ=365 nm的紫外光和420 nm<λ<660 nm的可见光为光源,评价了该催化剂光催化降解酸性橙Ⅱ的活性。表征结果表明,超声波辐射可加速BiOCl和BiOBr晶化过程,显著提高BiOCl和BiOBr的结晶度,并使其晶粒发生细化,提高催化剂的比表面积。活性测试表明,声化学合成样品的光催化活性优于普通搅拌制备的样品。其中BiOCl的紫外光催化活性高于商业TiO2(P25)光催化剂。     

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of carbon quantum dots/BiOBr composite and mechanism investigation

Novel CQDs/BiOBr composite photocatalysts are constructed via a simple hydrothermal synthesis and show superior activity in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.     

Novel Bi/BiOBr/AgBr composite microspheres: Ion exchange synthesis and photocatalytic performance

Novel Bi/BiOBr/AgBr composite microspheres were prepared by a rational in situ ion exchange reaction between Bi/BiOBr microspheres and AgNO₃. The characteristic of the as-obtained ternary microspheres was tested by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS) and photoluminescence (PL). Under visible light irradiation, Bi/BiOBr/AgBr microspheres exhibited an excellent photocatalytic efficiency for rhodamine B (RhB) degradation, which was about 1.4 and 4.9 times as high as that of Bi/BiOBr and BiOBr/AgBr, demonstrating that the highest separation efficiency of charge carriers in the heterostructured Bi/BiOBr/AgBr. The photocatalytic activity of Bi/BiOBr/AgBr microspheres just exhibited a slight decrease after three consecutive cycles. The photocatalytic mechanism investigation confirmed that the superoxide radicals (O₂^•−) were the dominant reactive oxygen species for RhB degradation in Bi/BiOBr/AgBr suspension.     

氯氧化铋催化剂的电子结构调控及其光催化性能研究

以不同Bi/Cl摩尔比例为原料设计合成了一系列BiOCl半导体催化材料。扫描电子显微镜、XRD衍射峰拟合等分析结果显示,Bi/Cl比例的改变对BiOCl的形貌、表面结构、微观电子结构均具有一定的调控作用。以Bi/Cl = 1 : 1为原料合成的BiOCl光催化剂具有最窄的带隙值（Eg=3.18 eV）,使得其具有较强的的光响应能力。光催化去除罗丹明B（RhB）结果表明,随着Bi/Cl摩尔比例的减小,BiOCl的催化性能呈现先增强后减弱的趋势。Bi/Cl = 1 : 1样品具有最优的催化活性,源于其较优异的光吸收性能以及特殊的表面特性。光催化机理研究表明,光催化去除RhB的过程中,起作用的活性物质主要为光生电子、空穴以及半导体表面产生的超氧自由基。     

MOF-808/BiOCl复合材料的制备及其光催化性能

将高稳定性的MOF-808与BiOCl结合,采用简便的水热法制备出新型MOF-808/BiOCl复合异质结材料。以环丙沙星(CIP)为污染物,探究复合材料MOF-808/BiOCl对CIP的光催化性能。发现含有10% MOF-808的复合材料(MOF-808/BiOCl-10%)表现出最佳的光催化活性。在紫外光照射20 min内,MOF-808/BiOCl-10%对CIP的光催化降解效率高达94.7%。通过X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、红外光谱、荧光光谱、紫外可见漫反射光谱、光电流、电化学阻抗等表征技术来考察材料的物相组成、形貌以及光电化学性质。紫外可见漫反射光谱的结果表明,MOF-808/BiOCl-10%材料光吸收范围得到提高。同时进行了自由基捕获实验。基于以上实验数据,提出了MOF-808/BiOCl复合材料可能的光催化机理。     

Electronic Structure and Optical-absorption Properties of C-, N-, and S-doped BiOCl: the First-principles Calculations

Impurity formation energy, electronic structure, and photocatalytic properties of C-, N-, or S-doped BiOCl are investigated by density-functional theory plus U calculations(DFT + U). Results show that the doping effect of S is better than that of C or N on the tunable photocatalytic activities of BiOCl. At low concentration, S-doped BiOCl systems are the most stable under Bi-rich growth conditions because of their lower impurity-formation energy. Compared with the electronic structures of S-doped BiOCl, C-or N-doped BiOCl have relatively deeper impurity energy levels appearing in their band gap(except Bi_(36)O_(35)NCl_(36)), which may act as photogenerated carrier-recombination centers and reduce photocatalytic activity. At high concentration, S is substituted on the O lattice site system, whereas some S 3p states mix with the valence band; this mixture leads to an obvious band-gap decrease and continuum-state formation above the valence-band edge of BiOCl. Such activity is advantageous to photochemical catalysis response. Compared with pure Bi OCl and a low-concentration S-doped system, a high-concentration S-doped system shows an obvious redshift on the absorption edge and has better photocatalytic O_2 evolution performance.     

DFT calculations on the electronic structures of BiOX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) photocatalysts with and without semicore Bi 5d states

The electronic structures of BiOX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) photocatalysts have been calculated with and without Bi 5d states using the experimental lattice parameters, via the plane-wave pseudopotential method based on density functional theory (DFT). BiOF exhibits a direct band gap of 3.22 or 3.12 eV corresponding to the adoption of Bi 5d states or not. The indirect band gaps of BiOCl, BiOBr, and BiOI are 2.80, 2.36, and 1.75 eV, respectively, if calculated with Bi 5d states, whereas the absence of Bi 5d states reduces them to 2.59, 2.13, and 1.53 eV successively. The calculated gap characteristics and the falling trend of gap width with the increasing X atomic number agree with the experimental results, despite the common DFT underestimation of gap values. The shapes of valence-band tops and conduction-band bottoms are almost independent of the involvement of Bi 5d states. The indirect characteristic becomes more remarkable, and the conduction-band bottom flattens in the sequence of BiOCl, BiOBr, and BiOI. Both O 2p and X np (n = 2, 3, 4, and 5 for X = F, Cl, Br, and I, respectively) states dominate the valence bands, whereas Bi 6p states contribute the most to the conduction bands. With the growing X atomic number, the localized X np states shift closer toward the valence-band tops, and the valence and conduction bandwidths evolve in opposite trends. Atomic and bond populations have also been explored to elucidate the atomic interactions, along with the spatial distribution of orbital density.     

相转移有机前驱体BiOAc0.6Br0.2I0.2固溶体合成表面富有氧空位的棒状S型 Bi4O5I2/Bi4O5Br2异质结

近年来,卤氧铋(BiOX,X=Cl,Br,I)作为多功能半导体光催化材料,因其具有独特的层状结构和电子结构,吸引了广泛关注.然而,相对低的导带(CB)和高的价带(VB)位置导致其氧化还原能力弱,从而限制了其实际应用.研究表明,通过富铋策略调控BiOX中元素化学计量比,可以实现对其能带结构的可控调控.尽管富铋半导体材料被视为有效的可见光光催化剂的候选材料之一,但是单一组分的富铋光催化剂不利于光生载流子的分离和迁移.具有匹配能带结构的富铋基复合光催化剂的构建已被证实可以加速光生电子-空穴对的分离和迁移.与传统的Ⅱ型异质结构相比,S型异质结既可以有效地分离光生载流子,又可以增强其氧化还原能力.如果双富铋基半导体之间能形成S型异质结,不仅可以拓展可见光响应,而且还可以增强光生电荷的氧化还原能力.基于Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂的匹配能带,制备具有强氧化还原能力的S型Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂异质结是可行的.除了电子结构外,表面缺陷的引入也对改善光催化性能起到了重要作用.氧空位(OVs)作为一种典型的缺陷,可以捕获电子来抑制光诱导载流子的复合,并加速这些捕获载流子向吸附剂的转移.此外,它们还可以充当有机污染物和分子氧的吸附位点,促进吸附和降解效率.目前,光催化材料中OVs的形成通常需要复杂、苛刻的条件,如高温、高压、惰性或还原气氛处理等,因此寻找简便有效的方法生成OVs仍然具有挑战性.此外,在无惰性或还原气氛下对有机前驱体进行热处理被认为是形成OVs的有效方法.鉴于此,本文通过低温煅烧二维纳米片有机前驱体BiOAc_0.6Br_0.2I_0.2(Ac-=CH3COO-)固溶体,成功合成了表面富有氧空位的一维纳米棒状的S型Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂异质结(Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂-OV).X射线衍射、高分辨率透射电子显微镜电子顺磁共振以及X射线光电子能谱分析(XPS)等结果均证实了表面氧空位的存在.同时,根据吸收光谱图和肖特基曲线计算出Bi₄O₅I₂和Bi₄O₅Br₂的能带结构,而且通过XPS价带谱进一步证实了所计算的价带的可靠性.根据捕获剂实验、氯化硝基四氮唑蓝(NBT)转移以及对苯二甲酸荧光均证实了h+、·OH和·O2-是参与光催化降解的主要活性物种.再结合上述能带结构以及活性物种的类型推断出光生载流子的迁移方式将遵循S型机制,而不是传统的II型异质结.而且,通过光电流、阻抗和稳态荧光均证实了表面OVs和S型异质结的协同效应,有利于提高Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂-OV的光生电子空穴对的分离效率,并延长其寿命,从而有效地提高其光催化性能.在可见光照射下,OVs和S型异质结的协同效应赋予Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂-OV显著的可见光光催化性能,对抗生素四环素和染料罗丹明B的去除率分别高达90.2%和97.0%,均高于Bi₄O₅I₂(56.8%和71.8%)、Bi₄O₅Br₂(47.4%和68.4%)、固溶体BiOAc_0.6Br_0.2I_0.2(67.0%和84.0%)以及表面具有低氧空位浓度的Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂-P(30.6%和40.4%).此外,在实际废水或电解质存在下,S型Bi₄O₅I₂/Bi₄O₅Br₂-OV异质结仍呈现出优异的光催化性能.本文不仅为OVs修饰的富铋基异质结的设计提供了有效策略,也为界面载流子的分离和迁移提供了切实可行的途径.     

Probing Cation and Vacancy Ordering in the Dry and Hydrated Yttrium-Substituted BaSnO(3) Perovskite by NMR Spectroscopy and First Principles Calculations: Implications for Proton Mobility

Hydrated BaSn(1-x)Y(x)O(3-x/2) is a protonic conductor that, unlike many other related perovskites, shows high conductivity even at high substitution levels. A joint multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and density functional theory (total energy and GIPAW NMR calculations) investigation of BaSn(1-x)Y(x)O(3-x/2) (0.10 ≤ x ≤ 0.50) was performed to investigate cation ordering and the location of the oxygen vacancies in the dry material. The DFT energetics show that Y doping on the Sn site is favored over doping on the Ba site. The (119)Sn chemical shifts are sensitive to the number of neighboring Sn and Y cations, an experimental observation that is supported by the GIPAW calculations and that allows clustering to be monitored: Y substitution on the Sn sublattice is close to random up to x = 0.20, while at higher substitution levels, Y-O-Y linkages are avoided, leading, at x = 0.50, to strict Y-O-Sn alternation of B-site cations. These results are confirmed by the absence of a "Y-O-Y" (17)O resonance and supported by the (17)O NMR shift calculations. Although resonances due to six-coordinate Y cations were observed by (89)Y NMR, the agreement between the experimental and calculated shifts was poor. Five-coordinate Sn and Y sites (i.e., sites next to the vacancy) were observed by (119)Sn and (89)Y NMR, respectively, these sites disappearing on hydration. More five-coordinated Sn than five-coordinated Y sites are seen, even at x = 0.50, which is ascribed to the presence of residual Sn-O-Sn defects in the cation-ordered material and their ability to accommodate O vacancies. High-temperature (119)Sn NMR reveals that the O ions are mobile above 400 °C, oxygen mobility being required to hydrate these materials. The high protonic mobility, even in the high Y-content materials, is ascribed to the Y-O-Sn cation ordering, which prevents proton trapping on the more basic Y-O-Y sites.     

Increasing visible-light absorption for photocatalysis with black BiOCl

Black BiOCl with oxygen vacancies was prepared by UV light irradiation with Ar blowing. The as-prepared black BiOCl sample showed 20 times higher visible light photocatalytic activity than white BiOCl for RhB degradation. The trapping experiment showed that the superoxide radical (O(2)(?-)) and holes (h(+)) were the main active species in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation.     

层级结构BiOBr的离子液体辅助合成及其对苯胺的可见光催化降解

分别以溴代甲基咪唑反应型离子液体[C₄mim]Br、[C₈mim]Br和[C₁₂mim]Br作为溴源和软模板,通过乙二醇溶剂热处理,获得了3种不同形貌结构的溴化氧铋(BiOBr)微粉。 X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和比表面积测定的表征结果证实,产物均属四方晶系,纯度较高,且随着离子液体中阳离子取代基上碳原子数(C_n)的增多,BiOBr晶体沿着(110)晶面择优生长;微米级的BiOBr产物颗粒均是由纳米尺度的花瓣状薄片相互簇集、自组装而形成,呈球心放射状,粒径和表面孔隙均随C_n的增加而减小,但比表面积随之而增大。 可见光降解苯胺的结果表明,3种BiOBr催化剂的催化活性不同,反应280 min时,降解率依次为54.13%、78.67%和95.06%;光生空穴是光降解过程的主要活性物质,羟基自由基所起的作用较小。     

Preparation,characterization and photocatalytic properties of BiOBr/ZnO composites

BiOBr/ZnO composite photocatalysts were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM), UV–Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy(DRS) and photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy, respectively. The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the degradation of methyl blue(MB) under the simulated sunlight irradiation. Among all the samples, the BiOBr/ZnO composite with a mole ratio of 3:1(Bi:Zn) exhibited the best photocatalytic activity. The improvement of photocatalytic activity was mainly attributed to the low recombination ratio of photo-induced electron-hole pairs. The possible photocatalytic mechanism was discussed on the basis of the band structures of BiOBr and ZnO.     

NaF浸泡处理对BiOBr光催化降解有机染料罗丹明B的影响

以五水硝酸铋(Bi(NO_3)_3·5H_2O)和溴代十六烷基吡啶(CPB)为原料,通过水热法合成溴氧化铋(BiOBr)光催化剂,并在pH=3.3的条件下分别用0.01 mol/L、0.1 mol/L、0.3 mol/L NaF溶液对其进行浸泡氟化处理得新催化剂BiOBr-F_(0.01)、BiOBr-F_(0.1)和BiOBr-F_(0.3).运用XRD(X-射线衍射)、SEM(扫描电镜)、UV-Vis DRS(紫外-可见漫反射光谱)、XPS(X-射线光电子能谱)、FL(荧光光谱)等技术对催化剂的物理结构及性质进行表征并研究了其在可见光(λ≥420 nm)下对有机染料罗丹明B(Rhodamine B,RhB)的催化降解活性.结果表明,随着NaF浓度增加,催化剂的结构及性质均发生一定程度的改变.氟化使得BiOBr对RhB的矿化能力减弱;但BiOBr-F_(0.1)使RhB褪色加快.RhB在降解过程中涉及到超氧自由基(O_2~(·-))、羟基自由基(·OH)及空穴(h~+)氧化,矿化率减小归因于活性物种产量降低,BiOBr-F_(0.1)使褪色加速则是加快了RhB的脱烷基过程,使最大吸收峰快速蓝移.     

新型间接Z字结型g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi空心微球等离子共振增强光吸收和光催化性能（英文）

半导体光催化技术是目前最有前景的绿色化学技术,可通过利用太阳光降解污染物或制氢.作为有潜力的半导体催化剂,钼酸铋具有合适的带隙(2.58 eV).但是,由于低的量子产量,钼酸铋的光催化性能并不理想.为了提高钼酸铋的光催化性能,研究者多考虑采取构造异质结的方式.石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)能带位置合适,与多种光催化半导体能带匹配,是构造异质结的常用选择.因此,本文选用g-C3N4与钼酸铋复合,构造异质结结构.为了进一步提高光催化性能,多采用负载贵金属(Pt,Au和Pd)作为助催化剂,利用贵金属特有的等离子共振效应,增加光吸收,促进载流子分离,但贵金属价格昂贵.Bi金属单质价格便宜,具备等效的等离子共振效应,是理想的贵金属替代物.钼酸铋可以采取原位还原的方式还原出Bi单质,构造更紧密的界面结构,更有利于载流子传输.Bi的等离子共振效应可以有效提高材料的光吸收能力和光生载流子分离率.本文采用溶剂热和原位还原方法成功合成了一种新型三元异质结结构g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi(CN/BMO/Bi)空心微球.结果显示,三元异质结结构的最佳配比为0.4CN/BMO/9Bi,该样品表现出最好的光催化降解罗丹明B效率,是纯钼酸铋的9倍.通过计算DRS和XPS的价带数据,0.4CN/BMO/9Bi是一种Z字型异质结.牺牲试剂实验也提供了Z字型异质结的有力证据,测试显示超氧自由基·O^2-(在-0.33 eV)是光催化降解的主要基团.但是,钼酸铋的导带位置低于-0.33 eV,g-C3N4的导带高于-0.33 eV,因此g-C3N4的导带是唯一的反应位点,从而证明了光生载流子的转移是通过Z字型异质结结构实现的.TEM图显示金属Bi分散在钼酸铋表面.DRS和PL图分析表明金属Bi增加了材料的光吸收能力,同时扮演了中间介质的角色,促进钼酸铋导带的电子和g-C3N4价带的空穴快速复合.因此,g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi的优异光催化性能主要归功于Z字型异质结和Bi金属的等离子共振吸收效应,提高了材料的光吸收能力和光生载流子分离率.     

Influence of vacancy ordering on the percolative behavior of (Li(1)(-x)Na(x))(3y)La(2/3-y)TiO(3) perovskites

Influence of the vacancy concentration on the Li conductivity of the (Li(1-x)Na(x))(0.2)La(0.6)TiO(3) and (Li(1-x)Na(x)(0.5)La(0.5)TiO(3) perovskite series, with 0 < or = x < 1, has been investigated by neutron diffraction (ND), impedance spectroscopy (IS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Monte Carlo simulations. In both series, Li(+) ions occupy unit cell faces, but Na(+) ions are located at A sites of the perovskite. From this fact, the amount of vacant A sites that participate in Li conductivity is given by the expression n(v) = [Li] + square, where square is the nominal vacancy concentration. Substitution of Li by Na decreases the amount of vacancies, reducing drastically the Li conductivity when n(v) approaches the percolation threshold of the perovskite conduction network. In disordered (Li(1-x)Na(x))(0.5)La(0.5)TiO(3) perovskites, the percolation threshold is 0.31; however, in ordered (Li(1-x)Na(x))(0.2)La(0.6)TiO(3) perovskites, this parameter changes to 0.26. Near the percolation threshold, the amount of mobile Li species deduced by (7)Li NMR spectroscopy is lower than that derived from structural formulas but higher than deduced from dc conductivity measurements. Conductivity values have been explained by Monte Carlo simulations, which assume a random walk for Li ions in the conduction network of the perovskite. In these simulations, distribution of vacancies conforms to structural models deduced from ND experiments.     

Different Atomic Terminations Affect the Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation of Bismuth Oxybromide: A First Principles Study

We have systematically investigated the electronic structures and activation capacities of BiOBr {001} facets with different atomic terminations by means of DFT methods. Our calculations reveal that oxygen vacancies (OVs) give a significant boost in band edges of the O‐terminated BiOBr {001} facets, and excess electrons induced by OVs could exceed the reduction potentials of high‐energy N₂ intermediates. Interestingly, the Bi‐terminated BiOBr {001} facets may be good candidates for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation due to the stronger activation ability of N₂ molecules comparing with O‐terminated BiOBr {001} facets with OVs. Moreover, the Bi‐terminated BiOBr {001} facets may tend to yield NH₃ instead of N₂H₄.