Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO(2) nanopowders for H(2) production by using non-noble transition metal co-catalysts

Co and Ni-nanoclusters are attractive alternatives to Pt catalysts for hydrogen generation. These earth abundant elements when loaded onto the TiO(2) nanopowders surface act as efficient co-catalysts. Co, Ni-decorated TiO(2) photocatalysts display only three (3) times lower catalytic activities for H(2) evolution under UV illumination compared with Pt-decorated TiO(2) photocatalysts.     

炭气凝胶孔结构对其负载的TiO2光催化降解甲基橙性能的影响

选用两种孔径不同的炭气凝胶CA125和CA500制备了碳含量为20%的TiO2/CA光催化剂,采用X射线衍射、扫描电镜和N2吸附-脱附对催化剂进行了表征,并考察了其光催化降解甲基橙反应性能.结果表明,TiO2/CA样品中TiO2主要以锐钛矿相存在,伴随有少量的金红石相,且均匀分散于炭气凝胶的表面.催化剂的孔隙率分析表明,孔结构直接影响到催化剂的光催化活性,以中孔为主的TiO2/CA125活性要远高于TiO2/CA500.这主要源于中孔良好的吸附性能及其合适的空间限域效应.     

Mesoporous TiO2 nanostructures: a route to minimize Pt loading on titania photocatalysts for hydrogen production

Mesostructured TiO(2) nanocrystals have been prepared using Pluronic F127 as the structure-directing agent. Platinum nanoparticles at different contents (0.1-1.0 wt%) have been photochemically deposited onto the mesoporous TiO(2). TEM investigation of 0.2 wt% Pt/TiO(2) calcined at 450 °C reveals that the TiO(2) particles are quite uniform in size and shape with the particle sizes of TiO(2) and Pt being 10 and 3 nm, respectively. The photocatalytic activities of the Pt loaded TiO(2) have been assessed and compared with those of nonporous commercial Pt/TiO(2)-P25 by determining the rates and the photonic efficiencies of molecular hydrogen production from aqueous methanol solutions. The results show that the amount of hydrogen evolved on Pt/TiO(2)-450 at low Pt loading (0.2 wt%) is three times higher than that evolved on Pt/TiO(2)-P25 and twelve times higher than that evolved on Pt/TiO(2)-350. Despite the BET surface area of the TiO(2)-450 photocatalyst being 3.5 times higher than that of TiO(2)-P25, a 60% smaller amount of the Pt co-catalyst is required to obtain the optimum photocatalytic hydrogen production activity. The reduced Pt loading on the mesoporous TiO(2) will be important both from a commercial and an ecological point of view.     

Photochemical preparation of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-stabilized platinum colloids and their deposition on titanium dioxide

Preparation processes for Pt-deposited TiO(2) (Pt/TiO(2)) by the synthesis of Pt nanoparticles and their deposition were pursued by transmission electron microscopy, extended X-ray absorption fine structure, UV-vis spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies. Colloidal dispersions of Pt particles stabilized by poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) were photochemically synthesized in aqueous ethanol solution. The average diameter of Pt particles was estimated to be 2.0 +/- 0.5 nm, which was almost unchanged by changing the reducing agent from ethanol to methanol and 2-propanol. The PVP-stabilized Pt particles were distributed over a TiO(2) surface only by mixing the Pt colloidal dispersions and TiO(2). CO was chemically coordinated on the Pt particles on a TiO(2) surface after heat treatment was carried out in an O(2) flow at 673 K to completely remove the residual PVP on Pt/TiO(2). Hydrogen reduction at 473 K did not increase the amount of CO adsorbed on Pt sites. The Pt/TiO(2) catalyst after the oxidation treatment showed higher activity for CO photooxidation than that obtained for pure TiO(2) catalyst. The CO photooxidation rate was not unchanged by the H(2) reduction.     

B掺杂TiO2/AC光催化剂的制备及活性

以硼酸和钛酸丁酯为主要原料，以活性炭(AC)为载体。用溶胶-凝胶法制备了B掺杂TiO2／AC光催化剂．用X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外可见漫反射吸收光谱(UV—VIS)对制得的光催化剂进行了表征．以甲基橙水溶液的光催化脱色反应和氧化乐果水溶液的光催化降解反应。考查了不同B掺杂TiO2／AC光催化剂的活性．结果表明，所有B掺杂TiO2／AC光催化剂均为锐钛矿晶相．B的掺杂未导致TiO2／AC光催化剂的吸收带边发生明显的移动．当B-TiO2质量分数分别为2．0％和2．5％时，TiO2／AC光催化剂的活性有明显的提高．B-TiO2质量分数2．0％时活性最高．但是，当B-TiO2质量分数分别为1．5％和3．0％时。TiO2／AC光催化剂的活性降低．B的缺电子特性可能改变了TiO2能带中的电子密度，使光催化反应中光生电子和空穴的俘获方式发生变化；同时。B的缺电子特性也会使光催化剂表面的Lewis酸强度增强，导致表面吸附OH-数量和目标反应物的吸附方式发生变化．这些可能是B-TiO2／AC光催化剂活性发生变化的主要原因．     

Three-dimensionally ordered macro-porous Pt/TiO2 catalyst used for water-gas shift reaction

Three-dimensionally ordered macro-porous (3DOM) Pt/TiO2 catalysts were prepared by template and impregna-tion methods, and the resultant samples were characterized by using TG-DTA, XRD, SEM, TEM, and TPR techniques. The catalytic performance for water-gas shift (WGS) reaction was tested, and the influences of some conditions, such as reduction temperature of catalysts, the amount of Pt loadings and space velocity on catalytic performance were investigated. It was shown that Pt particles were homogeneously dispersed on 3DOM TiO2. The reduction of TiO2 surface was important for the catalyticperformance. The activity test results showed that the 3DOM Pt/TiO2 catalysts exhibited very good catalytic performance for WGS reaction even at high space velocity, which was owing to the better mass transfer of 3DOM porous structure besides the high intrinsic activity of Pt/TiO2.     

超临界合成Pt修饰的TiO2用于光催化CO2还原制备太阳能燃料

考察了超临界条件下合成TiO2基光催化剂的性质,尤其是在超临界CO2下得到的分散在TiO2上Pt的特性,并与商品化TiO2性能进行了比较.另外,所得催化剂的光催化活性用CO2光还原制太阳能燃料进行了评价.结果表明,该催化剂可得到具有比商用TiO2更好或类似的性能(高比表面积、结晶度、表面羟基浓度,大的孔容、增强的可见光吸收、高的甲烷生成速率)而用于CO2还原制备燃料的反应中.这可归因于该催化剂超临界介质合成过程.     

Kinetics of Photogenerated Electrons Involved in Photocatalytic Reaction of Methanol on Pt/TiO2

Time-resolved IR spectroscopy was used to detect the photocatalytic reaction of methanol for H2 production on Pt/TiO2 catalysts. There exists an optimal amount of Pt loading in the Pt/TiO2 catalysts for the reaction of the photogenerated long-lived electrons. For a given amount of Pt loading, the reaction rate of the long-lived electrons on Pt/TiO2 catalysts varies greatly with the di?erent reduction temperature of the catalysts. The possible reason is that the Pt particles occupy the surface active sites for methanol adsorption on Pt/TiO2 catalysts reduced at high temperature. This phenomenon is not observed obviously on Pt/TiO2 catalysts reduced at low temperature. The decay rate of the long-lived electrons evaluated by time-resolved IR method qualitatively correlates well with the activity of H2 production under steady-state irradiation conditions.     

Mg-Al 类水滑石/二氧化钛异质复合纳米晶光催化氧化苯的性能

 采用过饱和沉淀法合成 n(Mg)/n(Al) = 2 的 Mg-Al 类水滑石化合物 (Mg-Al-HT), 再用水热法将它与钛胶复合, 制得 Mg-Al-HT/TiO2 异质复合光催化剂. 采用 X 射线粉末衍射、透射电子显微镜、场发射扫描电子显微镜、低温 N2 吸附-脱附、紫外-可见漫反射光谱和热重等技术对催化剂结构、成分和性质进行了表征. 结果表明, 在波长 365 nm 的紫外光照射降解苯的反应中, Mg-Al-HT/TiO2 异质复合光催化剂表现出优于单一的 TiO2 或 Mg-Al-HT 催化剂的光催化活性, 且稳定性更高; 同时讨论了该复合催化剂性能优异的原因. 另外, 运用电子顺磁共振技术检测到体系中存在羟基自由基等活性物种, 并据此提出了 Mg-Al-HT/TiO2 异质复合纳米晶催化剂光催化降解苯的反应机理.     

活性炭负载Cu离子掺杂纳米TiO2颗粒的制备及光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法在活性炭(AC)表面负载掺杂Cu离子的TiO2纳米颗粒, 制备负载型掺杂Cu2+-TiO2/AC复合光催化剂, 采用XRD, ESR, FS, UV-Vis和BET等手段对其进行了表征, 通过罗丹明B的光催化降解试验, 分析活性炭载体的比表面积和Cu离子掺杂量对负载型掺杂催化剂光催化活性的影响. 结果表明, Cu以+2价存在, Ti以少量的+3价存在; TiO2纳米颗粒具有量子尺寸效应, 吸光阈值显著蓝移, 并使光谱相应范围向可见光区拓展; 另外, 适量Cu离子的掺杂降低了负载型TiO2/AC的荧光强度. 负载和高温处理没有改变活性炭载体的微观结构. 以AC3为载体和质量分数为3%的Cu离子掺杂所制备的3%Cu2+-TiO2/AC3催化剂的活性最高, 并且该催化剂便于回收, 在重复使用中也表现出很高的光催化活性.     

纳米Pt/TiO2催化剂上气相CH3OH光催化分解制氢反应的研究

利用不同还原方法制备了不同纳米粒度的Pt/tiO2光催化剂,并且用脉冲氢氧滴定法测定了TiO2表面Pt的分散度.在气相连续流动装置中利用纳米Pt/tiO2作为光催化剂,对气相甲醇的脱氢反应进行了研究.研究了添加Pt和不添加Pt的纳米TiO2,Pt负载量、铂的不同还原方法、不同TiO2纳米粒度对气相甲醇光催化分解反应的影响,并对反应气的空速、光照时间、添加水蒸汽、改变甲醇浓度等与光催化分解甲醇制氢的关系进行了研究,在最佳反应条件下,产氢速率达到5.808 mmol/(g·h).研究了反应的动力学,得到该反应为一级反应,求得了该反应的活化能为8.53 kJ/mol,并讨论了反应机理.     

Photocatalytic reactivity of surface platinized TiO2: substrate specificity and the effect of Pt oxidation state

Surface platinized TiO(2) (Pt/TiO(2)) has been frequently studied, but its photocatalytic reactivities reported in the literature are not consistent in some cases. To understand the discrepancies, the effects of Pt speciation on TiO(2) on the photocatalytic degradation (PCD) of a few chlorinated organic compounds (trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), dichloroacetate, etc.) were investigated with several Pt/TiO(2) samples that were prepared differently. The oxidation state of Pt deposits was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and was found to be the most important factor in determining the initial PCD rates of chlorinated organic compounds. TiO(2) with oxidized Pt species (Pt(ox)/TiO(2)) was less reactive than TiO(2) with metallic Pt (Pt(0)/TiO(2)) for all substrates tested. In particular, Pt(ox)/TiO(2) strongly inhibited the PCD of TCE and PCE whereas it was more reactive than pure TiO(2) for the PCD of other compounds. The photocurrents obtained with the Pt(ox)/TiO(2) electrode were lower than those with the Pt(0)/TiO(2) electrode, which was ascribed to the role of Pt(ox) species as a recombination center. It is proposed that TCE adsorbed on Pt(ox) chemically mediates the charge recombination through the redox cycle of TCE. The Pt effects in photocatalysis are highly substrate-specific and depend on the Pt-substrate interaction as well as the properties of Pt deposits.     

铂修饰的稀土掺杂TiO2的光催化制氢活性

采用溶胶-凝胶浸渍法和光沉积法制备了系列Pt/RE/TiO2纳米光催化剂,通过XRD和电化学等手段进行了表征.以甲醛为电子给体,考察了光催化剂在紫外光照射下的制氢活性.稀土掺杂提高了Pt/TiO2光催化制氢活性,其顺序分别为La/TiO2＞Sm/TiO2＞Eu/TiO2＞Dy/TiO2＞Er/TiO2.掺入稀土元素后,阻止了TiO2从锐钛矿晶型向金红石晶型的转变,这是光催化剂活性提高的原因之一.计算晶格畸变应力e数据表明,Ti^4 可能反掺入了表面稀土氧化物的晶格中.电化学实验表明稀土掺杂TiO2的平带电位负移,其原因可解释为晶格畸变促使费米能级升高,-致催化剂导带的平带电位负移,因此导带上被激发电子具有更强的还原能力,从而有利于光催化制氢活性的提高.     

Effect of calcination temperature on the structure of a Pt/TiO2 (B) nanofiber and its photocatalytic activity in generating H2

Hydrogen trititanate (H 2Ti 3O 7) nanofibers were prepared by a hydrothermal method in 10 M NaOH at 403 K, followed by acidic rinsing and drying at 383 K. Calcining H 2Ti 3O 7 nanofibers at 573 K led to the formation of TiO 2 (B) nanofibers. Calcination at 673 K improved the crystallinity of the TiO 2 (B) nanofibers and did not cause any change in the morphology and dimensions of the nanofibers. TiO 2 (B) and H 2Ti 3O 7 nanofibers are 10-20 nm in diameter and several micrometers long, but FE-SEM reveals that several of these nanofibers tend to bind tightly to each other, forming a fiber bundle. Calcination at 773 K transformed TiO 2 (B) nanofibers into a TiO 2 (B)/anatase bicrystalline mixture with their fibrous morphology remaining intact. Upon increasing the calcination temperature to 873 K, most of the TiO 2 (B) nanofibers were converted into anatase nanofibers and small anatase particles with smoother surfaces. In the photocatalytic dehydrogenation of neat ethanol, 1% Pt/TiO 2 (B) nanofiber calcined at 673 K was the most active catalyst and generated about the same amount of H 2 as did 1% Pt/P-25. TPR indicated that the calcination of 1% Pt/TiO 2 (B) nanofiber at 573 K produced a poor Pt dispersion and poor activity. Calcination at a temperature higher than 773 K (in ambient air) resulted in an SMSI effect similar to that observed over TiO 2 in the reductive atmosphere. As suggested by XPS, such an SMSI effect decreased the surface concentration of Pt metal and created Pt (delta) sites, preventing Pt particles from functioning as a Schottky barrier and leading to a lower activity. Because of the synergetic effect between TiO 2 (B) and anatase phases, the bicrystalline mixture, produced by calcining at 773 K, was able to counter negative effects such as the reduction in surface area and the SMSI effect and maintained its photocatalytic activity.     

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.     

Enhanced CO photocatalytic oxidation in the presence of humidity by tuning composition of Pd-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles supported on TiO2

Here we put forward for the first time that the negative effect of humidity on CO photooxidation at room temperature can be overcome by adjusting the composition of Pd-Pt bimetallic particles supported on TiO(2). Consequently, optimized Pd(x)Pt(1-x)/TiO(2) materials can be considered as common and efficient photocatalysts for simultaneous elimination of CO and VOCs in the presence of humidity, i.e. for real indoor air treatment.     

铽负载介孔二氧化钛的制备、表征和协同效应

以嵌段共聚物P123为模板剂,采用蒸发诱导自组装法制备了铽负载介孔TiO2光催化剂,并利用XRD、N2吸附解吸和UV-Vis吸收光谱等技术手段对样品进行了表征。 制备的样品为锐钛矿和金红石混合晶相,以罗丹明B为模拟有机降解物,样品显示了良好的可见光催化活性。 研究发现0.7%的铽负载和380 ℃的煅烧温度是较佳的制备条件。 介孔结构所具有的高的比表面积、小的晶粒尺寸、铽负载诱导的电荷分离和可见光吸收增强协同提高了光催化活性。 同时,提出了铽负载二氧化钛诱导增强光催化作用的机理。     

三芳基咪唑富勒烯吡咯烷衍生物的合成及在CdSe量子点敏化太阳能电池中的应用

本文合成了两个结构新颖的三芳基咪唑类化合物5(Im)和6(Bn-Im),然后通过1,3-偶极化反应合成了C60吡咯烷衍生物7(Im-C60)和8(Bn-Im-C60),用MS, NMR, IR 等对其结构进行了表征。初次组装了七个太阳能电池,结构分别为FTO/TiO2/CdSe/Pt, FTO/TiO2/C60/Pt,FTO/TiO2/Im-C60/Pt,FTO/TiO2/ Bn-Im-C60/Pt, FTO/TiO2/C60-CdSe/Pt,FTO/TiO2/Im-C60-CdSe/Pt和FTO/TiO2/Bn-Im-C60-CdSe /Pt,对其光电性能进行了表征,结果表明：与CdSe敏化太阳能电池相比,以Im-C60-CdSe和Bn-Im-C60-CdSe为敏化剂的电池效率分别增加了5.28%和40.08%。     

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％。     

基于等离激元热电子调控的全谱光催化产氢增强（英文）

等离激元效应在光催化体系中的集成为实现广谱光吸收提供了一个新的途径,然而等离激元热电子的较低迁移率和不确定扩散方向使得其光催化效率仍较低.等离激元金属与n型半导体接触后,其界面间会形成肖特基结.在特定波长太阳光照射下,等离激元金属将其表面等离子体能量聚集在表面自由电子上,进而产生热电子.当这些热电子具有的能量高于肖特基势垒时,热电子便可注入到半导体导带上.与此同时,半导体上的电子可以通过肖特基接触发生回流,与金属上的空穴复合,进而降低半导体-等离激元金属复合材料的光催化性能.因此,为了提高光催化效率,如何调控等离激元热电子迁移和充分利用等离激元效应是一个重要挑战.本文尝试将"表面异质结"与肖特基结相结合的复合结构,得以有效地调控等离激元热电子的迁移.在该复合结构中,金纳米颗粒和铂纳米颗粒分别作为等离激元吸光单元和助催化剂,集成在TiO_2纳米片表面.其中"表面异质结"是由TiO_2纳米片的两种不同表面晶面所构成,我们选择由{001}和{101}两组晶面组成的TiO_2纳米片作为半导体衬底.该结构中的{001}晶面导带能级高于{101}导带能级,因而电子由高能级的{001}流向低能级的{101}晶面,可以用来引导等离激元热电子从可见光响应的金纳米颗粒向TiO_2进行高效转移.通过巯基丙酸的桥联作用,将等离激元Au纳米颗粒锚定在TiO_2纳米片的{001}晶面上,获得Au-TiO_2{001}样品.另一方面,利用TiO_2纳米片自身光生电荷导向性光沉积,得到与{101}晶面结合形成的Au-TiO_2{101}样品.我们对两组样品进行光电流和光催化产氢实验对比,确认在"表面异质结"诱导下Au-TiO_2{001}样品中Au产生的光生热电子可以更好地注入到TiO_2纳米片导带上.我们进一步通过光沉积Pt纳米颗粒来判定光生电子所能到达的区域,验证了以上结论.与此同时,肖特基结由铂纳米颗粒与TiO_2纳米片所形成,可以促使电子由TiO_2向铂纳米颗粒进行转移,而避免发生向金纳米颗粒的反向迁移,从而在Au-TiO_2体系中实现高效的单向载流子转移.基于该设计,等离激元光催化剂实现了明显改善的全谱光催化产氢性能.本文为全谱光催化的复合结构理性设计提供了一个新的思路.