Synthesis of metal-doped tio2 nanotubes and their catalytic performance for low-temperature co oxidation

Summary Gold-, gold and copper-doped TiO₂ nanotubes (Au/TiO₂ NTs, Au-Cu/TiO₂ NTs) are prepared by impregnation-reduction method. The doped nanotubes are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Their catalytic performance for CO oxidation is also examined     

浸渍-分解法制备高可见光催化活性的Bi2O3/TiO2纳米管阵列

用浸渍-分解法将Bi₂O₃纳米颗粒沉积在TiO₂纳米管壁上, 制备了Bi₂O₃/TiO₂纳米管阵列. 用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)测定了Bi₂O₃/TiO₂ 纳米管阵列的化学组分, 利用X 射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱表征了所制备的样品. 通过在可见光下(λ>400 nm)降解甲基橙(MO)水溶液来评价样品的光催化活性. 结果表明, Bi₂O₃纳米颗粒均匀地沉积在TiO₂纳米管中. Bi₂O₃/TiO₂纳米管阵列具有比纯Bi₂O₃膜和N-TiO₂纳米管阵列高得多的可见光催化活性. Bi₂O₃/TiO₂纳米管阵列活性的增强是其强可见光吸收和Bi₂O₃与TiO₂之间形成的异质结的协同作用的结果.     

Controllable incorporation of CdS nanoparticles into TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanotubes for highly enhancing the photocatalytic response to visible light

A constant current electrochemical deposition was employed to incorporate CdS nanoparticles into the TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TiO₂NTs). The size and amount of CdS nanoparticles in TiO₂NTs (CdS@TiO₂NTs) were controllable via modulating current, deposition time and electrolyte concentration. It was revealed, from the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in depth profile, that CdS nanoparticles were filled into TiO₂ nanotubes. A shift of the absorption edge toward the visible region under the optimal electrodeposition condition was observed with the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). A 5-fold enhancement in the photocurrent spectrum for TiO₂NTs was observed and the photocurrent response range was significantly extended into the visible region because of the CdS incorporation. Compared with pure TiO₂NTs, under a visible light irradiation, CdS@TiO₂NTs exhibited a 3.5-fold improvement of photocatalytic activity, which was demonstrated by the photocatalytic decomposition of Rhodamine B (RhB).     

Fabrication of Au‐Nanoparticle/TiO2‐Nanotubes Electrodes Using Electrochemical Methods and Their Application for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydroquinone

Gold nanoparticle (Au‐NPs)‐Titanium oxide nanotube (TiO₂‐NTs) electrodes are prepared by using galvanic deposition of gold nanoparticles on TiO₂‐NTs electrodes as support. Scanning electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy results indicate that nanotubular TiO₂ layers consist of individual tubes of about 60–90 nm diameters and gold nanoparticles are well‐dispersed on the surface of TiO₂‐NTs support. The electrooxidation of hydroquinone of Au‐NPs/TiO₂‐NTs electrodes is investigated by different electrochemical methods. Au‐NPs/TiO₂‐NTs electrode can be used repeatedly and exhibits stable electrocatalytic activity for the hydroquinone oxidation. Also, determination of hydroquinone in skin cream using this electrode was evaluated. Results were found to be satisfactory and no matrix effects are observed during the determination of hydroquinone content of the “skin cream” samples.     

三维有序结构In掺杂TiO_2薄膜的可见光催化活性

采用自组装生长聚苯乙烯胶体模板和溶胶-凝胶法,制备出三维(3D)有序结构In掺杂TiO2(IO-TiO2-In)薄膜可见光催化剂.光催化实验证明,IO-TiO2-In薄膜降解甲醛的可见光活性是TiO2和三维有序结构TiO2(IOTiO2)薄膜的5倍.利用X射线电子衍射(XRD)谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射吸收光谱确定了催化剂的晶相结构、表面微结构和能带结构.结果表明,IO-TiO2-In薄膜具有锐钛矿型三维有序结构,与TiO2相比,增加了比表面积,提高光的利用率;掺入的In离子在薄膜表面形成In2O3和O-In-Clx(x=1,2)物种,既增强可见光的吸收,又有效地促进了光生载流子的分离,提高了光生载流子在固/气界面参加光催化反应的利用率,使催化剂的可见光催化活性显著提高.     

Enhancement of visible-light photocatalytic activity of Cu-doped TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanoparticles

Bare TiO₂ and Cu-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles with different nominal doping amounts of Cu ranging from of 0.5 to 5.0 mol% were synthesized using the modified sol–gel method. The samples were physically characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller-specific surface area, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, zeta potential, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma, and photoluminescence techniques. The Cu-doped TiO₂ exhibited good photocatalytic activity in mineralization of oxalic acid and formic acid under visible light irradiation. Photomineralization of oxalic and formic acids under visible light irradiation revealed greatly enhanced photoactivity exhibited by the 2.0 mol% Cu-doped TiO₂ photocatalyst compared to bare TiO₂ . The enhanced photocatalytic performance arises from copper ion doping in the TiO₂ structure, leading to an extended photoresponsive range, enhanced photogenerated charge separation, and transportation efficiency.     

氧化钛/氧化石墨纳米复合材料的制备、表征及性能

采用四氯化钛(TiCl₄)和氧化石墨为主要原料, 通过原位复合的方法制备了氧化钛/氧化石墨(TiO₂/GO)纳米复合材料. 采用傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱仪、X射线衍射(XRD)仪、热重-差热分析(TG-DTA)仪、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等手段研究了TiO₂/GO纳米复合材料的结构和性能. 结果表明, 石墨在氧化过程中结构层键合大量含氧官能团, 部分含氧官能团进一步与纳米TiO₂以化学键结合; 复合后氧化石墨原有衍射峰消失. 将TiO₂/GO添加到水性聚氨酯(WPU)中, 制备了TiO₂/GO-WPU复合涂膜. 紫外吸收光谱表明, 随着氧化石墨含量的增加, 复合涂膜的紫外吸收能力增强, 当GO含量达到一定数值时, 涂膜的紫外吸收最强, 随着GO含量继续增加吸收又呈下降趋势, 存在一较优浓度值. TiO₂/GO的添加显著提高了聚氨酯涂层的抗紫外线性能, 耐磨损性能和热稳定性能.     

Characterization of Pd/TiO2 embedded in multi-walled carbon nanotube catalyst with a high photocatalytic activity

Pd particles loading on TiO₂-embedded multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), MWCNTs, and TiO₂ particles were prepared via an impregnation method with palladium(II) chlorate solution followed by heat treatment at high temperature. To characterize the catalysts, BET surface area, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy were employed. The prepared catalysts were tested in degradation of methyl orange under visible light. Pd/TiO₂-MWCNTs catalyst demonstrates the highest photocatalytic activity, and the phase transformation from PdO to Pd0 phase takes place at heat treatment of embedded TiO₂. The nanoparticles size of TiO₂ can be decreased by introduction of MWCNTs species. Combining structural characterization with kinetic study results we could conclude that the superior catalytic performance could arise due to the Pd/TiO₂-MWCNTs catalyst’s structure.     

Corrosion behavior of electroless Ni–P/TiO2 nanocomposite coatings

Composite Ni–P/nano‐TiO₂ coatings were prepared by simultaneous electroless deposition of Ni–P and nano‐TiO₂ on a low carbon steel substrate. The deposition was carried out from stirred solutions containing suspended nano‐TiO₂ particles. The Ni–P and Ni–P/nano‐TiO₂ coatings before and after heat treatment were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The micro‐structural morphologies of the coatings significantly varied with the nano‐TiO₂ content. The corrosion resistance of as‐plated and heat‐treated Ni–P and Ni–P/nano‐TiO₂ coatings was investigated by anodic polarization, Tafel plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic (EIS) studies in 3.5% NaCl solution. Ni–P/nano‐TiO₂ coating exhibited superior corrosion resistance over Ni–P coating. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

光驱动多孔无定形TiO2的形成机制与光催化性能的研究

以钛酸正丁醇和乙二醇为原料,采用溶剂热法合成了钛乙二醇盐(TG)前躯体,在高压汞灯照射下制备出无定形TiO2。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、表面光电压谱(SPS)、N2吸附-脱附对所得材料进行了结构和性能的表征。借助X射线吸收精细结构(XAFS)对无定形TiO2的形成机制进行了分析,并通过硝基苯的还原反应考察了材料的光催化性能。结果表明:在紫外光驱动无定形TiO2的形成过程中,中心元素Ti4+的配位环境发生变化,由八面体结构转变为四面体结构;由于特殊的孔道结构使得多孔无定形TiO2显示出较好的光催化活性。     

锐钛矿(001)与(101)晶面在光催化反应中的作用

采用水热法制备了(001)和(101)晶面暴露的单晶锐钛矿TiO₂颗粒. 利用光还原沉积贵金属(Au, Ag, Pt)和光氧化沉积金属氧化物(PbO₂, MnO_x)的方法研究了暴露的锐钛矿(001)和(101)晶面在光催化中的作用. 通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(STM)、能量色散X射线光谱仪(EDX)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)的表征, 发现发生光还原反应生成的贵金属粒子主要沉积在暴露的锐钛矿(101)晶面上, 而发生光氧化反应产生的金属氧化物颗粒主要沉积在暴露的锐钛矿(001)晶面上. 此结果表明光激发产生的电子与空穴主要并分别分布在单晶锐钛矿TiO₂的(101)与(001)晶面上, 并在其上参与光催化还原反应和氧化反应. 同时也表明暴露的不同晶面对光生电荷具有分离效应. 基于本研究可以认为同时暴露分别进行氧化和还原反应的晶面可以有效促进光催化反应.     

Enhanced Visible‐Light‐Induced Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange by CdS Sensitized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Electrode

In this work, CdS sensitized TiO₂ nanotube arrays (CdS/TiO₂NTs) electrode was synthesized with the CdS deposition on the highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotube arrays (TiO₂NTs) by sequential chemical bath deposition method (S‐CBD). The as‐prepared CdS/TiO₂NTs was characterized by field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM) and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that the CdS nanoparticles were effectively deposited on the surface of TiO₂NTs. The amperometric I‐t curve on the CdS/TiO₂NTs electrode was also presented. It was found that the photocurrent density was enhanced significantly from 0.5 to 1.85 mA/cm² upon illumination with applied potential of 0.5 V at the central wavelength of 253.7 nm. The photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) activity of the CdS/TiO₂NTs electrode was investigated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) in aqueous solution. Compared with TiO₂NTs electrode, the degradation efficiencies of CdS/TiO₂NTs electrode increased from 78% to 99.2% under UV light in 2 h, and from 14% to 99.2% under visible light in 3 h, which was caused by effective separation of the electrons and holes due to the effect of CdS, hence inhibiting the recombination of electron/hole pairs of TiO₂NTs.     

金红石相TiO2纳米棒的氢化处理及其光催化活性

以钛酸四丁酯为钛源,通过盐酸调制的水热法制备出了具有棒状结构的金红石相纳米TiO₂,并进一步进行高温氢化处理. 采用X射线衍射（XRD）,透射电镜（TEM）,紫外-可见-近红外漫反射（UV-Vis-NIR DRS）,电子顺磁共振（EPR）和表面光伏（SPS）等测试手段对样品进行表征,以气相乙醛和液相苯酚为目标污染物考察催化剂的光催化活性. 结果表明：随着高温氢化处理时间的延长,TiO₂样品的可见光吸收逐渐增强,其颜色逐渐由白色转变成灰色,这主要与引入的Ti³⁺/氧空位缺陷有关. 表面光电压谱和羟基自由基测试表明,适当时间的氢化处理有利于光生电荷的分离. 在光催化氧化降解气相乙醛和液相苯酚过程中,经适当时间氢化处理的样品表现出高的可见光催化活性. 并且可见光催化活性的规律与紫外光下的是一致的. 这是因为氢化处理后在导带底下方引入了缺陷能级,拓展了可见光响应. 过度的氢化处理会在TiO₂导带下方引入较低的缺陷能级,使光生电荷的复合加剧,导致光催化活性降低.     

自掺杂TiO2纳米管：液相制备及光催化性能

采用水合肼（N₂H₄·H₂O）作为还原剂,在液相环境中制备了自掺杂TiO₂纳米管阵列（NTs）。利用FE-SEM、EDS、XPS、XRD、Raman、UV-Vis/NIR分光光度法以及半导体特性分析系统（Keithley 4200 SCS）分别对样品的形貌,晶体结构,光学特性以及电学性能进行了表征。结果表明：通过这种方法制备的自掺杂TiO₂NTs在带隙中引入了大量的氧空位,创造了氧空位能级,从而提高了样品的电导率,有效提高光生电子-空穴对的产生、分离和传输。此外,由于氧空位的作用,使得TiO₂NTs的带隙变窄,增强了可见光吸收能力,致使样品具有较高的光催化活性,并通过降解甲基橙溶液对样品的光催化活性进行评估。结果显示当光照150min后,自掺杂TiO₂NTs对甲基橙溶液的降解率达73%,并且这种催化剂便于回收和重复使用。     

The Preparation and Characterization of La Doped TiO2 Nanotubes and Their Photocatalytic Activity

La-doped TiO₂ nanotubes (La/TiO₂ NTs) were prepared by the combination of sol-gel process with hydrothermal treatment. The prepared samples were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectra, and ultraviolet-visible spectra. The photocatalytic performance of La/TiO₂ NTs was studied by testing the degradation rate of methyl orange under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The results indicated La/TiO₂ NTs calcined at 300°C consisted of anatase as the unique phase. The absorption spectra of the La/TiO₂ NTs showed a stronger absorption in the UV range and a slight red shift in the band gap transition than that of pure TiO₂ nanotubes. The photocatalytic performance of TiO₂ NTs could be improved by the doping of lanthanum ions, which is ascribed to several beneficial effects the formation of Ti-O-La bond and charge imbalance, existing of oxygen defects and Ti³⁺ species, stronger absorption in the UV range and a slight red shift in the band gap transition, as well as higher equilibrium dark adsorption of methyl orange. 0.75 wt% La/TiO₂ NTs had the best catalytic activity.     

Simulated Sunlight-Driven Degradation of Rhodamine B by Porous Peanut-Like TiO2/BiVO4 Composite

Porous peanut-like TiO₂/BiVO₄ composite nanostructures were synthesized via a template-free hydrothermal process with bismuth nitrate, ammonium metavanadate and anatase TiO₂ as raw materials. The crystal structures, morphologies, and optical properties of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV–visible absorption spectra. Simulated sun-light induced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B by porous peanut-like TiO₂/BiVO₄ nanostructures in the absence and presence of H₂O₂ has been investigated, and the results show these porous composite nanostructures with higher photocatalytic activity than pure BiVO₄ and anatase TiO₂. When TiO₂/BiVO₄ heterostructures were used as the photocatalysts under simulated sun-light irradiation, BiVO₄ could act as a sensitizer to absorb the visible light. Meanwhile, coupling different band-gap semiconductors of TiO₂ and BiVO₄, the compound facilitate separation of the photogenerated carriers under the internal field induced by the different electronic band structures of semiconductors.     

Improved solar-driven photocatalytic performance of BiOI decorated TiO2 benefiting from the separation properties of photo-induced charge carriers

In this work, BiOI decorated TiO₂ photocatalysts were prepared in-situ by a facile hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV/Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and surface photovoltage (SPV) spectroscopy. The reactive radicals during the photocatalytic reaction were detected by scavenger experiments. BiOI/TiO₂ composites exhibit higher performance than the pure TiO₂ towards photocatalytic decolorization of methyl orange (MO) aqueous solution, when the molar ratio of Bi/Ti is 2%, the sample has the highest photocatalytic activity. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of BiOI/TiO₂ could be ascribed to the separation properties of photo-induced charge carriers and strong interaction between BiOI and TiO₂. Based on the observations, a Z-scheme charge separation mechanism was proposed.     

TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanotube arrays based DSA electrode and application in treating dye wastewater

Dimensionally stable anode (DSA) of antimony-doped tin dioxide electrode based on TiO₂-nanotube arrays (NTs) has been successfully fabricated through thermal decomposition. The surface morphology and composition of the electrodes were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Methyl orange (MO) was used as a model pollutant to investigate the electrochemical properties of these two electrodes. The optimized anodic oxidation voltage and time for TiO₂-nanotubes array based DSA electrode is 60 V and 10 min, respectively. The results show that Ti/TiO₂–NTs/Sb–SnO2 electrode has an increase of 100 mV in oxygen evolution overpotential and the service life is 56% longer than that of the traditional DSA electrode. Under the optimum conditions, MO solution decolorization rate and TOC removal rate reached approximately 100 and 80%, respectively. Study suggested that the as-prepared Ti/TiO₂–NTs/Sb–SnO2 DSA electrode exhibits high activity for degradation of organic pollutant with high concentration.     

Synthesis and photocatalytic applications of Ag/TiO2-nanotubes

TiO₂- and Ag/TiO₂-nanotubes (NTs) were synthesized by hydrothermal methods and microwave-assisted preparation, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller particle surface area measurement and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the nanotubes. Rutile TiO₂-NTs with Na₂Ti₅O₁₁ crystallinity had a length range of 200-400 nm and diameters of 10-20 nm. TiO₂- and Ag/TiO₂-NTs with a 0.4% deposition of Ag had high surface areas of 270 and 169 m² g⁻¹, respectively. The evaluation of photocatalytic activity showed that Ag/TiO₂-NTs displayed higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO₂-NTs and a 60.91% degradation of Rhodamine-B with 0.8% deposition of Ag species. Also 60% of Rhodamine-6G was physisorbed and 40% chemisorbed on the surface of TiO₂-NTs. In addition, the photocatalytic degradations of organochlorine pesticides taking α-hexachlorobenzene (BHC) and dicofol as typical examples, were compared using Ag/TiO₂-NTs, and found that their degradations rates were all higher than those obtained from commercial TiO₂.     

脉冲沉积制备Cu2O/TiO2纳米管异质结的可见光光催化性能

在用阳极氧化法制备有序排列TiO₂纳米管阵列薄膜的基础上,引入脉冲沉积工艺,成功实现了均匀、弥散分布的Cu₂O纳米颗粒修饰改性TiO₂纳米管阵列,形成Cu₂O/TiO₂ 纳米管异质结复合材料. 利用场发射扫描电镜（FESEM）、场发射透射电镜（FETEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和紫外-可见漫反射光谱（UV-Vis DRS）对样品进行表征,重点研究了Cu₂O/TiO₂ 纳米管异质结的光电化学特性和对甲基橙（MO）的可见光催化降解性能. 结果表明,Cu₂O纳米颗粒均匀附着在TiO₂纳米管阵列的管口和中部位置,所制备的Cu₂O/TiO₂ 纳米管异质结具有高效的可见光光催化性能;在浓度为0.01 mol·L^-1的CuSO₄溶液中制得的Cu₂O/TiO₂纳米管异质结表现出最好的电化学特性和光催化性能;另外,对Cu₂O纳米颗粒影响光催化活性的机理进行了讨论.