三氯乙烯预处理的TiO2薄膜上挥发性有机物的光催化反应

 制备了TiO2薄膜催化剂,并用三氯乙烯对其进行了预处理; 采用FT-IR,GC/MS及XPS等技术研究了三氯乙烯预处理的TiO2薄膜上挥发性有机物的光催化反应. 结果表明,三氯乙烯预处理能加快某些挥发性有机物的光催化反应. 这是由于氯作为三氯乙烯气相光催化分解反应的中间产物吸附在催化剂表面,成为反应的活性物种引发挥发性有机物发生游离基反应,从而提高其气相光催化反应速率.     

二氧化钛薄膜上三氯乙烯光催化氧化反应机理

 研究了二氧化钛薄膜上三氯乙烯(TCE)气相光催化氧化的反应机理. 结果表明,TCE气相光催化氧化反应生成的氯气可引发TCE的连锁反应. 当添加氯气的浓度相同时TCE表面光催化反应的初速率约为光化学反应初速率的2倍,说明连锁反应主要发生在催化剂表面. 氯可吸附在催化剂表面,作为电子的接受体抑制空穴与电子复合,提高TiO2光催化剂的活性. 除了TCE与吸附在催化剂表面的·OH的相互作用及反应产物/中间产物二氯乙酰氯的光催化分解可生成氯气以外,光气在与氯气共存时的光分解也有利于氯的生成.     

Photoelectrocatalytic disinfection of E. coli suspensions by iron doped TiO2

Photoelectrocatalytic disinfection of E. coli by an iron doped TiO(2) sol-gel electrode is shown to be more efficient than disinfection by the corresponding undoped electrode. Thus, the improvements in photocatalytic efficiency associated with selective doping have been combined with the electric field enhancement associated with the application of a small positive potential to a UV irradiated titanium dioxide electrode. The optimum disinfection rate corresponds to the replacement of approximately 0.1% of the Ti atoms by Fe. The enhanced disinfection associated with iron doping is surprising because iron doping decreases the photocurrent, and photocurrent is generally taken to be a good indicator of photoelectrocatalytic efficiency. As the level of iron is increased, the character of the current-voltage curve changes and the enhancement of photocurrent associated with methanol addition decreases. This suggests that iron reduces the surface recombination which in the absence of iron is reduced by methanol. Therefore the enhanced photocatalysis is interpreted as due to iron reducing surface recombination, by trapping electrons. It is proposed that at low iron levels the photo-generated electrons are trapped at surface Fe(III) centres and that consequently, because the electron-hole recombination rate is reduced, the number of holes available for hydroxyl radical formation is increased. It is also proposed that at higher iron levels, the disinfection rate falls because electron hole recombination at iron centres in the lattice reduces the number of holes which reach the surface. Our conclusion that the optimum electrode performance is a balance between surface and bulk effects is consistent with the proposal, of earlier authors for photocatalytic reactions, that the optimum dopant level depends on the TiO(2).     

Fe3+/V5+/TiO2复合纳米微粒光催化性能的研究

采用溶胶凝胶法制备了Fe^3 /V^5 /TiO2复合纳米微粒作为光催化剂。光降解反应结果表明，其掺杂催化剂Fe^3 /V^5 /TiO2的光催化活性明显提高。光电化学研究显示，铁离子可以成为电荷陷阱，促进空穴的界面传递反应。适量钒离子掺杂使TiO2电极的光电流升高，导带中电子浓度的增大，加快了界面的电子传递反应。共掺杂催化剂中，Fe^3 、V^5 分别提供了空穴与电子的陷阱，同时加快了电子与空穴的界面传递反应，从 更有效地提高光催化活性。双组份共掺杂为提高TiO2光催化活性提供新的途径。     

聚乙二醇对TiO2薄膜光致亲水性的促进作用

为了提高TiO₂薄膜的光致亲水性及其持久性, 将聚乙二醇(PEG)2000 引入TiO₂溶胶中, 利用提拉法在载玻片上制备出含PEG的TiO₂薄膜样品, 通过测试样品紫外光照下水滴接触角的变化, 考察不同浓度PEG对TiO₂薄膜光致亲水性能的影响; 并通过测试光照后的亲水薄膜样片暗处放置不同时间后接触角的变化, 比较含PEG的TiO₂薄膜和纯TiO₂薄膜样品的亲水持久性. 结果表明: PEG作为一种非离子型长链分子, 其适量的添加可促进TiO₂薄膜的光致亲水性及其持久性. 基于薄膜样品的傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱和紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)结果, 认为PEG作为空穴捕获剂有助于TiO₂薄膜中Ti³⁺的生成和稳定存在, 进而有助于亲水中心(表面羟基)的形成. 此研究对于TiO₂光自洁涂料的应用很有意义, 也为研究TiO₂的光激发瞬态行为提供了一个可能的简易方法.     

Light-induced charge separation in anatase TiO2 particles

Ultraviolet light-induced electron-hole pair excitations in anatase TiO(2) powders were studied by a combination of electron paramagnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy measurements. During continuous UV irradiation in the mW.cm(-2) range, photogenerated electrons are either trapped at localized sites, giving paramagnetic Ti(3+) centers, or remain in the conduction band as EPR silent species which may be observed by their IR absorption. Using low temperatures (90 K) to reduce the rate of the electron-hole recombination processes, trapped electrons and conduction band electrons exhibit lifetimes of hours. The EPR-detected holes produced by photoexcitation are O(-) species, produced from lattice O(2-) ions. It is found that under high vacuum conditions, the major fraction of photoexcited electrons remains in the conduction band. At 298 K, all stable hole and electron states are lost from TiO(2). Defect sites produced by oxygen removal during annealing of anatase TiO(2) are found to produce a Ti(3+) EPR spectrum identical to that of trapped electrons, which originate from photoexcitation of oxidized TiO(2). Efficient electron scavenging by adsorbed O(2) at 140 K is found to produce two long-lived O(2)(-) surface species associated with different cation surface sites. Reduced TiO(2), produced by annealing in vacuum, has been shown to be less efficient in hole trapping than oxidized TiO(2).     

Tuning the relative concentration ratio of bulk defects to surface defects in TiO2 nanocrystals leads to high photocatalytic efficiency

TiO(2) nanocrystals with tunable bulk/surface defects were synthesized and characterized with TEM, XRD, BET, positron annihilation, and photocurrent measurements. The effect of defects on photocatalytic activity was studied. It was found for the first time that decreasing the relative concentration ratio of bulk defects to surface defects in TiO(2) nanocrystals could significantly improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons and holes, thus significantly enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency.     

源于功函数差异的界面内建电场调控载流子定向分离的作用机制研究

近年来,由有机污染物和重金属引起的水污染对人类健康、生态系统和社会可持续发展构成了严重威胁.而光催化技术以其高效、低成本、节能、无二次污染等优点成为解决日益严重的环境污染问题的一个极具吸引力的策略.众所周知,宽光谱吸收、高效载流子分离和快速的表面反应动力学是高性能光催化剂所必备的基本条件.而多孔TiO2空心球具有以下结构优势:(1)成本低、无毒、氧化还原电位适中、物理化学性质稳定;(2)中空结构有利于入射光多重散射,而且大表面积可以暴露更多的活性位点;(3)多孔结构有利于传质过程.但是,窄光谱吸收和低的光生载流子分离效率严重阻碍了空心结构TiO2的实际应用.因此,通过耦合窄带隙半导体构建异质结光催化剂可以有效提高光吸收和促进光生电荷的分离.窄带隙(Eg=2.18–2.44 eV)半导体材料SnS2具有无毒、化学性质稳定、低成本和宽谱响应等诸多优点.若将超薄SnS2纳米片锚定生长在多孔TiO2空心球表面,将对异质结的光催化性能产生显著的影响.一方面,分级结构的空心球具有高可见光捕获率;另一方面,超薄SnS2纳米片具有更短的载流子扩散距离,从而有效地抑制光生载流子在催化剂体相内部复合.然而,由于其能带结构的限制,二元TiO2/SnS2复合材料很容易形成嵌入式I型异质结,在很大程度上降低了光催化氧化还原能力.此外,在光催化剂表面聚集的光生电子和空穴容易发生随机性复合.因此,迫切需要通过引入界面驱动力来调节表面载流子的分离和转移.众多研究表明,通过化学功能化可以实现对还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)的能带结构、功函数、电导率、亲水性和光学性质的调控.功能化的rGO可以作为优良的空穴提取材料,在rGO两侧分别耦合不同能级结构的半导体光催化材料,通过异质界面能级和功函数差异带来的界面内建电场,精确调控光生载流子在界面间的空间分离和定向迁移.基于上述分析,本文通过改进的"硅保护煅烧"方法合成了分级多孔SnS2/rGO/TiO2空心球异质结光催化剂.分级多孔空心球的结构优势不仅增强其光捕获能力,而且为光氧化还原反应提供了丰富的活性位点.特别是,在TiO2和SnS2纳米薄片之间嵌入的rGO中间层可以作为空穴注入层.由不同功函数导致的界面内建电场可以精确地调控光生空穴从SnS2纳米薄片的价带向rGO空穴注入层定向迁移,显著延长了光生载流子的寿命.在可见光照射下,负载2 wt％rGO的分级多孔SnS2/rGO/TiO2空心球异质结光催化剂对罗丹明B染料的降解率可达97.3％,对Cr(VI)的还原效率可达97.09％.此外,经过六个周期的循环实验,该异质结催化降解罗丹明B和还原Cr(VI)的效率没有明显降低,表现出较好的光催化稳定性.     

源于功函数差异的界面内建电场调控载流子定向分离的作用机制研究

近年来,由有机污染物和重金属引起的水污染对人类健康、生态系统和社会可持续发展构成了严重威胁.而光催化技术以其高效、低成本、节能、无二次污染等优点成为解决日益严重的环境污染问题的一个极具吸引力的策略.众所周知,宽光谱吸收、高效载流子分离和快速的表面反应动力学是高性能光催化剂所必备的基本条件.而多孔TiO2空心球具有以下结构优势:(1)成本低、无毒、氧化还原电位适中、物理化学性质稳定;(2)中空结构有利于入射光多重散射,而且大表面积可以暴露更多的活性位点;(3)多孔结构有利于传质过程.但是,窄光谱吸收和低的光生载流子分离效率严重阻碍了空心结构TiO2的实际应用.因此,通过耦合窄带隙半导体构建异质结光催化剂可以有效提高光吸收和促进光生电荷的分离.窄带隙(Eg=2.18–2.44 eV)半导体材料SnS2具有无毒、化学性质稳定、低成本和宽谱响应等诸多优点.若将超薄SnS2纳米片锚定生长在多孔TiO2空心球表面,将对异质结的光催化性能产生显著的影响.一方面,分级结构的空心球具有高可见光捕获率;另一方面,超薄SnS2纳米片具有更短的载流子扩散距离,从而有效地抑制光生载流子在催化剂体相内部复合.然而,由于其能带结构的限制,二元TiO2/SnS2复合材料很容易形成嵌入式I型异质结,在很大程度上降低了光催化氧化还原能力.此外,在光催化剂表面聚集的光生电子和空穴容易发生随机性复合.因此,迫切需要通过引入界面驱动力来调节表面载流子的分离和转移.众多研究表明,通过化学功能化可以实现对还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)的能带结构、功函数、电导率、亲水性和光学性质的调控.功能化的rGO可以作为优良的空穴提取材料,在rGO两侧分别耦合不同能级结构的半导体光催化材料,通过异质界面能级和功函数差异带来的界面内建电场,精确调控光生载流子在界面间的空间分离和定向迁移.基于上述分析,本文通过改进的"硅保护煅烧"方法合成了分级多孔SnS2/rGO/TiO2空心球异质结光催化剂.分级多孔空心球的结构优势不仅增强其光捕获能力,而且为光氧化还原反应提供了丰富的活性位点.特别是,在TiO2和SnS2纳米薄片之间嵌入的rGO中间层可以作为空穴注入层.由不同功函数导致的界面内建电场可以精确地调控光生空穴从SnS2纳米薄片的价带向rGO空穴注入层定向迁移,显著延长了光生载流子的寿命.在可见光照射下,负载2 wt％rGO的分级多孔SnS2/rGO/TiO2空心球异质结光催化剂对罗丹明B染料的降解率可达97.3％,对Cr(VI)的还原效率可达97.09％.此外,经过六个周期的循环实验,该异质结催化降解罗丹明B和还原Cr(VI)的效率没有明显降低,表现出较好的光催化稳定性.     

Probing redox photocatalysis of trapped electrons and holes on single Sb-doped titania nanorod surfaces

We used a fluorogenic reaction to study in conjunction the photocatalytic properties for both active sites (trapped photogenerated electrons and holes) on individual Sb-doped TiO(2) nanorods with single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. It was found that active sites around trapped holes show higher activity, stronger binding ability, and a different dissociation mechanism for the same substrate and product molecules in comparison with the active sites around trapped electrons. These differences could be elucidated by a model involving the charged microenvironments around the active sites.     

n-Si/TiO2/偶氮颜料微纳米尺度下的光生电荷转移性质

本文利用KFM 研究了n-Si/TiO₂/偶氮类颜料微纳米尺度下的光生电荷转移性质, 为进一步理解光电活性体系工作的微观机理提供了依据.     

Dynamics of efficient electron-hole separation in TiO2 nanoparticles revealed by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy under the weak-excitation condition

The transient absorption of nanocrystalline TiO(2) films in the visible and IR wavelength regions was measured under the weak-excitation condition, where the second-order electron-hole recombination process can be ignored. The intrinsic dynamics of the electron-hole pairs in the femtosecond to picosecond time range was elucidated. Surface-trapped electrons and surface-trapped holes were generated within approximately 200 fs (time resolution). Surface-trapped electrons, which gave an absorption peak at around 800 nm, and bulk electrons, which absorbed in the IR wavelength region, decayed with a 500-ps time constant due to relaxation into deep bulk trapping sites. It is already known that, after this relaxation, electrons and holes survive for microseconds. We interpreted these long lifetimes in terms of the prompt spatial charge separation of electrons in the bulk and holes at the surface.     

Effects of electron transfer between TiO2 films and conducting substrates on the photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants

TiO2 films on Al alloy (Al), indium-tin oxide glass (ITO/glass), and glass were prepared by a dip-coating method. ITO is found to have a higher work function, while the work function for Al is lower than that of TiO2 films. An electron transfer is indicated to occur in the interfaces between TiO2 films and conducting substrate Al or ITO, which results in an Ohm contact or Schottky barrier under the transient equilibrium UV radiation conditions. Photocatalytic measurements showed that the TiO2 films on Al have a higher activity for photocatalytic oxidation of C2H4, but the activity for photocatalytic degradation of oleic acid is lower as compared with TiO2 films on glass. Alternatively, TiO2 films on ITO give completely contrary photocatalytic performance to those on Al. These observations could be associated with the electron transfer, in which Al acts as an electron donor and offers electrons to TiO2, allowing photocatalytic oxidation of ethylene to proceed by the photogenerated electrons, while ITO could be an acceptor for the photogenerated electrons, which is beneficial to photocatalytic degradation of oleic acid by the photogenerated holes. This electron-transfer model could be extended to other photocatalytic systems.     

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 in methanol to methyl formate over CuO-TiO2 composite catalysts

Photocatalytic reduction of CO(2) on CuO-TiO(2) composite catalysts in the presence of methanol to prepare methyl formate had been investigated. Methanol was used as sacrificial reagent to react with the photo-generated holes in the valence band, and CO(2) was reduced by the electrons in the conduction band. CuO-TiO(2) was optimized for CuO loading, preparation method and calcination temperature. The catalyst of 1.0CuO-TiO(2), calcined at 450°C and CTAB as a dispersant showed the highest overall activity. The heterojunction between CuO and TiO(2) demonstrated with HRTEM played an important role in enhancing the photocatalytic activity.     

Monitoring hole trapping in photoexcited TiO2(110) using a surface photoreaction

The hole-induced photodesorption of chemisorbed O2 from a TiO2(110) single crystal has been employed to monitor the kinetics of electron-hole pair (e-h) formation and hole trapping. Excitation is produced by 3.4 +/- 0.05 eV photons at 110 K. Two separate O2 desorption processes have been found which are characteristic of low photon fluxes and high photon fluxes. At a critical photon flux, Fhnu(crit), the slow O2 photodesorption process suddenly converts to a fast process, signaling the saturation of hole traps in the TiO2 crystal. Consequently, this allows photogenerated holes to more efficiently reach the surface, causing more rapid O2 photodesorption. The estimated bulk concentration of hole traps is approximately 2.5 x 10(18) cm(-3), involving a fraction of about 3 x 10(-5) of the atomic sites in the bulk. Both the slow and fast O2 photodesorption processes are described by a rate law that is proportional to Fhnu(1/2), indicating that the steady-state concentration of holes, [h], is governed by second-order e-h pair recombination kinetics. Effective use is made of a hole scavenger molecule, adsorbed methanol (CH3OH), to probe the role of added hole traps on the rate of the photodesorption of adsorbed O2 molecules and on the magnitude of Fhnu(crit).     

Band edge modulated conjugated polymers for oxidation prevention

The impact of electron transfer (ET) from a series of band edge modulated polymers to atmospheric oxygen is examined in connection with substrate oxidation prevention. Polymers with the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level below and above the oxygen energy level were tested and the former showed better efficiency. Furthermore, the oxidation prevention efficiency of a polymer with lower HOMO increased by two orders of magnitude, when the pores on the film were filled with spherical molecules, [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester. We found that the polymer surface hydrophobicity has little or no influence on oxidation prevention. It is interesting to note that a polymer with a hole mobility of 8 × 10(-10) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) showed a two-fold increase in oxidation prevention efficiency compared to a polymer with a hole mobility of 6 × 10(-5) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). Over all, from the concerted approach, we conclude that a polymer devoid of pores with the HOMO energy level below oxygen and low charge carrier mobility is a suitable candidate for prevention of substrate oxidation/corrosion.     

阳极氧化TiN薄膜制备N掺杂纳米TiO2薄膜及其可见光活性

室温下通过电泳沉积(EPD)的方法在Ti片表面制备TiN薄膜, 然后对TiN薄膜进行阳极氧化得到N掺杂多孔纳米结构的TiO2薄膜. 利用X射线衍射(XRD), X射线光电子能谱(XPS), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及光电化学方法对得到的薄膜进行表征. XRD测试结果表明, 经过阳极氧化并在350 ℃空气气氛中退火1 h的薄膜中存在锐钛矿晶型的TiO2. XPS的结果表明, 样品中的N元素取代部分O, 且N的摩尔分数为0.95%. SEM显示, 经阳极氧化后薄膜表面出现多孔纳米结构. 光电化学测试结果显示, 阳极氧化提高了N掺杂TiO2薄膜在可见光下的光电响应. 经阳极氧化并热处理的薄膜在0 V电位及可见光照射下光电流密度为2.325 μA·cm-2, 而单纯热处理的薄膜在相同条件下光电流密度仅为0.475 μA·cm-2. 阳极氧化得到纳米多孔结构提高了N掺杂纳米TiO2薄膜的表面积, 从而对可见光的响应增大.     

Experimental evidence of a UV light-induced long-range electric field in nanostructured TiO2 thin films in contact with aqueous electrolytes

Nanostructured TiO(2) thin-film electrodes of controlled thickness were obtained by immobilization of TiO(2) powder (Degussa P25) on SnO(2):F (FTO)-coated glasses by electrophoresis. The photocurrent-potential characteristics of the electrodes in contact with an indifferent aqueous electrolyte, for both front--and backside UV illumination, show the existence of a macroscopic electric field in the electrode region near the FTO substrate. This electric field, which is only photoinduced in the presence of water (it does not appear in TiO(2) dye-sensitized solar cells under visible illumination), apparently disappears when an efficient hole scavenger, like methanol, is added to the aqueous electrolyte. It is attributed to a nonhomogeneous spatial accumulation of photogenerated holes at surface-bound OH radicals resulting from the photooxidation of chemisorbed water molecules. The influence of film thickness and UV illumination mode (front- and backside) on the photoinduced electric field is analyzed by solving the transport equations for diffusion and drift of electrons.     

Insight into the improvement mechanism of Co−Pi-modified hematite nanowire photoanodes for solar water oxidation

The composite photoanodes composed by cobalt phosphate catalyst (Co−Pi) modified semiconductor have been widely used for solar water splitting, but the improvement mechanism has not been experimentally confirmed. Here we use transient photoelectrochemical measurements and impedance spectroscopy to investigate the effect of Co−Pi catalyst on hematite nanowire photoanode. It is found that under illumination the Co−Pi catalyst can efficiently promote the transfer of photo-generated holes to the Co−Pi layer by increasing the electrical conductivity of the composite structure under a low potential. The Co−Pi catalyst can recombine with photo-generated electrons to reduce the surface recombination efficiency of photo-generated holes and electrons under a high potential. These results provide important new understanding of the performance improvement mechanism for the Co−Pi-modified semiconductor nanowire composite photoanodes.     

EPR investigation of TiO2 nanoparticles with temperature-dependent properties

An in situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study has been carried out for anatase (Hombikat UV100) and rutile TiO(2) nanoparticles at liquid helium (He) temperature (4.2 K) under UV irradiation. Rutile titania was synthesized by ultrasonic irradiation with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl(4)) as the precursor. XRD and Raman results evidence the crystallinity of titania phases. The nature of trapped electrons and holes has been investigated by EPR spectroscopy under air and vacuum conditions. Illumination of TiO(2) powder (anatase and rutile) at 4.2 K resulted in the detection of electrons being trapped at Ti(4+) sites within the bulk and holes trapped at lattice oxide ions at the surface. The stability of electron traps was very sensitive to temperature in both phases of TiO(2). The annealing kinetics of the EPR detected radicals has been studied from 4.2 K to ambient temperature and also for calcined titania particles from 523 to 1273 K.