WO3纳米颗粒修饰ZnO纳米管的光催化性能

二甲四氯钠(MCPA-Na)是一种广泛用于牧场和果园的除草剂,但由于其生物降解性极低,已成为地下水和浅水中的主要污染物.研究发现,半导体可以有效地辅助降解转化危险化学品.ZnO纳米管因其中空结构和较大的比表面积,而在光催化降解有机物方面备受关注.但是,ZnO只能吸收紫外光,如果将其与窄带隙半导体进行复合,可以有效降低带隙,增强其在可见光区域的光吸收,表现出更好的光催化性能.WO3是一种具有稳定物理化学性质及耐光腐蚀窄带隙半导体.采用WO3修饰ZnO纳米管,能扩展ZnO吸收光的范围以及提高ZnO纳米管的耐光腐蚀性能.本文首先通过电化学合成的方法制备了ZnO纳米管,然后按照不同的W/Zn摩尔比将(NH4)6H2W12O40·XH2O滴加在纳米管表面,并在450 ℃下退火2 h制得ZnO-WO3纳米管阵列.研究了不同WO3含量的ZnO-WO3纳米管光催化降解MCPA-Na性能,并且通过X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、傅里叶红外光谱仪(FTIR)、紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)和光致发光光谱(PL)等手段研究了复合WO3纳米颗粒后ZnO纳米管半导体光催化性能提高的原因.XPS结果表明,W元素在ZnO-WO3纳米管阵列中以W6+的形式存在.FTIR结果表明,复合WO3后的ZnO-WO3复合半导体上比纯ZnO纳米管表面具有更多的OH-基团.由于OH-可以捕获光生空穴,并转化为具有反应活性的●OH自由基,因此复合WO3能在一定程度上提高ZnO纳米管的光催化活性.UV-Vis结果表明,WO3的复合使得光谱发生明显红移,但随着WO3含量的增加,ZnO-WO3的吸光度明显增加.另外,PL结果表明,适当的复合WO3可以抑制光生电子-空穴的复合.这是因为W6+和晶格氧的相互作用产生了较高不饱和键和表面缺陷,而表面缺陷可以作为光生载流子的陷阱,促进了光生电子和空穴的分离,因而光催化性能提高.在模拟太阳光下研究了不同WO3含量的ZnO纳米管对光催化降解MCPA-Na溶液的性能.发现W/Zn摩尔比为3%的ZnO-WO3样品表现出最好的光催化活性,200 min内其降解率为98.5%.与纯ZnO纳米管相比,其光催化循环性能也有所提高.利用Mott-Schottky测试方法并结合UV-vis结果,我们计算得到不同WO3含量的ZnO-WO3复合半导体导带价带位置.由于WO3导带位置和价带位置都比ZnO的更高,WO3上产生的光生电子会向ZnO的导带移动,而ZnO光生空穴向WO3的价带移动,从而促使光生电子和空穴的分离,提高了光催化性能.但是如果WO3复合的量太大,则在ZnO纳米管上分散性不好,反而成为光生空穴和电子复合中心,导致其光催化活性降低.     

High Photocatalytic Properties of Zinc OxideNanoparticles with Amidoximated BacterialCellulose Nanofibers as Templates简

The freshly prepared water-wet amidoximated bacterial cellulose （Am-BC） serves as an effective nanoreactor to synthesis zinc oxide nanoparticles by in situ polyol method. The obtained ZnO/Am-BC nanocomposites have been characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy （FE-SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. The influence of the zinc acetate concentration on the morphologies and size ofZnO nanoparticles and the possible formation mechanism were discussed. The results indicated that uniform ZnO nanoparticles were homogeneously anchored on the Am-BC nanofibers through strong interaction between the hydroxyl and amino groups of Am-BC and ZnO nanoparticles. The loading content of ZnO nanoparticles is higher using Am-BC as a template than using the unmodified bacterial cellulose. The resultant nanocomposite synthesized at 0.05 wt% shows a high photocatalytic activity （92%） in the degradation of methyl orange.     

Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles

The research is aimed at synthesis and characterization of nanoscaled zinc oxide particles and their application on linen fibrous supports, for thermal properties. To impart thermal activity to the fibrous nanocomposites, nanoparticles as well as fibrous nanocomposites were produced in different hydrothermal conditions of temperature (90 °C). To characterize the nanoparticles composition, their shape, size, and crystallinity, investigations technique, such as Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray powder diffractometry were used. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis profiles were also revealed. The thermal treatment of linen fabrics with nanosized ZnO does not modify significantly their thermal stability.     

Green biosynthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Corymbia citriodora leaf extract and their photocatalytic activity

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We reported a green and simple method for biosynthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Corymbia citriodora leaf extract as reducing and stabilizing agent. SEM, EDX, XRD, UV–VIS spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and TGA have been used for characterizing the biosynthesized ZnO NPs. The results indicating the ZnO NPs synthesized by C. citriodora leaf extract have high purity and the average size is 64?nm. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnO NPs has been investigated by degradation methylene blue under visible light irradiation. Due to the smaller size, the biosynthesized ZnO NPs showed an excellent photocatalytic performance.     

Chalcogen-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B under the irradiation of ultraviolet light

In the present work, the chalcogen (Se²⁺)-doped ZnO nanoparticles (SeZO-NPs) were synthesized using sol-gel precipitation method and tested for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). X-ray diffraction pattern of SeZO-NPs showed the hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure regardless of Se concentration. The band edge and defect-level emissions of SeZO-NPs were determined by using the photoluminescence spectra with the excitation source of 370 nm. The bandgap, E_g, of SeZO-NPs was measured from diffused reflectance spectroscopy, which increased from 3.22 to 3.26 eV as Se concentration increased from 0 to 10 wt.%. The highest specific surface area and lowest pore size of 5-SeZO-NPs were observed to be 36.42 m²/g and 13.48 nm, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of SeZO-NPs was measured under the illumination of ultraviolet (UV) light. The double donor (Se) played an important role toward photodegradation of RhB via reducing the recombination of charge carriers. The highest photocatalytic degradation (98.23%) and mineralization were achieved for the sample 5-SeZO (Se: 5 wt.%). The improved photocatalytic performance of 5-SeZO was attributed to the optimum Se dopant concentration for the production of more reactive oxygen species because of effective separation of charge carriers in UV light.     

氧化锌纳米棒的水热合成及其光催化性能

以分析纯ZnO作为锌源、NaOH为矿化剂、盐酸为反应溶液pH调节剂,利用水热反应制备了花状ZnO纳米棒;采用扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射仪分析了产物的形貌和结构,考察了水热温度以及Zn2+和OH-浓度比对产物形貌的影响;以甲基橙为目标降解物,采用紫外-可见分光光度计研究了ZnO纳米棒的光催化性能.结果表明,在水热反应温度80℃、Zn2+/OH-浓度比1∶7.5条件下所得ZnO纳米棒呈花状聚合,直径约为200nm,长度约为2μm,具有六方纤锌矿结构.当甲基橙初始浓度为30 mg.L-1、ZnO纳米棒的投放量为1.5g.L-1时,以300W紫外灯照射150min,甲基橙的降解率可达90%.     

Preparation and properties of amorphous titania-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles

Amorphous TiO₂-coated ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by the solvothermal synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles in ethanol and the followed by sol-gel coating of TiO₂ nanolayer. The analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that the resultant ZnO nanoparticles were hexagonal with a wurtzite structure and a mean diameter of about 60 nm. Also, after TiO₂ coating, the TEM images clearly indicated the darker ZnO nanoparticles being surrounded by the lighter amorphous TiO₂ layers. The zeta potential analysis revealed the pH dependence of zeta potentials for ZnO nanoparticles shifted completely to that for TiO₂ nanoparticles after TiO₂ coating, confirming the formation of core-shell structure and suggesting the coating of TiO₂ was achieved via the adhesion of the hydrolyzed species Ti-O⁻ to the positively charged surface of ZnO nanoparticles. Furthermore, the analyses of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectra were also conducted to confirm that amorphous TiO₂ were indeed coated on the surface of ZnO nanoparticles. In addition, the analyses of ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra revealed that the absorbance of amorphous TiO₂-coated ZnO nanoparticles at 375 nm gradually decreased with an increase in the Ti/Zn molar ratio and the time for TiO₂ coating, and the emission intensity of ZnO cores could be significantly enhanced by the amorphous TiO₂ shell.     

Antibacterial study of Eucalyptus grandis fabricated zinc oxide and magnesium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles and its characterization

Mg-doped zinc oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by using methanolic seed extract from the Eucalyptus grandis plant via a green approach. Phytoconstituents present in seed extract act as capping and stabilizing agents for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles. Doping of Mg to zinc oxide nanoparticles increases the bandgap energy, thus enhancing its chemical, physical and optical properties. Further, it was characterized by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy giving morphological information about the wurtzite hexagonal structure of bio-synthesized nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction technique tells about the crystalline nature of particles and the average crystallite size for zinc oxide and doped zinc oxide nanoparticles. Mg as a dopant enhances the properties of nanoparticles, thus making it more efficiently applicable as an antibacterial agent against Escherichia coli, gram-negative bacteria.     

Durian waste mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of their antibacterial,antioxidant, cytotoxicity and photocatalytic activity

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The synthesized ZnO NPs using durian rind in solution has shown maximum absorption at 355.5?nm with the bandgap of 3.33?eV, spectrophotometrically. SEM and TEM studies revealed that the shape of the synthesized ZnO NPs was spherical with an average size of 280 and 283?nm, respectively. However, DLS analysis of ZnO NPs revealed the average particle size of 456?d.nm. The presence of [100], [002], [101], [102], [110], [103], [200], [112] and [201] planes in XRD corroborate the formation of pure wurtzite structure of ZnO NPs. Synthesized ZnO NPs showed remarkable photocatalytic activity on degradation of methylene blue and sulfanilamide, antioxidant activity, considerable antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and considerable cytotoxic activity against brine shrimp. The sulfanilamide degradation was found to be 96.70%, under natural sunlight and in the presence of 0.1% ZnO NPs at pH 10 with a time of 3?h. The dye degradation was found to be 84% under sunlight in the presence of 0.01% ZnO NPs at pH 10 with a time of 40?min. The synthesized ZnO NPs may be explored furthermore in the fields of wastewater treatment, biomedicine, biosensor, and nanotechnology.     

Photoelectrochemistry of free-base-porphyrin-functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles and their applications in biosensing

The photoelectrochemical properties of free-base-porphyrin-functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles were studied. A universal photoelectrochemical biosensing platform was constructed on indium tin oxide (ITO) by using the functional nanohybrid. The nanohybrid was synthesized by means of dentate binding of ZnO nanoparticles with carboxylic groups of 4,4',4',4'-(21H,23H-porphine-5,10,15,20-tetrayl)tetrakis(benzoic acid) (TCPP), and characterized with scanning electron microscopy, contact angle measurement, and spectral techniques. The nanohybrid-coated ITO electrode showed an efficient photocurrent response under irradiation at a wavelength of 360 nm, which could be greatly improved upon addition of cysteine by its oxidation at +0.3 V. The possible mechanism was that cysteine acts as a sacrificial electron donor to scavenge the photogenerated holes that locate on the excited state of TCPP, which then injects the photoexcitation electrons into the conduction band of ZnO nanoparticles, thereby transferring photoinduced electrons to the ITO electrode. Based on this enhanced photocurrent signal, a novel method for photoelectrochemical detection of cysteine was developed with a linear range of 0.6 to 157 μmol L(-1) in physiological media. The detection limit was 0.2 μmol L(-1) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The novel strategy of cysteine analysis could provide an alternative method for monitoring biomolecules and extend the application of porphyrin-functionalized semiconductor nanoparticles.     

光催化降解染料ZnO催化剂的性能

光催化法是20世纪70年代发展起来的新型水处理技术，即以某些半导体材料为催化剂，利用光催化法来降解环境污染物。该方法工艺简单，成本较低，在常温下能使大多数不能或难于生物降解的有毒有机物彻底氧化分解。近年来研究最多的是TiO2，由于其带隙较宽(3．2eV)，只能吸收波长λ≤387nm的紫外光，因此研制新型光催化剂仍是重要课题。     

纳米氧化锌光催化降解有机染料性能的研究

用自制的纳米ZnO在室外阴天、太阳光照射、室内紫外灯照射等条件下对不同有机染料的降解性能作了系统的研究。结果表明纳米ZnO在太阳光照射条件下对弱碱性有机染料溶液的降解效果较好。本文还比较了自制纳米ZnO与纳米TiO2对有机染料的降解性能，结果表明ZnO的降解效果优于TiO2。     

Bacteria and bacteriophage inactivation by silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles

Microbial contaminants such as bacteria and viruses are of great concern in water. As nanotechnology continues to grow, understanding the interactions of nanoparticles with bacteria and viruses is important to protect public health and the environment. In this study, the effect of two commonly used nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs, average particle size=21 nm) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs, average particle size=39 nm), on the growth of bacteria (Eschericia coli) and bacteriophages (MS2) were evaluated using a standard double agar layer (DAL) method and a turbidimetric microtiter assay. A 1-h prior exposure of MS2 to nanoparticles did not inactivate MS2 at the highest nanoparticle concentrations tested (5mg/L total Ag and 20 mg/L ZnO). No bacteriophage inactivation was observed in the presence of AgNPs, Ag(+)/AgNPs (50:50 in mass ratio) or Ag(+) ions, all at the total Ag concentration of 5mg/L. In a binary (bacteria-phages) system where the E. coli host was exposed to MS2 and nanoparticles simultaneously, the dynamic changes of active bacteria and MS2 phages during incubation demonstrated that exposure of AgNPs (5mg/L Ag) and ZnO NPs (20mg/L ZnO) increased the number of phages by 2-6 orders of magnitude. These results suggested that exposure of nanoparticles could greatly facilitate bacterial viruses like MS2 to infect the E. coli host.     

Physico-chemical characterization and photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide prepared by various methods

Zinc oxide was prepared by different methods by varying precipitating agents, the source of the salt precursors and the microwave irradiation time and was characterized by XRD, BET-surface area, surface acidity and crystallite sizes. The photocatalytic reactions were carried out under solar radiation in batch reactors towards oxidation of 4-nitrophenol and reduction of Cr(VI) by varying different parameters such as irradiation time, pH of the solution, catalyst amount and substrate concentration and the activities were correlated with the physico-chemical parameters. Zinc oxide samples prepared by microwave irradiation and calcined at 300 degrees C exhibit highest surface area, acid sites and lowest crystallite sizes and show highest activity towards photocatalytic reactions.     

Simultaneously photodeposited rhodium metal and oxide nanoparticles promoting photocatalytic hydrogen production

Photodeposition of a Rh cocatalyst under atmospheric conditions could simultaneously provide both Rh metal and oxide nanoparticles on a K(2)Ti(6)O(13) photocatalyst, both of which cooperatively promoted the photocatalytic hydrogen production from water and methane.     

Preparation, phase transformation and photocatalytic activities of cerium-doped mesoporous titania nanoparticles

Cerium-doped mesoporous TiO₂ nanoparticles with high surface area and thermal stable anatase wall were synthesized via hydrothermal process in a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/Ti(SO₄)₂/Ce(NO₃)₄/H₂O system. The obtained materials were characterized by XRD, FESEM, HRTEM, FTIR spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption and DRS spectra. Experimental results indicated that the doping of cerium not only increased the surface area of mesoporous TiO₂ nanoparticles, but also inhibited the mesopores collapse and the anatase-to-rutile phase transformation. Moreover, the undoped, doped anatase mesoporous nanoparticles exhibit higher photocatalytic activity than commercial photocatalyst (Degussa, P25), but the maximum photodegradation rate corresponds to the undoped mesoporous TiO₂ nanoparticles. The lower photocatalytic activities of cerium-doped samples compared with undoped one may be ascribed to that the doped cerium partially blocks titania's surface sites available for the photodegradation and absorption of Rhodamine B (RB).     

Photocatalytic degradation of anionic surfactant using zinc oxide nanoparticles

In this paper the photocatalytic degradation of anionic surfactant LABS was studied by a batch process using ZnO nanoparticles with diameter size of 20 nm catalyst on irradiation with UV light and their behavior comparatively examined with respect to ZnO commercial powder. The effect of parameters such as initial surfactant concentration, initial solution pH has been studied. Also degradation at LABS in the presence of an electron acceptor like potassium peroxydisulfate and effect of anion presence on surfactant degradation has been systematically investigated. The obtained result demonstrated a high photocatalytic activity of nanosize semiconducting particles.