BiVO4/CuBi2O4薄膜光电极的制备及光电性能

通过金属有机物分解法(MOD)协同光电化学沉积法, 将p型氧化物半导体CuBi₂O₄沉积在BiVO₄纳米薄膜上, 形成包覆性异质结结构, 制备了一种新型p-n异质结光阳极n-BiVO₄/p-CuBi₂O₄, 用于太阳能光电化学(Photoelectrochemical, PEC)水分解. 研究结果表明, 在1.23 V(vs. RHE)电势下, BiVO₄/CuBi₂O₄ 异质结光阳极表现出优良的PEC水氧化性能, 光电流密度达到2.8 mA/cm², 负载磷酸钴(Co-Pi)的BiVO₄/CuBi₂O₄/Co-Pi光电极, 光电流密度达到4.45 mA/cm², 分别为BiVO₄电极光电流密度的3.1倍和4.9倍. X射线衍射(XRD)、 紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、 电化学阻抗谱(EIS)和能级结构图等结果也证实, BiVO₄/CuBi₂O₄和BiVO₄/CuBi₂O₄/Co-Pi复合电极材料在内建电场和能带弯曲作用下, 光吸收特性增强, 载流子界面转移电阻减小, 具有良好的光电化学性能与稳定性.     

BiPO4/BiVO4复合材料的制备及可见光催化活性

采用水热-溶剂热两步法制备了BiPO₄/BiVO₄复合材料. FESEM和TEM分析结果表明, BiVO₄呈高{010},{110}暴露晶面的截角双锥状, BiPO₄纳米颗粒较均匀地附着在BiVO₄表面上, 形成了异质结. 光电流测试结果表明, 异质结能促进光生载流子的有效转移和分离. 在可见光作用下, BiPO₄/BiVO₄可有效降解罗丹明B, 当BiPO₄与BiVO₄的投料摩尔比为3:10时, 样品的光催化活性最优.     

汞溴红敏化TiO2纳米多孔膜电极的光电化学性质研究

用汞溴红(Mercurochrome)作敏化剂敏化TiO2纳米多孔膜电极,UV-Vis,光电流作用谱和SPS谱表明,该敏化剂能有效地敏化TiO2电极,并且染料聚集体能扩大染料的敏化区间,增加了太阳光的利用效率,对电极施加不同的偏压,测试电极产生的瞬态光电流,研究了偏压对光生电荷转移及复合速率的影响,从不同方向照射电极,对阳极光电流影响显著,结合电化学、光电化学原理对这些现象进行了讨论.     

电解液成分、厚度及表面改性对旋涂法制备的BiVO4膜层光电化学性能的影响

采用旋涂法在FTO（SnO₂∶F）导电玻璃衬底上沉积得到BiVO₄多孔薄膜用以光解水,改变前驱体的浓度和旋涂次数以调控薄膜的厚度。研究了电解液成分、膜层厚度及表面改性等因素对刚经历过退火处理的BiVO₄薄膜光电化学（PEC）性能的影响。结果表明：通过在电解液中添加适量的空穴吞噬剂Na₂SO₃,或对表面进行Co-Pi改性均能有效改善BiVO₄薄膜的PEC活性。这些措施均能有效抑制固液界面处的载流子复合反应。经Co-Pi改性的BiVO₄薄膜在0.6 V（vs SCE）偏压下,0.1 mol·L^-1 Na₂SO₄+0.1 mol·L^-1 Na₂SO₃的电解液中展现出最高的光电流密度（4.3 mA·cm^-2）。此外,选用一个代表性BiVO₄薄膜作为光阳极制备了一个PEC生物传感器,在检测谷胱甘肽（GSH）上表现出比较高的灵敏度。本研究证实了BiVO₄薄膜的PEC性能严重依赖着光俘获效率和载流子输运过程。     

无定形氧化铁层在纳米多孔BiVO4的光电化学分解水反应中的作用

通过"人工光合成"过程,将太阳能转化成氢能的形式加以存储和利用,是替代传统化石能源的清洁能源的制备有效途径.其中,光电化学分解水是氢能制备的最有潜力的路径之一.n型BiVO4由于具有丰富的储量、较窄的带隙以及合适的能带位置,被称为光电化学领域的研究热点.然而,未修饰的BiVO4光阳极性能并不理想,主要原因在于载流子复合严重、导电性差以及表面催化动力学低等性质的制约.科研工作者们针对这些方面已进行了非常多的研究,例如与电子传输层的复合、产氧电催化剂的担载以及异质结的构建等.其中表面动力学和电荷分离的同时提升是更理想的改善BiVO4光阳极性能的方法.我们在上述研究基础上,采用光化学沉积法在纳米多孔BiVO4电极表面担载无定形氧化铁层,将电极在1.23 V vs.RHE电位下的光电流提升至2.52 mA/cm2,是初始光电化学性能的3倍.采用间歇光照计时电流(i-t)测试,电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS),X射线光电子能谱(XPS),原位和非原位的X射线精细结构能谱(in-situ and ex-situ XAFS)等表征手段研究了无定形氧化铁层的成分和光电化学反应过程中的价态变化,从而分析出光电化学性能提升的原因.间歇光照i-t测试和EIS测试结果表明,无定形氧化铁沉积在BiVO4使电荷累积减少,复合率降低.XPS测试结果发现无定形氧化铁层存在少量的二价铁成分.通过原位XAFS测试发现,BiVO4/FeOx电极中Fe原子的价态在光照和施加外加偏压条件下会有价态的升高,而撤去光照和偏压后Fe原子的价态状态与最初非原位的测试结果重合.这样的结果证明了无定型氧化铁层在光电化学反应过程中由于二价铁成分的存在,能够很好的通过价态改变实现空穴的吸附和传输,即吸附空穴,被空穴氧化成三价或四价,同时结合自身电催化活性,促进表面分解水反应的进行.而水的氧化反应结束时,则伴随着二价铁离子的再生成.这种反应机理为开发更高效的电催化剂,匹配光电极使用,有着重大的指导意义.     

BiVO4膜电极的制备及其光电化学性能

以自制的BiVO4纳米粉制备膜电极, 采用电化学方法较系统地研究了退火温度和膜厚对BiVO4膜电极的光电化学行为和电子输运与复合的影响. 结果表明: 退火温度和膜厚对BiVO4膜电极的光电特性有显著的影响. 膜厚为6.75 μm时, BiVO4膜电极具有最佳的光电化学特性. 退火温度低于500 °C时, 膜电极的光电活性随着温度的升高而增强, 至500 °C时达到最大值; 此后膜电极内的体相缺陷明显增加, 导致其光电活性逐渐降低. BiVO4膜电极有良好的可见光光电转换效率, 并利用其单色光转换效率曲线计算得到BiVO4的带隙为2.36eV, 采用莫特-肖特基电化学法测得其平带电位为-0.7 V (vs Ag/AgCl). 上述结果为BiVO4光催化体系的优化提供了重要的参考.     

基于钒酸铋半导体材料的光电化学葡萄糖传感器的研究

葡萄糖浓度的检测在食品、医药、环境等领域的应用很广泛,因此,发展具有低成本、高灵敏度、高选择性的葡萄糖传感器具有重要意义.光电化学传感器具有激发源与检测信号源相互独立的特点,被认为是一种潜在的高灵敏的葡萄糖检测方法.通过电化学沉积及高温热处理两步法在氟掺杂的SnO2透明导电玻璃(FTO)基底上制备了BiVO4薄膜.通过...     

硫化钴装饰BiVO4光阳极提升其光电化学水分解性能

太阳能驱动的光电化学(PEC)水分解可以有效地将太阳能转化为化学能,作为解决环境排放和能源危机最具前景的途径之一,已经引起了科学界的广泛关注.PEC水分解系统由两个半反应组成:在光阳极上的析氧反应(OER)和光阴极上的析氢反应(HER).PEC系统的太阳能转化效率主要由光阳极/电解质界面的OER过程所决定,这是一个非常复杂且涉及质子偶联的多步四电子转移过程.钒酸铋(BiVO₄)是应用于PEC水分解的典型且具有实际应用前景的光阳极材料之一.然而,由于不良的表面电荷转移、电荷在光阳极/电解质结面处的表面复合以及缓慢的OER动力学等因素,导致BiVO₄的PEC性能受到严重限制.本文开发了一种新颖有效的解决方案,以低成本、高电导率和具有快速电荷转移能力的硫化钴装饰来提升BiVO₄光阳极的PEC活性,X射线多晶衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)等表征,研究结果表明CoS成功装饰于BiVO₄表面.采用紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-VisDRS)研究了BiVO₄和复合光阳极CoS/BiVO₄的光学性质,结果表明,与纯的BiVO₄相比,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极在可见光范围内光吸收能力有所增强.将制备的BiVO₄和CoS/BiVO₄光阳极应用于PEC分解水实验中,结果表明,相对于1.23 V可逆氢电极,在光照下,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极的光电流密度显著提升,可高达3.2 m Acm^-2,是纯BiVO₄的2.5倍以上.与纯BiVO₄相比,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极的起始氧化电位显示出负向偏移0.2 V,表明析氧过电势得到有效减小.入射光子转换效率(IPCE)测试结果表明,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极的入射光子转换效率在500 nm之前的可见光范围内得到明显提升,其中,CoS/BiVO₄的IPCE值在380 nm处达到最大.此外,由于CoS的装饰作用,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极的电荷注入效率和电荷分离效率均得到较大的提升,分别达到75.8%(相较于纯BiVO₄光阳极的36.7%)和79.8%(相较于纯BiVO₄光阳极的66.8%).电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试结果表明,通过CoS的装饰,CoS/BiVO₄光阳极的界面电荷转移电阻得到有效降低,证明其界面电荷转移动力学得到有效提升.光致发光光谱测试结果表明,CoS的装饰显著提高了BiVO₄的光生电子-空穴对的分离效率,进一步证明BiVO₄表面的CoS装饰在其PEC分解水中起着非常积极的作用.本文为通过表面修饰设计应用于PEC水分解的有效的光阳极提供了新思路.     

铋膜电极伏安法测定硫酸软骨素

硫酸软骨素是一种天然酸性粘多糖,属生物高分子化合物,其结构如下图所示.硫酸软骨素具有许多重要的生理活性和药理作用,如促进冠状动脉循环、降血脂、抗凝血、抗肿瘤和防止血管硬化等[1,2].     

铋膜修饰电极测定蕃茄制品中苏丹红Ⅰ

采用预镀法将Bi 3+还原成金属铋固定在玻碳电极表面,制成稳定的铋膜修饰玻碳电极(BFE),利用循环伏安法(CV)、方波伏安法(SWV)研究了苏丹红Ⅰ在该电极上的电化学行为。实验结果表明,在pH=2.0的B-R缓冲溶液、乙醇溶液中,苏丹红Ⅰ在-380mV附近产生一灵敏的还原峰,在优化的实验条件下,苏丹红Ⅰ的峰电流iP与其浓度在1.0×10-7～1.6×10-5 mol/L范围内有良好的线性关系,R=0.9987,检出限为3.3×10-8 mol/L。铋膜电极无毒、无污染,灵敏度高,为检测苏丹红Ⅰ提供了一种安全有效的新方法。     

Visible Light Photoelectrochemical Sensor for Acetaminophen Determination using a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with BiVO4 Nanoparticles

A new and simple photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with bismuth vanadate (BiVO₄) nanoparticles and dihexadecyl phosphate (DHP) film was useful for acetaminophen (AC) determination. In 0.2 mol L⁻¹ phosphate buffer (pH=9), the GCE without modification exhibited the smaller photocurrent (0.86 μA) when compared with GCE modified with 1.0 mg mL⁻¹ or 2.0 mg mL⁻¹ BiVO₄ nanoparticles suspension (5.9 and 34 μA, respectively). Based on the photocurrent signal generated through the interaction between GCE, BiVO₄ and the energy of visible light a chronoamperometric method for AC determination was developed. The AC linear range concentration from 0.099 to 0.99 μmol L⁻¹ and limits of detection and quantification of 0.027 and 0.091 μmol L⁻¹, respectively, was obtained. The proposed method was applied to the AC determination in commercial drugs and tap water with satisfactory accuracy and precision. Moreover, the PEC construction was easy and had a short response time, which might confer higher sample throughput for the method.     

C‐oriented and {010} Facets Exposed BiVO4 Nanowall Films: Template‐Free Fabrication and their Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties

Vertically aligned BiVO₄ nanowall films on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass have been fabricated through a template‐free hydrothermal method for the first time. Based on the structural understanding of both BiVO₄ and ITO, the lattice matches ({020}_BiVO4 and {040}_ITO, {200}_BiVO4 and {004}_ITO, respectively) and the similarity of metal atomic arrangement parallel to {001} planes turn out to be crucial for the fabrication of the nanowalls. Consequently, the growth of a BiVO₄ film begins from heteroepitaxy and undergoes an Ostwald ripening process to form an extended network, resulting in a c‐orientation and exposing {010} facets. Through this process, it is much easier to obtain a range of nanowall films with different packing densities, as the surface state of ITO glass is alterable by adjusting the concentration of acid. The films can be directly used as an electrode, which exhibits an excellent response to visible light, especially light with low intensity, allowing for the electrical interconnection, highly active surface, appropriate orientation, and a good contact with the substrate. There are great benefits in improving the technique for detecting the weak light source signals.     

Curing BiVO4 Photoanodes with Ultraviolet Light Enhances Photoelectrocatalysis

Exposure of BiVO₄ photoanodes to ultraviolet (UV) radiation for extended time periods (e.g., 20 h) produces a morphological change and concomitant improvement in photo‐electrocatalytic (PEC) efficiency for driving water splitting directly by sunlight. The ～230 mV cathodic shift in onset potential and doubling of the photocurrent at 1.23 V vs. RHE after UV curing are comparable to the effects engendered by the presence of a secondary catalyst layer. PEC measurements and absorption spectra indicate that the cathodic shift after UV curing corresponds to a suppression of charge recombination and a greater photovoltage generation caused by the shift of the flat‐band potential, and not an improvement in electrocatalytic activity or light absorption. Spectroscopic surface analysis suggests that surface defect sites, which are eliminated by UV curing, for the differences in observed charge recombination.     

Prussian Blue Type Cocatalysts for Enhancing the Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Performance of BiVO4

The efficiency of photocatalytic overall water splitting reactions is usually limited by the high energy barrier and complex multiple electron-transfer processes of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Although bismuth vanadate (BiVO₄) as the photocatalyst has been developed for enhancing the kinetics of the water oxidation reaction, it still suffers from challenges of fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and poor photocatalytic activity. Herein, six M^II-Co^III Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) (M=Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) cocatalysts are synthesized and deposited on the surface of BiVO₄ for boosting the surface catalytic efficiency and enhancing photogenerated carries separation efficiency of BiVO₄. Six M^II-Co^III PBAs@BiVO₄ photocatalysts all demonstrate increased photocatalytic water oxidation performance compared to that of BiVO₄ alone. Among them, the Co−Co PBA@BiVO₄ photocatalyst is employed as a representative research object and is thoroughly characterized by electrochemistry, electronic microscope as well as multiple spectroscopic analyses. Notably, BiVO₄ coupling with Co−Co PBA cocatalyst could capture more photons than that of pure BiVO₄, facilitating the transfer of photogenerated charge carriers between BiVO₄ and Co−Co PBA as well as the surface catalytic efficiency of BiVO₄. Overall, this work would promote the synthesis strategy development for exploring new types of composite photocatalysts for water oxidation.     

Excellent photocatalytic reduction of nitroarenes to aminoarenes by BiVO4 nanoparticles grafted on reduced graphene oxide (rGO/BiVO4)

A novel heterogeneous composite material based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and bismuth vanadate (BiVO₄) was prepared and characterized by various techniques such as powder XRD, HRTEM, EADX, UV–Vis‐DRS, FT‐IR, Raman, BET and XPS analyses. The characterization results reveal that the rGO well decorated by BiVO₄. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) shows the increasing of charge transfer of rGO/BiVO₄ in presence of light irradiation. In this research, the pure BiVO₄ and rGO/BiVO₄ composite have been explored for photocatalytic reduction of nitroarenes. Among the prepared nanocomposites, rGO loaded with 10% BiVO₄ catalyst (noted as rGO/BiVO₄–10%) shows the best performance for the photo‐reduction of various nitroaromatic molecules to their corresponding amine compounds under visible‐light irradiation at room temperature. The catalyst exhibited in particular excellent photocatalytic activity for the conversion of 1,4‐dinitrobenzene to 4‐nitroanilline (100% conversion) in 20 min, 4‐chloronitrobenzene to 4‐chloroaniline and 2‐nitrophenol to 2‐aminophenol (100% conversion) in only 30 min. In addition, the conversion of 4‐bromonitrobenzene, 4‐iodonitrobenzene to their corresponding amine compounds (100% conversion) was achieved in 60 min. The catalyst was recovered for several times and reused without decreasing of its efficiency.     

石墨烯氧化物薄膜电极的光电化学特性

采用浸渍-提拉法制备了一系列石墨烯氧化物(GO)薄膜,并通过X射线衍射(XRD),扫描电镜(SEM),傅里叶变换红外光谱,紫外-可见吸收光谱和光电化学测量等技术对样品进行了表征.在GO电极上观察到阴极光电流,且光电流密度受薄膜的厚度影响.GO薄膜电极厚度为27nm时,光电流密度为0.25μA·cm-2.此外,GO电极的光电响应还受紫外光照影响,随着紫外光照时间的延长,阴极光电流逐渐减小.该工作提供了简便的通过控制薄膜厚度或紫外光照时间来控制GO薄膜半导体光电化学性能的方法.     

Bi1-xFexVO4薄膜光阳极的制备及光电化学性能

采用一步滴涂法在掺氟二氧化锡(FTO)导电玻璃上制备了Bi_1-xFe_xVO₄(x=0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.40)薄膜, 表征了其结构、 形貌、 光学以及光电化学方面的性质. 结果表明, 掺入Fe后Bi_1-xFe_xVO₄薄膜的光电流密度与 BiVO₄薄膜相比均有所提高, 其中25% Fe-BiVO₄薄膜表现出最优的光电化学性能. 在0.1 mol/L磷酸缓冲溶液(pH=7.0)中, 1.23 V(vs. RHE)电势下25% Fe-BiVO₄薄膜的光电流密度为0.50 mA/cm², 与BiVO₄薄膜的0.15 mA/cm²相比提高了3倍多. 结合X射线衍射(XRD)、 拉曼光谱(Raman)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征结果证实Fe³⁺以FeVO₄的形式存在于Bi_1-xFe_xVO₄薄膜中, 形成了BiVO₄/FeVO₄复合物薄膜. 紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)结果显示, 所有Bi_1-xFe_xVO₄薄膜的禁带宽度均为2.4~2.5 eV. 25% Fe-BiVO₄薄膜光电化学性能的提升主要归因于光生载流子转移效率(η_trans)和分离效率(η_sep)的提高. 能级结构图表明, BiVO₄和FeVO₄之间可以形成Type Ⅱ型能级结构排列, 可以促进光生载流子的分离与转移, 是25% Fe-BiVO₄薄膜光电化学性能提升的内在机理.     

纳米结构TiO2/聚3-甲基噻吩多孔膜电极光电化学研究

用光电流作用谱、光电流-电势图、紫外-可见吸收光谱等光电化学方法研究了导电玻璃(ITO)/TiO₂/聚3-甲基噻吩(PMT)电极的光电转换性质. 结果表明, PMT膜为p型半导体, 其禁带宽度为1.93 eV. 并通过循环伏安和光电化学方法确定了其导带位置为－3.44 eV, 价带为－5.37 eV, 在纳米TiO₂与PMT之间存在p-n异质结, ITO/TiO₂/PMT电极不仅提高了光电流, 而且使产生光电流的起始波长红移至＞600 nm, 从而提高了宽禁带半导体的光电转换效率.