氢氟酸腐蚀对α-Fe_2O_3薄膜光解水电极光电化学性质的影响（英文）

使用溶胶-凝胶法制备了α-Fe2O3薄膜,研究了氢氟酸腐蚀薄膜表面对其光电化学性质的影响.实验发现,薄膜表面的孔洞和间隙随着氢氟酸浸蚀时间的增长而发生变化.氢氟酸浸蚀5 min,α-Fe2O3电极的光电流降低;随后随浸蚀时间增加而迅速增加;当浸蚀时间大于15 min时,其光电流再次下降,但对浸蚀过的样品再次退火可以使光电流大幅增加.通过电化学交流阻抗谱、拉曼和X射线光电子能谱分析,提出了两个影响光电流的因素:氢氟酸表面浸蚀造成薄膜表面的多孔性和结晶度降低.为此,通过示意图解释了结合浸蚀和退火后处理两个步骤来增强α-Fe2O3薄膜光解水电极光电活性的原理.相对于初始的α-Fe2O3电极,浸蚀并且再退火处理后,其光电性质更加稳定.     

电位对α-Fe2O3和掺钛α-Fe2O3光氧化水电荷转移速率常数的影响

外加一定的阳极电位可提高未掺杂的α-Fe₂O₃和Ti掺杂的α-Fe₂O₃(Ti-Fe₂O₃)电极的光电流或光电化学氧化水的速率, 但文献中通常假定电位全部降落在半导体固体一侧(带边钉扎), 其对界面电荷转移速率常数的影响鲜见报道. 本文应用电化学阻抗谱研究了外加电位对这两种电极光电化学氧化水时界面电荷转移速率常数的影响.结果表明: 随着外加阳极电位增大,两种电极的界面电荷转移速率常数均增大,但速率常数增幅比理论预期的要小, 表明电位并不是全部降落在电极的亥姆霍兹层, 而是同时降落在空间电荷层和亥姆霍兹层(费米能级钉扎). 表面态电容测量结果表明光生电荷可在表面态中积累, 导致了电位在电极界面重新分布并提高了界面电荷转移速率常数.相同电位下, 光强越强, 光生空穴在表面态积累越多, 降落在亥姆霍兹层中的电位增加,电荷转移速率常数也更大. 与α-Fe₂O₃相比,外加阳极电位对Ti-Fe₂O₃的界面转移速率常数提高更为明显.     

氨和有机胺对羰基硫与α-Fe2O3非均相反应的影响

利用原位漫反射傅里叶红外光谱(DRIFTS), 考察了室温下羰基硫(COS)在经氨气和有机胺预吸附的α-Fe₂O₃上的非均相反应, 并同时比较了氨气和不同有机胺(甲胺、三甲胺、三乙胺、苯胺、吡啶和吡咯)对反应活性的影响及其反应动力学. 结果表明, 经碱性物质预吸附后, COS可在α-Fe₂O₃表面发生氧化反应, 主要产物为气态CO₂、表面HCO₃^-、表面CO₃^2-和表面SO₄^2-, 且α-Fe₂O₃表面预吸附的碱性物质大大提高了COS在α-Fe₂O₃上的反应能力, 在碱性物质的影响中, 甲胺对反应的促进能力最大, 相比纯α-Fe₂O₃反应的反应活性提高了约4.5倍, 然而苯胺和吡咯对COS的反应影响不是很明显.观察到的不同碱性物质对COS的转化能力依次为: 甲胺>三甲胺>氨气>三乙胺>吡啶>吡咯>苯胺≈纯样品, 受碱性物质的影响, COS的反应级数由一级转变为二级. 此外, 研究也发现碱性物质的覆盖度和表面吸附水对COS转化能力存在一定的影响. 这些实验结果表明在碱性物质存在下,表面M―O^-是COS在α-Fe₂O₃发生氧化反应的关键活性位点, 对反应活性的贡献较大, 并在此基础上探讨碱性条件下COS的反应转化机制.     

α-Fe2O3/SiO2纳米颗粒混合体系表面的酸碱性质及其对重金属离子的吸附行为

以Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O和正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为原料, 通过溶胶-凝胶法和辅助模板法分别制备了纳米α-Fe₂O₃和SiO₂, 并对所合成样品进行了粉末X射线衍射(XRD)和BET表征. 使用自动电位滴定仪测定了α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂纳米颗粒混合体系的表面酸碱性质. 研究了在不同pH下α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂混合体系对Cu²⁺、Pb²⁺、Zn²⁺离子的吸附行为. 基于上述实验数据, 用WinSGW软件计算了α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂混合体系表面酸碱配位常数, 并得出结论: α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂混合体系表面反应为单一脱质子反应≡XOH ⇔ ≡XO^-+ H⁺(lg K = -8.19±0.15), 明显区别于同时具有加质子和脱质子反应的α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂/γ-Al₂O₃, α-Fe₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃和SiO₂/γ-Al₂O₃等纳米颗粒混合体系. 在此基础上拟合得到α-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂混合体系吸附重金属离子Cu²⁺、Pb²⁺、Zn²⁺的表面络合反应平衡常数分别为:
≡XOH + M²⁺ ⇔ ≡XOM⁺+ H⁺ [lg K = -3.1, -3.6, -3.8 (M = Cu, Pb, Zn)].
≡XOH＋M²⁺＋H₂O ⇔≡XOMOH＋2H⁺[lg K = -8.8, -8.0, -10.5 (M = Cu, Pb, Zn)]     

ZnO/In2O3复合空心球的制备及其光电催化葡萄糖降解性能

通过葡萄糖协助的水热以及随后的退火处理两步法成功制备了系列ZnO/In₂O₃复合空心球. X射线衍射谱(XRD)表明, 经500 ℃退火制得的ZnO/In₂O₃复合空心球中ZnO以非晶态存在, 但是随着退火温度的提高, 其逐渐转变为纤锌矿结构. 场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)和透射显微镜(TEM)结果表明, ZnO/In₂O₃复合材料具有空心球结构, 复合纳米颗粒之间结合紧密. 将ZnO/In₂O₃复合空心球组装成薄膜光电极, 研究了其光电催化降解葡萄糖的性能. 结果表明, 700 ℃退火处理的ZnO/In₂O₃复合空心球薄膜电极可产生最高的光致电流密度. 通过光致发光光谱(PL)发现, 与ZnO或In₂O₃空心球相比, ZnO/In₂O₃复合空心球的发光强度猝灭效果明显. 这是由于复合材料中晶界处产生的p-n结电场, 降低了光生电子-空穴对的复合几率, 从而使更多的光生电子可迁移到电极表面.     

回流水热合成均分散纳米α-Fe2O3单晶粒子

系统地研究了以Fe(NO₃)₃为原料，回流水热合成均分散α-Fe₂O₃纳米粒子。实验结果显示:当pH=1时，随着水热时间的增加，由透射电镜测试可知，多孔性纺锤形α-Fe₂O₃单晶转变成粒径在45 nm左右的均分散菱形单晶;而Fe(NO₃)₃用氨水中和形成Fe(OH)₃凝胶后，随着初始pH值的增加，完全转变成α-Fe₂O₃所需的时间增加、粒径减小，但产物的结构更为完整。另外通过实验发现，反应体系中存在的电解质对α-Fe₂O₃晶体的生成有促进作用。同时对初始pH值及电解质对α-Fe₂O₃生成速率的影响机理进行了分析。     

Bi2S3量子点敏化TiO2纳米阵列结构的制备及光电性能研究

利用水热法制备一维TiO₂纳米棒阵列,并采用化学浴沉积法(CBD)结合自组装技术在TiO₂纳米棒上敏化Bi₂S₃量子点,形成TiO₂/Bi₂S₃复合纳米棒阵列.系统研究了复合结构的表面形貌、晶体结构、光学及光电性能.结果表明:在修饰有三氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷自组装单分子膜(APTS-SAMs)的TiO₂纳米棒表面形成一层致密的Bi₂S₃量子点敏化层,这一技术的关键是含-NH₂末端的APTS-SAMs可有效促进Bi₂S₃的异相成核作用;Bi₂S₃的沉积时间对复合结构的光吸收及光电响应性能有决定性的影响,薄膜的光电流随着沉积时间呈先增加后减小的趋势,在沉积时间为20 min时,光电流密度最大.这是因为随着沉积时间的增加,TiO₂纳米棒表面Bi₂S₃量子点密度增大,光吸收增加;而当沉积时间进一步延长时,Bi₂S₃在TiO₂纳米棒表面的大量负载而形成堆积和团聚,导致表面缺陷增多,光生电子复合几率增大,从而使光电流密度减小.     

表面缺陷α-Fe2O3(001)纳米片双活性位点类芬顿催化剂用于降解污染物

纯Fe₂O₃表面活性位点较少具有较低的催化活性限制了其在多相芬顿催化体系中的应用。通常采用元素掺杂、贵金属负载以及与其它化合物质复合等改性措施来提升催化活性,然而这些措施存在催化剂制备复杂,制备成本高以及催化剂的精细结构难以精准控制等问题。因此,本文提出在α-Fe₂O₃表面引入氧空位缺陷构筑双活性位点（Fe²⁺和氧空位）用于促进H₂O₂分解提高降解污染物降解效率。实验结果发现α-Fe₂O_3-x-330/H₂O₂体系具有较宽的pH使用范围（pH=2~10）。当pH=4时,罗丹明B的降解速率常数为0.834 h^-1,而且催化剂具有磁性,易回收重复使用。催化机理研究表明氧空位缺陷α-Fe₂O_3-x催化剂的氧空位和Fe²⁺两种活性位点均可促进H₂O₂分解,而且氧空位的引入有利于污染物在催化剂表面的吸附进一步提高催化性能。     

介孔α-Fe2O3表面配合反应平衡常数测定

采用十二胺为模板剂、氨水做沉淀剂成功制备了介孔α-Fe₂O₃, 通过粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、N₂吸附/脱附技术对样品晶相、形貌和比表面积进行了表征. 根据介孔α-Fe₂O₃悬浮液的酸碱滴定数据, 使用FITEQL软件, 采用双电层恒电容模型计算得出了介孔α-Fe₂O₃的表面酸碱反应平衡常数. 在此基础上研究了Cu^2＋, Pb^2＋, Zn^2＋在介孔氧化铁表面的吸附行为, 使用WinSGW软件模拟得出了相应的表面配合反应平衡常数并讨论了其吸附机理.     

Ceramic Filter Balls Loaded with α-Fe2O3 and Their Application to NH3-N Wastewater Treatment

Hydrolysis reaction of Fe(NO₃)₃ at a high temperature in the presence of urea as the homogeneous precipitant was studied. With the prepared ceramic filter balls loaded with α-Fe₂O₃ after high temperature calcination, the loading of α-Fe₂O₃ on the porous ceramic filter balls from Fe(NO₃)₃ solutions of different concentrations and mechanical stability of the loaded α-Fe₂O₃ were studied. The product was characterized using XRD and SEM. Adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance of the product in adsorbing NH₃-N. It turned out that the specific surface area of the ceramic filter balls loaded with α-Fe₂O₃ had increased to 36.5387 m²/g from original 4.6127 m²/g. When the concentration of Fe(NO₃)₃ was 0.40 mol/L, the loading of α-Fe₂O₃ on the ceramic filter balls accounted for 8.4% of the total mass of the adsorbent and α-Fe₂O₃ was adsorbed on the filter balls very well. The adsorption isotherm of NH₃-N on the ceramic filter ball adsorbent loaded with α-Fe₂O₃ was of Langmuir type. The saturated adsorption capacity was 3.33 mg/L, and the adsorption constant K was 0.1873. NH₃-N was adsorbed by α-Fe₂O₃ more easily, which was a kind of specific adsorption.     

Improve the catalytic activity of α-Fe2O3 particles in decomposition of ammonium perchlorate by coating amorphous carbon on their surface

Sphere- and pod-like α-Fe₂O₃ particles have been selectively synthesized using NH₃·H₂O and NaOH solution to adjust the pH value of the designed synthetic system, respectively. The sphere-like α-Fe₂O₃ particles with diameter about 25 nm on average were encapsulated into carbon shells to fabricate a novel core-shell composite (α-Fe₂O₃@C) through the coating experiments. The catalytic performance of the products on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) was investigated by thermal gravimetric analyzer (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The thermal decomposition temperatures of AP in the presence of pod-like α-Fe₂O₃, sphere-like α-Fe₂O₃ and α-Fe₂O₃@C are reduced by 72, 81 and 109 °C, respectively, which show that α-Fe₂O₃@C core-shell composites have higher catalytic activity than that of α-Fe₂O₃.     

Magnetic diphase nanostructure of ZnFe2O4/γ-Fe2O3

Magnetic diphase nanostructures of ZnFe₂O₄/γ-Fe₂O₃ were synthesized by a solvothermal method. The formation reactions were optimized by tuning the initial molar ratios of Fe/Zn. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and Raman spectra. It is found that when the initial molar ratio of Fe/Zn is larger than 2, a diphase magnetic nanostructure of ZnFe₂O₄/γ-Fe₂O₃ was formed, in which the presence of ZnFe₂O₄ enhanced the thermal stability of γ-Fe₂O₃. Further increasing the initial molar ratio of Fe/Zn larger than 6 destabilized the diphase nanostructure and yielded traces of secondary phase α-Fe₂O₃. The grain surfaces of diphase nanostructure exhibited a spin-glass-like structure. At room temperature, all diphase nanostructures are superparamagnetic with saturation magnetization being increased with γ-Fe₂O₃ content.     

Formation of α-Fe2O3/FeOOH nanostructures with various morphologies by a hydrothermal route and their photocatalytic properties

A series of α-Fe₂O₃/FeOOH nanostructures with different morphologies have successfully been synthesized based on K₄[Fe(CN)₆] at 140 °C by a novel hydrothermal method. The morphology and phase of α-Fe₂O₃/FeOOH can be controlled by adjusting the reaction time. UV–vis absorption spectrum, X-ray powder diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy analyses were used to characterize the resulting products. A detailed, rational mechanism is proposed for the formation of α-Fe₂O₃/FeOOH nanostructures. The potential applications of the as-synthesized α-Fe₂O₃/FeOOH nanoparticles with different morphologies on photocatalytic decomposition of salicylic acid were also investigated.     

A co-activation strategy for enhancing the performance of hematite in photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Hematite(α-Fe_2O_3) is a promising photoanode for photoelectrochemical(PEC) water splitting.However,the severe charge recombination and sluggish water oxidation kinetics extremely limit its use in photohydrogen conversion.Herein,a co-activation strategy is proposed,namely through phosphorus(P)doping and the loading of CoAl-layered double hydroxides(CoAl-LDHs) cocatalysts.Unexpectedly,the integrated system,CoAl-LDHs/P-Fe_2O_3 photoanode,exhibits an outstanding photocurrent density of 1.56 mA/cm~2 at 1.23 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode,RHE),under AM 1.5 G,which is 2.6 times of pureα-Fe_2O_3.Systematic studies reveal that the remarkable PEC performance is attributed to accelerated surface OER kinetics and enhanced carrier separation efficiency.This work provides a feasible strategy to enhance the PEC performance of hematite photoanodes.     

Bowl-shaped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/γ-Fe2O3 composites with elecromagnetic function

In this paper, electromagnetic poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/γ-Fe2O3 (PEDOT/γ-Fe2O3 ) micro-bowls, 1 2 μm in diameter, were prepared by a simple environment-friendly process. In this method, the aqueous solution of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) instead of any organic solvent was used. FeCl3 acted as a source of Fe Ⅲ for the formation of γ-Fe2O3 and as an oxidant for the polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT). The bowl-shaped morphology of PEDOT/γ-Fe2O3 composites was strongly influenced by the concentration of CTAB, FeCl2 , ammonia solution and the reaction temperature. The saturation magnetization of PEDOT/γ-Fe2O3 micro-bowls increased with the increase of FeCl2 concentration and reached 6.20 Am2 /kg at the FeCl2 concentration of 0.30 mol/L. The conductivity of the PEDOT/γ-Fe2O3 composites was in the range of 101 S/cm. The electrical and magnetic sources of PEDOT/γ-Fe2O3 micro-bowls were confirmed by SEM-EDX, TEM, XRD and XPS spectra. And the possible formation mechanism of PEDOT//γ-Fe2O3 was proposed.     

Effects of doping on the thermal stability of spindle-shaped γ-Fe2O3 particles

Spindle-shaped α-FeOOH particles were synthesized using the chemical coprecipitation method in Fe(CO₃)_x(OH)_2(?x) suspensions system by adding metallic ions. The spindle-shaped γ-Fe₂O₃ particles were obtained by dehydration of α-FeOOH, and subsequent reduction and oxidation. Its thermal stability was investigated by differential thermal analysis (DTA). It was found that the transition temperature of γ-Fe₂O₃→α-Fe₂O₃ of samples doped with metallic ions is higher than that of the pure γ-Fe₂O₃ and increasing with increase of the size of the metallic ions, and γ-Fe₂O₃ by doping with two or more different metallic ions together has even higher thermal stability. The origin of the improved thermal stability was discussed. Additionally, the magnetic properties of γ-Fe₂O₃ were measured.     

Synthesis of Silica@α-Fe2O3 nanospheres by surface-initiated ATRP

We reported a new method to prepare Silica@α-Fe₂O₃ nanospheres by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Firstly, polymerizable surfactants-modified α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles were prepared in water-toluene microemulsion. Then, as-synthesized α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles acted as the macro-monomer of surface-initiated ATRP on silica nanospheres to make target product. Morphological characterization of the product was performed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy were used to verify the incorporation of α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles on silica nanosphere.     

Synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 by Thermal Decomposition of Ferrous Gluconate Dihydrate

Ferrous gluconate dihydrate (FeC₁₂H₂₂O₁₄⋅2H₂O), was prepared and its thermal decomposition was studied by means of simultaneous thermal analysis, supplemented with a two probe d.c. electrical conductivity measurements under the atmospheres of static air, dynamic air and dynamic nitrogen. Under all the atmospheres final product was found to be α-Fe₂O₃ with FeO, γ-Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄ etc. as probable intermediates. γ-Fe₂O₃ was formed under the atmosphere of dynamic air containing water vapour. γ-Fe₂O₃ thus synthesised was characterised for its structure, morphology, thermal and magnetic behaviour. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.