N3敏化Ho3+离子修饰TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学性质

研究了Ho3+离子表面修饰对TiO2纳米晶电极光电性能的影响. TiO2表面氧化钬的存在一方面降低了染料和TiO2之间的电子注入速率, 而另一方面它也能够抑制电荷复合. 结果表明, 在TiO2纳米晶薄膜表面修饰一定厚度的Ho3+离子层, 在电极表面就形成了一个势垒, 能够有效抑制电极表面的电荷复合, 从而提高了染料敏化太阳能电池的光电压和光电转化效率. 在93.1 mW·cm-2白光照射下, TiO2/Ho-0.1 和TiO2/Ho-0.2(0.1 和0.2分别是修饰TiO2电极的Ho3+溶液的浓度, 单位是mol·L-1)两个电极的光电转化效率分别达到8.3%和7.6%, 与TiO2电极(7.2%)比较, 分别增大了15%和5%.     

N,N′-对羧苄基吲哚三菁敏化纳米TiO2电极的研究

应用光电化学方法研究了N, N′-对羧苄基吲哚三菁（Cy5）染料敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为,优化了敏化的条件.结合Cy5的循环伏安曲线和光吸收阈值,初步确定Cy5电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明,Cy5电子激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率得到明显改善,在膜厚为6.5μm、敏化时间为6 h的条件下IPCE值（incident photo-to-electricity conversion efficiency）最高可达46.4％,总的光电转换效率η为1.70％.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为. 结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线, 确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置. 结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配, 复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流, 使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区. 复合敏化降低了染料Cy3在电极吸附时的聚集程度, 使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%, 复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%, 分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069和1.229倍.     

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.     

TiO2纳米薄膜电极中光生载流子传输特性研究

采用sol-gel法制备了均匀透明的锐钛矿相纳米TiO₂薄膜电极. 通过瞬态光电流谱研究了液相电解液中所制备电极内光生载流子的传输特性. 结果表明: 在TiO₂/电解液界面处, TiO₂颗粒表面存在两种能够捕获光生电子的表面态. 一种是O₂吸附所形成的浅能级表面态(S_o), 能级位于导带下0.5 eV以内, 其捕获光生电子的起始电位约为－0.4 V; 另一种是晶格氧离子形成的深能级表面态(S_c), 能级位于带隙中部, 起电子-空穴对复合中心的作用. 二者对光生电子的捕获效率与电解液pH值及电极电位(U)有关. 高于0.4 V的电位能够显著增大光生载流子的传输速率, 降低TiO₂薄膜费米能级(E_Fn), 有效抑制表面态对光生电子的捕获, 进而提高阳极光电流的大小和稳定性.     

两种菁类染料复合敏化TiO_2纳米晶电极的光电化学研究

应用光电化学方法研究了两种菁类染料Cy3和Cy5复合敏化TiO2纳米晶电极的光电化学行为.结合两种染料的紫外-可见光谱和循环伏安曲线,确定了Cy3和Cy5的电子基态和激发态能级位置.结果表明两种染料的激发态能级位置能与TiO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,复合敏化可以显著提高TiO2纳米晶的光电流,使TiO2纳米晶电极吸收波长由紫外光区红移至可见光区和近红外区.复合敏化降低了染料Cy3 在电极吸附时的聚集程度,使其单色光的转换效率(IPCE)提高了169%,复合敏化电极总的光电转换效率η为2.09%,分别是Cy3和Cy5单独敏化时光电转换效率的2.069 和1.229倍.     

Photoelectrochemical oxidation behavior of methanol on highly ordered TiO2 nanotube array electrodes

The highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotube array (HOTDNA) electrodes were prepared in hydrofluoric acid solution by electrochemical anodic oxidation technique on a pure titanium sheet. The HOTDNA electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM microscopy, and UV–vis spectra. It has shown high density, well ordered and uniform titanium dioxide nanotube array film covered on these electrodes and the TiO₂ structure depending on the heating condition, the anatase phase of TiO₂ appeared when heating to 500 °C. The photoelectrochemical characteristics of methanol in 0.5 M Na₂SO₄ on the HOTDNA electrodes were investigated. The cyclic voltammetry, photocurrent-time and open-circuit photopotential response of methanol on the HOTDNA electrode were represented and significant photogenerated current was observed upon illumination in the UV regions with the light of 253.7 nm central wavelength. The effect of variables such as light intensity, applied potential, and methanol concentration on the photoelectrochemical response was investigated. It was found that the photocurrent was greatly influenced by these factors.     

量子点PbS修饰纳米结构TiO2复合膜的光电化学研究

用光电流作用谱、光电流-电势图等光电化学方法研究了ITO(铟锡氧化物导电玻璃)/TiO₂ /Q-PbS(量子点PbS)膜电极的光电转换性质。结果表明，由于量子尺寸的效应，在膜电极制备中，随着ITO/TiO₂电极在饱和Pb(CH₃COO)₂溶液中浸泡时间的不同，所制备的Q-PbS颗粒大小不同，禁带宽度随着浸泡时间的增大而减小，浸泡时间为40 s、在80 ℃烘干下制备的Q-PbS的禁带宽度为1.68 eV，其价带位置为-5.072 eV。Q-PbS修饰ITO/TiO₂电极可使光电流发生明显的红移，从而提高宽禁带半导体的光电转换效率。     

Effects of Metal Oxide Modifications on Photoelectrochemical Properties of Mesoporous TiO2 Nanoparticles Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Mesoporous TiO₂ (m-TiO₂) nanoparticles were used to prepare the porous film electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, and a second metal oxide (MgO, ZnO, Al₂O₃, or NiO) modifi-cation was carried out by dipping the m-TiO₂ electrode into their respective nitrate solution followed by annealing at 500 oC. Experimental results indicated that the above second metal oxide modifications on m-TiO₂ electrode are shown in all cases to act as barrier layer for the interfacial charge transfer processes, but film electron transport and interfacial charge recombination characteristics under applied bias voltage were dependent significantly on the existing states and kinds of these second metal oxides. Those changes based on sec-ond metal oxide modifications showed good correlation with the current-voltage analyses of dye-sensitized solar cell, and all modifications were found to increase the open-circuit photo-voltage in various degrees, while the MgO, ZnO, and NiO modifications result in 23%, 13%, and 6% improvement in cell conversion efficiency, respectively. The above observations indi-cate that controlling the charge transport and recombination is very important to improve the photovoltaic performance of TiO₂-based solar cell.     

低温下溶胶凝胶法制备TiO2纳米晶

从含过量水的溶胶出发,在室温下得到了TiO₂纳米晶。通过红外光谱,透射电子显微镜法和X射线粉末衍射法对含有过量水的溶胶体系中TiO₂纳米晶的室温形成机理进行了研究。与传统的溶胶凝胶法相比,在改良的溶胶凝胶体系中,在缩聚反应之前由于水过量使得钛的先驱体快速且充分的水解,从而生成[TiO₆]基团,随之形成TiO₂纳米晶。晶粒的尺寸为约3.5 nm,该法得到的TiO₂纳米晶比传统溶胶凝胶法得到的TiO₂纳米晶和商用光催化剂德固赛P25具有更好的光催化活性。     

聚3-甲基噻吩修饰硫化物量子点连接纳米结构TiO2膜的光电化学研究

采用原位化学法在纳米结构TiO₂膜上制备了量子点CdS, PbS (Q-CdS, Q-PbS), 并用电化学方法在TiO₂/Q-CdS, TiO₂/Q-PbS表面聚合3-甲基噻吩[poly(3-Methylthiophene, PMeT)]. 用光电化学方法研究了PMeT修饰Q-CdS, Q-PbS连接TiO₂纳米结构膜, 实验结果表明, PMeT和Q-CdS, Q-PbS单独修饰纳米结构TiO₂电极和PMeT修饰Q-CdS, Q-PbS连接纳米结构TiO₂电极的光电流产生的起始波长都向长波方向移动; 一定条件下在可见光区光电转换效率均较纳米结构TiO₂的光电转换效率有明显的提高; 聚3-甲基噻吩(PMeT)与Q-CdS, Q-PbS连接的纳米结构TiO₂之间存在p-n异质结. 在一定条件下p-n异质结的存在有利于光生电子/空穴的分离, 在本文实验条件下PMeT修饰Q-CdS, Q-PbS连接纳米结构TiO₂电极最高的单色光的光电转换效率分别为11%和7%.     

PMC敏化SnO2纳米结构多孔膜电极的光电化学特性

研究了五甲川菁（PMC）敏化SnO2纳米结构电极的光电化学行为．结合循环伏安曲线及五甲川菁的光吸收阈值,初步确定了五甲川菁染料电子基态和激发态能级．结果表明,五甲川菁染料电子激发态能级能与SnO2纳米粒子导带边位置相匹配,因而使用该染料敏化可以显著地提高SnO2纳米结构电极的光电流,使SnO2纳米结构电极吸收波长红移至可见光区和近红外区,光电转换效率（IPCE）得到明显改善,其值最高可达45．7％．     

聚吡咯/TiO2纳米管阵列复合电极制备条件对其光电性能的影响

通过阳极氧化法制备TiO2纳米管阵列(TNTA),静态下采用电化学方法在TNTA表面修饰聚吡咯(PPy)。并用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外透射光谱(FTIR)、紫外可见漫反射吸收光谱(UV-Vis)等表征手段对复合材料进行表征。结果显示,PPy和TiO2之间存在强烈的相互作用,PPy修饰的TNTA发生了红移,并且增强了其在整个可见光区的吸收。确定了影响PPy/TNTA复合电极光电性能的因素(聚合时间、聚合温度、聚合电位、电解质浓度等),通过测定连续瞬间电流-时间曲线的方法,考察了制备条件对复合材料光电性能的影响。初步探讨出PPy提高TNTA光电性能的机理。     

Photoelectrochemical behavior of coupled SnO2|CdSe nanocrystalline semiconductor films

A photoelectrochemical cell with a coupled SnO₂|CdSe nanocrystalline semiconductor electrode has been prepared by sequential deposition of SnO₂ and CdSe films onto an optically transparent electrode (OTE), and its photoelectrochemical behavior has been studied. The results show that the coupling of CdSe with SnO₂ leads to an improvement in the performance of OTE|SnO₂|CdSe over OTE|CdSe cells in terms of increased incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency, increased stability and smaller reversal of current. The favorable positioning of the energy bands of SnO₂ and CdSe is responsible for the above observations. Various photoelectrochemical parameters of the OTE|SnO₂|CdSe cell obtained for an incident light power of 0.31 mW cm⁻² at 470nm, are as follows: I_sc ≈ 25–30 μA cm⁻², V_oc ≈ 0.5–0.6 V, ƒƒ = 0.47 and a power conversion efficiency of about 2.25%.     

有机体系中纳米TiO2 / ZrO2修饰电极的制备及电催化活性

The complexes Ti(OCH₂CH₂O)₂ and Zr(OCH₂CH₂O)₂ were directly synthesized by using HOCH₂CH₂OH dissolution in 50 mL flask. The nano-ZrO₂ / TiO₂ powders were prepared by a direct sol-gel synthesis using the above solution and followed by drying at 400 ℃ for 2 h. The complexes were characterized by FTIR and ¹H NMR. XRD and TEM were used to investigate the structure of nano-ZrO₂ / TiO₂. The results show that the complexes containing ^-OCH₂CH₂O^- group could prevent the precursor from agglomeration and sintering during the hydrolysis and calcination process. The ZrO₂ / TiO₂ powders of 20～35 nm was thus obtained in a high purity. The highly active nano-ZrO₂ / TiO₂ modified electrode was prepared by using daubing and calcination. The electro-catalytic activities of this electrode in (COOH)₂ were investigated. The discharge current of nano-ZrO₂ / TiO₂ electrode increased obviously. In preparative electrolysis under optimal conditions, the average yield and current efficiency for HOOC-CHO were 84.7% and 91.6 %, respectively.     

TiO2微粒功能化多孔Al2O3膜的光电化学研究

用恒电位法制备了多孔Al₂O₃薄膜, 通过在Al₂O₃薄膜孔内水蒸汽水解钛酸异丙酯生成了锐钛矿型TiO₂微粒, 制备出了Al₂O₃与TiO₂微粒的复合薄膜. 用XRD, SEM, 光电化学方法进行了研究. 实验表明: 该复合薄膜具有光电转换特性, 在光催化、光电化学太阳能转换中具有应用价值.     

不同取代基卟啉衍生物敏化纳米TiO2多孔膜电极的光电性质研究

采用含有不同取代基的卟啉衍生物四羟基苯基卟啉(THPP)和四羧基苯基卟啉(TCPP)分别对纳米TiO2多孔膜电极进行敏化.对两种敏化电极进行了UV-Vis光谱、FTIR光谱和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)测试.结果表明,TiO2与TCPP的作用比与THPP的作用强.在相同浸泡条件下,TiO2电极吸附TCPP的量大于吸附THPP的量.将两种敏化电极分别组装成光电化学电池,从正背两个方向照射光电池,研究它们在不同照射方向下的光电流响应.从光电化学电池的I-V曲线计算TCPP敏化的光电化学池的总光电转换效率(η)为0.13%,而THPP敏化的光电化学电池的η为0.06%.     

Computational Study on Interactions between CO2 and (TiO2)n Clusters at Specific Sites

The energetic pathways of adsorption and activation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) on low-lying compact (TiO₂)_n clusters are systematically investigated by using electronic structure calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT). Our calculated results show that CO₂ is adsorbed preferably on the bridge O atom of the clusters, forming a "chemisorption" carbonate complex, while the CO is adsorbed preferably to the Ti atom of terminal Ti-O. The computed carbonate vibrational frequency values are in good agreement with the results obtained experimentally, which suggests that CO₂ in the complex is distorted slightly from its undeviating linear configuration. In addition, the analyses of electronic parameters, electronic density, ionization potential, HOMO-LUMO gap, and density of states (DOS) confirm the charge transfer and interaction between CO₂ and the cluster. From the predicted energy profiles, CO₂ can be easily adsorbed and activated, while the activation of CO₂ on (TiO₂)_n clusters are structure-dependent and energetically more favorable than that on the bulk TiO₂. Overall, this study critically highlights how the small (TiO₂)_n clusters can influence the CO₂ adsorption and activation which are the critical steps for CO₂ reduction the surface of a catalyst and subsequent conversion into industrially relevant chemicals and fuels.     

3-己基噻吩和2-噻吩甲酸共聚物修饰纳米结构TiO2薄膜电极的光电性能研究

用光电流作用谱、光电流-电势图等光电化学方法研究了铟锡导电玻璃(ITO)/3-己基噻吩和2-噻吩甲酸共聚物(CTCHT)膜电极以及ITO/TiO₂/3-己基噻吩和2-噻吩甲酸共聚物(CTCHT)复合膜电极的光电转换性质. 结果表明, CTCHT膜为p-型半导体, 禁带宽度为2.44 eV, 价带位置为－5.73 eV. 研究表明在ITO/TiO₂/CTCHT复合膜电极中存在p-n异质结, p-n异质结的存在能够使光生电子和空穴有效的分离, 有效地降低了电荷的反向复合几率, 提高了光电转换效率, CTCHT膜修饰ITO/TiO₂电极可使光电流增强, 使宽禁带半导体电极的光电转换效率得到改善.     

表面In掺杂TiO2的N719/TiO2-Inx%/FTO薄膜电极的光电转换效率

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出In 表面修饰的TiO₂ (TiO₂-Inx%)纳米粒子, x%代表在In 掺杂的TiO₂样品中In³⁺与In³⁺和Ti⁴⁺离子摩尔百分含量. 利用二(四丁基铵)顺式-双(异硫氰基)双(2,2''-联吡啶-4,4''-二羧酸)钌(II)(N719)作为敏化剂, 制备出N719/TiO₂/FTO (氟掺杂锡氧化物)和N719/TiO₂-Inx%/FTO染料敏化薄膜电极. 光电转换效率实验表明, 在薄膜电极+0.5 mol·L^-1 LiI+0.05 mol·L^-1 I₂的三甲氧基丙腈(MPN)溶液+Pt 光电池体系中,N719/TiO₂-Inx%/FTO薄膜电极的光电转换效率均高于N719/TiO₂/FTO, 其中N719/TiO₂-In0.1%/FTO的光电转换效率比N719/TiO₂/FTO提高了20%. 利用X 射线衍射(XRD)、X 射线光电子能谱(XPS)、漫反射吸收光谱(DRS)、荧光(PL)光谱和表面光电流作用谱确定了TiO₂-Inx%样品中In3+离子的存在方式和能带结构; 利用表面光电流作用谱研究了N719/TiO₂-Inx%/FTO薄膜电极的光致界面电荷转移过程. 结果表明, In3+离子在TiO₂表面形成O-In-Cl_n (n=1, 2)物种, 该物种的表面态能级位于导带下0.3 eV处; 在光电流产生过程中, O-In-Cl_n (n=1, 2)表面态能级有效地抑制了光生载流子在TiO₂-Inx%层的复合, 促进了阳极光电流的增加, 从而导致N719/TiO₂-Inx%/FTO薄膜电极的光电转化效率高于N719/TiO₂/FTO, 并进一步讨论了光致界面电荷转移的机理.