Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ni doped TiO2 nanowire–nanoparticle hetero–structured films prepared by hydrothermal and sol–gel methods

TiO₂ nanowire-nanoparticle hetero-structured films were prepared via a sol–gel method and coated on glass substrates by dipping method for photocatalytic activity. In this study 0, 1, 3, and 5 mol% of Ni doped were studied. One-dimensional TiO₂ nanowires (NWs) were prepared by hydrothermal treatment with TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) which are commercially available. XRD, FESEM, DRS, and XPS were used to characterize the prepared nanowire-nanoparticle hetero-structures films. 3%Ni doped TiO₂ hetero-structured film (TNi3) had the highest photocatalytic activity on the degradation of methylene blue (MB). TNi3 films provided about 4.3 times of degradation rate compared to undoped TiO₂ (T). It revealed that TNi3 film resulted in shifting the absorption wavelength towards narrowing the energy band gap and small crystallite size. Therefore, the TNi3 film exhibited a photocatalytic activity on the degradation of MB under visible light irradiation greater than undoped film.     

Structural,thermal, optical and conductivity studies of Co/ZnO nanoparticles doped CMC polymer for solid state battery applications

In this study, a simple chemical precipitation method was used to synthesize ZnO: Co²⁺ as nanoparticles. The solution casting technique was used for the preparation of polymer films of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) doped with different contents (0.5, 1.5, 3, and 5 wt%) of ZnO/Co NPs. As shown by the X-ray diffraction, the average size of ZnO/Co crystallite of the NPs is 25.6 nm. Meanwhile, the addition of ZnO/Co reduced the semi-crystallinity of CMC. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) confirmed the interaction between the ZnO/Co NPs and the polymer CMC. The direct and indirect band gap (Eg) was reduced from (5.32–5.01 eV and 5.20 to 4.99 eV respectively) with the increase in ZnO/Co NPs content up to 3 wt% after this content the Eg is increased as shown by the UV–Vis spectra. In addition, the results of TGA displayed the decomposition of the nanocomposite to be little compared to that of the pure CMC indicating the success of fabrication of products. The improvement of the ionic conductivity was noticed upon the addition of ZnO/Co NPs into the polymer CMC system which can be explained in terms of an increase in amorphicity as shown by the impedance spectroscopic study. It was found that the optimum ionic conductivity (3.209 × 10⁻⁶ Scm⁻¹) at ambient temperature was higher for the sample containing 1.5 wt% ZnO/Co NPs with highest of amorphicity and the lowest total loss of weight. Therefore, the improvements in optical properties, thermal stability, and AC conductivity which were observed represent a strong support for the use of the nanocomposite films in the solid state battery applications.     

Excitation‐Dependent Long‐Life Luminescent Polymeric Systems under Ambient Conditions

Organic room temperature luminescent materials present a unique phosphorescence emission with a long lifetime. However, many of these materials only emit single blue or green color in spite of external stimulation, and their color tunability is limited. Herein, we report a rational design to extend the emission color range from blue to red by controlling the doping of simple pyrene derivatives into a robust polymer matrix. The integration of these pyrene molecules into the polymer films enhances the intersystem crossing pathway, decreases the first triplet level of the system, and ensures the films show a sensitive response to excitation energy, finally yielding excitation‐dependent long‐life luminescent polymeric systems under ambient conditions. These materials were used to construct anti‐counterfeiting patterns with multicolor interconversion, presenting a promising application potential in the field of information security.     

Understanding the Origin of Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction to CO on Ni,N‐doped Carbon Catalysts

Ni,N‐doped carbon catalysts have shown promising catalytic performance for CO₂ electroreduction (CO₂R) to CO; this activity has often been attributed to the presence of nitrogen‐coordinated, single Ni atom active sites. However, experimentally confirming Ni?N bonding and correlating CO₂ reduction (CO₂R) activity to these species has remained a fundamental challenge. We synthesized polyacrylonitrile‐derived Ni,N‐doped carbon electrocatalysts (Ni‐PACN) with a range of pyrolysis temperatures and Ni loadings and correlated their electrochemical activity with extensive physiochemical characterization to rigorously address the origin of activity in these materials. We found that the CO₂R to CO partial current density increased with increased Ni content before plateauing at 2 wt % which suggests a dispersed Ni active site. These dispersed active sites were investigated by hard and soft X‐ray spectroscopy, which revealed that pyrrolic nitrogen ligands selectively bind Ni atoms in a distorted square‐planar geometry that strongly resembles the active sites of molecular metal–porphyrin catalysts.     

Promotion of oxidative desulfurization performance of model fuel by 3DOM Ce-doped HPW/TiO2 material

Phosphotungstic acid (HPW) supported on Ce-doped three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) TiO₂ catalysts are studied in catalytic oxidation desulfurization (ODS) of model oil. The structural and textural of as-synthesized catalysts are characterized by N₂ adsorption, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM-EDS, TEM, FT-IR, XPS, UV–Vis and ICP. These results upheld the existence of periodically arranged macroporous structure of catalyst, with Keggin-type of HPW dispersed homogeneously on TiO₂ matrix. Among these 3DOM Ce-doped HPW/TiO₂ materials, catalyst with 15 wt.% cerium dosage exhibits best ODS performance, which oxidized 99.8% of dibenzothiophene (DBT) into corresponding sulfone within 40 min. The excellent ODS performance of 3DOM Ce-doped HPW/TiO₂ catalyst is related to the common influence of more oxygen vacancies produced by electron transformation between Ce³⁺ and Ce⁴⁺. The chemisorbed oxygen on the surface catalyst will facilitate the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfones. Moreover, the 3DOM structure of catalyst will further promote the mass transfer of reactants and products on the pore channel. The as-prepared catalyst shows excellent reusability in the ODS system, no obviously decrease in catalytic activity even after 6 runs.     

双掺杂二氧化钛的制备及其在降解染料废水中的应用

作者研究了溶胶-凝胶法制备的Sm、Ag共掺杂的TiO2,并用XRD、TEM等技术表征了催化剂的形貌、结构及吸光性能,样品的表征与光催化活性测试结果表明,Sm离子的引入使催化剂增加了储氧能力及热稳定性和选择性,Ag离子的掺杂显示了电荷分离抑制了光催化的促进作用和对氧气还原反应的催化作用.两种离子的引入使TiO2样品的拓宽了光响应范围,使可见光吸收强度增大.     

Ho3+:ZBLAN光纤中的3μm与2μm级联振荡辐射

利用美国Thorlabs公司生产的一种Ho3 :ZBLAN光纤,采用F-P腔型结构,在光纤长度为1.8 m时,获得了3μm和2μm波长的微弱级联振荡辐射。对于推动医用光纤激光领域的研究具有重要价值。     

Al掺杂α-Fe2O3材料的制备、表征和气敏特性

采用均相沉淀法制备了纯α-Fe2O3(300 ℃煅烧)和Al掺杂α-Fe2O3(300和400 ℃煅烧), 使用SEM, XRD, ICP和红外光谱等手段进行表征, 并利用气敏仪测试无水乙醇和90＃汽油在不同条件下对材料的响应性能. 结果表明, 微量Al掺杂不改变α-Fe2O3材料的物相, 但会阻碍晶粒生长, 使颗粒变小及Fe2O3晶格间隙中的铁原子数目增多, 材料的导电率增大, 从而显著提高材料的气敏性能. Al掺杂α-Fe2O3对乙醇的响应性能优于对汽油的响应性能, 在乙醇气氛中, 材料对湿度仍然不敏感. 经400 ℃煅烧的Al掺杂α-Fe2O3稳定性较好, 可作为检测乙醇气体的半导体气敏材料.     

一种输出稳定的窄线宽可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

用薄膜滤波器作为调谐元件,在激光器谐振腔内加入一段未泵浦的掺铒光纤,利用其空间烧孔效应压窄线宽和稳定输出,设计了一种输出稳定的可调谐窄线宽掺铒光纤激光器.调谐范围为1 530～1560nm,输出线宽小于0.06 nm,输出稳定,受振动等环境因素影响小.     

新型三段高性能的长波段掺铒光纤超荧光光源的研究

提出了一种第一段无泵浦、第二段前向泵浦和第三段后向泵浦的三段级联掺铒光纤超荧光光纤光源的新结构.数值分析了泵浦光波长、铒光纤长度以及泵浦比例对新结构性能的影响.结果表明可以找到一组适合制作成本低廉、输出功率高、谱平坦的长波段掺铒光纤超荧光光源.