Synergistic interplays involving multiple active centers originating from TiO2 nanotube layers(TNT)and ruthenium(Ru)species comprising of both single atoms(SAs)and nanoparticles(NPs)augment the alkaline hydrogen evolu...Synergistic interplays involving multiple active centers originating from TiO2 nanotube layers(TNT)and ruthenium(Ru)species comprising of both single atoms(SAs)and nanoparticles(NPs)augment the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)by enhancing Volmer kinetics from rapid water dissociation and improving Tafel kinetics from efficient H*desorption.Atomic layer deposition of Ru with 50 process cycles results in a mixture of Ru SAs and 2.8-0.4 nm NPs present on TNT layers,and it emerges with the highest HER activity among all the electrodes synthesized.A detailed study of the Ti and Ru species using different high-resolution techniques confirmed the presence of Ti3+states and the coexistence of Ru SAs and NPs.With insights from literature,the role of Ti3+,appropriate work functions of TNT layers and Ru,and the synergistic effect of Ru SAs and Ru NPs in improving the performance of alkaline HER were elaborated and justified.The aforementioned characteristics led to a remarkable performance by having 9mV onset potentials and 33 mV dec-1 of Tafel slopes and a higher turnover frequency of 1.72 H2 s-1 at 30 mV.Besides,a notable stability from 28 h staircase chronopotentiometric measurements for TNT@Ru surpasses TNT@Pt in comparison.展开更多
利用太阳能等可再生能源已经成为解决环境和能源问题的重要研究方向。本文通过经典的模板法制备中空TiO2,考察其光催化降解罗丹明B (RhB)的活性,并通过SEM、TEM、XRD、UV-Vis等手段分析中空TiO2的形貌与结构、光电化学性能以及光催化降...利用太阳能等可再生能源已经成为解决环境和能源问题的重要研究方向。本文通过经典的模板法制备中空TiO2,考察其光催化降解罗丹明B (RhB)的活性,并通过SEM、TEM、XRD、UV-Vis等手段分析中空TiO2的形貌与结构、光电化学性能以及光催化降解机理。结果表明,在模拟太阳光照射300 min后,中空TiO2对RhB的降解率高达94.4%,降解动力学常数(k)可达0.0066 min−1,是普通TiO2的9倍。本工作可为光催化降解有机污染物提供新的思路。The utilization of renewable energy such as solar energy has become an important research direction in solving environmental and energy problems. This paper uses a classic template method to prepare hollow TiO2 and investigate its photocatalytic degradation performance of RhB. The morphology, structure, photo-electrochemical and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of hollow TiO2 is analyzed by means of SEM, TEM, XRD, UV-Vis, etc. These results indicate that after simulating solar irradiation for 300 minutes, the degradation rate of RhB by hollow TiO2 was as high as 94.4%, and the degradation kinetics constant (k) of RhB by hollow TiO2 can reach 0.0066 min-1, which is 9 times higher than that of ordinary TiO2. This work can provide new ideas for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.展开更多
基金support from the European Union Horizon 2020 program(project HERMES,nr.952184)the Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic for supporting CEMNAT(LM2023037)+1 种基金Czech-NanoLab(LM2023051)infrastructures for providing ALD,SEM,EDX,XPS,TEM,and XRDCzech Science Foundation(project 23-08019X,EXPRO).
摘要Synergistic interplays involving multiple active centers originating from TiO2 nanotube layers(TNT)and ruthenium(Ru)species comprising of both single atoms(SAs)and nanoparticles(NPs)augment the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)by enhancing Volmer kinetics from rapid water dissociation and improving Tafel kinetics from efficient H*desorption.Atomic layer deposition of Ru with 50 process cycles results in a mixture of Ru SAs and 2.8-0.4 nm NPs present on TNT layers,and it emerges with the highest HER activity among all the electrodes synthesized.A detailed study of the Ti and Ru species using different high-resolution techniques confirmed the presence of Ti3+states and the coexistence of Ru SAs and NPs.With insights from literature,the role of Ti3+,appropriate work functions of TNT layers and Ru,and the synergistic effect of Ru SAs and Ru NPs in improving the performance of alkaline HER were elaborated and justified.The aforementioned characteristics led to a remarkable performance by having 9mV onset potentials and 33 mV dec-1 of Tafel slopes and a higher turnover frequency of 1.72 H2 s-1 at 30 mV.Besides,a notable stability from 28 h staircase chronopotentiometric measurements for TNT@Ru surpasses TNT@Pt in comparison.
摘要利用太阳能等可再生能源已经成为解决环境和能源问题的重要研究方向。本文通过经典的模板法制备中空TiO2,考察其光催化降解罗丹明B (RhB)的活性,并通过SEM、TEM、XRD、UV-Vis等手段分析中空TiO2的形貌与结构、光电化学性能以及光催化降解机理。结果表明,在模拟太阳光照射300 min后,中空TiO2对RhB的降解率高达94.4%,降解动力学常数(k)可达0.0066 min−1,是普通TiO2的9倍。本工作可为光催化降解有机污染物提供新的思路。The utilization of renewable energy such as solar energy has become an important research direction in solving environmental and energy problems. This paper uses a classic template method to prepare hollow TiO2 and investigate its photocatalytic degradation performance of RhB. The morphology, structure, photo-electrochemical and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of hollow TiO2 is analyzed by means of SEM, TEM, XRD, UV-Vis, etc. These results indicate that after simulating solar irradiation for 300 minutes, the degradation rate of RhB by hollow TiO2 was as high as 94.4%, and the degradation kinetics constant (k) of RhB by hollow TiO2 can reach 0.0066 min-1, which is 9 times higher than that of ordinary TiO2. This work can provide new ideas for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.