Titanium dioxide (TiO2) loaded tungsten trioxide (WO3) composite films are prepared by an E-beam vapor system. Associated with the existence of a heterojunction at the interface of TiO2 and WO3, the prepared TiO2-...Titanium dioxide (TiO2) loaded tungsten trioxide (WO3) composite films are prepared by an E-beam vapor system. Associated with the existence of a heterojunction at the interface of TiO2 and WO3, the prepared TiO2-WO3 composite film shows enhanced photocurrent density, four times than the pure WO3 film illuminated under xenon lamp, and higher incident-photon-to-current conversion e^ciency. By varying the initial TiO2 film thickness, such composite structures could be optimized to obtain the highest photocurrent density. We believe that thin TiO2 films improve the light response and increase the surface roughness of WO3 films. Furthermore, the existence of the heterojunction results in the e^cient charge carriers' separation, transfer process, and a lower recombination of electron-hole pairs, which is beneficial for the enhancement of photocurrent density.展开更多
MnO2-10aded D301 weak basic anion exchange resin has been used as adsorbent to simultaneously remove lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution.The effects of adsorbent dosage,solution pH and the coexistent ions on t...MnO2-10aded D301 weak basic anion exchange resin has been used as adsorbent to simultaneously remove lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution.The effects of adsorbent dosage,solution pH and the coexistent ions on the adsorption were investigated.Experimental results showed that with the adsorbent dosage more than 0.6 g/L,both Pb^2+and Cd^2+were simultaneously removed at pH range 5-6.Except for HPO4^2-,the high concentration coexistent ions such as Na^+,K^+,Cl^-,NO3^-,SO4^2-and HCO3^-,showed no significant effect on the removal efficiency of both Pb^2+and Cd^2+under the experimental conditions.The coexistence of Mg^2+,Ca^2+caused the reduction of Cd^2+removal,but not for Pb^2+.The adsorption equilibrium for Pb^2+and Cd^2+could be excellently described by the Langmuir isotherm model with R^2〉0.99.The maximum adsorption capacity was calculated as 80.64 mg/g for Pb^2+and 21.45 mg/g for Cd^2+.The adsorption processes followed the pseudo first-order kinetics model.MnO2-loaded D301 resin has been shown to have a potential to be used as an effective adsorbent for simultaneous removal of lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution.展开更多
Copper and titanium remain relatively plentiful in earth crust.Therefore,using them in solar energy conversion technologies are of significant interest.In this work,cuprous oxide(Cu2O)-modified short TiO2 nanotube a...Copper and titanium remain relatively plentiful in earth crust.Therefore,using them in solar energy conversion technologies are of significant interest.In this work,cuprous oxide(Cu2O)-modified short TiO2 nanotube array electrode was prepared based on the following two design ideas:first,the short titania nanotubes obtained from sonoelectrochemical anodization possess excellent charge separation and transportation properties as well as desirable mechanical stability;second,the sonoelectrochemical deposition technique favours the improvement in the combination between Cu2O and TiO2 nanotubes,and favours the dispersion of Cu2O particles.UV-Vis absorption and photo-electronchemical measurements proved that the Cu2O coating extended the visible spectrum absorption and the solar spectrum-induced photocurrent response.Under AM1.5 irradiation,the photocurrent density of the composite electrode(i.e.sonoelectrochemical deposition for 5 min) was more than 4.75 times as high as the pure nanotube electrode.Comparing the photoactivity of the Cu2O/TiO2 electrode obtained using sonoelectrochemical deposition with others that synthesized using plain electrochemical deposition,the photocurrent density of the former electrode was 2.2 times higher than that of the latter when biased at 1.0 V(vs.Ag/AgCl).The reproducible photocurrent response under intermittent illumination demonstrated the excellent stability of the composite electrode.Such kind of composite electrode material will have many potential applications in solar cell and other fields.展开更多
TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays were fabricated by anodic oxidation of titanium foil in a fluoride- based solution, on which Cu20 particles were loaded via galvanostatic pulse electrodeposition in cupric acetate solution...TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays were fabricated by anodic oxidation of titanium foil in a fluoride- based solution, on which Cu20 particles were loaded via galvanostatic pulse electrodeposition in cupric acetate solutions in the absence of any other additives. The structure and optical properties of Cu2O-loaded TiO2 nanotube arrays (Cu2O-TNTs) were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-Vis absorption, and the photoelectrochemical performance was measured using an electrochemical work station with a three-electrode configuration. The results show that the Cu2O particles distribute uniformly on the highly ordered anatase TiO2 nanotube arrays. The morphologies of Cu2O crystals change from branched, truncated octahedrons to dispersive single octahedrons with increasing deposition current densities. The Cu2O- TNTs exhibited remarkable visible light responses with obvious visible light absorption and greatly enhanced visible light photoelectrochemical performance. The I-V characteristics under visible light irradiation show a distinct plateau in the region between approximately -0.3 and 0 V, resulting in higher open-circuit voltages and larger short-circuit currents with increased Cu2O deposition.展开更多
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
The adsorption properties of Cu 2+ -loaded montmorillonite clays (MMT-Cu) for Escherichia coli K 88 as a function of time,bacteria concentrations,pH,ionic strength and temperature were investigated.The results show...The adsorption properties of Cu 2+ -loaded montmorillonite clays (MMT-Cu) for Escherichia coli K 88 as a function of time,bacteria concentrations,pH,ionic strength and temperature were investigated.The results showed that the bacteria adsorption onto MMT-Cu surface reached equilibrium after 90 min.The percentages of E.coli K 88 adsorbed onto the surfaces of MMT-Cu and montmorillonite clays (MMT) at equilibrium were 88.9% and 56.5%,respectively.Scanning electron microscopy revealed that a lot of E.coli K 88 adhered to the surface of MMT-Cu.The zeta potential of MMT-Cu was relatively high as compared to that of MMT.The adsorptive ability of MMT-Cu for E.coli K 88 was higher than that of MMT (P 0.05).Moreover,pH,ionic strength and temperature produced a strong influence on the extent of E.coli K 88 adsorption to surface of MMT-Cu and MMT.The mechanism of adsorption of E.coli onto MMT-Cu may involve electrostatic attraction and physiochemical properties of bacterial cell walls and minerals surfaces.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
本文采用水热法合成了具有不同吸光度的碳点(CDs),研究CDs吸光度对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料光催化活性的影响。利用透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、X射线光电子能谱仪对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料的结构、形貌和化学组成进行了表征,并...本文采用水热法合成了具有不同吸光度的碳点(CDs),研究CDs吸光度对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料光催化活性的影响。利用透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、X射线光电子能谱仪对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料的结构、形貌和化学组成进行了表征,并在太阳光照射下以Rh B水溶液为模拟污染物,监测CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料对Rh B的降解情况。结果表明,改变CDs的吸收度可以影响TiO2的光催化性能,来自碳核的本征吸收有助于提升光催化活性,而来自表面态的长拖尾吸收不利于光催化。此外,CDs的吸附量可以很大程度上影响染料降解效率。In this paper, carbon dots (CDs) with different absorbances are synthesized by hydrothermal method, and the effect of the absorbance of CDs on the photocatalytic activity of CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites is studied. The structure, morphology and chemical composition of CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The degradation of Rh B by CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites is monitored by using Rh B aqueous solution as a simulated pollutant under sunlight irradiation. The results show that changing the absorption of CDs can affect the photocatalytic performance of TiO2. The intrinsic absorption from carbon nuclei can improve photocatalytic activity, but the long-trailing absorption from surface states is not conducive to photocatalysis. In addition, the adsorption amount of CDs can greatly affect the degradation efficiency of dyes.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11174137,11474215 and 21204058the Natural Science Foundation for the Youth of Jiangsu Province under Grant No BK20130284the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
摘要Titanium dioxide (TiO2) loaded tungsten trioxide (WO3) composite films are prepared by an E-beam vapor system. Associated with the existence of a heterojunction at the interface of TiO2 and WO3, the prepared TiO2-WO3 composite film shows enhanced photocurrent density, four times than the pure WO3 film illuminated under xenon lamp, and higher incident-photon-to-current conversion e^ciency. By varying the initial TiO2 film thickness, such composite structures could be optimized to obtain the highest photocurrent density. We believe that thin TiO2 films improve the light response and increase the surface roughness of WO3 films. Furthermore, the existence of the heterojunction results in the e^cient charge carriers' separation, transfer process, and a lower recombination of electron-hole pairs, which is beneficial for the enhancement of photocurrent density.
基金supported by the National Mega-Project of Science and Technology of China(No.2008ZX07421-002)the International Cooperation Project of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(No.2007DFR90050)
摘要MnO2-10aded D301 weak basic anion exchange resin has been used as adsorbent to simultaneously remove lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution.The effects of adsorbent dosage,solution pH and the coexistent ions on the adsorption were investigated.Experimental results showed that with the adsorbent dosage more than 0.6 g/L,both Pb^2+and Cd^2+were simultaneously removed at pH range 5-6.Except for HPO4^2-,the high concentration coexistent ions such as Na^+,K^+,Cl^-,NO3^-,SO4^2-and HCO3^-,showed no significant effect on the removal efficiency of both Pb^2+and Cd^2+under the experimental conditions.The coexistence of Mg^2+,Ca^2+caused the reduction of Cd^2+removal,but not for Pb^2+.The adsorption equilibrium for Pb^2+and Cd^2+could be excellently described by the Langmuir isotherm model with R^2〉0.99.The maximum adsorption capacity was calculated as 80.64 mg/g for Pb^2+and 21.45 mg/g for Cd^2+.The adsorption processes followed the pseudo first-order kinetics model.MnO2-loaded D301 resin has been shown to have a potential to be used as an effective adsorbent for simultaneous removal of lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution.
基金the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No.2009CB220004)the Shanghai Basic Research Key Project (08JC1411300,0952nm01800)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2009 AA063003)Shanghai Tongji Gao Tingyao Environmental Science and Technology Development Foundation for financial support
摘要Copper and titanium remain relatively plentiful in earth crust.Therefore,using them in solar energy conversion technologies are of significant interest.In this work,cuprous oxide(Cu2O)-modified short TiO2 nanotube array electrode was prepared based on the following two design ideas:first,the short titania nanotubes obtained from sonoelectrochemical anodization possess excellent charge separation and transportation properties as well as desirable mechanical stability;second,the sonoelectrochemical deposition technique favours the improvement in the combination between Cu2O and TiO2 nanotubes,and favours the dispersion of Cu2O particles.UV-Vis absorption and photo-electronchemical measurements proved that the Cu2O coating extended the visible spectrum absorption and the solar spectrum-induced photocurrent response.Under AM1.5 irradiation,the photocurrent density of the composite electrode(i.e.sonoelectrochemical deposition for 5 min) was more than 4.75 times as high as the pure nanotube electrode.Comparing the photoactivity of the Cu2O/TiO2 electrode obtained using sonoelectrochemical deposition with others that synthesized using plain electrochemical deposition,the photocurrent density of the former electrode was 2.2 times higher than that of the latter when biased at 1.0 V(vs.Ag/AgCl).The reproducible photocurrent response under intermittent illumination demonstrated the excellent stability of the composite electrode.Such kind of composite electrode material will have many potential applications in solar cell and other fields.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51175363)the Youth Staff Fund of Taiyuan University of Technology(Nos.K201016,K201013)+1 种基金the Specialized Fund for Innovative of College Students of Taiyuan City(No.09122018)the Program for Changjiang Scholar and Innovative Research Team in University(No.IRT0972)
摘要TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays were fabricated by anodic oxidation of titanium foil in a fluoride- based solution, on which Cu20 particles were loaded via galvanostatic pulse electrodeposition in cupric acetate solutions in the absence of any other additives. The structure and optical properties of Cu2O-loaded TiO2 nanotube arrays (Cu2O-TNTs) were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-Vis absorption, and the photoelectrochemical performance was measured using an electrochemical work station with a three-electrode configuration. The results show that the Cu2O particles distribute uniformly on the highly ordered anatase TiO2 nanotube arrays. The morphologies of Cu2O crystals change from branched, truncated octahedrons to dispersive single octahedrons with increasing deposition current densities. The Cu2O- TNTs exhibited remarkable visible light responses with obvious visible light absorption and greatly enhanced visible light photoelectrochemical performance. The I-V characteristics under visible light irradiation show a distinct plateau in the region between approximately -0.3 and 0 V, resulting in higher open-circuit voltages and larger short-circuit currents with increased Cu2O deposition.
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.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30471255)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-06-0913)
摘要The adsorption properties of Cu 2+ -loaded montmorillonite clays (MMT-Cu) for Escherichia coli K 88 as a function of time,bacteria concentrations,pH,ionic strength and temperature were investigated.The results showed that the bacteria adsorption onto MMT-Cu surface reached equilibrium after 90 min.The percentages of E.coli K 88 adsorbed onto the surfaces of MMT-Cu and montmorillonite clays (MMT) at equilibrium were 88.9% and 56.5%,respectively.Scanning electron microscopy revealed that a lot of E.coli K 88 adhered to the surface of MMT-Cu.The zeta potential of MMT-Cu was relatively high as compared to that of MMT.The adsorptive ability of MMT-Cu for E.coli K 88 was higher than that of MMT (P 0.05).Moreover,pH,ionic strength and temperature produced a strong influence on the extent of E.coli K 88 adsorption to surface of MMT-Cu and MMT.The mechanism of adsorption of E.coli onto MMT-Cu may involve electrostatic attraction and physiochemical properties of bacterial cell walls and minerals surfaces.
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.
摘要本文采用水热法合成了具有不同吸光度的碳点(CDs),研究CDs吸光度对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料光催化活性的影响。利用透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、X射线光电子能谱仪对CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料的结构、形貌和化学组成进行了表征,并在太阳光照射下以Rh B水溶液为模拟污染物,监测CDs/TiO2纳米复合材料对Rh B的降解情况。结果表明,改变CDs的吸收度可以影响TiO2的光催化性能,来自碳核的本征吸收有助于提升光催化活性,而来自表面态的长拖尾吸收不利于光催化。此外,CDs的吸附量可以很大程度上影响染料降解效率。In this paper, carbon dots (CDs) with different absorbances are synthesized by hydrothermal method, and the effect of the absorbance of CDs on the photocatalytic activity of CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites is studied. The structure, morphology and chemical composition of CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The degradation of Rh B by CDs/TiO2 nanocomposites is monitored by using Rh B aqueous solution as a simulated pollutant under sunlight irradiation. The results show that changing the absorption of CDs can affect the photocatalytic performance of TiO2. The intrinsic absorption from carbon nuclei can improve photocatalytic activity, but the long-trailing absorption from surface states is not conducive to photocatalysis. In addition, the adsorption amount of CDs can greatly affect the degradation efficiency of dyes.