简介:ThecharacteristicsofradiationanddryingpropertiesofTiO2bulbinthefixedbedwithinfraredradiationhavebeenstudiedinthispaper,andtheexperimentsondryingdynamicshasbeenanalysedalso.Theoptimizationofheatandmasstransferdatahasbeendetermined,whichcouldprovidethescientificbasisengineeringdesign.
简介:以钛酸四丁酯为前驱体,采用溶胶一凝胶一超声波法制备得到了纳米TiO2溶胶,在单面抛光的硅片上采用旋转涂膜法涂上TiO2溶胶,快速烘干,再经烧结得到TiO2薄膜,并利用XRD,XPS与AFM对其结构性能进行表征,结果表明,膜厚度大约可控在3-5nm,膜表面颗粒大小约20nM,膜的组成主要为锐钛矿型TiO2和少量有机碳化物。在制备TiO2薄膜时,发现膜层随着镀膜次数变化显示不同的颜色差异,并有着良好的对应关系。以此现象入手研究不同颜色的TiO2薄膜在同一光催化条件下甲醛的降解分析,实验结果发现呈蓝色光的TiO2薄膜表现良好的光催化效果,其原因可能是蓝色光对光的吸收较好。
简介:Hydrogen,thecleanestandmostpromisingenergyvector,canbeproducedbysolarintochemicalenergyconversion,eitherbythephotocatalyticdirectsplittingofwaterintoH2andO2,or,moreefficiently,inthepresenceofsacrificialreagents,e.g.,intheso-calledphotoreformingoforganics.Efficientphotocatalyticmaterialsshouldnotonlybeabletoexploitsolarradiationtoproduceelectron–holepairs,butalsoensureenoughchargeseparationtoallowelectrontransferreactions,leadingtosolarenergydriventhermodynamicallyup-hillprocesses.RecentachievementsofourresearchgroupinthedevelopmentandtestingofinnovativeTiO2-basedphotocatalyticmaterialsarepresentedhere,togetherwithanoverviewonthemechanisticaspectsofwaterphotosplittingandphotoreformingoforganics.Photocatalyticmaterialswereeither(i)obtainedbysurfacemodificationofcommercialphotocatalysts,orproduced(ii)inpowderformbydifferenttechniques,includingtraditionalsolgelsynthesis,aimingatengineeringtheirelectronicstructure,andflamespraypyrolysisstartingfromorganicsolutionsoftheprecursors,or(iii)inintegratedform,toproducephotoelectrodeswithindevices,byradiofrequencymagnetronsputteringorbyelectrochemicalgrowthofnanotubearchitectures,orphotocatalyticmembranes,bysupersonicclusterbeamdeposition.
简介:测量了ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-Co2O3,ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-Cr2O3,ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-MnO2和ZnOTiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-MnO2-Co2O3-Cr2O3压敏陶瓷的正电子寿命谱及其电性能参数。研究了MnO2、Co2O3和Cr2O3掺杂对ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO压敏陶瓷电子密度和电性能的影响。实验发现:ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuOCr2O3压敏陶瓷基体和晶界缺陷态的电子密度均最高,其压敏电压最低;ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-MnO2压敏陶瓷晶界缺陷态的电子密度最低,其压敏电压比前者高;ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-Co2O3压敏陶瓷基体(晶粒内)的电子密度最低,其压敏电压较高;而ZnO-TiO2-Bi2O3-CuO-MnO2-Co2O3-Cr2O3压敏陶瓷基体和晶界缺陷态的电子密度均较低,其压敏电压VT和非线性系数ɑ最高,漏电流IL最小。
简介:Formicacidphotodegradationisoneofthemostimportantreactionsinorganicpollutioncontrol,andhelpstoimprovethehydrogengenerationefficiencyintitaniumdioxidecatalyzedwaterphotodecomposition.BasedondensityfunctionaltheoryandReaxFFmoleculardynamics,theadsorption,diffusionandactivationofformicacidonthedifferentanataseTiO2(101),(001),(010)surfacesareinvestigated.TheresultshowsthattheadsorptionofCOOHonanataseTiO2surfaceshrinkstheenergygapbetweenthedehydrogenationintermediateCOOHandHCOO.OntheanataseTiO2(101)surface,theformicacidbreakstheO–Hbondatthefirststepwithactivationenergy0.24eV,andtheconsequentbreakofα-Hbecomemucheasierwithactivationenergy0.77eV.Thedissociationofα-HisthedeterminationstepoftheHCOOHdecomposition.
简介:WehaveexploitedagreenapproachtopreparelayeredtitanateNa2-xHxTi2O5·H2OnanosheetarraysonFTOsubstratebyhydrothermalhydrolysisoftitanium(IV)isopropoxide(TTIP)withaidsofNa2EDTAandTEOAasco-coordinationagents,whichwerethentreatedbyHNO3toreplaceNa+byH+,followedbyacalcinationat450℃totopotacticallytransformintoanataseTiO2nanosheetarrays.SEM,TEM,XRD,andRamanspectroscopyhavebeenemployedtocharacterizethenanosheetfilms.TheTiO2nanosheetarrayswerefurtherappliedaselectrontransportmaterialsofCH3NH3PbI3perovskitesolarcells,achievingpowerconversionefficiencyof6.99%.
简介:Thispaperreportsthatsingle-layerandgradedAu-TiO2granularcompositefilmswithAuatomcontent15%-66%werepreparedbyusingreactiveco-sputteringtechnique.Thethird-orderopticalnonlinearityofsingle-layerandgradedcompositefilmswasinvestigatedbyusingsandp-polarizedZ-scansinfemtosecondtimescale.Thenonlinearabsorptioncoefficientβeffofsingle-layerAu-TiO2filmsismeasuredtobe-2.3×1030.76×103cm/GWwithAuatomcontent15%-66%.Theβeffvalueofthe10-layerAu-TiO2gradedfilmisenhancedtobe-2.1×104cm/GWcalculatedfromp-polarizedZ-scans,whichisabouttentimesthemaximumβeffofsingle-layerfilms.Broadenedresponseinthewavelengthregion730-860nmoftheenhancedopticalnonlinearityofgradedAu-TiO2compositefilmswasalsoinvestigated.
简介:ThehighlyorderedTiO2nanotubes(NTs)werefabricatedbytheanodicoxidationmethod.Theirmorphology,structureandcrystallinephasewerecharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andX-raydiffractometer(XRD).Theeffectsofmorphology,specificsurfacearea,porestructuresandphotocatalyticactivityoftheTiO2NTswereinvestigated.UV–visspectraanalysisshowedthatitslightabsorptionhadbeenextendedtothevisiblelightrange.Thephotocatalyticactivityoftheas-preparedsampleswasevaluatedbyphotocatalyticoxidationofgaseousHCHOandMBaqueoussolution.Thesampleshadbetteradhesionstrengthinthedarkandshowedahigherphotocatalyticactivitythannanoparticles.Especially,withultravioletlightpretreatment,thenanotubesexhibitedmorestableactiveforphotocatalyticdecompositionandthephotodecompositionrateremainedathighlevelafter3cyclesofthephotocatalysisexperiment.Thus,howthenumberofsurfaceactivegroup·OHincreasedandthemechanismforthegreatimprovementforthephotocatalyticactivityarediscussed.
简介:Photocatalyticwatersplittingandcarbondioxidereductionprovideuscleanandsustainableenergyresources.Thecarbondioxidereductionisalsotheredemptionofthegreenhouseeffect.MoS3/TiO2photocatalystsbasedonTiO2nanoplateshavebeensynthesizedviaahydrothermalacidificationrouteforwaterandcarbondioxidereductionreactions.ThisfacileapproachgenerateswelldispersedMoS3withlowcrystallinityonthesurfaceofTiO2nanoplates.Theas-synthesizedMoS3/TiO2photocatalystshowedconsiderableactivityforbothwaterreductionandcarbondioxidereduction.ThethermaltreatmenteffectsofTiO2,theloadingpercentageofMoS3andthecrystallinephaseofTiO2havebeeninvestigatedtowardsthephotocatalyticperformance.TiO2nanoplatesynthesizedthroughhydrothermalreactionwiththepresenceofHFacidisanidealsemiconductormaterialfortheloadingofMoS3forphotocatalyticwaterandcarbondioxidereductionsimultaneouslyinEDTAsacrificialsolution.
简介:Nickelhydroxidewasusedasthepositiveelectrodematerialinrechargeablealkalinebatteries,whichplaysasignificantroleinthefieldofelectricenergystoragedevices.β-nickelhydroxide(β-Ni(OH)_2)waspreparedfromnickelsulphatesolutionusingpotassiumhydroxideasaprecipitatingagent.Pureβ-phaseofnickelhydroxidewasconfirmedfromXRDandFT-IRstudies.TheeffectsofTiO_2additiveontheβ-Ni(OH)_2electrodeperformanceareexamined.ThestructureandpropertyoftheTiO_2addedβ-Ni(OH)_2werecharacterizedbyXRD,TG-DTAandSEManalysis.Apasted–typeelectrodeispreparedusingnickelhydroxidepowderasthemainactivematerialonanickelsheetasacurrentcollector.Cyclicvoltammetryandelectrochemicalimpedancespectroscopystudieswereperformedtoevaluatetheelectrochemicalperformanceoftheβ-Ni(OH)_2andTiO_2addedβ-Ni(OH)_2electrodesin6MKOHelectrolyte.Anodic(Epa)andcathodic(Epc)peakpotentialsarefoundtodecreaseaftertheadditionofTiO2intoβ-Ni(OH)_2electrodematerial.Further,additionofTiO_2isfoundtoenhancethereversibilityoftheelectrodereactionandalsoincreasetheseparationoftheoxidationcurrentpeakoftheactivematerialfromtheoxygenevolutioncurrent.Comparedwithpureβ-Ni(OH)_2lectrode,TiO_2addedβ-Ni(OH)_2electrodeisfoundtoexhibithigherprotondiffusioncoefficient(D)andlowerchargetransferresistance.ThesefindingssuggestthattheTiO_2addedβ-Ni(OH)_2electrodepossessimprovedelectrochemicalpropertiesandthuscanberecognizedasapromisingcandidateforthebatteryelectrodeapplications.
简介:ThispaperstudiesthelightscatteringandadsorptionofnanocrystallineTiO2porousfilmsusedindye-sensitizedsolarcellscomposedofanataseand/orrutileparticlesbyusinganopticalfour-fluxradiativetransfermodel.Theselightpropertiesarediffculttomeasuredirectlyonthefunctioningsolarcellsandtheycannotbecalculatedeasilyfromthefirst-principlecomputationalorquantitativetheoreticalevaluations.Thesesimulationresultsindicatethatthelightscatteringof1-25nmTiO2particlesisnegligible,butitiseffectiveintherangeof80and180nm.Asuitablemixtureofsmallparticles(10nmradius),whichareresultedinalargeeffectivesurface,andoflargerparticles(150nmradius),whichareeffectivelightscatterers,havethepotentialtoenhancesolarabsorptionsignificantly.Therutilecrystalshavealargerrefractiveindexandthusthelightharvestofthemixturesofsuchlargerrutileandrelativelysmallanataseparticlesisimprovedincomparisonwiththatofpureanatasefilms.Thelightabsorptionofthe10μmdouble-layeredfilmsisalsoexamined.Amaximallightabsorptionofdouble-layeredfilmisgottenwhenthethicknessofthefirstlayerof10nm-sizedanataseparticlesiscomparabletothatofthesecondlargerrutilelayer.