Microwave-assisted preparation and enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6/BiOI heterojunction for organic pollutants degradation under visible-light irradiation

In this research, we adopted morphology control and constructing p-n heterojunction to boost the photocatalytic performance of BiOI. BiOI with three morphologies (nanoplate, micro-flower, microsphere) was fabricated via a wet-chemical method at room temperature using different solvents. And Bi₂WO₆/BiOI microspheres were successfully prepared by a microwave-assisted synthetic method. The as-synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). The results of photo-degradation experiment demonstrated that BiOI-3 and BWOI-3 show high photocatalytic performance towards methyl orange (MO) and bisphenol A (BPA) degradation due to the high specific surface area, synergistic effect between p-type BiOI and n-type Bi₂WO₆ and high separation efficiency of electron-hole pairs, which is verified by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Photocurrent (PC) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) analysis. Moreover, the repeated photocatalytic experiment was carried out by using MO as the representative organic pollutant, manifesting the good durability of the sample.     

Fabrication of PET/BiOI/SnO2 heterostructure nanocomposites for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Heterojunction BiOI/SnO₂ nanocomposites have been facilely synthesized by using successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and a hydrothermal method, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nanofibers (NFs) were utilized as a photocatalyst carrier to support the BiOI/SnO₂ nanocomposites. PET/BiOI/SnO₂ NFs displayed excellent photocatalytic ability towards methyl orange (MO) and tetracycline (TC) under visible light irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to investigate the morphology, crystal structure and chemical state of the PET/BiOI/SnO₂ nanofibers. Photoluminescence (PL) and active species trapping experiments indicated that photoinduced charge separation promoted the formation of holes (h⁺) and superoxide radicals (•O²_-). Moreover, a photodegradation mechanism was proposed to illustrate that the formation of a Fermi level equilibrium state between semiconductors accelerated charge separation in the semiconductor. This study is meaningful for providing new inspiration to design and fabricate novel heterostructure photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity.     

简易构筑Bi2Mo3O12@Bi2O2CO3异质结增强光催化脱除NO性能及其转化过程（英文）

电荷分离及转移是影响光催化效率的重要因素之一.本文采用简易的水热焙烧法,设计并构筑了Bi2Mo3O12@Bi2O2CO3(BMO@BOC)异质结,促进了光生载流子的分离与迁移,并优化了异质结构中的BMO与BOC的组分比例,其中BMO@BOC-1样品展现了最高的光催化脱除NO效率(~35%),且具有优异的循环稳定性.SEM与TEM结果表明,BMO@BOC-1样品是由超薄纳米片构成,可以提供丰富的反应活性位点,从而促进光催化反应的发生.HRTEM,XRD及Raman充分证明已成功合成不同组分比例的BMO@BOC异质结.同时, Raman与XPS结果表明, BMO@BOC异质结由Bi, O,C及Mo组成, XPS图谱中拟合峰位置的偏移是由异质结组分不同所致.值得注意的是, UV-visDRS结果表明,BMO@BOC-4具有最好的光谱吸收性能,但它与BMO@BOC-2和BMO@BOC-1样品的吸收带边相近,而PL结果则表明BMO@BOC-1具有更好的电荷分离性能,以及合适的组分比例,在一定程度上可以促进光吸收,并能最大限度的促进光生载流子的分离.BMO@BOC-1样品的ESR测试结果说明,·OH与·O2-的含量随着光照时间的延长而增加,证实了它们是光催化NO氧化的活性中间物种.另外,光催反应机制的研究在高效光催化剂的研发及其商业化应用中具有深远意义.本文还利用原位红外实时动态监测手段,采用"连续流测试法"与"间歇流测试法"直观动态地研究了BMO@BOC异质结催化剂表面光催化NO脱除反应过程.结果表明,在开灯前的吸附阶段于催化剂表面形成了NO-, NO2-以及NO2等中间产物,开灯后的氧化阶段出现终产物(NO3-).进一步深入分析,中间产物NO-和NO2-在氧化阶段会被氧化活性物种进一步氧化成NO3-,而中间产物NO2可能作为一种毒副产物影响NO的完全氧化.综上所述,本文将为理解NO氧化过程提供直观且动态的研究方法,对光催化技术的发展具有重要的指导意义.     

银纳米粒子沉积含有氧空位的钒酸铋能够提高其近红外光催化性能（英文）

钒酸铋因其独有的廉价、低毒性、热稳定性和高氧化性能等特性而备受瞩目,是利用太阳能降解污染物、水分解等应用方面最优选择的半导体纳米材料之一.选择表面粗糙多孔尺寸均匀的橄榄状钒酸铋有助于吸附更多的电子受体参与到半导体表面的氧化还原反应当中,从而提高其光催化活性.另外,太阳能谱中紫外光占不到5%,可见光占45%,与传统的半导体TiO_2材料相比,钒酸铋禁带宽度在2.4 eV左右,能较好地吸收太阳光能实现光能转化.但是太阳光中近一半的光能属于近红外,不能被传统的纯相钒酸铋所利用.为了更好地利用太阳能,可将氧空位缺陷引入到钒酸铋晶体中,以实现近红外光能的转化利用.氧空位缺陷在半导体材料中不仅能够吸收近红外光,在低于导带的位置形成电子传输的桥梁,而且能够吸附更多的氧分子转化成活性物种.另一方面,氧空位缺陷态的引入使半导体钒酸铋材料暴露更多的活性位点,参与到溶液的氧化还原反应中.由于钒酸铋光激发的载流子浓度有限,并且光生电子-空穴容易复合,本文采用银纳米粒子负载在钒酸铋表面,利用其等离子共振效应产生的热电子与氧空位缺陷的协同作用,能够提高其载流子传输速率,抑制光生电子-空穴复合,达到更优的光能到化学能转化的目的.基于此,本文采用电子自旋共振光谱(ESR),X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)等手段研究了氧空位缺陷引入到钒酸铋以及Ag纳米粒子担载于橄榄状半导体材料上对光催化降解罗丹明B染料中太阳能驱动活性的影响.ESR结果证明,在测试过程中橄榄状钒酸铋材料吸收了更多的电子,表明存在很多氧空位缺陷.XPS结果表明出现高浓度的吸收氧峰意味着钒酸铋材料上存在大量氧空位缺陷;银纳米粒子成功负载在具有氧空位缺陷的钒酸铋材料上.UV-Vis结果表明该材料光吸收范围扩展到近红外光范围,其禁带宽度比传统纯相钒酸铋减小,Ag-BiVO_4-OV样品的导价带位置发生明显变化.因此,由于氧空位和银纳米粒子存在于橄榄状钒酸铋主体中,其光催化降解罗丹明B的效率远远高于纯相钒酸铋样品.由此可见氧空位缺陷和银纳米粒子的引入使得半导体光催化材料光学性能正效应增加.Supporting Information for Ag nanoparticles deposited on oxygen-vacancy-containing BiV O4 for enhanced near-infrared photocatalytic activity Chunjing Shi,Xiaoli Dong*,Xiuying Wang,Hongchao Ma,Xiufang Zhang School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering,Dalian Polytechnic University,Dalian 116034,Liaoning,China*Corresponding author.E-mail:dongxl@dlpu.edu.cn On the other hand,the nitrogen sorption isotherm of the reactions,but also can provide more surface active sites for as-prepared samples possesses an obvious condensation step oxygen activation and reduction,and thereby positively around P/P0=0.5-0.9,which is typical hysteresis loops of facilitating the reaction process and endowing the catalyst with mesoporous materials(Fig.S1).It is indicated that the robust redox kinetics.as-prepared Ag-BiV O4-OV possesses the mesoporous structure To further prove remarkable photocatalytic activities of the(Fig.S2).In addition,the Ag-BiV O4-OV exhibits ultra-large as-prepared samples,the photocatalytic activities of the typical surface area(34.8 m3/g),which is more than 2 times larger samples based on previous report was listed(Table S1).This than that of pure BiV O4(Fig.S1).The novel mesoporous statistics indicated that the as-prepared Ag-BiV O4-OV reveals structure and larger surface area not only can promote the more excellent photocatalytic performance.diffusion of active species and accelerate subsequent surface50Ag-Bi VO-OV41)-g3m40(c d Bi VO4be30ords a20me u olV1000.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0Relative pressure(P/P)0Fig.S1.N2-sorption isotherm of pure BiV O4 and Ag-BiV O4-OV.Ag-Bi VO4-OV Bi VO41)-mn1-g3m(c D d V/d0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80Pore size(nm)Fig.S2.Pore size distributions of pure BiV O4 and Ag-BiV O4-OV.Table S1Summary for the photocatalytic activities of the typical samples.Sample Amount Amount of dye Light source Time Degradation rate Reference Ag-BiV O4-OV 20 mg 50 mL RhB(10 mg/L)simulated sunlight 100 min 99%this work mono-dispersed m-BiV O4 0.1 g 50 mL RhB(15μmol/L)visible light 10 h 99%[1]BiV O4–Ag/Co3O4 100 mg 50 mL RhB(10 mg/L)simulated sunlight 120 min 97%[2]the BiV O-4 80 mg 80 mL RhB(1×105 mol/L)visible light 6 h 97%[3]Dy-BiV O4 50 mg 50 mL(10 mg/L)visible light 10 h 66.9%[4]m-BiV O4 0.2 g 100 mL of RhB(0.01 mmol/L)visible light 150 min 98%[5]BiV O4/CeO 2 50 mg 50 mL RhB(2×10-5 mol/L)visible light 210 min 90%[6]     

增强可见光催化活性的Z型MoO3/Bi2O4复合光催化剂的制备（英文）

全球工业化进程的加快使人们饱受环境污染问题的困扰.半导体光催化技术作为一种高效、绿色、有潜力的新技术,在环境净化方面有着广阔的应用前景.Bi2O4是近年来新开发出的一种铋基光催化剂,在环境净化方面已有一些研究.但是,单体光催化剂通常存在光响应范围窄、光生载流子复合率高等问题,这些不足限制了Bi2O4的进一步应用.因此,需要通过适当的改性来拓宽其光响应范围和提高其载流子的分离效率,从而提高其光催化活性.构建Z型异质结被认为是提高光催化剂光生载流子分离效率并进一步提高光催化活性的有效方法.MoO3是一种宽禁带的n型半导体,具有独特的能带结构、光学特性和表面效应,是一种非常有前景的半导体光催化剂.虽然MoO3材料的光生载流子复合率高,带隙(2.7-3.2 eV)大,不利于其参与光催化反应,但MoO3与其他合适的半导体配位形成复合材料后能够有效提高其光生载流子的分离效率,从而提高其光催化活性.本研究采用简单的水热法制备了一种新型Z型MoO3/Bi2O4复合光催化剂,SEM和TEM分析结果表明,MoO3和Bi2O4紧密结合在一起.X射线光电子能谱分析表明,MoO3和Bi2O4之间存在很强的界面相互作用,这有助于电荷转移和光生载流子的分离.光致发光光谱、电阻抗和光电流测试也证明了MoO3/Bi2O4复合光催化剂的光生载流子分离效率更高,形成了更强的光电流.通过在可见光下降解RhB溶液评价了所合成光催化剂的光催化性能.15%MoO3/Bi2O4(15-MB)复合光催化剂表现出了最佳的可见光催化活性,在40 min内对10 mg/L RhB溶液的降解率达到了99.6%,其降解速率是Bi2O4的2倍.此外,15-MB复合光催化剂在经过五次循环降解RhB溶液后仍保持良好的光催化活性和稳定性,表明MoO3/Bi2O4复合光催化剂具有较强的应用潜力.通过自由基捕获实验确定了光催化反应中主要的活性自由基为 O2-和h+.通过莫特-肖特基测试和带隙计算得到MoO3和Bi2O4的价带和导带位置.最后,根据实验和分析结果提出了Z型MoO3/Bi2O4复合光催化剂在可见光下降解RhB溶液的机理.本研究为设计铋基Z型异质结光催化剂用于高效去除环境污染物提供了一种有前景的策略.     

Construction of a novel ZnCo2O4/Bi2O3 heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

A novel ZnCo₂O₄/Bi₂O₃ heterojunction photocatalyst was prepared via balling method. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is mainly attributed to the broad photoabsorption and low recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, which is driven by the photogenerated potential difference formed at the ZnCo₂O₄/Bi₂O₃ heterojunction interface.     

In situ preparation of Bi2O3/(BiO)2CO3 composite photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

A Bi₂O₃/(BiO)₂CO₃ (BO/BOC) composite photocatalyst was in situ prepared via calcinating (BiO)₂CO₃. The as-prepared Bi₂O₃/(BiO)₂CO₃ composites displayed enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of RhB under visible light. The structure–activity relationship between catalyst structure and properties was investigated by SEM, XRD, XPS, FTIR, BET, DRS and photoelectrochemical tests. Apart from the increased absorption of visible light, the accelerated charge separation and transfer was achieved via the intimate contact and matched band structure between Bi₂O₃ and (BiO)₂CO₃. The formation of heterogeneous structures could promote the production of reactive oxygen species (·O₂^?) and eventually improve the photocatalytic performance for the removal of organic contaminants. This heating treatment strategy might be extended for improving light absorbance and charge carriers separation for other UV-based photocatalysts.

     

BiOI@La(OH)3纳米棒异质结制备及其增强可见光催化去除NO性能

一维La(OH)3纳米棒具有特殊的电子结构和多功能特性,特别是作为半导体光催化剂引起了人们极大的兴趣.但La(OH)3禁带宽度较大,且只能吸收紫外光,所以光催化效率较低,可见光利用能力较差,限制了La(OH)3的实际应用.因此,需要开发一种高效的改进方法来提高La(OH)3的可见光催化性能.本课题组发展了一种有效的改进La(OH)3方法,通过简易的方法将BiOI纳米颗粒沉积在La(OH)3纳米棒上,有效增强了对可见光的吸收能力和光生载流子的分离能力.本文采用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、荧光光谱(PL)、光电子能谱(XPS)、电子自旋共振(ESR)、N2吸附和元素分析等手段研究了BiOI@La(OH)3纳米棒异质结的构建原理及增强可见光催化性能的原因.XRD和XPS结果表明,通过简易化学沉积法原位构建了BiOI@La(OH)3异质结,并且在异质结中没有杂相生成.由SEM图像可见,原始La(OH)3由分散的一维纳米棒组成,平均直径为30–50 nm.通过BiOI与La(OH)3表面的紧密接触成功构建异质结,但BiOI纳米颗粒未改变La(OH)3纳米棒的形貌.由TEM和HRTEM图像可见,La(OH)3纳米棒的平均长度为30–50 nm,并且在BiOI@La(OH)3异质结中可以清晰看出BiOI和La(OH)3之间紧密接触的界面和晶格间距.N2物理吸附结果显示,随着BiOI量的增加,BiOI@La(OH)3异质结的比表面积增加,但孔体积未现明显变化.UV-Vis DRS结果显示,引入BiOI后明显促进了La(OH)3对可见光的吸收能力和利用效率,从而有利于增强可见光催化活性.通过理论计算分别得到BiOI和La(OH)3的价带和导带位置,表明具有非常匹配的能带结构可以促进BiOI光生电子的有效转移.可见光催化去除NO测试结果表明,BiOI@La(OH)3异质结的光催化活性高达50.5%,明显优于BiOI和La(OH)3.ESR测试结果显示,BiOI@La(OH)3异质结可见光催化活性中起主要作用的活性物种是?OH.结合表征结果,BiOI@La(OH)3纳米棒异质结可见光催化性能增强的原因主要有三个:(1)BiOI@La(OH)3异质结增大的比表面积有利于反应物和产物在催化剂表面扩散,同时可提供更多活性位点参与光催化反应;(2)禁带宽度影响光催化效率,当BiOI与La(OH)3达到合适比例时,既可以促进可见光吸收,也可以使光生电子具有较强还原能力;(3)BiOI@La(OH)3异质结有利于光生载流子的分离,从而显著提高其光催化活性.     

The effects of solvent on photocatalytic properties of Bi2WO6/TiO2 heterojunction under visible light irradiation

Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterojunction photocatalysts with two different microstructures were controllably fabricated via a facile two-step synthetic route. XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, BET-surface, DRS, PL spectra, photoelectrochemical measurement (Mott-Schottky), and zeta-potential analyzer were employed to clarify structural and morphological characteristics of the obtained products. The results showed that Bi₂WO₆ nanoparticles/nanosheets grew on the primary TiO₂ nanorods. The TiO₂ nanorods used as a synthetic template inhibit the growth of Bi₂WO₆ crystals along the c-axis, resulting in Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterostructure with one-dimensional (1D) morphology. The photocatalytic properties of Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterojunction photocatalysts were strongly dependent on their shapes and structures. Compared with bare Bi₂WO₆ and TiO₂, Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ composite have stronger adsorption ability and better visible light photocatalytic activities towards organic dyes. The Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ composite prepared in EG solvent with optimal Bi:Ti ratio of 2:12 (S-TB2) showed the highest photocatalytic activity, which could totally decompose Rhodamine B within 10 min upon irradiation with visible light (λ > 422 nm), and retained the high photocatalytic performance after five recycles, confirming its stability and practical usability. The results of PL indicated that Bi₂WO₆ and TiO₂ could combine well to form a heterojunction structure which facilitated electron–hole separation, and lead to the increasing photocatalytic activity.     

In situ construction of oxygen-vacancy-rich Bi~0@Bi_2WO_(6-x) microspheres with enhanced visible light photocatalytic for NO removal

Surface oxygen vacancy defects and metal deposition on semiconductor photocatalysts play a critical role in photocatalytic reactions.In this work,oxygen-deficient Bi_2WO_6 microspheres have been prepared by a facile ethylene glycol-assisted solvothermal method.Bi~0 nanoparticles were reduced by in situ thermaltreatment on Bi_2WO_6 microspheres to obtain Bi~0@Bi_2WO_(6-x) as well as maintaining the oxygen vacancies(OVs) under N_2 atmosphere.Afterwards,photocatalytic NO oxidation removal activities of these photocatalysts were investigated under visible light irradiation and Bi~0@Bi_2WO_(6-x) shows the best NO removal activity than other samples.The photogenerated cha rge separation and trans fe r are promoted by Bi~0 nanoparticles deposited on the surface of semiconductor catalysts.OVs defects promote the activation of reactants(H_2 O and O_2),thereby enhancing the formation of the active substance.Moreover,both OVs defects and Bi~0 metal have the characteristics of extending light absorption and enhancing the efficient utilization of solar energy.Besides,the photocatalytic NO oxidation mechanism of Bi~0@Bi_2WO_(6-x)was investigated by in situ FTIR spectroscopy for reaction intermediates and final products.This work furnishes insight into the synthesis strategy and the underlying photocatalytic mecha nism of the surfacemodified Bi~0@Bi_2WO_(6-x) composite for pollutants removal.     

可调控且稳定的SrMoO4等离激元共振用于增强的可见光驱动的氮还原

光催化固氮是最具潜力的人工光合过程之一,也是有望取代工业Haber-Bosch方法实现氨的绿色合成的清洁能源技术之一.由于氮气分子还原为氨需要较高的还原电位,导致大部分常规的半导体材料的导带能级不能满足固氮反应的热力学要求.同时,固氮光催化剂普遍存在光响应波段窄、表面催化活性低、太阳光向氨的转化效率低等问题.缺陷工程是目前制备高效固氮光催化剂的最有效的途径之一.在催化剂中引入缺陷可以带来两个方面的好处:(1)促进氮气分子在缺陷位点上的化学吸附和活化,从而降低反应能垒;(2)拓宽催化剂的太阳光响应波段,提高对太阳光的利用效率.等离激元效应来自于自由载流子的集体振荡,广泛存在于金属纳米结构中.尽管金属等离激元纳米材料在光催化中也有广泛的应用,可以通过等离激元增强的光吸收和散射、热载流子传输以及等离激元共振能量传递等机理提高太阳能转化效率,但其能量转化效率仍有限,多用于弥补半导体材料的弱点.研究发现,一些半导体纳米材料在可见光和近红外光范围表现出优异的等离激元共振吸收.相比等离激元金属纳米材料,这些半导体的等离激元共振效应的调控手段更加丰富.等离激元半导体材料普遍具有较高的缺陷浓度、非常宽的光响应波段,因而是理想的固氮光催化剂.本文利用具有还原性的气氛处理溶剂热法制备的SrMoO4,通过引入高浓度的氧空位,实现了可调控的稳定的等离激元共振吸收.制备的SrMoO4在可见光和近红外光范围具有强的等离激元吸收,其共振吸收峰的中心位置可从520调到815 nm,显著拓宽了SrMoO4的光响应波段,而样品的本征吸收边仍然位于310 nm.研究发现,氢气还原没有改变Sr的氧化态,而是将Mo6+还原成Mo5+.紫外光电子能谱分析结果表明,高温氢气处理没有改变SrMoO4样品的导带和价带能级.电子顺磁共振研究结果表明,氢气处理在SrMoO4中形成了大量的氧空位.Mott-Schottky测试结果发现,氢气处理后的样品的载流子浓度高达～2.0×1020 cm-3.具有等离激元效应的SrMoO4表现出优异的可见光固氮性能,相比不具有等离激元效应的SrMoO4,在入射光波长大于420 nm的可见光照射下,在氢气气氛中处理10 min,3,6和8h的SrMoO4样品的氨的产率分别为41.2,36.3,24.5和20.8 μg gcat-1 h-1.其增强光催化活性主要来源于更宽的太阳光吸收波段、等离激元激发产生的热载流子和丰富的缺陷活性位点.一方面,SrMoO4具有较高的导带能级,本征激发形成的导带电子能在热力学上将氮气分子还原为氨;另一方面,等离激元激发产生的热载流子具有较高的能量,能够越过固液界面的肖特基能垒,将吸附在催化剂表面缺陷处的氮气分子还原为氨.但是,尽管缺陷在光催化固氮中展现出多方面的优点,其在半导体中的浓度仍需进一步的优化.     

氮自掺杂暴露（001）晶面TiO2微米片的可见光光催化CO2还原性能增强

化石能源的使用可产生大量CO2,带来严重的温室效应。光催化CO2还原生产太阳燃料技术既有望缓解温室效应,又可以将低能量密度的太阳能转化为高能量密度的化学能储存起来方便使用。高效光催化材料的开发是发展光催化技术的关键。迄今,在已开发的所有半导体光催化材料中, TiO2仍是广泛研究的明星材料。在实际使用中, TiO2的光催化效率仍受限于其极弱的可见光利用率和较高的电子-空穴复合几率。近年来,越来越多的研究表明TiO2的结构与形貌特征极大地影响其光催化效率。尤其, TiO2的外露晶面设计与晶面效应研究引起了广泛关注。由于具有较高表面能和较多表面不饱和键,起初大多数理论和实验研究认为锐钛矿TiO2(001)晶面是光催化活性晶面。后来,越来越多研究表明并非锐钛矿TiO2(001)晶面的暴露比例越高其光催化活性就越高。最近,我们发现锐钛矿TiO2(001)晶面与(101)晶面在调控光催化CO2还原性能上具有良好的协同效应。密度泛函理论计算表明,锐钛矿TiO2的(001)晶面与(101)晶面的能带结构有差异,(001)晶面的导带位置相对于(101)晶面而言较高,而(101)晶面的价带位置相对于(001)晶面而言较低。基于此我们提出,具有合适比例的锐钛矿TiO2的(001)晶面与(101)晶面的交界处可以形成最佳的表面异质结或晶面异质结。表面异质结的形成导致光生电子倾向于向(101)扩散,光生空穴倾向于向(001)扩散,从而促进光生电子-空穴分离,降低光生电子-空穴复合几率。在此工作基础上,我们直接以氮化钛为原料,氢氟酸为添加剂,通过简单的水热反应一步合成了氮自掺杂的TiO2微米片。利用X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、X射线光电子能谱、紫外-可见漫反射光谱、氮气吸附-脱附以及电化学阻抗谱等方法手段对所制备的光催化剂进行了基本结构与理化性质表征分析,并研究了其可见光光催化CO2还原性能。电镜照片结果表明,我们所制备的氮自掺杂锐钛矿TiO2微米片的(001)晶面与(101)晶面比例分别为65%和35%。基于我们前期研究结果, TiO2微米片的(001)晶面与(101)晶面可以形成表面异质结,具有良好的电荷分离效率,这也得到了电化学阻抗谱研究结果的证明。同时,由于N的原位掺杂,所制备的TiO2微米片具有优异的可见光捕获能力。由于可见光利用效率增强与光生电子-空穴分离效率提高这两方面的综合作用,所制备的氮自掺杂TiO2微米片具有非常好的可见光光催化CO2还原制甲醇性能,比商用P25及氮掺杂TiO2纳米粒子等参考样品的可见光光催化性能更优异。研究表明,通过原位自掺杂方法与晶面设计方法相结合,可以同时改善TiO2的可见光利用效率和光生电子-空穴分离效率,优化TiO2的可见光光催化性能,这也为后续开发新型高效光催化材料提供了新思路。     

Cl-诱导的含氧空位原子层厚Bi2WO6的可控合成及其深度氧化NO性能

开发具有高量子效率的半导体光催化材料是极具前景的解决能源短缺和环境污染问题的策略.在已报道的诸多光催化材料中,超薄二维(2D)材料表现突出,凭借其高效的载流子分离传输性能备受研究者的青睐.然而,苛刻的合成条件、缺乏表面活性位点等问题制约了其应用.因此,温和可控地合成具有大量活性位点的原子层厚2D材料具有重要的意义.作为...     

新型间接Z字结型g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi空心微球等离子共振增强光吸收和光催化性能（英文）

半导体光催化技术是目前最有前景的绿色化学技术,可通过利用太阳光降解污染物或制氢.作为有潜力的半导体催化剂,钼酸铋具有合适的带隙(2.58 eV).但是,由于低的量子产量,钼酸铋的光催化性能并不理想.为了提高钼酸铋的光催化性能,研究者多考虑采取构造异质结的方式.石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)能带位置合适,与多种光催化半导体能带匹配,是构造异质结的常用选择.因此,本文选用g-C3N4与钼酸铋复合,构造异质结结构.为了进一步提高光催化性能,多采用负载贵金属(Pt,Au和Pd)作为助催化剂,利用贵金属特有的等离子共振效应,增加光吸收,促进载流子分离,但贵金属价格昂贵.Bi金属单质价格便宜,具备等效的等离子共振效应,是理想的贵金属替代物.钼酸铋可以采取原位还原的方式还原出Bi单质,构造更紧密的界面结构,更有利于载流子传输.Bi的等离子共振效应可以有效提高材料的光吸收能力和光生载流子分离率.本文采用溶剂热和原位还原方法成功合成了一种新型三元异质结结构g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi(CN/BMO/Bi)空心微球.结果显示,三元异质结结构的最佳配比为0.4CN/BMO/9Bi,该样品表现出最好的光催化降解罗丹明B效率,是纯钼酸铋的9倍.通过计算DRS和XPS的价带数据,0.4CN/BMO/9Bi是一种Z字型异质结.牺牲试剂实验也提供了Z字型异质结的有力证据,测试显示超氧自由基·O^2-(在-0.33 eV)是光催化降解的主要基团.但是,钼酸铋的导带位置低于-0.33 eV,g-C3N4的导带高于-0.33 eV,因此g-C3N4的导带是唯一的反应位点,从而证明了光生载流子的转移是通过Z字型异质结结构实现的.TEM图显示金属Bi分散在钼酸铋表面.DRS和PL图分析表明金属Bi增加了材料的光吸收能力,同时扮演了中间介质的角色,促进钼酸铋导带的电子和g-C3N4价带的空穴快速复合.因此,g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/Bi的优异光催化性能主要归功于Z字型异质结和Bi金属的等离子共振吸收效应,提高了材料的光吸收能力和光生载流子分离率.     

Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3 p-n异质结复合光催化剂的制备及增强的可见光催化性能

半导体光催化氧化技术作为一种“绿色技术”,被广泛应用于环境污染物治理和太阳能转化领域.高效、稳定、可回收利用的催化剂的开发是光催化技术发展的一个重要方向. Ag系半导体光催化剂因在可见光分解水制氢及降解有机污染物等方面表现出优异的催化性能而广受关注.然而,该催化剂失活快制约了其应用.因此,提高Ag系半导体材料的光催化稳定性成为近年来研究的一个热点.研究发现,在半导体的表面或者界面形成p–n异质结是提高催化剂光催化性能和稳定性的有效途径.理论上讲,当p型半导体和n型半导体形成p–n结以后,在两种半导体接触边缘的附近处存在着正、负空间电荷分列两边的偶极层,产生了从n型半导体指向p型半导体的内建电场.内建电场的存在使得p型半导体与n型半导体之间产生了电位差,即内建电势差.这种电势差能够有效促进电子和空穴的分离,达到光生电子和空穴对分离、转移和传递的目的,从而抑制电子和空穴的复合,提高光催化效率. Ag2CO3是p型半导体,其导带为0.21 eV,价带为2.83 eV; Ag3PO4是n型半导体,其导带为0.43 eV,价带为2.86 eV.两者能带结构匹配,能形成p–n异质结.因此,本文采用简单的共沉淀法,制备了不同比例的Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3复合光催化剂,并通过X射线衍射、透射电镜、X射线光电子能谱、紫外-可见漫反射光谱以及瞬态光电压谱等对其进行了表征.透射电镜照片显示,粒径较小的Ag3PO4颗粒均匀的分布在粒径较大的Ag2CO3周围. P元素和C元素的摩尔比接近于投料比. Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3复合催化剂的吸收光谱体现出两种催化剂的混合特征,在可见光区的吸收强度增加.瞬态光电压表征不仅证实了Ag2CO3是p型半导体, Ag3PO4是n型半导体,更说明了40%-Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3复合光催化剂的载流子寿命较长.罗丹明B(RhB)的降解实验证实40%-Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3(Ag3PO4与Ag2CO3的摩尔比为40%：60%)复合催化剂的光催化效率最高,500 W氙灯(附加420 nm截止波长的滤光片)照射15 min后, RhB就能被完全降解,而纯的Ag3PO4和Ag2CO3对RhB的降解率只有40%和10%.循环实验发现,前两次循环中由于单质银的生成导致催化剂活性下降,但从第三次循环开始其催化活性趋于稳定.此外,还通过添加草酸钠(空穴的清除剂)、异丙醇(羟基自由基的清除剂)和对苯醌(超氧自由基的淬灭剂)等来判断光催化过程中起主要作用的活性自由基.实验证实空穴是Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3光催化剂在降解RhB过程中产生的主要活性自由基物种. Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3光催化剂相对于单纯的Ag3PO4和Ag2CO3有更高的空穴产生能力.当可见光照射到复合催化剂表面时, Ag2CO3导带上的激发电子能够快速转移到Ag3PO4的导带上,同时Ag3PO4价带上的光生空穴能够快速转移到Ag2CO3的价带上. p–n结的形成提高了光生电子和空穴的分离效率,抑制了电子和空穴的再结合,因此,复合光催化剂光催化降解效率提高.综上所述, Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3之间能形成有效p–n结,40%-Ag3PO4/Ag2CO3复合光催化剂表现出最佳的光催化性能.     

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of willow branch-shaped MoS2/CdS heterojunctions for photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation

Willow branch-shaped MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions are successfully synthesized for the first time by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemical and photoluminescence spectroscopy tests. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of the samples were evaluated under visible light irradiation. The resulting MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions exhibit a much improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity than that obtained with CdS and MoS₂. In particular, the optimized MC-5 (5 at.% MoS₂/CdS) photocatalyst achieved the highest hydrogen production rate of 250.8 μmol h^-1, which is 28 times higher than that of pristine CdS. The apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) at 420 nm was 3.66%. Further detailed characterizations revealed that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions could be attributed to the efficient transfer and separation of photogenerated charge carriers resulting from the core-shell structure and the close contact between MoS₂ nanosheets and CdS single-crystal nanorods, as well as to increased visible light absorption. A tentative mechanism for photocatalytic H₂ evolution by MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions was proposed. This work will open up new opportunities for developing more efficient photocatalysts for water splitting.     

局部表面等离子体共振可调的MoO3-x-TiO2纳米复合物用于提高可见光下光催化还原CO2的性能(英文)

利用太阳能光催化还原CO₂和H₂O到燃料和化学品是一条极具吸引力但又充满挑战性的转化途径.迄今为止,只有非常有限的光催化剂已经被报道可以在可见光照射下光催化还原CO₂.局部表面等离子体共振(LSPR)现象可以被用作一种有效的开发可见光催化剂的策略.贵金属Au,Ag,Pt等的LSPR现象已经被较为广泛的研究,并应用于光催化、光热、气敏等多种领域.而低价态金属自掺杂的金属氧化物,如MoO_3-x和WO_3-x,也被证明具有LSPR现象,可用于开发更加廉价的可见光催化剂.本文通过简单的溶剂热法成功合成了低价态Mo自掺杂的MoO_3-x纳米片催化剂,并在合成过程中原位加入TiO₂纳米颗粒(TiO₂-NP)和TiO₂纳米棒(TiO₂-NT),构建了MoO_3-x-TiO₂纳米复合物.电镜表征显示,MoO_3-x-TiO     

A facile green approach to the synthesis of Bi2WO6@V2O5 heterostructure and their photocatalytic activity evaluation under visible light irradiation for RhB dye removal

Bismuth tungsten oxide and vanadium pentoxide (Bi₂WO₆/V₂O₅) heterostructures are produced by a green synthesis approach using Azadirachta indica extract for photocatalytic performance. The hydrothermal method at temperatures between 120 °C and 140 °C is used to synthesize Bi₂WO₆. Bi₂WO₆ and V₂O₅ phases are formed in pure orthorhombic wells according to the XRD pattern. The SEM displays V₂O₅ nanorods, Bi₂WO₆ hierarchical microspheres that resemble flowers at 120 °C, and particles with a particle-like character at 140 °C. In V₂O₅, the asymmetric stretching vibrations of the triplely coordinated oxygen (chain oxygen) bonds and the vibration of the doubly coordinated oxygen (bridge oxygen) bonds are responsible for a peak at 611 cm^?1. In FTIR spectra between 600 and 1600 cm^?1, the major absorption bands in Bi₂WO₆ are attributed to the W-O stretching, Bi-O stretching, and W-O-W bridging stretching modes. Bi₂WO₆@V₂O₅ at 120 °C has the lowest bandgap energy (2.32 eV) and optical electronegativity (0.62), as well as the highest refractive index (2.57), extinction coefficient (2.21), and dielectric constant (ε_r = 0.72 and ε_i = 11.4) among all samples, making it a suitable material for photocatalysis. Rhodamine blue (RhB) dye degradation is used to measure the photocatalytic activity (PCA) of certain materials. The results showed that heterostructure V₂O₅@Bi₂WO₆ synthesized at 120 °C is more attractive among all samples due to high degradation of RhB dye under sunlight irradiation in 90 min.     

Ag/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4三元复合光催化剂的制备及其可见光驱动下的光催化活性增强

报道了一种新型Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂的制备及其半导体界面处的快速载流子分离所引起的光催化活性的显著增强效应。通过X射线衍射,扫描电子显微镜,紫外-可见吸收光谱以及光致发光光谱等就其晶体结构、形貌、组分、光学吸收以及载流子的快速分离行为进行了表征与分析。以罗丹明B作为模型化合物分子,研究发现,所制备的Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂在可见光照射下表现出比Ag₃PO₄以及Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄二元催化剂更为优异的光催化活性。研究认为,Ag₃PO₄表面尺寸约为40 nm的Ag纳米粒子在可见光下受激所产生的等离子表面共振效应以及Ag₃PO₄与g-C₃N₄界面处所形成的类似异质结结构对所制备的Ag/Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄三元复合光催化剂光催化活性的显著增强起到重要作用。     

Impact of surface hydroxylation in MgO-/SnO-nanocluster modified TiO2 anatase (101) composites on visible light absorption,charge separation and reducibility

Anatase TiO₂ surfaces, whether oxidised or hydroxylated, can be modified by nanoclusters of SnO and MgO to give a red shift in light absorption, enhanced charge separation and high reducibility.