High photocatalytic activity over starfish-like La-doped ZnO/SiO_2 photocatalyst for malachite green degradation under visible light

In this work,the unique starlike La-doped ZnO-SiO2 photocatalysts were constructed by an evaporation and calcination method and characterized in detail.UV-vis reflectance and DFT calculation confirm that the doping with La allows to obtain a decrease of band gap of ZnO/SiO_2,which enhances visible light absorbance and oxidizing ability.The photoluminescence intensity reduces greatly,indicating more effective separation of the photo generated carriers of La-doped ZnO-SiO2.Photocatalytic activities of Ladoped ZnO-SiO2 with different doping ratios under simulated visible light irradiation were evaluated with malachite green(MG) as a model pollutant.Under optimized conditions including solution pH of 8,15 mg/L of MG solution and 15 mg of catalyst dosage,0.2% La-ZnO-SiO2 exhibits the best catalytic activity in photodegradations of MG in water.The removal and mineralization efficiency of MG can reach 96.1%and 70.9% in 140 min,respectively.The as-prepared catalysts present superior stability and recyclability after four times reuse.Moreover,selective quenching experiments indicate that hydroxyl radical(·OH),hole(h~+) and superoxide radical(·O_2~-) are the main reactive species responsible for MG degradation.Possible mechanism for photocatalytic elimination of MG over La-doped ZnO/SiO_2 photocatalyst is finally proposed.     

Removal of organic pollutants by lanthanide-doped MIL-53(Fe) metal-organic frameworks:Effect of dopant type in magnetite precursor

A series of undoped and lanthanide doped MIL-53(Fe)/Ln-Fe₃O₄(Ln=La,Nd,or Gd) metal-organic frameworks(MOFs) were prepared by the solvothermal method.All prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) measurements,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and thermal analysis.XRD and FT-IR results ascertain the successful MOF formation for all prepared samples.MIL-53(Fe)/La-Fe₃O_...     

La-Ce共掺杂制备La3+-Ce3+/ZnO及其对亚甲基蓝的光催化降解

采用溶胶凝胶法制备了La-Ce共掺杂的La3+-Ce3+/ZnO光催化剂,同时用同种方法制备了ZnO、La3+/ZnO和Ce3+/ZnO以作对比.通过X射线衍射仪、透射电镜、紫外可见分光光度计,比表面及孔隙度分析仪等对制备的光催化剂进行了表征.以亚甲基蓝为模型污染物对所制备的光催化剂的光催化特性进行了评价.结果表明,所制备的La3+-Ce3+/ZnO光催化剂基本呈长方柱状,尺寸平均为57.3 nm,La-Ce共掺杂提高了ZnO的结晶度,促进了晶粒的长大.根据光催化实验结果,La-Ce共掺杂能够显著提高ZnO的光催化活性.在光催化降解500 mL的10 mg·L-1亚甲基蓝实验中,La3+-Ce3+/ZnO光催化剂对亚甲基蓝的降解率达93.7%,比纯ZnO、La3+-ZnO和Ce3+-ZnO分别提高了21.4%、19.2%和9.3%.      

水热法合成Ag2CO3/ZnO异质结复合光催化剂及其光催化性能

采用水热法合成了一系列不同Ag₂CO₃含量的新型Ag₂CO₃/ZnO异质结复合光催化剂, 运用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱(UV-vis DRS)等系列手段对所制备的光催化剂进行了表征, 并以紫外光(254 nm)为光源, 评价了催化剂光催化降解甲基橙的活性, 考察了不同Ag₂CO₃复合量、不同水热温度对ZnO复合光催化剂反应活性的影响.结果表明, 当Ag₂CO₃含量为2 %、水热温度为140 ℃, 复合光催化剂具有最大的光催化活性, 降解率达到86.31 %.Ag₂CO₃/ZnO异质结复合光催化剂具有更高的光催化活性主要原因是复合光催化剂对紫外光有很强的吸收能力, 适量Ag₂CO₃能提高光生电子-空穴对的分离效率, 并改善催化剂的物理性能.      

Hydrophilic and photocatalytic performances of lanthanum doped titanium dioxide thin films

Pure and La-doped TiO2 thin films were prepared on glass by sol-gel method using tetrabutyl titanate as Ti precursors. Their chemical composition, structure and properties were characterized by X-ray d...     

Preparation and photocatalytic activity of Fe3O4@SiO2@ZnO:La

In this study, Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO:La microspheres were successfully prepared. The microspheres have the advantages of both ZnO doped with La and the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ structure such that the former improves the photocatalytic activity of ZnO and the latter can be reused. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), a field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM), a field emission transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were used to characterize Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO:La microspheres. Methyl orange was used as the model molecule to study the effect of the Zn²⁺ concentration and the doping amount of La on the photocatalytic activity of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO:La microspheres. Results show that in the synthesis of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO:La microspheres, photocatalytic activity of the microspheres is enhanced first and weakened later with the increase of Zn²⁺ concentration. In the La doping process, the photocatalytic activity of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO:La microspheres is enhanced with the increase in the La doping amount. The magnetic photocatalysts not only have high photocatalytic activity, but also can be reused. After being reused five times, the photocatalyst's degradation rate of methyl orange is still as high as 81%, which shows that magnetic photocatalysts have prospective wider applications in photocatalytic degradation of dye wastewater.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Photocatalytic Studies of La,Dy-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Rare earth La Dy co-doped ZnO nanoparticles (Zn_0.98La_0.01Dy_0.01O, Zn_0.96La_0.02Dy_0.02O, Zn_0.94La_0.03Dy_0.03O, and Zn_0.92La_0.04Dy_0.04O) were synthesized by co-precipitation method at temperature of 500 °C for 2 h in air. The synthesized samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), FE-SEM/EDS and UV–Visible spectrophotometer. The prepared nanoparticles exhibit a hexagonal wurtzite structure as observed from XRD measurements. It was observed that the La Dy co- doped ZnO nanoparticles (Zn_0.98La_0.01Dy_0.01O, Zn_0.96La_0.02Dy_0.02O, Zn_0.94La_0.03Dy_0.03O, and Zn_0.92La_0.04Dy_0.04O) exhibit higher optical absorbance spectrum at 400 nm to 800 nm wavelength due to its smaller crystal size (12.2 nm) as compared to the un- doped ZnO nanoparticles (253.1 nm). The photocatalytic activity of rare earth La Dy co- doped ZnO nanoparticles were studied by performing the decomposition of methylene blue dye solution under UV light irradiation within 0–4 h. The methylene blue dye solution was considerably photodegraded by Zn_0.92La_0.04Dy_0.04O photocatalyst under UV light irradiation within 2–4 h to the efficiency of 96 %. The pseudo first order rate constant of the degradation was found to be 0.0264 S^?1. The degradation mechanisms are discussed in this work.     

Photocatalytic degradation of imidacloprid by composite catalysts H3PW12O40/La-TiO2

A series of La-doped TiO2 with different mass fractions were prepared by sol-gel method. Composite catalysts H3PW12O40/La-TiO2 with different loading levels were synthesized using impregnation method. The prepared samples were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis. The Keggin structure of H3PW12O40 (HPW) remained intact on the surface of the composites, they had relatively uniform spherical grains of diameter less than 20 nm. The visible light activity of prepared composites were improved by loading HPW and doping La. The prepared composites were used as photocatalysts in degradation of pesticide imidacloprid. Results revealed that 20%H3PW12O40/0.3%La-TiO2 possessed the best photocatalytic activity. Thus, the degradation conversion of imidacloprid reached 98.17% after 60 min irradiation when 20%H3PW12O40/0.3% La-TiO2 was used as catalysts. The degradation of imidacloprid corresponded with first-order kinetic reaction, and the half life of the degradation of imidacloprid was 9.35 min in the optimal conditions.     

镧、铁共掺TiO_2光催化剂的合成及其光催化活性研究

采用溶胶-微波法(Sol-Microwave Method)合成了镧、铁共掺纳米TiO_2光催化剂,借助X-射线衍射(XRD) 、光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-vis)等技术对样品组成和光吸收特性进行了表征,同时以高压汞灯(HPML)为实验光源、罗丹明B为模型污染物考察了样品的光催化活性.结果表明,所得TiO_2为锐钛矿型,共掺体系的最佳掺杂量为La 0.4%,Fe 0.1%,所获最佳共掺TiO_2对罗丹明B表现出较高的光催化活性,高压汞灯下反应45min,降解率达到92.6%.     

Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity of samarium-doped zinc oxide nanostructures

In the present work,we have synthesized samarium doped zinc oxide nanostructures(Zn_(1-x)Sm_xO;x=0.00,0.02,0.04 and 0.06) via chemical precipitation method and studied their structural,morphological,optical and photocatalytic properties.X-ray diffraction(XRD) patterns,PL and Raman spectra results indicate that the undoped and Sm-doped ZnO nanostructures are crystallized in a hexagonal wurtzite structure.FESEM images show that the morphology of the sample changes from cubical to hexagonal nanostructures with increase in Sm~(3+)doping concentration.The EDX spectra confirm the incorporation of Sm~(3+)ion in ZnO.The influence of Sm~(3+)doping on the structure,morphology,absorption,emission and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanostructures were investigated systematically.The addition of Sm~(3+)ion leads to a red shift in the optical energy band gap from 3.19 to 2.67 eV and hence,increases the visible light absorption ability.The presence of E_2(H) and E_1(LO) modes in microRaman spectra confirms the crystallinity and defects in the samples.The detailed photocatalytic experiments reveal that Sm-doped ZnO nanostructures show the maximum photodegradation efficiency for Methylene blue(MB) dye for x=0.04,i,e.,94.94%,under visible light irradiation.The photocatalytic efficiency improves by 6.98 times when ZnO is doped with rare earth metal ion(Sm~(3+)) and is a potential candidate for practical applications.The investigation demonstrates that as-synthesized nano-sized photocatalysts act as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of MB dye.     

微波水热法快速合成氧化锌纳米棒及其光催化性能

以硫酸锌、醋酸锌和氢氧化锌为原料,制备出氢氧化锌前驱体和氧化锌晶种,在微波水热条件下快速合成了氧化锌纳米棒。通过X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）和紫外?可见分光光度计（UV-vis）对氧化锌纳米棒的形貌、结构和光学性质等进行了表征,并通过降解罗丹明B（RhB）测试了样品的光催化性能,探讨了微波辐射作用对产物的催化活性的影响。实验结果表明,氢氧化锌作为前驱体在微波作用下30 min,生成为基于氧化锌纳米棒自组装的三维笼状结构,与常规方法制备的氧化锌纳米棒相比,微波辐射作用下生成的样品结晶度更高。紫外?可见分光光度计结果表明微波辐射会导致合成的氧化锌纳米棒吸收边红移,缩小带隙能量,从而提升氧化锌纳米棒的催化活性。光催化测试表明微波辅助合成的氧化锌纳米棒具有更好的可见光吸收特性,在紫外和可见光照射下,对罗丹明B都具有较好的降解效率,在紫外光照射下80 min内罗丹明B的降解率可达到98.5%。这种微波辅助的合成方法能够在短时间内合成大量的氧化锌纳米材料,具有高效批量制备、清洁环保等优点。      

Effect of titanium dioxide and gadolinium dopants on photocatalytic behavior for acriflavine dye

Herein,we report the experimental methodology to optimize the operational parameters of the photocatalytic degradation of acriflavine dye using TiO_2 and Gd~(3+) as dopant.A series of Gd~(3+) doped TiO_2 nanoparticles were synthesized via hydrothermal route and characterized using various techniques like FT-IR,UV,XRD,FESEM and EDS.It is observed that synthesized particles are in the range of 25-30 nm with spherical shape in nature.TiO_2 has rutile phase and the average particle size was estimated from Scherrer's equation.Energy bandgap was estimated using Tauc's plot.The photodegradation was carried out under UV light in pseudofirst order condition.To understand the kinetics,four experimental parameters were chosen as independent variables like percentage of dopant,initial concentration of dye,dosage of catalyst and pH of reaction medium.The degradation efficiency of 92% was observed for 0.5%Gd doped TiO_2 at catalyst dosage of 0.3 g/dm~3,pH 10 and dye concentration of 3×10~(-6) mol/dm~3.It is observed that,the photocatalytic activity of TiO_2 can be increased by using gadolinium as dopant only in optimum concentration.Further,this photocatalyst can be employed to degrade other o rganic pollutants.     

Lanthanum and boron co-doped BiVO4 with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange

BiVO4 photocatalysts co-doped with La and B were prepared by sol-gel method using citric acid as chelate.The samples were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),Brumauer-Emmett-Teller(BET),UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS) and the photocatalytic activity was investigated by photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange(MO).The results showed that boron and lanthanum ions incorporated into the lattice of BiVO4,and co-doping led to more surface oxygen vacancies,high specific surface areas,small crystallite size,narrow band gap and intense light absorbance in visible region.And the doped La(III) ions could help the separation of photogenerated electrons.Compared with BiVO4 and B-BiVO4,the photocatalytic activity of La-B co-doped BiVO4 was remarkably improved due to the synergistic effects of the co-doped ions.The degradation rate of MO in 60 min was 98.4% when La doping content was 0.05 mol.%,which was much higher than that of pure BiVO4(20%) and B-BiVO4(37%).     

La-doped SnO2 synthesis and its electrochemical property

Tin dioxide (SnO₂) and La-doped (1%, 5%, 10% in mass ratio) SnO₂ samples were prepared via a hydrothermal method. The as-prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results showed that the particle size of SnO₂ decreased gradually with the increase of the doped La element. When used as anode materials of Li ion battery, the La-doped samples exhibited better cycling performance than the pure SnO₂, and the cycling performance of the La-doped samples got better and better with the increase of the doped La. The better electrochemical performance of the doped material could be attributed to the doping of La element, which not only enabled SnO₂ powders to have a good dispersivity but also reduced their particle size.     

水热法合成Ag2C03／ZnO异质结复合光催化剂及其光催化性能

采用水热法合成了一系列不同Ag2CO3含量的新型Ag2CO/ZnO异质结复合光催化剂,运用X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）、紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱（UV-visDRS）等系列手段对所制备的光催化剂进行了表征,并以紫外光（254nm）为光源,评价了催化剂光催化降解甲基橙的活性,考察了不同Ag2CO3复合量、不同水热温度对ZnO复合光催化剂反应活性的影响．结果表明．当Ag2CO3含量为2％、水热温度为140℃,复合光催化剂具有最大的光催化活性,降解率达到86．31％．Ag2CO3/ZnO异质结复合光催化剂具有更高的光催化活性主要原因是复合光催化剂对紫外光有很强的吸收能力,适量A龅C03能提高光生电子一空穴对的分离效率,并改善催化剂的物理性能．     

Photocatalytic activity of Eu3＋-doped ZnO nanorods synthesized via microwave assisted technique

The doped ZnO nanorods as a photocatalyst with different Eu contents were prepared by microwave assisted method and they were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD),energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS),UV-Vis spectroscopy,surface area Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The average crystallite size and band gap energy of Eu-doped ZnO were varied with the Eu content.The XRD pattern of Eu-doped ZnO indicated hexagonal crystal structure with an average crystallite size of 25 nm.The presence of europium with trivalent state and its doping successfully into the crystal lattice of ZnO matrix were confirmed by XPS technique.The photocatalytic activity of Eu-doped ZnO nanorods was evaluated for methyl orange degradation.The photocatalytic experiments showed ～91% degradation of methyl orange over 0.2 mol.% Eu doped ZnO sample within 3 h under UV light(365 nm).     

Aluminium and cerium co-doped ZnO nanoparticles:Facile and inexpensive synthesis and visible light photocatalytic performances

Facile combustion route synthesized Al and Ce co-doped ZnO nanoparticles photocatalysts were characterized using XRD,SEM,BET,EDS,UV-visible DRS,PL,photocurrent and EIS techniques.XRD and SEM analyses identify that crystallite and particle size is reduced from 13.26 to 11.88 nm with introduction of Al and Ce into ZnO which assists inhibiting the recombination of photo generated charge carriers.UVvisible DRS spectra indicate that optical assimilation of ZnO is significantly increased to visible region(-406 nm)and band gap reduces from 3.18 to 3.06 eV with introduction of Al and Ce co-dopants.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis under visible light illumination confirms the enhancement in visible light activity of Al and Ce co-doped ZnO nanoparticles as photocatalysts.The enhanced activity of Al and Ce co-doped ZnO photocatalyst can be ascribed to enhanced light assimilation,high surface area and efficient charge transfer process.Our results reveal that by incorporating precise amount of Al(~2%)and Ce(~2%)into ZnO,a highly efficient catalyst can be synthesized that have degraded almost 95%methyl orange(MO)dye in just 45 min.Further,the influence of various operational parameters such as solution pH,catalyst dose,dye concentration,airflow rate and light intensity on photodecomposition of MO was evaluated.Furthe rmore,a possible mechanism for Al and Ce modified ZnO was proposed and designed photocatalysts demonstrates good stability in aqueous medium.     

利用热喷涂技术制备二氧化钛光催化涂层研究现状与展望

纳米二氧化钛(TiO_2)因稳定、廉价、无毒等优势,成为研究与应用最广泛的光催化剂。为了解决颗粒状催化剂难以回收、易于造成二次污染等缺点,制备TiO_2涂层是较为理想的选择。热喷涂技术具有成本低、效率高、容易实现大面积制备等优势,在Ti O2涂层制备研究中得到广泛关注。基于此,本文综述了等离子喷涂、火焰喷涂、超音速火焰喷涂、冷喷涂技术在制备纳米TiO_2涂层方面的研究现状,并分析了影响TiO_2涂层光催化性能的关键制备因素,讨论了多种热喷涂技术在涂层微观结构控制与性能调控方面的研究现状,并对未来发展做了展望。     

稀土上转光剂(Y3Al5O12∶Er^3+)复合TiO2光催化剂的制备及其催化性能的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法、高温煅烧法和超声分散法制备了Y3Al5O12∶Er^3+/TiO2复合光催化剂,并对制备的样品进行了XRD和SEM表征。利用次甲基蓝水溶液模拟有机污染水,对比了单一TiO2,上转光剂Y3Al5O12∶Er^3+以及Y3Al5O12∶Er^3+/TiO2复合光催化剂的催化活性。同时讨论了煅烧温度、煅烧时间、光照射时间、光照强度以及光催化剂用量等因素对光催化剂性能的影响。结果表明,煅烧温度为550℃、煅烧时间为90 min,照射时间为150 min,光照强度为1.0 mW/cm2和催化剂的量为1.00 g/L时,Y3Al5O12∶Er^3+/TiO2复合光催化剂降解次甲基蓝表现出了最佳的催化效果。     

XPS study of surface absorbed oxygen of ABO3 mixed oxides

Perovskite-type complex oxides ABO3 （A=Sr, La; B=Mn, Fe, Co） were prepared by citric acid method. The degradation of water-solubilized dyes was carried out using the mixed oxides as photocatalyst. The surface absorbed oxygen was analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The results indicated that there was a relationship between the photocatalytic activity and the content of the surface absorbed oxygen. The higher the content of the surface absorbed oxygen was, the better the performance of the photocatalyst.