纳米TiO2薄膜制备方法的研究进展

纳米二氧化钛以其优异的化学、物理性能受到关注。薄膜是纳米二氧化钛的重要形式,制备纳米二氧化钛薄膜具有重要意义和很好的应用前景。依据制备工艺中温度的要求,对制备纳米二氧化钛薄膜的方法进行了概述,高温制备的工艺主要有溶胶-凝胶法、水热法、气相沉积法,低温制备工艺主要有电泳沉积法、紫外光照射法、电化学制备法、模板自组装制备法。     

TiO2纳米带的制备及应用研究进展

对TiO2纳米带的主要制备方法以及应用前景等方面进行了综述。并展望了TiO2纳米带今后的研究方向。     

磁性纳米TiO2光催化材料的研究进展

磁性纳米TiO2是一类对外加磁场具有良好的磁响应性能的光催化材料,本文概述了近年来二组分、三组分磁性包覆材料、改性磁核的光催化材料及中空微囊结构的光催化材料的研究现状。阐述了不同结构包覆材料的优缺点并针对不同的缺点研究者们所采取的解决方法。介绍了磁性纳米TiO2的磁性回收效率和光催化效率情况。分析了不同结构中影响光催化材料形貌的主要因素,为实现催化剂的回收,提高光催化性能及磁性材料今后的发展方向提供参考。     

纳米TiO2的性能及其研究进展

纳米二氧化钛是一种新型无机材料,它具有光催化活性,能利用太阳光催化降解很多有毒、有害的物质,具有广阔的应用前景,近年来已成为材料研究领域的热点.本文介绍了纳米TiO2膜的光催化机理、电荷传输特性及其制备方法、现阶段国内外研究的热点以及研究进展.     

纳米TiO2/SiO2复合食品抗菌材料

以水玻璃和Ti(SO4)2为原料,制备出了多孔的纳米TiO2/SiO2复合粒子,在后处理过程中,利用无机包覆剂溶解度随温度的变化,在复合粒子表面包覆了一层无机结晶膜,经热处理除去包覆剂后,得到了以单分散纳米复合粒子组成的复合微粉.对复合微粉进行比表面和孔容测试,并运用XRD和TEM进行了表征,发现TiO2以12.6nm的纳米晶粒的形式被多孔的SiO2包覆,所形成的复合粒子则约为20nm.为了了解复合微粒的灭菌效果,运用纳米TiO2和复合粉末对4种保健食品进行对照灭菌实验,两个月以后,测得含复合微粒的样品中的菌落总数为50～120个/g,是相应保健食品企业标准许可菌落数的0.25%～0.7%,为相应空白样和纳米TiO2粉样品菌落数的0.52%～0.97%和33.3%～83.3%.     

纳米二氧化钛的制备方法

综述了纳米二氧化钛的各种制备方法以及研究进展。     

N掺杂纳米TiO2的制备及其光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯和乙醇为原料,尿素为氮源,室温下采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了氮掺杂的纳米TiO2粉末。采用XRD、TEM、UV-Vis DRS对样品进行了表征。结果表明：N掺杂使纳米TiO2的光谱响应范围拓展到可见光区。较佳制备条件是：n(钛酸四丁酯)∶n(尿素)为1∶3,400 ℃下煅烧3.5 h,所得样品为锐钛矿晶型,平均粒径为13 nm。光降解甲基橙实验中,溶液pH值为4.0时,降解率最大,反应3 h降解率可达70.5%。     

玉米淀粉/TiO2纳米复合薄膜制备与性能

以玉米淀粉为基质,结合纳米Ti O₂,通过超声分散采用流延法制备了可生物降解的淀粉/Ti O₂纳米复合薄膜,研究了纳米Ti O₂对薄膜拉伸性能、阻隔性能及抗菌活性的影响,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱仪(FTIR)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)对复合膜的微观形貌和结构进行了表征。结果表明,淀粉/Ti O₂纳米复合膜中Ti O₂与淀粉分子间存在缔合作用,含适量Ti O₂的复合膜组分之间有良好的相容性,与淀粉膜相比,纳米复合膜的拉伸性能和水蒸气阻隔性能得到有效改善,含0.8%Ti O₂(质量分数,下同)的纳米复合膜拉伸强度为7.54 MPa,比淀粉膜提高了53.9%,水蒸气透过系数为5.50×10^-5 g/(mm·d),较淀粉膜降低了23.5%,该复合膜同时表现出较好的紫外线隔离性能及抗菌活性。     

改性TiO2光催化剂的研究进展

TiO2不仅在陶瓷工业上应用广泛,而且作为一种重要的光催化剂在环境保护方面有着重要的应用前景。但由于自身因素的影响,限制了TiO2光催化剂的应用。文章介绍了TiO2光催化剂的反应机理,综述了掺杂改性的作用机理及方法,并对这些方面研究所取得的进展进行了简单评述,对今后的研究作了展望。     

静电纺丝制备TiO2纳米纤维的光催化性能

纳米TiO2材料在光催化、抗菌等方面有着广泛应用。采用尺寸为20～30nm的TiO2颗粒与聚乙烯吡咯烷酮（PVP）的醇溶液混合制得纺丝液,通过静电纺丝技术与烧结工艺,制得TiO2纳米纤维。采用能谱仪、X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和投射电子显微镜等分析手段对样品进行了表征,与采用溶胶–凝胶结合静电纺丝技术得到的TiO2纳米纤维进行了形貌对比,并通过亚甲基蓝降解实验研究其光催化性能。结果表明：以TiO2纳米颗粒为原料通过静电纺丝技术制备的TiO2纳米纤维,主要为多晶相的锐钛矿结构,直径为150～250 nm,长度大于20μm,与溶胶–凝胶结合静电纺丝技术制得的TiO2纳米纤维相比,直径分布更为均匀。在紫外光照射90min时,对浓度为4mg/L的亚甲基蓝溶液的分解率为72%,具有较好的光催化效率。     

Low temperature preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous carbon-doped crystalline TiO2

A visible-light-active TiO₂ photocatalyst was prepared through carbon doping by using glucose as carbon source. Different from the previous carbon-doped TiO₂ prepared at high temperature, our preparation was performed by a hydrothermal method at temperature as low as 160 °C. The resulting photocatalyst was characterized by XRD, XPS, TEM, nitrogen adsorption, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The characterizations found that the photocatalyst possessed a homogeneous pore diameter about 8 nm and a high surface area of 126 m²/g. Comparing to undoped TiO₂, the carbon-doped TiO₂ showed obvious absorption in the 400–450 nm range with a red shift in the band gap transition. It was found that the resulting carbon-doped TiO₂ exhibits significantly higher photocatalytic activity than the undoped counterpart and Degussa P25 on the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) in water under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). This method can be easily scaled up for industrial production of visible-light driven photocatalyst for pollutants removal because of its convenience and energy-saving.     

Preparation of carbon-coated TiO2 nanostructures for lithium-ion batteries

Carbon-coated TiO₂ one-dimensional nanostructures are synthesized by hydrothermal reaction followed by post-calcination at various temperatures. Post-calcination induces crystallization of TiO₂ and the complete crystallization of anatase phase is observed at 600 °C of the calcination temperature. Carbon-coated TiO₂ nanostructures show relatively poor crystallinity as compared with the pristine counterparts, but their lithiation capacity and high rate capability are improved throughout all calcination temperatures. The coated carbon suppresses severe agglomeration of TiO₂ nanotubes which allows easy access of Li-ions and electrons to the whole surface of primary nanotubes, leading to the better lithiation performance. Higher calcination temperatures cause excessive growth of nanotube walls, leading to the collapse of tubular morphology and deterioration of lithiation performance. At 700 °C of the calcination temperature, the enhanced electronic conductivity from the graphitization of the coated carbon seems to be the main reason for the improved capacity of TiO₂ nanowires.     

Photocatalytic activity of Cu2O/TiO2, Bi2O3/TiO2 and ZnMn2O4/TiO2 heterojunctions

Cu₂O/TiO₂, Bi₂O₃/TiO₂ and ZnMn₂O₄/TiO₂ heterojunctions were studied for potential applications in water decontamination technology and their capacity to induce an oxidation process under VIS light. UV–vis spectroscopy analysis showed that the junctions-based Cu₂O, Bi₂O₃ and ZnMn₂O₄ are able to absorb a large part of visible light (respectively, up to 650, 460 and 1000 nm). This fact was confirmed in the case of Cu₂O/TiO₂ and Bi₂O₃/TiO₂ by photocatalytic experiments performed under visible light. A part of the charge recombination that can take place when both semiconductors are excited was observed when a photocatalytic experiment was performed under UV–vis illumination. Orange II, 4-hydroxybenzoic and benzamide were used as pollutants in the experiment. Photoactivity of the junctions was found to be strongly dependent on the substrate. The different phenomena that were observed in each case are discussed.     

Preparation and characterizations of a new PS/TiO2 hybrid membranes by sol-gel process

New organic-inorganic hybrids based on PS/TiO₂ hybrid membranes were prepared by sol-gel and phase inversion process. The membranes were characterized in terms of morphology, structure, hydrophlicity, UF performance and thermal stability. The results showed that macrovoids were nearly suppressed with formation of a sponge like membrane structure. The TiO₂ particles were uniformly dispersed in membrane. The nanodispersed inorganic network formed after sol-gel process and the strong interaction between inorganic network and polymeric chains led to the improvement of porosity and thermal stability. In particular hydrophilicity and permeability increased drastically with the increasing of TiO₂ content in the range of 0-9.3 wt%, without changing retention properties of membrane. However, high-TiO₂ concentration induces nanoparticles aggregate, resulting in the decline of hydrophilicity and permeability. Thus, PS/TiO₂ hybrid membranes with proper TiO₂ content are desirable to meet some specific requirements in industrial separation.     

纳米ZnO合成方法的研究现状

Zn O作为优良的半导体材料,其纳米材料(如纳米线、纳米棒等)在光、电、磁等方面因具有独特的性能而被广泛的应用于各个领域,因此,纳米Zn O的制备在近些年得到充分的发展,主要的制备方法分为固相法、液相法和气相法三大类。就气相法和液相法中常用的几种方法进行研究进展分析,指出每类方法的优势和存在问题,并对纳米Zn O制备技术的发展趋势进行展望。     

Modified titanium electrodes: Application to Ti/TiO2/PbO2 dimensionally stable anodes

Titanium is a valve metal able to withstand corrosion, due to the presence of a passivating layer of titanium oxide on its surface. But, due to that more or less insulating layer, titanium cannot be used directly as an anodic material. However, modification of the surface of a Ti/TiO₂ substrate may lead to the formation of new structures: Ti/TiO₂/M or Ti/TiO₂/OX, in which M is a metal such as platinum and OX a conducting oxide exhibiting electrocatalytic properties. These structures have interesting electrochemical properties and may be used as efficient electrode materials.In this paper, after a review of the electrochemical behaviour of these structures, we give new results concerning the selective electrodeposition of lead dioxide on Ti/TiO₂ substrates and we propose an interpretation of the results taking into account the dielectric properties of the underlying TiO₂. It is shown that there is a dramatic decrease of the resistance of the electrode when a PbO₂ layer is electrodeposited onto a Ti/TiO₂ structure. That effect allows the preparation of electrodes (low-cost DSAs) that may be used as anodes in spite of the presence of the underlying TiO₂ layer, that layer being useful to avoid corrosion of the titanium substrate. At last, the effect of stabilization of the underlying TiO₂ layer is discussed.     

Multifunctional TiO2 coatings for Cultural Heritage

Environmental pollution arising from industrial implants and urban factors is constantly increasing, causing aesthetical and durability concerns to urban structures exposed to the atmosphere.     

Preparation of polyaniline-modified TiO2 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity under visible light illumination

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were modified by polyaniline (PANI) using ‘in situ’ chemical oxidative polymerization method in hydrochloric acid solutions. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectrum (XPS) and UV–vis spectra were carried out to characterize the composites with different PANI contents. The photocatalytic degradation of phenol was chosen as a model reaction to evaluate the photocatalytic activities of the modified catalysts. Results show that TiO₂ nanoparticles are deposited by PANI to mitigate TiO₂ particles agglomeration. The modification does not alter the crystalline structure of the TiO₂ nanoparticles according to the X-ray diffraction patterns. UV–vis spectra reveal that PANI-modified TiO₂ composites show stronger absorption than neat TiO₂ under the whole range of visible light. The resulting PANI-modified TiO₂ composites exhibit significantly higher photocatalytic activity than that of neat TiO₂ on degradation of phenol aqueous solution under visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 400 nm). An optimum of the synergetic effect is found for an initial molar ratio of aniline to TiO₂ equal to 1/100.     

Preparation and photocatalysis of TiO2-fluoropolymer electrospun fiber nanocomposites

The preparation and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide (TiO₂)-fluoropolymer fiber nanocomposites were studied. The fluoropolymer nanofibers with carboxyl group were prepared by electrospinning. The complex was formed between carboxyl on fluoropolymer electrospun fiber surface and titanium ion, and then the TiO₂ nanoparticles were immobilized on the surface of fluoropolymer electrospun fibers through hydrothermal complex-precipitation. By controlling the reaction conditions, different sizes and numbers of TiO₂ nanocrystals can be obtained. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results reveal that an interaction exists between TiO₂ and fluoropolymer fibers. The degradation of methylene blue solution is performed by TiO₂-fluoropolymer fiber nanocomposites under UV irradiation. There may be an adsorption-migration-photodegradation process during the degradation of methylene blue by using TiO₂-fluoropolymer fiber nanocomposites as photocatalyst. The experimental results show that the TiO₂-fluoropolymer fiber nanocomposites have good photocatalytic ability, recycling and stability for the potential applicability in an environmental remediation.     

Direct synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles by using the solid-state precursor TiH2 powder in a thermal plasma reactor

We attempt the direct synthesis of TiO₂ by using the solid state precursor TiH₂ powder with oxygen in a thermal plasma reactor. Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide powder has been synthesized by using thermal plasma synthesis in a non-transferred arc thermal plasma reactor. The thermal plasma-synthesized powder product consists of nano-sized particles of anatase and rutile phases of titanium dioxide. Particle compositions were observed on collecting powder from different positions of the reactor and varying the amount of flow rate of reactive gases (O₂). The characteristics of the powder such as particle size, size distribution and phases were analyzed using various techniques such as XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, EDS and particle size analyzer. UV–visible reflection spectroscopy of the plasma-synthesized TiO₂ powders showed the absorbance in the visible region leading to effective photocatalytic activity, which is clearly confirmed from the XPS analysis. XPS analysis reveals the presence of –OH bonds on the surface of nanoparticles, which is the significant evidence of better quality of powders in comparison to other methods. Also, we have investigated the phase transformation phenomenon of anatase to rutile. At 1000 °C, complete transformation of the anatase to rutile occurs. Powders prepared in this procedure are white in colour and their diameter varies from 10 nm to 150 nm. Average particle size distributes in the range of 20–50 nm. The unique property about the plasma-synthesized powders is high resistance to heat treatment, with enhanced photocatalytic activity.