Redox behavior and electrocatalytic activities of the Ti/nano\|TiO\-2 electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and bulk electrolysis. The results indicate that there are two pairs of well\|defined redox p...Redox behavior and electrocatalytic activities of the Ti/nano\|TiO\-2 electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and bulk electrolysis. The results indicate that there are two pairs of well\|defined redox peaks for Ti/nano\|TiO\-2 film electrode in the 1 mol/L H\-2SO\-4 and 1 mol/L NaOH at 0.1 V/s corresponding to TiO\-2/ Ti\-2O\-3 and TiO\-2/Ti(OH)\-3 reversible electrode process. In 1 mol/L NaOH medium the peak potential evidently shift to the negative value with \%E\%\+r\-\{1/2\} being -1.38 and -1.72 V(\%vs\%.SCE), and the heterogeneous electrocatalytic reduction activities of TiO\-2/Ti\-2O\-3 redox for \%p\%\|nitrobenzoic acid (PNA) is very high. The indirect electroreduction of PNA to \%p\%\|aminobenzoic acid (PAA) by Ti\+Ⅳ/Ti\+Ⅲ redox system on nanocrystalline TiO\-2 film surface was found, and the electrode reaction mechanism is called electro\|catalytic(EC) mechanism. In the preparative electrolysis, the current efficiency was over 90%.展开更多
SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial l...SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.展开更多
文摘Redox behavior and electrocatalytic activities of the Ti/nano\|TiO\-2 electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and bulk electrolysis. The results indicate that there are two pairs of well\|defined redox peaks for Ti/nano\|TiO\-2 film electrode in the 1 mol/L H\-2SO\-4 and 1 mol/L NaOH at 0.1 V/s corresponding to TiO\-2/ Ti\-2O\-3 and TiO\-2/Ti(OH)\-3 reversible electrode process. In 1 mol/L NaOH medium the peak potential evidently shift to the negative value with \%E\%\+r\-\{1/2\} being -1.38 and -1.72 V(\%vs\%.SCE), and the heterogeneous electrocatalytic reduction activities of TiO\-2/Ti\-2O\-3 redox for \%p\%\|nitrobenzoic acid (PNA) is very high. The indirect electroreduction of PNA to \%p\%\|aminobenzoic acid (PAA) by Ti\+Ⅳ/Ti\+Ⅲ redox system on nanocrystalline TiO\-2 film surface was found, and the electrode reaction mechanism is called electro\|catalytic(EC) mechanism. In the preparative electrolysis, the current efficiency was over 90%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.20903073 and 20671070)the Key Project of Education Ministry of China (No.207008)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No.09JCYBJC07000)the Science and Technology Developing Foundation for Tianjin Universities (No.20080309)
文摘SnO2 nanosheet films about 200 nm in thickness are successfully fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide （FTO） glass by a facile solution-grown approach. The prepared SnO2 nanosheet film is appfied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film and the FTO substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSCs）. Experimental results show that the introduction of a SnO2 nanosheet film not only suppresses the electron back-transport reaction at the electrolyte/FTO interface but also provides an efficient electron transition channel along the SnO2 nanosheets, and as a result, increasing the open circuit voltage and short current density, and finally improving the conversion efficiency for the DSCs from 3.89% to 4.62%.
