Engineering of SnO_(2)/TiO_(2) heterojunction compact interface with efficient charge transfer pathway for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Fabricating an efficient charge transfer pathway at the compact interface between two kinds of semiconductors is an important strategy for designing hydrogen production heterojunction photocatalysts.In this work,we prepared a compact,stable and oxygen vacancy-rich photocatalyst(SnO_(2)/TiO_(2) heterostructure)via a simple and reasonable in-situ synthesis method.Briefly,SnCl_(2)–2H_(2)O is hydrolyzed on the TiO_(2) precursor.After the pyrolysis process,SnO_(2) nanoparticles(5 nm)were dispersed on the surface of ultrathin TiO_(2) nanosheets uniformly.Herein,the heterojunction system can offer abundant oxygen vacancies,which can act as active sites for catalytic reactions.Meanwhile,the interfacial contact of SnO_(2)/TiO_(2) grading semiconductor oxide is uniform and tight,which can promote the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers.As shown in the experimental results,the hydrogen production rate of SnO_(2)/TiO_(2) is 16.7 mmol h^(-1)g^(-1)(4.4 times higher than that of TiO_(2)),which is owing to its good dynamical properties.This work demonstrates an efficient strategy of tight combining SnO_(2)/TiO_(2) with abundant oxygen vacancies to improve catalytic efficiency.

Spray synthesis of rapid recovery Zno/polyaniline film ammonia sensor at room temperature

As an excellent room temperature sensing material,polyaniline(PANI)needs to be further investigated in the field of high sensitivity and sustainable gas sensors due to its long recovery time and difficulty to complete recovery.The ZnO/PANI film with p-n heterogeneous energy levels have successfully prepared by spraying Zno nanorod synthesized by hydrothermal method on the PANI film rapidly synthesized at the gas-liquid interface.The presence of p-n heterogeneous energy levels enables the ZnO/PANI film to detect 0.1-100 ppm(1 ppm=10^(-6))NH_(3)at room temperature with the response value to 100 ppm NH_(3)doubled(12.96)and the recovery time shortened to 1/5(31.2s).The ability of high response and fast recovery makes the ZnO/PANI filmto be able to detect NH_(3)at room temperature continuously.It provides a new idea for PANI to prepare sustainable room temperature sensor and promotes the development of room temperature sensor in public safety.