Ho^3＋-doped titanium dioxide（TiO2：Ho^3＋） downconversion（DC） nanowires were synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method followed by a subsequent calcination process after being immersed in Ho（NO3）3 aqueou...Ho^3＋-doped titanium dioxide（TiO2：Ho^3＋） downconversion（DC） nanowires were synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method followed by a subsequent calcination process after being immersed in Ho（NO3）3 aqueous solution. Moreover, TiO2：Ho^3＋ nanowires（HTNWs） were used as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells（DSSCs） to investigate their photoelectric properties. Scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and X-ray diffraction（XRD） were used to characterize the morphology and structure of the material, respectively. The photofluorescence and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra of HTNWs reveal a DC from the near and middle ultraviolet light to visible light which matches the strong absorbed region of the N719 dye. Compared with the pure TNW photoanode, HTNWs DC photoanodes show greater photovoltaic efficiency. The photovoltaic conversion efficiency（η） of the DSSCs with HTNWs photoanode doped with 4% Ho2O3（mass fraction） is two times that with pure TNW photoanode. This enhancement could be attributed to HTNWs which could extend the spectral response range of DSSCs to the near and middle ultraviolet region and increase the short-circuit current density（Jsc） of DSSCs, thus leading to the enhancement of photovoltaic conversion efficiency.展开更多
Titanium dioxide （TiO2） is a widely used photocatalyst that has been demonstrated for microorganism disinfection in drinking water. In this study, a new material with a novel structure, silver and copper loaded TiO2...Titanium dioxide （TiO2） is a widely used photocatalyst that has been demonstrated for microorganism disinfection in drinking water. In this study, a new material with a novel structure, silver and copper loaded TiO2 nanowire membrane （Cu-Ag-TiO2） was prepared and evaluated for its efficiency to inactivate E. coli and bacteriophage MS2. Enhanced photo-activated bactericidal and virucidal activities were obtained by the Cu-Ag-TiO2 membrane than by the TiO2, Ag-TiO2 and Cu-TiO2 membranes under both dark and UV light illumination. The better performance was attributed to the synergies of enhanced membrane photoacfivity by loading silver and copper on the membrane and the synergistic effect between the free silver and copper ions in water. At the end of a 30 min test of dead- end filtration under 254 nm UV irradiation, the Cu-Ag-TiO2 membrane was able to obtain an E. coli removal of 7.68 log and bacteriophage Ms2 removal of 4.02 log, which have met the US EPA standard. The free metal ions coming offthe membrane have concentrations of less than 10 ppb in the water effluent, far below the US EPA maximum contaminant level for silver and copper ions in drinking water. Therefore, the photo-activated disinfection by the Cu-Ag-Ti02 membrane is a viable technique for meeting drinking water treatment standards of microbiological water purifiers.展开更多
作为电池的重要组成部分,电极材料直接影响电池的能量密度。电极材料在制作过程中往往会添加粘结剂以稳定极片结构,但粘结剂的加入会降低电极材料的比容量,影响其离子迁移速率。通过在经水热反应刻蚀的钛箔/网上原位生长二氧化钛(TiO 2...作为电池的重要组成部分,电极材料直接影响电池的能量密度。电极材料在制作过程中往往会添加粘结剂以稳定极片结构,但粘结剂的加入会降低电极材料的比容量,影响其离子迁移速率。通过在经水热反应刻蚀的钛箔/网上原位生长二氧化钛(TiO 2)得到无粘结剂TiO 2/Ti纳米线阵列电极,并系统地研究不同钛基底及水热反应温度对TiO 2/Ti纳米线阵列电极物理性能和电化学性能的影响。结果表明,不同钛基底及水热反应温度均对生长的TiO 2纳米线的形貌和电化学性能有重要影响。其中通过220℃水热反应生长在钛网(0.15 mm)上的TiO 2纳米线呈蛛网状,具有较大的比表面积,属于锐钛矿型TiO 2,储钠过程主要由赝电容效应控制,且具有优秀的电化学性能:首周放电比容量为986 mAh g^-1,库伦效率为21.7%;随后放电比容量逐渐稳定在240 mAh g^-1左右;循环200周后放电比容量仍能达到228 mAh g^-1,库伦效率稳定在99.3%左右;即使在3200 mA g^-1的超大电流密度下,放电比容量仍能达到152 mAh g^-1。无粘结剂电极材料极大可以有限地提升电极材料的比容量,对未来高能量密度电池体系的设计具有一定的理论意义和参考价值。展开更多
Porous titanium dioxide （ZiO2） nanowires were synthesized via a surfactant-free hydrothermal method followed by acid-washing process and calcination. The structures and morphologies of products were characterized by...Porous titanium dioxide （ZiO2） nanowires were synthesized via a surfactant-free hydrothermal method followed by acid-washing process and calcination. The structures and morphologies of products were characterized by field emission scanning electron micro- scopy （FESEM）, Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and Brunauer-Emmett- Teller （BET） N2 adsorption-desorption analyses. The analysis of FESEM suggested the precursor was composed of a vast of uniform nanostructures like wires. The nanowire-like precursor was transformed into the porous nanowire after acid-treatment and calcination at 500~C for 2 h in air. The surface area of as-synthesized TiO2 nanowires calculated by BET is 86.4 m2/g. Furthermore, the photocatalytic properties of synthesized porous TiO2 nanowires were evaluated through the degradation of methylene blue （MB） and Rhodamine B （RhB）. The results clearly suggested that the as-prepared porous TiO2 nanowires showed remarkable photocatalytic performance on the degradation of RhB and MB due to their small size of nanocrystallites and the porous naonstructure.展开更多
Net-like titanium oxide or H-titanate nanowire films were grown on Ti substrates in 2 mol/L NaOH solutions at 80 ℃ via anodization method or chemical oxidation followed by proton-exchange. The microstructure, thermal...Net-like titanium oxide or H-titanate nanowire films were grown on Ti substrates in 2 mol/L NaOH solutions at 80 ℃ via anodization method or chemical oxidation followed by proton-exchange. The microstructure, thermal stability and photoelectrochemical property of two types of films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and photocurrent measurement. It is found that the anodic film mainly consists of a 500-nm-thick nenowire layer whereas the film formed by chemical oxidization is made up of two layers： a nanowire layer （nearly 1 tim in thickness） and an underlying non- nanowire layer （at least 1 μm in thickness）. In both two cases, the as-formed nanowires are partly crystallized. Thermal stability investigation reveals that the net-like structure of the anodic nanowire film almost keeps unchanged at a temperature less than 400℃ but is totally destroyed when being calcinated at 600 ℃. In contrast, the nanowire layer formed by chemical method is stable even after being calcinated at 600 ℃. Our results also show that the uncalcinated or calcinated anodic films are much more photoactive than the corresponding films prepared by chemical oxidization. The difference in photoelectrochemical property of two types of films is discussed based on their microstructures.展开更多
基金Project(2012FU125X03)supported by Open Research Fund Project of National Engineering Research Center of SeafoodChina+3 种基金Project(2011–191)supported by the Key Science and Technology Platform of Liaoning Provincial Education DepartmentChinaProject(2010–354)supported by the Science and Technology Platform of DalianChina
文摘Ho^3＋-doped titanium dioxide（TiO2：Ho^3＋） downconversion（DC） nanowires were synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method followed by a subsequent calcination process after being immersed in Ho（NO3）3 aqueous solution. Moreover, TiO2：Ho^3＋ nanowires（HTNWs） were used as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells（DSSCs） to investigate their photoelectric properties. Scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and X-ray diffraction（XRD） were used to characterize the morphology and structure of the material, respectively. The photofluorescence and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra of HTNWs reveal a DC from the near and middle ultraviolet light to visible light which matches the strong absorbed region of the N719 dye. Compared with the pure TNW photoanode, HTNWs DC photoanodes show greater photovoltaic efficiency. The photovoltaic conversion efficiency（η） of the DSSCs with HTNWs photoanode doped with 4% Ho2O3（mass fraction） is two times that with pure TNW photoanode. This enhancement could be attributed to HTNWs which could extend the spectral response range of DSSCs to the near and middle ultraviolet region and increase the short-circuit current density（Jsc） of DSSCs, thus leading to the enhancement of photovoltaic conversion efficiency.
文摘Titanium dioxide （TiO2） is a widely used photocatalyst that has been demonstrated for microorganism disinfection in drinking water. In this study, a new material with a novel structure, silver and copper loaded TiO2 nanowire membrane （Cu-Ag-TiO2） was prepared and evaluated for its efficiency to inactivate E. coli and bacteriophage MS2. Enhanced photo-activated bactericidal and virucidal activities were obtained by the Cu-Ag-TiO2 membrane than by the TiO2, Ag-TiO2 and Cu-TiO2 membranes under both dark and UV light illumination. The better performance was attributed to the synergies of enhanced membrane photoacfivity by loading silver and copper on the membrane and the synergistic effect between the free silver and copper ions in water. At the end of a 30 min test of dead- end filtration under 254 nm UV irradiation, the Cu-Ag-TiO2 membrane was able to obtain an E. coli removal of 7.68 log and bacteriophage Ms2 removal of 4.02 log, which have met the US EPA standard. The free metal ions coming offthe membrane have concentrations of less than 10 ppb in the water effluent, far below the US EPA maximum contaminant level for silver and copper ions in drinking water. Therefore, the photo-activated disinfection by the Cu-Ag-Ti02 membrane is a viable technique for meeting drinking water treatment standards of microbiological water purifiers.
文摘作为电池的重要组成部分,电极材料直接影响电池的能量密度。电极材料在制作过程中往往会添加粘结剂以稳定极片结构,但粘结剂的加入会降低电极材料的比容量,影响其离子迁移速率。通过在经水热反应刻蚀的钛箔/网上原位生长二氧化钛(TiO 2)得到无粘结剂TiO 2/Ti纳米线阵列电极,并系统地研究不同钛基底及水热反应温度对TiO 2/Ti纳米线阵列电极物理性能和电化学性能的影响。结果表明,不同钛基底及水热反应温度均对生长的TiO 2纳米线的形貌和电化学性能有重要影响。其中通过220℃水热反应生长在钛网(0.15 mm)上的TiO 2纳米线呈蛛网状,具有较大的比表面积,属于锐钛矿型TiO 2,储钠过程主要由赝电容效应控制,且具有优秀的电化学性能:首周放电比容量为986 mAh g^-1,库伦效率为21.7%;随后放电比容量逐渐稳定在240 mAh g^-1左右;循环200周后放电比容量仍能达到228 mAh g^-1,库伦效率稳定在99.3%左右;即使在3200 mA g^-1的超大电流密度下,放电比容量仍能达到152 mAh g^-1。无粘结剂电极材料极大可以有限地提升电极材料的比容量,对未来高能量密度电池体系的设计具有一定的理论意义和参考价值。
文摘Porous titanium dioxide （ZiO2） nanowires were synthesized via a surfactant-free hydrothermal method followed by acid-washing process and calcination. The structures and morphologies of products were characterized by field emission scanning electron micro- scopy （FESEM）, Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and Brunauer-Emmett- Teller （BET） N2 adsorption-desorption analyses. The analysis of FESEM suggested the precursor was composed of a vast of uniform nanostructures like wires. The nanowire-like precursor was transformed into the porous nanowire after acid-treatment and calcination at 500~C for 2 h in air. The surface area of as-synthesized TiO2 nanowires calculated by BET is 86.4 m2/g. Furthermore, the photocatalytic properties of synthesized porous TiO2 nanowires were evaluated through the degradation of methylene blue （MB） and Rhodamine B （RhB）. The results clearly suggested that the as-prepared porous TiO2 nanowires showed remarkable photocatalytic performance on the degradation of RhB and MB due to their small size of nanocrystallites and the porous naonstructure.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(No.LY12B07011)
文摘Net-like titanium oxide or H-titanate nanowire films were grown on Ti substrates in 2 mol/L NaOH solutions at 80 ℃ via anodization method or chemical oxidation followed by proton-exchange. The microstructure, thermal stability and photoelectrochemical property of two types of films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and photocurrent measurement. It is found that the anodic film mainly consists of a 500-nm-thick nenowire layer whereas the film formed by chemical oxidization is made up of two layers： a nanowire layer （nearly 1 tim in thickness） and an underlying non- nanowire layer （at least 1 μm in thickness）. In both two cases, the as-formed nanowires are partly crystallized. Thermal stability investigation reveals that the net-like structure of the anodic nanowire film almost keeps unchanged at a temperature less than 400℃ but is totally destroyed when being calcinated at 600 ℃. In contrast, the nanowire layer formed by chemical method is stable even after being calcinated at 600 ℃. Our results also show that the uncalcinated or calcinated anodic films are much more photoactive than the corresponding films prepared by chemical oxidization. The difference in photoelectrochemical property of two types of films is discussed based on their microstructures.
