Preparation of transparent TiO2 nanocrystalline film for UV sensor

Nanocrystalline TiO2 is a very important inorganic semiconductor function material with a wild band gap of 3.0-3.2 eV. Owing to its characteristics of selectiveabsorption for UV light, it has been extensively applied in photocatalysts, dye-sensitized sola…     

Au@SiO2 core/shell nanoparticle-decorated TiO2 nanorod arrays for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

To improve the separation efficiency of photoinduced charge carries,Au@SiO2nanoparticles(NPs)with core–shell structure were loaded onto the surface of TiO2nanorods grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate by a facile two-step process.The resulted Au@SiO2/TiO2photoanodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,as well as photoelectrochemical measurements.Compared with pristine TiO2nanorod film,the Au@SiO2/TiO2films showed remarkable enhancement in photoelectrochemical water splitting,with incident photonto-current conversion efficiency increasing from 31%to37%at 380 nm at 0.7 V versus saturated calomel electrode.This could be interpreted by the effect of metallic surface plasmon resonance of Au@SiO2NPs,which would generate an intense electromagnetic field with spatially nonhomogenous distributed intensity.As a result,the charge carriers generated in the near-surface region of TiO2nanorods could be easily separated.This modification method based on the effect of metallic surface plasmon resonance for promoted charge carrier separation provides a promising way to develop semiconductor photoelectrodes with high solar water-splitting performance.     

Fabrication of double-walled carbon nanotube film/TiO2 nanotube array heterojunctions with length-dependent photoresponse for broad band photodetectors

A novel photodetector based on double-walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) film/TiO₂ nanotube array (TNA) heterojunctions was fabricated, which exhibited high photoresponse in a broad spectral range. The photoresponse of the detector was dramatically dependent on the length of the TNAs. High photocurrent-to-dark current ratio with a value of 3360 was observed in the visible range by optimizing the lengths of the TNAs. The photosensitive regions could be extended into the near-infrared range. These results reveal that DWCNT film/TNA heterojunctions show potential applications for broad band photodetectors.     

丙烯直接环氧化Au/TiO2催化剂助剂对催化性能的影响

采用沉积沉淀法制备了一系列的Au／TiO2催化剂,分别考察了碱金属氯化物以及贵金属等助剂对Au／TiO2催化丙烯环氧化性能的影响。结果表明：催化剂中加入NaCl后其环氧化催化性能明显提高,含量为1．5％时环氧丙烷(PO)得率最高;而加入CsCl和贵金属Pt则有利于提高丙烯环氧化过程中氢气的利用效率,抑制了副产物水生成。