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Strongly Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Thin Films by Multi-Heterojunction Technique
摘要： The photocatalysts of immobilized TiO2 ?lm suffer from high carrier recombination loss when compared to its powder form. Although the TiO2 with rutile-anatase mixed phases has higher carrier separation ef?ciency than those with pure anatase or rutile phase, the single junction of anatase/rutile cannot avoid the recombination of separated carriers at the interface. In this study, we propose a TiO2/SnO2/Ni multi-heterojunction structure which incorporates both Schottky contact and staggered band alignment to reduce the carrier recombination loss. The low carrier recombination rate of TiO2 ?lm in TiO2/SnO2/Ni multi-heterojunction structure was veri?ed by its low photoluminescence intensity. The faster degradation of methylene blue for TiO2/SnO2/Ni multi-junctions than for the other fabricated structures, which means that the TiO2 ?lms grown on the SnO2/Ni/Ti coated glass have a much higher photocatalytic activity than those grown on the blank glass, SnO2-coated and Ni/Ti-coated glasses, demonstrated its higher performance of photogenerated carrier separation.
关键词： titanium dioxide,multijunction,thin ?lm,photocatalysis,functional coatings
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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<i>In Situ</i> IR Spectroscopy of Mesoporous Silica Films for Monitoring Adsorption Processes and Trace Analysis
摘要： Adsorption of molecules on high-surface-area materials is a fundamental process critical to many fields of basic and applied chemical research; for instance, it is among the simplest and most efficient principles for separating and remediating polluted water. However, established experimental approaches for investigating this fundamental process preclude in situ monitoring and thus obtaining real-time information about the ongoing processes. In this work, mid-infrared attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy is introduced as a powerful technique for quantitative in situ monitoring of adsorption processes and thus enrichment of traces of organic pollutants from aqueous solution in ordered mesoporous silica films. The synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of two silica films with 3D hexagonal and cubic pore structure on silicon ATR crystals are presented. Benzonitrile and valeronitrile as model compounds for aromatic and aliphatic water pollutants are enriched in hydrophobic films, while the matrix, water, is excluded from the volume probed by the evanescent field. Enrichment times of <5 s are observed during in situ measurements of benzonitrile adsorbing onto the film from aqueous solution. The sensing system is calibrated using the Freundlich adsorption equation as a calibration function. Enrichment factors of benzonitrile and valeronitrile within the film were determined to be >200 and >100, respectively, yielding detection limits in the low ppm range. Furthermore, fast and complete desorption of the analyte, ensuring reliable regeneration of the sensor, was verified. Lastly, we derive and experimentally validate equations for ATR spectroscopy with thin film adsorption layers to quantify the absolute mass of adsorbed pollutant in the film. The excellent agreement between recorded absorptions at target wavenumbers of the target analytes and corresponding simulations corroborates the validity of the chosen approach.
关键词： infrared spectroscopy,functional coatings,sensor,porous materials,thin film
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14