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    生物模板制备TiO2微米管及缺陷调控强化光催化制氢性能

    Defect-Engineered TiO2 microtubes from biological Templates for boosted photocatalytic H2 evolution

    • 摘要: 为克服常规TiO2颗粒比表面积较小、活性位点有限及光生载流子易复合等问题,探究不同植物纤维模板对TiO2微米管形貌、孔结构、氧缺陷和光催化析氢性能的调控作用,揭示模板特性、材料结构与载流子行为之间的关联。以兔尾草、芦苇、香蒲和蒲苇纤维为牺牲性硬模板,经浸渍、水解、水热反应和550 ℃煅烧制备4种TiO2微米管。采用XRD、SEM、氮气吸附–脱附、EPR和XPS分析物相、形貌、孔结构及氧缺陷,结合UV-Vis、稳态与瞬态PL、EIS和瞬态光电流测试研究载流子行为,并在负载质量分数为1%的Pt、以甲醇水溶液作为牺牲剂和模拟太阳光照射条件下,对各样品的光催化析氢活性与循环稳定性进行了研究。结果表明:4种样品均为锐钛矿型TiO2,并较好继承相应植物纤维的管状或表面纹理特征,形成具有不同介孔结构、比表面积和氧缺陷水平的TiO2微米管。氧缺陷总量由高到低依次为TiO2 Cs、TiO2 Lo、TiO2 Pa和TiO2 Ct。TiO2 Ct具有较大的比表面积和较低的氧缺陷水平,其稳态PL强度最低、平均荧光寿命最长,同时表现出较小的电化学阻抗和较高的瞬态光电流,表明其载流子分离迁移能力较强。TiO2 Lo、TiO2 Pa、TiO2 Ct和TiO2 Cs的析氢速率分别为2.10、4.62、7.26和5.81 mmol/(g·h),其中TiO2 Ct活性最高,并在15 h循环测试中保持较稳定的析氢性能。研究通过统一合成路线系统比较了多种天然植物纤维模板的调控作用,为形貌与缺陷协同调控TiO2光催化剂提供了新思路。

       

      Abstract: To address the limited specific surface area, insufficient active sites, and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers in conventional TiO2 particles, this study investigated the effects of different plant-fiber templates on the morphology, pore structure, oxygen vacancies, and photocatalytic H2 evolution performance of TiO2 microtubes, with the aim of elucidating the relationships among template characteristics, material structure, and charge-carrier behavior. Hare’s-tail grass, reed, cattail, and pampas grass fibers were used as sacrificial hard templates. Four TiO2 microtube samples, denoted as TiO2 Lo, TiO2 Pa, TiO2 Ct, and TiO2 Cs, respectively, were prepared through impregnation, hydrolysis, hydrothermal treatment, and calcination at 550 °C. Their phase composition, morphology, pore structure, and oxygen vacancies were characterized by XRD, SEM, N2 adsorption–desorption, EPR, and XPS. Charge-carrier behavior was investigated using UV–Vis spectroscopy, steady-state and time-resolved PL spectroscopy, EIS, and transient photocurrent measurements. Photocatalytic H2 evolution activity and cycling stability were evaluated under simulated solar irradiation using an aqueous methanol solution as the sacrificial reagent and 1% Pt as the cocatalyst. The results showed that all four samples consisted of anatase TiO2 and successfully inherited the tubular structures or surface textures of the corresponding plant fibers, forming TiO2 microtubes with different mesoporous structures, specific surface areas, and oxygen-vacancy concentrations. The oxygen-vacancy concentration decreased in the order of TiO2 Cs > TiO2 Lo > TiO2 Pa > TiO2 Ct. TiO2 Ct exhibited a relatively large specific surface area and a low oxygen-vacancy concentration, together with the lowest steady-state PL intensity, the longest average PL lifetime, lower electrochemical impedance, and a higher transient photocurrent response, indicating more efficient separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers. The H2 evolution rates of TiO2 Lo, TiO2 Pa, TiO2 Ct, and TiO2 Cs were 2.10, 4.62, 7.26, and 5.81 mmol/(g·h), respectively. TiO2 Ct exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity and maintained relatively stable H2 evolution performance during a 15 h cycling test. By systematically comparing multiple natural plant-fiber templates using a unified synthesis route, this study provides a new strategy for designing TiO2 photocatalysts through the synergistic regulation of morphology and defects.

       

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