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    二氧化钛基复合光电极制备及其光电化学性能

    Preparation and photoelectrochemical properties of titanium dioxide-based composite photoelectrodes

    • 摘要: 水污染已成为威胁人类生存与发展的重要环境问题之一。近年来,光电催化(Photoelectrocatalysis,PEC)技术因其能有效降解废水中的有机污染物而受到广泛关注。然而,传统TiO2光电极存在可见光响应范围窄、光生载流子易复合等问题,限制了其光电催化性能。通过引入无毒、低成本的Fe2O3和FeOOH与TiO2复合,成功构建了具有阶梯式电荷传输通道的TiO2/Fe2O3/FeOOH三元复合光电极,在该体系中,Fe2O3的引入显著拓宽了光吸收范围,而FeOOH促进了空穴向界面的迁移并加速了表面氧化反应动力学。同时,TiO2和Fe2O3两者形成的异质结构实现了光生电子与空穴的高效空间分离,极大抑制了载流子复合。在三电极体系中的测试表明,该三元复合电极的光电流密度达0.42 mA/cm2,是纯TiO2电极的7倍;而Tafel斜率为82 mV/dec,仅为纯TiO2电极的四分之一。基于典型有机污染物(MB、RhB和BPA)的降解试验表明,该复合电极在2.5 h内对MB、RhB和BPA的降解效率分别为95.30%、92.27%、95.67%,表明该复合电极系统实现了高效的污染物处理,具有良好的光电催化应用潜力。根据自由基捕获试验结果,进一步探讨了光电催化降解机理,以超氧自由基(·\mathrmO_2^- )和羟基自由基(·OH)为主的活性氧物种(Reactive Oxygen Species,ROS)在整个机理中发挥了主要作用。

       

      Abstract: Water pollution has become one of the critical environmental issues threatening human survival and development. In recent years, photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) technology has attracted extensive attention due to its ability to effectively degrade organic pollutants in wastewater. However, traditional TiO2 photoanodes suffer from narrow visible light response range and facile recombination of photogenerated charge carriers, which limit their PEC performance. This study successfully constructs a ternary composite photoanode of TiO2/Fe2O3/FeOOH with a stepwise charge transfer pathway by incorporating non-toxic and low-cost Fe2O3 and FeOOH into TiO2. The introduction of Fe2O3 significantly broadens the light absorption range, while FeOOH facilitates hole migration toward the interface and accelerates surface oxidation reaction kinetics. Meanwhile, the heterostructure formed between TiO2 and Fe2O3 enables efficient spatial separation of photogenerated electrons and holes, greatly suppressing carrier recombination. Tests in a three-electrode system show that the photocurrent density of this ternary composite electrode reaches 0.42 mA/cm2—seven times higher than that of pure TiO2 electrodes—while the Tafel slope is only 82 mV/dec, just one-fourth of that for pure TiO2. Degradation experiments using typical organic pollutants (MB, RhB, and BPA) demonstrate that the composite electrode achieves degradation efficiencies of 95.30%, 92.27%, and 95.67% for MB, RhB, and BPA, respectively, within 2.5 h, indicating high efficiency in pollutant removal and promising potential for PEC applications. Based on radical trapping experiments, the photocatalytic degradation mechanism was further explored, revealing that reactive oxygen species (ROS), primarily superoxide radicals (·\mathrmO_2^- ) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH), play dominant roles throughout the process.

       

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