Controllable Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Polymorphs with Tunable Crystal Structure for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Production
Controllable Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Polymorphs with Tunable Crystal Structure for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Production
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可控合成具有可调晶体结构的介孔 TiO2 多晶型物以增强光催化 H-2 生产
DOI:
10.1002/aenm.201901634
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发表时间:
2019-08-01
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27.8
通讯作者:
Zhang, Hongjie
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作者:
Xiong, Hailong;Wu, Lanlan;Zhang, Hongjie
Multiphasic titanium dioxide (TiO2) possessing abundant heterophase junctions have been widely used for various photocatalytic applications. Current synthesis of multiphasic TiO2 mainly involves the process of thermal treatment and multiple steps of rigorous reactions, which is adverse to controlling the crystal phases and phase ratios of multiphasic TiO2. Meanwhile, the resulting products have relatively low surface area and nonporous structure. Here, a facile polymer-assisted coordination-mediated self-assembly method to synthesize mesoporous TiO2 polymorphs with controllable heterophase junctions and large surface area by using polyethylenimine as the porogen in an acidic aqueous synthesis system is reported. Using this approach, the crystal phases (triphase, biphase, and monophase) and phase compositions (0-100%) are easily tailored by selecting the suitable acidic media. Furthermore, the specific surface areas (77-228 m(2) g(-1)) and pore sizes (2.9-10.1 nm) are readily tailored by changing the reaction temperature. The photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2 polymorphs is evaluated by photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The triphasic TiO2 exhibits an excellent photocatalytic H-2 generation rate of 3.57 mmol h(-1) g(-1) as compared to other polymorphs, which is attributed to the synergistic effects of heterophase junctions and mesostructure. The band diagram of possible electron transfer pathway for triphasic TiO2 is also elucidated.