ZnO nanoparticles were first encapsulated in submicron PS hollow microspheres through two-step swelling process of core-shell structured PMMA/PS （PMMA： polymethyl methao- rylate） microspheres in acid-alkali solutio...ZnO nanoparticles were first encapsulated in submicron PS hollow microspheres through two-step swelling process of core-shell structured PMMA/PS （PMMA： polymethyl methao- rylate） microspheres in acid-alkali solution, and the ZnO precursors, i.e. the ethanol solu- tions of （CHaCOO）2Zn and LiOH. The transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis results show that the feeding order of ethanol solutions of （CH3COO）2Zn and LiOH in the second swelling step has great influence on the loading efficiency and the size of ZnO nanoparticles, but little on their crystal form. The photolumi- nescence and UV-Vis absorption behavior of ZnO/PS microspheres show that the PS shell can effectively avoid the fluorescence quenching effect.展开更多
Aiming at reducing the recombination of photo-induced carriers in semiconductor photocatalytic process,we prepared TiO2 thin film with its surface modified by a connected Cu micro-grid via a microsphere lithography st...Aiming at reducing the recombination of photo-induced carriers in semiconductor photocatalytic process,we prepared TiO2 thin film with its surface modified by a connected Cu micro-grid via a microsphere lithography strategy,which showed higher photocatalytic activity than the pure TiO2 film.The improvement of photocatalytic activity of Cu micro-grid to the TiO2 film is due to the charge carrier separation and electron transfer by the conducting metal grid.The photocatalytic activity was improved as metal loading increased,which obtained the best performance at a certain loading amount,and then decreased at higher loading amount.This phenomenon was attributed to the metal’s bulk effect which could be explained by the relationship between the energetic positions and the metal cluster size.展开更多
文摘ZnO nanoparticles were first encapsulated in submicron PS hollow microspheres through two-step swelling process of core-shell structured PMMA/PS （PMMA： polymethyl methao- rylate） microspheres in acid-alkali solution, and the ZnO precursors, i.e. the ethanol solu- tions of （CHaCOO）2Zn and LiOH. The transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis results show that the feeding order of ethanol solutions of （CH3COO）2Zn and LiOH in the second swelling step has great influence on the loading efficiency and the size of ZnO nanoparticles, but little on their crystal form. The photolumi- nescence and UV-Vis absorption behavior of ZnO/PS microspheres show that the PS shell can effectively avoid the fluorescence quenching effect.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50672003,50872005)the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2007CB613302)the Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation(Grant No.111050)
文摘Aiming at reducing the recombination of photo-induced carriers in semiconductor photocatalytic process,we prepared TiO2 thin film with its surface modified by a connected Cu micro-grid via a microsphere lithography strategy,which showed higher photocatalytic activity than the pure TiO2 film.The improvement of photocatalytic activity of Cu micro-grid to the TiO2 film is due to the charge carrier separation and electron transfer by the conducting metal grid.The photocatalytic activity was improved as metal loading increased,which obtained the best performance at a certain loading amount,and then decreased at higher loading amount.This phenomenon was attributed to the metal’s bulk effect which could be explained by the relationship between the energetic positions and the metal cluster size.
