Y and Eu co-doped nano-TiO2 photocatalysts were successfully prepared via a sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry...Y and Eu co-doped nano-TiO2 photocatalysts were successfully prepared via a sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry（UV-vis）, photoluminescence（PL） and Fourier transform infrared（FT-IR） spectra. Experimental results indicated that Y and Eu doping inhibited the growth of crystalline size and the transformation from anatase to rutile phase and had the function of reducing particle reunion. At the same time, co-doping could also enhance the absorption in visible region and then narrowed the band gap. The photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue（MB） under ultraviolet（UV） light irradiation, which showed much enhanced photocatalytic activities over un-doped TiO2. The degradation rate of 1.5% Y/Eu-TiO2 of methylene blue was 86%, which was about 5 times of that of un-doped TiO2, and the possible reasons for the improvement of photocatalytic activities were analyzed. In this experiment, the dopant amount of rare earth was 1.5% and the ratio of Y：Eu was 2：3 for the maximum photocatalytic degradation, and the sample calcined at 500℃ showed the best reactivity. For the best samples above, the removal rate of phenol under visble light was 53% whthin 2 h.展开更多
The nanowires of Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ phosphor were synthesized by using AAO template method. By the observation of the SEM images,the characteristics of morphologies between Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires and Al 2O 3 nanowires pro...The nanowires of Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ phosphor were synthesized by using AAO template method. By the observation of the SEM images,the characteristics of morphologies between Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires and Al 2O 3 nanowires produced by etching the empty AAO template was compared. The results of the SEM image analysis indicate that each nanowire is composed of a lot of agglutinating nanoparticles. At the same time,the Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires were confirmed by EDX and PL spectra. The results of the XRD and SAED show that Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires are mainly composed of polycrystalline materials with a cubic phase.展开更多
The (Y,Gd)BO 3∶Eu phosphor was synthesized by solid state reaction. The UV spectra showed that in a certain range of Gd 3+ concentration, more Gd 3+ absorbed energy and transferred it to Eu 3+ with its increasing con...The (Y,Gd)BO 3∶Eu phosphor was synthesized by solid state reaction. The UV spectra showed that in a certain range of Gd 3+ concentration, more Gd 3+ absorbed energy and transferred it to Eu 3+ with its increasing concentration. From the spectra in VUV region, it was observed that both the doping and the concentrations of Gd 3+ , Eu 3+ greatly affected the absorption of the host lattice. The absorbances at 147 nm and 170 nm increased when the Gd 3+ was doped which can be explained as that Gd 3+ transferred energy to BO 4. The optical properties of (Y,Gd)BO 3∶Eu were the best when the concentration of Eu 3+ was about 0.04.展开更多
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51174020)
文摘Y and Eu co-doped nano-TiO2 photocatalysts were successfully prepared via a sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry（UV-vis）, photoluminescence（PL） and Fourier transform infrared（FT-IR） spectra. Experimental results indicated that Y and Eu doping inhibited the growth of crystalline size and the transformation from anatase to rutile phase and had the function of reducing particle reunion. At the same time, co-doping could also enhance the absorption in visible region and then narrowed the band gap. The photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue（MB） under ultraviolet（UV） light irradiation, which showed much enhanced photocatalytic activities over un-doped TiO2. The degradation rate of 1.5% Y/Eu-TiO2 of methylene blue was 86%, which was about 5 times of that of un-doped TiO2, and the possible reasons for the improvement of photocatalytic activities were analyzed. In this experiment, the dopant amount of rare earth was 1.5% and the ratio of Y：Eu was 2：3 for the maximum photocatalytic degradation, and the sample calcined at 500℃ showed the best reactivity. For the best samples above, the removal rate of phenol under visble light was 53% whthin 2 h.
文摘The nanowires of Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ phosphor were synthesized by using AAO template method. By the observation of the SEM images,the characteristics of morphologies between Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires and Al 2O 3 nanowires produced by etching the empty AAO template was compared. The results of the SEM image analysis indicate that each nanowire is composed of a lot of agglutinating nanoparticles. At the same time,the Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires were confirmed by EDX and PL spectra. The results of the XRD and SAED show that Y 2O 3∶Eu 3+ nanowires are mainly composed of polycrystalline materials with a cubic phase.
文摘The (Y,Gd)BO 3∶Eu phosphor was synthesized by solid state reaction. The UV spectra showed that in a certain range of Gd 3+ concentration, more Gd 3+ absorbed energy and transferred it to Eu 3+ with its increasing concentration. From the spectra in VUV region, it was observed that both the doping and the concentrations of Gd 3+ , Eu 3+ greatly affected the absorption of the host lattice. The absorbances at 147 nm and 170 nm increased when the Gd 3+ was doped which can be explained as that Gd 3+ transferred energy to BO 4. The optical properties of (Y,Gd)BO 3∶Eu were the best when the concentration of Eu 3+ was about 0.04.
