Avaliação da performance de eletrodos de filmes finos de Ti/TiO 2 com diferentes tamanhos de nanopartículas na oxidação fotoeletrocatalítica de Índigo Carmim
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2010-01-19
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Guaraldo, Thaís Tasso [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A nanociência e nanotecnologia são campos científico-tecnológicos empenhados em compreender como o controle estrutural da matéria ao nível molecular pode ser utilizado para a preparação de novos materiais com propriedades únicas e exclusivas. Um material muito promissor para aplicações nanotecnológicas é o dióxido de titânio (TiO2). Este trabalho descreve a síntese e caracterização de semicondutores nanoestruturados de TiO2 na forma de material nanoporoso e nanoparticulado pelo método sol-gel usando o tetra-isopropóxido de titânio [Ti(OPri)4] como precursor, empregados como fotoanodos de Ti/TiO2 no processo de fotoeletrocatálise visando a degradação do corante alimentício Índigo Carmim (IC) utilizado como modelo de poluente orgânico. Tais materiais se diferenciam pela etapa de hidrólise na síntese do sol-gel que foi feita tanto em meio aquoso (nanoporoso) quanto em meio alcoólico (nanoparticulado). Para a preparação dos fotoeletrodos placas de titânio de 25 cm2 foram recobertas com filmes de TiO2 obtidos pelo método sol-gel. A sequência de deposição por dip-coating, lavagem e calcinação a 450 o C por três horas, foi realizada por quatro vezes. A caracterização dos semicondutores nanoestruturados de filmes finos de Ti/TiO2 foi feita por difração de raios-X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), microscopia de força atômica (AFM) e assim como caracterização voltamétrica como medidas de fotocorrente versus potencial, potencial de banda plana e determinação de constantes de adsorção. Foi possível determinar o tamanho de partícula de 20 nm o material nanoporoso e 10 nm o nanoparticulado, pela presença das fases anatásio e rutilo uniformemente dispersas, compactas, com alta cristalinidade do TiO2 e conseqüentemente maior fotoatividade. O desempenho do eletrodo nanoparticulado foi notável, principalmente pelo seu menor...
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are scientific-technological fields involved in understanding how structural control of molecular matter level can be used on the preparation of new materials with unique properties. A very promising material for nanotechnology applications is titanium dioxide (TiO2). This work describes the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured TiO2 semiconductor in nanoporous and nanoparticulated materials by the sol-gel method using titanium tetra-isopropoxide [Ti(OPri)4] as a precursor, used as Ti/TiO2 photoanodes in the photoelectrocatalytic process on the degradation of Indigo Carmine (IC) food dye used as a model of organic pollutant. Such materials differ in the hydrolysis step in the sol-gel synthesis that was made in aqueous medium (nanoporous) and in an alcoholic medium (nanoscale).For the preparation of the photoeletrodos titanium foils of 25 cm2 were coated with TiO2 films obtained by the sol-gel method. A sequence of diping, washing and firing at 450 o C for three hours, was performed four times. The characterization of nanostructured Ti/TiO2 semiconductor thin films was made by X-ray powder diffraction (DRX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) as well as voltammetric characterization measurements of photocurrent versus potential, flat band potential and determination of adsorption constants. It was possible to determine the particle size of both materials as 20 nm nanoporous and 10 nm nanoparticulated, through the presence of anatase and rutile phases uniformly dispersed, compact, highly TiO2 crystallinity and photoactivity. The best performance of nanoparticulated electrode was notable especially for their smaller particle size and increase in surface area, minimizing the recombination of electron/hole pairs. In photoelectrochemical oxidation the combination of UV irradiation with the application of ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are scientific-technological fields involved in understanding how structural control of molecular matter level can be used on the preparation of new materials with unique properties. A very promising material for nanotechnology applications is titanium dioxide (TiO2). This work describes the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured TiO2 semiconductor in nanoporous and nanoparticulated materials by the sol-gel method using titanium tetra-isopropoxide [Ti(OPri)4] as a precursor, used as Ti/TiO2 photoanodes in the photoelectrocatalytic process on the degradation of Indigo Carmine (IC) food dye used as a model of organic pollutant. Such materials differ in the hydrolysis step in the sol-gel synthesis that was made in aqueous medium (nanoporous) and in an alcoholic medium (nanoscale).For the preparation of the photoeletrodos titanium foils of 25 cm2 were coated with TiO2 films obtained by the sol-gel method. A sequence of diping, washing and firing at 450 o C for three hours, was performed four times. The characterization of nanostructured Ti/TiO2 semiconductor thin films was made by X-ray powder diffraction (DRX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) as well as voltammetric characterization measurements of photocurrent versus potential, flat band potential and determination of adsorption constants. It was possible to determine the particle size of both materials as 20 nm nanoporous and 10 nm nanoparticulated, through the presence of anatase and rutile phases uniformly dispersed, compact, highly TiO2 crystallinity and photoactivity. The best performance of nanoparticulated electrode was notable especially for their smaller particle size and increase in surface area, minimizing the recombination of electron/hole pairs. In photoelectrochemical oxidation the combination of UV irradiation with the application of ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Quimica analitica, Corantes, Fotoeletrocatálise, Semicondutores nanoestruturados, Analytical chemistry, Environmental chemistry
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GUARALDO, Thaís Tasso. Avaliação da performance de eletrodos de filmes finos de Ti/TiO 2 com diferentes tamanhos de nanopartículas na oxidação fotoeletrocatalítica de Índigo Carmim. 2010. 104 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Química, 2010.