采用两步溶胶–凝胶法制备了Si掺杂TiO2(Si:TiO2)粉体,通过X射线衍射、热重–差热分析和X射线光电子能谱表征了Si:TiO2粉体样品的晶相及表面结构,以甲基橙为目标物考察了Si掺杂TiO2的光催化活性。研究发现:Si:TiO2粉体在水中降解有机物时,比纯TiO2粉体具有更高的光催化活性;Si:TiO2粉体具有锐钛矿结构,少量Si的引入不仅会抑制TiO2粒径的增大及晶型的转变,而且在Ti原子和Si原子热扩散过程中将导致催化剂的近表面处产生Ti3+。催化剂外表面存在的Ti4+与近表面处的Ti3+形成的电场对电荷的分离作用及Ti3+和氧空位缺陷的联合作用是Si掺杂TiO2的催化活性大幅度提高的主要原因。
The Si-doped TiO2(Si:TiO2) powder was prepared by a two-step sol–gel method and its phase composition and surface structure were characterized through X-ray diffraction,thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis and X-ray photoelectron spec-troscopy.The photocatalytic activity of Si:TiO2 powder was investigated using methyl orange as target compound.The results indi-cate that the Si:TiO2 powder has higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO2 powder for the degradation of organic matter in water.The Si:TiO2 powder is anatase structure.The introduction of Si into TiO2 not only hinders the increase of particle size and phase transformation,but also leads to generate the Ti3+ near the catalyst surface during the thermal diffusion process of atoms Si and Ti.The combination of Ti3+ on near surface with oxygen vacancy defects and the co-existence of Ti4+ on the catalyst surface and Ti3+ which play the role of the charge separation on the formation of the charge separation electric field are the real reason for improve-ment of photocatalytic activity of the Si:TiO2.