The Nd-doped TiO2 thin films with higher hydrophilic and photocatalytic activities were prepared on glass slides by an acid-catalyzed sol？gel method. The effects of Nd doping on crystalline phase, surface composition and optical property were investigated by means of techniques such as X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, optical contact angle tester and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results show that Nd doping obviously influences the hydrophilic and photocatalytic activities of TiO2thin films. Nd doping could cause the TiO2 lattice distortion, inhibit phase transition from anatase to rutile, cause red shift of the absorption spectrum edge, produce hydroxyl radicals （·OH）, and accelerate surface hydroxylation, which result in a significant improvement in the hydrophilicity and photoreactivity of Nd-doped TiO2 thin films. When the content of Nd is 0.1% （mass fraction）, TiO2 thin films achieve the smallest grain size （about 15 nm）, and the hydrophilic and photocatalytic activities of TiO2 thin film reach the maximum, the contact angle is only 8.1°, and 92% of methylene blue is finally degraded. Moreover, the modification mechanism of Nd doping was also discussed.
采用溶胶-凝胶法(sol-gel)、水热法和光沉积法制备了铂(Pt)负载量为0.5%的二氧化钛纳米管催化剂(TNT),并利用甲醇等醇类制氢。结果表明,所制备的催化剂具有良好的管状形貌;甲醇(CH3OH)和水在同等数量级上共同吸附在催化剂表面9h后制氢效率最高,核磁共振氢谱(1 H NMR)分析表明甲醇裂解制氢过程在催化剂表面进行,因氢键束缚产生的过渡产物无法脱附直至形成CO2;醇类碳链长度、支链数目、羟基数目以及苯环基团等都对醇类制氢有着不同的影响,制氢过程中醇分子与催化剂的吸附作用强弱和醇分子被羟基植入的难易程度是制氢效果差异的主要原因。
Rare earth（Y, La and Nd） doped TiO2 thin films were prepared on glass slides by sol-gel method. The photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue in aqueous solution was used as a probe reaction to evaluate their photocatalytic activities. The effects of hydroxyl groups on hydrophilic and photocatalytic activities were investigated by means of techniques such as X-ray diffraction（XRD）, atomic force microscopy（AFM）, Fourier transform infrared（FTIR）, optical contact angle, UV-Visible spectroscopy and VIS spectroscopy. The results showed that an appropriate doping of rare earth could cause the TiO2 lattice distortion, inhibited phase transition from anatase to rutile, accelerated surface hydroxylation and produced more hydroxyl groups, which resulted in a denser surface and smaller grains（40–60 nm）, and a significant improvement in the hydrophilicity and photoreactivity of TiO2 thin films. The optimal content of rare earth was between 0.1 wt.% and 0.3 wt.%. Moreover, the modification mechanism of rare earth doping was also discussed.
