Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of mesoporous zirconia nanomaterials prepared by self-assembling sol-gel method with Tween 20 as a template

被引：37

作者：

Chen, Yongjun ^{[2
,3
]}

Lunsford, Suzanne K. ^{[4
]}

Song, Yongcheng ^{[2
]}

Ju, Huangxian ^{[3
]}

Falaras, Polycarpos ^{[5
]}

Likodimos, Vlassis ^{[5
]}

Kontos, Athanassios G. ^{[5
]}

Dionysiou, Dionysios D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cincinnati, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA

[2] Dalian Univ Technol, Key Lab Ocean Energy Utilizat & Energy Conservat, Minist Educ, Dalian 116024, Peoples R China

[3] Nanjing Univ, Dept Chem, Minist Educ China, Key Lab Analyt Chem Life Sci, Nanjing 210093, Peoples R China

[4] Wright State Univ, Dept Chem, Dayton, OH 45435 USA

[5] NCSR Demokritos, Inst Phys Chem, Attiki 15310, Greece

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL | 2011年 / 170卷 / 2-3期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Zirconium oxide; Sonogel carbon electrode; Self-assembly; Sol-gel; Tween; 20; Catechol; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; SILICA THIN-FILMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; TIO2; FILMS; ZRO2; MICROSTRUCTURE; ADSORPTION; MEMBRANES; CATECHOL; SENSORS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.063

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Zirconium dioxide nanomaterials, including nanoparticles and their derived films, were synthesized using a new surfactant self-assembling sol-gel route, which involves complexation of zirconium alkoxide precursor with acetylacetone as a chelating agent and Tween 20 as a structural directing agent. The properties of the synthesized material were studied using XRD, SEM, SAXS, HRTEM and N-2 adsorption and desorption analysis. It was found that Tween 20 can greatly increase the BET surface area and pore volume, inhibit crack formation in the derived film and retard particle growth at some extent. There exists tetragonal crystalline network with narrow pore size distribution in the ZrO2 nano-materials prepared with Tween 20 in the sol. Furthermore, a mechanism on the formation of mesopore ZrO2 structure via the Tween 20 self-assembling sol-gel process is presented. With the selection of the sono-gel carbon electrode modified by the mesoporous ZrO2 film (M-ZrO2 film) prepared with 1.10 g Tween 20/ml zirconia sol, enhanced electrochemical responses (i.e., enhanced peak currents) to catechol and ascorbic acid were confirmed using cyclic voltammetry (CV). Moreover, the modified electrode demonstrated additional improved electrochemical properties, such as good reversibility (i(pc)/i(pa) approximate to 1) and high selectivity (exceptionally resolved oxidation peaks between catechol and ascorbic acid), good stability and repeatability. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：518 / 524

页数：7

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