作者：Lirong Kong, Xiaofeng Lu n , Xiujie Bian, Wanjin Zhang, Ce Wang
关键字：Electrocatalytic; Mesoporous; Microporous; Nanocomposite
论文来源：期刊
具体来源：Journal of Solid State Chemistry
发表时间：2010年
A simple one-step method to fabricate hierarchically porous TiO2/Pd composite hollow spheres without any template was developed by using solvothermal treatment. Pd nanoparticles (2–5 nm) were well dispersed in the mesopores of the TiO2 hollow spheres via in-situ reduction. In our experiment, polyvinylpyrrolidone played an important role in the synthetic process as the reducing agent and the connective material between TiO2 and Pd nanoparticles. HF species generated from solvothermal reaction leaded to the formation of TiO2 hollow spheres and Ostwald ripening was another main factor that affected the size and structure of the hollow spheres. The as-prepared TiO2/Pd composite hollow spheres exhibited high electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H2O2. The sensitivity was about 226.72 μA mM?1 cm?2 with a detection limit of 3.81 μM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. These results made the hierarchically porous TiO2/Pd composite a promising platform for fabricating new nonenzymic biosensors.