CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 2018, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 702-710.DOI: 10.19596/j.cnki.1001-246x.7777

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Oxidizing Gas NO2 Optical Gas Sensing Characteristics of Transition Metal Cu and Cr Doped TiO2 Surfaces

ZHOU Kang1,2, FENG Qing1,2, TIAN Yun1, LI Ke1, ZHOU Qingbin1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Optics and Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400047, China;
    2. Chongqing Laboratory on Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Chongqing, 401331, China
  • Received:2017-09-29 Revised:2018-01-20 Online:2018-11-25 Published:2018-11-25

Abstract: With first-principles plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method based on density functional(DFT) system, we analyze properties of optical gas sensor materials anatase TiO2(101) surfaces with NO2 adsorption. Cu and Cr atoms are easily doped on TiO2(101) surface. Cu and Cr doped TiO2(101) surfaces could absorbed NO2 molecules steadily. After adsorption, material optical properties changed obviously. Cu doped TiO2(101) surfaces have the highest adsorption energy and the shortest distance between surface and molecule. Analyzing charge density difference and charge population we found that charge transfer occurs between NO2 molecule and material surface. Electron transfer number is as follows:Cu-doped surface > Cr-doped surface > Undoped surface. Comparing absorption and reflection spectra we found that Cu-doped surface optical properties changed obviously. Redox capacity between surfaces and molecules decided optical gas sensing propertiess. Cu and Cr has 4s valence electron structure which could reduce materials oxygen vacancies oxidative properties. For oxidizing gases, 4s electron could increase surfaces and molecules redox effect. Cu 4s electron is more active. It indicates that Cu doped TiO2 is a good optical gas sensor material for oxidizing gases.

Key words: optical properties, anatase TiO2, NO2, density functional theory

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