Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2018
·Vol. 6
·期 24
·11370-11376
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IF 9.931
Qinglong Fu,Pan Yang,Jingchuan Wang,Hefang Wang,Lijun Yang,Xiaochong Zhao
Simple, safe and economic methods to prepare Ni nanofibers are required for their practical application. Herein, an in situ vacuum thermal reduction strategy is proposed to synthesize Ni nanofibers on a large scale, which involves electrospinning of a nickel acetate/polyvinylpolypyrrolidone/ethyl cellulose (NiAc/PVP/EC) precursor solution, followed by vacuum thermal treatment. Characterization of the morphology and microstructure reveals that the as-prepared Ni nanofibers are composed of nano-size Ni grains and possess a large surface area. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the content of EC is closely related to the size of Ni grains and thus the surface area of Ni nanofibers. On account of their high specific surface area, the as-prepared Ni nanofibers exhibit efficient catalytic properties for H2 generation from hydrous hydrazine in an alkaline solution.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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催化化学
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能源材料
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物理化学
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2021
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IF 7.328
Yunfeng Wu,Yu Zang,Liang Xu,Jianjun Wang,Hongge Jia,Fengjuan Miao
High-performance conjugated microporous polymer (CMP)/TiO 2 photocatalytic antibacterial nanocomposites were successfully synthesized by in situ Sonogashira polymerization. TiO 2 was uniformly dispersed onto the surface and within the CMP which show the microporous nature with narrow pore size distribution. The high crystallinity and thermal stability of the CMP/TiO 2 nanocomposites are attractive for use as antibacterial materials. The composites we prepared showed excellent photocatalytic antibacterial properties for the inactivation of Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic antibacterial rates of nanocomposites against E. coli and S. aureus after 120 min of visible light irradiation were 98.14% and 100%, respectively. The superoxide anion ( O 2 − ) was confirmed to be an important substance in the antibacterial process above. The cytocompatibility of the antibacterial agents was studied in terms of cytotoxicity against NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. More than 95% of the cells were still alive in the presence of the nanocomposites, both without and with light irradiation, indicating the good cytocompatibility of the nanocomposites. Judging from the excellent photocatalytic antibacterial properties and ultralow toxicity of nanocomposites, these materials can be used in many fields such as medical treatment, transportation and construction.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米医学
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生物材料
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光催化
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抗菌治疗
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2017
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IF 4.364
Puhong Wen,Lili Ai,Fenyan Wei,Dengwei Hu,Jingjing Guo,Fangyi Yao,Taotao Liu
The crystalline hexagonal Nb 2 O 5 (H-Nb 2 O 5 ) nanobelt clusters dominantly exposed (− 110) facet are firstly synthesized by a hydrothermal topological reaction with a precursor of fiber-like K 2 Nb 2 O 6 ·H 2 O. The structure and morphology of samples obtained at different temperatures and times are investigated. There are two steps in the synthesis process. One is the acid-exchanging reaction transforming into amorphous phase protonated niobate (HNO), and the other is dehydration reaction transforming into H-Nb 2 O 5 , and simultaneous dissolution reaction which forms nanobelt cluster morphology from the fiber-like particle. The formation mechanism of H-Nb 2 O 5 nanobelt clusters has been proposed in detail. After photo-reduced reaction between the H-Nb 2 O 5 nanobelt clusters and AgNO 3 solution, the dominantly exposed (− 110) facet of H-Nb 2 O 5 nanobelt is homogeneously covered by Ag nanoparticles . The photo-electrochemical performance of the obtained H-Nb 2 O 5 nanobelt clusters and Ag deposited H-Nb 2 O 5 (Ag-Nb 2 O 5 ) nanobelt clusters as photocatalysts are evaluated by splitting water under simulated sunlight illumination, and the generated photocurrent of Ag-Nb 2 O 5 sample is 10.73 μA, which is 535 times that of the H-Nb 2 O 5 sample. The results demonstrate that the Ag-Nb 2 O 5 nanobelt clusters have a high photo-electrochemical performance as well as good sunlight photoelectric conversion efficiency.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光催化
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能源化学
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半导体材料
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电化学
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太阳能转换
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2022
·Vol. 47
·期 83
·35352-35364
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IF 7.139
Zhichao Yu,Wei Zhang,Yongxi Zhang,Yaokun Fu,Ying Cheng,Sanyang Guo,Yuan Li,Shumin Han
Magnesium hydroxide (MgH 2 ) has excellent reversibility and high capacity, and is one of the most promising materials for hydrogen storage in practical applications. However, it suffers from high dehydrogenation temperature and slow sorption kinetics. Rare earth hydrides and transition metals can both significantly improve the de/hydrogenation kinetics of MgH 2 . In this work, MgH 2 –Mg 2 NiH 4 –CeH 2.73 is in-situ synthesized by introducing Ni@CeO 2 into MgH 2 . The unique coating structure of Ni@CeO 2 facilitates homogeneous distribution of synergetic CeH 2.73 and Mg 2 NiH 4 catalytic sites in subsequent ball milling process. The as-fabricated composite MgH 2 -10 wt% Ni@CeO 2 powders possess superior hydrogenation/dehydrogenation characteristics, absorbing 4.1 wt% hydrogen within 60 min at 100 °C and releasing 5.44 wt% H 2 within 10 min at 350 °C. The apparent activation energy of MgH 2 -10 wt% Ni@CeO 2 is determined to be 84.8 kJ/mol and it has favorable hydrogen cycling stability with almost no decay in capacity after 10 cycles.
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机化学
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能源化学
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纳米催化
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氢能源存储
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
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2017
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IF 3.094
Xinjiang Zhang,Feng Song,Zhiping Wei,Wenchao Yang,Zhongkui Dai
In-situ TiC/Ti titanium matrix composites were successfully fabricated through a novel approach, utilizing the reaction of graphene and Ti mixture powders in spark plasma sintering . Microstructure, hardness and compressive properties of such composites were investigated. The layered graphene nanosheets as the carbon source were dispersed in the powders, and subsequently formed uniform TiC particles in Ti matrix during the rapid sintering. The resulting TiC particles exhibited the micro- and nano-sized equiaxial structures. Such composites possessed the significantly enhanced hardness and room-temperature compressive strength comparing with the as-cast and as-sintered pure Ti. The ultimate and yield compressive strengths of as-prepared 7.0 vol% TiC incorporated composite respectively reached up to 2.64 GPa and 1.93 GPa, beyond some advanced Ti materials reported to date. In-situ micro- and nano-sized TiC particles were believed to be beneficial to harden and strengthen Ti matrix. The relevant strengthening mechanisms of such composites were discussed.
研究领域:
材料科学
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金属基复合材料
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粉末冶金
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力学性能
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显微结构表征
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2020
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IF 5.88
Gang Tao,Rui Cai,Yejing Wang,Hua Zuo,Huawei He
Hydrogel-based wound dressings are ideal materials as they could provide a moist environment to promote wound healing. Silk sericin is a natural macromolecular protein produced by silkworms and has positive effects on fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Sodium alginate is a natural polysaccharide known as a mouldable matrix. To develop novel hydrogel wound dressings, sodium alginate was functionalized with silk sericin to yield an injectable and mouldable semi-interpenetrating network hydrogel (SA/Se) using calcium ions as the crosslinking agents. Meanwhile, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in situ by the phenolic hydroxyl group of tyrosine in sericin to enhance the antibacterial activity of the hybrid hydrogel. UV–visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy demonstrated the successful synthesis of AgNPs with average size of 15.7 nm in SA/Se-Ag0.2. Field emission scanning electron microscopy showed the macroporous structure of the hydrogel. The hybrid hydrogel had a swelling ratio of 32 and more than 5% of retention ratio after 50 h. It exhibited effective antibacterial activity through irreversibly disrupting bacterial membrane structure to result in bacterial lysis and death. Cell counting kit-8 assay suggested the hybrid hydrogel was highly cytocompatible. The animal experiment showed the wound contraction ratio in SA/Se-Ag0.2 group was 99% after 12 days, indicating it can effectively promote wound healing. This novel hydrogel is promising for wound healing and tissue engineering.
研究领域:
生物材料
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组织工程
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再生医学
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创伤修复
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纳米医学
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生物医学工程
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 64
·40650-40657
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IF 3.108
Wei Chen,Qingyun Liu,Xixi Zhu,Min Fu
Strontium ferrites/graphene (SrFe12O19/G) composites were synthesized by a facile one-step surfactant assisted hydrothermal method. The structure, magnetic properties and electromagnetic parameters of the as-prepared composites were evaluated. Uniform SrFe12O19 nanoparticles with a diameter of 60–70 nm were well distributed on the graphene. The formation of SrFe12O19 nanoparticles and the reduction of graphene oxide were accomplished simultaneously. The re-stacking of graphene sheets and the aggregation of SrFe12O19 nanoparticles were inhibited. The as-obtained composites exhibited better absorbing properties than the pristine SrFe12O19 particles due to the synergistic effect of SrFe12O19 and graphene. The minimum reflection loss (RL) of SrFe12O19/G composites with the thickness of 3 mm reached −34.8 dB at 13.6 GHz, and the effective absorption bandwidth (RL < −10 dB) was 5.7 GHz. However, the minimum RL of the SrFe12O19 particles only reached −13.5 dB, and the effective absorption bandwidth was 4.6 GHz. A possible mechanism for the enhanced absorbing performance was proposed.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米材料
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电磁学
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功能材料
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复合材料
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2020
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IF 7.216
Xiaojing Jiang,Jianian Chen,Fenglei Lyu,Chen Cheng,Qixuan Zhong,Xuchun Wang,Ayaz Mahsud,Liang Zhang,Qiao Zhang
Controllable fabrication of Fe-N-C based single-atom catalysts (SACs) for enhanced electrocatalytic performance is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, an in situ surface-confined strategy was demonstrated for the synthesis of single atomic Fe-N 4 on N-doped carbon nanoleaves (L-FeNC). The in situ generated Zn 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] 2 could not only serve as a protection layer against collapse of nanoleaves but also provide abundant Fe source for the formation of Fe-N moieties during pyrolysis, leading to high surface area and high graphitization degree of L-FeNC simultaneously. Benefiting from abundant Fe-N 4 active sites, enhanced mass and charge transfer, the as-prepared L-FeNC manifested a half-wave potential of 0.89 V for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.1 M KOH. A maximum power density of 140 mW cm −2 and stable discharge voltage even after operation for 50,000 s have been demonstrated when the L-FeNC was used as air cathode for Zn-air battery. This work not only provided a unique surface-confined strategy for the synthesis of two-dimensional nanocarbons, but also demonstrated the significant benefit from rational design and engineering of Fe-N-C SACs, thus offering great opportunities for fabrication of efficient energy conversion and storage devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储与转换
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纳米科技
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催化化学
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2016
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IF 4.758
Yong Zhang,Tianyi Han,Ziying Wang,Chen Zhao,Jianning Li,Teng Fei,Sen Liu,Geyu Lu,Tong Zhang
Herein, a novel electrochemical hydrazine sensor has been successfully fabricated using N-doped carbon film-immobilized Au nanoparticles coated ZnO jungle on indium tin oxide (AuNPs@NC-ZnO/ITO) as working electrode. The AuNPs@NC-ZnO/ITO has been prepared by an in situ synthesis method through the following steps. Firstly, the ZnO jungle modified ITO was prepared by electrochemical deposition method. Then, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) film was formed on the surface of ZnO jungle by wet-chemical method using ZnO jungle and 2-methylimidazole as Zn precursor and organic ligand, respectively. The loading AuNPs was performed by adsorption of Au 3+ into micropores of ZIF-8, followed by heat treatment under N 2 atmosphere, where the ZIF-8 converted into N-doped carbon and Au 3+ converted into AuNPs embedded in N-doped carbon film. Most importantly, such AuNPs@NC-ZnO/ITO exhibited good electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of hydrazine. The hydrazine sensor based on AuNPs@NC-ZnO/ITO showed linear detection range from 0.05 to 10 μM and detection limit of 4.1 nM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.
研究领域:
分析化学
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电化学传感
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纳米材料
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生物医学工程
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环境监测
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转化医学
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Liyuan Zhang,Shu Yang,Yuekun Lai,Hui Liu,Yiang Fan,Cao Liu,Haiying Wang,Liyuan Chai
Gaseous Hg 0 is one of the most deadly and hard-to-dispose pollutants. The oxidation of Hg 0 is a promising route, but the rational design and synthesis of highly efficient catalysts still remain grand challenges. Herein, CuO@Cu 2 O (or Cu x O) heterostructured nanoparticles uniformly monodispersing on porous carbon monolith were designed and successfully synthesized using oligo( m -phenylenediamine)-Cu 2+ complex as raw material. The Cu x O-carbon catalyst contains ∼28 wt% of Cu. Based on density functional theory calculation, the CuO@Cu 2 O junction interfaces can accelerate the Hg 0 oxidation by significantly reducing the energy barriers of reaction. Only 1 mg of the catalyst can catalyze the oxidation of more than 90 % of Hg 0 with [HCl] = 0.5 ppm, [O 2 ] = 6 vol%, T = 150 °C. The poisoning effect of either SO 2 or H 2 O on the catalysts is weak. Moreover, a long-term test confirmed that the Hg 0 oxidation rate can maintain more than 90 % even in the co-presence of SO 2 (5000 ppm) and H 2 O (10 vol%).
研究领域:
环境催化
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材料化学
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大气污染控制
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纳米材料
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表面科学
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 52
·27259-27266
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IF 3.708
Libin Yang,Feng Xin,Junzhong Lin,Zhuang Zhuang,Rui Sun
In this study, a hydrothermal synthesis was developed to prepare a thin titanium silicalite-1 catalyst layer in the internal channels of the honeycomb cordierite support, which was used in a continuous heterogeneous reaction. The as-prepared thin TS-1 catalyst layer was characterized by SEM, XRD, UV-vis and ATR-FTIR methods. Multiple hydrothermal syntheses were used for controlling the crystalline growth to optimize catalytic activity and lifetime. Moreover, a monolithic TS-1/cordierite reactor with external looping was utilized to investigate the characteristics of the continuous heterogeneous ammoximation reaction without the organic solvent tert-butanol (TBA). The reaction results showed that the conversion of cyclohexanone and selectivity of oxime approached more than 0.96 and 0.98, respectively. When compared with the reaction using TBA as the reaction solvent, the activity of the monolithic TS-1/cordierite showed no differences except for a longer lifetime.
研究领域:
化学工程
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催化化学
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材料科学
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工业化学
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绿色化学
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