INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 4.3
Xiaoxue Ke,Changcun Tang,Renzhi Xiong,Yanhe Xiao,Baochang Cheng,Shuijin Lei
It is an important strategy to design composite materials with a special microstructure and a tunable electronic structure through structural compatibility. In this work, a novel hexagonal/cubic ZnIn2S4 polymorphic heterophase junction with a three-dimensional multihierarchical structure is successfully constructed by in situ growth of hexagonal ZnIn2S4 nanosheets on the surface of cubic ZnIn2S4 flower-like microspheres prepared by topological chemical synthesis. On the one hand, the multihierarchical architecture provides large specific surface area, abundant active sites, and excellent light trapping capability. On the other hand, the construction of a direct S-scheme heterophase junction enables the formation of a special charge-transfer channel under the force of a built-in electric field, which not only improves the separation efficiency of carriers but also ensures the stronger reaction activity of charges. The prepared ZnIn2S4 heterophase junction composite photocatalyst exhibits greatly boosted photocatalytic efficiency in rhodamine B degradation, hexavalent chromium reduction, and water splitting for hydrogen production, which are 12.3, 6.5, and 3.1 times higher than that of pure hexagonal ZnIn2S4 and 8.1, 5.1, and 2.3 times higher than that of pure cubic ZnIn2S4, respectively, demonstrating its significant potential for applications in energy and environmental fields.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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能源科学
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DESALINATION
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2025
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IF 9.8
Xiao Ge,Baole Li,Xiang Meng,Tiansheng He,Tianchi Li,Qi Yang,Zheng Wei,Taihong Yan,Zhongwei Yuan
In recent years, acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) has gained significant attention as a novel organic salt-free reagent in the reprocessing of the spent nuclear fuel. However, the primary byproduct of the AHA in the process, acetic acid (HAC), is difficult to destroy during the heating. It tends to evaporate along with nitric acid, which can contaminate the recovered nitric acid and affect its reuse. This study utilizes a multi-stage electrodialysis process to separate nitric acid from acetic acid, exploiting differences in their ionization degrees and ion migration speeds under an external electric field. The effects of current, type of reflux solution, reflux flow rate, and the number of reflux stages on the purity and recovery of nitric acid were examined. Results indicated that under the same reflux condition, increasing the current, raising the reflux flow rate or the concentration of solution could enhance the recovery rate of nitric acid. The purity of nitric acid products could reach 99.88 % at the two-stage reflux using nitric acid as a reflux solution. And a high recovery rate on the nitric acid of 97.48 % also could achieve, which meets the criteria for nitric acid reuse in the reprocessing of the spent nuclear fuel.
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化学工程
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核燃料再处理
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ACS Nano
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2025
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IF 16
Shilong Li,Kecheng Guan,Dandan Zhou,Dong Zou,Jian Lu,Wenbo Jiang,Bin Chen,Jian Qiu,Lele Cui,Tianxiang Yu,Yuqing Sun,Zhi Xu,Wanqin Jin,Wenheng Jing
Two-dimensional (2D) material membranes have significant potential for selectively transporting molecules and ions, crucial for environmental and energy applications significantly. However, challenges such as complex pathways and instability due to weak interactions hinder their performance. This study takes 2D MXene (Ti3C2Tx) as a platform and proposes a lattice vacancy-anchored chemical etching method to perforate MXene nanosheets and produce acid cross-linkers simultaneously. The etching process involves H2O2 oxidation consuming Ti atoms from the lattice vacancies of MXene to create peroxo titanic acid (PTA), precisely generating nanopores in the nanosheets for additional transport pathways. At the same time, the produced PTA acts as a cross-linking agent that enhances the interaction between MXene nanosheets to form stabilized interlayer channels. This approach results in multilevel features in the MXene membrane, offering abundant vertical water channels and robust interlayer ion-sieving channels. Consequently, both permeability and selectivity improve nearly 10-fold compared to the pristine membrane, overcoming previous trade-offs. This strategy presents a precise and ingenious method for perforating 2D materials and constructing high-performance mass transport channels of 2D membranes at various levels, benefiting sustainable and highly efficient desalination processes.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2024
·Vol. 35
·期 46
·465601
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IF 2.9
Wei Yang,Site Luo,Yang He,Han Wang,Haihu Yu
Amorphous arrays assembled from colloidal microspheres are a way that obtains angle-independent structural colors. In order to obtain additional properties, colloidal microspheres, which are constituent units, can be modified with other materials. Here, we utilized the silane-functionalized carbon quantum dots (SiCDs) by incorporating them into the Stöber reaction to fabricate Fe3O4@SiO2/SiCDs nanospheres with a core–shell structure. Amorphous colloidal arrays (ACAs) were constructed on commercial printing paper using Fe3O4@SiO2/SiCDs nanoparticles as structural units by a simple permeation assembly. Macroscopically, the prepared ACAs exhibit the magnetic properties of Fe3O4, while under sunlight, they display bright, angle-independent structural colors. Under ultraviolet light, the array shows significant fluorescence. This enables the presentation of multidimensional information under varying magnetic and lighting conditions. By adjusting the thickness of the outer SiO2/SiCDs composite layer, the optical properties and magnetism can be controlled easily. Moreover, due to the strong light absorption capability and high refractive index of Fe3O4, the digital patterns constructed with Fe3O4@SiO2/SiCDs nanospheres demonstrate excellent multi-level anti-counterfeiting characteristics, even under water exposure. The magnetic properties of Fe3O4@SiO2/SiCDs nanospheres, along with their distinct display characteristics under different optical environments, suggest their wide applicability in the fields of multifunctional anti-counterfeiting pigments, bioimaging, and sensing displays.
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材料科学
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光学
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纳米技术
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防伪技术
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2021
·Vol. 31
·期 22
·2100680
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IF 18.808
Baoqiang Zhang,Qiangqiang Zhang,Peng He,Yanbin Ma,Lei Shen,Xingyi Zhang,Youhe Zhou
Superconducting YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (YBCO) bulks have demonstrated promising applications in quasi-permanent magnets, levitation, etc. Recently, the applications of bulk superconductors have been proposed, such as in portable, ultralight superconducting devices. These applications require bulk superconductors with lightweight, complex morphology, and good processability. However, the traditional fabrication method of YBCO bulks requires prolonged supplemental oxygenation and produces limited geometries with many randomly distributed cracks. This, combined with the inherent brittleness of the ceramic material, seriously impedes its wide application. In this study, a YBCO bulk with a multiscale hierarchical geometric configuration is constructed by a direct-ink-writing-based 3D-printing process. The 3D-printed YBCO green bodies exhibit a robust structure after directional freezing, which promotes intimate contact between the precursor particles in the deposited layers. This technology offers the advantage of a low shrinkage of 13.6 vol% after sintering at 920 °C. The 3D-printed bulks show lightweight, highly crystalline, and good electromagnetic properties compared with those produced by traditional cold-pressed sintering. Importantly, the multilevel void structure with a large specific surface area significantly reduces the oxygenation time and retains superconductivity. The proposed 3D-printing process can be adopted for the industrial production of superconducting bulk with complex geometries for novel applications.
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物理学
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SOLID STATE SCIENCES
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2023
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IF 3.5
Guo-li Chen,Huai-yao Wang,Yong-zhi Liu,Xiao-ming Huang,Guang-ming Yin
In this paper, nanowool ball Ni 3 Se 2 , rod NiSe and multistage Ni 3 Se 2 were prepared. Multilevel Ni 3 Se 2 was doped with Fe, Co and Mo respectively to prepare composite catalysts. The prepared materials were characterized by UV, XRD, SEM-EDS and XPS . The results show that the composite catalysts with multi-level Ni 3 Se 2 and Mo have special morphology and high purity. The HER performance of the composites was tested using an electrochemical workstation, and the results show that at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , the overpotentials of Ni 3 Se 2 , Ni 3 Se 2 /Fe, Ni 3 Se 2 /Co and Ni 3 Se 2 /Mo are 71, 71, 3 and 37 mV, respectively; At a current density of 100 mA cm −2 , their overpotentials are 396.9, 373.6, 321.8 and 290.1 mV, respectively. Their Tafel slopes are 227, 169, 145 and 137 mV dec −1 , respectively. The R ct s of Ni 3 Se 2 , Ni 3 Se 2 /Fe, Ni 3 Se 2 /Co and Ni 3 Se 2 /Mo are 1.63, 1.47, 1.15 and 0.90Ω, respectively. After the comparison of the electrochemical HER performance, it is found that the Ni 3 Se 2 /Mo composite catalyst has good HER performance.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.9
Neng Chen,Sai Che,Hongchen Liu,Guohua Li,Na Ta,Feng Jiang Chen,Bo Jiang,Ni Wu,Zhengxuan Li,Weiqi Yu,Fan Yang,Yongfeng Li
The regulation of the multi-dimensional interface plays an important role in optimizing the electron transport and gas mass transfer during catalysis, which is conducive to promoting the electrocatalytic process. Herein, a self-supporting electrode has been developed with the multistage interface within 3D Ni 2 P@C nanospheres/nanoflowers arrays derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as template skeletons and precursors. The constructed nanosphere interface protrudes outward to optimize the contact with the electrolyte while the nanoflower lamellar connection promotes rapid electron transfer and exposes more active sites, and accelerates the gas diffusion with the abundant interspace channels. According to theoretical calculation, the synergistic effect between Ni 2 P and C is conducive to the optimal adsorption and desorption of H*, thus contributing to the improvement of catalytic kinetics. With the optimized growth times assembled onto nickel foam substrates, the Ni 2 P@C-12 h requires overpotentials of only 69 mV and 205 mV to drive the current density of 10 mA cm −2 towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively. And it reveals an ultralow cell voltage of 1.55 V at 10 mA cm −2 to achieve overall water splitting (OWS). In addition, the stability of the Ni 2 P@C/NF electrocatalyst emerges as prominent long-term stability, which is attributed to the carbonaceous nanosphere anchors on the substrate to minimize the possibility of oxidation of the catalyst surface. This strategy of in situ growth of MOF-derived phosphates provides a general idea for interfacial engineering modification of OWS electrode materials.
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REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
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2024
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IF 4.5
Jianfu Wang,Yi Lin,Wei Bing,Huichao Jin,Jie Zhao,Limei Tian
Superhydrophobic materials can solve the problem of oil pollution in water resources. In this paper, superhydrophobic PDMS-SiO 2 with macro-micro-nano multi-level structures was prepared by impregnation method. The superhydrophobic PDMS-SiO 2 material has good physical and chemical stability, and retains its superhydrophobicity after sandpaper abrasion, tape peeling, water immersion, acid or alkali immersion, and high temperature baking. The superhydrophobic PDMS-SiO 2 material has a high oil-water separation efficiency, with the highest oil-water separation efficiency reaching more than 99%, and the oil-water separation efficiency of different oils all exceeding 96%. The preparation of superhydrophobic PDMS-SiO 2 material is simple, inexpensive and environmentally friendly, which can achieve fast and large-area preparation, with good engineering application prospects.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Yi-fan Zhang,Xue-wei Wang,Zi-yu Zheng,Wen-hua Zhang,Xuan Liu,Jia-qian Niu
In response to the growing demand for clean, green, and sustainable energy sources, the development of cost-effective and durable high-activity overall water splitting electrocatalysts is urgently needed. In this study, the heterogeneous structure formed by the combination of FeCoNiP and FeNi-LDH was homogeneously dispersed onto CuO nanowires generated by in-situ oxidation of copper foam as a substrate using an electrodeposition method. This multilevel structure exhibits excellent bifunctional properties as an electrode material in alkaline solutions, for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) only 206 mV and 147 mV overpotentials are needed to achieve a current density of 100 mA cm −2 respectively. Full water electrolysis is thus enabled to take place at such a low cell voltage as 1.64 V to reach the current density of 100 mA cm −2 , which exhibits a long-term stability of 30 h. These improved electrocatalytic performances stem from the construction of multilevel structures. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggests that strong electron transfer occurs between heterogeneous structures, thus facilitating the OER and HER process. The dispersion of CuO nanowires not only increases the electrochemically active surface areas but also improves the overall hydrophilic and aerophobic properties. This work highlights the positive effect of multilevel structure in the design of more efficient electrocatalysts and provides a reference for the preparation of other low-cost, high-activity bifunctional electrocatalysts.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2024
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IF 2.3
Dong Wenjie,Cai Ao,Wu Sui,Qi Beimeng,Dai Zhixi
A porous Sn–Er–Beta zeolite catalyst was rapidly prepared by introducing Sn source with water bath method and Er source with solid-state ion exchange method. When adding 180 mg catalyst, 225 mg glucose and 10 mL water into a reaction kettle at 200 °C for 2 h, the yield of lactic acid can reach 71.2%. After being recycled 5 times, the lactic acid yield of the catalyst can still reach 45.3%. The physical and chemical properties of Sn–Er–Beta zeolite were characterized, and it was confirmed that the catalyst had a multi-stage pore structure, with Sn and Er elements existing in the zeolite skeleton. Among them, the increase of Lewis acidity, Brønsted acidity and special strong alkaline sites of Sn–Er–Beta zeolite caused by the introduction of Sn, and the Lewis acidic sites are further increased after the introduction of Er. The combination of Sn and Er obviously improves the catalyst’s capability to catalyze glucose and fructose to produce lactic acid. This provides an important reference value for the directional catalytic process of sugars. Graphical abstract
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化学工程
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催化科学
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2022
·Vol. 32
·期 16
·2110853
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IF 19.924
Simi Sui,Haonan Xie,Ming Liang,Bochao Chen,Chunyang Liu,Enzuo Liu,Biao Chen,Liying Ma,Junwei Sha,Naiqin Zhao
Constructing sodium-ion battery anodes with efficient ion/electron transport and high cycling stability is significantly promising for applications but still remains challenging. Here, “three-in-one” multi-level design is performed to develop a carbon-coated phosphorous-doped MoS 2 anchored on carbon nanotube paper (P-MoS 2 @C/CNTP). The Na + diffusion and electron transport, as well as the structural stability of the whole anode are simultaneously enhanced through the synergistically optimization of P-MoS 2 @C/CNTP at atomic, nanoscopic, and macroscopic levels. Resulted from the multi-level modification, the synergetic mechanism has been demonstrated by electrochemical measurement and theoretical calculation. As a result, the free-standing P-MoS 2 @C/CNTP anode presents a high rate performance (150 mA h g −1 at 5 A g −1 ) and a long cycling life (1 A g −1 , 1200 cycles, 249 mA h g −1 ). This work provides a new approach to the design and fabrication of high-performance conversion-type electrode materials for rechargeable batteries application.
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材料科学
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电化学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Wei Zhang,Shuili Yu,Ping Li,Xingli Ji,Rongsheng Ning,Pan Li
In this study, we developed novel Janus membranes with multilevel hierarchical structures to prevent membrane pore wetting and enhance the performance for desalination simultaneously. Here, a Janus membrane with multilevel roughness was tailored via a polydopamine (PDA) coating followed by deposition of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and PDA sealing. These novel Janus membranes demonstrated outstanding antiwetting properties and salt rejection performances in comparison to pristine polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane. Particularly, the specific flux of Janus membranes was maintained in a relatively stable state (0.6–0.7) after membrane cleaning with pure water, meanwhile, the permeate conductivity was maintained in the range of 0–30 µS/cm with the desalination rate of 99.9% during the vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) tests by using 6.98 wt.% feed solutions, indicating that these Janus membranes (i.e., P/Fe/P-PTFE membrane) can improve the performance for VMD desalination without membrane wetting throughout the test duration. Furthermore, we ascribed these Janus membranes’ superior performances to the coupled effects of super hydrophilicity brought about by PDA layer and self-healing mechanism provided by Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. This work highlights the great potential of novel Janus membranes with multilevel hierarchical structures for water reclamation from challenging high-salinity wastewater through VMD.
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