Inorganics
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2025
·Vol. 13
·期 5
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IF 3
Qianhong Zheng,Genying Zeng,Chenxing Liao,Huoming Huang,Weixiong You,Xinyu Ye,Liaolin Zhang
Bi-doped glasses and fibers have been widely applied in solid-state and fiber lasers. However, the mechanism underlying near-infrared (NIR) luminescence remains unclear, and Bi-related luminescence centers (BLCs) are prone to alteration during fiber fabrication, making it challenging to achieve high-performance Bi-doped glass fibers. In this work, Bi-, Bi-Al-, and Bi-Ge-doped silica glasses were investigated to elucidate the origin of NIR luminescence. Two broad NIR fluorescence bands were observed in silica glasses, originating from distinct BLCs. The longer-wavelength fluorescence band at 1423 nm, demonstrating sensitivity to Bi doping concentration and homogeneity, is attributed to Bi clusters (aggregates of Bi+ions), whereas the shorter-wavelength emission, independent of Bi concentration, originates from isolated Bi+ions. A vacuum-assisted melting-in-tube method with a single-step heating process was employed to fabricate Bi-doped silica-based glasses and fibers. The fluorescence bands of the fibers remained consistent with those of the precursor glasses, indicating no new BLCs were formed during fiber fabrication. The modulation of fluorescence bands was primarily governed by Bi cluster formation. Suppressing Bi clustering through co-doping with Al/Ge or optimizing fabrication conditions offers an effective route to tailor the fluorescence properties of Bi-doped glasses and fibers.
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 1
·1-4
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IF 1.198
Zheng Huiping,Nian Hongqiang,Xia Jinfeng,Zhou Guohong,Jiang Danyu,Li Qiang
To quantify the oxygen content in molten salts, we examined the performance of an yttria-stabilized zirconia solid electrolyte oxygen sensor with a Bi/Bi 2 O 3 reference electrode, focusing on its output accuracy. When the above sensor was tested in a flow of gas with known oxygen partial pressure, \(p_{O_2}\) , a linear relationship between \(lgp_{O_2}\) and the electromotive force (EMF) was observed, and the correlation slope exhibited a positive deviation from Nernstian behavior. EMF measurements performed in molten NaCl–KCl indicated that the oxygen content of this salt mixture increased with increasing oxygen partial pressure in the covering gas, in agreement with Henry’s law. Moreover, the EMF exhibited a linear decrease with increasing melt temperature of molten NaCl–KCl, in agreement with the theoretical model. Finally, a relationship between the structure of molten NaCl–KCl and its oxygen diffusion behavior was established. As a result, the developed sensor was demonstrated to be well suited for determining the oxygen content of molten salts.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2024
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Yanting Ma,Yan Tang,Yajuan Xu,Suisui Su,Shuzhen Chen,Shizheng Zheng,Changyuan Hu,Xin Li,Kejie Dai,Rongbin Zhang
Metal oxides are promising alkaline battery electrodes with high theoretical capacity, but the low energy density and poor stability make them far away from actual application. Herein, single Bi-MOF derived ultrastable Bi2O3@C and BiOCl@C anodes are architected via a two-for-one manner. Specifically, optimal Bi2O3@C anode with hierarchical and porous structure delivers high specific capacity (278.3 mAh g–1 at 1 A g–1) owing to the exposed electrochemical active sites, fast charge transfer, and efficient ion diffusion. More importantly, ultrahigh stability (110%, 5000 cycles) is achieved due to the in situ morphological self-optimization and oxygen vacancy creation. Similarly, BiOCl@C anode also displays remarkable capacity and ultralong cycling stability (94%, 15000 cycles) due to the conductive and protective carbon layer, abundant reactive centers, and ion transport channels. Moreover, the in situ phase transition of BiOCl to Bi2O2CO3 also contributes to the outstanding stability. Our work provides rational guidance for architecting high capacitive and ultrastable anodes for aqueous rechargeable alkaline battery.
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Coatings
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 2
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IF 3.236
Shiyuan Liu,Botao Hu,Junkai Zhao,Wenjun Jiang,Deqiang Feng,Ce Zhang,Wei Yao
The electrocatalytic CO2reduction reaction (CO2RR) into hydrocarbon products is one of the most promising approaches for CO2utilization in modern society. However, the application of CO2RR requires optimizing state-of-the-art catalysts as well as elucidating the catalytic interface formation mechanism. In this study, a flower-like nano-structured Bi catalyst is prepared by a facile pulse current electrodeposition method wherein the morphologies could be accurately controlled. Interestingly, nano-structured Bi is inclined to generate Bi2O2CO3in the air and form a stable Bi2O2CO3@Bi interface, which could enhance the CO2adsorption and conversion. In-situ Raman spectroscopy analysis also proves the existence of Bi2O2CO3on the electrode surface. In a practical CO2reduction test by a flow-cell reactor, the Bi2O2CO3@Bi electrode delivers a high faradaic efficiency of the CO2to formate/formic acid (~90%) at −1.07 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) with no obvious decay during more than a 10 h continuous test. The introducing surface Bi2O2CO3in nano-structured Bi supports a promising strategy as well as facile access to prepare improved CO2RR electrocatalysts.Keywords:CO2reduction;bismuth;Bi2O2CO3;interface;formic acid
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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Yunfang Huang,Hui Xu,Dan Luo,Yuezhu Zhao,Yu Fang,Qiyao Guo,Yuelin Wei,Leqing Fan,Jihuai Wu
To improve the utilization efficiency of solar energy and separation of photogenerated carries, a novel three-dimensional (3D) WO 3-x /Bi/BiOCl hierarchical heterostructures with broad spectrum responsive photocatalytic activity have been fabricated through a facile solvothermal technique. The influences of varying loading of WO 3-x on the physical performances of the as-obtained composites were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy , X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, optical absorbance, photoluminescence and specific surface areas. The WO 3-x /Bi/BiOCl displayed a strong optical absorption from 250 to 2500 nm, and showed the superior photocatalytic performance in degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) than that of individual components. Among the as-prepared samples, the sample S24 with the appropriate content of WO 3-x displayed the best photocatalytic performance, which can photodegrade RhB with the efficiency of 100%, 100% and 96% under the UV light within 8 min, visible light within 3 min and near-infrared light within 120 min exposure, respectively. Furthermore, a plausible mechanism of the RhB degradation on WO 3-x /Bi/BiOCl photocatalysts under the near-infrared light irradiation was proposed according to the photocatalytic activity and radical species trapping experiments.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Hongxia Liu,Hui Mei,Shiping Li,Longkai Pan,Zhipeng Jin,Gangqiang Zhu,Laifei Cheng,Litong Zhang
Bismuth titanate (Bi 12 TiO 20 ) with unique sillenite structure has been shown to be an excellent photocatalyst for environmental remediation. However, the narrow light-responsive range and rapid recombination of photoinduced electrons-holes limit the photocatalytic performance of Bi 12 TiO 20 . To overcome the limitations, a practical and feasible way is to fabricate heterojunctions by combining Bi 12 TiO 20 with suitable photocatalysts. Here, using a facile chemical precipitation method, a novel and hierarchical core–shell structure of n-Bi 12 TiO 20 @p-BiOI (BTO@BiOI) heterojunction was rationally designed and synthesized by loading BiOI nanosheets on BTO nanofibers. The constructed BTO@BiOI composites exhibited significant charge transfer ability due to the synergistic effects of the built-in electric field between BTO and BiOI as well as close interfacial contacts. In addition, the narrow bandgap characteristics of the BiOI led to wide light absorption ranges. Therefore, the BTO@BiOI heterojunction exhibited an improved photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation. The NO removal efficiency of optimal BTO@BiOI was 45.7%, which was significantly higher compared to that of pure BTO (3.6%) or BiOI (23.1%). Moreover, the cycling experiment revealed that BTO@BiOI composite has a good stability and reusability. The possible mechanism of photocatalytic NO oxidation over BTO@BiOI was investigated in detail.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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Yi Ma,Pan Lv,Fang Duan,Jialiang Sheng,Shuanglong Lu,Han Zhu,Mingliang Du,Mingqing Chen
Reasonable design of heterojunctions is considered to be an effective way to construct highly efficient photocatalysts . In this work, Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunction nanofibers with tightly integrated interface were prepared by electrospinning technique and in-situ anion exchange method. Various characterizations were conducted to analyze the structure and morphology of Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 composites. The photocatalytic activities of the obtained Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions were evaluated by photodegradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) under visible light irradiation. It can be found that Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions showed enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance, and their photocatalytic activities can be easily optimized by changing the amount of thioacetamide (TAA). When the amount of TAA was 0.1 mmol, the obtained Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 (TAA-2) sample exhibited the best photocatalytic performance, which was 5 and 6 times of pure BiFeO 3 and Bi 2 S 3 , respectively. Besides, the photocatalytic mechanism was systematically studied by monitoring the active species and radicals, and by performing the optical and photoelectrochemical tests. Accordingly, a direct Z-scheme charge migration mechanism for Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions was proposed. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions can be attributed to the improved visible light response and efficient charge separation and transfer.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Zhinian Liu,Guojun Li,Mingjia Zhang,Chen Zhang,Wangsheng Zheng,Xiangting You,Shule Zhang,Qin Zhong
The lack of compactness in heterojunction interfaces and poor charge separation is a great challenge in developing high-efficiency heterojunction photocatalysts . Herein, a novel Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 -BiPO 4 heterojunction was successfully prepared for the first time by epitaxial growth of BiPO 4 on the surface of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 nanosheets . The optimized Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 -BiPO 4 -0.5 increased the NO oxidation efficiency to 73.05%, surpassing pure Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 (63.45%) and BiPO 4 (8.35%). Experiments and theoretical calculations indicated that the closely contacted heterointerface between BTO and BPO promoted the generation of the built-in electric field, which led to the formation of the Z- scheme transfer pathway for the photogenerated carriers . Therefore, the separation of photogenerated carriers was facilitated while retaining high redox potential , generating more ·O 2 – and ·OH to participate in NO oxidation. Furthermore, the adsorption of NO and O 2 was enhanced by introducing BiPO 4 , further improving the photocatalytic NO oxidation performance. This work emphasizes the critical role of heterointerface in accelerating charge transfer, providing a basis for the design and construction of tightly contacted heterojunction photocatalysts .
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Materials
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2017
·Vol. 10
·期 8
·891
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IF 2.654
Deqiang Zhao,Wenwen Wang,Wenjuan Zong,Shimin Xiong,Qian Zhang,Fangying Ji,Xuan Xu
The band gaps of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) and bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) are about 2.40 eV and 1.30 eV, respectively. Although both BiVO4and Bi2S3are capable of strong visible light absorption, electron–hole recombination occurs easily. To solve this problem, we designed a one-step hydrothermal method for synthesizing a Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3)/Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) heterojunction using polyvinylpyrrolidone K-30 (PVP) as a structure-directing agent, and 2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid (l-cysteine) as a sulfur source. The pH of the reaction solution was regulated to yield different products: when the pH was 7.5, only monoclinic BiVO4was produced (sample 7.5); when the pH was 8.0 or 8.5, both Bi2S3and BiVO4were produced (samples 8.0 and 8.5); and when the pH was 9.0, only Bi2S3was produced (sample 9.0). In sample 8.0, Bi2S3and BiVO4were closely integrated with each other, with Bi2S3particles formed on the surface of concentric BiVO4layers, but the two compounds grew separately in a pH solution of 8.5. Visible-light photocatalytic degradation experiments demonstrated that the degradation efficiency of the Bi2S3/BiVO4heterojunction was highest when prepared under a pH of 8.0. The initial rhodamine B in the solution (5 mg/L) was completely degraded within three hours. Recycling experiments verified the high stability of Bi2S3/BiVO4. The synthesis method proposed in this paper is expected to enable large-scale and practical use of Bi2S3/BiVO4.Keywords:heterojunction;photocatalysis;hydrothermal method;bismuth vanadate;bismuth sulfide;pH value
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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Di Cheng,Huimin Wu,Chuanqi Feng,Yu Ding,He Mei
In this study, a bifunctional photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor based on Bi/Bi 2 S 3 /BiVO 4 (Bi-BSV) is prepared by one-step hydrothermal method . Firstly, the results from experiments show that the PEC performances of Bi 2 S 3 /BiVO 4 -X (BSV-X, X = m(Bi 2 S 3 )/m(Bi 2 S 3 + BiVO 4 )) are higher than those of Bi 2 S 3 and BiVO 4 , and BSV-15% has the highest PEC performance. To further improve the PEC properties of BSV-15%, metal-Bi was introduced to the synthesis of Y-Bi-BSV-15% (Y represents the amount of glucose added). Moreover, UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectrum (UV–vis DRS) and photoluminescence (PL) demonstrate that 0.3-Bi-BSV-15% has the widest visible light absorption range and strongest photogenerated carriers separation capability among all composites. Based on the above results, the PEC sensor based on the 0.3-Bi-BSV-15% for detecting hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is built. The results exhibit that 0.3-Bi-BSV-15% has a wider detection range of 2–230 µM and a lower detection limit of 0.094 µM for Cr (VI) detection. While for H 2 O 2 detection, the detection range and detection limit are 1–130,000 µM and 0.089 µM, respectively. Therefore, 0.3-Bi-BSV-15% has potential application in Cr (VI) and H 2 O 2 detection.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2023
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Wei Jin,Shenghai Yang,Chaobo Tang,Yun Li,Cong Chang,Yongming Chen
Traditional bismuthinite concentrate precipitation smelting has problems of low recovery of valuable metals (e.g., Bi, Cu, Mo, and Ag), high fuel consumption, and high cost of SO2 flue gas treatment. Therefore, in this study, an eco-friendly alkaline smelting process was proposed to extract metallic bismuth and recover valuable metals. The phase equilibrium composition of the Bi2S3-Na2CO3-C system was revealed by thermodynamic simulations at different temperatures and reductant contents. Based on reaction product characterizations and thermodynamic simulations, the following reaction mechanism and suitable bismuth extraction path were confirmed: Bi2S3 first reacted with Na2CO3 to form Bi2O3 and Na2S, and the intermediate (Bi2O3) was then reduced to metallic Bi by both C and CO. Under optimized conditions (Wbismuthinite/WNa2CO3/Wcoke = 200:300:20, 900 °C, 150 min), up to 96.56% Bi, 75.07% Pb, and 85.11% Ag were enriched in crude bismuth, respectively, while 93.57% Cu, 70.23% Fe, 96.63% Mo, and 94.34% W entered the salt slag. More than 99.9% W and Mo were recovered as Na2WO4 and Na2MoO4, respectively, from the salt slag by water leaching. In the leaching residue, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and elemental sulfur could be recovered by flotation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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Peng Zhang,Yongfang Rao,Yu Huang,Meijuan Chen,Tingting Huang,Wingkei Ho,Shuncheng Lee,Junbo Zhong,Junji Cao
The inevitable amorphous Bi 2 O 3 on the surface of plasmonic Bi nanospheres serving as the recombination center of hot electron-hole pairs, hindered the transfer of photo-generated hot electrons and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) seriously. In this study, Bi@amorphous Bi 2 O 3 was transformed to Bi@crystal Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 by secondary hydrothermal reaction. Bi@Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 core–shell photocatalyst exhibited higher visible-light catalytic activity (34.1%) than Bi@Bi 2 O 3 did (12.3%) in terms of NO x removal. Photoelectrochemical, surface photovoltage spectroscopy spectra and Kelvin probe force microscopy measurement results indicate that Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 shell reduced the transmission resistance of hot electrons excited from Bi core. O 2 -TPD, trapping experiments and density functional theory further confirmed that the transferred hot electrons were a help for ROS generation and •O 2 − radicals were the major contributor. This study not only addresses the unsettled issue of surface amorphous Bi 2 O 3 , but also provides a facile method to transform the amorphous shell to crystal phase of core–shell photocatalyst and new insights into the hot electrons separation and the formation of main ROS over the surface crystal transition of plasmonic Bi.
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