ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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2020
·Vol. 22
·期 4
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IF 3.217
Xuan Yin,Jie Jin,Xinchun Chen,Andreas Rosenkranz,Jianbin Luo
The 2D Ti 3 C 2 /graphene quantum dots (GQDs) composite coating contains numerous merits, which offers underlying solutions for lubrication issues in common conditions. Herein, specific efforts are devoted to explore and develop the antiwear interfacial performances of 2D Ti 3 C 2 /GQDs hybrid multicoating in common environment. In addition, combination with nanodiamond would impose significant effects on improving lubricity of binary composite coating to obtain long-durability ternary composite coating. Meanwhile, macroscale and atomicscale characterizations are utilized to detect the lubrication behavior of binary and ternary composite coating to illuminate the influence of compositions on the establishment of ultralow-wear interfaces on slip process. These testing results highlight an outspread lubrication mechanism for 2D Ti 3 C 2 /GQDs hybrid multicoating. They suggest that 2D Ti 3 C 2 /GQDs and 2D Ti 3 C 2 /nanodiamond/GQDs composite coating exhibit ultralow wear with rubbing against polytetrafluoroethylene ball. A newly nanostructured tribofilm is formed on the sliding contact. Also the 2D Ti 3 C 2 /nanodiamond/GQDs ternary coating has long-durability and ultralow-wear during sliding for a long time.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 7.489
Ruiqi Xu,Na Wei,Zhenkui Li,Xiaojie Song,Qi Li,Kunyu Sun,Enquan Yang,Like Gong,Yiling Sui,Jian Tian,Xin Wang,Minggang Zhao,Hongzhi Cui
Solar steam generation has been considered one of the most promising approaches for dealing with the energy and freshwater resource crises in recent years. However, achieving high efficiency in photo-thermal conversion remains a considerable challenge. Here, a series of hierarchical Ti 3 C 2 /MoS 2 nanocomposites were designed for steam generation by a hydrothermal method. When the mass fraction of MoS 2 reached 65 wt% (TM-3), the Ti 3 C 2 /MoS 2 nanocomposite presented a strong broad-band light absorption of 92.4% from the UV to NIR region because of the accordion-like layered structure. The evaporation rate and solar-thermal conversion efficiency of the TM-3 with as-fabricated evaporator could reach 1.36 kg·m −2 ·h −1 and 87.2% under 1 kW/m 2 , due to the excellent light absorption ability of TM-3 and the low thermal energy loss (8.8%) of the evaporator. Meanwhile, TM-3 permits the evaporator to have remarkable cycle stability because of its hydrophobic properties. Moreover, TM-3 showed excellent seawater desalination and wastewater treatment abilities. Thus, the excellent light absorption ability, photo-thermal conversion efficiency, and stability of the overall system suggested that these nanocomposites show great potential applications in synergetic solar desalination and sewage treatment.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 39
·期 8
·2141-2146
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IF 6
Chuqiao Hu,La Li,Guozhen Shen
Main observation and conclusion Ti 3 C 2 MXene serving as superior electrical conductors presents more specific performance such as transparency, conductivity than gold (Au), and even could form a heterostructure with active materials of the functional devices. Here, a Ti 3 C 2 MXene-Te microplate van der Waals heterostructure based transparent near-infrared photodetector (PD) is exploited. Compared with Au-Te PD, the on-off ratio of the Ti 3 C 2 -Te PD is improved by seven orders of magnitude and reaches 9.51 × 10 7 under 1064 nm laser illuminations. Benefiting from the utilization of flexible PET substrate and Ti 3 C 2 conductors in manufacturing PD devices, the Ti 3 C 2 -Te PD exhibits excellent flexibility with no noticeable response change after being bent for different states and times. Moreover, 63% transmittance of the fabricated PD devices over the 500—1000 nm wavelength range is obtained. All the above results demonstrate the tremendous potential in wearable optoelectronics.
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
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2022
·Vol. 11
·期 7
·1117-1130
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IF 11.534
Tao Junnan,Wang Mingyuan,Liu Guiwu,Liu Qinqin,Lu Lei,Wan Neng,Tang Hua,Qiao Guanjun
Converting water into hydrogen fuel and oxidizing benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde simultaneously under visible light illumination is of great significance, but the fast recombination of photogenerated carriers in photocatalysts seriously decreases the conversion efficiency. Herein, a novel dual-functional 0D Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S/2D Ti 3 C 2 hybrid was fabricated by a solvothermally in-situ generated assembling method. The Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S nano-spheres with a fluffy surface completely and uniformly covered the ultrathin Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets, leading to the increased Schottky barrier (SB) sites due to a large contact area, which could accelerate the electron-hole separation and improve the light utilization. The optimized Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S/Ti 3 C 2 hybrid simultaneously presents a hydrogen evolution rate of 5.3 mmol/(g·h) and a benzaldehyde production rate of 29.3 mmol/(g·h), which are ∼3.2 and 2 times higher than those of pristine Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S, respectively. Both the multiple experimental measurements and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations further demonstrate the tight connection between Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S and Ti 3 C 2 , formation of Schottky junction, and efficient photogenerated electron—hole separation. This paper suggests a dual-functional composite catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and benzaldehyde production, and provides a new strategy for preventing the photogenerated electrons and holes from recombining by constructing a 0D/2D heterojunction with increased SB sites.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.9
Yuming Sun,Yue Hao,Xinyu Lin,Zhonghuan Liu,Hongyang Sun,Shuhan Jia,Yahui Chen,Yongsheng Yan,Xuefei Li
The efficiency of the photocatalytic reaction is mainly determined by the effective separation of photogenerated electron (e - ) and hole (h + ). As a high electrical conductivity, two-dimensional (2D) Ti 3 C 2 MXene is widely used as an electronic transmission intermediary with a large surface area and active terminal. In this work, 1D CuZnInS are loaded on the surface of 2D Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanosheets to compound 1D/2D CuZnInS/Ti 3 C 2 nanocomposites with effective inhibition of charge-carrier recombination. The H 2 production rate of optimized 1D/2D CuZnInS/Ti 3 C 2 composite reached 15.24 mmol h −1 g −1 , which is 4.5 times than that of pure CuZnInS (3.38 mmol h −1 g −1 ), and the apparent quantum efficiencies (AQEs) of composite photocatalysts can reach 0.39% and 0.24% under light irradiation at 365 nm and 420 nm wavelength, respectively. In addition, 1D/2D CuZnInS/Ti 3 C 2 has high stability after 10 cycles. The enhanced photocatalytic performance is attributed to the large specific surface area of 2D Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets, which facilitates the separation and transfer of photogenerated e - and h + pairs.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2018
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·期 33
·16196-16204
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IF 9.931
Jianqiu Zhao,Yawei Yang,Chenhui Yang,Yapeng Tian,Yan Han,Jie Liu,Xingtian Yin,Wenxiu Que
Solar steam generation is a renewable, environmentally friendly and low-cost technology for seawater desalination and wastewater remediation. Highly efficient solar evaporation from pure water has been achieved using advanced artificial architectures and hydrophilic light absorption materials, while the long-term steady work for high salinity water desalination becomes a non-negligible problem when it comes to practical use. In terms of this issue, a hydrophobic MXene membrane, which contains a salt-blocking delaminated Ti3C2 nanosheet layer with trimethoxy(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl)silane modification for sunlight harvesting and a piece of commercial filter membrane for water supply, is proposed in this work. With high light utilization, high stability, abundant evaporating channels, rapid water transport through the filter membrane and salt-blocking on the MXene membrane, the as-fabricated self-floatable device achieves a solar evaporation rate of 1.31 kg m−2 h−1 and a solar steam conversion efficiency of 71%, and stability under high salinity conditions under one sun over 200 hours, ensuring the highly efficient and long-term stable photothermal transduction for water purification from seawater and wastewater containing organic dyes and heavy metals. The hydrophobic surface enabled salt-blocking MXene membrane is proved to be an effective, efficient and stable photothermal material for solar desalination.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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Weidong Song,Zhong Liang,Yue Guo,Xingjun Luo,Xin He,Qing Liu,Yiming Sun,Shuti Li
Deep ultraviolet photodetectors (deep-UV PDs) are promising for multiple applications due to their high detecting accuracy and sensitivity in the absence of background sunlight disturbance. By alloying, the bandgap of ZnO can be extended for deep-UV optoelectronics . However, it is limited by the solubility and the crystal quality degradation for a high-component alloy, which hinders the practical applications. In this work, we simply use the 2D Ti 3 C 2 nanoflakes to anchor on ZnO surface to enhance the deep-UV band absorption. Moreover, van der Waals heterojunctions formed at the dispersed Ti 3 C 2 /ZnO interfaces create surface depletion and passivation, which suppresses the dark current and enhances the photocurrent simultaneously. As a result, the Ti 3 C 2 nanoflakes anchored ZnO PD shows enhanced photoresponse in the entire UV region. Particularly, in the deep-UV range this enhancement is much more significant, with a peak light to dark ratio, EQE , responsivity and detectivity of 1.64 × 10 4 , 128.3 mA/W, 66.3% and 5.7 × 10 11 Jones respectively achieved at 240 nm light illumination, which is enhanced by 284, 72, 74 and 55 times respectively compared to the pristine ZnO PD. This work provides a newly non-alloyed strategy to broaden ZnO-based deep-UV, high-performance photodetection applications.
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DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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2023
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Feifei Nie,Hui Zhao,Shuhui Liu,Yuanhao Li,Huijiao Zhang,Mingxing Wu,Kezhong Wu
The different surface terminals, sizes, and sheet quality of laminated 2D-Ti 3 C 2 -MXenes were prepared by selective etching intermediate Al atoms layer form the strongly bonded compound Ti 3 AlC 2 as precursor at low temperature using different etchants of HF, HF + HCl, LiF + HCl, and NH 4 HF 2 for 24 h, respectively. Then, 2D-Ti 3 C 2 -MXenes were further instead of traditional Pt as counter electrodes (CEs) in triiodide reduction for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The selection of different etchant directly affects the properties and performance of the laminated 2D-Ti 3 C 2 -MXenes catalyst. Herein, the DSSCs with 2D-Ti 3 C 2 -MXenes CEs yielded power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 7.15 % (HF-), 6.06 % (HF + HCl-), 6.38 % (LiF + HCl-), and 6.05 % (NH 4 HF 2 -) for regenerate traditional I 3 − /I − shuttles via the photocurrent-voltage ( J - V ) test, respectively. The outstanding electrocatalytic performances of laminated 2D-Ti 3 C 2 -MXenes can be attributed to the formation of regular inter-stratification structures by etching to expose larger specific surface areas and further generate more catalytic reaction sites, as well as the acceleration of I 3 − /I − shuttle diffusion channels by adjusting the interlayer d -spacing, implying a potentially candidate of Pt catalyst for applications in the encapsulated DSSCs as Pt-free CEs.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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Qiong Ma,Xin-Pan Cui,Wen-Hui Zhou,Dong-Xing Kou,Zheng-Ji Zhou,Yue-Na Meng,Ya-Fang Qi,Sheng-Jie Yuan,Li-Tao Han,Si-Xin Wu
Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) has been considered as the most promising absorber material for inorganic thin-film solar cells. Among the three main interfaces in CZTSSe-based solar cells, the CZTSSe/Mo back interface plays an essential role in hole extraction as well as device performance. During the selenization process, the reaction between CZTSSe and Mo is one of the main reasons that lead to a large open circuit voltage (VOC) deficit, low short circuit current (Jsc), and fill factor. In this study, 2D Ti3C2-MXene was introduced as an intermediate layer to optimize the interface between the CZTSSe absorber layer and Mo back contact. Benefiting from the 2D Ti3C2-MXene intermediate layer, the reaction between CZTSSe and Mo was effectually suppressed, thus, significantly reducing the thickness of the detrimental Mo(S,Se)2 layer as well as interface recombination at the CZTSSe/Mo back interface. As a result, the power conversion efficiency of the champion device fabricated with the 2D Ti3C2-MXene intermediate layer was improved from 10.89 to 13.14% (active-area efficiency). This study demonstrates the potential use of the 2D Ti3C2-MXene intermediate layer for efficient CZTSSe solar cells and promotes a deeper understanding of the back interface in CZTSSe solar cells.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Wen Xiao,Huan Yu,Chenghao Xu,Zhongyi Pu,Xiangyu Cheng,Fang Yu,Chao Liu,Qinfang Zhang,Zhigang Zou
Developing high-efficiency photocatalysts for tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) degradation is of great significance to ecosystems and human beings. In this work, a two-step process of exfoliation and re-stacking was performed to prepare re-stacked HTiNbO 5 nanosheets (R-HTNS) and then coupled with Ti 3 C 2 MXene to construct Ti 3 C 2 MXene/R-HTNS (MX/RTS) with a 2D/2D Schottky heterojunction. These 2D/2D heterostructures between Ti 3 C 2 MXene and R-HTNS can produce an internal electric field and provide maximum interface area for efficient charge transfer across the intimate interface. The photocatalytic performance of samples was evaluated by TCH degradation under simulated sunlight. The MX/RTS composites, with an optimal sample of 3-MX/RTS, show enhanced photocatalytic activity for TCH degradation compared with R-HTNS. The characterization results reveal that the introduction of Ti 3 C 2 MXene can significantly increase specific surface area for providing more reactive sites and broaden the light absorption region. Besides, the incident light energy is absorbed by the Ti 3 C 2 MXene component in MX/RTS composites to generate photothermal energy (heat), which facilitates the charge carrier separation and surface reaction kinetics. Thus, the enhanced TCH photodegradation activity for MX/RTS composites is due to the introduction of Ti 3 C 2 MXene, which possesses the synergistic effect of the increased specific surface area, improved light-harvesting capacity, 2D/2D Schottky heterojunction, and photothermal energy effect. Additionally, the TCH photodegradation behavior is deliberated with a detailed discussion on various coexisting ions. During TCH photodegradation, the active radical species are determined for 3-MX/RTS. According to the characterization results, the possible TCH photodegradation pathway and mechanism over 3-MX/RTS are explored. This work may offer a novel insight for constructing MXene-based heterostructured photocatalysts with high efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Chi Cao,Jinshuo Li,Linfeng Zhang,Yang Hu,Lin Zhang,Wensheng Yang
Herein, a new type of two-dimensional (2D)/2D Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 heterojunction was developed for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), in which TiO 2 nanosheets (TiO 2 Ns) were designed as the main catalyst, while Ti 3 C 2 MXene served as the co-catalyst. Experimental and theoretical results revealed that Ti 3 C 2 MXene introduced electron-rich unsaturated Ti sites, serving as highly active sites for both the adsorption and activation of N 2 on the Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 heterojunction. Furthermore, the 2D/2D Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 heterostructure greatly promoted the directional separation and transfer of charge carriers, facilitated by the internal electric field. This structural feature enabled the spatial separation of the N 2 reduction and H 2 O oxidation half-reactions on the distinct surfaces of Ti 3 C 2 (001) and TiO 2 (001), consequently reducing the reaction energy barrier for each respective process. The synergistic effects arising from the interface and surface interactions within the heterojunction conspicuously improved the photocatalytic NRR activity. As a result, the optimized Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 heterojunction exhibited a high NH 3 production rate of 24.4 μmol g -1 h -1 in the absence of sacrificial agents, representing a remarkable 12.8-fold increase compared to individual TiO 2 Ns. This work provides new insights into rational design of high-performance heterogeneous photocatalysts and offers a deeper understanding of the mechanism underlying surface active sites in the photocatalytic NRR process.
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Nanomaterials
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 22
·4015
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IF 5.719
Chunmin Li,Changjie Kan,Xiangtai Meng,Mengxue Liu,Qianqian Shang,Yikai Yang,Yu Wang,Xiaoxue Cui
An ultrathin 2D Ti3C2/g-C3N4MXene (2D-TC/CN) heterojunction was synthesized, using a facile self-assembly method; the perfect microscopic-morphology and the lattice structure presented in the sample with a 2 wt% content of Ti3C2were observed by the field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The optimized sample (2-TC/CN) exhibited excellent performance in degrading the tetracycline (TC), and the degradation rate reached 93.93% in the conditions of 20 mg/L, 50 mL of tetracycline within 60 min. Except for the increased specific-surface area, investigated by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis DRS) and X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS) valence spectra, the significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity of the 2-TC/CN could also be ascribed to the formation of Ti-N bonds between Ti3C2and g-C3N4nanosheets, which reduced the width of the band gap through adjusting the position of the valence band, thus resulting in the broadened light-absorption. Furthermore, the facilitated electron transmission was also proved by time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), which is effective in improving the quantum efficiency of photo-generated electrons. In addition, the resulting radical-capture experiment suggested that superoxide radicals have the greatest influence on photodegradation performance, with the photodegradation rate of TC reducing from 93.16% to 32.08% after the capture of superoxide radicals, which can be attributed to the production of superoxide radicals only, by the 2-TC/CN composites with a high conduction-band value (−0.62 eV). These facilely designed 2D Ti3C2/g-C3N4composites possess great application potential for the photodegradation of tetracycline and other antibiotics.Keywords:Ti3C2MXene;g-C3N4;2D catalysis;tetracycline degradation
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