ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2016
·Vol. 26
·期 33
·6025-6032
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IF 11.382
Yuyang Li,Guanghua Liu,Tengfei Cao,LiMin Liu,Jiangtao Li,Kexin Chen,Laifeng Li,Yemao Han,Min Zhou
Dense bulk samples of (Ag,In)-co-doped Cu 2 SnSe 3 have been prepared by a fast and one-step method of combustion synthesis, and their thermoelectric properties have been investigated from 323 to 823 K. The experimental results show that Ag-doping at Cu site remarkably enhances the Seebeck coefficient, reduces both electrical and thermal conductivities, and finally increases the figure of merit (ZT) value. The ZT of the Cu 1.85 Ag 0.15 SnSe 3 sample reaches 0.80 at 773 K, which is improved by about 70% compared with the unadulterated sample (ZT = 0.46 at 773 K). First principle calculation indicates that Ag-doping changes the electronic structure of Cu 2 SnSe 3 and results in larger effective mass of carriers, thus enhancing the Seebeck coefficient and reducing the electrical conductivity. The low electrical conductivity caused by Ag-doping can be repaired by accompanying In-doping at Sn site, and by (Ag,In)-co-doping the thermoelectric properties are further promoted. The (Ag,In)-co-doped sample of Cu 1.85 Ag 0.15 Sn 0.9 In 0.1 Se 3 shows the maximum ZT of 1.42 at 823 K, which is likely the best result for Cu 2 SnSe 3 -based materials up to now. This work indicates that co-doping may provide an effective solution to optimize the conflicting material properties for increasing ZT.
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物理学
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 8.4
Zejia Li,Shude Zhang,Ping Liang,Chi Zhang,Tao Li,Zhenbao Zhang,Mingming Wang,Zongping Shao,Shaomin Liu
Recent extreme weather events emphasize the urgent need for climate action, necessitating a shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects offer a viable solution, particularly those employing Oxyfuel combustion. Oxygen transport membranes via mixed ionic and electronic conducting (MIEC) principles are envisaged to improve the viability of Oxyfuel combustion projects by providing a cost-effective method for oxygen separation. This paper explores the performance enhancement of Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 O 3–δ (BSCF) perovskite membranes, typically known for high oxygen flux but suffering from low stability. A universal strategy employing a facile Ag doping method is investigated. The Ag-doped BSCF (BSCF–2%Ag) membranes exhibit improved stability and oxygen permeation behavior compared to their undoped counterparts. The structural and compositional analyses confirm the successful incorporation of Ag into the BSCF lattice, not only playing the role as the sintering aid but also inhibiting Sr segregation and enhancing operational stability. Long-term permeation tests demonstrate the sustained performance of BSCF-2%Ag membrane, showcasing a 31.2% improvement in oxygen flux at 800 °C. The proposed Ag doping strategy offers a promising pathway for simultaneously enhancing the stability and flux of Co-perovskite membranes, which is crucial for advancing CCS technologies.
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环境工程
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2025
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IF 2.6
Yinkun Liao,Yibo Hu,Yuanhao Zhou,Jingkun Chen,Xue Yang,Meng Gu,Kuan Ren,Jingtai Zhao,Qianli Li,He Feng
Copper halide scintillation materials with self-trapped exciton (STE) photoluminescence have attracted great interest in the field of optoelectronics. However, it is challenging for Cs3Cu2Br5 materials to achieve wider spectral emission and high spatial resolution X-ray imaging in applications. Herein, combining XRD and energy dispersive spectroscopy results, it is proved that Ag+ is doped into the Cs3Cu2Br5 lattice through an ion doping process, and PL is regulated from 460 nm to 543 nm. By density functional theory calculation, the band gap is reduced from 2.25 eV of Cs3Cu2Br5 to 1.99 eV of Cs3Cu2Br5:Ag, which is also consistent with the spectral redshift. The gradient study of the silver ion concentration from 5% to 35% shows that the best silver ion concentration is 25%. The experimental results show that the doped silver ions can improve the PL, PLE, PLQY, XEL and other properties of the material, such as the PLQY which increased from 27.38% to 90.62%. At the same time, Cs3Cu2Br5:Ag also has good stability, it can be stored in air for 30 days, and its PL intensity remains at 90.73%. The X-ray space of the Cs3Cu2Br5:Ag-UV scintillation film measured in a laboratory imaging system can reach 18.3 lp mm−1.
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光学
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2021
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IF 3.927
Xiao Tian,Jiaxiong Xu
The reported Ag and Mn co-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film has better properties than single-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 . However, the role of Mn in co-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film is still unclear. In this paper, Ag and Mn co-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin films with different Mn amounts were prepared by sol-gel method. The crystal phases, morphologies, element compositions, and optical properties of co-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin films were characterized to investigate the role of Mn doping. Compared with Ag single-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin film, after the incorporation of Mn into Ag-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 , the crystallinity of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 improves and the micro-strain and dislocation density in the crystal reduce. The valence states of Cu, Zn, Sn, S, Ag, and Mn in co-doped thin film are +1, +2, +4, −2, +1, and +2, respectively. Mn doping can make the grains on the thin film surface enlarge. The MoS 2 interface layer between Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 and Mo becomes thinner and the Urbach energy of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 decreases after Mn doping. Therefore, Mn in the co-doped Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin films shows beneficial effects of enhanced structural, morphological, and optical properties of the films.
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光伏技术
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Journal of Materiomics
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2020
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IF 5.797
Qidong Zhang,Lili Xi,Jiye Zhang,Chenyang Wang,Li You,Shanshan Pan,Kai Guo,Zhili Li,Jun Luo
The quaternary diamond-like compounds, A 2 Cu 3 In 3 Te 8 ( A = Cd, Zn, Mn, Mg), are a new class of thermoelectric materials recently proposed by complex structure design. Among them, the Zn 2 Cu 3 In 3 Te 8 compound possesses reasonable electrical transport properties but relatively high lattice thermal conductivity. Herein, the effects of Ag substitution on the phase stability and thermoelectric properties of Zn 2 Cu 3 In 3 Te 8 compound are reported. It is revealed that only the In sites show an appreciable tolerance for Ag doping. Ag substitution at the In sites introduces extra holes and thus results in improved electrical transport properties. Furthermore, the introducing of Ag lowers the sound velocities and enhances the phonon scattering of the Zn 2 Cu 3 In 3 Te 8 compound, which leads to a substantially reduction in lattice thermal conductivity. Finally, in virtue of the optimization in both electrical and thermal transport properties, the maximal zT value of Zn 2 Cu 3 In 2.8 Ag 0.2 Te 8 sample reaches 0.62 at 823 K, which is 43% higher than the pristine sample.
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物理学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.128
Yang Li,Zhi Liu,Zhao Li,Qiu Wang
Constructing noble metal-doped g-C 3 N 4 /carbon composites is a feasible route to overcome the intrinsic drawbacks of pristine g-C 3 N 4 for enhanced activity of CO 2 photoreduction. Herein, a novel Ag-doped g-C 3 N 4 /biomass-derived carbon composite with hollow bird's nest-like (Ag-g-C 3 N 4 /BN-C) is designed and prepared via a simple yet effective one-step pyrolysis method. In the Ag-g-C 3 N 4 /BN-C, the highly-dispersed Ag nanoparticles (20–30 nm) with the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect act as a significant cocatalyst not only to efficiently trap the photogenerated electrons from g-C 3 N 4 to boost the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs but also to produce additional active “hot electrons”, while the conductive quasi-spherical hollow structure of BN-C doubles the specific surface area with multiple reflections of light, providing abundant active sites and more utilization efficiency of light energy. As a result, the Ag-g-C 3 N 4 /BN-C exhibits a remarkably enhanced CO evolution rate of 33.3 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 without addition of any sacrificial reagents and photosensitizers, superior to those of both the pristine g-C 3 N 4 and many reported g-C 3 N 4 -based counterparts. The findings of this work demonstrate a good indication for integrating g-C 3 N 4 with SPR-dependence noble metal and renewable biomass-derived carbon for enhanced CO 2 photoreduction, which may be extended to modify other semiconductor materials for more photocatalytic applications with enhanced activity.
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Nanomaterials
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 12
·2479
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IF 4.324
Shimin Li,Qianqian Xu,Ziji Zhou,Wenchao Zhao,Xiaowen Li,Zhengji Wen,Yao Yao,Hao Xu,Huiyong Deng,Ning Dai,Jiaming Hao
Transparent heat mirrors have been attracting a great deal of interest in the last few decades due to their broad applications, which range from solar thermal convection to energy-saving. Here, we present a flexible Polyethylene terephthalate/Ag-doped Indium tin oxide/Polydimethylsiloxane (PAIP) thin film that exhibits high transmittance in visible range and low emissivity in the thermal infrared region. Experimental results show that the temperature of the sample can be as high as 108 °C, which is ~23 °C higher than that of a blackbody control sample under the same solar radiation. Without solar radiation, the temperature of the PAIP thin film is ~6 °C higher than that of ordinary fabric. The versatility of the large-area, low-radiation-loss, highly-transparent and flexible hydrophobic PAIP thin film suggest great potential for practical applications in thermal energy harvesting and manipulation.Keywords:Ag-doped ITO;transparent heat mirrors;thermal applications;flexible;transparent
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能源科学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Jungang He,Mohan Yuan,Xia Wang,Xiao Chen,Xiang Peng,Liuyong Hu,Xue Zhao,Jing Liu,Jinghui Li,Kanghua Li,Chao Chen,Jiang Tang
Photodetectors with a broad spectral range play significant roles in optoelectronic applications. Introducing impurity atoms with the desired energy levels in semiconductors is an effective way to extend the spectral response range of photodetectors . Here, we demonstrate an extrinsic photodetector by introducing Ag + cations in methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr 3 ). The 5 % Ag-doped MAPbBr 3 single crystals exhibit excellent response with a high responsivity up to 0.56 A/W, a high detectivity of 2.22 × 10 10 jones, and a high response speed of 0.30 s/0.12 s under 700 nm wavelength illumination. Moreover, by the detailed investigation of the crystallinity and energy level distribution, we find that the Pb 2+ in MAPbBr 3 crystals is partially substituted by the Ag + impurities, which form the sensitive centers and thus induce the extrinsic response by the photo-carriers transition from the valence band to the sensitive centers. These results extend the spectral response region of perovskite optoelectronic applications and indicate the role of doping impurities with the desired energy level in improving the extrinsic response.
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光学工程
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半导体物理
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KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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2016
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IF 0
Peng Cheng Ruan,Hai Feng Chen,Jing Ling Hu,Jian Qiang Ye
Using Bi (NO3)3•5H2O, NH4VO3 as raw material and AgNO3, the Ag/BiVO4 were successfully prepared by a low-temperature solid-phase reaction. And Ag/BiVO4 samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential thermal analysis (DTA) and UV - visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The Methyl Orange (MO) was simulated as the sewage under the visible light to study the influence of the illumination time and the amount of photocatalyst. The visible-light absorption scopes of BiVO4 were broaden by doping Ag, the UV-Visible absorption edge were slightly red shifted and the band gap was narrower comparing with the pure BiVO4. It was found that the catalytic effect of the Ag doped catalysts enhanced under the visible-light irradiation. And the cause of the enhanced catalytic effect also has been analyzed and discussed in the article.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2022
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IF 5.532
Ziwei Yue,Xiaoliang Ji,Wei Zhou,Zhihao Ji,Fu Guo
Due to a lower intrinsic thermal conductivity , Cu 2 S-based thermoelectric materials are attracting extensive attention. However, they still confront the problem of higher electrical resistivity, which distinctly restricts their thermoelectric application. Herein, we synthesized Ag-incorporated Cu 2-x S micro/nano composites using a hydrothermal method . It was found that the doping of Ag nanoparticles could effectively enhance the electrical transport, while the generated nanopores , caused by the sintering of Ag nanoparticles during the SPS process, reduced the thermal conductivity. As a result, a maximum ZT value of ∼1.5 was obtained at 773 K in the Cu 2-x Ag δ S (δ = 0.5%) micro/nano composites, much higher than that of the pristine Cu 2-x S micro/nano composites. This work provides a new pathway to boosting thermoelectric performance through microstructural engineering.
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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
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2024
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Jingxuan Wu,Yu Wan,Zhenxing Wang,Yimu Wang,Qingsong Luo,Changhao Feng,Tatsuo Yoshinobu
The efficient and reliable monitoring of acetic acid (CH3COOH) is significant to environmental protection and human healthcare. LaFeO3 is a potential sensing material for CH3COOH with its good sensitivity and high plasticity. To further improve the sensing properties of LaFeO3 to meet the requirements of applications, we successfully utilized the facile electrospinning technique to fabricate a series of CH3COOH-sensitive Ag-doped (0–5 mol%) LaFeO3 nanotubes. The systematic characterization shows that the appropriate content (4 mol%) of Ag doping can effectively ameliorate the material morphology to realize loose porous structures. Meanwhile, the sensitization effect of Ag and ameliorated morphology significantly enhance the gas-sensing properties of LaFeO3 to CH3COOH vapor. The optimal Ag-doped LaFeO3 (4 mol%) loose nanotubes-based gas sensor results in a detection limit of 0.5 ppm and 3.6-fold enhancement of the response to 100-ppm CH3COOH compared with the pure LaFeO3 compact nanotubes at a low operating temperature (150 °C). It also exhibits excellent selectivity to CH3COOH and good long-term stability. Therefore, Ag-doped LaFeO3 can be regarded as a promising material for sensing CH3COOH in practical applications. Finally, the mechanism of enhanced gas-sensing properties is discussed.
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环境科学
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传感器技术
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Nanoscale Advances
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2025
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IF 4.6
Shaoli Song,Youlun Zhu,Hanmei Jiang,Huichao He,Qian Yang,Jianbei Qiu,Tao Han
Anti-counterfeiting is one of the critical application fields of luminescent materials. Nanocrystal luminescent materials are more suitable for anti-counterfeiting applications because they are tiny and more conducive to patterning. The preparation of monodisperse and spherical lead-free perovskite nanocrystals by a propagable method is a hot topic in anti-counterfeiting materials. In this work, monodisperse spherical Ag+ doped Cs2KBiCl6 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 3.511 nm were prepared by using the propagable ligand-assisted reprecipitation method at room temperature, attributed to steric hindrance engineering with increasing the ligand size. Due to the lattice distortion caused by doping relaxing the transition prohibition, excited by 365nm ultraviolet light, the nanocrystals exhibit orange emission peaking at 600nm, which is related to the transition recombination of Bi3+ (1S0→3P1), and the maximum photoluminescence quantum yield is 3.80%. A printable ink is prepared by combining the nanocrystals with PDMS adhesive and its curing agent, which can be used for inkjet printing of anti-counterfeiting patterns.
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