Science China-Chemistry
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2015
·Vol. 58
·期 5
·858-862
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IF 1.695
Tang Jia,Zhou Bin,Zhang Shilin,Wang Zhuang,Xiong Lei,Li Peng
Unique lotus-rootlike Au-ZnO hybrid structures were obtained by controlling the deposition of pre-synthesized Au nanocrystals onto the surfaces of as-obtained ZnO structures. ZnO with lotus-rootlike structures was first prepared through a hydrothermal process. We also investigated the effects of various Au contents on the photocatalytic activities in detail. Notably, compared to the pure ZnO component, these resulting lotus-root-like Au-ZnO nanostructures with the appropriate amounts of Au content exhibited better photocatalytic efficiency.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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光催化
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2025
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IF 3.3
Hanben Zhou,Run Liu
A composite was formed to improve the photo-generated carrier separation rate of semiconductor oxides synthesized by in-situ electrodeposition and calcination. ZnO/g-C3N4 was deposited on the surface of Au/FTO through simultaneous adsorbing during electrodeposition and calcination. Characterization showed the g-C3N4 layer was an ultrathin protective film above the surface of ZnO. The composite Au/ZnO/g-C3N4 had a photocurrent up to 0.24 mA/cm2 at 1.23V vs RHE, 70% higher than bare ZnO. In this structure, the holes of ZnO generated by lights can transfer to the g-C3N4 layer and electrons can transfer to the gold layer, accelerating charge transfer and reducing the accumulation of holes on the surface of ZnO, enhancing the photoresponse and stability. The separation of holes by g-C3N4 is a critical part of this structure.
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材料科学
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光电化学
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2025
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IF 4.2
Shiya Rong,Pengfei Cheng,Weiming Song,Xuyan Zhang,Jieming Huang,Guofu Zhou,Zhang Zhang,Junming Liu
Core-shell nanostructures have attracted the interest of many researchers due to their unique structural features and suitable band structure match. However, the fabricated core-shell nanostructures generally have only one core, which makes it challenging to explore the collective effect of multiple cores. Herein, two kinds of multicore-shell Au@ZIF-8 and Au@ZnO were synthesized, focusing on the effect of Au concentration on the optical and photocatalytic properties of the latter. By controlling the concentration of Au precursor, different quantities of Au NPs can be encapsulated in one ZIF-8 nanocrystal. Consequently, the hybridization effect and its localized surface plasmon resonance effect of Au NPs could also be accordingly regulated, with Au-0.4@ZnO showing the best photocatalytic activity. This work offers a new inspiration on regulating the plasmonic properties of the multicore-shell nanostructure, which holds an appealing prospect in plasmonic photocatalysis, surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection, and intermediates identification in catalytic reactions.
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纳米材料科学
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光催化
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材料化学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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IF 4.65
Zhen Qin,Hang Sun,Yanan Tang,Zhiyong Chang,Shengyan Yin,Zhenning Liu
Inspired by the characteristics that plant leaves are beneficial for solar light absorption, we have prepared a bio-inspired hierarchical assembly of carbonized spinach leaves@Au/ZnO (CS@Au/ZnO) for solar energy utilization. CS@Au/ZnO shows a low light reflectance of 5% and a high specific surface area of 311.41 m 2 /g. CS@Au/ZnO demonstrates higher photocatalytic degradation efficiency: more than 97% of Rhodamine B (RhB) and 61% of ciprofloxacin (CIP) could be degraded in 180 min under the visible light irradiation. In addition, we also tested the photocatalytic H 2 production performance of CS@Au/ZnO and the H 2 evolution rate is 2.384 mmol g −1 h −1 under simulated solar light. CS@Au/ZnO shows a high cycling stability in recyclable photocatalytic degradation and photocatalytic water splitting. Moreover, CS@Au/ZnO shows a swift and steady photocurrent of about 63.6 μA/cm 2 , illustrating a high sensitivity to solar light. The enhanced photocatalysis performance of CS@Au/ZnO could be ascribed to the naturally optimized macroporous structure of CS with high conductivity, which could enhance the light harvesting and carrier transport, simultaneously. Moreover, modification of AuNPs can broaden the light response range of ZnONRs and reduce the probability of electron-hole recombination. Due to the wide availability of plant leaves, CS@Au/ZnO assembly has broad application prospects in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutions, photovoltaic devices , and photocatalytic H 2 evolution.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2024
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IF 5
Xueyang Ren,Jie Zheng,Jinxian Zhao,Jun Ren,Yanhong Quan
The one-step oxidative esterification of ethylene glycol (EG) is an effective and promising route for methyl glycolate (MG) synthesis, during which the development of efficient catalysts is critically crucial. Herein, Au/ZnO catalysts were prepared using impregnation (IM), colloidal-deposition (CD), deposition-precipitation (DP) and co-precipitation (CP) methods, respectively. The catalytic activities results revealed that the Au/ZnO-DP catalyst was far superior than the other three catalysts, achieving an EG conversion rate of 90.4% and a selectivity towards MG of 93.8%. Catalysts were systematically characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption, XRD, TEM, XPS, H2-TPR, EPR, O2-TPD and CO2-TPD. The results showed that the large number of Au-ZnO interfaces facilitated the adsorption and activation of O2. Moreover, it is found that the basic sites promoted the cleavage of O-H bonds in the EG molecules, and the acidic sites are responsible for the selectivity of MG. This work offers a simple strategy for design of gold catalysts in EG oxidative esterification.
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材料科学
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 61
·38444-38451
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IF 3.108
Jia Xia,Kaidi Diao,Zhou Zheng,Xudong Cui
The design of porous metal oxides with noble metal doping has attracted tremendous attention due to their vital importance for gas sensing applications. Herein, we report the synthesis of porous Au/ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) through a facile metal organic framework (MOF) route. The structures, sensing properties, as well as sensing mechanisms of products are carefully investigated. The porous Au/ZnO NPs show a high gas-sensing response (17.1 ppm−1) and selectivity towards low concentration acetone at an optimum temperature of 275 °C. The enhanced sensing performances are ascribed to the chemical and electronic sensitization of Au NPs, the porous structure and the high specific surface area of Au/ZnO NPs. Our studies might provide a simple MOF-derived method to synthesize porous structures with noble metal doping and would be beneficial to the development of high performance gas sensing materials.
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材料科学
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传感器技术
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2022
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IF 9.224
Peng Zhu,Weizi Zhang,Qinfang Li,Haian Xia
Photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an environmental friendly way to convert platform molecules into high-value chemicals. Here, Au/ZnO catalysts with different oxygen vacancies were fabricated by the deposition precipitation method and were used for the photocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA under visible light irradiation. All of the Au/ZnO catalysts showed excellent photocatalytic oxidation selectivity to FDCA greater than 90% under mild conditions. The Au/ZnODP-H catalyst treated by H2 afforded the highest HMF conversion and the selectivities of FDCA up to 96.9%. The localized surface plasmon resonance effect of Au nanoparticles, oxygen vacancy, and the existence of the Schottky barrier enhance the separation and transfer efficiency of photogenerated electron–hole pairs of the catalyst, so as to enhance its photocatalytic activity. The active species trapping experiment and electron spin resonance analysis showed that •O2– and h+ were the active species responsible for the oxidation reaction. The recycle experiment also proved that the catalyst has good stability. This work provides a new strategy for the design of photocatalysts for converting biomass into high-value chemicals.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 4.1
Jie Zheng,Zihui Qin,Shiping Wu,Jinxian Zhao,Jun Ren
A series of ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies were prepared with hydrothermal synthesis method by adjusting the NaOH/Zn 2+ molar ratio. The Au/ZnO catalysts were further synthesized and investigated in the oxidative esterification of ethylene glycol (EG) in methanol to methyl glycolate (MG). As compared with prismatic Au/ZnO(2.0) and fusiform-shaped Au/ZnO(8.0), the flaky-shaped Au/ZnO(3.5) catalyst shows a significantly decreased Au particle size of 3.4 nm as well as superior catalytic performance with the EG conversion of 94.5 % and the selectivity of 91.8 % towards MG. The characterization results imply that the reaction undergoes three successive steps including glycol oxidation (the rate-determining step), nucleophilic addition of glycolaldehyde with methanol and oxidative dehydrogenation of hemiacetal. The small Au nanoparticles and abundant defective surface oxygen species (O V ) promote the generation of activated oxygen species (O δ- ), which facilitate the cleavage of C-H bonds in alkoxide intermediate methylene (–CH 2 ) as well as hemiacetal aldehyde groups (–CHO) and thereby boost the formation of MG. Moreover, base sites adsorbed the alcohol to facilitate the O-H bond cleavage and acid sites adsorbed hemiacetal or intermediate alkoxide to drive the reaction. The strong interaction at the Au-ZnO interface affords the superior catalytic performance of Au/ZnO(3.5) in the oxidative esterification of EG in methanol to MG.
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材料科学
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反应机理研究
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2016
·Vol. 3
·期 7
·934-943
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IF 4.532
Xiankun Shao,Benxia Li,Baoshan Zhang,Liangzhi Shao,Yongmeng Wu
Constructing a core–shell nanostructured photocatalyst by integration of plasmonic metal nanocrystals and a semiconductor can offer large active metal/semiconductor interfacial areas and avoid aggregation of the metal nanocrystals. Herein, well-defined Au@ZnO core–shell nanostructures were prepared by coating ZnO on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) stabilized Au nanospheres in aqueous solution. The resultant core–shell nanostructures have Au-nanosphere cores with a diameter of ∼55 nm and ZnO shells with a thickness of ∼50 nm. After calcination at 350 °C in air, the mesoporous ZnO shell with higher crystallinity and a larger surface area was obtained without any significant change in the morphology or plasmon band of Au@ZnO. The specific surface plasmon resonance of the Au-nanosphere cores endows the Au@ZnO nanostructures with strong visible light absorption around 550 nm. The photocatalytic degradation of an organic pollutant was performed under simulated sunlight and monochromatic LED light with three different wavelengths (365 nm, 520 nm, 660 nm), demonstrating the enhanced photocatalysis of the Au@ZnO nanostructures. Furthermore, the Au@ZnO as a photoelectrode material presents a higher photocurrent density than that of pure ZnO nanoparticles under simulated sunlight. The electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) Nyquist plots also confirm the higher charge transfer efficiency of the Au@ZnO nanostructures. Such plasmonic metal–semiconductor core–shell nanostructures would provide a desirable platform for studying plasmon-induced/enhanced processes and have great potential in light-harvesting applications.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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Nanoscale
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 35
·12804-12813
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IF 8.307
Meihuan Liu,Jiamiao Jiang,Haixin Tan,Bin Chen,Juanfeng Ou,Hong Wang,Jia Sun,Lu Liu,Fei Wang,Junbin Gao,Chang Liu,Fei Peng,Yun Liu,Yingfeng Tu
The abuse of antibiotics in human medicine and animal husbandry leads to the enrichment of antibiotic residues in aquatic environments, which has been a major problem of environmental pollution over the past decades. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a highly efficient approach to remove antibiotics from aquatic environments. Inspired by the motion characteristics of semiconductor-based micro-/nanomotors, a light-driven Au–ZnO nanomotor system based on vertically aligned ZnO arrays is successfully developed for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC). Under UV light (λ = 365 nm) illumination, these Au–ZnO nanomotors exhibit a high speed in deionized water and TC solution. Due to their efficient motion capability and Au-enhanced charge separation, these light-driven Au–ZnO nanomotors removed almost all TC (40 mg L−1) within 30 min and displayed stable photocatalytic activity for four cycles without any apparent deactivation. The as-developed motor-based strategy for enhanced antibiotic degradation has excellent potential in environmental governance.
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环境科学
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纳米技术
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光催化
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水处理
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2017
·Vol. 4
·期 12
·2088-2096
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IF 4.036
Benxia Li,Renshan Wang,Xiankun Shao,Liangzhi Shao,Baoshan Zhang
In this work, a new design of ternary core–shell nanostructures of Au@ZnO–Pd was demonstrated to realize the synergetic utilization of a plasmonic effect and an electron-trapping co-catalyst for enhanced photocatalytic performance. In the ternary hybrid nanostructures, ZnO provides photo-generated carriers with higher redox ability, under UV-visible light, and Au nanocrystals perform the plasmonic hot electron injection as well as the local electromagnetic field enhancement of ZnO photoexcitation. Meanwhile, the Pd NPs can efficiently trap the generated electrons to govern the directional separation of the charge carriers. The efficient charge carrier separation in the ternary hybrid nanostructures was confirmed by steady-state PL spectra, time-resolved PL decay spectra, and transient photocurrent responses. The photocatalytic activity of the Au@ZnO–Pd nanostructures was evaluated by photodegrading phenol and methylene blue, respectively, under simulated sunlight (λ = 360–780 nm), and the results showed that the Au@ZnO–Pd nanostructures gained a great enhancement of photocatalysis compared with ZnO, ZnO–Pd and Au@ZnO. Moreover, the effect of Pd loading content in the Au@ZnO–Pd nanostructures on the photocatalytic efficiency was studied within a certain range, indicating that the Au@ZnO–Pd photocatalyst with ∼1.8 wt% Pd loading exhibited the best photocatalytic activities for photodegrading both phenol and methylene blue. The generation and effect of active species in the photocatalytic process were investigated using ESR testing and radical scavenging experiments. As a consequence, the integration of the ternary Au@ZnO–Pd core–shell nanostructures could achieve collective effects to greatly increase the photocatalytic efficiency.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.387
Zhizhong Han,Min Luo,Li Chen,Jinghua Chen,Chunyan Li
In this work, a novel label free photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensor has been developed for the detection of α-fetoprotein (AFP). The immunosensor was based on Au-ZnO flower-rods (FRs) heterostructure, where Au nanoparticles (NPs) were firstly electrodeposited by cyclic voltammetry methods. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mott-Schottky plot (MS), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectrum and fluorescence emission spectrum were used for the characterizations of Au-ZnO FRs. The results demonstrated that Au NPs not only obviously enhanced the visible light absorption of ZnO FRs due to surface plasmon resonance (SPR) but also improved the separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs. Therefore, the photocurrent of Au-ZnO FRs was increased under simulated sunlight. The photocurrent was reduced after the specific antibody-antigen immune reaction. And the photocurrent decrement was linear with the logarithm of AFP antigen concentration in the range from 0.005 ng mL −1 to 50 ng mL −1 with a low detection limit of 0.56 pg mL −1 (S/N = 3). The PEC immunosensor also exhibited high anti-interference property and acceptable stability. This work would provide a promising photoelectrochemical strategy for the detection of other proteins in clinical diagnosis.
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生物医学工程
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分析化学
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肿瘤学
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