CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2025
·Vol. 155
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Yang Ke,Zhou Bo,Dong Kun,Wu Yan,Huang Qu,Lv Jingbo,Wan Ziyi,Yang Mingzhu
With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the treatment of organic pollutants in water bodies has become a global problem. Photocatalytic technology is regarded as an ideal solution due to its green and efficient characteristics. However, traditional powder catalysts have the problem of difficult recovery. Using copper foam as the substrate to load photocatalysts is a feasible solution. Cu/CuO/Cu 2 O with a core–shell structure was prepared by a simple solvothermal method based on copper foam. Under visible light irradiation, the Cu/CuO/Cu 2 O catalyst has a high catalytic efficiency for Congo red (95% within 180 min) and a significant adsorption and degradation ability for tetracycline hydrochloride. The results of the density functional theory calculation and electrochemical tests reveal that a Schottky heterojunction forms between Cu 2 O and CuO, the band gap of Cu 2 O is 0.57 eV, and the free energy of Cu/CuO/Cu 2 O is 0.24 eV, close to 0 eV, revealing the ternary composite’s possibility to evolve hydrogen. The heterojunction generated by Cu 2 O and CuO improves the material’s charge transport efficiency. Furthermore, this ternary composite based on copper foam easy to recycle and reuse, and can maintain nearly 90% degradation efficiency after 8 cycles. This concept offers a method for planning and building interfaces in nanocomposite structures. Graphical
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SENSORS
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2024
·Vol. 24
·期 11
·3623
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IF 3.4
Arif Ullah Khan,Muhammad Tahir,Fazal Ul Nisa,Mizna Naseem,Iqra Shahbaz,Zeyu Ma,Zilu Hu,Abdul Jabbar Khan,Muhammad Sabir,Liang He
Metal-oxide-based gas sensors are extensively utilized across various domains due to their cost-effectiveness, facile fabrication, and compatibility with microelectronic technologies. The copper (Cu)-based multifunctional polymer-enhanced sensor (CuMPES) represents a notably tailored design for non-invasive environmental monitoring, particularly for detecting diverse gases with a low concentration. In this investigation, the Cu-CuO/PEDOT nanocomposite was synthesized via a straightforward chemical oxidation and vapor-phase polymerization. Comprehensive characterizations employing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and micro Raman elucidated the composition, morphology, and crystal structure of this nanocomposite. Gas-sensing assessments of this CuMPES based on Cu-CuO/PEDOT revealed that the response current of the microneedle-type CuMPES surpassed that of the pure Cu microsensor by nearly threefold. The electrical conductivity and surface reactivity are enhanced by poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) polymerized on the CuO-coated surface, resulting in an enhanced sensor performance with an ultra-fast response/recovery of 0.3/0.5 s.
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Catalysts
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 9
·1246
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Jianhui Zhao,Huan Li,Yuanzhou Wang,Jingjie Yu,Ning Li,Shaopo Wang
Biochar (BC) usually has abundant surface functional groups, well-developed pore structures and high specific surface areas, which can combine with transition metals for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to degrade organics. In this paper, BC modified with Cu/CuO was prepared by a modified impregnation pyrolysis method using peanut shells as raw materials. The morphology, structure and physicochemical properties were analyzed. Results showed that the originally smooth BC surface was modified into a rough structure with distributed metal particles, and the specific surface area of the modified Cu/CuO-BC700 (i.e., Cu/CuO-BC) increased from the initial 22.57 to 192.64 m2/g. The Cu/CuO-BC was employed for PMS activation and tetracycline (TC) degradation, achieving a removal efficiency of 93.2% at TC initial concentration 20 mg/L, PMS concentration 0.5 mM and catalyst dosage 0.1 g/L after 30 min. The influence of co-existing anions in the actual water on TC degradation followed the order of HCO3−> H2PO4−> Cl−, and HA had an inhibitory effect on TC degradation. A variety of active species participated in TC degradation, and the free radical pathway played a dominant role. Furthermore, the Cu/CuO-BC could maintain the degradation efficiency of TC up to 80% even after five consecutive cycles. The Cu/CuO-BC maintained high activity through redox reactions between catalytically generated active species and the cycling of metal ions (Cu+/Cu2+).Keywords:Cu/CuO;modified biochar;peroxymonosulfate;active species;tetracycline
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2025
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Nan Lu,Zhenyong Ying,Fozia Sultana,Xiaofan Zhang,Tongtong Li,Renhong Li,Benxia Li,Xiaoqing Yan
Harnessing the full solar spectrum through photothermal co-catalysis represents a transformative approach for optimizing energyconversion and advancing sustainable development. Herein, a hollow spherical Cu/CuO-Fe3O4 composite was developed as a photothermal cocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution. The unique hollow spherical architecture significantly enhances solar light harvesting, reduces thermal dissipation, and provides an ideal confined environment for catalytic reactions. Metallic Cu serving as the primary contributor to the LSPR effect, enabling effective light harvesting and photothermal conversion. Meanwhile, CuO, as a semiconducting oxide, contributes to charge separation and transfer, working synergistically with Fe3O4. A robust heterojunction interface between Cu, CuO, and Fe3O4 ensures efficient separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers. This synergy, combining the LSPR effect of Cu, the photothermal properties of Fe3O4, and the catalytic functionality of CuO, results in significantly enhanced hydrogen evolution activity. Operated under an oxygen-mediated mechanism, the catalyst achieved an impressive hydrogen evolution rate of 13,371.36 μmol·gcatalyst-1·h-1 at a partial oxygen pressure of 1.0 atm. These findings underscore the potential of hollow spherical Cu/CuO-Fe3O4 composites as advanced photothermal co-catalysis as a viable pathway for next-generation clean energy applications.
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
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2022
·Vol. 38
·期 4
·919-927
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IF 2.726
Zhu Junlun,Cui Qian,Wen Wei,Zhang Xiuhua,Wang Shengfu
Although great progress has been made in the advancement of nanozymes, most of the studies focus on mimicking peroxidase, oxidase, and catalase, while relatively few studies are used to mimic laccase. However, the use of nanomaterials to mimic laccase activity will have great potential in environmental and industrial catalysis. Herein, Cu/CuO-graphene foam with laccase-like activity was designed for the identification of phenolic compounds and the detection of epinephrine. In a typical experiment, the formation mechanism of Cu/CuO-graphene foam was investigated during the pyrolysis process by thermogravimetric-mass spectrometry. As a laccase mimic, Cu/CuO-graphene foam exhibited excellent catalytic activity with a Michaelis-Menten constant and a maximum initial velocity of 0.17 mmol/L and 0.012 µmol·L −1 ·s −1 , respectively. Based on this principle, Cu/CuO-graphene foam nanozyme could differentially catalyze phenolic compounds and 4-aminoantipyrine for simultaneous identification of phenolic compounds. Furthermore, a colorimetric sensing platform was fabricated for the quantitative determination of epinephrine, showing linear responses to epinephrine in the range of 3 µg/mL to 20 µg/mL with the detection limit of 0.2 µg/mL. The proposed Cu/CuO-graphene foam nanozyme could be applied for the identification of phenolic compounds and the detection of epinephrine, showing great potential applications for environmental monitoring, biomedical sensing, and food detection fields.
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Small
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2023
·Vol. 19
·期 18
·2207240
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Yuanmeng Zhao,Yunhao Jiang,Yan Mo,Yueming Zhai,Juejing Liu,Andrew C. Strzelecki,Xiaofeng Guo,Changsheng Shan
It is critical to develop high-performance electrocatalyst for electrochemical nonenzymatic glucose sensing. In this work, a single-atom Pt supported on Cu@CuO core–shell nanowires (Pt 1 /Cu@CuO NWs) for electrochemical nonenzymatic glucose sensor is designed. Pt 1 /Cu@CuO NWs exhibit excellent electrocatalytic oxidation toward glucose with 70 mV lower onset potential (0.131 V) and 2.4 times higher response current than Cu NWs. Sensors fabricated using Pt 1 /Cu@CuO NWs also show high sensitivity (852.163 µA mM −1 cm −2 ), low detection limit (3.6 µM), wide linear range (0.01–5.18 µM), excellent selectivity, and great long-term stability. The outstanding sensing performance of Pt 1 /Cu@CuO NWs, investigated by experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, is attributed to the synergistic effect between Pt single atoms and Cu@CuO core–shell nanowires that generates strong binding energy of glucose on the nanowires. The work provides a new pathway for exploring highly active SACs for electrochemical nonenzymatic glucose sensor.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2024
·Vol. 191
·期 11
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IF 5.3
Xu Yuanyuan,Yin Qingqing,Du Ningjing,Yi Yinhui,Zhu Gangbing
By preparing Cu@CuO aerogel as a nanozyme which exhibits prominent peroxidase-like (POD) activity, an innovative homogeneous electrochemistry (HEC) coupled with the colorimetry dual-model sensing strategy is proposed to detect perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for the first time. Cu@CuO aerogel accelerates the oxidation process of colorless o-phenylenediamine to form yellow 2,3-diaminophenazinc (DAP), and meanwhile, DAP as an electroactive substance creates a reduction peak current upon the electrochemical measurements. Interestingly, in the presence of PFOS, the POD activity of Cu@CuO aerogel is inhibited since the specific coordination between PFOS and Cu(II) can cover the active sites, resulting in the color of the sensing system becoming light and the peak current of DAP decreasing. This innovative dual-mode detection method showed excellent electrochemical detection of PFOS in the concentration range 10.0 ~ 1125.0 nM with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 3.3 nM and a LOD of 20.8 nM in the colorimetric detection in the range 62.3 ~ 875 nM. Furthermore, the sensor was successfully used for the analysis of real samples with an RSD value ≤ 6.5%. The successful application of this two-mode sensing method for the determination of PFOS holds promise for the detection of other contaminants in the future. Graphical Abstract
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Mingji Xu,Xi Ran,Ruoli Chen,Maoshen Chen,Ruijuan Qi,Chengqin Dai,Chunhua Luo,Hui Peng,Hechun Lin
Gas sensors based on metal/metal oxide heterostructures have shown rapid advancements due to their excellent sensing performance. However, it is difficult to control the formation of Cu/CuO nanostructure due to the easy oxidation of copper and limits its sensing application. Herein, we reported the controlled oxidation of Cu superfine particles (SPs) to form Cu/CuO nanostructure via reducing CuO with monoethanolamine, oxidized with H 2 O 2 and then in-situ annealed at 250 °C. The organic residue generated during the reducing step plays a key role in controlling the oxidation of Cu SPs to form Cu/CuO nanostructure. The nanomaterial was used to fabricate gas sensor, which presents excellent p-type sensing performance to ethanol with good selectivity and a good linear relationship in the range of 1 to 100 ppm ethanol. The response to 100 ppm ethanol can be up to 99.40 under 200 °C operating temperature, and the response under 250 °C is 30.66 with the shorter response and recovery time of 214 s and 74 s, respectively. The sensing mechanism can be explained by the adsorption–desorption model. This study provides a promising strategy for the synthesis of Cu/CuO nanostructure and open a new avenue for the development of highly sensitive ethanol sensor.
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Energy Technology
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2020
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Hai-Xu Zhao,Yi-Lin Liu,Gui-Gen Wang,Fei Li,Gui-Zhong Li,Hai-Ling Zhou,Hua-Yu Zhang,Jie-Cai Han
To meet the requirement of clean and efficient energy storage system for practical applications, supercapacitors (SCs), which are promising candidates for the next-generation energy storage devices, have received tremendous attention. Herein, a hybrid electrode consisting of copper nanowires (Cu NWs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is prepared by simple vacuum-filtration method. Both Cu NWs and CNTs have excellent conductivities, high aspect ratios, and large surface areas, in which the two kinds of materials are evenly dispersed and are entangled with each other. The electrochemical performance characterization of the Cu@CuO NWs/CNTs hybrid electrode shows high specific capacitance of 1.7 F cm −2 and excellent cycling characteristics of 97.4% after 5000 cycles. The hybrid electrode of Cu@CuO NWs/CNTs with one-dimensional (1D) structure provides significant advantages in terms of electron/ion transport pathways. The SC devices with excellent electrochemical performance and stability clearly demonstrate their broad applications as low-cost, high-performance power supplies for electronic devices.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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Zheng-Zhe Zhang,Jia-Jia Xu,Zhi-Jian Shi,Ya-Fei Cheng,Zheng-Quan Ji,Rui Deng,Ren-Cun Jin
The increasing application of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) has posed an emerging challenge to wastewater treatment processes. The short-term impacts of CuNPs, CuONPs, ZnONPs and AgNPs on anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process were investigated firstly in this study. CuONPs, ZnONPs and AgNPs up to 50 mg g −1 suspended solid (SS) did not affect anammox activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production or cell membrane integrity. However, 1.25 mg g −1 SS CuNPs significantly inhibited the anammox activity and the loads that caused 50% inhibition were 4.64 ± 1.24 and 3.27 ± 0.79 mg g −1 SS for anammox granules and flocs, respectively. 5 mg g −1 SS CuNPs caused serious accumulation of the toxic intermediate N 2 H 4 . Furthermore, CuNPs interacted with extracellular polymeric substances by specifically bonding to tyrosine or tryptophan-containing groups, C-O-C in polysaccharides and –OH in polymeric compounds. Therefore, this study calls for more attention to the risks of NPs to the anammox-based processes.
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2023
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Li Zheng,Song Luo,Sijie Yang
Carbon steel is a widely used metallic material. It is prone to corrosion. In this study, we designed and fabricated a superhydrophobic layer with corrosion resistance for protection of carbon steel substrate. Multiple layers were formed that acted as barriers to protect the substrate from corrosion. This superhydrophobic layer reduced the contact area between the substrate and the corrosive medium owing to the superhydrophobicity. The experimental results showed that a copper layer uniformly covered the carbon steel substrate, and the outer surface of the copper layer was converted into copper oxide , which had a multi-scale structure. The Cu/CuO double layer was modified with stearic acid (SA) to form a Cu/CuO@SA superhydrophobic layer. The superhydrophobic layer exhibited a high water contact angle (up to 160°) and a low sliding angle (<3°). The superhydrophobic layer also exhibited repulsive effect to salt, acidic and alkaline solutions. Atmospheric stability test and UV irradiation test were conducted and the results indicated that the superhydrophobic layer was stable throughout the test period. The corrosion potential of the superhydrophobic sample was −0.18 V and the corrosion current density was 7.72 × 10 −7 A cm −2 , which was one order of magnitude lower than that of the carbon steel substrate. These results indicate that the superhydrophobic sample had a low corrosion tendency and corrosion rate. The polarization resistance and impedance modulus of the superhydrophobic sample were two orders of magnitude higher than the bare steel sample, indicating corrosion resistance and effective protection to the carbon steel substrate.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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IF 12.5
Ying Chen,Kun Ge,Xing Liang Cheng,Yuling Hu
Cu@CuO@TCPP-Cu heterojunction with electronic bridge was fabricated. • Cu 2+ bridge boosts charge transfer and strengthens interfacial coupling in Cu@CuO@TCPP-Cu. • The heterojunction shows enhanced SERS performance and POD-like catalytic activity. • Dual-target strategies enable sensitive PAT and H 2 O 2 detection for food safety monitoring. Engineering heterojunctions with efficient carrier separation and interfacial charge transfer is crucial for high performance surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and enzymatic catalytic activity. However, conventional asynchronous synthesized heterostructures suffer from insufficient interfacial contact, which severely restricts charge transfer kinetics and SERS/catalytic response. Here, we rationally engineer a novel flower-layered Cu@CuO@TCPP-Cu heterojunction mediated by an in situ formed “electron bridge” for high sensitivity sensing applications. A facile surface oxidation technique was employed to grow flower-like CuO in situ on a Cu foil, followed by surface-initiated encapsulation of two-dimensional MOF of TCPP-Cu through coordination between TCPP and Cu 2+ ions released from CuO. The dissociated Cu 2+ ions at the interface serve as an “electronic bridge” between CuO and TCPP-Cu, which drastically shortens the charge transfer distance and enhances interfacial coupling. This unique heterojunciton exhibits remarkable synergy in SERS signal enhancement and peroxidase (POD)-like catalytic activity, as confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A robust solid-state SERS sensing chip was thereby constructed. Two distinct analytical strategies were subsequently established, including aptamer-mediated specific detection of patulin (PAT) and enzyme mimicking - amplified turn-on SERS assay for quantitative analysis of H 2 O 2 . The as-constructed sensing chip exhibits excellent analytical sensitivity and selectivity, achieving low limits of detection of 0.640 μg/L for PAT and 13.8 μg/L for H 2 O 2 , respectively. Furthermore, the chip successfully identified both analytes in complex food samples with high accuracy. This work provides a versatile engineering strategy for constructing high performance heterojunction toward advanced analytical and food safety applications. Herein, a novel flower-layered Cu@CuO@Cu-TCPP heterojunction is constructed via an electronic bridge strategy. The bridge-mediated interfacial electron transfer synergistically boots peroxidase-like catalytic activity and SERS performance. Integrating aptamer recognition with nanozyme amplified turn-on SERS sensing enables highly sensitive detection of PAT and H 2 O 2 , offering a universal heterojunction design paradigm and broadening applications in food safety monitoring. Download: Download high-res image (166KB) Download: Download full-size image
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