APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
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2019
·Vol. 115
·期 5
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IF 3.521
Wang Jinxin,Jiang Guicheng,Huang Weicheng,Liu Danqing,Yang Bin,Cao Wenwu
Materials with an electrocaloric effect (ECE) have been extensively studied for their cooling applications. Most ECE films are oriented and are difficult to integrate into industrial production processes. Here, an ECE ( ΔS = 4.48 J K −1 kg −1 and ΔT = 6.4 °C at ΔE = 390 kV cm −1 ) is obtained in an unoriented PbZr 0.95 Ti 0.05 O 3 (PZT) film fabricated on an FTO substrate using an improved sol-gel method. To improve the ECE, Si-doped PZT films with 1–4 mol. % of Si are deposited. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results confirm that Si was doped into the PZT lattice. The orthorhombic and tetragonal antiferroelectric phases coexist in the PZT/0.01 Si film. A large ECE ( ΔS = 5.89 J K −1 kg −1 and ΔT = 8.5 °C at ΔE = 390 kV cm −1 ) is acquired in the PZT/0.01 Si film, which was measured by an indirect method. This work demonstrates that ECE of unoriented PZT antiferroelectric films on FTO substrates can be improved by a certain amount of Si doping.
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材料科学
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物理学
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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2012
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IF 4.859
Mian Huang,Alexandre Dumon,Ce-Wen Nan
The doping effect of Si, In and Ge in Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 (LLZ) as the solid electrolyte was studied via conventional solid-state reaction. The crystal structure, cross-sectional morphology, element distribution and conductivity were characterized for the undoped and doped LLZ ceramics. Our results showed that Si and In doping deteriorate electrical properties of LLZ as electrolyte, while Ge doping obviously improves properties. Ge might thus be a promising element for further increasing the ionic conductivity of LLZ ceramics.
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材料科学
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固态离子学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2018
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IF 3.057
Li Fu,Yong Huang,Wen Cai,Huaiwei Zhang,Jiehui Yang,Dihua Wu,Weitao Su
Improving the hydrophilicity of titania nanotubular arrays (TNAs) could promote their interfacial reaction rate when they interact under aqueous conditions. In this work, we proposed a simple hydrothermal method for Si and Sr doping. A significant hydrophilicity improvement could be observed in TNAs after the doping process. Therefore, Si@Sr/TNAs exhibited a superior urease loading and showed excellent chronocoulometric performance towards urea interaction.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米技术
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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IF 4.527
Tianxing Gong,Tingyu Li,Lisha Meng,Yadong Chen,Tao Wu,Jingqiu Zhou,Guoxiu Lu,Zhiguo Wang
Native bone is piezoelectric in nature and generates abundant surface charges under mechanical compression, which regulate osteoblast proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, and so on. Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is becoming one of the most popular piezoelectric polymers because of its easy processability and good biocompatibility. Unfortunately, because only the β and γ crystal phases of PVDF have piezoelectricity, post-treatments, for example, polarizing at high temperature, are required to enhance the piezoelectricity of PVDF scaffolds after fabrication. In this study, we reported a phase-separation-hydration method to fabricate a calcium phosphate silicate (CPS)-doped PVDF scaffold. Our method fabricated a better piezoelectric scaffold than native bone without further processing (∼ 3 pC/N vs. 0.7 pC/N). In addition, the scaffold was mechanically compatible (∼ 7 MPa) with the cancellous bone with sufficient porosity (∼ 45%) to facilitate osteoblast infiltration and bone ingrowth. The in vitro biocompatibility analyses proved that the prepared CPS-PVDF scaffold was biocompatible with osteoblast cells and encouraged osteoblast redifferentiation. In conclusion, our results suggest that this CPS-PVDF scaffold is a promising candidate for bone tissue engineering applications.
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材料科学
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生物材料
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组织工程
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生物医学工程
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2022
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IF 8.047
Yamei Lin,Fei Wang,Enxiang Ren,Fuying Zhu,Qiang Zhang,Guo-Ping Lu
The development of novel iron heterogeneous catalysts for organic synthesis is attractive and significant for both academic and industrial applications. A carbon-based iron heterogeneous catalyst (Fe@NSiC) comprising of different iron species including iron atomic single sites (FeN x Si y ), iron silicate and iron nanoparticles (NPs) has been developed. This catalyst exhibits high performance on the solvent-free synthesis of pyrroles from nitroarenes and 2,5-hexanedione via cascade reaction using HCOOH/DBU as the reductant. Si doping can increase Lewis acid sites of the catalyst and the electron density of iron sites, thus promoting the reaction. Furthermore, a set of pyrroles reflecting potential interest from the pharmaceutical perspective are obtained with moderate to excellent yields in this chemistry.
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催化
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有机化学
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药物化学
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ACS Catalysis
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2024
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IF 11.3
Long Cheng,Rong Wang,Wenzhe Si,Yanxi Deng,Junhua Li,Yue Peng
Cu-based catalysts leveraging Cu+/Cu0 active sites have emerged as pivotal for synthesizing essential hydrocarbons and alcohols in electrochemical CO2 reduction, such as ethylene and ethanol (C2 products). However, the dynamic reduction of Cu+ to Cu0 during electroreduction leads to site instability, resulting in diminished efficiency for CO2 conversion to C2 products. Herein, we introduced Si into CuO by the selective dissolution method, engendering Cu–O–Si units to stabilize the Cu+/Cu0 sites. The catalyst manifested good activity in CO2 electroreduction with an elevated Faradaic efficiency for C2 products reaching 81.9% at −100 mA/cm2. After ten cycles of electrochemical testing, the Cu+/Cu0 sites and performance exhibited no signs of degradation. The Si incorporation significantly improved the hybridization of O 2p and Cu 3d orbitals, thereby reinforcing the Cu–O bonds and stabilizing the Cu+/Cu0 sites, which was critical in promoting C–C coupling via decreasing the energy barriers for *OCCO formation and enhancing C2 product selection. The active Cu+ cations with unsaturated coordination contributed to the reaction stabilization, thereby improving the preservation of Cu2O metastable state.
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电化学
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催化
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材料科学
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能源转化
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NATURE MATERIALS
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2019
·Vol. 19
·期 2
·203-211
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IF 38.887
Ren Yuan,Zou Yidong,Liu Yang,Zhou Xinran,Ma Junhao,Zhao Dongyuan,Wei Guangfeng,Ai Yuejie,Xi Shibo,Deng Yonghui
Assemblies of metal oxide nanowires in 3D stacks can enable the realization of nanodevices with tailored conductivity, porous structure and a high surface area. Current fabrication methods require complicated multistep procedures that involve the initial preparation of nanowires followed by manual assembly or transfer printing, and thus lack synthesis flexibility and controllability. Here we report a general synthetic orthogonal assembly approach to controllably construct 3D multilayer-crossed metal oxide nanowire arrays. Taking tungsten oxide semiconducting nanowires as an example, we show the spontaneous orthogonal packing of composite nanorods of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene and silicotungstic acid; the following calcination gives rise to 3D cross-stacked nanowire arrays of Si-doped metastable ε-phase WO 3 . This nanowire stack framework was also tested as a gas detector for the selective sensing of acetone. By using other polyoxometallates, this fabrication method for woodpile-like 3D nanostructures can also be generalized to different doped metal oxide nanowires, which provides a way to manipulate their physical properties for various applications.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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半导体器件
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气体传感
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Environmental Science-Nano
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 10
·2982-2994
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IF 7.683
Weijian Duan,Jinglei He,Ziliang Wei,Zongren Dai,Chunhua Feng
The heteroatom-doped, carbon-activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) system proceeding via the non-radical oxidation pathway involving singlet oxygen (1O2) represents a promising advanced oxidation process (AOP) due to the resistance of 1O2 to background anions in solution. However, the performance level of pollutant removal is not yet satisfied, and the mechanism of 1O2 generation remains elusive. Herein, we report the development for the first time of a unique Si-engaged heteroatom (i.e., N)-doped carbon (Si/N–C) nanomaterial for PMS activation, which exhibits outstanding performance in the removal of various kinds of pollutants and an appreciably wide working pH range of 2.5 to 11. Taking rhodamine B (RhB) as an example, the Si/N–C@PMS system achieved a much higher reaction rate (0.64 min−1) than the Si–C (0.047 min−1), N–C (0.017 min−1), SiO2 (0.021 min−1), and Co3O4 (0.026 min−1; a standard catalyst) systems. In addition, the results of electron spin resonance (ESR) and scavenging experiments solidly support the conclusion that the mechanism of 1O2 generation in this system is via the recombination of superoxide radicals O2˙−, a pathway seldom reported for metal-free, catalyst-activated PMS systems. More importantly, we observed apparent inhibition effects of the anions (e.g., HCO3−, HPO42−, and PO43−) on the degradation performance, inconsistent with many previous reports suggesting that the 1O2-mediated oxidative system possesses a high selectivity toward pollutant degradation in the presence of these anions. Further studies with the anions, including Cl−, HCO3−, and HxPO4(3−x) (x = 0, 1, 2), suggest that the reaction between O2˙− and these anions is the main reason for the abnormal salt effect. This work will deepen the understanding of 1O2 formation via the intermediate of O2˙− and provide a new insight into its salt resistance capacity.
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环境化学
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材料科学
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催化
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水处理
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RSC Advances
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 45
·29585-29594
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IF 4.036
Jia-Yu Zeng,Yu-Qi Liang,Yan-Ni Wu,Xiao-Yi Wu,Jia-Ping Lai,Hui Sun
A ratiometric fluorescent probe with blue-emission fluorescence based on N, Si-doped carbon dots (N, Si-CDs) for the detection of balofloxacin (BLFX) was synthesized by simple one-pot hydrothermal carbonization using methotrexate and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) as carbon materials. The obtained N, Si-CDs showed dual-emission band fluorescence characterization at 374 nm and 466 nm. Furthermore, the synthesized N, Si-CD probe exhibited evidence of ratiometric fluorescence emission characteristics (F466/F374) toward BLFX along with a decrease in fluorescence intensity at 374 nm and an increase in fluorescence intensity at 466 nm. Based on this probe, a highly sensitive and fast detection method for the analysis of BLFX has been established with a linear range of 1–60 μM and a low detection limit of 0.1874 μM, as well as a rapid response time of 5.0 s. The developed assay has also been successfully applied for the detection of BLFX in tablets and rat serum.
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分析化学
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材料科学
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药物分析
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