JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Ping Li,Huanhuan Wu,Chengming Zhang,Quangui Liang,Huihui Ding,Haibao Zhu,Jun Ma,Xiang Li,Shuangshuang Huai,Congliang Cheng,Xiufang Wang
The lack of active sites and the low availability of photoelectrons severely limit the photocatalytic reduction of nitrogen to ammonia in semiconductor materials. Here, we successfully designed a BiOBr/O v -TiO 2 -Cu heterojunction catalyst toward N 2 fixation into NH 3 . The optimized BiOBr/O v -TiO 2 -Cu heterojunction has a promising photocatalytic performance and stability with the highest NH 3 yield of 259.82 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 . The combination of detailed theoretical simulation calculations and comprehensive characterizations indicates the BiOBr/O v -TiO 2 -Cu heterojunction with oxygen vacancy (O v ) stabilized Cu nanoparticles (NPs) as active sites can effectively adsorb and activate N 2 molecules. The close contact between BiOBr and Ov-TiO 2 elevates the quick transmission of photogenerated electrons at the interface and the enrichment on Cu NPs. This work not only provides an efficient photocatalyst for the N 2 reduction, but also supplies theoretical support for identifying the active sites and charge transfer kinetics of the nitrogen reduction reaction.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Mu Liu,Xiaolei Bao,Fahao Ma,Minrui Wang,Liren Zheng,Zeyan Wang,Peng Wang,Yuanyuan Liu,Hefeng Cheng,Ying Dai,Yuchen Fan,Zhaoke Zheng,Baibiao Huang
Enhanced photocatalytic performance and excellent stability are usually regarded contradictory during photocatalytic reaction. In this study, supercycle ALD was employed to achieve superior performance and stability simultaneously for the system of TiO 2 @Cu during CO 2 reduction reaction, which was unattainable by post-deposition TiO 2 , a commonly-employed technique for enhancing stability. More oxygen vacancy, partially-covered Cu species as well as well-maintained charge separation capability of alternatively-deposited TiO 2 @(2Cu + 2TiO 2 ) × 25 could be the reason for enhanced activity and stability as suggested by a series of characterizations such as Single-particle TRPL and Single-particle PL. Experimental data also suggested unselective and mixed-layer deposition of TiO 2 and Cu loaded in the mode of alternative-deposition. The method proved in our study could be applicable in synthesizing other ALD-prepared catalysts with enhanced performance and stability, which will be a big step forward towards comprehensively utilizing the potential of ALD technique in the field of photocatalysis.
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材料科学
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光催化
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 21
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IF 5.721
Mengna Ding,Fengyan Shi,Huijuan Zhu,Yuping Yang,Jiahui Zhong,Liulin Luo,Yuning Huo,Hexing Li
A hybrid Cu2O/TiO2 composite loaded on a Cu mesh (Cu2O/TiO2@Cu mesh) was developed via a supercritical solvothermal route. A uniformly distributed Cu2O/TiO2 p–n hetero-junction was stably coated on a Cu mesh, benefiting the visible-light harvesting. In comparison to electrochemistry and visible-light photocatalysis, the photoelectrochemistry process on the photoanode of the Cu2O/TiO2@Cu mesh presented improved bacterial inactivation activity for Acinetobacter baumannii. By means of the main active species of ˙O2− radicals, the photoelectrocatalytic process on the Cu2O/TiO2@Cu mesh also realized complete leakage of K+ ions, much stronger mineralization of the cell membrane and more efficient elimination of the self-recovery function, finally leading to cell death. In comparison, the electrochemistry process only led to the leakage of K+ ions without inactivation of bacteria, and the visible-light photocatalysis process induced partial leakage of K+ ions and cell mineralization after the death of most bacteria.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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微生物学
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光电催化
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 6.361
Jiaxin Zhu,Jinyan Xiong,Gang Cheng,Weijie Li,Shixue Dou
Developing a highly efficient photocatalysis system based on a photocatalyst-cocatalyst host for the hydrogen evolution reaction has potential but is still challenging. Herein, we report enhanced splitting of water achieved by loading copper metal particles on mesoporous TiO 2 microrods through involving of dual ligand agents into the reaction system. The composition , structure, and surface characteristics of the TiO 2 -Cu hybrid were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy , and nitrogen adsorption . The formation of a Schottky contact in the interface between the Cu metal and the n -type semiconductor TiO 2 was confirmed experimentally by photo/electrochemical measurements. This Schottky junction, the TiO 2 -Cu hybrid photocatalyst , exhibited superior hydrogen evolution capability with rate of 6046 μmol g −1 h −1 , which is 23 times higher than that of pristine TiO 2 (260 μmol g −1 h −1 ). The experimental results demonstrated that efficient separation and transfer of photo-induced electron-hole pairs greatly contributed to the enhanced photocatalytic H 2 evolution. The Schottky contact between Cu and TiO 2 as well as cocatalyst characteristic of Cu play significant roles in preventing the recombination of electron-hole pairs and enhancing water splitting to form hydrogen. This study demonstrates a rational design to construct Schottky contacts in metal-semiconductor junctions to significantly boost their photocatalytic capacity.
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化学工程
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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2022
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IF 0
Jinglin Zhang,Huakai Chen,Tongyao Lin,Fengjuan Yang,Jingxian Zhang,Xiang Cai,Yunhua Yang,Peng Zhang,Shaozao Tan
Titanium (Ti) is an excellent medical metal material, but the absence of good antibacterial property restricts its widespread application. To overcome this, we thus conducted a series of modifications for Ti. First, a titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorod array was generated on the Ti surface by hydrothermal treatment (TiO2/Ti). With the polymer-mediated self-assembly method, a continuous copper (Cu) shell structure on the surface of the nanorod was then generated to form a TiO2@Cu core–shell nanorod array as coating for Ti (TiO2@Cu/Ti). Using pure Ti as the control group, the antibacterial properties of TiO2/Ti and TiO2@Cu/Ti were appraised. The results manifested that the mechanical and chemical dual function of the released Cu2+ and TiO2 nanorod array could effectively kill bacteria on the surface of Ti. Besides, the obtained coating exhibited no cytotoxicity and favorable biocompatibility. In this work, we found an antibacterial strategy based on multiple sterilization pathways, which made Ti have good antibacterial property and further improved its biocompatibility.
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生物材料
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纳米技术
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抗菌研究
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