JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2014
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IF 2.726
Pin Lv,Wuyou Fu,Yannan Mu,Hairui Sun,Shi Su,Yanli Chen,Huizhen Yao,Dong Ding,Tie Liu,Jun Wang,Haibin Yang
TiO 2 film materials have very wide applications in photovoltaic conversion techniques. And, TiO 2 nanotubes array film with nanowires directly formed on top (denoted as TiO 2 NTWs) was prepared by the anodization method. CdS and PbS quantum dots (QDs) were firstly cosensitized on the TiO 2 NTWs array (denoted as (CdS + PbS)/TiO 2 NTWs) by novel successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (N-SILAR), which only needed a cation mixed solution containing Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ and an anionic solution containing S 2− . This N-SILAR method can not only effectively shorten the experimental time, simplify the experiment procedure and reduce the experiment cost, but also make the material of (CdS + PbS)/TiO 2 NTWs possess the advantages of improving electron transport and reducing chemical erosion. Moreover, the photocurrent of (CdS + PbS)/TiO 2 NTWs was 4.1 mA/cm 2 under an illumination of 100 mW/cm 2 . The most eye-popping part was that the result was 8 times higher than that of the bare TiO 2 NTWs array. The result of photoelectrochemical measurements indicated that this novel material had a potential application in photovoltaic devices.
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材料科学
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光电子学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Wenlan Ji,Weiwei Li,Tian C. Zhang,Yuan Wang,Shaojun Yuan
Arsenic-containing water needs to be purified to reduce the global hazards of arsenic to human health and ecosystems. Herein, successive electrodeposition of SnO 2 and RuO 2 nanoparticles on the TiO 2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) was performed to synthesize dimensionally stable TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 anodes for highly efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of As(III) in aqueous solution. Such a TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 anode possessed fast charge transfer, higher oxygen evolution potential (OEP), larger electrocatalytic active area, and excellent stability, and delivered effectively electrocatalytic oxidation As(III), of which 10 mg/L of As(III) was completely oxidized into As(Ⅴ) with lower toxicity within 20 min owing to the synergistic effect of RuO 2 and SnO 2 . Impressively, the optimized TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 -10 anode presented an excellent electrochemical stability and longer service lifetime, and its oxidation conversion efficiency of As(III) still could be maintained to be 98% as well as its kinetic reaction constant decreased by only 0.03 even after 11 recycled usage, which was ascribed to the intensified interaction between RuO 2 and TNTAs/SnO 2 . The excellence of the innovative anode was also evidenced through its strong anti-interference ability to coexisting ions and the elucidation of the associated oxidation reaction mechanism of As(III) on the surface of the anode by electron spin resonance and radical scavenger tests. This novel electrode integrates high electrocatalytic activity, high electron transport and high stability, ensures the long-term stable use of the electrode, while realizes efficient and rapid electrocatalytic oxidation of As(III) in aquatic environments. This work provides new ideas for further improving the catalytic performance and stability of dimensionally-stable anode materials.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
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IF 3.83
Yuyuan Zhang,Huawen Hu,Wanwen Kang,Guojian Qiu,Ruiyin Liang,Lifang Deng,Haoran Yuan
This study is devoted to the scalable fabrication of a high-performance composite photocatalyst by incorporation of the visible-light-active CdS flowers (with sharp edges exposed) onto a TiO 2 nanotube array (TNA) film on the Ti foil substrate. To evaluate the visible-light-harvesting performance of the prepared hierarchical architecture consisting of the CdS flowers, TNAs, and Ti foil, we subsequently assembled a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell with membrane electrode assemblies fabricated innovatively by thermocompression. The CdS flowers can efficiently harvest the visible light energy , while TiO 2 collects photoelectrons, effectively separating of the photoexcited electron-hole pairs and hence enhancing the photocatalysis efficiency in the photoelectrochemical conversion and yield of hydrogen production from water splitting. An impressive hydrogen production rate of 22.44 μmol▪h −1 ▪cm −2 was obtained in the PEC cell with the CdS flowers-sensitized TNA film under simulated solar light with an active irradiation area of around 42 cm 2 , thus showing great potential for practical applications.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
·Vol. 187
·期 4
·1-8
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IF 6.232
Zhang Qiao,Zhang Fengxia,Yu Lei,Kang Qi,Chen Yuqin,Shen Dazhong
A differential photoelectrochemical (PEC) method for glucose determination is reported using a nanocomposite with double mimic enzymes of glucose oxidase (GOx) and peroxidase. The nanocomposite was prepared by soaking zeolite imidazole framework-67 (ZIF-67) in 0.1 M NaOH solution at room temperature for 30 min, abbreviated as Co x O y H z @ZIF-67. The Michaelis–Menten constant of Co x O y H z @ZIF-67 to H 2 O 2 and glucose is 121 μM and 3.95 mM, respectively. Using the photoelectrode of Co x O y H z @ZIF-67/TiO 2 nanotubes (NTs), glucose was oxidized firstly by dissolved oxygen to generate H 2 O 2 under the catalysis of Co x O y H z film as the mimics of GOx. The product of H 2 O 2 enhanced the photocurrent of TiO 2 NTs under the catalysis of ZIF-67 as the mimics of peroxidase. The molecular sieve effect of ZIF-67 frameworks reduces the interferences from molecules with size larger than the apertures in ZIF-67. Under the excitation of a 150 W xenon lamp with full spectrum, the photocurrent was measured in a two-electrode system without external additional potential. By using the photocurrent difference between two photocells, i.e Co x O y H z @ZIF-67/TiO 2 NTs and Pt electrode, ZIF-67/TiO 2 NTs and Pt electrode, as the signal, the selectivity for glucose determination is improved further. The differential PEC method was applied to the determination of glucose with a linear range 0.1 μM~1 mM and a detection limit of 0.03 μM.
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分析化学
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生物医学工程
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2016
·Vol. 18
·期 45
·8756-8761
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IF 3.849
Zhiqiang Cheng,Shengzhe Zhao,Zhaolian Han,Yingying Zhang,Xiaodong Zhao,Lijuan Kang
Hollow TiO2 nanotubes have been produced by combining electrospinning with a soaking process and controlled calcination method. Silver was successfully coated on the surface of the TiO2 tubes through the immersion burning method. Structure and components of TiO2 and Ag/TiO2 tubes were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The photocatalysis properties were verified by degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. From the results, the Ag/TiO2 hollow tubes could degrade methyl orange efficiently under UV light irradiation, showing excellent photocatalytic activity over pure TiO2. The synthesis mechanism of the Ag/TiO2 tubes and the mechanism for silver-enhanced photocatalytic activity have been conjectured.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2017
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IF 2.059
Chunyan Chi,Jiaqi Pan,Mingzhu You,Zongjun Dong,Weijie Zhao,Changsheng Song,Yingying Zheng,Chaorong Li
The porous TiO 2 nanotubes/Ag 3 PO 4 heterojunction are synthesized via simple electrospining and chemical co-deposition method. The results of SEM, XRD , TEM and XPS imply that the Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles have been introduced on to the surface of TiO 2 nanotubes successfully. Compared with the unmodified samples, the photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared porous TiO 2 nanotubes/Ag 3 PO 4 heterojunction exhibit a remarkable enhancement by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under the sunlight. Further, the Z-Scheme structure of the samples and the porous-tubular structure of the TiO 2 are considered as the main reasons for the enhancement.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2021
·Vol. 168
·期 7
·071513
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IF 4.316
Xiayu Lu,Li Liu,Yu Cui,Fuhui Wang
TiO2 p-n heterojunctions modified with zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67), a metal-organic framework, were successfully fabricated by a solution self-assembly method, and their photoelectrochemical and photocathodic performance was investigated. The presence of the organic ligands in ZIF-67 enabled ZIF-67-TiO2 photoanodes to exhibit excellent stable cathodic protection performance under simulated sunlight illumination compared with traditional organic or inorganic cocatalysts. ZIF-67-TiO2 photoanodes could provide 12 h of effective and stable photocathodic protection for 304 stainless steel (304SS) in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. Experimental results revealed that the morphology of ZIF-67 cocatalysts affected the photoelectrochemical performance of ZIF-67-TiO2 photoanodes. Compared with large (∼900 nm) ZIF-67-modified TiO2, small (∼115 nm) ZIF-67-modified TiO2 demonstrated an upwardly shifted conduction band (CB) and faster separation and migration of photogenerated carriers. Furthermore, a photoanode made from small ZIF-67-modified TiO2 exhibited a lower photogenerated potential (−0.37 V) than the photoanodes made from large ZIF-67-modified TiO2 and TiO2, this photoanode could provide more effective photocathodic protection for 304SS.
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材料科学
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电化学
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Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
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2022
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IF 0
Wei Xue,Bo Han,Haojie Ma,Xueyan Hou,Ji-Jiang Wang,Ran Li,Yuqi Zhang
Novel TiO 2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) involved heterojunctions are widely used as photocatalyst for pollutants, while the residues are usually detected by other method. A device which integrates photocatalytic degradation and enhancing detection signals could increase the atom utilization and decrease detection cost. In this work, a novel TNAs/g-C 3 N 4 /AuNPs heterojunction was prepared and used as photocatalyst and SERS substrate simultaneously. Dye of crystal violet was successfully degraded, and the concentration of residue was detected by Raman spectroscopy. There was a good linear correlation between the Raman intensity and the concentration of crystal violet from 10 −10 M to 10 −6 M, and the limit of detection (LoD) was 8.79 × 10 −11 M. Moreover, the prepared heterojunctions were used on wastewater and biological staining detection. In the applications of photocatalytic degradation and detection, the time-dependent SERS intensities demonstrated the photocatalytic degradation achieved more than 95% in 20 min, and almost completed in 25 min, and the heterojunctions showed good recyclability in at least 10 cycles. For SERS property, the original enhancement factor (EF) was calculated to be 7.43 × 10 6 , then the EF descended slightly and remained with less than 90% attenuation after 10 cycles.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 3.498
Jun Jiang,Zhidong Chen,Peng Wang,Pei-Yang Gu,Jiadi Liu,Zhuzhu Zhang,Qingfeng Xu
At present, hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) has a serious impact on the water environment and human beings since it can be easily absorbed by the human body, lethal to aquatic organisms and carcinogenic to humans. Based on this, a black hollow TiO 2 nanotube supported polydopamine (PDA)@Ag 2 S composite photocatalytic material was prepared, which can be used for the efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) in wastewater. Both black hollow TiO 2 and Ag 2 S have the shortcoming of undergoing ready recombination of photogenerated carriers. The introduction of PDA can not only improve the photogeneration of composite photocatalytic materials, but also broaden the absorption range in the visible-light region. A detailed mechanism for the TiO 2-x @PDA@Ag 2 S photocatalytic system has been proposed at the same time. This work provides a new methodology for the design and synthesis of sandwich organic-inorganic hybrid photocatalytic materials.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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ACTA MATERIALIA
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2024
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IF 8.3
Wei Cao,Ziwei Chen,Maolin Yang,Hanxi Guan,Xing Cheng,Ming Zhang,Feng Lin,Yinguo Xiao,Min Ling,Chengdu Liang,Jun Chen
Point defect engineering has garnered widespread application for enhancing the dynamic behavior of anode materials and improving electrochemical performance. Herein, a hybrid point defect strategy is proposed in Ti-based oxide materials to achieve N doping induced oxygen vacancies (OVs) and subsequently accelerated electron mobility and perform better diffusion kinetics. This methodology culminates in the fabrication of self-supported nanotube arrays comprising N-doped OVs-rich TiO 2 (denoted as N-TNTs). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and electrochemical characterizations validate that, hybrid point defects lead to high electron mobility and perform better diffusion kinetics, as well as higher Li + /Na + ions adsorption energy barrier and diffusion energy barrier, which in turn improves the rate performance and cycling stability. This research provides a forward-looking and feasible strategy for the application of point defect engineering in anode materials.
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材料科学
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电化学
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JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2019
·Vol. 66
·期 7
·740-747
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IF 1.188
Chenghao Mo,Huixian Wei,Tongjun Wang
Self-doped TiO 2 nanotube array (DTNA) electrodes were fabricated through anodic oxidation combined with cathodic reduction. The morphology and structural features of pristine TiO 2 nanotube arrays and DTNA electrodes were studied through scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. An accelerated life test was used to test the electrode service lifetime and thus the electrode's stability. The service lifetime of the DTNA electrode prepared at constant 40 V for 6 hr was approximately 338.7 hr at constant 1 mA/cm 2 in a 1 M NaClO 4 solution. Methyl orange (MO) was employed as the degradation probe for measuring electrochemical oxidation performance. The color removal rate of 200 mg/L MO of the DTNA electrode (85.2% at 1 mA/cm 2 ) was greater than that of the Ti/IrO 2 electrode (31.1% at 1 mA/cm 2 ). The larger the surface area of the DTNA electrode is, the more conductive the electrode is for the degradation of organic substances. Organic degradation on the DTNA electrode occurred primarily through an indirect pathway (producing [∙OH]).
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材料科学
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环境工程
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Di Pang,Yue Liu,Haiou Song,Duozhe Chen,Weiqing Zhu,Rumeng Liu,Hu Yang,Aimin Li,Shupeng Zhang
A trace Ti 3+ - and N-codoped TiO 2 nanotube array (TiON) anode is fabricated by electrochemical reduction after introducing nitrogen into the TiON. The TiON anode material is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical analyses of TiON, including cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and linear scan voltammetry, are conducted to confirm that the electrochemical performance could be significantly improved by electrochemical reduction and N doping. The achieved TiON anode is applied to the electrocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline (TC) and metronidazole (MNZ). The effect of applied current density, initial solution pH and initial TC/MNZ concentration on the reaction kinetics is systematically evaluated to obtain the optimal conditions. The degradation processes follow an apparent first-order kinetic model in all conditions. After 240 min of reaction time, the TC removal efficiency, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate and total organic carbon (TOC) removal rate are >99%, 92.86% and 74.98%, respectively. The MNZ removal efficiency, COD and TOC removal rate achieved are >99%, 93.03% and 79.30%, respectively, after 240 min of degradation. The excellent removal efficiency of TC and MNZ indicates that this TiON anode is a promising material in the practical application of removing antibiotics from water.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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