SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2016
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IF 3.299
Weilong Shi,Huachang Lv,Songliu Yuan,Hui Huang,Yang Liu,Zhenhui Kang
To design highly-effective photocatalysts including various fascinating properties of eco-friendly, visible-light response and good durability has been strongly desired in photocatalysis field. Here, we synthetised a series of different proportions of carbon dots (CDs) as an ideal cocatalyst to enhance the photocatalytic activity of ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres in the range of visible light. Simultaneously, CDs(5)/ZnIn 2 S 4 hybrid photocatalyst exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity for degradating methyl orange (MO) (10 mg/L; 100% degradation within 40 min), which is 2.34 times higher than that of ZnIn 2 S 4 alone. Additionally, the crystalline phases, structure, specific surface area and optical properties of as-prepared samples were characterized. The mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity of CDs/ZnIn 2 S 4 composite was also discussed.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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Micro & Nano Letters
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2021
·Vol. 16
·期 10
·500-505
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IF 1.102
Dejuan Fa,Yuqing Miao
By hydrothermal reaction, the hydrangea-like ZnS/ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres were prepared in the presence of thioacetamide. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy confirmed that the ultra-long nanowires are composed of ZnS and ZnIn 2 S 4 . Scanning electron microscopy showed the morphology of ultra-thin nanosheets with an average thickness of 8.5 nm cross from inside to outside, forming ZnS/ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres with a porous diameter of about 2.8 μm. Nitrogen adsorption desorption isotherm determined that the BET specific surface area of the microspheres was 109.19 m 2 /g which showed that they have a large specific surface area. The obtained ZnS/ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres showed broad absorbance ranging from UV (200 nm) to visible (520 nm) with low indirect band gaps of 2.08 eV. It leads to outstanding visible-light-driven photocatalysis for the degradation of xylenol orange (XO) and thymol blue (TB) in water, and the two dyes were almost completely degraded after 60 and 135 min, respectively. This provides new potential to explore nanomaterials for efficient photo-driven degradation of organic dyes under visible light irradiation.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2019
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IF 3.45
Huiqin An,Min Li,Wei Wang,Zhaotao Lv,Congying Deng,Jingyuan Huang,Zhen Yin
The novel ternary reduced graphene oxide/1D TiO 2 nanotubes/3D ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres (rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS) heterostructured photocatalyst with high-efficiency H 2 production capacity under visible light illumination is designed and prepared in this work. In rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS system, the 1D TiO 2 nanotubes are tightly inserted in the interspace of flower-like ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres, which are further covered by rGO, leading to an intimate contact among ZnIn 2 S 4 , TiO 2 and rGO. The exquisite design of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS makes it possess remarkable superiority in photocatalysis . Firstly, the unique 3D microsphere structure of ZIS increases the surface area and visible light absorption ability caused by their unique hollow structure. More importantly, the matched CB and VB positions between ZIS and TiO 2 contribute to separate photogenerated holes and electrons of ZIS efficiently under visible light; then, the separated electrons on TiO 2 are further transferred to rGO due to the superior-strong electron-attracting ability of rGO. At last, the thoroughly suppressing recombination of photogenerated holes and electrons is achieved by the mutually-reinforcing synergy among ZIS, TiO 2 and rGO, and thus the hydrogen generation capacity of ZIS is significantly enhanced. The H 2 production amount and rate of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS (2.0 wt% rGO and 50 wt% ZIS) after 10 h are 4623 μmol/g and 462.3 μmol/g/h, respectively, which is 71.1 times of pristine TiO 2 and 1.6 times of ZIS under the same condition. The apparent quantum yield of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS (2.0 wt% rGO and 50 wt% ZIS) in 10 h is about 0.6888%. This excellent photocatalytic performance is ascribed to the mutually-reinforcing synergy among ZIS, TiO 2 and rGO, which can be confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoelectrochemical measurements and photoluminescence spectrum. Based on the photocatalytic and characterization results, the corresponding mechanism is proposed.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化领域
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能源转换
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BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
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2019
·Vol. 92
·期 6
·1047-1052
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IF 4.431
Jiang Jifei,Zhu Qiong,Guo Yu,Cheng Lin,Lou Yongbing,Chen Jinxi
Photocatalytic hydrogen production is an effective strategy for meeting energy challenges. Here, a composite for photocatalytic hydrogen production via introduction of UiO-66 nanospheres into flower-shaped ZnIn2S4 microspheres (ZIS/U6) is described. The optimum composite with 20 mg UiO-66 loading displayed the high photocatalytic rate of 1860.9 µmol g−1 h−1 with an apparent quantum efficiency of 1.4% at 420 nm under visible-light irradiation, which is nearly 3 times higher than that of ZnIn2S4. The improved photocatalytic H2 rate mainly benefited from effective electron transfer between ZnIn2S4 and UiO-66. Additionally, we tried to introduce UiO-66-NH2 and UiO-66-(SH)2 with excellent visible light absorption into ZnIn2S4 to obtain composites. Surprisingly, they did not exhibit better photocatalytic hydrogen production rates. Combined with the electrochemical test results, it was found that they had completely different electron transfer paths from ZIS/U6. Therefore, a different photocatalytic mechanism was proposed and further verified by transient photocurrent.
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材料科学
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化学
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能源科学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Lan Wang,Feng Yue,Shuo Zhang,Cong Li,Bang Tan,Jingjing Du,Baodan Jin,Xiaojing Zhang,Yongpeng Ma,Hongzhong Zhang
A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor was developed for the ultra-sensitive and highly selective detection of hydroquinone (HQ), featuring a composite structure that combines 0D CdS nanoparticles with a 3D flower-like ZnIn 2 S 4 microsphere . The sensor, termed rMIP/CdS/ZnIn 2 S 4 , employed molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to achieve specific recognition of HQ. An p-phenylenediamine (pPD) polymer film was electrochemically polymerized onto the surface of the CdS/ZnIn 2 S 4 composite-coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Through hydrogen bonding, HQ molecules were imprinted onto the polymer film. Subsequent elution removed these molecules, leaving behind specific recognition sites, enabling selective detection of HQ. The unique spatial structure and heterojunction properties of the 0D CdS nanoparticle/3D flower-like ZnIn 2 S 4 composite, combined with molecular imprinting, significantly enhanced the photocurrent response and increased the selectivity and sensitivity for HQ detection. Under optimal conditions, the rMIP/CdS/ZnIn 2 S 4 sensor demonstrated a low detection limit (0.7 nmol·L −1 , S/N=3) over a wide linear range of 1–1200 nmol·L −1 . The sensor was successfully applied to detect HQ in real water samples, showing promise for environmental pollution control applications.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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纳米技术
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传感器技术
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