CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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IF 5.6
Kaihui Hua,Zhijing Wu,Weijie Chen,Yu Zheng,Xiuan Xi
Despite extensive research on TiO 2 -based photocatalysts, their poor visible-light response and low charge-separation efficiency still limit practical applications in wastewater treatment. While previous studies have explored individual strategies such as metal doping or defect engineering, few have systematically investigated their synergistic effects in TiO 2 porous ceramics. This study addresses these challenges by developing a dual-modification strategy combining ZnO doping and NaBH 4 reduction to enhance the photocatalytic performance of TiO 2 porous ceramics. ZnO doping promotes anatase phase stability and inhibits the anatase-to-rutile transition, while NaBH 4 reduction introduces abundant oxygen vacancies and Ti 3+ species, narrowing the band gap and extending light absorption into the visible range. As a result, the optimized ceramics achieve a methylene blue degradation efficiency of 90.07%, outperforming undoped (79.32%) and singly ZnO-doped (86.01%) counterparts. This synergistic enhancement is attributed to the tailored surface chemistry and electronic structure, verified through structural and optical characterizations. Compared with previous TiO 2 porous ceramic studies, this work provides a scalable and effective modification strategy, offering new insights for designing high-efficiency, recyclable photocatalysts for environmental remediation.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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2014
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IF 0
Gang Chen,Xiao Dong Peng,Chun Lin Deng,Chun Lin Fu,Wei Cai,Chun Yan Deng,Xiao Shuang Li
The La2Ti2O7+xwt%ZnO(x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method, and effects of ZnO doped on the structure, dielectric and ferroelectric properties were investigated in detail. The X-ray diffraction patterns of La2Ti2O7 ceramics doped by ZnO oxide showed that no second phase exists. The surface morphology is palte-like shape, the grains of La2Ti2O7 ceramics increase with increasing the content of ZnO, and the result is to improve the density of La2Ti2O7 ceramics. The dielectric constant and loss decreases with increasing frequency.When the content of ZnO is more than 0.05wt%, the dielectric constant and loss decreases with the amount of addition of ZnO oxide increasing. The ferroelectric hysteresis loop is not saturable, which is attributed to its large leakage current. The ferroelectric properties improve with the addition of ZnO oxide. .
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材料科学
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物理学
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Materials
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2022
·Vol. 15
·期 9
·3180
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IF 3.748
Xingru Zhang,Yinan Xiao,Chao Yang,Yuandong Wu,Min Wen,Junke Jiao,Rui Li,Liyuan Sheng,Wenchang Tan
Depolarization behavior is one of the main shortcomings of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-based ceramics. Considering the undesirable efficiency of traditional modification methods, in this paper a series of 0–3 type ceramic composites 0.85(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-0.11(Bi0.5K0.5)TiO3-0.04BaTiO3-xmol% ZnO (BNKT-BT-xZnO)) were synthesized by introducing ZnO nanoparticles. The results of the X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) demonstrate that the majority of ZnO nanoparticles grow together to form enrichment regions, and the other Zn2+ions diffuse into the matrix after sintering. With ZnO incorporated, the ferroelectric–ergodic relaxor transition temperature,TF-R,and depolarization temperature,Td,increase to above 120 °C and 110 °C, respectively. The research on temperature-dependentP–Eloops verifies an attenuated ergodic degree induced by ZnO incorporation. For this reason, piezoelectric properties can be well-maintained below 110 °C. The electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was employed to investigate the stress effect. Orientation maps reveal the random orientation of all grains, excluding the impact of texture on depolarization. The local misorientation image shows that more pronounced strain appears near the boundaries, implying stress is more concentrated there. This phenomenon supports the hypothesis that potential stress suppresses depolarization. These results demonstrate that the depolarization behavior is significantly improved by the introduction of ZnO. The composites BNKT-BT-xZnO are promising candidates of lead-free ceramics for practical application in the future.Keywords:BNT-based ceramic composite;depolarization behavior;electric properties;stress;ZnO incorporation
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材料科学
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物理学
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高影响因子
ENERGY
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2020
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IF 6.082
Azhar Abbas Khosa,J. Yan,C.Y. Zhao
CaCO 3 /CaO based thermochemical energy storage system has a promising potential for the concentrated solar power plants. However, the low reactivity and sintering of CaCO 3 /CaO restricts the energy storage/release performance of this system. In this work, we report ZnO as a new doping material for the CaCO 3 /CaO TCES system. We tested different loadings of ZnO and determined an optimal loading for the best performance. The reaction kinetics of both the doped as well as the undoped system in the decarbonation step is presented in detail. Furthermore, the energy storage capacity and the cyclic stability over first 100 cycles is reported. It is found that the ZnO-doped CaCO 3 can absorb 1478.8 J/g energy at the optimal loading. The cyclic conversion of the ZnO-doped system stabilizes after 20 cycles, which is an improvement from the undoped system that shows a slow but steady decline even after 100 cycles. ZnO seems to be a viable doping material, which considering its low cost and availability can lead to an improved thermochemical energy storage system.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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高影响因子
ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2023
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IF 5.9
Qing Liu,Jiaming Guo,Jing Li,Lizhi Feng,Lixin Chen,Zhe Hua,Liu Yang,Xinglai Zhang,Baodan Liu
Herein, we demonstrated the controllable synthesis of a centimeter-scale two-dimensional (2D) ZnO-doped Ga2O3 nanostructure layer by a liquid Ga–Zn alloy printing strategy at near room temperature. Different from the liquid Ga–In and Ga–In–Sn alloys, the surface oxidation behavior of a liquid Ga–Zn alloy follows an obvious competition and cooxidation characteristics instead of the dominant oxidation characteristic of Ga, which could be effectively used to precisely tailor the Zn content of 2D Ga2O3 films. With an increase of the nominal Zn content in the Ga–Zn alloy from 0 to 8 atom %, the real Zn content of 2D ZnO-doped Ga2O3 films gradually increases and finally reaches a maximum saturated value of 16–18 atom % at the eutectic component of 3.87 atom %. Correspondingly, the transmittance and band gap of 2D ZnO-doped Ga2O3 films could also be tuned by changes of the Zn content and crystallinity. The method proposed in this work provides a general route toward the doping synthesis of a diverse nonlayered 2D structure, which will shed light on the applications of various displays and deep-ultraviolet optoelectronic devices.
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材料科学
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光电子学
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高影响因子
RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 59
·34069-34077
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IF 2.936
Minhua Zhang,Xuechao Tan,Tong Zhang,Zheng Han,Haoxi Jiang
A deactivation study on the ethanol/acetaldehyde conversion to 1,3-butadiene over a ZnO promoted ZrO2–SiO2 catalyst prepared by a sol–gel method was performed. The samples were characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), NH3 temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), X-ray powder diffraction characterization (XRD), thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), Fourier transform infrared resonance (FT-IR), 13C magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The pore structure characteristics and surface acidity of Zn0.5–Zr–Si catalysts were largely decreased with time-on-stream and no crystal structure was formed in the used catalyst, indicating that the deactivation was caused by carbon deposition. Two main types of carbon deposition were formed, namely low-temperature carbon deposition with the oxidation temperature of around 400 °C and high-temperature carbon deposition with the oxidation temperature of 526 °C. The carbon species were mainly composed of graphitized carbon, amorphous carbon, carbon in C–O bonds and carbonyls. The deactivated catalyst could be regenerated by a simple oxidation process in air. Adding a certain amount of water into the feed had a positive effect on reducing the carbon deposition.
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催化化学
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材料科学
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Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
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2023
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IF 17.6
Chao Yang,Jian Huang,Suihan Cui,Ricky Fu,Liyuan Sheng,Daokui Xu,Xiubo Tian,Yufeng Zheng,Paul K. Chu,Zhongzhen Wu
In the present research, the NaF assisted plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is designed to fabricate the high-content ZnO nanoparticles doped coating on AZ31B alloy. The microstructure, phase constituents and corrosion behavior of the PEO coatings are investigated systematically. The results reveal that the introduction of NaF promotes the formation of MgF 2 nanophases in the passivation layer on Mg alloy, decreasing the breakdown voltage and discharge voltage. As a result, the continuous arcing caused by high discharge voltage is alleviated. With the increasing of NaF content, the Zn content in the PEO coating is enhanced and the pore size in the coating is decreased correspondingly. Due to the high-content ZnO doping, the PEO coating protected AZ31B alloy demonstrates the better corrosion resistance. Compared with the bare AZ31B alloy, the high-content ZnO doped PEO coated sample shows an increased corrosion potential from -1.465 V to -1.008 V, a decreased corrosion current density from 3.043×10 -5 A·cm -2 to 3.960×10 -8 A·cm -2 and an increased charge transfer resistance from 1.213×10 2 ohm·cm 2 to 2.598×10 5 ohm·cm 2 . Besides, the high-content ZnO doped PEO coated sample also has the excellent corrosion resistance in salt solution, exhibiting no obvious corrosion after more than 2000 h neutral salt spraying and 28 days’ immersion testing. The improved corrosion resistance can be ascribed to the relative uniform distribution of ZnO in PEO coating which can transform to Zn(OH) 2 and form a continuous protective layer along the corrosion interface.
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材料科学
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腐蚀与防护
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 6.9
Xin Liu,Qunzhi Zhu,Yaping Qian,Wenjing Wu
Access to clean water is a fundamental right for all individuals. However, globally, there are still 2 billion people who lack access to safe drinking water on a daily basis. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has been widely explored in recent years as an effective and convenient method for desalination. However, the design and fabrication of photothermal evaporators still face challenges such as rational selection of interface materials, optimizing the evaporator preparation process, controlling the production cost, optimizing the thermal management system, and ensuring stability under different environmental conditions. This study employed a simple one-step hydrothermal and vacuum freezing method to prepare an aerogel with a synergistic effect for photothermal conversion. By doping the semiconductor ZnO into the Ag/GO composite aerogel, light absorption was maximized and efficiently converted into thermal energy, thereby improving overall photothermal conversion efficiency. The prepared ZAGA-1–1 photothermal evaporator achieved an evaporation rate of 3.52 kg m −2 h −1 at 1 kW m −2 with an efficiency of 92.63 %. Additionally, ZAGA-1–1 exhibits excellent hydrophilicity and salt removal ability, while maintaining a stable evaporation rate over 20 cycles. These properties demonstrate the great potential of ZAGA-1–1 for large-scale solar desalination applications.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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能源科学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Mengdie Yang,Jiabao Zuo,Yanan Pan,Gaifang Lv,Qi Yang,Yang Fan,Fan Qiu,Shupeng Zhang
In this work, a novel flexible electrochemical sensor was successfully developed for the simultaneous determination of p-aminophenol and acetaminophen. The sensor is composed of a methanesulfonic acid-treated poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonic acid) film on a poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrate, which has been modified using a zinc oxide-doped tin oxide heterojunction applied through drop-coating (C-ZnO/SnO 2 -PEDOT/PET). The oxygen vacancies resulting from zinc oxide-doped tin oxide heterojunctions within highly conductive metal oxide nanomaterials enhance mass transfer and synergize seamlessly with methanesulfonic acid-treated electrically conductive dielectric PEDOT/PET films, leading to a substantial improvement in electrochemical activity. Under the optimal conditions, a wider linear range and lower detection limits were shown for p-aminophenol (2–511 μM, LOD=0.437 μM) and acetaminophen (2–591 μM, LOD=0.562 μM). In addition, the sensors demonstrated high accuracy in detecting p-aminophenol and acetaminophen in real samples, with recoveries of 99.36 %-99.60 % and 97.56 %-99.80 %, respectively. Furthermore, the flexible sensors maintained a superior electrochemical response when detecting p-aminophenol and acetaminophen at different bending angles, with relative standard deviations of 0.62 % and 1.68 %, respectively. These findings suggest potential applications for the development of wearable sensors in the future.
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分析化学
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材料科学
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医学诊断
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高影响因子
MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 8
·1817
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IF 4.2
Zhihao Tang,Yonggang Yang,Weiqi Wei
Herein, a series of ZnO-doped lignin-based carbons (LC/ZnO) were successfully prepared from different types of lignin and used for methyl orange (MO) photocatalytic degradation. The apparent morphology, internal structure, and photoelectric properties of prepared LC/ZnO composites and their effects on subsequent MO photocatalytic degradation were investigated by various characterization techniques. The results showed that the LC/ZnO composites that were prepared in this work mainly consisted of highly dispersed ZnO nanoparticles and lignin-based carbon nano-sheets, which were beneficial for subsequent photogenerated electrons and holes formation, dispersion, and migration. The MO could be significantly degraded with various ZnO-doped lignin-based carbons, especially over the LCSL/ZnO, and the maximum degradation rate was 96.9% within 30 min under the simulated 300w sunlight exposure. The experiments of free radical elimination showed that the photocatalytic degradation of MO over LC/ZnO were a result of the co-action of multiple free radicals, and h+might play the predominant roles in MO degradation. In addition, the pH of the solution had little effect on MO degradation, and the MO could be effectively degraded even in an alkaline solution of pH = 12.0. The cycling experiments showed that the prepared LC/ZnO had a good stability for MO photodegradation, especially for LCSL/ZnO, even after 5 times recycling, and the degradation rate of MO only dropped from 97.0% to 93.0%. The research not only provided a fundamental theory for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of MO by LC/ZnO composites, but also offered a new insight into lignin valorization.
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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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