APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Hongdi Fu,Shuo Wang,Tinglu Song,Weiqiang Xiong,Xuanyan Liu,Kangcheng Xu,Xiaodong Li,Meishuai Zou
The superior combustion heat, lower ignition temperature, and enhanced combustion efficiency of aluminum–lithium (Al-Li) alloy powders have garnered significant research attention in relation to Al powders. However, the inadequate compatibility between Al-Li alloy powders (especially when Li > 3 wt%) and propellant components limits its application in the development of composite solid propellants. This study focuses on the surface-coating active Al-4.3Li (wt.%) alloy powder using a composite fluorosilane coupling agent to improve compatibility and combustion performance. A coating layer with a thickness of 30–40 nm was successfully formed on the surface of Al-4.3Li alloy powder through interactions involving Al-F, Al-O-Si, and Li-O-Si bonds, thereby achieving remarkable hydrophobicity. The heat release increased by 7.5 %, while the ignition delay time of the alloy powder decreased by nearly 200 ms, resulting in a significantly enhanced combustion performance in relation to that of the original Al-4.3Li alloy powder. Moreover, the modified Al-4.3Li alloy powder exhibited better compatibility, and no cracks or bubbles were observed in the cross-section of the propellant containing modified Al-4.3Li metal fuel. This study provides an effective approach for utilizing Al-Li alloy powders in solid propellants, which is of great significance for the development of high-energy propulsion systems.
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Advanced Energy Materials
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2023
·Vol. 14
·期 3
·2303063
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IF 27.8
Junhua Zhou,Chi Zhang,Chuan Xie,Huimin Wang,Haining Fan,Yanpeng Guo,Chao Wang,Fan Chen,Yichun Ding,Qiyao Huang,Zijian Zheng
Lithium–sulfur battery (LSB) possesses high theoretical energy density, but its poor cycling stability and safety issues significantly restrict progress in practical applications. Herein, a low-cost and simple Al(OH) 3 -based modification of commercial separator, which renders the battery outstanding fire-retardant and stable cycling, is reported. The modification is carried out by a simple blade coating of an ultrathin composite layer, mainly consisting of Al(OH) 3 nanoparticles and conductive carbon, on the cathode side of the separator. The Al(OH) 3 shows strong chemical absorption ability toward Lewis-based polysulfides and outstanding fire retardance through a self-decomposition mechanism under high heat, while the conductive carbon material acts as a top current collector to prevent dead polysulfide. LSB using the Al(OH) 3 -modified separator shows an extremely low average capacity decade per cycle during 1000 cycles at 2 C (0.029%, 1 C = 1600 mA g −1 ). The pouch cell exhibiting high energy density (426 Wh kg −1 ) can also steadily cycle for more than 100 cycles with high capacity retention (70.2% at 0.1 C). The effectiveness and accessibility of this Al(OH) 3 modification strategy will hasten the practical application progress of LSBs.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Zhanqin Wang,Fei Shao,Mingzhe Dong,Xingwu Zou,Bo Li,Yan Jing,Shuxuan Wang,Yongzhong Jia
The rational design of high-performance adsorbents for lithium recovery from aqueous resources depends critically on understanding how metal doping modulates the structure and properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). In this work, we systematically investigate the effects of Fe doping on the lithium adsorption and isotope separation performance of Al-MOFs through controlled synthesis of bimetallic Al/Fe-MOFs with varying metal ratios (1:4 to 4:1). The materials were characterized by XRD, XPS, TGA, and adsorption experiments, complemented by density functional theory calculations. Results show that optimal Fe incorporation (Al/Fe = 2:1) significantly improves Li + adsorption capacity (24.07 mg g −1 ) and isotopic selectivity ( α = 1.033) compared to the undoped MOFs ( Q = 12.97 mg g −1 , α = 1.027). Structural analyses reveal Al/Fe-MOFs contraction (Δ d (002) = 0.36 Å) and surface charge modification (pH ZPC shift from 10.26 to 8.73), while electronic structure studies demonstrate Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ redox activity promotes electron transfer. DFT calculations identify greatly increased adsorption energetics (−3.96 eV) through synergistic Al O/Fe O interactions, where the rigid Al O framework ensures structural stability and flexible Fe O sites support dynamic adsorption. The material exhibits excellent cycling stability (92 % capacity retention) due to dual stabilization mechanisms. These findings confirm that balanced bimetallic coordination in MOFs can enhance adsorption capacity and selectivity through geometric and electronic effects, providing valuable insights for designing advanced adsorbents for lithium recovery.
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Energy Storage Materials
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2024
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IF 18.9
Meng Wang,Xiaolang Liu,Wen Zhang,Hongwei Niu,Leimin Xu,Jiantao Han,Yuhao Lu
For the first time, this work investigates the synergetic impact of yttrium (Y) and aluminium (Al) co-doping on the electrochemical properties of 4.6 V LiCoO 2 (LCO) cathode for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. The optimized LCO demonstrates an impressive initial discharge capacity of 208.6 mAh g −1 in the voltage range of 3–4.6 V, along with superior structural stability , retaining over 86 % of its initial capacity even after 125 cycles at the current of 100 mA g −1 that is far higher than the capacity retention of 40 % for the pristine LCO under the same condition. Thanks to the synergistic effect , Al in Co layers enhances the bonds of Al/Co-O to stabilize oxygen in the LCO crystal structure while Y serves “pillar” in Li layers, migrated from the initial Co layers during cycling process, effectively curtail the formation and expansion of interlayer cracking, which contributes to the long-term cycle stability of LCO under high voltage. Most importantly, Al/Y co-doping is a facile process compatible with the existing industrial infrastructure for LCO mass production, and thus it can be scaled up readily for commercial applications. Al/Y co-doped LCO is assembled into commercial-level pouch cells with graphite anode, achieves an extremely high energy density of 750 Wh/L, and exhibits a superior cycling stability and obtains a capacity retention of 88.2 % at 25 °C after 800 cycles with the high cutoff voltage of 4.55 V.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2025
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Pan Tan,Jiaqin Wei,Sihong Luo,Guilin Wei,Xiaoan Li,Lijing Huang,Xirui Lu,Xiaoyan Shu
Glass matrices with high waste load capacity, stability, and economic viability holds significant technological implications for efficient and safe nuclear waste immobilization. Aluminosilicate glasses with various Si/Al molar ratios were successfully prepared by incorporating Al 2 O 3 into natural granite, effectively enabling precise regulation of the Si/Al ratios and overcoming the challenge of achieving complete vitrification. Here, we report a glass waste form with ultra-high CeO 2 loading (up to 20 wt .%) that exhibits excellent structural stability. At a Si/Al molar ratio of 3:1, cerium can incorporate into the glass network by forming Ce-O bonds through coordination with oxygen atoms in the [AlO 6 ] units. [AlO 6 ] is converted to more stable [AlO 4 ], thereby enhancing the stability of the glass. Up to 20 wt .% CeO 2 (9.62 mol%) can be fully incorporated into the glass system, where approximately 79.71 % of the bridging oxygen atoms form stable Si-O-Si and [AlO 4 ] units, contributing to a structurally robust glass network. The Ce-O bond length in the glass matrix is shorter (2.27 Å) than in CeO 2 , confirming enhanced coordination stability and aligning with superior chemical durability and mechanical properties. This work highlights the critical role of the Si/Al molar ratio and establishes low-cost granite could serve as a viable host material for nuclear waste immobilization.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2017
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IF 3.615
Xingzhong Guo,Pengan Yin,Hui Yang
Hierarchically porous composites constructed by ZnAl-Cl type layered double hydroxides (LDH) nanosheets and amorphous Al(OH) 3 nanosheets were synthesized via a facile sol-gel route for the adsorption of two typical anionic dyes Methyl Orange (MO) and Congo Red (CR) from aqueous solutions. The micro-macrostructure and adsorption properties of hierarchically porous ZnAl-LDH/Al(OH) 3 composites before and after calcination were investigated in detail. The adsorption mechanism and adsorption–desorption cycles were also discussed. Materials characterization confirm that the resultant hierarchically porous composites possess three-dimensional macrostructure with interconnected macropores and co-continuous skeletons constructed by ZnAl-LDH and Al(OH) 3 nanosheets . Calcination at 500 °C allows the transformation from LDH composite to layered double metal oxides (LDO), while the macrostructure is basically maintained with a macropore size of 0.5 μm, a porosity of 53.1% and a BET surface area as high as 122 m 2 g −1 . Adsorption performances show that hierarchically porous composites exhibit ultrafast adsorption rates and high adsorption capacities in the removal of anionic dyes CR and MO. The maximum adsorption capacities of hierarchically porous LDH-based composites and LDO composites via calcination at 500 °C are 2348.3 and 1574.4 mg g −1 for CR and 1013.5 and 1015.1 mg g −1 for MO, respectively. XRD and FTIR results after the dyes adsorption indicate that the intercalation of MO − and CR − anions into the LDH structure via ion exchange with the pristine chloride ions group and the attachment on the external Al(OH) 3 surface determine the adsorption behavior , thus leading to an expansion of the interlayer space . And the calcined products LDO-based composites can be reversibly transformed back into the LDH structure via reconstruction procedure in the presence of dyes aqueous solution. Furthermore, the adsorption–desorption cycles confirm that the as-prepared hierarchically porous composites own excellent recyclable properties and the removal efficiency for CR and MO are 80.2% and 73.7% even after five cycles, respectively.
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2015
·Vol. 17
·期 40
·26690-26702
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IF 4.493
Shengjie Xia,Mengmeng Shao,Xiaobo Zhou,Guoxiang Pan,Zheming Ni
A series of novel organic–inorganic nanoscale layered materials were synthesized by intercalating the Ti-containing Schiff base complex into the interlayer of the ZnM layered double hydroxides (LDHs, M = Al, Cr, Fe, Ce). The hybrid material was further calcined to make metal oxide composites with highly dispersed Ti elements (Ti/ZnO–MxOy). The structural characterization and photocatalytic results showed that, after intercalation and calcination, the metal oxide composites with a unique flower-like crystal morphology not only had high specific surface area, uniform pore size distribution and narrow band gap, but also showed extremely high photocatalytic performance for hexachlorobenzene (HCB) degradation. The Ti/ZnO–Cr2O3 composite with the narrowest band gap (2.40 eV) and the highest surface area (227 m2) showed the highest photocatalytic performance for HCB (95.5% within 240 min) among the four metal oxide composites. Particularly, it was found that composites derived from layered materials with different supramolecular structure of the host and guest showed different photocatalytic properties. In addition, based on the results from ESR, GC-MS and HPLC-MS, the type and amount of hydroxyl radicals, the decomposition intermediates and the pathway of HCB degradation photocatalyzed by Ti/ZnO–MxOy composites are also discussed in detail.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2019
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IF 3.375
Shanghua Feng,Binbin Zhao,Yu Liang,Lei Liu,Jinxiang Dong
Tungsten and aluminum were directly incorporated into SBA-15 via one-step synthesis method under an acidic medium. The W- and Al-incorporated SBA-15 was applied as support for Pt nanoparticles to catalyze glycerol hydrogenolysis toward 1,3-propanediol. A combination of the characterization techniques showed that the tungsten and aluminum were incorporated into SBA-15 homogeneously, and the platinum nanoparticles could be uniformly dispersed on the modified-SBA-15. The catalytic performance of Pt-loaded SBA-15 could be significantly improved after the incorporation of tungsten and aluminum into SBA-15, reaching a 1,3-PDO selectivity near 50% when the glycerol conversion was 66%. The glycerol hydrogenolysis reaction proceeds through a dehydration–hydrogenation process, and the enhanced 1,3-PDO selectivity greatly benefited from the synergism between Brønsted acid and Lewis acid sites, which is tightly related with the incorporation of tungsten and aluminum species on the modified SBA-15.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2023
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Li Yang,Tianwen Xu,Zhongchen Bai,Shuijie Qin
The ZnO/CsPbBr3 heterojunction interface often has poor chemical stability, resulting in the low photovoltaic efficiency of the solar cell. Here, we reported a method to fabricate an electron transport layer (ETL) using an Al element-doped ZnO (AZO) sol to improve the interfacial defects of the ZnO/CsPbBr3 heterojunction. The results showed that the interfacial defects first decreased and then increased with the change of the Al element ratio from 0 to 10%. The device had the least interfacial defects by 7% (atomic ratio) Al doping into ZnO. A 1.27 V open-circuit voltage (VOC) and 6.25% photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) were achieved by 7% Al element doping into ZnO in a ZnO/CsPbBr3/carbon structure solar cell. Moreover, the interfacial defect distribution and carrier recombination mechanism of the device were, respectively, illustrated by a varying light intensity test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. This work showed that an Al-doped ZnO film prepared by a sol–gel method could significantly improve the performance of solar cells.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2026
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Yanrui Hu,Shuo Wang,Hongdi Fu,Jingming Tian,Qi Zhou,Linlin Liu,Xiaodong Li,Tinglu Song,Meishuai Zou
A TMPO/mPEG/WAX synergistic interface was successfully constructed on Al-5Li alloy powders. • The surface coating significantly improved the hydrophobicity and compatibility of Al-5Li. • Enhanced optical emission confirmed increased combustion activity of coated particles. • The surface coating improved both the mechanical properties and combustion performance of composite propellants. Focusing on the issues of poor compatibility and interfacial instability of Al-Li alloy powders in composite solid propellants, this study develops a composite coating system composed of trimethyl phosphate (TMP), methoxy polyethylene glycol (mPEG), and paraffin wax (WAX) (denoted as TPW) to regulate the particle surface interface. The coating structure and composition are characterized by TEM, ToF-SIMS, and XPS. The results indicate that TPW forms a relatively continuous and uniform interfacial layer on the particle surface. This interfacial structure improves the compatibility between Al-5Li and typical propellant components, namely hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) and ammonium perchlorate (AP), stabilizing the thermal decomposition behavior and improving the mechanical performance of the propellant. Meanwhile, the combustion heat of the powder does not decrease significantly after coating, and it shows excellent combustion response characteristics. With this interfacial structure in place, a practical balance can be achieved among compatibility, structural integrity, and energy output, offering a new approach for applying Al-Li alloy powders in composite propellants. Download: Download high-res image (152KB) Download: Download full-size image
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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2026
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IF 7.1
Wen-bo Lou,Yi-dan Zheng,Shu-han Zhang,Dong-yan Liu
The carbon thermal reduction process is considered an industrially promising method for spent ternary cathode materials. It’s comprehensive studies to address the reduction thermodynamics, phase transition, and kinetic behaviours of actual Al-containing ternary materials has received increasing attention. In this study, based on thermodynamic evaluation, under ideal conditions, both C and Al are suitable reducing agents. And the reduction difficulty is Mn > Co > Ni from thermodynamic and experimental analysis. The predicted products are mainly Ni, Co, CoO, NiO, MnO, Li 2 CO 3 , and Li-Al compounds. Further, phase transition analysis indicates that it is feasible to reduce the material while simultaneously suppressing Li-Al bonding, with composition of Ni or Co, Li 2 CO 3 , and MnO, by controlling the conditions of 700 °C for 2 h with 15% carbon. According to thermogravimetric analysis, this process can be roughly divided into three stages, including evaporation, decomposition and reduction, respectively. Finally, the results of kinetics analysis combining the Coats-Redfern and KAS/FWO models indicates that the corresponding activation energy increases from 13.46 kJ/mol to 481.53 kJ/mol across the reaction stages. This study may provide theoretical foundations for practical recycling of Al-containing battery materials, and demonstrate the broad prospects of the carbon thermal reduction process for industrial application.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2026
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Jiayao Gao,Chen Chen,Linshan Wang,Zhenyu Wang,You Fu,Yaxin Li,Yinghang Kou,Zilong Liu,Yiming Wang,Hongbin Sun
Aluminum-water (Al-H2O) batteries, enabling on-demand high-purity hydrogen production and simultaneous power output, hold great promise for hydrogen energy and electrochemical energy storage applications. However, severe self-corrosion of aluminum anode and parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in highly alkaline electrolytes hinder their practical deployment. This work proposes a novel organic-inorganic hybrid corrosion inhibitor comprising sodium 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate (MPS) and zinc oxide (ZnO). Combined experimental and computational investigations demonstrate that a dense, robust adsorption-deposition composite protective layer is formed on the anode surface via a "molecular bridging" synergistic mechanism, delivering a corrosion inhibition efficiency of 72.9%. In alkaline Al-H2O full-cell tests, the battery achieves 77.5% anode utilization, and a specific capacity of 2309 mAh g-1 at 20 mA cm-2. This work offers valuable guidance for designing high-performance hybrid corrosion inhibitors for Al anodes.
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