International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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IF 1.5
Rui Rui Zhao,Guo Zheng Ma,Li Cai Zhu,Ai Ju Li,Hong Yu Chen
In this paper, a novel hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC)-assisted carbon-coating method was developed to synthesize LiFePO 4 /C composites. The structure and morphological transformation of the as-prepared samples were studied using a combination of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The particles of the samples obtained were more homogeneous than the reference sample prepared without the addition of HEC and the coated carbon were more uniformly distributed on the LiFePO4 surface. In addition, the HEC-assisted sample exhibited higher capacities and better rate capability in the charge-discharge test, and the charge transfer resistance calculated from the electrochemical impedance spectra data was smaller.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Hao Li,Zeping Li,Sisi Liu,Min Li,Xiaoyan Wen,Jihoon Lee,Shusen Lin,Ming-Yu Li,Haifei Lu
All-inorganic CsPbBr 3 perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are considered as a new generation of photoelectric material for the implementations in photodetection owing to their remarkable optoelectronic properties and optimized stability. However, the combination of the abundant trap states and unfavorable carrier transportation poses a critical hurdle for the fabrication of high- performance photodetectors. In this study, a facile strategy to significantly enhance the performance of CsPbBr 3 QD photodetectors via evenly blending 2D Ti 3 C 2 T X nanosheets is systematically demonstrated. The uniformly distributed Ti 3 C 2 T X nanosheets successfully confine incident fugacious photons throughout CsPbBr 3 QD thin films as a result of the spontaneously intensified surface electromagnetic fields, and the transportation of photogenerated carriers from CsPbBr 3 QDs are simultaneously accelerated due to the high conductivity and well-matched work function of the nanosheets. Meanwhile, the hot electrons excited from the nanosheets can also partially contribute to the increase in photocurrent, and thereby the performance of the device sensitively develops as a function of the concentration of the nanosheets. Correspondingly, a 300% enhancement is equally observed with external quantum efficiency and responsivity of the CsPbBr 3 QD/MXene nanosheet photodetectors in comparison with the pristine one under 490 nm light illumination for a long period of 4 months in the atmospheric environment.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Jing Zeng,Yang Yang,Chao Li,Jiaqi Li,Jianxing Huang,Jing Wang,Jinbao Zhao
Li 3 VO 4 (LVO) is a promising insertion-type anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) while its electrochemical performance in magnesium ion batteries (MIBs) is rarely reported. Here, mesoporous LVO/Carbon (LVO/C) hollow spheres are synthesized by a facile spray-drying method and their electrochemical performance as Mg 2+ insertion-host material is investigated for the first time. Galvanostatic charge-discharge results of LVO/C show no obvious platform in the potential range of 0.5∼2.5 V vs. Mg 2+ /Mg. The LVO/C delivers a high discharge capacity of 318 mAh g −1 at first cycle and exhibits good cycle performance. The electrochemical intercalation process is proved by element mapping, ex -situ X-ray Powder diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Our results show that LVO is a promising anode material for MIBs.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2017
·Vol. 5
·期 27
·14278-14285
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IF 8.867
Haibo Tang,Xinlong Tian,Junming Luo,Jianhuang Zeng,Yingwei Li,Huiyu Song,Shijun Liao
Transition metal nitrides have recently attracted significant interest as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) owing to their low electrical resistance and good corrosion resistance. In this paper, we describe the preparation of a Nb-based binary nitride material with a porous nanogrid morphology/structure. The catalyst exhibited good catalytic activity and high stability towards oxygen reduction. We also intensively investigated the effect that doping with a second transition metal had on the performance of the catalyst. We found that the ORR activity of NbN could be enhanced significantly by enriching the d electrons of Nb through doping with a second transition metal, and that doping with cobalt resulted in the best improvement. Our optimal catalyst, Nb0.95Co0.05N, had an ORR activity ∼4.6 times that of NbN (current density @ 0.6 V vs. the RHE). XPS results revealed that Co doping increased the proportion of Nb in a low-valence state, which may be one of the most important reasons for the enhanced performance. Another important reason is the high surface area resulting from the porous nanogrid morphology. As transition metal doping is an attractive way to enhance the activity of nitride catalysts, our work may provide an effective pathway to achieve this.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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催化化学
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能源材料
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2020
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IF 5.88
Gang Tao,Rui Cai,Yejing Wang,Hua Zuo,Huawei He
Hydrogel-based wound dressings are ideal materials as they could provide a moist environment to promote wound healing. Silk sericin is a natural macromolecular protein produced by silkworms and has positive effects on fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Sodium alginate is a natural polysaccharide known as a mouldable matrix. To develop novel hydrogel wound dressings, sodium alginate was functionalized with silk sericin to yield an injectable and mouldable semi-interpenetrating network hydrogel (SA/Se) using calcium ions as the crosslinking agents. Meanwhile, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in situ by the phenolic hydroxyl group of tyrosine in sericin to enhance the antibacterial activity of the hybrid hydrogel. UV–visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy demonstrated the successful synthesis of AgNPs with average size of 15.7 nm in SA/Se-Ag0.2. Field emission scanning electron microscopy showed the macroporous structure of the hydrogel. The hybrid hydrogel had a swelling ratio of 32 and more than 5% of retention ratio after 50 h. It exhibited effective antibacterial activity through irreversibly disrupting bacterial membrane structure to result in bacterial lysis and death. Cell counting kit-8 assay suggested the hybrid hydrogel was highly cytocompatible. The animal experiment showed the wound contraction ratio in SA/Se-Ag0.2 group was 99% after 12 days, indicating it can effectively promote wound healing. This novel hydrogel is promising for wound healing and tissue engineering.
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生物材料
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组织工程
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再生医学
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创伤修复
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纳米医学
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生物医学工程
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2014
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IF 2.354
Shangyang Li,Pengyao Xing,Lin Zhang,Feifei Xin,Jinhui Nie,Hailu Wang,Mingfang Ma,Yurong Wu,Aiyou Hao
Herein, we report a novel responsive assembly system consisting of an amphiphilic drug fenspiride and β-cyclodextrin in host–guest approach. Fenspiride molecules can self-assembled into vesicles in aqueous solution. The obtained vesicles were characterized in detail by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Furthermore, such a vesicular structure will be destroyed upon the addition of β-cyclodextrin due to the formation of inclusion complexes by host–guest interactions. In addition, amylase is a digestive enzyme which can catalyze the breakdown of starch into sugars. Adding α-amylase into the system could release fenspiride molecules, and trigger the self-assembly of fenspiride molecules again. It is anticipated that this research will provide widespread applications in the fields of responsive materials and biochemistry related to enzyme-responsive model system and host–guest chemistry.
研究领域:
药物化学
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纳米医学
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分子药剂学
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生物材料
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酶学
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超分子化学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Lvlv Ji,Lei Zhu,Jianying Wang,Zuofeng Chen
A self-supported copper sulfide (CuS) nanowire array (NWA) of hierarchical and porous structure has been developed on Cu foil via two consecutive liquid-solid reactions at room temperature. The composition, structure and morphology of the as-prepared CuS NWA samples have been systematically investigated by a series of techniques. When applied as cathode for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral solution, the optimized CuS NWA electrode exhibits excellent HER performance with high long-term stability. To achieve current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm −2 , it requires overpotentials of only ∼97 and ∼226 mV, respectively. The excellent catalytic performance of CuS NWA toward HER is attributable to the binder-free electrode construction strategy, the unique porous nanowire array structure, and the small solubility product ( K sp ) value of CuS that guarantees the high catalyst stability.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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催化化学
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2015
·Vol. 94
·期 3
·424-429
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IF 1.231
Xia Gui,Ying Ding,Zhi Yun
An integrated approach was developed for preparing epoxy fatty acid methyl esters (EFAMEs) from cottonseed using a two-phase solvent extraction (TPSE) process followed by sequential base-catalyzed transesterification and epoxidation reactions. The TPSE process was performed to achieve simultaneous production of high-quality crude cottonseed oil and nontoxic cottonseed meal. The base-catalyzed transesterification of the cottonseed oil proceeded smoothly at 30 °C over 2 h to provide a high yield of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). Subsequent epoxidation of the unsaturated FAMEs using petroleum ether as a non-polar solvent, H 3 PO 4 as a catalyst, 0.3 g/g H 2 O 2 as an oxygen donor, and HCOOH as an oxygen carrier gave the corresponding EFAMEs with a conversion to oxirane of 0.85 g/g. The order of effectiveness of catalysts was found to be H 3 PO 4 > TiO 2 > H 2 SO 4 > strong-acid cation exchange resin. The bio-based integrated process and new methods for the preparation of modified EFAMEs show great promise for comprehensive development and commercial applications of cottonseed with fewer steps and lower cost.
研究领域:
应用化学
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油脂化学
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生物基材料
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绿色化工
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天然产物转化
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TETRAHEDRON
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2019
·Vol. 75
·期 31
·4174-4179
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IF 2.379
Yingying Zuo,Feng Xiong,Jing Zhao
Organic sulfur compounds have broad applications in biology, medicine and material sciences and intensive efforts have been devoted to developing mild and general C–S bond-forming methods. However, a mild, transition-metal-free, direct C–H bond functionalization method remains elusive. Here, we report the use of an internal oxidant-directing strategy to achieve this goal. The cascade reactions described here show excellent chemoselectivity and a wide substrate scope for both oxyamines and sulfenylation reagents. This study enlarges the synthesis toolbox for preparing structurally diverse sulfilimines under mild conditions.
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有机化学
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合成化学
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药物化学
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生物医学材料
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分子生物学
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Biomed Research International
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2017
·Vol. 2017
·期 1
·2564363
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IF 2.476
Zuoyi Yang,Junhui Zhou,Yanbin Xu,Yaping Zhang,Haien Luo,KenLin Chang,Yujie Wang
Indole and its derivatives are typical nitrogen heterocyclic compounds and have been of immense concern since they are known for the risk of their toxic, recalcitrant, and carcinogenic properties for human and ecological environment. In this study, a Gram-negative bacterial strain of eliminating indole was isolated from a coking wastewater. The strain was confirmed as Acinetobacter pittii L1 based on the physiological and biochemical characterization and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene sequence homology. 400 mg/L indole could be completely removed within 48 h by the strain on the optimum condition of 37°C, pH 7.4, and 150 rpm. The organic nitrogen was converted to NH 3 -N and then to and the organic carbon was partially transferred to CO 2 during the indole biodegradation. The metabolic pathways were proposed to explain the indole degradation based on the liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of indigo, 4-(3-Hydroxy-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2-oxo-but-3-enoic acid, and isatin. The toxicity of the biodegradation products was evaluated using the Microtox test, which revealed that the metabolites were more toxic than indole. Our research holds promise for the potential application of Acinetobacter pittii L1 for NHCs degradation, production of indigoids, and soil remediation as well as treatment of indole containing wastewater.
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环境微生物学
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生物降解
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分析化学
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环境毒理学
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废水生物处理
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分子生物学
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LANGMUIR
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2014
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IF 4.384
Danfeng Yu,Hui Yang,Hui Wang,Yingxian Cui,Guang Yang,Jian Zhang,Jinben Wang
A novel amphiphilic polyelectrolyte denoted as PAGC8 and a traditional amphiphilic polyelectrolyte denoted as PASC8 were prepared. PAGC8 consisted of gemini-type surfactant segment based on 1,3-bis (N,N-dimethyl-N-octylammonium)-2-propyl acrylate dibromide, while PASC8 incorporated acryloyloxyethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide as single chain surfactant units within its repeat unit structure. Turbidity, stability, and zeta potential measurements were performed in the presence of PAGC8 and PASC8, respectively, to evaluate their effectiveness in inducing solid/liquid separations. It was found that the maximum transmittance was observed before the zeta potential values reached the isoelectric point, implying that not only charge neutralization but also charge-patch mechanism contributed to the separation process. Colloid probe atomic force microscopy technique was introduced to directly determine the interactions between surfaces in the presence of ultrahighly charged amphiphilic polyelectrolyte. On the basis of the AFM results, we have successfully interpreted the influence of the charge density of the polyelectrolytes on the phase stability. Electrostatic interaction played the dominant role in the flocculation processes, although both electrostatic interaction and hydrophobic effect provided contributions to the colloidal dispersions. The attractions upon surfaces approach in the case of PAGC8 were significantly larger than that of PASC8 due to the higher charge density. The strong peeling events upon retraction in the presence of PAGC8 implied that the hydrophobic effect was stronger than that of PASC8, which displayed the loose pulling events. A strong attraction was identified at shorter separation distances for both systems. However, these interactions cannot be successfully described by the Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) theory of colloid stability due to the participation of charge-patch and strong hydrophobic effect. To account for the additional interactions, we proposed an extended DLVO empirical model to explain the non-DLVO forces in the systems. A reasonable physical model was also proposed to further describe the interactions between surfaces in the two amphiphilic polyelectrolyte systems.
研究领域:
胶体与界面科学
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高分子化学
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软物质物理
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环境工程
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表面与胶体化学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2026
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IF 9.7
Yucong Zhou,Jiaqi Pang,Bohao Zhang,Yingying Li,Yan Feng,Bin Zhang,Qing Wang,Rong Liu,Zhitao Shen,Fumin Li
Despite significant breakthroughs in power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), their development remains challenged by lead toxicity risk and high production costs. This study introduces a process-efficient dilution strategy using acetonitrile for the perovskite precursor solution, which reduces the precursor concentration from the conventional 1.4 M to an ultra-low 0.28 M. This approach establishes an eco-friendly and cost-effective processing method, substantially mitigating the risk of lead while lowering raw material consumption. Crucially, acetonitrile regulates nucleation kinetics to enable dense, high-quality perovskite films, yielding champion devices with a PCE of 25.40%. Stability assessments demonstrate exceptional robustness that unencapsulated devices retain 80% of initial PCE after 1224 h of storage in N 2 atmosphere and 82% after 800 h of continuous operation at 30 ± 10% relative humidity. By concurrently resolving toxicity, cost, and performance optimization challenges through solvent engineering, this work provides a fundamental advance for sustainable development of perovskite photovoltaics.
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