JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2020
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IF 3.442
Deqiang Feng,Jie He,Lingcheng Zheng,Wenjun Jiang,Ce Zhang,Long Li,Jian Song,Wei Yao
Developing novel catalysts and catalysis processes are highly attractive in environmental protection and energy utilization. Photocatalysis-Fenton combinational process is an environmentally friendly technology and has broad application prospects. In this work, thin Fe@α-Fe 2 O 3 nanosheets with thickness of 2–5 nm were designed by oxidation of Fe metal nanostructure synthesized using a modified solution reaction method. The nanosheet structure with thin thickness has short diffusion distance for the photogenerated carriers and prolongs the carriers' life. Simultaneously, the presence of Fe can reduce the resistance of system and further promote the transport and transfer of photogenerated carriers from the bulk to the surface, causing less carrier recombination and better photocatalytic performance. What's more, the Fe@α-Fe 2 O 3 composite can induce the Fenton-like reaction to generate active • OH radicals, which significantly improve the degradation rate . The synergistic effect of photocatalysis and Fenton processes makes the system show an enhanced photodegradation performance: 96.5% of RhB is degraded after 60 min visible light irradiation , especially, 84.3% of RhB is degraded within the first 10 min, which are much higher than that of the pure α-Fe 2 O 3 sample. This work demonstrates that the conjunction of photocatalysis and Fenton processes based on the Fe@α-Fe 2 O 3 nanosheets provides a potential application for pollutants degradation.
研究领域:
环境化学
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材料科学
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催化化学
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纳米科技
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物理化学
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2022
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IF 6.064
Ni Yun,Lv Zhixiang,Wang Zhou,Kang Shouyu,He Dawei,Liu Ruijiang
Magnetic α-Fe2O3/Fe3O4 heterostructure nanosheets were fabricated via hydrothermal calcination. The activity of penicillin G acylase (PGA), which was covalently immobilized onto silica-decorated heterostructure nanosheets, achieved the highest activity of 387.03 IU/g after 18 h of incubation with 0.1 ml of PGA. In contrast, the activity of free PGA reached the highest level when the temperature was 45°C with a pH of 8.0. However, the activity of free PGA changed more dramatically than immobilized PGA as the relative conditions changed. Moreover, the Michaelis–Menten constant (Km) and reusability of immobilized PGA were also explored. The results showed that free PGA Km and maximum rate (Vmax) were 0.0274 M and 1.167 μl/min, respectively. Km and Vmax values of immobilized PGA were 0.1082 M and 1.294 μl/min, respectively. After 12 cycles of repetitive use, immobilized PGA remained approximately 66% of its initial activity, indicating that the PGA immobilized onto the heterostructure nanosheets showed better stability and reusability than free PGA.
研究领域:
生物化学
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纳米技术
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酶工程
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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IF 7.46
Chen Wang,Yinglin Wang,Pengfei Cheng,Luping Xu,Fan Dang,Tianliang Wang,Zhaohui Lei
A highly sensitive and selective acetone gas sensor has been fabricated successfully by designing n-n heterojunction consisting of TiO 2 nanorods and α -Fe 2 O 3 branches. The structure and morphology of the TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 nanocomposites were examined via X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. TiO 2 nanorod (with the diameter about 42 nm) arrays were in-situ generated on the surface of Al 2 O 3 ceramic tubes by a simple hydrothermal process. In addition, α -Fe 2 O 3 branches grew on TiO 2 stems successfully in the second hydrothermal process. These nanorod branches had a relatively uniform length, which could be tunable by changing the concentration of iron precursor. The gas sensing properties of the pristine and α -Fe 2 O 3 branches-decorated TiO 2 nanorods sensors with regard to acetone gas were investigated. The results indicated that the sensor based on TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 heterostructures measured at 225 °C had a higher response of 21.9 toward 100 ppm of acetone gas which was about 9 times higher than pristine TiO 2 nanorods sensor. The dominant mechanism for enhanced sensing properties were discussed in detail with the semiconductor depletion layer model and TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 n–n heterojunction theory.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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传感器技术
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气体传感
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION A-A JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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2021
·Vol. 77
·期 3
·269-278
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IF 1.426
Zizheng Yue,Wenlin Feng
In this work, a fiber-optic fluoride-ion-detection Michelson interferometer based on the thin-core fiber (TCF) and no-core fiber (NCF) coated with α-Fe 2 O 3 /ZrO 2 sensing film is proposed and presented. The single-mode fiber (SMF) is spliced with the TCF and NCF in turn, and a waist-enlarged taper is spliced between them. Then, a silver film is plated on the end face of NCF to enhance the reflection. After the absorption of fluoride ion by the sensing film, the effective refractive index (RI) of the coated cladding will change, which leads to the regular red shift of the interference dip with the increasing fluoride-ion concentration. Thus, the fluoride-ion concentrations can be determined according to the corresponding dip wavelength shifts. The results show that the sensor has an excellent linear response ( R 2 = 0.995) with good sensitivity (8.970 nm/ppm) when the fluoride-ion concentration is in the range of 0–1.5 ppm. The response time is about 15 s. The sensor has the advantage of good selectivity, good temperature and pH stabilities, and can be applied to detect fluoride ion effectively.
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光学工程
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分析化学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2023
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IF 5.2
Yubo Wu,Chu Dai,Yulun Nie,Xike Tian,Chao Yang
Surface Fe 2+ content has become a limiting step of α-Fe 2 O 3 Photo-assisted Fenton catalytic activity, and a high-efficiency process is urgently required to enhance it. Herein, α-Fe 2 O 3 catalysts with three different morphologies (cube, sphere, and leaf-like) were successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and presented quite different Photo-assisted Fenton-like activities for Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation. Unexpectedly, catalysts show certain activity, especially leaf-like α-Fe 2 O 3 ( L -Fe 2 O 3 ) showed the highest RhB catalytic degradation activity. The mechanistic study has found that the morphology will change the surface Fe 2+ content of α-Fe 2 O 3 , which will affect the Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ cycle and the role of surface Fe 2+ in a Photo-assisted Fenton-like system proved by the results of XPS measurements and 2,2-bipyridine (BPY) quenching experiment. In addition, the L -Fe 2 O 3 catalyst represented broad applicability and stability, which is beneficial for the actual industrial application.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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Frontiers in Energy Research
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2022
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IF 3.858
Baimoldina Adel,Papadikis Konstantinos,Konysheva Elena Yu.
The incorporation of mono-sized particle catalysts in real industrial systems for biomass conversion is a significant challenge, hence the impact of individual α-Fe2O3 catalysts with varying non-ideal spherical sizes of 54 nm (FS054), 221 nm (FS221), and ∼2 µm (FSm002) as well as dual-sized mixtures (FS054-FS221 and FS221-FSm002) were considered in the catalytic upgrading of pinewood pyrolysis vapors. The size variation of the α-Fe2O3 catalyst revealed a substantial effect on the product distribution. Although the yield of phenols shows a decrease by almost a factor of two irrespective of the catalyst particle size, the FS221 catalyst demonstrates the most potent effect on reducing phenols through decarboxylation reactions. Considering the role of the catalyst on the individual phenolics, the FS221 catalyst reveals higher selectivity towards the reduction of 2-methoxyphenol, isoeugenol, and eugenol, whereas the application of FS054 catalysts displays a stronger impact on the decrease of creosol and other phenols. Both FS054 and FS221 catalysts showed the highest effectiveness in reducing the relative yield of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol. Applying a dual-size mixture (FS054-FS221) shows a synergetic effect, simultaneously decreasing the content of phenols, acids, and aldehydes followed by a strong CO2 release attributed to competitive decarbonylation reactions of aldehydes. The appearance of γ-Fe2O3 small fraction was revealed in the powders with mono-(FS221) and dual particle size (FS054-FS221 and FS221-FSm002), whereas the FS054 and FSm002 catalysts demonstrate good chemical and phase stability.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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能源与燃料
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 13
·11178-11186
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IF 2.324
Cheng Yali,He Yue,Li Shuo,Wang Yifang,Zhao Yan,Li Yu,Li Haiying,Liu Li
In the present work, the acetone gas sensing material based on pure α-Fe 2 O 3 nanotubes, pure and Cu-doped α-Fe 2 O 3 porous nanotubes were fabricated by electrospinning and annealing processes. Different Cu dopant concentrations are introduced to investigate the dopant’s role in sensing performance. The structures and chemical compositions of the as-prepared products were examined using a series of material characterization methods including XRD, EDS, SEM and nitrogen adsorption–desorption analysis. And the acetone sensing results demonstrate that the gas sensitivity of porous nanotubes is better than nanotubes. Moreover, compared with pure samples, the sensor based on 3.0 wt% Cu-doped α-Fe 2 O 3 porous nanotubes exhibits higher response (99.43/100 ppm) and excellent selectivity towards acetone at 164 °C. Meanwhile, the detection limit can extend down to ppb level (2.2/100 ppb). Additionally, the sensor also shows fast response and recovery time (5/18 s) and good repeatability to acetone. The enhancement of gas sensitivity is ascribed to not only the effective utility of hollow and porous structures, but also the high catalytic activity of the Cu additive.
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材料科学
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传感器技术
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 27
·70260-70276
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IF 5.8
Yang Guoliang,Jiang Yan,Yin Bingjie,Liu Guocheng,Ma Dong,Zhang Guangshan,Zhang Guodong,Xin Yanjun,Chen Qinghua
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil have potential harm on human health. However, remediation of PAH-contaminated soils through photocatalytic technology remains a challenge. Therefore, the photocatalyst g-C 3 N 4 /α-Fe 2 O 3 was synthesized and applied to photocatalytic degradation of fluoranthene in soil. The physicochemical properties of g-C 3 N 4 /α-Fe 2 O 3 and various degradation parameters, such as catalyst dosage, the ratio of water/soil, and initial pH, were investigated in detail. In soil slurry reaction system (water/soil=10:1, w/w), the optimal degradation efficiency on fluoranthene was 88.7% after simulated sunlight irradiation for 12 h (contaminated soil=2 g, initial fluoranthene concentration=36 mg/kg, catalyst dosage=5%, and pH=6.8), and the photocatalytic degradation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. The degradation efficiency of g-C 3 N 4 /α-Fe 2 O 3 was higher compared with P25. Degradation mechanism analysis showed that •O 2 - and h + are the main active species in photocatalytic degradation process of fluoranthene by g-C 3 N 4 /α-Fe 2 O 3 . Coupling g-C 3 N 4 and α-Fe 2 O 3 enhances the interfacial charge transport capacity via Z-scheme charge transfer route and inhibits the recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes of g-C 3 N 4 and α-Fe 2 O 3 , then significantly improves the production of active species and photocatalytic activity. Results showed that photocatalytic treatment of soil by g-C 3 N 4 /α-Fe 2 O 3 is an effective strategy for remediation of soils contaminated by PAHs.
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环境科学
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化学
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Nanoscale
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 3
·1111-1122
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IF 7.233
Chunmei Li,Zhihui Chen,Weiyong Yuan,Qing-Hua Xu,Chang Ming Li
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting represents a promising strategy to convert solar energy into chemical energy in the form of hydrogen, but its performance is severely limited by the sluggish water oxidation reaction. Herein, for the first time, we report the direct assembly of an ultrathin, uniform, and dense layer of Co3O4 on wormlike nanostructured hematite (WN-α-Fe2O3) to form a large-area and high-density WN-α-Fe2O3@Co3O4 core–shell nanoarray via in situ hydrothermal growth followed by calcination, in which the electrostatic force between WN-α-Fe2O3 and the reactants, pH- and temperature-controlled structures of WN-α-Fe2O3, and ultralow nucleation rate of Co3O4 precursors all play critical roles. The obtained heteronanostructure array shows a photocurrent density of 3.48 mA cm−2, which is 4.05 times higher than that of pristine WN-α-Fe2O3 (0.86 mA cm−2), an onset potential of ∼0.62 V, 60 mV lower than that of α-Fe2O3 (∼0.68 V), and a photoconversion efficiency of 0.55%, 3.93 times higher than that of WN-α-Fe2O3 (0.14%). This is among the highest performances reported for Fe2O3-based photoanodes for water splitting. It is discovered that the Co3O4 shells can significantly enhance the charge separation, accelerate the charge transport and transfer, and reduce the charge transfer resistance from the photoelectrode to the electrolyte for a fast water oxidation reaction, thereby greatly promoting the PEC water oxidation performance of pristine WN-α-Fe2O3. This work not only creates a novel low-cost and Earth-abundant WN-α-Fe2O3@Co3O4 photoelectrode with superior PEC water oxidation performance and provides scientific insights into the enhancement mechanism, but also offers a general strategy for the in situ growth of water oxidation catalysts on various photoelectrodes with 3-D complex geometries for PEC water splitting.
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材料科学
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能源转换与存储
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纳米技术
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2022
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IF 10.633
Yueying Xu,Le Xiao,Jia Chen,Quanxin Wu,Wenhua Yu,Weishen Zeng,Yaxin Shi,Yingnian Lu,Yun Liu
Due to the negligible bacterial resistance , chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is a promising treatment for bacterial infection. However, it is severely impeded by the constant body temperature, shortage of Fe(Ⅱ) ions and insufficient H 2 O 2 level in infected tissue. To enhance the therapeutic efficiency of CDT, improved strategies are urgently needed to tackle these problems. Herein, we exploited an infection microenvironment-responsive nanotherapeutics for near-infrared (NIR)/dihydroartemisinin (DHA) dual-augmented antibacterial CDT. The convenient encapsulation of DHA-loaded α-Fe 2 O 3 nanorods with metal-polyphenol networks (MPN) led to the generation of an antibacterial nanoagent Fe 2 O 3 @ [email protected] (FDM). Afterwards, its photothermal and peroxidase-like activities were intensively studied. Furthermore, the bactericidal efficacy of FDM was evaluated through both in vitro and in vivo antibacterial assays. Firstly, FDM showed both satisfactory photothermal and NIR/DHA dual-augmented peroxidase-like activities. Besides, it exhibited a pH-responsive release behavior of both Fe(Ⅱ) ions and DHA. Moreover, it presented tannic acid-mediated bacterial adhesion effect. In vitro experiments demonstrated that FDM could achieve a satisfactory efficiency against both planktonic bacteria and biofilms . In vivo assays illustrated both the extraordinary synergistic antibacterial effect and efficient anti-inflammatory ability of FDM. The outcomes indicated that the exploited antibacterial agent could offer new insight on developing intelligent nanotherapeutics for clinical use in the future. Statement of significance The antibacterial efficiency of chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is seriously limited by the constant body temperature, shortage of Fe(Ⅱ) ions and insufficient H 2 O 2 level at the mildly acidic inflammatory microenvironment. To address these issues, we have developed a pH-responsive nanoagent (Fe 2 O 3 @ [email protected] ) for near-infrared (NIR)/dihydroartemisinin (DHA) dual-augmented CDT. Through the NIR-induced photothermal effect of exterior Fe(Ⅲ)/tannic acid complex, the increased local temperature led to a photothermal enhanced CDT. Besides, a continuous supply of Fe(Ⅱ) ions could be achieved by tannic acid-mediated Fe(Ⅲ) reduction. Moreover, DHA was adopted as a substitute for H 2 O 2 to initiate DHA-mediated CDT. Both in vitro and in vivo assays demonstrated its outstanding bactericidal efficiency. Therefore, the developed nanotherapeutics could be a promising candidate for clinical trials .
研究领域:
纳米技术
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药学
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生物医学工程
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微生物学
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治疗学
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VACUUM
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2024
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IF 3.8
Mingyi Ma,Xiajun Zhang,Haoda Zhang,Zhihao Xu,Shasha Li,Ruijiang Liu
Early-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) is often asymptomatic, leading to late diagnoses and impacting treatment outcomes. Timely detection and diagnosis are crucial, with serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels playing a key role in CRC diagnosis and prognosis. To enhance precision, a label-free electrochemical nano-biosensor utilizing magnetic self-assembly (MSA) technology was developed for sensitive CEA detection. The biosensor's core was the α-Fe 2 O 3 /Fe 3 O 4 nanorods prepared by the hydrolysis-calcination reduction process. Its unique magnetism was the cornerstone of MSA technology. The biosensor exhibited excellent mechanical strength, ensuring stability during storage at 4 °C for at least one month. The aptamer probe (CEAA) self-assembled on the nanorods' surface via an Au–S bond, creating the magnetic probe (CEAA/α-Fe 2 O 3 /Fe 3 O 4 @Au). Upon capturing CEA, the current response decreased, indicating a “turn-off" nano-biosensor type as observed through differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) monitoring. In this research, the biosensor not only exhibited robust specificity and superior anti-interference ability but also demonstrated successful regeneration. The limit of detection (LOD) was 0.197 pg/mL, the recovery rate for real serum samples was between 94.15 % and 105.08 %, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) ranged from 1.40 % to 2.09 %. This biosensor showed promise in enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of CRC diagnostic and prognostic protocols, offering a new direction for point-of-care testing.
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医学诊断
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纳米技术
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生物传感
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Mei-Ling Xu,Jia-Ran Li,Xiu-Mei Wu,Ting Yu,Guan-Ying Qin,Fu-Ji Wang,Li-Na Zhang,Kui Li,Xin Cheng
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as an emerging porous material have exhibited excellent application prospects in the field of photocatalysis. Nevertheless, the overall water splitting using solar energy by COF-based photocatalysts remains a huge challenge due to the rapid charge recombination and insufficient redox catalytic capacity. Herein, for the first time, the novel Fe-MOF-derived α-Fe 2 O 3 and FeP-PC was designed and adopted as dual co-catalysts to facilitate the separation and utilization efficiency of charge carriers and activate the overall water splitting performance of the ketoenamine based TpPa-1-COF, with both the porous α-Fe 2 O 3 and FeP-PC acting as the framework supporting to effectively prevent the agglomeration of TpPa-1-COF during the fabrication and photocatalytic process. Meanwhile, the construction of Z-scheme heterostructures and the connection of covalent bonds in the interface of α-Fe 2 O 3 /TpPa-1-COF/FeP-PC effectively facilitate the separation and transport of charge. Consequently, the optimal α-Fe 2 O 3 /TpPa-1-COF/FeP-PC excites very competitive photocatalytic overall water splitting performance.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化技术
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能源转换
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