NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 2.7
Yuangong Ma,Wensheng Zhang,Zhifang Wu,Zhishan Liang,Youlin Huang,Qingmei Tan,Tianren Liu,Dongxue Han,Li Niu
In the realm of photocatalysis, effectively utilizing solar energy, especially the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum, presents substantial challenges. To tackle this issue, a novel composite of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@Cu2O@MoS2@Fe3O4 (denoted as NYE@Cu2O@MoS2@Fe3O4) was ingeniously fabricated and assessed for the photodegradation of organic contaminants. By harnessing the distinct properties of upconversion materials, narrow bandgap semiconductors, and magnetic substances, the NYE@Cu2O@MoS2@Fe3O4 catalyst possesses a photodegradation rate of 92% for the rhodamine B dye under NIR light radiation, which is superior to NYE@Cu2O (50%) and NYE@Cu2O@MoS2 (85%). The enhanced performance in the near-infrared photocatalysis of NYE@Cu2O@MoS2@Fe3O4 is mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of various components, which promotes an increase in photo-induced carrier generation and facilitates their efficient transfer and energy utilization under NIR irradiation. This study provides a possible route for the near-infrared photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in areas with limited light or even dark conditions.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
·Vol. 184
·期 11
·4331-4339
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IF 4.58
Li Junhua,Jiang Jianbo,Xu Zhifeng,Liu Mengqin,Feng Haibo,Liu Youcai,Qian Dong
The authors report on a low temperature method for large-scale fabrication of cuprous oxide nanocubes deposited on nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (Cu 2 O/N-RGO). The material was deposited in a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) where it is found to display enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxidation of diethylstilbestrol (DES). The morphology and composition of Cu 2 O/N-RGO were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that the RGO is doped with 3.5% of nitrogen (atomic ratio), and that nanostructured Cu 2 O particles with controlled cubical morphology and an average size of about 450 nm have been homogeneously deposited on the surface of N-RGO sheets. The oxidation peak of DES was recorded at 0.315 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode) using differential pulse voltammetry. Under the optimal conditions, the modified GCE displays a linear response in the 0.3 to 150 μM DES concentration range, and the limit of detection is 10 nM. The method was applied to the determination of DES in spiked milk, meat and urine samples and gave excellent selectivity, stability and reproducibility.
A nanocomposite consisting of Cu 2 O nanocubes/N-doped reduced graphene oxide (Cu 2 O/N-RGO) for the electrochemical determination of diethylstilbestrol (DES). The Cu 2 O/N-RGO modified electrode displays a linear response in the 0.3 to 150 μM DES concentration range. The method was applied to the determination of DES in spiked milk, meat and urine samples
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电化学
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分析化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Qiong Wang,Xianqi Wu,Lei Zhang
A direct Z-scheme CuSnO 3 @Cu 2 O heterojunctions photo-electroactive material were reasonably designed and fabricated by electrodeposited Cu 2 O on fluoride doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate followed anchoring 3D CuSnO 3 microspheres onto Cu 2 O film. The novel 3D architectures can favor the mass transfer, provide multiple active sites and improve light absorption during the photoelectrocatalytic reactions. The artificial heterogeneous Z-scheme photoelectrochemical (PEC) system further prolong electrons path, promote the separation of photogenerated charge carriers and maintain high redox ability. As expected, the constructed Z-scheme CuSnO 3 @Cu 2 O as the photocathode show excellent dual functional properties which can not only detect the trace nitrobenzene (NB) but also undergo catalytic reduction of NB to less toxic species (aniline, AN) under visible light irradiation. Based on CuSnO 3 @Cu 2 O photocathode, the photocurrent was linearly proportional to the concentration of NB ranging from 0.5 nmol L −1 to 100 μmol L −1 , and the detection limit (S/N = 3) was 0.43 nmol L −1 . The fabricated sensor was successfully used to sensing the trace NB in real samples and it showed excellent anti-interference ability, good reproducibility and high stability. Besides, CuSnO 3 @Cu 2 O exhibited high PEC activity for NB reduction, 85.70% reduction efficiency was achieved within irradiation for 2.5 h. Thus, this study may provide insights into designing advanced photoeletrocatalysts for energy conversion and render a tunable platform in photoelectrochemistry for the monitor and clean-ups of environmental pollutants.
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Materials Research Express
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 1
·015524
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IF 1.929
Ying Si,Xiaoxian Zhang,Tingting Liang,Xun Xu,Lingfang Qiu,Ping Li,Shuwang Duo
Constructing heterojunction is a promising method to enhance visible-light utility and promote photogenerated e−-h+ pairs separation of g-C3N4. Herein, the present work reported a g-C3N4/Cu2O heterojunction by a facile in situ synthetic strategy. The structure, morphology, optical, electrochemical and photocatalytic properties were investigated. The results showed the combination of g-C3N4 nanosheets and Cu2O nanospheres resulted in the close contact interface and wide visible-light response range, and fast separation of the photo-generated e−-h+ pairs. The pristine g-C3N4 showed weak photocatalytic performance towards methyl orange (MO) under visible-light irradiation, compared with pristine g-C3N4, the photocatalytic degradation rate of optimized g-C3N4/Cu2O composite demonstrates the substantially enhanced photocatalytic activity, which showed no obvious loss after five repeated use. The enhanced performance was ascribed to the synergistic effect of good visible-light harvesting and enhanced separation rate of the charge carriers.
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化学
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 10
·2261
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IF 4.2
Meimei Kou,Ying Yuan,Ruili Zhao,Youkui Wang,Jiamin Zhao,Qing Yuan,Jinsheng Zhao
The insight of the activity phase and reaction mechanism is vital for developing high-performance ammonia synthesis electrocatalysts. In this study, the origin of the electronic-dependent activity for the model Cu2O catalyst toward ammonia electrosynthesis with nitrate was probed. The modulation of the electronic state and oxygen vacancy content of Cu2O was realized by doping with halogen elements (Cl, Br, I). The electrocatalytic experiments showed that the activity of the ammonia production depends strongly on the electronic states in Cu2O. With increased electronic state defects in Cu2O, the ammonia synthesis performance increased first and then decreased. The Cu2O/Br with electronic defects in the middle showed the highest ammonia yield of 11.4 g h−1g−1at −1.0 V (vs. RHE), indicating that the pattern of change in optimal ammonia activity is consistent with the phenomenon of volcano curves in reaction chemistry. This work highlights a promising route for designing NO3−RR to NH3catalysts.
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化学工程
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 43
·33938-33945
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IF 3.84
Chunbo Liu,Ping Li,Guoling Wu,Bifu Luo,Shuang Lin,Ao Ren,Weidong Shi
In our study, a new visible-light-driven photocatalyst Cu2O/SrTiO3 (C/S) heterojunction was firstly prepared by a simple, facile and effective deposition–precipitation technique. The particle size of the Cu2O nanoparticle is only about 5 nm and the SrTiO3 (STO) nanocube is about 50 nm when modified by Cu2O nanoparticles. The samples are used as photocatalysts for photodegrading tetracycline (TC) under visible light irradiation. The 9-Cu2O/SrTiO3 (9-C/S) sample heterojunction shows the highest TC degradation ratio (77.65%), which is caused by the photogenerated electrons of the Cu2O nanoparticles moving from the conduction band of Cu2O to that of SrTiO3, resulting in the separation of electrons and holes. This study not only shows a possibility for substituting noble metals with low-cost Cu2O nanoparticles in photocatalytic degradation but also exhibits a facile deposition–precipitation technique for synthesizing narrow/wide band gap photocatalysts.
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Nano Today
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2024
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IF 13.2
Yuyang Li,Faheem Muhammad,Xiwen Chen,Deao Gu,Wen Li,Jiayi Tang,Mingyue Cheng,Jiang Du,Shuwei Qiao,Yu Deng,Qing Yu,Hui Wei,Leiying Miao
Nanozymes have emerged as promising nanomaterials for the treatment of inflammation-related diseases by eliminating excessive reactive oxide species (ROS) and immunoregulation. However, persistent inflammation invariably causes severe alveolar destruction in periodontitis; and the alleviation of inflammation alone by neglecting the impairment of vascular functions could not effectively realize periodontal regeneration. Herein, a multifunctional copper-ruthenium oxide-based yolk-shell nanozyme (Cu 2 O@RuO 2 , CRNC) is designed to promote effective periodontal regeneration. The ruthenium oxide (RuO 2 ) shell serves to alleviate inflammation by eliminating ROS and triggering macrophage polarization, whereas the cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) core acts as a responsive Cu 2 + nano-reservoir for promoting angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Results demonstrated that CRNC could activate transforming growth factor β/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (TGF-β/PI3K) and hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-1α) signals, aiding angiogenesis in the human umbilical vein endothelial cells and osteogenesis in periodontal ligament stem cells, respectively. The multifunctional CRNC nanozyme successfully decreased periodontal inflammation and ameliorated alveolar regeneration in a periodontitis model. This study provides promising insights into periodontitis treatment by targeting both angiogenesis and osteogenesis.
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牙科学
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纳米医学
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炎症研究
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组织工程
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Materials Research Express
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 8
·085532
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IF 1.449
Hongying Tang,Wulin Yang,Licai Fu,Jiajun Zhu,Deyi Li,Lingping Zhou
A series of novel nanoparticles-assembled Cu2O/Bi2O3 composites were synthesized by simple wet chemical reduction method. The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, SEM, BET and FTIR. The microstructures are considered to be the nanoparticles-assembled mesoporous structure with large specific surface. The composited Bi2O3 refine the grain of Cu2O and increase the surface area of composites. When the molar ratio of composite is 5:1, the sample shows excellent adsorption capacity of removing methyl orange and the maximum adsorption capacity is 1533.2 mg g−1. The performance of adsorption is attributed to the synergistic effects of high specific surface area and electrostatic interaction. In this work, the adsorption kinetic was investigated, which follows the pseudo-second-order kinetic model for the adsorption of methyl orange. The Cu2O/Bi2O3 composites can be reused through further photocatalytic regeneration. The results indicate that the adsorption-photocatalysis have great potential in water treatment applications.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2013
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IF 3.41
Wei Zhai,Fengqiang Sun,Wei Chen,Zizhao Pan,Lihe Zhang,Shaohua Li,Shuilan Feng,Yiyi Liao,Weishan Li
Octahedral Cu 2 O particles were prepared on an indium-tin oxide glass via electrodeposition and were employed in the catalytic degradation of p -nitrophenol in the presence of H 2 O 2 . Under irradiation of a warm visible-light source, tungsten halogen lamp, Cu 2 O particles not only acted as a photocatalyst, but might also act as a thermal-catalyst to induce the decomposition of H 2 O 2 and produce O 2 at higher temperatures. The photogenerated electrons and holes could react with H 2 O 2 , O 2 , and H 2 O to produce abundant OH radicals, resulting in the effective oxidation of p -nitrophenol. High-performance liquid chromatography measurements of degradation intermediates showed that p -nitrophenol was first decomposed into hydroquinone and benzoquinone and then mineralized. The degradation efficiency was dependent on electrodeposition time, light intensity, H 2 O 2 amount, and solution temperature. This catalyst could be easily recycled and used in the efficient degradation of other phenolic compounds.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 5.091
Ling Cheng,Yulu Tian,Jingdong Zhang
A p-n heterojunction film of Cu 2 O/α-Fe 2 O 3 was constructed by electrodepositing p-type Cu 2 O microcubes on liquid phase deposited film of n-type α-Fe 2 O 3 . The surface morphology , the crystal phase and composition of Cu 2 O/α-Fe 2 O 3 heterojunction film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The enhanced absorption in the visible light region was observed in UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectra. Meanwhile, an efficiently improved separation and faster transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes were revealed by photoluminescence spectra and electrochemical impedance spectra. The Cu 2 O/α-Fe 2 O 3 p-n heterojunction was applied to photoelectrocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline at a bias potential of +0.5 V under visible light illumination. After 60-min photoelectrocatalytic treatment, 73.3% of oxytetracycline was removed and the degradation rate constant reached 2.14 × 10 −2 min −1 . Moreover, the crystal phases and compositions for the used and fresh Cu 2 O/α-Fe 2 O 3 films were studied, and a possible photoelectrocatalytic mechanism was proposed.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2017
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IF 6.216
Xiaoyuan Zhang,Ping Gu,Xiaoyuan Li,Guanghui Zhang
Nano Cu 2 O/Cu modified activated carbon composite (nano Cu 2 O/Cu-C) was firstly synthesized by a simple and efficient hydrothermal method and used to adsorb iodide ion (I − ) from simulated radioactive wastewater . Nano Cu 2 O/Cu loaded and uniformly distributed on activated carbon with a diameter of 80–100 nm. The composite exhibited excellent adsorption performance, which was primarily attributable to the synergistic effect of nano Cu 2 O/Cu and activated carbon. Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic model accurately represented the experimental data of I − adsorption. On the basis of the Langmuir isotherm, the maximum adsorption capacity of I − by nano Cu 2 O/Cu-C was 41.2 mg/g, which is significantly higher than pure nano Cu 2 O and activated carbon. The adsorption was affected only slightly by pH and other interfering ions. Additionally, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to elucidate the possible adsorption mechanism. This study provides new insight into the fabrication and practical application of high-performance adsorbent in removing radioactive I − from wastewater.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2024
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IF 8
Ting Li,Xianfa Zhang,Xiaoli Cheng,Yingming Xu,Shan Gao,Lihua Huo
It is necessary to achieve highly sensitive and low temperature detection of Cl 2 for the protection of the environment and human life and health. How to achieve sensitive detection of Cl 2 at low temperature remains a challenge. The construction of heterojunction is beneficial for promoting carrier transfer, increasing active sites, thus effectively improving sensing performance of materials. In this study, the flower sphere-like Cu 2 O/CuO composite with p-p heterojunction was obtained by using Cu-CPs as precursor followed with sintering treatment. The Cu 2 O/CuO sensor exhibits high response (S=405) to 10 ppm Cl 2 at low temperature (50 °C), the response/recovery time is 50 s/2420 s. At the same time, the Cu 2 O/CuO sensor has a low detection limit (50 ppb) and good long-term stability (60 days). The characterization results, e.g. electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), O 2 /Cl 2 -temperature programmed desorption ( O 2 /Cl 2 -TPD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) etc., reveal that oxygen vacancy effectively promotes the increase of surface adsorbed oxygen, the formation of p-p heterojunction not only modulates the electronic properties of Cu 2 O/CuO but also provides abundant adsorption sites for gas. The synergistic effect of the above factors makes Cu 2 O/CuO composite exhibit satisfactory Cl 2 sensing performance.
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环境科学
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传感器技术
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