Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·1097
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IF 5.076
Luran Zhang,Xinchen Du,Hongjie Lu,Dandan Gao,Huan Liu,Qilong Lin,Yongze Cao,Jiyang Xie,Wanbiao Hu
L10ordered FePt and FePtCu nanoparticles (NPs) with a good dispersion were successfully fabricated by a simple, green, one-step solid-phase reduction method. Fe (acac)3, Pt (acac)2, and CuO as the precursors were dispersed in NaCl and annealed at different temperatures with an H2-containing atmosphere. As the annealing temperature increased, the chemical order parameter (S), average particle size (D), coercivity (Hc), and saturation magnetization (Ms) of FePt and FePtCu NPs increased and the size distribution range of the particles became wider. The ordered degree,D,Hc, andMsof FePt NPs were greatly improved by adding 5% Cu. The highestS,D,Hc, andMswere obtained when FePtCu NPs annealed at 750 °C, which were 0.91, 4.87 nm, 12,200 Oe, and 23.38 emu/g, respectively. The structure and magnetic properties of FePt and FePtCu NPs at different annealing temperatures were investigated and the formation mechanism of FePt and FePtCu NPs were discussed in detail.
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AICHE JOURNAL
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2019
·Vol. 66
·期 1
·e16746
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IF 3.463
Chao Bian,Yin-Ning Zhou,Zheng-Hong Luo
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) under external field has been an attractive research area in these years. In this work, a new electron transfer mechanism, that is, sonochemically induced electron transfer (SET) was introduced to mediate polymerization for the first time. The activator Cu I X/L complex was (re)generated from Cu II X 2 /L in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) by the SET process in the presence of free ligand tris(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amine (Me 6 TREN). The investigation of polymerization including the mechanistic insights and effect of experimental conditions on the rate of reaction has been undertaken. Kinetics of Cu(II)-catalyzed CRPs via SET under different conditions (i.e., Me 6 TREN concentration, catalyst loading, targeted degree of polymerization, and sonication power) were conducted in an unprecedentedly controlled manner, yielding polymers with predetermined molar masses and low dispersities ( Đ < 1.12). Attractively, the polymerization can be performed without the piezoelectric nanoparticles and exogenous reducing agent. Contamination by nonliving chains formed from sonochemically generated radicals is avoided as well. All of these results supported that Cu(II)-based catalyst activation enabled by ultrasonication has a promising potential in scale-up of CRP.
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APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
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2017
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Fabien Habimana,Da Shi,Shengfu Ji
This paper highlights the synthesis of Cu-BTC supported on Montmorillonite (Mt) to form Cu-BTC/Mt composite materials and examines their important role in adsorptive desulfurization process of fuel liquids . Cu-BTC/Mt composites were synthesized by solvothermal synthesis using varying Cu-BTC content (30%, 40% and 50%) and a well-known and constant amount of montmorillonite was used as support. The synthesized composites were then characterized using XRD , FT-IR, TEM and BET techniques. The adsorptive desulfurization performance of the as-prepared composite materials was investigated and their ability to remove thiophene from thiophene/ n -octane model oil was studied under mild operating conditions namely: temperature near room temperature, atmospheric pressure and at different model oil/adsorbent mass ratio. Investigation results have shown that the 40%Cu-BTC/Mt composite sample has the best desulfurization performance for thiophene removal. After 6 h of desulfurization, under the reaction conditions of temperature of 30 °C and at a model oil/adsorbent mass ratio of 100:1, the percentage of sulfur removal was 76% while the adsorption desulfurization capacity reached 28.95 mgS/gMOF. The 40%Cu-BTC/Mt composite sample could be reused for at least five consecutive rounds. The adsorption kinetics fit well both the pseudo-first order rate equation and pseudo-second order rate equation models.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2020
·Vol. 150
·期 12
·3394-3401
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IF 2.482
Qiao Chenxia,Jia Wenlan,Zhong Qiming,Liu Bingyu,Zhang Yifu,Meng Changgong,Tian Fuping
Abstract Novel Cu-nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in porous carbon materials (Cu@C-x) were prepared by one-pot pyrolysis of metal–organic frameworks (MOF) HKUST-1 at different temperatures. The obtained material Cu@C-x was used as a cost-effective catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene using NaBH 4 as the reducing agent under mild reaction conditions. By considering the catalyst preparation and the catalytic activity, a pyrolysis temperature of 400 °C was finally chosen to synthesize the optimal catalyst. When the aromatic nitro compounds with reducible groups, such as cyano, halogen, and alkyl groups, were tested in this catalytic hydrogenation, an excellent selectivity approaching 100% was achieved. In the recycling experiment, a significant decrease in nitrobenzene conversion was observed in the third cycle, mainly due to the very small amount of catalyst employed in the reaction. Hence, the easily prepared and cost-effective Cu@C-400 catalyst fabricated in this study demonstrates potential for the applications in selective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds. Graphic Abstract The catalyst Cu@C-400 exhibited 100 % conversion and high selectivity for the hydrogenation of industrially relevant nitroarenes.
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2021
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IF 9.676
Ziyi Li,Haigang Hao,Jingjing Lu,Chengming Wu,Rui Gao,Jifan Li,Chun-Ling Liu,Wen-Sheng Dong
Here we exquisitely fabricated Cu/ZrO 2 -dp catalysts with plentiful Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces by depositing amorphous ZrO 2 onto Cu nanoparticles for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL). With the created plentiful Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces, the optimal catalyst 3Cu/ZrO 2 -dp exhibited exceptional catalytic performance under mild reaction conditions, and achieved the highest GVL mass productivity of 266.0 mmol GVL·h −1 ·g −1 Cu, which was 12.5 and 2.3 times of Cu/ZrO 2 catalysts with equivalent Cu loadings prepared by traditional impregnation (3Cu/ZrO 2 -im) or co-precipitation (3Cu/ZrO 2 -cp). As far as we know, this GVL mass productivity stood at the highest level compared with those obtained using non-noble metal catalysts under similar reaction conditions. By systematic investigation with multiple characterizations, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and kinetic studies, it was found that interfacial active centers were created at Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces, which contained oxygen vacancies (O v ), negatively charged Cu δ− and partially reduced Zr 3+ . The O v favored the adsorption and activation of LA via its ketone group, while negatively charged Cu δ− was able to enhance heterolysis of H 2 , which resulted in the formation of H + -Cu δ− and Zr 3+ -H − active species via hydrogen spillover. Also, plentiful acid sites, which derived from coordinatively unsaturated and defective Zr species, generated at Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces. With the cooperation of interfacial active centers (Cu δ− -O v -Zr 3+ ) and acid sites, the fabricated 3Cu/ZrO 2 -dp with plentiful Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces achieved excellent catalytic performance for the hydrogenation of LA to GVL. Hence, the synergistic catalysis of Cu-ZrO 2 interfaces provided an effective strategy for designing catalysts with a satisfactory performance for the hydrogenation of LA, which also can be expanded to other hydrodeoxygenation reactions.
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Environmental Science-Advances
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2023
·Vol. 2
·期 3
·495-507
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IF 0
Yong Cheng,Lin Deng,Dan Wang,Xiuxiu Wang,Changchun Ji,Ying-Hua Zhou
In this work, CuS@Cu-CD composites were synthesized and employed as Fenton-like catalysts. CuS significantly enhanced the photodegradation activity of tetracycline (TC) when decorated with Cu-doped-carbon dots (Cu-CDs). The influence of initial pH, dosage of catalyst, and H2O2 concentration on the catalyst performance was investigated. Radical trapping experiments proved that ·O2− and h+ played critical roles and ·OH played a moderate role in the degradation of TC. Mechanism analyses demonstrated that Cu2+/Cu+ redox circulation could be accelerated by the introduction of Cu into carbon dots, which further facilitated H2O2 consumption and resulted in higher TC degradation efficiency.
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SOLAR ENERGY
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2018
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IF 4.374
Lianjing Zhao,Leilei Zhao,Weinan Xue,Wenjuan Fang,Yuan Wang,Yan Li
To improve the catalytic activity of carbons in counter electrodes (CEs), Cu nanoparticles (NPs) were introduced into mesoporous N-doped carbons (N-C) derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to prepare the composites of N-C and Cu NPs (N-C@Cu) via impregnation and subsequent reduction method in this work. The obtained N-C@Cu composites with 2–4 nm Cu NPs uniformly distributing in N-C were deposited onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates by screen-printing to fabricate CEs in quantum dot solar cells (QDSCs). The N-C@Cu CEs exhibit higher electrocatalytic activity than both pristine N-C/FTO and commonly used Cu 2 S/FTO CEs, which could be ascribed to the synergistic effect between Cu x S NPs with the excellent electrocatalytic ability and MOF derived N-C with high graphitization, large hydrophilic surface as well as the abundant dopant active sites on the reduction of polysulfide. The superior performance of N-C@Cu composites results in an improved fill factor and a high short circuit current density. Based on optimized N-C@Cu CEs and Zn-Cu-In-Se quantum dot sensitizers, the QDSCs obtained present a promising power conversion efficiency of 9.23%, significantly superior to those of pristine N-C/FTO (7.20%) and Cu 2 S/FTO (8.89%) CEs based QDSCs.
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2018
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Xiaoying Lu,Fang Deng,Min Liu,Xubiao Luo,Aijie Wang
CuInS 2 semiconductor were synthesized by regulating Cu/In molar ratio via a hot solvent method. Different Cu/In molar ratio in reaction system had significant influence on the BET surface area , charge separation and photocatalytic activity of CuInS 2 . The CuInS 2 with optimal Cu/In ratio of 1:1.5 exhibits the most efficient charge separation and transfer, leading to the highest photocatalytic activity . The mineralization efficiency of pharmaceutical wastewater by CuInS 2 (Cu:In = 1:1.5) was 67.5% in 6 h, and CuInS 2 (Cu:In = 1:1.5) exhibited high stability, indicating that CuInS 2 has a promising prospect in real pharmaceutical wastewater treatment .
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Research
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2020
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Li You,Zhili Li,Quanying Ma,Shiyang He,Qidong Zhang,Feng Wang,Guoqiang Wu,Qingyi Li,Pengfei Luo,Jiye Zhang,Jun Luo
Recent advances in high-throughput (HTP) computational power and machine learning have led to great achievements in exploration of new thermoelectric materials. However, experimental discovery and optimization of thermoelectric materials have long relied on the traditional Edisonian trial and error approach. Herein, we demonstrate that ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in a Cu-doped PbSe-PbS system can be realized by HTP experimental screening and precise property modulation. Combining the HTP experimental technique with transport model analysis, an optimal Se/S ratio showing high thermoelectric performance has been efficiently screened out. Subsequently, based on the screened Se/S ratio, the doping content of Cu has been subtly adjusted to reach the optimum carrier concentration. As a result, an outstanding peak zT~1.6 is achieved at 873 K for a 1.8 at% Cu-doped PbSe0.6S0.4 sample, which is the superior value among the n-type Te-free lead chalcogenides. We anticipate that current work will stimulate large-scale unitization of the HTP experimental technique in the thermoelectric field, which can greatly accelerate the research and development of new high-performance thermoelectric materials.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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Dan Wu,Hongyan Liu,Jiaxin Chen,Wangxi Liu,Gary Histand,Tingting Wang
Three-dimensionally (3D) structured Cu nanoparticles (NPs)-embedded graphene hydrogels were synthesized from inexpensive graphite and low-cost copper acetate by a novel self-assembly and in-situ slow-release photoreduction method. The cross-linked microporous 3D reduced graphene oxide framework ensures full contact of the photocatalyst with water and promotes electron transfer. The EDA-reduced Cu-rGH hydrogel with an 11.3% Cu NPs mass ratio exhibits the best hydrogen evolution rate (16.92 mmol·g −1 ·h −1 ). This rate is almost 17 times faster than pure Cu NPs. EDA played an important role in both forming a hydrogel as the reducing agent and slowly releasing Cu NPs as a ligand in the process of in-situ photoreduction, allowing small sized and uniformly distributed Cu NPs. Therefore, the number of reaction sites in the composite increases and the recombination of photoinduced electron-hole pairs in Cu NPs decreases. Under irradiation, the SPR-excited (surface plasmon resonance) hot electrons from Cu NPs quickly transfer through the rGH channel. 3D rGH was found to be a promising substrate for boosting hydrogen production by Cu NPs.
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Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 3
·035014
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IF 1.613
Weiwei Zhang,Cuicui Ji,Qiang Fu,Zhongquan Shi
In this work, the structure and properties of ZrO2 nanoparticle reinforced Ni–W, Ni–B and Ni–Cu matrix nanocomposite coatings were comparatively studied. Their surface morphology, composition, microstructure, topography, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance were examined by various methods . The nanocomposites exhibit dense, nodular-like morphology with nanocrystalline structure. The results show that the ZrO2 particles have homogeneously dispersed in the nanocomposites. The formation of the protrusion structure was partly attributed to the heterogeneous distribution of the electric field. The presence of ZrO2 nanoparticles could refine the crystallite size of the Ni–W, Ni–B and Ni–Cu alloy matrix to 12.5 ± 1, 10.5 ± 0.5 and 15 ± 0.1 nm, respectively. The corrosion resistance of these nanocomposites can be improved by the incorporation of ZrO2 nanoparticles into the alloy matrix. The Ra of Ni–W/ZrO2, Ni–B/ZrO2 and Ni–Cu/ZrO2 nanocomposites are about 53 ± 3, 69 ± 2, 18 ± 1 nm, respectively, expressing the rougher surface of Ni–B/ZrO2 compared to the others. It indicated that the composition of these alloy matrix have different crystallite size, which could affect the surface roughness of the electrodeposits. The inclusion of ZrO2 particles in Ni-based alloys could enhance its properties. The reinforcement effect of the anti-wear properties of the nanocomposites was proposed. The Rct value of the Ni–W–ZrO2, Ni–B–ZrO2, Ni–Cu–ZrO2 were 50.93, 105.18, 44.67 kΩ · cm2, respectively, indicating that the Ni–B–ZrO2 nanocomposite coating has the highest corrosion resistance. The Rct values depends on not only the composition of the coatings, but also the electrodeposition conditions, which influence the crystallize size and compactness of the electrodeposits. The order of the microhardness and anti-wear properties is Ni–W–ZrO2 > Ni–B–ZrO2 > Ni–Cu–ZrO2.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2024
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IF 5.7
Shaoxi Zhang,Xiangnan Chen,Zhiyong Zhang,Xiaolong Song,Guangjun Gou
Nowadays, the practical application of electromagnetic absorbing materials required lightweight, high efficiency and especially broadband. Wherein, graphene-based electromagnetic absorbing materials had received extensive attention. The conventional design was to introduce magnetic particles onto graphene, but often lead to narrow bandwidth, hard to regulate, due to the lack of intrinsic coupling between magnetic particles and dielectric graphene. In principle, defect engineering could induce intrinsic ferromagnetism into graphene while increasing dielectric polarization loss, could be an effective means of expanding and regulating electromagnetic absorbing bands. Thus, in this paper, Cu/Fe 3 O 4 heterogeneous nanospheres was constructed onsite defect-rich graphene to realize broadband electromagnetic absorbing modulation. The optimal RL value of Cu/Fe 3 O 4 /GE could reach −45.5 dB with obvious multi-band absorption, which was mainly attributed to the synergistic enhancement of defect-induced polarization loss, multiple interfacial polarization loss, as well as collaborative multipath magnetic loss. This work provides reference way for lightweight multi-band electromagnetic absorbing materials design.
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