CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Jiawei Mu,Miao Yu,Bo Zhao,Yan Dai,Tiantian Li,Xiangcun Li,Xinhong Qi,Xuri Wang,Gaohong He
Optimizing Zn 2+ dispersion and regulating Zn 2+ deposition is a key issue in the aqueous Zn-ion anodes. Herein, the flexible membrane (CNT/PAN/Ag) with uniformly interwoven pores was facilely fabricated by one-step phase inversion method. The complex woven pore structure can effectively disperse the flow of Zn 2+ , reduce current density of nucleation sites, and avoid the aggregated deposition of Zn 2+ . Furthermore, the scalable Janus membrane with different affinities to electrolyte on the two sides can be designed based on the membrane surface structure. The high wettability of the upper surface of the membrane with electrolyte facilitates rapid transfer of Zn 2+ flux into the membrane for redispersion, and low wettability of the back surface is benefit to isolate electrolyte from surface of the zinc anode and to avoid side reactions brought about by the aqueous electrolyte. Meanwhile, by virtue of the high adsorption energy with Zn 2+ , the doped Ag active sites in the membrane further extend the dispersion path of Zn 2+ within the membrane and induce portion of Zn 2+ to be deposited within the membrane, balancing and reducing current density at the deposition interface. In the galvanostatic current test of the symmetric battery at 1 mA cm −2 , 0.5 mAh cm −2 , the battery can be stably cycled more than 1000 h, the specific capacity of pouch cell with NH 4 V 4 O 10 reserved 384 mA h/g at 5 Ag −1 after 95 cycles. The work presents a new flexible membrane design for solving the Zn dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries.
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CORROSION SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 7.4
Fei Gao,En Su,Jiaming Hou,Jiale Wang,Yukun Zhou,Haotian Qin,Zhenhai Xie,Jinlong Mao,Huaiyu Li,Wenjie Tao,Yingqi Chen,Junyu Qian,Guojiang Wan
Long-term corrosion profile of molybdenum was studied in three different simulated body fluids up to 28 days, compared with magnesium, zinc, and iron from the perspective of biodegradable metals (bio-metals). Their corrosion rate, mode, products and surface characteristics were comprehensively fathomed. Strikingly, Mo showed progressively advantageous long-term corrosion behavior with the smallest corrosion rate, and most importantly, more uniform mode, as compared with the other three bio-metals. It also performed bilaterally under the simulated inflammatory and bovine serum protein added conditions, with different corrosion progressions. These findings provide an optimistic outlook in opting molybdenum as a new type of bio-metal.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2025
·Vol. 27
·期 8
·2276-2285
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IF 9.2
Lixia Wang,Jiasui Huang,Jia Huang,Bowen Yao,Aling Zhou,Zhiyang Huang,Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan,Bao Wang,Xiulin Yang
Zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered a promising energy storage technology due to their high energy density and environmental friendliness. However, the development of efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts remains a challenge. Herein, we report the synthesis of a highly efficient CoP/Cu3P@NC catalyst using a Zn-MOF template, which was transformed into N- and C-doped bimetallic phosphides via high-temperature phosphating. The CoP/Cu3P@NC-based ZAB exhibits remarkable performance with an open-circuit voltage of 1.50 V, a peak power density of 215 mW cm−2, and a specific capacity of 691 mA h gzn−1, outperforming conventional Pt/C-based ZABs. The catalyst maintained 93.5% of its initial activity after 300 h of cycling, demonstrating its excellent long-term stability. Furthermore, CoP/Cu3P@NC was applied in flexible ZABs, achieving a power density of 74 mW cm−2 and showing stable performance under various bending conditions. The superior performance is attributed to the synergistic effects of Co and Cu, optimized structural properties, and high porosity, enhancing mass transfer and oxygen activation. These results suggest that CoP/Cu3P@NC is a highly promising ORR catalyst for next-generation ZABs, offering both high efficiency and durability in flexible and conventional energy storage applications.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2025
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IF 2.5
Xianghui Meng,Yuanjie Zhang,Zhiqiang Wang,Zihan Wang,Huiqing Zhao,Ting Wang,Zongge Li,Wenjun Kang,Haibo Li
A defect-rich carbon catalyst with highly dispersed Fe/Zn/Ce species (FeZnCe-NC-1000) is synthesized via a controllable high-temperature pyrolysis strategy. Electrochemical characterizations reveal that FeZnCe-NC-1000 exhibits enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity in 0.1 M KOH, featuring favorable kinetics and a dominant 4-electron transfer pathway. It also shows excellent durability with minimal performance degradation after 5000 cycles and strong methanol tolerance. When integrated into zinc-air batteries, FeZnCe-NC-1000 outperforms commercial Pt/C, delivering superior open-circuit voltage, discharge rate performance, specific capacity, and maximum power density. These results demonstrate that FeZnCe-NC-1000 is a promising non-precious metal catalyst with great potential for practical applications in energy conversion and storage systems.
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Energy & Environmental Science
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2022
·Vol. 15
·期 4
·1682-1693
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IF 39.714
Huili Peng,Changhui Liu,Nana Wang,Chenggang Wang,Dongdong Wang,Yanlu Li,Bo Chen,Jian Yang,Yitai Qian
Zinc anodes in aqueous batteries always suffer from severe electrochemical corrosion and terrible dendrite growth. These issues could be alleviated by using hydrophobic polymers and ion-conductive inorganics together as an artificial layer. However, inorganics without special modifications always show an inferior compatibility with hydrophobic polymers, thus leading to a loose and porous layer and a limited inhibition of side reactions. Here, monodisperse hexagonal nanoplates of α-ZrP are intercalated by n-butylamine, successfully improving the compatibility with N-methyl pyrrolidone and poly(vinyldene fluoride) usually used as a recipe for artificial layers. The obtained layer on Zn is dense and robust, thus reducing the direct exposure of Zn to electrolytes and well suppressing the side reactions. This intercalation also increases the interlayer spacing and improves the charge transfer, enriching the future selection of conductive inorganics. Hence, the electrochemical performances are much better than those of bare Zn and untreated α-ZrP. Finally, a similar enhancement is confirmed in other layered structures, demonstrating the promising prospects of this strategy.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2025
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Shuqi He,Yaozhi Liu,Hong Wu,Wenjun Zhao,Zhiqing Xue,Yue Zhang,Sibo Wang,Jing Wang,Xiao-Xia Liu,Xiaoqi Sun
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-MnO 2 batteries are promising for large-scale energy storage. A two-electron transfer reaction of MnO 2 /Mn 2+ is available for the cathode, delivering a high theoretical capacity of 616 mAh g −1 . However, this process requires protons, and its practical contribution in conventional mildly acidic zinc batteries is limited. Herein, an organic redox mediator of Tiron is demonstrated to realize dominant two-electron transfer energy storage in MnO 2 cathode materials. The reversible hydroquinone/benzoquinone redox couple of Tiron allows facile spontaneous chemical reaction with MnO 2 to generate Mn 2+ as well as electrochemical redox in zinc cells according to combined in situ/ex situ analysis. Theoretical calculations further reveal that Tiron reduces the energy required for Mn release from the MnO 2 lattice. Therefore, Tiron not only boosts the two-electron reaction of MnO 2 but also reactivates any dead materials. Thanks to these effects, the MnO 2 cathode achieves a high capacity of 525 mAh g −1 at 0.3 A g −1 , far exceeding 384 mAh g −1 in the baseline system. The lifespan also extends four times to 12 000 cycles at 5 A g −1 together with stable capacity retention. This work presents an effective strategy to encourage the high-capacity reaction path of MnO 2 cathodes in aqueous zinc batteries.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2022
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IF 12.545
Min Feng,Qian Zhang,Xiaofang Chen,Die Deng,Xiaoyi Xie,Xiupei Yang
Single-atom catalysts with atomically dispersed M-Nx active sites have been widely used as nanozymes for colorimetric sensing due to their similar structure to natural enzymes , but they are still limited by their biological activity. Herein, controllable synthesis of B-doped Zn–N–C (ZnBNC) single-atom nanozymes (SAzymes) was designed and realized for the first time as a potent peroxidase mimetic. Based on the peroxidase-like activity of ZnBNC SAzymes, a novel colorimetric method was developed for the highly sensitive and selective detection of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) with a wide response range (0.3–10 μM) and a low detection limit (0.1 μM), which can be used as an alternative method for the detection of PPD in hair dyes and dyed hair samples.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Tian Meng,Qun Li,Mengxia Yan,Dewen Wang,Libing Fan,Xiaojuan Liu,Zhicai Xing,Xiurong Yang
Self-reconstruction of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst, especially metal (oxy)hydroxides or oxides, has attracted much attention. Herein, an in-situ self-reconstruction process for Ni, Fe, Zn ternary-metal hydroxides (NFZ-TH) involving significant morphology transformation, and self-modulated electronic structure change of Ni and Fe owing to the etching of Zn species under anodic polarization potential is revealed. NFZ-TH derived materials, undergoing in-situ self-reconstruction (NFZ-TH-SR), exhibits superior OER performance (η = 217 mV @ j = 10 mA cm −2 geometry ) and excellent stability over a period of ~48 h. Nano-pitted surface resulting from etching of Zn species improves the electrochemical surface area. Meanwhile, in NFZ-TH-SR, large amounts of defects induced defect-/corner-sited Fe and adjustability of NiOOH species are verified by Mössbauer spectra and in-situ Raman spectra respectively. Density functional theory calculations give insight that both defect-/corner- sited Fe and Ni at next-nearest-neighbour defect-site have high activity. This paper helps understand that the proposed in-situ self-reconstruction strategy can improve the electrochemical performance of OER catalysts.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 8.067
Kun Li,Luxin Liang,Peng Du,Zeyun Cai,Tao Xiang,Hiroyasu Kanetaka,Hong Wu,Guoqiang Xie
Magnesium (Mg) alloys can be regarded as the most promising biodegradable implant materials for orthopedic and stent applications due to their good biocompatibility and low Young's modulus which is near to that of natural bone. However, its applicability is hindered because it exhibits a high corrosion rate in the physiological environments. In this work, we fabricated Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 /Fe bulk metallic glass composites via spark plasma sintering (SPS). We studied the influence of different contents of Fe on the properties of the composites. The results indicated that Fe was uniformly distributed on the surface of Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 metallic glass (MG) as a second phase, which led to an improvement in the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength. The standard potential of Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 /Fe bulk metallic glass (BMG) composites increased as compared to Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 , while their mechanical strength improved from 355 MPa to 616 MPa. Furthermore, cytotoxicity was investigated via the CCK-8 assay and calcein-AM staining, which revealed that the extraction mediums diluted 6 times (EM × 6) of the Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 and Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 /Fe did not cause cell toxicity on day 3 and 5, while the EM × 6 of the Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 showed cytotoxicity on day 1, 3 and 5. Thus, Mg 66 Zn 30 Ca 4 /Fe BMG composites exhibit significant potential for fabricating implants with good mechanical strength and corrosion resistance.
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CORROSION SCIENCE
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2017
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Xin Ma,Likun Xu,Wei Wang,Zhifeng Lin,Xiangbo Li
A new type of composite nanoparticles (CNPs) was prepared by loading a typical inhibitor 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT) for corrosion protection of copper alloy in mesoporous silica nano-containers. The release kinetics of HOBT from CNPs in 3.5% NaCl solution was in conformity with the first order kinetic model. The open circuit potential monitoring, the morphology observation and the scanning Kelvin probe measurement of the Cu-Zn alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution with CNPs proved that a uniformly protective film was formed on the surface. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was employed to analyse the corrosion inhibition process of CNPs on the Cu-Zn alloy.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2017
·Vol. 4
·期 6
·1073-1086
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IF 4.036
Xiaobo He,Fengxiang Yin,Jinnan Chen,Caiyun Ye
Zn–air battery is a promising energy conversion and storage technique because of its high specific energy density; however, the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the cathode decreases its efficiency, thus hindering its practical application. Therefore, highly efficient electrocatalysts are required for ORR and Zn–air batteries. Herein, Co-SrCO3/N-doped carbon (NC) hybrid electrocatalysts were developed through the pyrolysis of a bimetal precursor (Co, Sr). The hybrid electrocatalysts with core–shell configuration include the outer NC shells and the inner inorganic nanoparticles (SrCO3 with surface SrO and metallic Co). The outer NC shells had direct contributions to the ORR processes, whereas the inner inorganic nanoparticles had indirect contributions, both of which were investigated in detail, especially the important roles of SrCO3 with surface SrO. Together with high surface content of doped N, high charge transfer efficiency, high BET surface area, and greater surface SrO of SrCO3, the optimized Co-SrCO3/NC-600 possesses high ORR activity, high selectivity of the apparent 4e− pathway, and excellent durability. The Zn–air battery with Co-SrCO3/NC-600 also shows high battery performance. This study provides a new protocol for developing highly efficient electrocatalysts for the ORR and Zn–air batteries, through using alkaline earth metal based materials.
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2020
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IF 3.442
Jun Wang,Xiaofang Lei,Cong Huang,Lian Xue,Wei Cheng,Qiang Wu
Herein, a novel MoO 3 /Zn–Al LDHs composite photocatalyst was successfully prepared. Morphology, chemical composition, and photoelectrochemical properties of the prepared catalyst were explored by different characterization methods, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer Emmett-Teller (BET), UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectrometry (DRS) and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR). Using tetracycline as a target pollutant, the photocatalytic activity of MoO 3 (10 wt%)/Zn–Al LDHs composite was tested by photodegradation of tetracycline under visible light irradiation. The experimental results indicate that the MoO 3 (10 wt%)/Zn–Al LDHs composite exhibited higher photocatalytic removal efficiency than pure Zn–Al LDHs and MoO 3 . The removal efficiency of TC in 60 min could reach 90.5%. It was confirmed that the optimal conditions were a catalyst dosage of 1.0 g/L, an initial pH of 9, and an initial concentration of TC of 40 mg/L. In addition, a possible mechanism for the photodegradation of TC with MoO 3 (10 wt%)/Zn–Al LDHs composite was proposed. The introduction of MoO 3 facilitates the separation of electron-hole pairs. It could be seen that the MoO 3 (10 wt%)/Zn–Al LDHs composite has great application prospects for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater.
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