COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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Lingyi Zhang,Jiachun Wu,Hongyun Xu,Huixia Li,Xiang Liu,Yanhua Song,Yanjuan Cui
The fabrication of non-metallic semiconductor heterojunction with superior redox capability for hydrogen (H 2 ) evolution from water and environmental remediation has been emerging as a prospective strategy. Herein, a novel two-dimensional (2D) g-C 3 N 4 /Ni-MOF Z-scheme heterojunction was prepared by a facile sonication-gel self-assembly method with g-C 3 N 4 and nickel metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) nanosheets . The ultra-thin nanosheet structure of Ni-MOF was conducive to the formation of stable 2D heterojunctions. The opposite surface charge and matched band difference caused the charge flow from g-C 3 N 4 to Ni-MOF, resulting in an interfacial built-in electric field. The optimized NMF/CN-9 attained the optimal 3aphotocatalytic activity towards the degradation of tetracycline (TC) and H 2 evolution from water. Under visible light irradiation , the reaction rate for TC degradation (0.00497 min −1 ) and H 2 evolution (15.6 μmol·h −1 ) over NMF/CN-9 was nearly 2.4 and 2.1 folds higher than that of g-C 3 N 4 , respectively. Besides, the photocatalytic performance of NMF/CN-9 was also nearly 2 times higher than that of g-C 3 N 4 under simulated solar illumination. Such improvements were originated from higher photo-excited charge separation and superior redox ability derived from Z-scheme interfacial charge transfer. A possible photocatalytic mechanism was also proposed and the results indicated that efficient photo-induced electrons and reactive hole (h + ), superoxide radical (·O 2 - ) and hydroxyl radical (·OH) played a major role during the photocatalytic route. This work offers an intense insight into the construction of non-metallic semiconductor 2D heterojunctions for H 2 evolution and environmental wastewater treatment .
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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
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2024
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Chen Yang,Ma Haihong,Ren Fengmei,Zhou Zhengfa,Xu Weibing
With the increasing shortage of energy reserves, the exploration of new energy sources is a growing area of research. As a widely used energy storage device, supercapacitors have attracted widespread attention from researchers. In our study, N- and B-modified phenolic foam was prepared by polymerization using phenol and paraformaldehyde as raw materials, urea and 4-formylphenylboronic acid as modifiers of nitrogen and boron, respectively, and adding foaming agent and curing agent. Modified reduced graphene oxide was synthesized by modifying reduced graphene oxide with nickel and cobalt. Finally, modified reduced graphene oxide-doped phenolic resin-based carbon foams were prepared by mixing and carbonizing the above two modified materials. The effects of mass ratio of Ni to Co, carbonization temperature, and different addition amount of activator on the structure and electrochemical properties of the obtained carbon foam materials were studied. The results show that the specific surface area of the carbonized material can reach 744 m 2 /g and the pore volume of the material is 0.496 cm 3 /g when the mass ratio of Ni metal to Co metal salt is 1:1, the mass ratio of activator to modified phenolic foam is 5, and the carbonization temperature is 800°C. And its maximum specific capacitance can reach 1288 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g. When the current density is increased to 10 A/g, its specific capacitance is still maintained at 700 F/g. The electrode has a 65% capacitance retention rate after 1000 cycles. The preparation of carbon foam electrode materials based on phenolic resin provides a theoretical basis for the development of energy storage containers with low cost and high performance.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2025
·Vol. 36
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Wang Hanxiao,Zhang Hong,Li Mei,Zhang You,Li Zhicheng,Leng Senlin
NTC thermistors have broad application prospects, and low-temperature sintering of NTC thermistors is of great significance in reducing sintering costs and is beneficial for preparing multi-layer structured components with lower cost internal electrode conductors. In this work, a low-melting point compound basing on Y 2 Ba 2 Cu 2 O 7 is selected as sintering agent for the preparation of Li-doped Ni–Zn–O (Ni 0.97- x Zn x Li 0.03 O 2 , x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7) ceramic thermistors. The sintering temperature can be reduced by more than 250 °C comparing with the one of the related ceramics without sintering aid (NiO ceramics was sintered at 1400 °C). The fabricated Li-doped Ni–Zn–O ceramics consist of single salt-rock NiO phase for x ≤ 0.3 and are composed of NiO-rich and ZnO-rich phases for x = 0.5 or 0.7. All ceramics show typical NTC characteristics with a wide-range adjustable material constant ( B values ranging from 756 to 4967 K). The Ni–Zn–O ceramics have high aging stability with the resistance shift rates induced at 125 °C lower than 1.89%. The microstructure, conduction modes and aging mechanism were investigated using the XRD, SEM, XPS, and electrochemistry impedance spectra.
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Materials Research Express
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2024
·Vol. 11
·期 3
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Zhen Jiang,Liduo Chen,Yanhong Cui,Yanhua Suo,Wei Zhang,Yisi Zhou,Yingjun Wang
The monometallic Pt/SAPO-11 and bimetallic Ni-Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts were synthesized with Instant Exactness Synthesis (IES) method and characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption–desorption, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, Py-IR, NH3-TPD and XPS, and their properties were evaluated for the n-heptane hydroisomerization. The catalysts had spherical structure and moderate acid strength, and exhibited good n-heptane conversion and catalytic selectivity toward n-heptane isomers. Typically, Ni-Pt/SAPO-11 exhibited an isomer selectivity of 80.9% with a conversion of 69.9% at 310 °C, which was obviously better than Pt/SAPO-11 (isomer selectivity of 75.1% with a conversion of 60.6% at 310 °C). Moreover, the Ni-Pt/SAPO-11 catalyst displayed higher percentage of i-heptane (79%) and lower percentage of n-heptane (6%) than Pt/SAPO-11. The continuous test of 360 min indicated Ni-Pt/SAPO-11 catalyst had good catalytic stability. Bimetallic Ni-Pt alloy loaded on SAPO-11 had significantly effect on catalytic properties of n-heptane hydroisomerization.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Man Zhao,Liwu Qiang,Meng Bai,He Xiao,Li Zhang,Junming Zhang,Tianjun Hu,Baoliang Lv,Shengxiang Wang,Jianfeng Jia
Rational design of Ni-based electrocatalysts for methanol electrooxidation reaction (MOR) and in-depth understanding of their catalytic mechanism remain a challenge. Herein, carbon dots/graphene heterostructure is constructed to load Ni(OH) 2 and the role of carbon dots focuses on regulating distribution and electronic property of Ni(OH) 2 . Regulation mechanism of carbon dots on Ni(OH) 2 for optimizing MOR activity are revealed by in-situ Raman, in-situ FTIR, operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy, and so on. It’s found carbon dots could disperse Ni species and regulate their distribution configuration. Appropriate amount of carbon dots promotes the formation of highly dispersed CDs&Ni(OH) 2 type. Because of strong interaction between Ni(OH) 2 and CDs, coordination environment and local electronic structure of Ni in Ni-CDs/G can be regulated by carbon dots, leading to phase-ratio variation of α-Ni(OH) 2 /β‑Ni(OH) 2 and d-band center shift of Ni(OH) 2 . For the best Ni-4CDs/G electrocatalyst, more formed α-Ni(OH) 2 lead to d-band center downshift from the E F level and optimized its adsorption of methanol. Ni-4CDs/G shows the specific activity of 299.2 mA cm −2 and mass activity of 3756.5 mA mg −1 at peak current. In water splitting test, lower initial overpotential of 140 mV is found in methanol electrolysis than that in water electrolysis. This opens a new door to regulate the metal-based electrocatalysts by CDs and will inspire more people to explore CDs-based materials for electrocatalytic application.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2025
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Jun Ma,Shiyan Li,Bing Xu,Wei Chu,Qian Jiang,Yuefeng Liu
Converting CO 2 from the coal chemical industry into natural gas via methanation reaction, coupled with green hydrogen, is a promising strategy for reducing carbon emissions. While Ni-based catalysts are cost-effective and widely used for CO 2 methanation, their performance is often hindered by low temperatures activity. We confined LaO x species within the mesoporous silica (mSiO 2 ) channels to serve as a support for Ni-based CO 2 methanation catalysts. The results demonstrate that LaO x introduction (3.9 wt%) significantly improves CO 2 conversion from 38.2 % to 74.4 %, while enhancing CH 4 selectivity from 94.8 % to 99.7 % at 300 °C. Interestingly, excessive La loading does not noticeably reduce the promotion efficiency. Detailed characterization revealed that ultrafine LaO x species anchored within silica framework improved the dispersion and reduction of Ni nanoparticles and served as strong basic sites to promote CO 2 dissociation. In-situ DRIFT and isotope studies demonstrated that LaO x facilitated the hydrogenation of formate intermediates, enhancing both CO 2 conversion and CH 4 selectivity. In addition, LaO x endowed the support with hydrogen spillover capability, enabling active H from Ni nanoparticles to migrate to LaO x sites and accelerate the conversion of formate intermediates into CH 4 . These results underscore the potential of LaO x -modified mesoporous silica to optimize Ni-based catalysts, offering valuable guidance for the design of high-performance CO 2 hydrogenation catalyst supports.
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IONICS
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2024
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Wu Fang,Ge Jin-Long,Zhu Yujun,Jiao Yuhong,Wu Zhong,Feng Chao,Zhao Yupei,Li Qiu
The development of high-performance and cost-effective electrocatalysts toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is remarkably desirable but challenging. Herein, we design and fabricate a sea urchin-like S-doped Ni(OH) 2 electrocatalyst on nickel foam using a simple hydrothermal method, followed by treatment with Na 2 S solution. The introduction of S not only modulates the electronic structure of Ni(OH) 2 , but also improves the electronic conductivity, thus enhancing the OER performance of Ni(OH) 2 . Owing to the free-standing feature, modified electronic structure, and sea urchin-like structure, the optimized S-Ni(OH) 2 –30 min delivers excellent OER performance with overpotentials of 306 and 392 mV at 10 and 100 mA cm −2 , respectively, Tafel slope of 89.2 mV dec −1 , and stability for 30 h at 50 mA cm −2 . This work demonstrates the importance of incorporating S in Ni(OH) 2 to optimize the electronic structure for improving OER activity and provides a promising pathway to synthesize Ni(OH) 2 -based electrocatalysts.
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ACS Nano
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2025
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Zhengwei Xu,Zhixing Wang,Wu Meng,Bianzheng You,Xinxin Tan,Wei Yin,Mingxue Tang,Jie Liu,Maxim Avdeev,Wang Hay Kan,Huajun Guo,Wenjie Peng,Xinhai Li,Guangchao Li,Hui Duan,Jiexi Wang,Guochun Yan
Crack-free Ni-rich single-crystal cathodes exhibit exceptional stability; however, they encounter challenges pertaining to kinetic hindrance, low capacity, and low initial Coulombic efficiency. Herein, we present a melt infiltration-dispersion method for synthesizing a small-sized single-crystal LiNi0.90Co0.06Mn0.04O2 (N90-SC) material at lower temperatures, enabling kilogram-scale production. The inclusion of low-melting LiOH-Li2SO4 eutectic salt enhances uniform mass and heat transfer while penetrating the grain boundaries of secondary particles, thereby inhibiting particle growth and resulting in small single crystals after washing. The elevated lithium potential effectively minimizes Li+/Ni2+ disorder and facilitates the doping of a small amount of Li ions into the transition metal layers. Under a high state of charge, Ni ions migrate and occupy the lithium layer, resulting in the formation of a localized superlattice structure. This dynamic superlattice exerts a stabilizing pillar effect through robust Ni interlayer superexchange interactions, thus reinforcing the deintercalated structure and promoting a reversible H2–H3 phase transition. At the end of discharge, lithium doping reduces the lithium diffusion barrier by mitigating the electrostatic repulsion effect, enhancing the lithium diffusion coefficient and alleviating the kinetic hindrance of Ni-rich single-crystal cathodes. Consequently, the N90-SC material achieves a high capacity of 227.7 mAh g–1 and an impressive initial Coulombic efficiency of 94.8%. The pouch-type N90-SC||Graphite full cell demonstrates an ultrahigh initial Coulombic efficiency of 93.3% and maintains 88.2% capacity after 500 cycles. This work offers a dual-benefit strategy that concurrently addresses kinetic hindrance and structural stability, while localized atomic-scale engineering provides further insights into the design of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2025
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Xin-Ran Shi,Sai-Nan Guo,Ruoxi Zhang,Biao Yang,Hua Zou,Jie-Xin Wang
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as pivotal materials for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO due to their exceptionally high surface areas and abundant active sites. However, most of the currently reported MOFs are confined to micropores (<2 nm), which limits adsorption/desorption and substance transport during photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. Herein, hierarchically porous MOFs (HP-MOF-74) were synthesized based on the assembly of MOF-74-Ni nanoparticles with different particle sizes (21, 42, and 85 nm) using spray-drying technology. The simultaneous enhancement of CO2 adsorption performance and photoelectroactivity was achieved in HP-MOF-74 due to the additional mesoporous structure formed by the nanoparticle stacking. The HP-MOF-74 exhibits 1.14–1.38 times improvement in the CO2 adsorption capacity compared to the corresponding initial MOF-74 nanoparticles (N-MOF-74). Meanwhile, the hierarchical architecture enhances photon utilization through improved light reflections and accelerates electronic transmission via additional mesopore pathways. These synergistic advantages collectively contribute to a 1.2–2.1 times enhancement in the CO generation rates of HP-MOF-74 compared with N-MOF-74 counterparts. Particularly, HP-MOF-74–42 nm demonstrated the highest CO production rate of 6.65 μmol h–1, outperforming most reported MOF-based photocatalysts. The construction of hierarchically porous MOFs provides a new idea for the design of highly efficient CO2 reduction photocatalysts.
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JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE
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2025
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Wenzhe Zhang,Shanshan Dai,Yong Liu,Jie Li,Guozhang Chang,Cuiping Wang,Jian Zhang
The utilization of industrially generated lignin is an important aspect of achieving worldwide carbon neutrality. In this study, Ni/CaO, Ce/CaO and (Ni-Ce)/CaO catalysts were prepared using an impregnation method to improve the production of H 2 -enriched syngas from lignin steam gasification. Results show that the Ni/CaO and Ce/CaO exhibited different effects when applied to steam gasification, the former improved the conversion of solid lignin whereas the latter promoted decomposition of the resulting volatiles. The (Ni-Ce)/CaO catalyst provided a remarkable synergistic effect on production of H 2 -enriched syngas. The mass-based yield of gaseous products and the volume-based proportion of H 2 in these products were respectively 70.8% and 61.1% in the presence of the (Ni-Ce)/CaO catalyst with a Ni-to-Ce molar ratio of 1:0.9. The H 2 yields obtained from this material were found to gradually decrease from 763 to 681 mL/(g lignin) during five repeated uses. This gradual deactivation of the (Ni-Ce)/CaO catalyst was ascribed to both carbon deposition and the formation of CaSO 4 by reactions between sulfur in the lignin ash and the CaO component.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2025
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Qing Yuan,Yi He,Yi Sun,Xiangshan Hou,Shijun Xu,Han Liu,Kaijun Wei,Xingtao Cheng,Quangang Chen,Yi Fan
In this study, a two-phase superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating was prepared by combining electroless deposition and electrodeposition methods. Firstly, the Ni-B /TiC coating were prepared on the metal surface by electroless deposition. Then, the low surface energy cerium myristic acid coatings (Ce [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 12 COO] 3 ) were further prepared on the coating surface by electrodeposition. The test results showed that the two-phase composite coating with Ce [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 12 COO] 3 deposited on the Ni-B/TiC coating (Ni-B/TiC@MACe) had excellent nonwetting properties (water contact angle of 160.1° and rolling angle of 4.3°) and self-cleaning properties. The coating exhibited excellent stability and durability, retaining its superhydrophobicity even after 12 months of exposure to air. Notably, this performance was less affected by pH fluctuations. In addition, mechanical robustness was verified by 50 tape stripping cycles in which the superhydrophobic surface maintained a water contact angle of over 150°. The test results of corrosion resistance showed that the Ni-B/TiC@MACe coating has excellent corrosion resistance with a corrosion inhibition rate of 99.95 %, and the impedance modulus was three orders of magnitude higher than that of the Ni-B coating. In addition, the coating provided protection under simulated acidic conditions with a corrosion potential of - 0.27 V. In a long-term immersion test, the coating impedance modulus remained at 10 6 after seven days of immersion, which effectively protected the underlying metal from corrosion-induced damage. Therefore, the superhydrophobic coating in this study is expected to provide new ideas for the design of new anti-corrosion coatings.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2025
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Liangliang Huang,Zhaodong Pan,Mengfei Hu,Rui Wang,Jun Jin,Huanwen Wang,Yansheng Gong
Converting carbon dioxide into fuel via photocatalysis holds immense significance in advancing the cause of sustainable energy generation. In this work, co-doped In 2 O 3 nanosheets with two transition metals, nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu), were successfully prepared using a straightforward ammonia precipitation and calcination technique. Notably, the 10 %Ni-5 %Cu-In 2 O 3 sample exhibited a remarkable CO generation rate of 528.8 μmol g −1 h −1 , which is a substantial 43.63-fold increase compared to the pristine In 2 O 3 (12.1 μmol g −1 h −1 ). Furthermore, the selectivity of the CO product was significantly enhanced from 19.7 % to 69.4 %, marking a significant improvement. The incorporation of Ni and Cu effectively modulated the energy band positions of In 2 O 3 , the synergistic modulation of these bimetals jointly augmented the light absorption of In 2 O 3 across various visible wavelength regions. Additionally, the introduction of Ni and Cu notably prolonged the lifetime of photogenerated carriers and facilitated the spatial separation of electrons and holes. The smaller radius of the doped Ni and Cu ions compared to In may have induced defect formation, leading to a stronger adsorption capacity. Our findings not only underscore the efficacy of transition metal co-doping in photocatalytic CO 2 reduction but also offer valuable insights into the design and fabrication of such catalysts.
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