RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 38
·32176-32182
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IF 3.289
Fan Yang,Xingfeng Shi,Zhang Chen,Dongyun Ma,Yupeng Wu,Hongjie Luo,Yanfeng Gao
Thermochromic (TC) and electrochromic (EC) smart windows are the mostly studied categories of smart window, but they usually work in different wavebands, and each have their own advantages. This work offers a method to combine the advantages of TC and EC smart windows by synthesizing TC–EC dual-response TiO2–VO2 nanocomposite films. These films were prepared by dispersing VO2 nanoparticles (NPs) in TiO2 sols and then underwent annealing. The optimized film showed a luminous transmittance (Tlum) of 66.1% at 20 °C, 59.3% at 90 °C and a ΔTsol of 11.2%. By applying a voltage of −5 V, the film showed an EC transmittance modulation (ΔT) of 19.1% at 630 nm, a combined performance of Tlum = 44.7% and ΔTsol = 17.1% (increased by 52%). The color of the films could also be modified from a yellowish brown to a light blue, which is meaningful for practical usage. The current TiO2–VO2 nanocomposite film combines TC and EC performance, which may be an important breakthrough in energy saving smart windows.
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Nanoscale
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 13
·6635-6643
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IF 7.79
Die Su,Jing Dai,Min Yang,Jiaxing Wen,Jianping Yang,Wen Liu,Hai Hu,Li Liu,Yan Feng
TiO2-red phosphorus/C nanofibers (TiO2-RP/CN) have been synthesized via electrospinning and then annealed with red phosphorus sublimation. Benefiting from the high electronic/ionic conductivity and robust stability of the unique structure, the TiO2-RP/CN show high reversible capacities, as well as an outstanding cycling ability. In K half cells, the capacity decay of the TiO2-RP/CN electrode mainly occurs in the first few cycles, and at 0.05 A g−1 it delivers a high specific capacity of 257.8 mA h g−1 after 500 cycles. K full cells were fabricated; these are well-matched with PTCDA (perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride) and also exhibited a good electrochemical performance (62 mA h g−1 after 100 cycles). Therefore, the TiO2-RP/CN are potential anode materials for use in K-ion batteries.
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 124
·102868-102876
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IF 3.84
Xiaodong Gu,Nuo Yu,Lisha Zhang,Jianmao Yang,Junqing Hu,Zhigang Chen
Semiconductor photocatalysis technology has great potential to become one of the most promising solutions for energy shortages and environmental pollution, and a prerequisite for the photocatalytic application is to obtain efficient, easily recyclable and large-area photocatalysts with nanostructures. In the present work, we have prepared TiO2 nanorod bundles on carbon fibers as flexible and weaveable photocatalyst/photoelectrode. The growth of TiO2 nanorod bundles is realized by using a dip-coating and hydrothermal growth method. TiO2 nanorod-bundles exhibit square-column appearance with size of about 340–400 nm and length of ∼6 μm, and they are in fact composed of small nanorods with diameters of ∼30 nm. Subsequently, 16 bunches of CFs with TiO2 nanorod bundles can be weaved to be a macroscale CFs/TiO2 cloth (weight: 0.2 g, total area: ∼35 cm2) with excellent conductivity and flexibility. With CFs/TiO2 cloth as the working electrode, photoelectrochemical measurements demonstrate that the separation of photo-induced charge carriers can be improved by increasing the applied voltage bias. Furthermore, under the illumination of simulated solar light, CFs/TiO2 cloth can degrade 94.0% Rhodamine B (RhB) in 100 min by photoelectrocatalytic degradation process (bias: 0.6 V vs. SCE), which is higher than the efficiency from single photocatalysis (60.8% RhB) or electrocatalysis (5.6% RhB) process. In addition, CFs/TiO2 cloth can be easily recycled with good performance stability. Therefore, this kind of CFs/TiO2 cloth can be used as a promising, easily recyclable and large-area photocatalyst/photoelectrode in practical application (such as degrading organic pollutants in lake and/or river). More importantly, this work provides some insights into the design of efficient and macroscale photocatalyst/photoelectrode with other nanosized semiconductor for enhancing visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity.
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LANGMUIR
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2021
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IF 3.882
Yichen Xing,Xiaoxiao Chen,Boxing Jin,Piaopiao Chen,Chaobiao Huang,Zhigang Jin
Kanamycin (Kana) is widely used as a veterinary medicine and its abuse causes a serious threat to human health, raising the urgent demand for detection of residual Kana in animal-derived food with high specificity and sensitivity. Here, we developed a photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor for rapid quantification of Kana, with lead sulfide quantum dots/titanium dioxide nanoparticles (PbS QDs/TiO2 NPs) as a photosensitive composite, a Kana-specific DNA aptamer as a functional sensor, and ruthenium(III) hexaammine (Ru(NH3)63+) as a signal booster. To prepare the PEC aptasensor, TiO2 NPs, PbS QDs, and polyethyleneimine (PEI) were respectively used to modify the indium tin oxide electrode, and then the amine-terminated aptamer probe was connected to the PEI via glutaraldehyde. Finally, Ru(NH3)63+ was attached on the surface of the aptamer to increase the photocurrent intensity. When Kana binds competitively with Ru(NH3)63+ to the aptamer immobilized on the surface of the aptasensor, Ru(NH3)63+ will be released from the aptamer, resulting in a decrease of the photocurrent signal. This PEC aptasensor exhibits a good linear relationship between the photocurrent shift and the logarithm of Kana concentration within the range of 1.0–300.0 nmol L–1, and the detection limit is 0.161 nmol L–1. Importantly, the PEC aptasensor presented good detection selectivity owing to specific interaction with Kana and was successfully implemented to quantify Kana in honey and milk, suggesting that the PEC aptasensor has the potential of rapid detection of residual Kana in animal-derived foods.
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RSC Advances
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 13
·8934-8941
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IF 3.9
Huaigang Su,Qin Zhao,Cheng Jiang,Yanan Wang,Yongfang Niu,Xuelian Li,Wenjing Lou,Yanxing Qi,Xiaobo Wang
A series of stannous oxide supported on rutile titanium dioxide (SnO/TiO2) were prepared by a conventional incipient wetness impregnation method, and their performance as catalysts for fatty acid esterification reactions was investigated. The effects of Sn precursors (SnCl2·2H2O or SnC2O4), loading amounts (5–15%), and treating ambiences (air and N2) were explored. The optimized 10% SnO/TiO2–Cl with SnCl2·2H2O as the Sn precursor and thermal treatment in N2 showed the best esterification performance. Specifically, 10% SnO/TiO2–Cl catalyzed the esterification process of trimethylolpropane and n-octanoic acid with a conversion of 99.6% over 5 h at 160 °C, and 10% SnO/TiO2–Cl was efficient for six catalytic cycles. Based on the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), infrared spectra of pyridine adsorption (Py-IR), and ammonia temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD), the improved catalytic performance is supposed to be attributable to the high dispersion of the Sn species on 10% SnO/TiO2–Cl as the moderate Lewis acid sites.
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2012
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IF 1.376
Yitan Li,Lin Wei,Ruizi Zhang,Yanxue Chen,Jun Jiao
Large area rutile TiO2 nanorod arrays were grown on F:SnO2 (FTO) conductive glass using a hydrothermal method at low temperature. CdSe quantum dots (QDs) were deposited onto single-crystalline TiO2 nanorod arrays by a chemical bath deposition (CBD) method to make a photoelectrode. The solar cell was assembled using a CdSe-TiO2 nanostructure as the photoanode and polysulfide solution as the electrolyte. The annealing effect on optical and photovoltaic properties of CdSe quantum-dots-sensitized TiO2 nanorod solar cells was studied systematically. A significant change of the morphology and a regular red shift of band gap of CdSe nanoparticles were observed after annealing treatment. At the same time, an improved photovoltaic performance was obtained for quantum-dots-sensitized solar cell using the annealed CdSe-TiO2 nanostructure electrode. The power conversion efficiency improved from 0.59% to 1.45% as a consequence of the annealing effect. This improvement can be explained by considering the changes in the morphology, the crystalline quality, and the optical properties caused by annealing treatment.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2020
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IF 4.939
Siqi Yu,Bing Han,Yunchao Lou,Zhe Liu,Guodong Qian,Zhiyu Wang
In addition to the extended light absorption, the effective spatial charge separation is a crucial factor for highly efficient metal-oxide semiconductor-based photocatalysts . Herein, a rational design of metal-semiconductor-metal nano heterostructure for enhancing photocatalytic performance is proposed. The semiconductor nanoparticles are integrated with two metals in one single nano heterostructure. The disordered layers are induced on the surface of TiO 2 to promote the light absorption capacity . More importantly, the n-n + junction is fabricated at the contact region between crystalline TiO 2 (n-TiO 2 ) and disordered layers (n + -TiO 2 ). Besides, the Schottky diode and Ohmic contact are formed on n-TiO 2 and n + -TiO 2 , respectively. As a result, the existence of multi-junctions leads to the formation of multiple continuous built-in electric fields, thus remarkably accelerating the spatial separation of charge carriers. The resulting nano heterostructure with multi-junctions (Pt–TiO 2 –H–Ag) exhibits remarkably promoted photocatalytic performance. The maximum hydrogen generation rate of Pt–TiO 2 –H–Ag under solar illumination (18001.0 μmol/h/g) is 8.3, 9.3, and 1.5 times superior to that of Pt-loaded P25 (Pt–P25), Pt loaded TiO 2 (Pt–TiO 2 ), and hydrogenated Pt–TiO 2 (Pt–TiO 2 –H), respectively. Moreover, the photocatalytic performance under visible illumination is significantly enhanced by Pt–TiO 2 –H–Ag. Specifically, the H 2 generation rate of Pt–TiO 2 –H–Ag (2382.7 μmol/h/g) is about 15.1, 17.2, and 1.4 times higher than that of Pt–P25, Pt–TiO 2 , and Pt–TiO 2 –H, respectively. The corresponding apparent quantum efficiency of Pt–TiO 2 –H–Ag is 15.8% (420 nm). The nano heterostructure with multi-junctions also exhibits excellent stability after five cycles, remaining hydrogen evolution rates of 15581.5 and 2211.4 μmol/h/g under solar and visible illumination, respectively. This effective and controllable manufacturing strategy could provide new opportunities to simultaneously extend optical absorption and facilitate the spatial charge separation and transport of wide-bandgap metal-oxide semiconductors.
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JOURNAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE EDITION
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2021
·Vol. 36
·期 3
·303-310
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IF 0.957
Dai Jinhang,Meng Shunliang,Yang Chuntian,Lü Wenzhong,Chen Xizi,Yin Yuhao,Liang Fei
To get a dielectric material with a high dielectric permittivity and suppressed dielectric loss, nano-Ag with a particle size of 20 nm and Ag@TiO 2 core-shell particles with diameters of approximately 70–120 nm were embedded in polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) to fabricate nano-Ag/Ag@TiO 2 /PVDF composites. After being modified by nano-Ag with 3 vol% optimal amount, the relative permittivity ( ε r ) at 100 Hz of 50 vol% Ag@TiO 2 /PVDF composites was 61, and the dielectric loss can be suppressed to 0.04, almost 96.4% lower than that of unmodified composites, and a higher frequency stability of both ε r and loss has also been found. The underlying mechanism of the reduced loss was attributed to Maxwell-Wagner polarization and the Coulomb blockade effect caused by the introduction of a small amount of nano-Ag, which will block the movement of electrons between metal nanoparticles and composites. The space charge polarization and conductance loss are weakened at lower and higher Ag@TiO 2 filling ratios, respectively, thus leading to a very low loss of the composites.
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Functional Materials Letters
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2022
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Bingxue Sun,Jiangfeng Ni
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have received widespread attention because of their scalability, low cost, and environmental advantages. Whereas, the low capacity and disappointing cycle capability of anode materials are unavoidable challenges, and high-capacity electrodes are accompanied by large volume expansion and cycle decay. Herein, self-supported TiO 2 nanotube array nanocomposites are rationally designed by combining the stability of TiO 2 and the high capacity of P . The unique nanotube structure can effectively limit the expansion of phosphorus so that this anode has excellent reversibility and cycling. It affords a reversible capacity of 0.214 mAh cm − 2 at 0.08 mA cm − 2 , a rate capability of 0.146 mAh cm − 2 at 1.6 mA cm − 2 , and a stable cycling up to 5000 cycles.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Ruiyang Chen,Dongxu Lai,Duoxiao Wang,Jinan Niu,Jian He,Peizhong Feng,Hermenegildo Garcia
A kaolinite-TiO 2 -graphene oxide composite (KTG) photocatalyst with a porous stacking structure was synthesized through a “controlled-addition” strategy. By controlling the addition timing of kaolinite and graphene oxide (GO), TiO 2 nano particles could be formed on kaolinite first, and then on GO. The successively formed kaolinite-TiO 2 composite (KT) and GO-TiO 2 composite (GT) were further assembled into a porous stacking structure. The degradation tests of methyl orange (MO) showed that the photocatalytic performance of KTG increased with the amount of GO in the range of 1–4 wt%, and KTG4 with 4 wt% GO had the best photocatalytic performance (the rate constant is 1.76 times that of KT) and obvious cost-effective advantages compared with GT without kaolinite support. The further reference experiments and computer simulation revealed the role of GO additives, kaolinite support and formed stacking structure in photocatalytic reaction, respectively. Finally, the overall improvement mechanism of photocatalytic performance of KGT was proposed.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 45
·期 5
·2631-2642
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IF 3.288
Wei Hong,Chengcai Li,Tao Tang,Huan Xu,Yuan Yu,Guojin Liu,Feng Wang,Caihong Lei,Hailin Zhu
The immobilization of photocatalysts is considered an effective approach to solve the problem of the difficult recycling of powdered nanocatalysts after photocatalytic degradation. In this paper, tin dioxide/titanium dioxide (SnO2/TiO2) composite nanoparticles with excellent photodegradation performance and poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) resin were used as raw materials to prepare composite membranes for the catalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye via a non-solvent-induced phase separation method. Specifically, the basic properties of SnO2/TiO2 composite nanoparticles were systematically analyzed, the photocatalytic performance of SnO2/TiO2/PVDF composite membranes was thoroughly investigated, and the photocatalytic mechanism has been revealed. Experimental results showed that the SnO2/TiO2 composite photocatalyst demonstrates a higher photocatalytic activity than the single photocatalyst with the SnO2/TiO2 composite comprising Sn/Ti in a molar ratio of 1 : 6, showing the highest photocatalytic performance. After SnO2/TiO2 composite particles were used as a kind of raw material for the production of PVDF membrane, the photocatalytic degradation rate of RhB by the SnO2/TiO2/PVDF composite membrane was as high as 91.84%. Moreover, ˙OH and h+ play a very important role in the whole photocatalytic degradation process. In summary, this paper will provide an effective guidance to improve the photocatalytic degradation of SnO2/TiO2/PVDF composite membranes, which will ultimately provide a broad potential application of photocatalysis in the field of water treatment.
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Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 12
·3283
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IF 5.076
Wenbin Yang,Siqi Niu,Yao Wang,Linjun Huang,Shichao Wang,Ketul C. Popat,Matt J. Kipper,Laurence A. Belfiore,Jianguo Tang
In this work, titania (TiO2) nanoparticles modified by Eu(TTA)3Phen complexes (ETP) were prepared by a simple solvothermal method developing a fluorescence Mn7+pollutant sensing system. The characterization results indicate that the ETP cause structural deformation and redshifts of the UV-visible light absorptions of host TiO2nanoparticles. The ETP also reduce the crystallinity and crystallite size of TiO2nanoparticles. Compared with TiO2nanoparticles modified with Eu3+(TiO2-Eu3+), TiO2nanoparticles modified with ETP (TiO2-ETP) exhibit significantly stronger photoluminescence under the excitation of 394 nm. Under UV excitation, TiO2-ETP nanoparticles showed blue and red emission corresponding to TiO2and Eu3+. In addition, as the concentration of ETP in TiO2nanoparticles increases, the PL intensity at 612 nm also increases. When ETP-modified TiO2nanoparticles are added to an aqueous solution containing Mn7+, the fluorescence intensity of both TiO2and ETP decreases. The evolution of the fluorescence intensity ratio (I1/I2) of TiO2and ETP is linearly related to the concentration of Mn7+. The sensitivity of fluorescence intensity to Mn7+concentration enables the design of dual fluorescence ratio solid particle sensors. The method proposed here is simple, accurate, efficient, and not affected by the environmental conditions.
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