APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 6.707
Wei She,Jing Wang,Xuewei Li,Jingfang Li,Guijie Mao,Weizuo Li,Guangming Li
Tuning of the metal–metal/oxide interaction is a vital route to enhance the performance of the supported catalysts. In this study, a Cu/Zn bimetallic MOFs was synthesized through a simple solvothermal method by using an adenine rigid biomolecule acted as organic linker. Furthermore, a ZnO/nitrogen-doped carbon composite supported Cu catalyst (named as Cu-ZnO/NC-BMOFs) derived from the bimetallic CuZn-MOFs was obtained via one-pot pyrolysis method. The developed Cu-ZnO/NC-BMOFs catalyst was tested for hydrogenation-amination tandem reaction. The bimetallic CuZn-MOFs with the uniformly dispersed Cu and Zn centers acted as a self-sacrificing template, which could facilitate the derived catalyst with strengthened Cu-ZnO interaction, high dispersity, and more N species. All of these advantages give the developed Cu-ZnO/NC-BMOFs catalyst with higher performance in hydrogenation-amination tandem reaction compared with traditional Cu/ZnO/NC-IWI (synthesized by incipient wetness impregnation) catalyst. The Cu-ZnO/NC-BMOFs exhibits good stability for the recycling experiments with a negligible loss in its performance. More importantly, the Cu-ZnO/NC-BMOFs catalyst could convert nitroarenes into the corresponding imines or secondary amines with excellent selectivity (>90.0%). This bimetallic MOFs-derived strategy may provide a way for fabricating NC supported catalysts in other tandem reactions.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2021
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IF 4.837
Fuzhi Li,Beibo Ni,Yiru Zheng,Yunxia Huang,Guangli Li
A nanocomposite of ZnO nanorods and electro-reduced graphene oxide (ZnONRs/ERGO) was prepared as cost-effective and efficient electrocatalyst for voltammetric detection of dopamine via a facile hydrothermal treatment followed by an electrochemical reduction . The ZnONRs were uniformly supported on the surface of conductive ERGO nanosheets , which enlarged the electroactive surface area and lowered the electron transfer resistant significantly. As a result, ZnONRs/ERGO modified glass carbon electrode (ZnONRs/ERGO/GCE) showed much more remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward dopamine oxidation than the controlled electrodes, with amplified response current and decreased over-potential. The extraordinary electrocatalytic activity is mainly attributed to the synergistic catalytic effects from ZnONRs and ERGO nanosheets. Using second derivative linear voltammetry (SDLSV), two wide dynamic response ranges (0.01 to 6.0 μM and 6.0 to 80 μM) were achieved at the ZnONRs/ERGO/GCE with an extremely low limit of detection (LOD) of 3.6 nM. The ZnONRs/ERGO/GCE also demonstrates excellent anti-interference ability and good repeatability, reproducibility as well as stability. Moreover, the ZnONRs/ERGO/GCE realized the accurate detection of dopamine concentration in human serum with good recoveries. Considering the outstanding advantages including low cost, simple manufacture, high efficiency, and superior sensing properties, ZnONRs/ERGO shows tremendous application prospects on real detection of catecholamine neurotransmitters .
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LANGMUIR
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2021
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IF 3.882
Dahai Zhang,Qianhao Pan,Minghao Jia,Xiaogang Zhang,Yapei Wang
As the most frequently used archival materials for painting and recording, paper lays the groundwork for the development of prosperous human civilization. However, its susceptibility to three primary factors including external ultraviolet light, increased acidity, and biological pathogens in long-term storage shortens the longevity of paper. Therefore, the protection of paper-based cultural relics is extremely urgent. Inspired by the three adverse factors affecting the protection of cultural relics, we herein propose to combine the ultraviolet absorber 2-hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)benzophenone (UV-531) and alkaline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles innovatively into the antibacterial agent polyhexamethylene biguanidine hydrochloride (PHMB) to realize the strategy of three birds with one stone for relics protection. This study illustrates that the tensile strength and the folding endurance of different test papers are guaranteed by coating them with the composite reagents, and molds including Mucor, Trichoderma, and Aspergillus niger are effectually sterilized. In addition, a hand-painted Chinese ink-wash painting with beautiful flowers is chosen as the object for simulating cultural relics protection, and negligible color fading is observed in aging experiments. From the perspective of effectiveness, simplicity, and economy, this strategy sheds light on preservative protection of paper-based relics in long-term storage.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 3.08
Shaopeng Li,Xueqi Chen,Zhuoying Cheng,Suyue Luo,Tat Thang Nguyen,Minghui Guo,Xing Gao
In this work, a novel cellulose based fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) doped ZnO composite, ZnO/CDs-x (x = 10, 20, 30, 40), was developed as a photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of four dyes. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis DRS), and transient photocurrent measurements were carried out to study the effects of different concentrations of CDs on the morphology and photocatalytic properties of ZnO/CDs−x (x = 10, 20, 30, 40) composites. When the concentration of CDs increased, the structure of ZnO/CDs−x (x = 10, 20, 30, 40) changed from a peony like structure (x = 10, 20) to a hexagonal prism like structure (x = 30, 40) and assembled into a flower like structure. Flower like ZnO/CDs-20 showed the best photocatalytic performance and good durability under UV light , and three types of excitation effects were observed: mixed light > sunlight > visible light . It was found that the addition of CDs with a concentration of 20 mL in ZnO can significantly enhance the photoabsorption and the separation of photogenerated carriers, which is beneficial to improve the photocatalytic performance.
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Solar RRL
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2021
·Vol. 5
·期 11
·2100536
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IF 8.582
Yujie Liu,Qiaohong Zhu,Muhammad Tayyab,Liang Zhou,Juying Lei,Jinlong Zhang
Semiconductor supported noble metal nanoparticles are widely used in H 2 evolution. Due to the high cost and low catalytic efficiency of noble metals, single-atom catalysts (SACs) are considered as very potential materials to overcome these shortcomings. Herein, the construction of the ZnO–ZnS heterojunction with an excess amount of Zn vacancies promotes the separation of charge carriers and improves the utilization of electrons. Meanwhile, the zinc vacancies on ZnS provide effective anchor sites for Pt atoms, which is beneficial to obtain highly dispersed single Pt atoms catalyst (ZOS-SAPt). Due to the formation of an intermediate energy level by zinc vacancies, the introduction of Pt single atoms promotes the novel type-V electron transport from the conduction band of ZnO to the intermediate energy level and then to the Pt atom. The type-V electron transport not only retains the high reduction potential of photogenerated electrons, but also avoids the loss of carriers. The resultant ZOS-SAPt shows outstanding photocatalytic performance for H 2 evolution under simulated sunlight, reaching 9.6 mmol g −1 h −1 , which is 201 times that of ZnO–ZnS. These results provide important information for further development of photocatalysts.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2019
·Vol. 30
·期 5
·1907650
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IF 15.621
Yong Zhang,Xiaoyue Zhao,Jiaxin Chen,Siyuan Li,Wei Yang,Xiaosheng Fang
ZnO film ultraviolet photodetectors (UV PDs) have always suffered from slow speed and low photosensitivity that restrict their broader applications. To break through those barriers, high-performance ZnO UV PD based on self-polarized BaTiO 3 (BTO) is first introduced through a facile one-step spin-coating method. Compared with pure ZnO film UV PD with low on/off ratio (65) and slow speed (4.1/7.5 s) at 3 V bias under 350 nm UV light, the BTO-ZnO bilayer film device exhibits an ultrahigh on/off ratio (14 300) and ultrafast response speed (0.11/5.80 ms), which is much faster than that of the most reported ZnO film-based UV PDs. The numerical simulation demonstrates that the spatial distribution of electron concentration of ZnO film is regulated by the self-polarization of BTO film, resulting in low dark current and fast response time of the BTO-ZnO PD. This work provides a new approach to fabricate high-performance PDs based on self-polarized ferroelectric materials.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2019
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IF 3.131
Han Jia,Hongyan Wu,Ting Wu,Jinyong Song,Jiajun Dai,Wenjian Huang,Pan Huang,Hui Yan,Kaihe Lv
We systemically evaluated the effects of the additional ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) on the interfacial activity of the cationic surfactant didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) with two hydrophobic chains by the interfacial tension (IFT) measurement and emulsification experiments. The addition of ZnO NPs greatly improved the interfacial activity of the mixed ZnO/DDAB system at the oil/water interface. The zeta potential and fluorescence spectra of the mixed ZnO/DDAB dispersions were investigated to explore the adsorption behavior of DDAB molecules on ZnO NP surfaces. The IFT between a homologous series of n-alkanes and DDAB aqueous solutions in the absence and presence of ZnO NPs was measured to explore the mechanism of the further IFT reduction caused by the additional ZnO NPs. The dynamic IFT data were fitted with two different models. The results indicated that the DDAB adsorption processes in the absence and presence of ZnO NPs were controlled by the mixed diffusion-kinetic controlled model.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 6.361
Shuang Feng,Yuling Mao,Xiudan Wang,Meiting Zhou,Hongyan Lu,Qinfu Zhao,Siling Wang
Aiming at the inefficiency and toxicity in traditional antitumor therapy, a novel multifunctional nanoplatform was constructed based on hollow mesoporous carbon (HMC) to achieve triple stimuli response and dual model antitumor therapy via chemo-photothermal synergistic effect. HMC was used as an ideal nanovehicle with a high drug loading efficiency as well as a near-infrared (NIR) photothermal conversion agent for photothermal therapy. Acid-dissoluble, luminescent ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were used as the proper sealing agents for the mesopores of HMC, conjugated to HMC via disulfide linkage to prevent drug (doxorubicin, abbreviated as Dox) premature release from Dox/HMC-SS-ZnO. After cellular endocytosis, the Dox was released in a pH, GSH and NIR laser triple stimuli-responsive manner to realize accurate drug delivery. Moreover, the local hyperthermia effect induced by NIR irradiation could promote the drug release, enhance cell sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents, and also directly kill cancer cells. As expected, Dox/HMC-SS-ZnO exhibited a high drug loading capacity of 43%, well response to triple stimuli and excellent photothermal conversion efficiency η of 29.7%. The therapeutic efficacy in 4T1 cells and multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTSs) demonstrated that Dox/HMC-SS-ZnO + NIR had satisfactory chemo-photothermal synergistic effect with a combination index (CI) of 0.532. The cell apoptosis rate of the combined treatment group was more than 95%. The biodistribution and pharmacodynamics studies showed its biosecurity to normal tissues and synergistic inhibition effect to tumor cells. These distinguished results indicated that the Dox/HMC-SS-ZnO nanoplatform is potential to realize efficient triple stimuli-responsive drug delivery and dual model chemo-photothermal synergistic antitumor therapy.
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TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 1.613
Wei Wang,Yingchao Liang,Zhaoxu Yang,Wei Zhang,Shuo Wang
Multifunctional textiles combining ultraviolet protection, thermal insulation and superhydrophobic and aromatic performance were successfully prepared using an aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO)-embedded lemon microcapsule and SiO2 dual-layer coating. AZO-loaded lemon microcapsules with average diameter of 1.5 µm were obtained via interfacial polymerization. Results showed that the high concentration of the AZO-embedded lemon microcapsule contributed to enhancing the waterproof property, aromatic performance, and visible and near-infrared light transmittance. The lemon content was up to 2.789 mg/g (weight of essence:weight of fabric). The water contact angle was high at 153.35°, exhibiting an outstanding superhydrophobic performance. The light transmittance decreased as the amount of AZO-embedded lemon microcapsule increased. The ultraviolet protection factor value reached 88.78 when the dosage of the AZO-embedded lemon microcapsule was 6%. Given the above research results, the cotton fabric coated with the AZO-embedded lemon microcapsule and SiO2 dual-layer composite coating would have potential applications in the water/oil purification field and functional protective fabrics.
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Nanomaterials
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 2
·215
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IF 4.034
Shengqiang Zhang,Changsheng Su,Hang Ren,Mengli Li,Longfeng Zhu,Shuang Ge,Min Wang,Zulei Zhang,Lei Li,Xuebo Cao
The nanocomposite preparation procedure plays an important role in achieving a well-established heterostructured junction, and hence, an optimized photocatalytic activity. In this study, a series of g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposites were prepared through two distinct procedures of a low-cost, environmentally-friendly, in-situ fabrication process, with urea and zinc acetate being the only precursor materials. The physicochemical properties of synthesized g-C3N4/ZnO composites were mainly characterized by XRD, UV–VIS diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), N2adsorption-desorption, FTIR, TEM, and SEM. These nanocomposites’ photocatalytic properties were evaluated in methylene blue (MB) dye photodecomposition under UV and sunlight irradiation. Interestingly, compared with ZnO nanorods, g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposites (x:1, obtained from urea and ZnO nanorods) exhibited weak photocatalytic activity likely due to a “shading effect”, while nanocomposites (x:1 CN, made from g-C3N4and zinc acetate) showed enhanced photocatalytic activity that can be ascribed to the effective establishment of heterojunctions. A kinetics study showed that a maximum reaction rate constant of 0.1862 min-1can be achieved under solar light illumination, which is two times higher than that of bare ZnO nanorods. The photocatalytic mechanism was revealed by determining reactive species through adding a series of scavengers. It suggested that reactive ●O2−and h+radicals played a major role in promoting dye photodegradation.Keywords:ZnO nanorods;dye photodegradation;graphitic carbon nitride;nanocomposites;in situ synthesis
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ChemNanoMat
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2019
·Vol. 5
·期 6
·723-728
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IF 3.431
Lili Sun,Pei Han,Shaokun Tang
Graphical ZnO/NiO nanoparticles supported on ordered mesoporous alumina (OMA) have been prepared via supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation and used as the photocatalyst for degradation of Congo Red under simulated sunlight irradiation. The ordered mesostructures of OMA were well-maintained during the preparation. The photocatalytic activity of the composite catalyst with uniform particle distribution and rich pore structure was superior to those of commercial P-25 and the composites prepared via incipient wetness impregnation. ZnO/NiO nanoparticles supported on ordered mesoporous alumina (OMA) have been prepared by supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation using Zn(NO 3 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O and Ni(NO 3 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O as the precursors, supercritical carbon dioxide as the solvent and methanol as the co-solvent. The ordered mesostructures of OMA were well-maintained during the preparation. Ordered mesoporous alumina was prepared via solvent evaporation self-assembly. The photocatalytic performance of ZnO/NiO/OMA composites for degradation of Congo Red was studied under simulated sunlight irradiation. The results showed that photocatalytic activity of the ZnO/NiO/OMA prepared by supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation was superior to those of commercial P-25 and the composites prepared via the incipient wetness impregnation. The removal rate of Congo Red was found to be dependent on both the microstructure of the prepared ZnO/NiO/OMA composites and also the molar ratio of ZnO/NiO nanoparticles in OMA. The optimal molar ratio of ZnO/NiO was investigated to achieve a maximum photocatalytic activity.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Chunlei Huang,Jinjun Wen,Yuhai Sun,Mingyuan Zhang,Yunfeng Bao,Yudong Zhang,Long Liang,Mingli Fu,Junliang Wu,Daiqi Ye,Limin Chen
ZnO plate, dominantly exposed polar high energy (0 0 0 1) plane, was used to load Cu to build Cu/ZnO plate model catalyst. The catalyst was reduced in different atmospheres and then evaluated for CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, quasi in situ X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, in situ UV-Raman, and CO 2 temperature programmed desorption characterizations have been carried out. The exploration results indicate that in situ tuning Cu nanoparticle (NP) morphology can be realized through varying reducing atmospheres. H 2 reduction induced the formation of small irregular spherical Cu NPs covered with large amount of migrated Zn, prompting CO 2 conversion and methanol synthesis . However, CO reduction induced the generation of ellipsoidal Cu NPs with medium size and low amount of migrated Zn, leading to poor catalytic performance for CO 2 hydrogenation. CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol displays apparent Cu NP morphology dependency over the Cu-ZnO based catalysts.
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