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2026
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Tao Zhou,Kun-Lang Lu,Tao Li,Rui Xiao
Decoupled water splitting offers a safe and efficient route for hydrogen production. However, its practical application remains constrained by issues such as low electrode discharge capacity and poor structural stability. In this study, framework-integrated Ni(OH)2 anodes for membrane-free decoupled water splitting are fabricated. The framework-integrated electrode structure with a carboxymethyl cellulose-based binder affords a well-developed conductive network and robust interfacial contact. This architecture delivers higher discharge capacity and enhanced cycling stability relative to conventional coated electrodes. In addition, the use of nickel powder as the conductive additive improves electronic conductivity, resulting in higher discharge capacity and excellent hydrogen-production performance. The framework-integrated Ni(OH)2 anode maintains a stable structure and electrochemical performance over 100 decoupled cycles, achieving a Faradaic efficiency of 97.3%. The electrical energy consumption for hydrogen production is 3.40 kWh m-3 H2 at 50 mA cm-2.
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2026
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Shuangting Ren,Tian Han,Ruijing Zhang,Ruimin Xing,Rohit Jasrotia,Hamid Zouggari,Abdallah Albourine,Shanhu Liu
Alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is constrained by the Sabatier principle, making it challenging to simultaneously optimize water dissociation and hydrogen desorption. Here, we report a spatially decoupled tandem catalyst, Co(OH) 2 @Mo 2 C, that circumvents this constraint via a hydroxyl-mediated hydrogen spillover pathway. Mo 2 C serves as the *H generation site via rapid water dissociation, while adjacent Co(OH) 2 functions as the *H acceptor and recombination center, with abundant surface hydroxyl groups on Co(OH) 2 accelerating hydrogen spillover from Mo 2 C to Co(OH) 2 and sustaining water dissociation kinetics. CH 3 I poisoning experiments, corroborated by in situ Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, reveal the critical mediating role of hydroxyl groups in hydrogen migration. The optimized catalyst achieves only 43 mV overpotential to reach 10 mA cm −2 in 1 M KOH, and durability over 150 h at 0.5 A cm −2 in an anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer. This work establishes a generalizable interfacial engineering strategy to circumvent the Sabatier limitation by accelerating hydrogen migration on spatially segregating elementary steps. A spatially decoupled Co(OH) 2 @Mo 2 C tandem electrocatalyst shows that Mo 2 C rapidly dissociates water while Co(OH) 2 efficiently shuttles *H to accelerate H 2 release, where Co(OH) 2 abundant surface hydroxyl groups accelerate hydrogen spillover from Mo 2 C to Co(OH) 2 and maintain water dissociation kinetics. Download: Download high-res image (179KB) Download: Download full-size image
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2026
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Bailin Chen,Yansheng Jiang,Hangwei Jia,Shuai An,Xueling Hou,Shilie Pan
Birefringent crystals, as core materials for polarization modulation, hold significant importance for the advancement of laser polarizing technology, high-precision instruments, and other optical communication fields today. However, balancing the deep ultraviolet (DUV) cutoff edge and birefringence remains a demanding challenge. Borophosphates have emerged as a promising research direction for optoelectronic functional materials, but the small birefringence of most borophosphates limits their applications. Here, a novel mixed-coordinated hydroxyborophosphate, NH4B3PO6(OH)3, has been successfully designed and obtained. This compound belongs to the triclinic space group P1 (No. 2), exhibiting pronounced birefringence (the experimental refractive index difference value is 0.057 at 546 nm) and a short DUV cutoff edge below 200 nm. These properties indicate that NH4B3PO6(OH)3 exhibits excellent potential as a DUV birefringent material.
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DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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2025
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Minghua Li,Guohui Chen,Youmei Chen,Qin Zhu,Ya Yan,Lanxia Liu
Photocatalysis is widely regarded as one of the most promising and environmentally friendly approaches for formaldehyde elimination. Currently, there is an urgent need for highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts. In this study, a graphite-hydroxylated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs-OH)-modified AgInS₂ (AIS) composite, designated as MWCNTs-OH/AgInS 2 (MA), was successfully synthesized via a simple in situ low-temperature liquid-phase method. Compared to unmodified AIS, the 5 % MA composite exhibits enhanced visible-light absorption, accelerated electron transport, and significantly improved photogenerated electron-hole pair separation efficiency. Consequently, the 5 % MA demonstrates superior degradation activity for high-concentration formaldehyde (1710 ppm), achieving a degradation efficiency of 67 % after 2 h of visible-light irradiation. The incorporation of 5 % MWCNTs-OH enhances gaseous formaldehyde degradation efficiency by 28 %, regardless of whether a 420 nm cutoff filter is used. Additionally, the 5 % MA photocatalyst shows excellent recyclability and stability during prolonged photocatalytic tests. Mechanism studies based on spectroscopic, electrochemical, and active species analyses reveal the pathway for MA-mediated visible-light photocatalytic formaldehyde degradation. This work provides a practical strategy for designing efficient and environmentally benign photocatalysts for formaldehyde removal.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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Le Yang,Na Wang,Bairui Tao,Fengjuan Miao,Yu Zang,Paul K. Chu
Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles in combination with naturally abundant materials are stable and highly active catalysts for hydrogen production . Herein, Co(OH) 2 nanosheet arrays are prepared hydrothermally on graphene/nickel foam (graphene/NF) to produce Co(OH) 2 /graphene/NF which provides the desirable three-dimensional (3D) substrate for subsequent Pd electrodeposition to obtain Pd/Co(OH) 2 /graphene/NF. The materials exhibit excellent durability and catalytic performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an alkaline environment such as a low overpotential of 124 mV at 10 mA cm −2 and Tafel slop of 53 mVdec −1 . The excellent performance is attributed to the synergistic catalytic effects rendered by the nanostructured interfaces between the Pd nanoparticles and Co(OH) 2 nanosheet arrays as well as large surface area . The technique and materials have large potential in energy conversion applications.
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JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
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2023
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IF 3.5
Hongming Zhang,Fangyuan Si,Jiawei Dou,Mingxuan Li,Long Wu,Tian Xie,Lanming Zhao,Chuyuan Huang,Xianfeng Chen
Experiments on the flame propagation of starch dust explosion with the participation of ultrafine Mg(OH) 2 in a vertical duct were conducted to reveal the inerting evolution of explosion processes. Combining the dynamic behaviors of flame propagation, the formation law of gaseous combustion products , and the heat dissipation features of solid inert particles, the inerting mechanism of explosion flame propagation is discussed. Results indicate that the ultrafine of Mg(OH) 2 powders can cause the agglomeration of suspended dust clouds, which makes the flame combustion reaction zone fragmented and forms multiple small flame regions. The flame reaction zone presents non-homogeneous insufficient combustion, which leads to the obstruction of the explosion flame propagation process and the obvious pulsation propagation phenomenon. As the proportion of ultrafine Mg(OH) 2 increases, flame speed, flame luminescence intensity, flame temperature and deflagration pressure all show different degrees of inerting behavior. The addition of ultrafine Mg(OH) 2 not only causes partial inerting on the explosion flame, but also the heat dissipation of solid inert particles affects the acceleration of its propagation. The explosion flame propagation is inhibited by the synergistic effect of inert gas-solid phase, which attenuates the risk of starch explosion. The gas-solid synergistic inerting mechanism of starch explosion flame propagation by ultrafine Mg(OH) 2 is further revealed.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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Huaiwei Zhang,Yifan Chen,Liang Bao,Jing-yuan Ge
The green synthesis process of photocatalytic ammonia production has received more and more attentions. Herein, a Z-scheme heterojunction with all-solid-state structures is constructed, in which carbon dots can act as electron transferring mediators. The photocatalytic measurement shows that the modified photocatalysts exhibit much higher activities, in which the ammonia production rates can reach above 232 µmol·g cal -1 ·h −1 under the light irradiation. The improved catalytic properties can be credited to the significantly increased number of photoinduced oxygen vacancies, the excellent visible-light adsorption abilities and photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiencies for the carbon dots bridged heterostructures. More hydroxyl and superoxide radicals can be simultaneously produced in the composites. This work provides reasonable guidance for applications in photocatalytic ammonia synthesis and a promising construction strategy of efficient Z-scheme photocatalysts.
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Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 4
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IF 3.4
Feng Wang,Yaoqi Gu,Jianrui Zha,Shuya Wei
Ca(OH)2nanoparticles are effective materials for cultural heritage restoration, hazardous substance absorption and photocatalyst. However, many methods are complex, and the particle sizes are usually above 80–100 nm, involving mediocre efficacy for application in the stone restoration field. In this work, Nano Ca(OH)2with diameters less than 70 nm and composited with Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) were successfully synthesized in aqueous media. The morphology and structure of the nanoparticles were investigated with TEM, HRTEM, XRD, Raman and FTIR. The particle size distribution and relative kinetic stability of the Ca(OH)2in ethanol were performed using a laser particle size analyzer and spectrophotometer. Firstprinciple calculations based on the spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) were carried out to study the reaction process and combination model. The nanoparticles, as prepared, are composed of primary hexagonal crystals and high ammoniated precursors, which have a positive effect on reducing the grain size, and interacted with the GQDs hybrid process. According to the First-principle calculations results, the energy variation of the whole reaction process and the bonding mode between Ca(OH)2and GQDs can be understood better.Keywords:Ca(OH)2;Graphene Quantum Dots;DFT;complex;nanoparticles
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MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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2023
·Vol. 56
·期 1
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IF 3.8
Song Yufeng,Zhang Yi,Shen Siyi,Pan Chenyu,Yan Dongming,Wang Zhiguang,Wang Su,Ruan Shaoqin
This study aims to explore the effects of different Ca(OH) 2 contents on the mechanical performance and corrosion behaviors of steel in Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement, where compressive strength, corrosion potentials of reinforcements, corrosion current density, pH of pore solution as well as mortar resistivity of CSA/Ca(OH) 2 mortar were researched, and the corrosion behaviors were further interpreted by the clarification of hydration phases through microstructural analyses. The initial results highlighted the positive effects of using adequate Ca(OH) 2 (~ 6%) in CSA mortar in terms of strength, yet its excessive addition could delay the subsequent hydration reaction of CSA. Meanwhile, with an increased quantity of Ca(OH) 2 , the amount of some hydration phases, such as Al(OH) 3 reduced, resulting from their reaction with Ca(OH) 2 . Finally, the corrosion current density increased with the reduced mortar resistivity when the reinforcement in CSA/Ca(OH) 2 system was corroded, and their relationship was also provided in this study.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 3.656
Cong Liu,Qibin Zhu,Zhonghui Zhu,Chen Sun,Yimin Xuan,Kai Zhang
Foreigner element doping is one of effective strategies to promote photocatalytic reaction. Herein, a convenient one-step solvothermal method is applied to enable the isomorphic substitution of In 3+ in In(OH) 3 by Bi 3+ . The composition and microstructure of the photocatalysts were mainly obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). UV–Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy revealed the optical properties of photocatalysts. The surface properties of photocatalysts were mainly characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Theoretical calculations were used to reveal the reaction mechanism. The results indicated that CO production rate and selectivity of Bi 3+ doped In(OH) 3 are much higher than that of the pure In(OH) 3 , which could be attributed to the extended solar spectral response, the enhanced CO 2 adsorption capacity and the accelerated photogenerated carriers separation. The current work verifies the potential application of isomorphic substitution as an efficient route for solar fuel production.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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Qingyu Wang,Xiaorui Liu,Haozhi Wang,Yuanhao Shen,Zequan Zhao,Cheng Zhong,Wenbin Hu
Zn–Ni battery is prospective green energy storage device. However, Zn(OH) 4 2– , the dissolved product of ZnO in the electrolyte, redistributes during the cycle, leading to the shape changing of the anode. This issue severely limits the lifespan of zinc anodes. Despite the success in improving the electrochemical performances of zinc anode via adding Ti 4 O 7 additive, the important mechanism of such modified anode has not been well understood. In addition, the aluminothermic reduction is facile and energy-saving. But the application of Ti 4 O 7 synthesized by this method in Zn–Ni batteries has not been studied. Herein, Ti 4 O 7 synthesized by facile and rapid aluminothermic reduction was applied to alkaline zinc anode. In subsequent electrochemical tests, the discharge capacity and cyclic performance of the zinc-nickel battery was significantly improved by adding as-prepared Ti 4 O 7 particles. At a high discharge current of 2.5 A (34.54 mA cm −2 ), the anode modified by Ti 4 O 7 delivered higher discharge capacity of 364 mAh g −1 , in contrast to the 283 mAh g −1 of pristine anode. Even at ultra-high discharge current of 10 A (138.16 mA cm −2 ), the battery operated stably for 480 cycles. Besides, the mechanism of Ti 4 O 7 modifying anode was studied in-depth by a variety of characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We discovered that Ti 4 O 7 simultaneously regulates the distribution of electrons on the anode and Zn(OH) 4 2– in the electrolyte, contributing to forming uniform zinc anode during cycling.
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2022
·Vol. 24
·期 34
·6018-6030
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IF 3.756
Mingliang Qin,Yamei Wang,Huaming Zhang,Muhammad Humayun,Xuefei Xu,Yanjun Fu,Marsil K. Kadirov,Chundong Wang
Due to the serious energy and environmental issues, hydrogen generation via water splitting has been regarded as a green and promising alternative strategy to the use of fossil fuels. Developing highly efficient and non-noble metal based dual-functional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting to generate hydrogen and oxygen has become more critical. In order to fulfill the requirements of efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), herein, we report novel hierarchical Co(OH)F@CoFe-LDH heterostructured nanorod arrays fabricated via a facile two-step approach. The resultant Co(OH)F@CoFe-LDH displays exceptional electrocatalytic OER and HER activity with a small overpotential of 240 mV and 130 mV at 10 mA cm−2, respectively. Further, the electrocatalyst revealed excellent long-term stability during a recyclability test for 37 h. The superior performance of Co(OH)F@CoFe-LDH can be attributed to the synergistic effect at the interface of the Co(OH)F nanorods and the covered CoFe-LDH nanosheets. Meanwhile, Co(OH)F@CoFe-LDH as a water electrolyzer to produce a current density of 10 mA cm−2 requires a small voltage of 1.58 V. This work paves the way for the design and construction of low cost and highly efficient 3D hierarchical electrodes for practical applications in electrocatalysis.
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