POLYMER
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2018
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IF 3.483
Dongxue Yang,Lingfeng Li,Binling Chen,Shuxian Shi,Jun Nie,Guiping Ma
In order to improve the removal ability of chitosan (CS) to heavy metal ions , in this study, rich amino-functionalized CS electrospun membranes have been prepared. During the efficient synthesis, poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) and polyethylenimine (PEI) were sequentially grafted on the surface of CS electrospun membrane. The success of introduction of amino-group on the CS were confirmed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The ability of remove heavy metal ions (Cr(VI), Cu(II) and Co(II)) of the as-prepared membrane (CS-PGMA-PEI) was investigated. The adsorption equilibrium of the heavy metal ion solutions was rapidly established in 60 min. Adsorption kinetics analysis reveals that the adsorption process of CS-PGMA-PEI electrospun membrane was dominated by a Pseudo-second-order model. Its adsorption isotherm can be described by the Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacities calculated by Langmuir model were 138.96, 69.27 and 68.31 mg g −1 for Cr(VI), Cu(II) and Co(II), respectively. The adsorption ability of CS-PGMA-PEI electrospun membrane toward metal ions was found in an order of Cr(VI) > Cu(II) > Co(II). CS-PGMA-PEI membrane also exhibited a good reproducibility and stability. Our study may provide a way to synthesize membranes for water purification .
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材料科学
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环境科学
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BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 3.371
Liya Zhou,Xucong Luo,Jiaojiao Li,Li Ma,Ying He,Yanjun Jiang,Luyan Yin,Liya Gao
The meso-molding three-dimensionally ordered macroporous alumina (3DOM/m-Al) was synthesized via a dual-templating approach (polystyrene (PS) colloidal crystals as hard template and triblock copolymer P123 as soft template) with hydrous aluminum isopropoxide as precursor. The obtained 3DOM/m-Al was characterized, and the results showed that 3DOM/m-Al had ordered macropores ( ca. 300 nm in diameter) with wormhole-like mesopores, relatively high surface areas (338.1 m 2 /g), large pore volumes (0.4030 cm 3 /g) and tunable pore sizes. The amino functionalized 3DOM/m-Al by aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was activated by glutaraldehyde and used as support for the immobilization of three different commercial enzymes (Lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB), penicillin G acylase (PGA) and nitrile hydratase (NHase)). The result of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) indicated that the enzyme was successfully immobilized onto glutaraldehyde-activated NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al. The effect of the immobilized conditions on the specific activity of enzymes was investigated. Compared with free enzymes, the immobilized enzymes exhibited enhanced thermal stability. The three immobilized enzymes (CALB@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al, PGA@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al and NHase@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al) were applied for the synthesis of palmitic acid, 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) and acrylamide, respectively. After recycling 10 times, CALB@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al, PGA@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al and NHase@NH 2 -3DOM/m-Al retained approximately 76%, 87% and 52% of their initial activities, respectively, indicating that the immobilized enzymes had good operational stability. Therefore, this work documented herein provides a versatile platform for enzyme immobilization with several inherent advantages.
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材料科学
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生物催化
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纳米材料
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酶工程
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多孔材料
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2017
·Vol. 134
·期 28
·45046
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IF 1.86
Fenglei Liu,Shuixia Chen,Yanting Gao,Yufang Xie
A solid amine adsorbent was prepared by modifying a porous polystyrene resin (XAD-4) with chloroacetyl chloride through a Friedel–Crafts acylation reaction, followed by aminating with tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA). The adsorption behavior of CO 2 from a simulated flue gas on the solid amine adsorbent was evaluated. Factors that could determine the CO 2 adsorption performance of the adsorbents such as amine species, adsorption temperature, and moisture were investigated. The experimental results showed that the solid amine adsorbent modified with TEPA (XAD-4-TEPA), which had a longer chain, showed an amine efficiency superior to the other two amine species with shorter chains. The CO 2 adsorption capacity decreased obviously as the temperature increased because the reaction between CO 2 and amine groups was an exothermic reaction, and its adsorption amount reached 1.7 mmol/g at 10 °C in dry conditions. The existence of water could significantly increase the CO 2 adsorption amount of the adsorbent by promoting the chemical adsorption of CO 2 on XAD-4-TEPA. The adsorbent kept almost the same adsorption amount after 10 cycles of adsorption–desorption. All of these results indicated that amine-functionalized XAD-4 resin was a promising CO 2 adsorbent. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134 , 45046.
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环境化学
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高分子材料科学
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气体吸附与分离
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碳捕集技术
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PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
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2013
·Vol. 89
·期 5
·1262-1268
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IF 2.287
Zhi-Yuan Yan,Bing Yan
Rare earth doped fluorides (BaMgF 4 , aYF 4 and BaYF 5 /BaLuF 5 ) have been synthesized and dispersed in an ionic liquid compound, (3-triethoxysilyl) propyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (denoted as IM + Cl − ). Through the cohydrolysis and copolycondensatoin reaction between the alkoxy group (3-triethoxysilyl) of IM + and tetraethoxysilane in the presence of carboxylic acids (formic acid) as catalyst and water source, luminescent hybrid ionogels form subsequently. 1 H NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and especially up-conversion (UC) luminescence spectroscopy are used to characterize the precursors and the resulted hybrid ionogels. These hybrid ionogels exhibit the UC luminescence properties of immobilized rare earth fluoride nanocrystals (BaMgF 4 , NaYF 4 and BaYF 5 /BaLuF 5 ) doped Er 3+ /Tm 3+ , Yb 3+ .
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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无机化学
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功能材料
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光子学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 6.215
Qing Xuan Shi,Chen Chang,Hui Jie Pei,Xin Guan,Liang Liang Yin,Xiao Lin Xie,Yun Sheng Ye
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery holds great promising for the next-generation energy storage system due to its high theoretical specific capacity and energy density . However, the poor conductivity of sulfur species and the “shuttle effect” of polysulfides (PSs) severely limit the practical application of Li–S battery. Here, a large-scaled covalent triazine framework/multiwall carbon nanotube (CTF/MWCNT) hybrid used as a multi-functional separator modifier combining strong PSs-anchor ability of CTF with high electrical conductivity of MWCNT was proposed. The ordered porous structure and large specific surface area of CTF make it good physical trap ability for PSs shuttle, and the abundant pyridinic nitrogen groups of CTF render it effectively adsorb PSs by chemical sorption , while the high electrical conductivity of MWCNT can facilitate electron transfer . As it turns out that the multi-functional separator applied in Li–S battery shows significant enhancements in the utilization of sulfur, specific capacity, Columbic efficiency, rate capability (982 mAh g −1 at 2 C) and cycling stability (0.045% specific capacity loss per cycle at 1 C along 1000 cycles) as well as suppression of self-discharge and Li dendrite growth. Furthermore, it is practicable to incorporate the slurry cast multi-functional layer onto the commercial separator, which provides ideas for constructing advanced multi-functional separators for commercially viable Li–S battery.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米复合材料
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电池技术
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Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 10
·1804546
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IF 10.856
Jing Yang,Donghua Guo,Shulin Zhao,Yue Lin,Rui Yang,Dongdong Xu,Naien Shi,Xiaoshu Zhang,Lingzhi Lu,Ya-Qian Lan,Jianchun Bao,Min Han
As one class of important functional materials, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) nanostructures show promising applications in catalysis and energy storage fields. Although great progress has been achieved, phase-controlled synthesis of cobalt phosphides nanocrystals or related nanohybrids remains a challenge, and their use in overall water splitting (OWS) is not systematically studied. Herein, three kinds of cobalt phosphides nanocrystals encapsulated by P-doped carbon (PC) and married with P-doped graphene (PG) nanohybrids, including CoP@PC/PG, CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG, and Co 2 P@PC/PG, are obtained through controllable thermal conversion of presynthesized supramolecular gels that contain cobalt salt, phytic acid, and graphene oxides at proper temperature under Ar/H 2 atmosphere. Among them, the mixed-phase CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG nanohybrids manifest high electrocatalytic activity toward both hydrogen and oxygen evolution in alkaline media. Remarkably, using them as bifunctional catalysts, the fabricated CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG || CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG electrolyzer only needs a cell voltage of 1.567 V for driving OWS to reach the current density at 10 mA cm −2 , superior to their pure-phase counterparts and recently reported bifunctional catalysts based devices. Also, such a CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG || CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG device exhibits outstanding stability for OWS. This work may shed some light on optimizing TMPs nanostructures based on phase engineering, and promote their applications in OWS or other renewable energy options.
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材料科学
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电催化
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能源化学
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纳米材料
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可再生能源
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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2016
·Vol. 217
·期 9
·1047-1056
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IF 2.495
Liang Qiu,Chao-Ran Xu,Feng Zhong,Chun-Yan Hong,Cai-Yuan Pan
Pure cross-linked spherical micelles, nanowires, and vesicles are successfully fabricated from poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate- b - p -(methacryloxyethoxy)benzaldehyde)s (PHPMA– b –PMAEBAs) through reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization of MAEBA in methanol using PHPMA as a macro-CTA and subsequent cross-linking. The cross-linking reaction is conducted by stirring a mixture of 1,4-butanediamine and the resultant nano-objects in methanol at room temperature. For all polymerizations with feed molar ratios of MAEBA/PHPMA ranging from 75/1 to 240/1, the monomer MAEBA conversions are almost complete, and block copolymers with controlled molecular weight are obtained. The transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and gel permeation chromatography results reveal that the following three factors significantly influence the morphology of the nano-objects: the feed molar ratio of MAEBA/PHPMA, the copolymer concentration, and the degree of polymerization of PHPMA. The cross-linked nano-objects are very stable in good solvents, the spheres and nanowires slightly decrease in size after cross-linking, whereas the vesicles slightly increase in size. The cross-linked nano-objects are stable in neutral solutions, but they dissociate in weekly acidic solutions. The loading of 1-pyrenemethylamine (PMA) into the vesicles and the unloading of PMA from the vesicles are studied.
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高分子化学
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纳米材料
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药物递送
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生物医学工程
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胶体与界面科学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 6.155
Yijie Hu,Hao Zhuo,Zehong Chen,Xinwen Peng,Linxin Zhong,Runcang Sun
Interfacial design is one of the most promising ways in improving mechanical properties of nanocomposites . In this work, a multifunctional aerogel with excellent mechanical performances, sensing sensitivity, and fire retardancy is fabricated by taking advantage of metal coordination between biopolymer and Fe 3+ . Montmorillonite (MMT) nanosheets are added to induce a ‘brick and mortar’ structure. The coordination remarkably reduces structural defects , leading to well-formed lamellas that can effectively distribute stress under sever compression without plastic deformation . The structural merits impart the aerogel highly reversible compressibility even at 99 % strain and superior durability. Besides, it demonstrates high sensing performance in wearable health monitoring devices, and shows fire resistance property that can maintain elasticity in a flame. The work offers a facile and effective method to create multifunctional aerogels from various polymers.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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纳米复合材料
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生物医学工程
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柔性电子器件
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CARBON
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2016
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IF 6.198
Li-Zhi Guan,Jie-Feng Gao,Yong-Bing Pei,Li Zhao,Li-Xiu Gong,Yan-Jun Wan,Helezi Zhou,Nan Zheng,Xu-Sheng Du,Lian-Bin Wu,Jian-Xiong Jiang,Hong-Yuan Liu,Long-Cheng Tang,Yiu-Wing Mai
Three-dimensional (3D) graphene-based porous materials with a combination of low density, superelasticity , excellent mechanical resilience and tunable functionalities can be used in diverse applications. Here we report an approach of fabricating the stable and flexible 3D graphene aerogel materials with tunable functionality via a general silane-assisted processing that maintains an effective control of the chemistry, architecture and functionality of these porous structures. Simultaneous reduction and functionalization were achieved under both a low temperature and a low graphene oxide concentration in aqueous solution via using a facile one-step co-assembly method. The introduction of silane bonding tailors both the porous microstructure and the surface property of the lightweight aerogel effectively, subsequently providing improved mechanical properties and versatile functionalities including super compressive elasticity, outstanding cyclic resilient property, good electrical conductivity , stable viscoelastic properties, high level energy absorption capacity, excellent hydrophobicity , remarkable thermal stability and extremely high sensitivity of elasticity-dependent electrical conductivity. This opens up scalable and low-cost ways to the integration of microscopic two-dimensional graphene sheets into macroscopic 3D graphene aerogel materials, thus providing the possibility of fabricating novel lightweight porous aerogel materials with controllable functionalities and reversible compressibility for applications in numerous fields.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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高分子化学
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功能材料
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生物医学工程
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.387
Lichun Ma,Nan Li,Guangshun Wu,Guojun Song,Xiaoru Li,Ping Han,Gang Wang,Yudong Huang
A novel amine-based functionalization method was developed to improve the interfacial adhesion between TiO 2 NWs and CFs in supercritical water. The microstructure, morphology and mechanical properties of CFs were investigated. It was found that introducing hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) dendrimers and branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) on CF could increase significantly the adhesion strength between CF and TiO 2 NWs and their interfacial shear strength with epoxy resin, and the order is CF-PEI-TiO 2 NWs > CF-HMTA-TiO 2 NWs > CF-COOH-TiO 2 NWs > CF-TiO 2 NW. Meanwhile, the reinforcing mechanisms and interfacial failure modes have also been discussed. We believe that these effective methods may provide theoretical foundation for the preparation of high performance composite materials.
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材料科学
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复合材料界面工程
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纳米材料修饰
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高分子基复合材料
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2020
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IF 16.683
Hongguan Li,Jing Wang,Ruijuan Qi,Yongfeng Hu,Jing Zhang,Hongbin Zhao,Jiujun Zhang,Yufeng Zhao
Charge and spin manipulations of electrons are considered to be of great significance in boosting the catalytic activity of M N C electrocatalysts. However, to the best of our knowledge, most current studies focus only on the charge engineering, the interplay between spin and charge is not well understood, and the simultaneous manipulation of both charge and spin remains challenging. Herein, we show that the cooperative interplay between charge itineration and spin-polarization of electrons has a profound impact on the catalytic behavior through density functional theory (DFT) calculations for the first time. Following this concept, we report a Fe-Ni atomic pair as a superior bifunctional catalyst for high performance ORR and OER, with a very small potential difference (ΔE) of 0.691 V. We confirm that the coexistence of Fe 3d itinerant charge and moderate spin polarization (magnetic moment: 1.48 μ B ) is responsible for the superior functional catalytic activity for the Fe Ni atomic pairs.
研究领域:
电催化
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材料化学
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物理化学
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纳米催化
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能源材料
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计算化学
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Nano Energy
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2020
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IF 16.602
Qingyan Zhou,Zhen Zhang,Jiajun Cai,Bing Liu,Yunlong Zhang,Xiaofei Gong,Xulei Sui,Aiping Yu,Lei Zhao,Zhenbo Wang,Zhongwei Chen
Rational design and construction of highly efficient and durable non-noble-metal bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to promote the widespread implementation of rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, a bifunctional catalyst comprising Co nanoparticles uniformly embedded in hollow nitrogen doped carbon tubes (Co@hNCTs) is fabricated by a facile tube-directed templating strategy. In this strategy, surfactant-treated polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubes serve as the structure-guiding templates for efficient capture of Co 2+ , realizing the in-situ growth of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-67 (ZIF-67) nanocrystals on PPy nanotubes . Sodium laurylsulfonate acts as anionic surfactant to endow PPy nanotubes with functional electronegative surface and strong anchoring effect toward ZIF-67, playing the pivotal role in binding of ZIF-67 nanocrystals with PPy nanotubes potently. Consequently, the developed catalyst presents a superior ORR activity with the half-wave potential of 0.87 V excellent durability with only a 7 mV loss of half-wave potential after 5000 cycles. The catalyst also exhibits superior catalytic performance for OER. When serving as an air electrode in Zn-air batteries, a large power density of 149 mW cm −2 and long-term cyclability for over 500 h are realized in ambient air, implying the great potential in practical application.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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催化化学
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纳米材料
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