Advanced Science
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2024
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Jin Li,Qiuling Jiang,Xiujing Xing,Cuilian Sun,Ying Wang,Zhijian Wu,Wei Xiong,Hao Li
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate (NO 3 − ) to ammonia (NH 3 ) is a potential way to produce green NH 3 and remediate the nitrogen cycle. In this paper, an efficient catalyst of spherical CuO made by stacking small particles with oxygen-rich vacancies is reported. The NH 3 yield and Faraday efficiency are 15.53 mg h −1 mg cat −1 and 90.69%, respectively, in a neutral electrolyte at a voltage of -0.80 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode). The high activity of the electrodes results from changes in the phase and structure during electrochemical reduction. Structurally, there is a shift from a spherical structure with dense accumulation of small particles to a layered network structure with uniform distribution of small particles stacked on top of each other, thus exposing more active sites. Furthermore, in terms of phase, the electrode transitions from CuO to Cu/Cu(OH) 2 . Density functional theory calculations showed that Cu(OH) 2 formation enhances NO 3 - adsorption. Meanwhile, the Cu(OH) 2 can inhibit the competing hydrogen evolution reaction, while the formation of Cu (111) crystal surfaces facilitates the hydrogenation reaction. The synergistic effect between the two promotes the NO 3 - to NH 3 . Therefore, this study provides a new idea and direction for Cu-based oxides in electrocatalytic NH 3 production.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2024
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Lu Qin,Peng She,Panlong Si,Suqin Liu,Gaopeng Dai,Cong Pan
Photocatalytic production of H 2 O 2 is indeed a safe, sustainable and cost-effective technology, offering an environmentally friendly solution to the energy crisis through solar photocatalysis. However, it still faces challenges such as reliance on organic electron donors and pure O 2 , as well as inefficiencies in hole utilization. To overcome these limitations, a dual-channel photocatalytic system has been developed. In this study, we showcase the efficiency of the CuO/Cu(OH) 2 @g-C 3 N 4 composite, derived from CuBTC/g-C 3 N 4 via NaOH treatment, as a high-performance dual-channel photocatalyst for H 2 O 2 production. Under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm), this composite achieves a H 2 O 2 yield of 1354 μmol/L in 120 min without any sacrificial agent, outperforming g-C 3 N 4 by 8.4 times, CuO by 13.6 times and CuO@g-C 3 N 4 by 1.9 times. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra confirmed that HO • and O 2 •− are intermediate products in the photocatalytic process, following a two-step single-electron reaction pathway. The superior activity of CuO/Cu(OH) 2 @g-C 3 N 4 in H 2 O 2 generation can be attributed to the synergistic effects of OH bonds on the CuO@g-C 3 N 4 Z-type heterojunction and Cu(OH) 2 . This research presents a straightforward and promising approach for developing highly efficient photocatalysts for energy conversion.
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SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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Wanshun Deng,Mengying Long,Xinrui Miao,Ni Wen,Wenli Deng
Superhydrophobic surfaces have received so much attention in recent years and several approaches have been developed to prepare them. However, most current superhydrophobic surfaces are hard to be applied extensively due to some shortcomings such as mechanical weakness and complicated preparation process. In this paper, we present a facile and environmental way to prepare superhydrophobic coating by combining adhesives with lauric acid modified copper hydroxide powder. All the raw materials are commercially available and cheap and the entire process is very simple and eco-friendly, which make it probable for real application. The coated surfaces all show large contact angles and very small sliding angles with water droplets both in air and in oil, displaying super-water-repellency. Thus, the lauric acid modified Cu(OH) 2 (LAMC) coating features special self-cleaning property even after the contamination of oil. With the help of adhesives, it is very stable to resist mechanical strikes. Additionally, the coated copper mesh can separate oil-water mixtures efficiently and quickly and the coated sponge can absorb oil spills selectively. We believe that such versatile, durable and environmental superhydrophobic coating is promising in various areas.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 3.807
Fuling Zhou,Chao You,Qiang Wang,Yilin Chen,Zhipeng Wang,Zuoping Zeng,Xuping Sun,Ke Huang,Xiaoli Xiong
A novel highly sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensor is constructed based on an ultrafast synthesized amorphous NiCu-OH film coated Cu(OH) 2 nanorod array grown on copper foam (NiCu-OH@Cu(OH) 2 NRA/CF). The synthesized (NiCu-OH@Cu(OH) 2 NRA/CF) has abundant catalytic activity and good catalytic performance for the electrochemical detection of glucose in alkaline conditions. Sensitive and selective voltammetric detection of glucose is demonstrated. The linear range extends from 100 nM to 1.5 mM, the detection limit is 32 nM, and the sensitivity is 6560.3 μA mM -1 cm -2 . The method is applied to the determination of nitrite in human blood serum.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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Jianbin Lin,Han Fang,Xianhua Tan,Bo Sun,Ziyi Wang,Huidan Deng,Huan Liu,Zirong Tang,Guanglan Liao,Tielin Shi
Humidity sensors have attracted intense interest in various fields because of the importance of humidity detection. Different methods have been adopted to enhance sensing performances of humidity sensors, while it is challenging for researchers to avoid the invalidation of the sensors after being wet. Here, we, for the first time, introduce self-assembly MoS2/Cu(OH)2 nanowires fabricated by liquid self-spreading–coating–evaporating as sensing materials and present MoS2/Cu(OH)2 nanowire-based quartz crystal microbalance gamut humidity sensors with superior sensitivity and self-recovery ability. The sensors deliver a remarkable sensitivity (60.8 Hz/% RH) under a wide range (0–97% RH) with fast response (1.9 s)/recovery time (3.8 s) and upgrade self-recovery ability that can maintain their original performances even after being wet, frozen, and heated or immersed in water. The sensors are also employed to monitor water counting, dew alarming, and human breathing (within 4 s), further showing their ultrahigh sensitivity for water molecules. The underlying humidity-sensing mechanism is interpreted by density functional theory calculations and in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectra experiments adequately, revealing that the high sensing performances are attributed to abundant adsorption sites and physisorption of water molecules. Our work proposes a strategy for transferring materials to arbitrary nanostructures swiftly and demonstrates new perspectives for highly sensitive humidity detection as well as self-recovery ability.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2024
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Yintong Zhou,Xiaohui Ren,Xusheng Wang,Jiayao Mao,Haoran Zhang,Jiaxing Wang,Yan Yang,Feng Ma,Huating Liu,Ningdong Feng,Rongsheng Chen,Hongwei Ni
Copper-based catalysts have been extensively investigated for electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 owing to their unique capabilities. To our notice, organic molecules can be employed as molecular modifiers to tailor the CO 2 reduction selectivity of Cu-based catalysts. Herein, three kinds of molecular modifiers, pyridine, triethylamine, and potassium hydroxide have been utilized for fabricating Cu-based electrocatalysts. Experimental investigations reveal that pyridine as molecular modifiers have the ability to alter the surface active sites of the Cu-based catalysts. The modification can facilitate the conversion of CO 2 into HCOOH. Notably, the highest Faradaic efficiency achieved in our tests for HCOOH can reach to an impressive value of 80.2 %. Moreover, the catalyst maintains its structure and performance with high stability that exceeding 10 h at a current density of 30 mA cm −2 (-1.1 V vs. RHE). Based on structural characterization and theoretical calculations, we propose that the pyridine molecule can facilitate CO 2 accumulation, and the pyridine modification of the CuO/Cu(OH) 2 surface active site can reduce the reaction energy barrier for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to HCOOH.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2022
·Vol. 33
·期 38
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IF 3.953
Yanxin Liao,Qian Du,Shupei Sun,Nianfeng Shi,Guangfu Yin,Zhongbing Huang,Xiaoming Liao
Self-supported Cu2S/Cu(OH)2 composite nanorods for highly sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensing were in situ grown on Cu foam by simple hydrothermal treatment of aligned Cu(OH)2 nanorods. The physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the as-fabricated Cu2S/Cu(OH)2 composite nanorods were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscope, x-ray photoelectron spectroscope, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, amperometric i–t measurements. The mechanism of the composite nanorods produced on conductive substrates was also explored. The electrode exhibits a sensitivity of 9626.88 μA mM−1 cm−2 towards glucose with good anti-interference ability, indicating it a promising electrode material for the enhanced non-enzymatic glucose detection.
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2024
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IF 8.9
Jianguo Duan,Xinshuai Yan,Kun Lei,Jianguo Cheng,Yaxiong Wang,Qingzong Su,Shimin Xu,Jianming Li,Qing Ma
The phase change materials (PCMs) are encapsulated into porous materials for collecting and storing heat energy has been widely used to overcome the intermittency of solar energy utilization. However, due to the inherent big pore structure and surface characteristics, metal porous materials are not ideal for PCM leakage-proof and slow photo-thermal response. To address these issues, A micro/nanostructured graphene-polyvinyl alcohol nanosheets/Cu(OH) 2 nanowire on a three-dimensional Cu foam (CF) to fill with PCM was designed and prepared. In the composite PCM, the polyvinyl alcohol/reduced graphene oxide (PRG) films coated on Cu(OH) 2 @Cu foam (CCF) provided a large number of active sites for the adsorption of modified paraffin wax (PWS). The prepared composite PCM has a stable structure and high thermal conductivity properties, meanwhile, the strong PRG films play a key role in enhancing leakage-proof and stability. The results show that the enthalpy value of PRG-CCF/PWS are 160.25 J·g −1 after 200 thermal cycles; which still maintains excellent cycle thermal reliability. In addition, under the simulated solar irradiation intensity is 120 mW·cm −2 , the heat storage rate and photo-thermal conversion efficiency of PRG-CCF/PWS are 1.37 J·s −1 and 90.25 %, respectively. It shows excellent photo-thermal response and uniform temperature distribution. This work provides an efficient, sustainable and affordable strategy for manufacturing high-performance composite PCM that can efficiently achieve solar energy utilization and energy management.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2021
·Vol. 50
·期 21
·7256-7264
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IF 4.39
Lei Ye,Yeqing Zhang,Limin Wang,LinXiu Zhao,Yaqiong Gong
Due to the slow kinetics of oxygen evolution at the anode, the efficiency of electrocatalytic water decomposition is critically reduced, and its large-scale application is severely restricted. Therefore, it is urgent to develop electrocatalysts with excellent performance and stability to accelerate the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) reaction kinetics. Herein, a self-supporting binder-free electrocatalyst was successfully prepared using in situ grown Cu(OH)2 nanowires on CF as the carrier to grow ZIF-67 via a room temperature immersion method. The combination of Cu(OH)2 nanowires and the unique structure of ZIF-67 forms a three-dimensional nanostructured catalyst, in which the unique structure and the existence of synergy may contribute to a larger electrochemical active surface area, expose more electrochemically active sites, adjust the electronic structure, and accelerate the rate of electron transfer, thus greatly improving the electrocatalytic activity and durability for OER. The as-prepared Cu(OH)2@ZIF-67/CF exhibited excellent OER performance under alkaline conditions and required overpotentials of 205 mV and 276 mV to drive current densities of 10 mA cm−2 and 100 mA cm−2, respectively, with a small Tafel slope of 70.5 mV dec−1 for OER. The stability test of Cu(OH)2@ZIF-67/CF at the current density of 10 mA cm−2 displayed excellent stability for 22 h. This study provides a feasible strategy for the rapid preparation of low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts in alkaline media.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2015
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Ningyan Cheng,Yurui Xue,Qian Liu,Jingqi Tian,Lixue Zhang,Abdullah M. Asiri,Xuping Sun
In this paper, we develop a novel strategy toward the in-situ growth of core/shell nanorods array consisting of Cu(OH) 2 -CuO nanosheets as the shell and Cu as the core on Cu foil [Cu/(Cu(OH) 2 -CuO) NA/CF]. As an integrated 3D non-noble-metal oxygen evolution anode, the Cu/(Cu(OH) 2 -CuO) NA/CF shows high catalytic activity with an onset overpotential of 350 mV and a Tafel slope of 76 mV/dec. It needs an overpotential of 417 mV to drive current density of 10 mA/cm 2 and maintains its catalytic activity for at least 22 h. The attractive performances make it promising candidate as a future high-performance catalyst for applications.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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Ruixia Yuan,Jincheng Liu,Zhijun Li,Yanguang Chen,Zhaohui Wang,Zhanjian Liu,Guolin Jing,Yanji Zhu,Huaiyuan Wang
Single-stage oil/water separation membranes usually suffer from weak chemical stability, susceptible mechanical damage and relatively low permeating flux, and the sophisticated preparation processes also limit their massive utilization. In this work, Cu(OH) 2 nanoneedles coated copper mesh (CM) is prepared by simple and eco-friendly anodic oxidation at a current density of 4 mA/cm 2 for 6 min, which is the most efficient route reported so far. The mesh exhibits outstanding superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity towards various oils with contact angles up to 164.9°, achieving superior oil/water separation efficiency of above 99.5% and ultrahigh permeating flux of 191 160 L·m −2 h −1 solely driven by gravity. Impressively, the Cu(OH) 2 /CM demonstrates excellent chemical stability and anti-fouling performance when exposed to acidic and strongly alkaline solutions, saturated NaCl solution and various organic solvents . High durability to withstand mechanical challenges, e.g. high-power sonication and sand abrasion, is experimentally confirmed owing to strong cohesional strength of Cu(OH) 2 nanoneedles on CM surface. Importantly, the Cu(OH) 2 /CM exhibits favorable long-term recyclability with stable microstructure morphologies even after 50 cycles. These distinct advantages endow the Cu(OH) 2 /CM to be an ideal candidate to efficiently separate oil pollutants from water. The oil/water separation mechanisms are proposed based on the concept of intrusion pressure.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2024
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Lu Li,Shiyu Ma,Huimin Liu,Zixuan Zeng,Qijie Li,Chunlin Song,Jingang Yang
Ammonia borane (NH 3 BH 3 ) as a solid chemical hydrogen storage material with a high hydrogen content can be hydrolyzed under mild conditions to release hydrogen. In this work, Fe–Ni–B/Cu(OH) 2 –Cu foam was synthesized by combining in situ growth and electroless plating. Compared with the binary Fe–B/Cu(OH) 2 –Cu foam and Ni–B/Cu(OH) 2 –Cu foam prepared by the same method, the ternary Fe–Ni–B/Cu(OH) 2 –Cu foam has superior catalytic performance. The Fe–Ni–B/Cu(OH) 2 –Cu foam catalyst was able to achieve a maximum hydrogen production rate of 5.6 ml min −1 cm −2 at 298 K with an activation energy as low as 46.3 kJ mol −1 . And more importantly, its catalytic efficiency has hardly decayed after ten cycles. These excellent properties are due to its low activation energy and the large specific surface, multi–site Cu(OH) 2 –Cu–foam carrier.
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