INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2023
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IF 7.2
Liping Zhang,Xiangchuan Zhao,Zhaoyun Chu,Qing Wang,Yue Cao,Jiao Li,Wu Lei,Jun Cao,Weimeng Si
Rational design of transition metal catalysts with robust and durable electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) is extremely important for renewable energy conversion and storage, as well as water splitting. Heteroatom doping has emerged as a feasible strategy for enhancing electrocatalytic activity. Here, cobalt nanoparticles (Co-NPs) were coated with nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) prepared via an in situ growth on accordion-like Ti 3 C 2 T x -MXene (Co-NCNT/Ti 3 C 2 T x ). Such an intriguing structure showed great features: abundant anchoring sites for NCNT in situ growth, intimate integration of Co-NPs and NCNTs, high-speed electron transfer between 1D NCNTs and 2D Ti 3 C 2 T x -MXenes, and a large number of effective catalytic active sites. This Co-NCNT/Ti 3 C 2 T x hybrid catalyst was demonstrated to possess excellent HER performance with low overpotential ( η 10 , 190 mV), small Tafel slope (78.4 mV dec −1 ), large electrochemically active surface area, and good long-term stability, thus outperforming many reported electrocatalysts . The present strategy provided a facile route for the design of transition metal HER catalysts with NCNT and MXene .
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2023
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IF 7.7
Luyuan Yang,Yitao Yang,Xin Dai,Ying Zhao,Dawei Han,Qi Zuo,Zhaozheng Song
Membrane separation has been widely used in the treatment of oily wastewater, but traditional membrane materials are easily polluted, and it is difficult to overcome the trade-off effects between water flux and retention rate. Recently, 2D MXene materials with adjustive microstructures and abundant surface functional groups have been used to fabricate functional composite membranes. In this work, the CNTs-TiO 2 -Ti 3 C 2 T x composite materials were suction filtrated on a support (nylon membrane) to construct the laminated composite membrane. The layer spacing was controlled by adjusting the mass ratio of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and the crosslinking reaction of polydopamine (PDA) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) was used to modify the membranes synergistically. The CNTs-TiO 2 -Ti 3 C 2 T x (CTT) membrane had superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic characteristics as well as high efficiency in oil/water emulsion separation. CTT membranes exhibited a high separation effect ( > 99.9%) for various emulsified oils. Compared to the TiO 2 -Ti 3 C 2 T x (TT) membrane (211.62 L m −2 h −2 bar −1 ), the pure water flux of the composite membrane (CTT-1) displayed high permeation flux over 4432.13 L m −2 h −2 bar −1 . Moreover, the CTT membrane exhibits fouling resistance and stable water flux even after ten testing cycles. Therefore, CTT composite membranes with flexible layer spacing overcome the trade-off effects and have tremendous potential in practical applications.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2022
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IF 8.943
Roham Ghanbari,Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare,Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos,Navid Rabiee
Nowadays, the evolution of two-dimensional materials like transition metal carbides (MXene) prepares a novel path to surpass the “trade-off” between the membrane permeation and rejection rates. Based on water swelling and oxidation vulnerability, MXene membranes showed vivid defects such as inadequate stability, detrimental adsorption, and haphazardly stacked nanosheets. Here, we prepared Ti 3 C 2 Tx MXene@metal–organic frameworks nanosheets from aminated metal-organic framework-101 (NH 2 -MIL-101(Al)) via the in-situ growth method and incorporated them into the thin-film polymer to acquire desirable MXene nanosheets with tailor-made structures. The earned modified thin-film nanocomposite membrane showed high salt rejection for Na 2 SO 4 (98.6 ± 0.5%), MgSO 4 (96.9 ± 0.7%), MgCl 2 (84.5 ± 0.8%), and NaCl (82.5 ± 0.8%), and also showed an improved permeation rate by three times (17.1 ± 0.2 L m −2 . h −1 . bar −1 ). Concurrently, the rejection rate of five different types of heavy metal ions (Ni 2+ , Cd 2+ , Mn 2+ , Cu 2+ , and Zn 2+ ) was tested and denoted more than a 95.2 ± 0.5% rejection rate for all of them, notably high for Mn 2+ (97.6 ± 0.4%). After modification, the flux recovery rate was as high as 95.3 ± 0.4%, denoting more than 30% improvement; besides, anti-compactness features enhanced by nearly 34 ± 0.7%. The long-term water permeation kept 91.5 ± 0.9% of its initial rate indicating almost 40 ± 0.8% enhancement. In addition, the rejection performance of Na 2 SO 4 for the optimized membrane was more than 97% even after two weeks.
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Energy & Environmental Materials
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2022
·Vol. 6
·期 6
·e12454
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IF 13.443
Guoqiang Zhou,Xiao Wang,Ting Wan,Chaozheng Liu,Weimin Chen,Shaohua Jiang,Jingquan Han,Youguo Yan,Meichun Li,Changtong Mei
The titanium carbide nanosheets (MXene) hold great potential for fabricating high-performance electronics due to their two-dimensional layered structure, high electrical conductivity, and versatile surface chemistry. However, assembling the small MXene nanosheets into flexible macroscopic films for wearable electronics still remains a challenge. Herein, we report the hierarchical assembling of MXene nanosheets and cellulose nanofibers into high-performance composite films via an electrostatic self-assembly strategy induced by polyethyleneimine. Benefited from the nacre-like microstructure of MXene “bricks” and cellulose nanofibers “mortars” interlocked by polyethyleneimine via hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interaction, composite films possess integrated superior flexibility, high tensile strength, and stable electrical conductivity, which are advantageous for wearable electronic applications. To provide a proof-of-concept design, a symmetric quasi-solid-state supercapacitor with the as-prepared composite film as electrode is fabricated, which exhibits a specific capacitance of 93.9 mF cm −2 at a current density of 0.1 mA cm −2 and almost constant capacitive behavior under different bending states. In addition, the composite film possesses capacities of electrothermal conversion and complete degradation in a hydrogen peroxide solution. These results demonstrate that the electrostatically self-assembled composite films hold great promise in the development of highly flexible, mechanically robust, and environmentally friendly energy storage and conversion devices.
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ELECTROANALYSIS
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2022
·Vol. 34
·期 10
·1564-1571
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IF 3.077
Bo Kong,Xiang Yang,Huiqian Dai,Yu Wu,Hong-Bing Lu,Wei Liu,Xiaoying Liu
In this work, an electrochemical sensor was developed based on the delaminated titanium carbide nanosheet (d-Ti 3 C 2 T x ) and fullerene (C 60 ) composite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The composite materials d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /C 60 were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The prepared modified electrode (d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /C 60 /GCE) exhibited commendable electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of baicalein. Under the optimum detection conditions, the detection of baicalin showed a wide linear range of 0.015–4.0 μM with a detection limit of 0.005 μM. In addition, the d-Ti 3 C 2 T x /C 60 /GCE showed good reproducibility, stability and anti-interference. It was also successfully used for the determination of baicalin in the commercially available Shuanghuanglian oral liquid with satisfactory results.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2022
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IF 9.417
Ningmin Duan,Zhenyu Shi,Zhaohui Wang,Bin Zou,Chengpeng Zhang,Jilai Wang,Jianren Xi,Xiaoshuai Zhang,Xianzhi Zhang,Guilong Wang
It is a challenge to design Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene-based electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composites with excellent mechanical properties. Herein, a highly robust, flexible and durable Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/carbon fiber fabric/thermoplastic polyurethanes (Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/CFf/TPU) composite was fabricated through simple electrohydrodynamic atomization deposition, layer-by-layer stacking and hot pressing technology. The synergistic strengthening effect of van der Waals forces and covalent bonds can improve the tensile strength of the composite up to170.2 MPa, which is far greater than that of other MXene-based composites previously reported. In addition, the EMI shielding performance of the Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/CFf/TPU composite also improved with increasing MXene mass fraction, reaching 40.4 dB, which can be attributed to the dielectric loss provided by conductive fillers and the enhanced absorption within the sandwich structure. More interestingly, the composite retained excellent resistance stability, EMI-SE stability and flexibility, even after multiple bending and releasing cycles. This work provides a facile and environmentally-friendly method for preparing composites with excellent EMI shielding properties and mechanical properties, which may provide more possibilities for applications in intelligent wear and electronic wireless communication equipment.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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IF 9.229
Guo-Yu Yang,Shao-Zhe Wang,Hong-Tai Sun,Xu-Ming Yao,Chuan-Bing Li,Yu-Jun Li,Jian-Jun Jiang
MXene aerogels with a porous microstructure are a promising electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding material due to its low density and excellent electrical conductivity, which has attracted widespread attention. Compared with traditional EMI shielding materials that rely on reflection as the primary mechanism, MXene aerogels with absorption as the dominant mechanism have greater potential for development as a novel EMI shielding material because of its ability to reduce environmental contamination from reflected electromagnetic (EM) waves from materials. In this study, a novel Ti3C2Tx MXene/PEDOT:PSS hybrid aerogel was presented by freeze-drying and thermal annealing using few-layered Ti3C2Tx MXene and the conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). PEDOT:PSS not only improved the gelling ability of Ti3C2Tx but also successfully established a conductive bridge between MXene nanosheets. The experimental results demonstrated that the hybrid aerogel exhibited an obvious porous microstructure, which was beneficial for the multiple scattering of EM waves within the materials. The EMI shielding effectiveness and specific shielding effectiveness reached up to 59 dB and 10,841 dB·cm2·g–1, respectively, while the SER/SET ratio value was only 0.05, indicating superior wave absorption performance. Furthermore, the good impedance matching, due to the electrical conductance loss and polarization loss effect of the composites, plays a critical role in their excellent wave absorption and EMI shielding performance. Therefore, this work provides a practical approach for designing and fabricating lightweight absorption-dominated EMI shielding materials.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2023
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Junhai Wang,Yu Kan,Tingting Yan,Wenfeng Liang,Lixiu Zhang,Xinran Li,Siyang Gao
Progress in nanolubricant additive is crucial to pursuit of energy saving and sustainable development. For enhancing lubrication efficiency of pentaerythritol ester (PETE) oil, we synthesized zero-dimensional/two-dimensional (0D/2D) carbon dots(CD)@Ti3C2Tx-MXene hybrid composites using a facial hydrothermal method, which gave full play to interlayer shear mechanism of Ti3C2Tx-MXene, repair effect of carbon dots and their potential synergy. The composites were added to PETE as lubricating additives, during which ultrasonic treatment was employed to enhance the dispersion stability. The frictional tests confirmed that the addition of CD@Ti3C2Tx resulted in significant reductions in friction and wear across varying temperatures owing to the ultrasmall size, interlayer sliding, and synergistic effect. The optimal concentration of 0.1 wt % of CD@Ti3C2Tx reduced friction coefficients and wear volumes of PETE by 54.5% and 57.6% at 25 °C, 53.3% and 54.3% at 100 °C, and 40.0% and 45.9% at 200 °C, respectively. A tribofilm induced by complex tribochemical reactions, mainly consisting of carbon dots, Ti3C2Tx, metal oxides, carbides, and nitrides, was generated at the contact interface, which significantly alleviated direct contact between the rubbing pair. This study explores the potential of CD@Ti3C2Tx for development of advanced lubricating materials and is expected to contribute to wider adoption of MXene-based materials in the field of tribology.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2023
·Vol. 12
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·276-285
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Binzhe Tan,Dongya Guo,Zhirong Tao,Zhibo Chen,Zhijian Lv,Guozhang Wu,Yu Lin
Two-dimensional MXene materials show great potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding application because of their superior electrical conductivity. However, the susceptibility to oxidation and the mechanical brittleness of MXenes greatly limit their extensive application. Herein, an ultrathin flexible polyimide (PI)/Ti3C2TX composite film with a nacre-like lamellar structure is successfully prepared using a simple vacuum filtration and thermal imidization process. Owing to the addition of PI, the composite film exhibits excellent mechanical properties with a tensile strength of 114.9 MPa and a fracture strain of 3.0%. Moreover, the nacre-like lamellar structure is conducive to multiple internal reflections, giving rise to the absorption of electromagnetic waves. The PI/Ti3C2TX composite film exhibits an outstanding EMI shielding effectiveness of 37 dB in the X-band range with an ultrathin thickness of only 15 μm. Furthermore, PI serves as an antioxidation coating, and its EMI shielding performance is maintained even when the composite film is exposed to various harsh environments. Therefore, the resulting composite film exhibits excellent EMI shielding stability and durability, which enables the potential application of high-performance EMI shielding materials against harsh environments.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2023
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IF 5.9
Jingxuan Cui,Jiao Wu,Le Mi,Aihu Feng,Yang Yu,Yun Yu
Ti3C2Tx MXene is expected to achieve infrared stealth by regulating its thermal radiation properties. In this study, Ti3C2Tx MXene films were prepared by using the acid etching method, and the effects of etchants (HCl/LiF, HF, and NH4HF2) on the film structure as well as the infrared radiation properties were systematically studied. The intercalation process used to exfoliate single/few-layer nanosheets was found to accelerate the oxidation and increase the resistance of MXene. The mechanism behind these effects on emissivity was explained in detail. Based on these findings, the most suitable preparation process for low-emissivity MXene was selected. The resulting Ti3C2Tx film (HL-f), which used HCl/LiF as an etchant for Ti3AlC2, has a high conductivity of 3119 S/cm that reflects numerous infrared waves reaching its surface while exhibiting a low emissivity of only 0.13. The colloidal solution (HL-s) made with HCl/LiF as an etchant was sprayed directly onto a PI substrate as a coating with infrared stealth capabilities, thermal stability, and Joule heating properties, reducing the emissivity from 0.87 to 0.14. This work provides guidance for improving MXene preparation methods and their applications in related fields while demonstrating the great potential of HCl/LiF-etched Ti3C2Tx MXene as a low-emissivity infrared stealth material.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2021
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Ming-Ke Xu,Ji Liu,Hao-Bin Zhang,Yu Zhang,Xinyu Wu,Zhiming Deng,Zhong-Zhen Yu
Electrically conductive polymer nanocomposites are highly required for efficient electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. Although two-dimensional transition metal carbide/carbonitride (MXene) nanosheets with metallic electrical conductivity and layered structure show great potential for the construction of interconnected conductance networks in polymer matrices, their preferred stacking feature and intrinsic hydrophilicity inevitably cause poor dispersion in organic polymers, making it challenging to prepare MXene/polymer nanocomposites with high electrical conductivity and satisfactory EMI shielding performances at low MXene contents. Herein, we demonstrate an efficient methodology to prepare highly conductive MXene/polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites with an ultralow percolation threshold for efficient EMI shielding application. By dip-coating MXene nanosheets onto a polyethyleneimine-grafted PP textile, followed by vacuum-assisted compression molding, an interconnected conductance network of MXene nanosheets in the PP matrix is constructed facilely and efficiently. The resultant MXene/PP nanocomposite exhibits an ultralow percolation threshold of 0.027 vol %, a high electrical conductivity of 437.5 S m–1 at a low MXene loading of 2.12 vol %, and an outstanding EMI shielding performance of more than 60 dB within the X-band, superior to most other electrically conductive polymer nanocomposites. This work provides a new approach for fabricating MXene/polymer nanocomposites with outstanding electrical conductivity for high-performance EMI shielding applications.
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Nano-Micro Letters
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2020
·Vol. 13
·期 1
·1-13
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IF 12.264
Wu Wenting,Fang Huajing,Ma Hailong,Wu Liangliang,Zhang Wenqing,Wang Hong
MXene/WO 3− x composite film with excellent electrochromic performances was fabricated for the first time.
The addition of MXene is an effective strategy for simultaneously enhancing electron and ion transport behaviors in the electrochromic layer.
The kinetics of ion diffusion in electrochromic devices are studied in depth based on both experiment and simulation.
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