ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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IF 8.456
Qingmeng Gan,Ning Qin,Youhuan Zhu,Zixuan Huang,Fangchang Zhang,Shuai Gu,Jiwei Xie,Kaili Zhang,Li Lu,Zhouguang Lu
The Ni-rich LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) cathode has attracted great interest owing to its low cost, high capacity, and energy density. Nevertheless, rapid capacity fading is a critical problem because of direct contact of NCM811 with electrolytes and hence restrains its wide applications. To prevent the direct contact, the surface inert layer coating becomes a feasible strategy to tackle this problem. However, to achieve a homogeneous surface coating is very challenging. Considering the bonding effect between NCM811, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and polyaniline (PANI), in this work, we use PVP as an inductive agent to controllably coat a uniform conductive PANI layer on NCM811 (NCM811@PANI–PVP). The coated PANI layer not only serves as a rapid channel for electron conduction, but also prohibits direct contact of the electrode with the electrolyte to effectively hinder side reaction. NCM811@PANI–PVP thus exhibits excellent cyclability (88.7% after 100 cycles at 200 mA g–1) and great rate performance (152 mA h g–1 at 1000 mA g–1). In situ X-ray diffraction and in situ Raman are performed to investigate the charge–discharge mechanism and the cyclability of NCM811@PANI–PVP upon electrochemical reaction. This surfactant-modulated surface uniform coating strategy offers a new modification approach to stabilize Ni-rich cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2019
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IF 7.467
Qinglu Fan,Shaodian Yang,Jun Liu,Haodong Liu,Kaiji Lin,Rui Liu,Chaoyu Hong,Liying Liu,Yan Chen,Ke An,Ping Liu,Zhicong Shi,Yong Yang
In this work, a unique artificial interface combing characteristics of both high ionic and electronic conductivities has been successfully constructed at the surface of Ni-rich LiNi 0 · 8 Co 0 · 1 Mn 0 · 1 O 2 (NCM811). The ionic conductor layer is fabricated through reacting H 3 PO 4 with the lithium residuals on the surface of NCM811 to form Li 3 PO 4 . The interface with high electronic conductivity is constructed by attaching graphene fragments to the NCM811 spherical particles. Due to the synergistic effect of the Li 3 PO 4 coating layer and the graphene network, the modified sample (GN-LPO-NCM811) exhibits high capacity retention of 94.3% after 150 cycles at 0.5C between 3.0 and 4.3 V, while the pristine material shows a much lower retention of only 88.1%. In addition, the GN-LPO-NCM811 also presents improved cycling stability at elevated temperature of 55 °C. Even at an extremely high rate of 10C, the GN-LPO-NCM811 still remains 70% of its original capacity, while the pristine NCM811 only delivers 50% of the capacity. The stable cycling performance of GN-LPO-NCM811 is demonstrated in a full cell with graphite anode at ambient temperatures. Importantly, the thermal stability of the modified samples is also greatly enhanced. This study provides an effective method to improve the electrochemical performance of LiNi 0 · 8 Co 0 · 1 Mn 0 · 1 O 2 .
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Zhiguo Zhang,Hua Huo,Jinlong Gao,Zhenjiang Yu,Feitian Ran,Lei Guo,Shuaifeng Lou,Tiansheng Mu,Xucai Yin,Qun Wang,Geping Yin
In this paper, NiO nanoparticles uniformly embedded in spherical carbon matix in situ grown on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has been successfully fabricated via a simple pyrolysis of nickel metal organic framework (MOF) precursor self-assembled on graphene oxide. This interaction between the carbon and the NiO can significantly maximize the surface of NiO for pseudocapacitance, provide effective electronical transmission path and improve the ionic absorbability and conductivity. As a result, the NiO/C/rGO hybrid electrode demonstrates high specific capacity (496 C g −1 at current density of 1 A g −1 ) and good cycling stability. Moreover, a hybrid supercapacitor assembled by NiO/C/rGO and a hierarchical porous carbon derived from sodium citrate can deliver a high energy density of 35.9 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 749.1 W kg −1 , and extraordinary cycling stability (120% retention after 3000 cycles). It has been demonstrated that the carbon matrix derived from the linker molecules in Ni-MOF, which maintains close contact with both the size-controlled NiO nanocrystals and the electronic conductive rGO, is vital to synergize the electric double layer capacitance from the carbon materials and the battety-type behavior from NiO for high-performance energy storage.
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APPLIED ENERGY
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2019
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IF 8.426
Haowei Li,Hongwei Ma,Weijie Zhao,Xuehui Li,Jinxing Long
Biofuel production from renewable resources is becoming an increasingly attractive option given the depletion of fossil fuels and the environmental problems caused by the excessive use of unsustainable energy resources. In this study, an efficient approach is provided for high-quality oxygen-containing fuel production from renewable lignin bio-oil. The results demonstrate that the calcination temperature has a remarkable effect on the catalyst structure, surface Ni content and physico-chemical properties of the Ni/MgO material, all of which result in significantly different performances in the upgrading of lignin bio-oil. At 160 °C for 4 h and 3 MPa of hydrogen, a 98% lignin bio-oil model compound of guaiacol is converted with 97% cyclohexanol selectivity in the presence of 15% Ni/MgO-850. Furthermore, the optimized catalytic system is reusable and shows good catalytic performance in the upgrading of both light and heavy lignin bio-oils, indicating that it is a promising strategy for renewable lignocellulosic biomass valorization.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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Huichang Li,Senlin Wang,Junhui Ye,Weijun Liang,Yanxiu Zhang,Jian Gu
A unique 3D hierarchical mesoporous Al-doped α-Ni(OH) 2 /reduced graphene oxide (NH/rGO) composite for supercapacitor has been successfully synthesized via homogeneous precipitation method. In this process, urea as the alkali source and mild reducing agent, to make graphene oxide (GO) convert into rGO. Thus, The NH uniformly grew on the rGO nanosheets . The as-prepared mesoporous NH/rGO composite exhibited high capacitance performance with a specific capacitance of 2558 F g −1 at the current density of 1 A g −1 , and presented good rate capability with still held 75.3% capacity at 30 A g −1 . Moreover, we used the NH/rGO as the positive electrode and the rGO aerogel as the negative electrode to assemble an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device. This ACS device showed excellent specific energy of 166.97 Wh kg −1 at the power density of 0.38 kW kg −1 , and it still retains the specific energy of 100.91 Wh kg −1 under the higher specific power of 7.76 kW kg −1 . And it also displayed high rate performance and cycling durability with keeps 72% of the initial capacity after 3000 cycles (at 3 A g −1 ).
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SURFACE REVIEW AND LETTERS
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2019
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IF 0.748
XIANGRUI MENG,MEIFENG HAO,YIWEI JIANG,XIANGZHENYUE SUN,YAN WANG,YUQING MIAO
A simple wet-explosion method was employed to synthesize the Ni–Bi–P composite microspheres. The hollow structure was obtained possibly due to the violent evolution of gas bubbles when the reaction reagents were mixed. The hollow microspheres of Ni–Bi–P exhibited outstanding high catalytic activity for the reduction of p -nitrophenol ( p -NP) to form p -aminophenol in the presence of NaBH 4 within only 1 s. Due to the space limitation, the hollow structure of Ni–Bi–P microspheres helps to accommodate and confine the molecules of NaBH 4 and p -NP within the small space where NaBH 4 and p -NP contact closely at Ni–Bi–P catalysts. The synergetic action of Ni, Bi and P elements also contributes the enhanced catalytic activity.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 5.155
Luhong Zhang,Ziqiang Gong,Bin Jiang,Yongli Sun,Zhenxing Chen,Xiang Gao,Na Yang
Recently, there is an urgent demand to remove oil and organic solvents with low surface tension from oily wastewater, which promotes the application of interface biomimetic materials in oil/water separation. In our work, a novel Ni Al LDHs coated superhydrophobic and superoleophilic stainless steel mesh (SS-SSM) with efficient oil/water separation performance was successfully prepared. The 3D flower-like structure intercalated by LDHs monocrystalline flakes was anchored on metallic wires in urea solution by a hydrothermal method and decorated with low surface energy molecules. The as-prepared mesh exhibited perfect superhydrophobicity with water contact angle of 156° and sliding angle of 5°, thus achieving self-cleaning property. In addition, the separation efficiency for a series of oil/water mixtures of the coated mesh was studied, which was up to 98% for most sample oils. More importantly, even treated under severer conditions such as ultrasonic , abrasion and chemical etching solution, the as-prepared meshes possessed good reproducibility in terms of contact angles and separation efficiencies. It is expected that the designed mesh could provide a b brand-new method for superhydrophobic surface coating , making it a potential functional material for self-cleaning, anti-corrosion, fluid drag reduction and oil/water separation.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2018
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IF 6.945
Xiaogeng Feng,Xiangjie Bo,Liping Guo
Rational synthesis and development of earth-abundant materials with efficient electrocatalytic activity and stability for water splitting is a critical but challenging step for sustainable energy application . Herein, a family of bimetal (CoFe, CoCu, CoNi) embedded nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks is developed through a facile and simple thermal conversion strategy of metal-doped zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. Thanks to collaborative superiorities of abundant M-N-C species, modulation action of secondary metal, cobalt-based electroactive phases, template effect of MOFs and unique porous structure , bimetal embedded nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks materials manifest good oxygen and hydrogen evolution catalytic activity . Especially, after modulating the species and molar ratio of metal sources, optimal Co 0.75 Fe 0.25 nitrogen-doped carbon framework catalyst just requires a low overpotential of 303 mV to achieve 10 mA cm −2 with a low Tafel slope (39.49 mV dec −1 ) for oxygen evolution reaction , which even surpasses that of commercial RuO 2 . In addition, the optimal catalyst can function as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting with satisfying activity and stability. This development offers an attractive direction for the rational design and fabrication of porous carbon materials for electrochemical energy applications.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2018
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IF 8.097
Wei She,Tianqinji Qi,Mengxing Cui,Pengfei Yan,Seik Weng Ng,Weizuo Li,Guangming Li
A family of two-dimensional salen-type lanthanide complexes was synthesized through a facile solution diffusion method. The two-dimensional lanthanide complexes were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analytical techniques. The SCXRD and XPS analyses reveal that the obtained two-dimensional structures are rich in uncoordinated imine (−CH═N−) groups located on the skeleton of the salen-type organic ligand, which retain strong coordination ability with metal ions. On the basis of this unique feature, a highly dispersed CeO2-supported Ni catalyst (Ni/CeO2-CAS) with highly strong metal–support interaction was first synthesized via a coordination-assisted synthesis (CAS) method, which exhibits a much better catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene than the traditional Ni/CeO2-IWI catalyst prepared by incipient wetness impregnation (IWI). The origin of the improved catalytic activity of Ni/CeO2-CAS as well as the role of Ni@Ce–H2salen was revealed by using diverse characterizations. On the basis of the comparative characterization results, the superior catalytic performance of Ni/CeO2-CAS to Ni/CeO2-IWI could have resulted from the smaller and highly dispersed Ni nanoparticulates, the intensified Ni–CeO2 interaction, the enhanced NiO reducibility, and the higher concentration of oxygen vacancies, favoring the H2 dissociation and adsorption of the nitrobenzene reactant. The Ni/CeO2-CAS catalyst also exhibits high catalytic performance for reduction of diverse nitroarenes to their corresponding functionalized arylamines. We anticipated that this coordination-assisted strategy may provide a new way for preparing other highly oxide-supported catalysts with potential applications in various catalytic reactions.
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RSC Advances
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2018
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IF 2.936
Zhuo-Liang Jiang,Jing Xie,Cong-Shan Luo,Meng-Yang Gao,Huan-Liang Guo,Mo-Han Wei,Hong-Jun Zhou,Hui Sun
The mechanism of Li–O2 batteries is based on the reactions of lithium ions and oxygen, which hold a theoretical higher energy density of approximately 3500 W h kg−1. In order to improve the practical specific capacity and cycling performance of Li–O2 batteries, a catalytically active mechanically robust air cathode is required. In this work, we synthesized a freestanding catalytic cathode with RuO2 decorated 3D web Co3O4 nanowires on nickel foam. When the specific capacity was limited at 500 mA h g−1, the RuO2–Co3O4/NiF had a stable cycling life of up to 122 times. The outstanding performance can be primarily attributed to the robust freestanding Co3O4 nanowires with RuO2 loading. The unique 3D web nanowire structure provides a large surface for Li2O2 growth and RuO2 nanoparticle loading, and the RuO2 nanoparticles help to promote the round trip deposition and decomposition of Li2O2, therefore enhancing the cycling behavior. This result indicates the superiority of RuO2–Co3O4/NiF as a freestanding highly efficient catalytic cathode for Li–O2 batteries.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2018
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IF 3.057
Baosong Li,Dandan Li,Wei Chen,Yuying Liu,Jun Zhang,Yulei Wei,Weiwei Zhang,Wanchun Jia
Ni-W/TiN nanocomposite coatings were successfully prepared via pulse electroplating from an electrolyte containing suspended TiN nanoparticles . The effects of applied current density and deposition time on microstructure, morphology, composition, hardness and electrochemical behaviors of the obtained coatings were investigated. Results showed that the current density and deposition time affect remarkably the electrochemical co-deposition process and then the structure and characteristics of the composites. It illustrated that the nanocomposites are uniform, compact and crack-free. The nanocomposites prepared at I a = 3 A dm −2 and t = 20 min had the finest structure, showing a fine and smooth surface. EDS mapping and XPS spectra illustrated that the TiN nanoparticles had been homogeneously dispersed throughout the coating. 2.34 wt% TiN nanoparticles were embedded in Ni–W (68.56 wt% Ni and 29.1 wt% W) alloy matrix at I a = 3.0 A dm −2 . The inclusion of TiN nanoparticles in Ni–W could promote the nucleation and cause a distinct microstructural change. The crystallite size was in the range of 11–15 nm. The average roughness value ( R a ) is 65.7 nm and 73.8 nm for coating formed at 20 min and 40 min, respectively. The electrochemical measurements illustrated that I a = 3–5 A dm −2 and t = 40–60 min was the optimal operating parameters for the excellent anti-corrosion properties of Ni–W/TiN nanocomposites. The embedded TiN in Ni–W matrix could fill defects then improve its corrosion resistance . This electrodeposited Ni–W/TiN nanocomposites possess excellent hardness and superior corrosion resistance , and is expected to be applied in aggressive environment as a protective coating.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2018
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IF 4.229
Bo Xu,Yiqiang Sun,Zhiming Chen,Shuying Zhao,Xiaodong Yang,Haijing Zhang,Cuncheng Li
Facile fabrication of high-performance catalyst based on low-cost metals for sustainable hydrogen evolution is still a matter of cardinal significance. However, synthetic approaches for electrocatalyst are usually complicated and the yields are often low. Herein, we report a one-step simple method for the large-scale synthesis of Co/Ni-MoO 2 composite as efficient and stable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst to drive 10 mA cm −2 current density with a low overpotential of 103 mV in basic media. Co-MoO 2 and Ni-MoO 2 were also prepared using this method with overpotential of 137 and 130 mV, respectively, to gain the same current density. These results indicate that this facile synthesis approach is of great practical importance as it can be easily used for large-scale preparation of electrocatalysts in industry.
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