CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
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2023
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IF 2.8
Han Zhang,Xuan Wang,Hao Ding
Herein, SiO 2 -TiO 2 composite (STC) photocatalysts were prepared through placing SiO 2 microspheres in TiOSO 4 solution and calcining at high temperature. Using STC (containing only 5.09 wt% TiO 2 ), the degradation rate to MO with a concentration of 10 ppm was 100% at 50 min of UV illumination. The cost of the photocatalyst and the cleanliness of the preparation process were ensured due to the use of TiOSO 4 as the titanium source and the water as the solvent. Therefore, not only the photocatalytic effect and application performance of TiO 2 were improved, but realized the cleanliness of the preparation process and reduced the cost.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2023
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IF 6.2
Xinsheng Tang,Hujun Zhang,Ruxangul Jamal,Abdukeyum Abdurexit,Nawrzhan Serkjan,Shuyue Xie,Yiming Liu,Tursun Abdiryim
A self-powered ultraviolet photodetector (UV PD) effectively utilizes UV energy and has attracted greatly attention due to its no consuming of any external power. In this work, TiO 2 nanoarrays (NRs) were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method, which was combined with P(TTh-co-EDOT) to realize a high-performance p-n heterojunction UV PD, and P(TTh-co-EDOT) was evaluated as the photosensitive layers in UV PDs for the first time. Furthermore, the working mechanism for the self-powered of UV PD was discussed in detail based on the energy band theory. Different electrochemical deposition cycles of TTh-co-EDOT on the surface of TiO 2 NRs were applied to form p-n heterojunction for achieving the optimum photoelectric performance. Among them, it was found that the optimum UV PD based on face-to-face fabrication of TiO 2 NRs and P(TTh-co-EDOT) from 3 deposition cycles exhibits an enhancement of photoelectric performance without applying any external voltage. Benefiting from the enhanced built-in electric field of the TiO 2 NRs/P(TTh-co-EDOT) interface, balancing photogenerated carriers and the charge separation and transport in self-power mode, the responsivity and detectivity of TiO 2 NRs/P(TTh-co-EDOT)-3C are 2.252 mA/W and 3.413 × 10 10 Jones, with the rise and fall times are 0.256/0.427 s, which exhibited excellent photoelectric properties and stability. TiO 2 NRs/P(TTh-co-EDOT)-1C has the lowest responsivity (0.0995 mA/W) and detectivity (6.035 × 10 9 Jones) and TiO 2 NRs/P(TTh-co-EDOT)-4C has the longest rise and fall times (0.460/0.451 s). These results suggest that the great potential of the TiO 2 NRs and P(TTh-co-EDOT) for high-performance UV PDs.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2023
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IF 16.5
Defa Liu,Bin Sun,Shuojie Bai,Tingting Gao,Guowei Zhou
Solar-powered semiconductor photocatalysis is considered a powerful strategy for addressing environmental pollution and energy crisis. Nevertheless, the separation and transfer abilities of photogenerated photocatalysts remain unsatisfactory. Herein, dual Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets/Ag co-catalysts synergistically decorated hierarchical flower-like TiO 2 microspheres for boosting photocatalytic H 2 production were fabricated by electrostatic self-assembly and subsequent photoreduction procedures. The optimal Ag/Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 composite demonstrated an excellent photocatalytic H 2 -production rate of 1024.72 μmol g −1 h −1 under simulated solar irradiation, achieving nearly 40, 2.3, and 1.8 folds with respect to that obtained on pristine TiO 2 , optimized Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 composite, and Ag/TiO 2 composite, respectively. The considerably improved photocatalytic H 2 -production activity is associated with the synergistic effect of the hierarchical flower-like structure of TiO 2 , excellent electrical conductivity of Ti 3 C 2 , and surface plasmon resonance effect of Ag, which enhances the light absorption capacity and promotes the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers. This study provides insight into the design of high-efficiency photocatalysts with dual co-catalysts for solar H 2 production.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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IF 5.2
Weichao Wang,Gu Liu,Liuying Wang,Chaoqun Ge,Long Wang,Bin Wang,Jie Huang
The advancement of absorption materials and coating preparation technology is crucial to address the challenges posed by electromagnetic interference and pollution in high-temperature extreme environments. Here, by using a granulation and plasma spraying strategy, we successfully fabricated a series of La 0.8 Sr 0.2 MnO 3 /Al 2 O 3 –13%TiO 2 (LSMO/AT13) high-temperature microwave absorption coatings that have excellent dielectric properties and extremely thermal stability. The results showed that the LSMO/AT13 coatings exhibited remarkable oxidation resistance , withstanding high-temperature aerobic environments of up to 1000 °C. Based on the temperature-dependent permittivity of the coatings, the establishment process of polarization and the transformation of loss mechanism were observed and explained. With the increase of temperature, the main dielectric loss mechanism of the coatings transitions from polarization loss to conductive loss. Thanks to the coordinated effects of impedance and loss, the coatings are capable of effectively absorbing microwave over a wide temperature range. When the LSMO content was 30 wt% and the thickness was 1.9 mm, the effective bandwidth ranged from 1.7 GHz to 2.4 GHz at temperatures below 773 K. This study demonstrates the promising application of LSMO/AT13 microwave absorption coatings for ultra-high temperature environment, and provides a reference for the design and optimization of high-temperature microwave absorption coatings.
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VACUUM
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2023
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Zihan Wang,Xiaoqing Ma,Qiaodan Li,Xinyao Tian,Jilei Si,Mauricio A. Melo
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a viable method for converting renewable solar energy into storable chemical energy. Herein, the newly emerged two-dimensional sp- and sp 2 -carbon hybridized graphyne sheets were successfully coupled with thin film-like arrays of titanium dioxide nanorods , forming an efficient 2D-1D heterojunction . The microstructure and composition of obtained γ-graphyne/TiO 2 films were well characterized. And enhanced photoelectrochemical properties were demonstrated. The γ-graphyne/TiO 2 photoelectrode achieves a photocurrent density of 1.31 mA/cm 2 at 1.23 V ( vs. RHE), which is 1.7 times over that of pristine titanium dioxide. An improvement of photoconversion efficiency by 2.2 folds was observed. The high PEC activity of γ-graphyne/TiO 2 originates from band alignment and interfacial junction between π-conjugated graphyne sheets and TiO 2 nanostructure , greatly promoting charge transfer and diminishing defective excitation and recombination. By virtue of the γ-graphyne nanosheets , largely increased number of useful photons and catalytic active sites are triggered. This work provides a reference for the photoelectrochemical application of semiconductive γ-graphyne and a specific and proven method for the utilization of solar energy.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2023
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Yu-Huan Liu,Chang Liu,Xin-Hui Wang,Tong Li,Xing Zhang
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting chemical and broadly used in plastics. The leakage of BPA in food and water cycles poses a significant risk to the environment and human health. Thus, monitoring the concentration of BPA to avoid its potential risk is highly important. In this work, a simple and efficient oxygen deficient molecularly imprinted TiO 2 electrochemical sensor was proposed for the detection of BPA. The introduction both oxygen vacancies and molecular imprinting evidently enhanced the electrochemical oxidation signal of BPA. The sensor had a good linear response ranging from 0.01 μM to 20 μM with a limit of detection of 3.6 nM. Additionally, the sensor showed remarkable stability, reproducibility and interference resistant ability. It also exhibits excellent recovery during the detection of real water. These findings suggested that the sensor has the potential to be developed as a simple, efficient and low-cost monitoring system for the monitoring of BPA in water.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Hongye Bai,Lihao Yu,Jinfu Xu,Xuliang Pang,Yajie Bai,Jianguo Cui,Weiqiang Fan
Decoration of metal-organic framework (MOF) has been considered as an effective route to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of TiO 2 , but there is still a lack of understanding of the regulatory structure. Herein, Ni-MOF was rationally introduced by in-situ etching method, which helps for artificially regulating the coordination state of Ni sites. The photocurrent density (0.81 mA/cm 2 ) and IPCE value (33.1%) of TiO 2 -MOF-2 are about twice higher than that of pristine TiO 2 due to the rich unsaturated sites of Ni-MOF. Meanwhile, the saturated coordination has caused the decline of PEC performance because of the obvious steric hindrance . Therefore, this work presents an insight for the effect of coordination state on PEC activity especially in MOF system.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2023
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Yumiao Dong,Qinhui Xie,Shuo Wu,Junbo Li,Lei Sun,Wei Ji
p-Mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) is a typical molecular probe for a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) study of the enhancement performance of semiconductor nanoparticles. Understanding the molecular adsorption mechanism of 4-MBA on a semiconductor surface is crucial to reveal the enhancement mechanism of semiconductor SERS. Herein, two types of submicrometer-sized TiO2 particles with amorphous (denoted as a-TiO2) and anatase structures (denoted as c-TiO2) were fabricated, and their potential as SERS-active substrates with high electric-field enhancement was explored based on the near-field scattering theory and finite-element method simulation. The electric field-enhanced semiconductor SERS provide a better vision for us to study the adsorption modes of molecules on the TiO2 surface. On this basis, adsorption behaviors of 4-MBA on a-TiO2 and c-TiO2 particles were systematically studied by the semiconductor SERS and density functional theory. The results demonstrated that the adsorption mechanism of 4-MBA with TiO2 surfaces is highly dependent on the exposure of acid sites of TiO2 surfaces. 4-MBA adsorbs preferentially on Brønsted acid sites of a-TiO2 through a carboxyl group, in contrast on Lewis acid sites of c-TiO2 through a sulfhydryl group. Furthermore, 4-MBA molecules may form multilayer adsorption on TiO2 surfaces through the hydrogen bond and/or π–π stacking interaction. Research results not only provide a new insight to re-evaluate the chemical enhancement mechanism for TiO2–4-MBA systems but also provide a theoretical guidance for the modification of TiO2 surface with organic molecules containing carboxyl and sulfhydryl groups.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2023
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IF 4.6
Xiqiang Tian,Yanping Dong,Muhammad Zahid
Herein, WN-TiO 2 with evenly distributed WN nanoparticles (NPs) were facilely synthesized thru one pot evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) and nitridation treatment method, as an active host material for precious Pt NPs. A number of characterization techniques were executed to explore the influence of the synthetic approach upon the surface and catalytic properties of the as-synthesized 2wt%Pt/TiO 2 and 2wt%Pt/WN-TiO 2 catalysts. As compared to 2wt%Pt/TiO 2 , the 2wt%Pt/WN-TiO 2 catalyst exhibited outstanding performance in the selective hydrogenation reaction of Furfural (FAL) to Furfuryl alcohols (FOL) (conversion (97.8%) and selectivity (98.6%)). The 2wt%Pt/WN-TiO 2 catalyst also exhibited an impressive recyclability performance for up to five recycles without significant deactivation in activity and selectivity. The superior catalytic hydrogenation performance can be ascribed to the specific nanostructure characteristics of the catalyst arose from the possible synergistic effect occurred between Pt and WN species of 2wt%Pt/WN-TiO 2 . Besides, the improved homogeneous dispersion of precious Pt NPs causes more exposed active sites of Pt 0 species on the surface of 2wt%Pt/WN-TiO 2 , which is very beneficial for the improved hydrogenation of FAL to FOL.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2023
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Ke Wei,Jiu-Xiang Yang,Fang-Yuan Bai,Yuan-Sheng Shen,Kai Liu,Jing Liu,Li-Hua Chen,Yu Li,Bao-Lian Su
Ti3C2 MXene has been extensively studied in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen production since its discovery due to the large specific surface area and adjustable surface groups. However, the weak interaction at the interface of Ti3C2-based composites leads to a high energy barrier, which is not conducive to carrier transport. Herein, we propose the construction of a sandwich Ti3C2/R-TiO2 composite photocatalyst by in situ growing rutile TiO2 (R-TiO2) nanoneedles in Ti3C2 MXene through NaOH oxidation treatment and the microwave hydrothermal method. This in situ synthesis can make Ti3C2 MXene and TiO2 nanoneedles closely link together, which is conducive to carrier transport and material stability. The best Ti3C2/R-TiO2 composite achieves an excellent hydrogen production rate of 1.62 mmol g–1 h–1, as endowed by the 2D nanosheet-constructed sandwich structure, an increased specific surface area, and improved charge carrier separation and transport.
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Food Bioscience
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2023
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Yulun Chen,Qingrun Liu,Hang Yu,Yahui Guo,Yuliang Cheng,He Qian,Yunfei Xie,Weirong Yao
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) could interact with proteins in foods and gastrointestinal fluids, thus changing the properties and functions of proteins. Many research articles have only studied the interactions between TiO 2 NPs and digestive enzymes or the gastrointestinal fate of TiO 2 NPs without considering the effect of food matrix. Therefore, the interactions between TiO 2 NPs and trypsin and its effects on the digestion of collagen in vitro were investigated. Results showed that the functionalization of amino acids (Asp, and Ser) significantly harmed the adsorption of trypsin by TiO 2 NPs. The fluorescence quenching and isothermal titration calorimetry confirmed that the hydrogen bond and van der Waals force played an essential role in the interactions between TiO 2 NPs and trypsin. The β-sheet content of trypsin bound to TiO 2 NPs decreased from 52.40% to 50.73% while the random coil content increased from 20.20% to 22.63%. Binding sites were identified by molecular docking . Additionally, the digestibility of collagen was improved in vitro in the presence of TiO 2 NPs analyzed by SDS-PAGE, hydroxyproline quantification, and the antioxidation of digested products. Hydroxyproline concentration increased by nearly 25% and ABTS radical scavenging rate increased by 50%. This study provides a new insight into the impact of nanoparticles on gastrointestinal digestion.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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Zhen Wang,Jianping Xu,Shaobo Shi,Jing Chen,Jianghua Xu,Lina Kong,Xiaosong Zhang,Lan Li,Shougen Yin
One-dimensional (1D) metal oxides with excellent carrier transport and light absorption properties can be applied to photodetectors (PDs), facilitating device miniaturization, portability, and integration. Surface modification of 1D semiconductors can reduce carrier recombination in PDs as a way to increase photocurrent and decrease dark current of PDs. Herein, ultrathin BaTiO3 (BTO) shell layers are grown on the surface of TiO2 nanorod arrays (NRs) by in situ conversion using hydrothermal reaction, and the self-powered TiO2-BTO NRs PDs are constructed. The effect of the thickness of BTO shell layers on the photoresponse characteristics of self-powered TiO2-BTO NRs PDs is investigated by controlling the Ba2+ conversion concentration. The results show that the BTO shell layer reduces the dark current of the PDs because of the decreased interfacial transfer resistance and improved transfer of photogenerated carriers for building a “bridge” of carrier transport between BTO and TiO2 due to the formation of Ti–O–Ti bonds. Moreover, the presence of the spontaneous polarization electric field in BTO enhances the photocurrent and response speed of PDs. The self-powered TiO2-BTO NRs PDs are integrated in series and parallel to realize the functions of “and” and “or” gates of light-controlled logic gates. The ability to convert light signals into electrical signals for the self-powered PDs in real time demonstrates its great potential for optoelectronic interconnection circuits, which has important application prospects in the field of optical communication.
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