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2021
·Vol. 152
·期 6
·1719-1728
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IF 3.186
Feng Yi,Jiang Xiaoli,Tang Lin,Lin Dunmin,Huo Yu,Xie Fengyu,Zheng Qiaoji
Abstract Exploiting highly active and robust non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occupies an important position in alleviating energy crisis and maintaining social sustainability. Herein, we have grown Co(OH) 2 nanoarrays in situ on Mn-doped NiFe LDH nanosheets to construct Mn-doped NiFe LDH@Co(OH) 2 /NF (MNF@Co(OH) 2 /NF) with core–shell structure. Due to the optimized electronic structure by manganese ion doping and the high density exposure of active sites induced by cobalt hydroxide coating, the MNF@Co(OH) 2 /NF exhibits excellent OER performances, which possesses ultralow overpotentials of 193 and 244 mV at the current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm −2 separately, and possesses a small Tafel slope of 48.4 mV dec −1 . This work offers a new perspective for the rational construction of efficient OER electrocatalysts with multi-dimensional nanostructures to improve the catalytic activity. Graphic Abstract
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2019
·Vol. 7
·期 48
·15162-15165
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IF 6.641
Zhi Fang,Bingping Yang,Chunli Hu,Jianggao Mao
A new nonlinear optical material, Ba11[Al(PO4)4](P2O7)(PO4)3, was rationally synthesized via the hybridization of three types of anionic groups, namely [AlO4]5−, [PO4]3− and [P2O7]4−, via a spontaneous nucleation method. Ba11[Al(PO4)4](P2O7)(PO4)3 was characterized with high thermal stability, deep ultraviolet transparency and moderate second-order optical nonlinearity, which were favourable for practical applications.
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Energy Storage Materials
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2019
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Wei Chang,Jin Qu,Yanqiu Sui,Qiu-Yu Ji,Ting-Ting Zhang,Xian-Zhi Zhai,Ya-Qiong Jing,Zhong-Zhen Yu
Although organic polysulfanes are promising cathodes for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries because of the covalently bonded sulfur to suppress the shuttle effect, those with linear polymer substrates tend to generate long-chain sulfurs (S x , x = 4–16) that is liable to yield soluble lithium polysulfides and thus could not effectively prevent the shuttle effect. Herein, novel mesoporous hollow sulfurized aminophenol-formaldehyde resin (polysulfane)/carbon nanotube (SAC) spheres with covalently linked short-chain sulfurs (S x , x ≤ 3) are synthesized using a self-template polymerization reaction followed by dissolution and vulcanization processes. The three-dimensional network of aminophenol-formaldehyde resin, the mesoporous hollow structure, and the vulcanization temperature benefit the formation of the short-chain sulfurs (S x , x ≤ 3), suppressing the shuttle effect efficiently. The ex-situ analyses confirm that the unlithiated part of C–S bond could boost the electrochemical kinetics of delithiated reaction. Therefore, the as-prepared SAC cathode exhibits excellent rate performances and high reversible capacities at varied densities, even obtaining a superior structure stability and a very stable cyclability with a loss as low as 0.022% per cycle within 1000 cycles at 2 C. Moreover, the SAC could perform stably both in ester and the ether electrolytes.
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2019
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IF 4.527
Shaojun Liang,Shengxian Liang,Hui Zhou,Nuoya Yin,Francesco Faiola
2′,2′,4,4′-tetrabromo diphenyl ether (BDE-47), one of the most abundant congeners of commercial pentaBDE utilized as flame retardants , has been phased out of production due to its potential neural toxicity and endocrine disrupting activities, and yet still present in the environment. Several alternatives to BDE-47, including tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), tetrabromobisphenol S (TBBPS), tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA) and decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209), are presently employed without restrictions and their potential toxic effects on human neural development are still unclear. In this study, we utilized a human neural stem cell (hNSC)-based system to evaluate the potential developmental neurotoxic effects of the above-mentioned five chemicals, at environment and human exposure relevant concentrations. We found that those compounds slightly altered the expression of hNSC identity markers ( SOX2 , SOX3 and NES ), without impairing cell viability or proliferation, in part by either modulating glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) signaling (TBBPS, TCBPA and BDE-47), and slightly disturbing the NOTCH pathway (TBBPA, TBBPS and TCBPA). Moreover, the five chemicals seemed to alter hNSC differentiation by perturbing triiodothyronine (T3) cellular signaling. Thus, our findings suggest that the five compounds, especially TBBPS, TCBPA, and BDE-47, may affect hNSC self-renewal and differentiation abilities and potentially elicit neural developmental toxicity.
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THIN SOLID FILMS
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2019
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IF 1.888
Jian He,Aisen Li,Yanchun Tao,Ning Chu,Zhixiang Wang,Shuping Xu,Jing Wang,Houyu Zhang,Jingsheng Yu,Weiqing Xu
A two-dimensional (2D) co-crystal composed of 1, 3, 5-trifluoro-2, 4, 6-triiodobenzene and 4, 4′-trimethylenedipyridine via halogen bonding (I···N) was obtained on highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite , and was characterized by scanning tunnelling microscope supplemented by the density functional theory calculation. Its special structure at the interface was further compared with its three-dimensional (3D) co-crystal structure. No orderly structures were observed when Au (111) was applied. The 2D co-crystal grown on the interface is significantly different from the 3D co-crystal. This study is of vital significance in understanding the growth mechanisms of 2D functional co-crystals.
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JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Yafang Ge,Guoting Li,Dongxia Fu,Lina Liu,Benlai Wu
Two metal–organic frameworks based on a multifunctional ligand 2-(5-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H3L), [Mn(HL)(C2H5OH)]n (1) and {[Zn(HL)(H2O)2]·H2O}n (2), have been hydro/solvothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analyses, X-ray powder and single-crystal diffractions, and thermogravimetric analyses. In 1, (HL)2– ligands adopt the μ
3-kN,O:kN′,O′:kN′′ coordination mode and use their imidazoledicarboxylates to bis-chelate MnII into left- and right-handed helixes which are further bridged into a mesolayer structure with (4·82) topology through the coordination of their pyridyl groups. In 2, (HL)2– ligands only use their imidazoledicarboxylates to bis-chelate ZnII into linear chains which are further linked into a 2D supramolecular framework through interchain hydrogen–bonding interactions. Interestingly, the structures of 1 and 2 are mainly dominated by the bis-N,O-chelation of the imidazoledicarboxylate in (HL)2–. As for the formation of the imidazoledicarboxylate-bridged helical chains in 1 or straight chains in 2, it largely depends on the cis- or trans-chelation of two imidazoledicarboxylates around the same metal center. Magnetostructural analysis of 1 discloses that the bis-N,O-chelating imidazoledicarboxylate of (HL)2– transmits antiferromagnetic interactions along the imidazoledicarboxylate-bridged helical chain with the spin-coupling constant of –0.71 cm–1. Additionally, 2 emits greatly enhanced blue fluorescence mainly originating from the intraligand charge transition.
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MOLECULES
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2019
·Vol. 24
·期 20
·3806
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IF 3.06
Qiao Zhang,Yi Zhang,Shi-Kang Zhou,Kan Wang,Min Zhang,Pei-Dong Chen,Wei-Feng Yao,Yu-Ping Tang,Jian-Hua Wu,Li Zhang
The dried roots ofEuphorbia kansuiS.L.Liou ex S.B.Ho have long been used to treat edema in China. However, the severe toxicity caused byEuphorbia kansui(EK) has seriously restricted its clinical application. Although EK was processed with vinegar to reduce its toxicity, the detailed mechanisms of attenuation in toxicity of EK stir-fried with vinegar (VEK) have not been well delineated. Diterpenoids are the main toxic ingredients of EK, and changes in these after processing may be the underlying mechanism of toxicity attenuation of VEK. 3-O-(2′E,4′Z-decadienoyl)-20-O-acetylingenol (3-O-EZ) is one of the diterpenoids derived from EK, and the content of 3-O-EZ was significantly reduced after processing. This study aims to explore the underlying mechanisms of toxicity reduction of VEK based on the change of 3-O-EZ after processing with vinegar. Based on the chemical structure of 3-O-EZ and the method of processing with vinegar, simulation experiments were carried out to confirm the presence of the product both in EK and VEK and to enrich the product. Then, the difference of peak area of 3-O-EZ and its hydrolysate in EK and VEK were detected by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Furthermore, the toxicity effect of 3-O-EZ and its hydrolysate, as well as the underlying mechanism, on zebrafish embryos were investigated. The findings showed that the diterpenoids (3-O-EZ) in EK can convert into less toxic ingenol in VEK after processing with vinegar; meanwhile, the content of ingenol in VEK was higher than that of EK. More interestingly, the ingenol exhibited less toxicity (acute toxicity, developmental toxicity and organic toxicity) than that of 3-O-EZ, and 3-O-EZ could increase malondialdehyde (MDA) content and reduce glutathione (GSH) content; cause embryo oxidative damage by inhibition of the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity; and induce inflammation and apoptosis by elevation of IL-2 and IL-8 contents and activation of the caspase-3 and caspase-9 activity. Thus, this study contributes to our understanding of the mechanism of attenuation in toxicity of VEK, and provides the possibility of safe and rational use of EK in clinics.Keywords:Euphorbia kansui;diterpenoids;vinegar processing;zebrafish toxicity
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ACS Omega
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2019
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IF 2.584
Sihao Wang,Qingyu Luo,Yingfang Zhu,Shaolong Tang,Youwei Du
Synthesis of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with not only prominent electrocatalytic performance but also a low amount of Pt is the urgent challenge in the popularization of fuel cells. In this work, through a facile synthetic strategy of spray dehydration on a solid surface and annealing process, we demonstrate the first manufacture of quaternary structurally ordered PtM3 (M = transition metal) intermetallic nanoparticles (NPs), Pt(Fe, Co, Ni)3, in order to lower the content of Pt. The atomic contents of Pt, Fe, Co, and Ni are equal and the chemical structure of Pt(Fe, Co, Ni)3 is a cubic L12-ordered structure. L12-Pt(Fe, Co, Ni)3/C electrocatalysts exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward ORR with mass activity (MA) 6.6 times higher than the commercial Pt/C and a minimal loss of 17% in MA and 1.5% loss in specific activity (SA) after 10 000 potential cycles at 0.9 V. Furthermore, the stability behavior is confirmed to be attributed to the coaction of particle sizes and the ordering effect. Compared with traditional Pt-based electrocatalysts in the stoichiometric forms of Pt3M and PtM, L12-Pt(Fe, Co, Ni)3 intermetallic NPs exhibit excellent performance and higher cost effectiveness. Moreover, this work also proposes a facile and effective synthetic strategy for manufacturing multicomponent Pt-based electrocatalysts for ORR.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2018
·Vol. 6
·期 18
·2831-2842
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IF 4.776
Fen Zhang,Qingtao Li,Zefeng Lin,Limin Ma,Sheng Xu,Qi Feng,Hua Dong,Yu Zhang,Xiaodong Cao
Stem cells are an alternative solution for repairing bone defects. Cell migration and homing from the edge of the defect is important for new bone formation. However, the hostile ischemic environment results in limited migration, homing and survival of stem cells. In this article, ferric hydroxide (Fe(OH)3) nanoparticle-coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres (FePLGA) were designed via a Pickering emulsion to facilitate stem cell homing. In the process, Fe(OH)3 nanoparticles were immobilized uniformly on the surface of FePLGA microspheres. The morphology, element analysis and Fe content of the FePLGA microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Then, these microspheres were sintered to form porous microsphere scaffolds. Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) was immobilized on the scaffolds via a polydopamine coating to induce osteogenic differentiation. The cell viability, adhesion and migration of mouse bone marrow stromal cells (mBMSCs) cultured on different scaffolds were tested. The results indicated that the mBMSC culture on scaffolds containing Fe(OH)3 nanoparticles exhibited better proliferation, osteoblastic differentiation and migration. Moreover, the iron-containing, rhBMP-2-releasing scaffolds could enhance cell homing efficiency and promote bone formation and osteoconduction when implanted into critical size bone defect models of rabbit femur. Therefore, this new porous PLGA scaffold modified with iron and rhBMP-2 promotes bone repair by recruiting stem cells to the defect site and inside of scaffolds.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2018
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IF 4.513
Qingguo Zhang,Dongye Liu,Qing Li,Xinyuan Zhang,Ying Wei,Xiaoshi Lang
In this study, two novel binary systems of ionic liquids (ILs) {1-cyanopropyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide ([C 3 CNmim][FSI]), or 1-cyanopropyl-3-methyl-imidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([C 3 CNmim][CF 3 SO 3 ]) + acetonitrile (AN)} are prepared over the whole concentration. Densities ( ρ ), electrical conductivities ( σ ), dynamic viscosities ( η ), and surface tensions ( γ ) of pure ILs and two binary systems were measured at temperatures from 288.15 to 323.15 K at 101 kPa within the whole composition range. The thermodynamic parameters of pure ILs such as coefficient of thermal expansion ( α ), standard molar entropy ( S 0 ), and lattice energy ( U POT ) were estimated. The excess molar volumes ( V E ) were obtained from the experimental densities and fitted to Redlich–Kister (R–K) polynomial equation. The dependence of the transport properties (viscosity and conductivity) on temperature can be described by the Vogel–Fulcher–Tamman (VFT) equation. In order to obtain information about interactions between AN molecules and selected ILs, the density functional theory (DFT) calculations combining the COSMO–RS methodology were employed. The hydrogen bonds formation between components of the mixtures was discussed from the calculation results and the variations in the infrared (IR) spectrum.
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2018
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IF 2.732
Wenzhi Wang,Jinkai Li,Zhengyang Zhang,Zongming Liu
The new systems of the (Gd 0.95- x Dy 0.05 Tb x ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 ( x = 0–0.1) and (Gd 0.95- y Dy 0.05 Eu y ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 ( y = 0–0.2) phosphors have been successfully obtained using the hydrothermal method at 900 °C in this work. The crystal structure, morphology, PL/PLE spectra, fluorescence and decay analysis have been studied in detail via the combined techniques of XRD , FE-SEM, PLE/PL spectra and decay kinetic. The phase-pure of the (Gd 0.95- x Dy 0.05 Tb x ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 and (Gd 0.95- y Dy 0.05 Eu y ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 with good dispersions have been formed at the lower sintering temperature of 900 °C. Under 273 nm and 270 nm excitation (the 6 P 7/2 → 8 S 7/2 transitions of Gd 3+ ), the Gd 2 (WO 4 ) 3 :Dy 3+ /Tb 3+ and Gd 2 (WO 4 ) 3 :Dy 3+ /Eu 3+ phosphors exhibit both Dy 3+ (yellow, at 574 nm) and Tb 3+ (green, at 547 nm) as well as Dy 3+ (yellow, at 574 nm) and Eu 3+ (red, at 616 nm) emissions, respectively. The presences of WO 4 2- , Gd 3+ and Dy 3+ excitation bands on the PLE spectra by monitoring the Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ emissions directly provide an evidence of energy transfer of WO 4 2- →Tb 3+ , Gd 3+ →Tb 3+ and Dy 3+ →Tb 3+ , as well as WO 4 2- →Eu 3+ , Gd 3+ →Eu 3+ and Dy 3+ →Eu 3+ , respectively. The quenching concentrations of both two systems are determined to be 7 at% ( x = 0.07 for Tb 3+ ) and 10 at% ( y = 0.10 for Eu 3+ ), and the quenching mechanisms of both two systems are mainly due to the Tb 3+ -Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ -Eu 3+ energy transfers, respectively. The color-tunable emission can be achieved though adjusting the relative content ratios of Dy 3+ /Tb 3+ or Dy 3+ /Eu 3+ , which has been verified by the CIE chromaticity coordinates analysis. The energy transfer efficiencies of Dy 3+ →Tb 3+ and Dy 3+ →Eu 3+ have been calculated, and the energy transfer mechanisms have been analyzed in detail. The (Gd 0.95- x Dy 0.05 Tb x ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 and (Gd 0.95- y Dy 0.05 Eu y ) 2 (WO 4 ) 3 phosphors with color-tunable emission may have a potential application for w-LEDs.
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 68
·36357-36365
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IF 3.708
Long Wang,Hua-jun Zhu,Wei Zhai,Feng Cai,Xiao-min Liu,Hui Yang
Compared with traditional liquid electrolytes, solid polymer electrolytes possess higher reliability and safety but much lower ionic conductivity, which can be improved by incorporating plasticizers to form gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs). However, the commonly employed plasticizers are flammable organic solvents which may cause safety issues. Herein, ionic liquid 1-bultyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim]BF4) is selected as the plasticizer to fabricate inflammable GPE due to its non-volatility and inflammability. The solid matrix is co-polymerized from methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (MPEGM) and hexadecyl-poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (HPEGM). The effect of the electrolyte composition on its properties is systematically studied. The synthesized GPEs possess excellent thermal stability and exhibit relatively high ionic conductivity, among which the one named as PMH12-60, composed of 32 wt% MPEGM, 8 wt% HPEGM and 60 wt% [Bmim]BF4, presents an ionic conductivity comparable to liquid electrolytes, up to 1.13 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 30 °C. In addition, the GPE shows good compatibility with metallic lithium. Furthermore, the coin cell based on PMH12-60, with a LiFePO4 cathode and a lithium anode shows a discharge capacity as high as 145 mA h g−1 and 158 mA h g−1 when cycled at 30 °C and 50 °C, respectively, under the cycling rate of 0.1 C. Moreover, no obvious capacity loss is observed after 30 cycles at both temperatures.
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