Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2020
·Vol. 9
·期 4
·2292-2300
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IF 11.301
Yafang Qi,Xiaoyue Zhao,Yao Liu,Dongxing Kou,Wenhui Zhou,Zhengji Zhou,Shengjie Yuan,Yuena Meng,Sixin Wu
In Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 photovoltaic devices, the exceptionally high density of 2CuZn + SnZn donor defects may induce bandgap fluctuations and thus limit Voc and PCE enhancement. We have previously reported that the partial substitution of Ag for Cu in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 provides a promising way to effectively suppress CuZn defects and considerably enhance the cell performance for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 photovoltaic devices. However, the bandgap fluctuations and detrimental band tailing fundamentally still limit cell performance. On the basis of a Ag-substituted CZTSSe system, in this paper, we demonstrate that partially substituting Zn with Mn could be a feasible tactic to pronouncedly decrease the bandgap fluctuations and prevent detrimental band tailing. Our in-depth investigation reveals that Mn substitution could increase depletion width, decrease the defect densities of the CuZn acceptor and 2CuZn + SnZn donor, and enable grain boundary (GB) inversion in a (Cu,Ag)2ZnSn(S,Se)4-based cell. As a result, an impressive PCE of 11.81% was achieved when the Mn substitution level was 10%, with a Voc of 478 mV, a Jsc of 37.89 mA cm−2, and an FF of 65.23%. This is so far the highest efficiency among Mn-substituted CZTSSe-based photovoltaic devices. By thoroughly understanding these photoelectric properties of the CZTSSe-based photovoltaic devices, we believe that the breakthrough in device efficiency will come soon through our continuous efforts.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2020
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IF 3.99
Yajun Deng,Guang-Ling Song,Dajiang Zheng,Yanmei Zhang
The combination of antifouling and biocidal methods is an efficient antimicrobial strategy to alleviate environmental biofouling. Herein, a functional organic/inorganic hybrid coating with integrated terpolymer and hybrid Ag@TA-SiO 2 nano spheres was designed and fabricated for antifouling purpose for the first time. The silicon-containing terpolymer (GHM) was fabricated via a simplified free radical co-polymerization process with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and 3-(methacryloxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPS). It was expected that the (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (KH550) would become immobilized at the epoxide ring of the GMA and eventually crosslinked, acting as a backbone for the final polymeric coating (PGHMK). Meanwhile, Ag nano-particles were decorated with tannic acid (TA) to have a composite surface structure and loaded with silica (SiO 2 ) to form raspberries. The fabrication of the decorated and loaded antibacterial nano particle Ag@TA-SiO 2 was environmental-friendly, high efficiency and low-cost. The PGHMK coating was expected to act as an effective antifouling barrier, and the embedded Ag@TA-SiO 2 as a functional biocide carrier to collectively inhibit biofouling. To ensure the designed fabrication processes and the products, the microstructural, compositional, morphological changes of the copolymers and nanoparticles were characterized by means of FT-IR, 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The antifouling and bactericidal properties of the composite coatings were also systematically evaluated through measuring the adsorption of protein, growth of bacteria and attachment of microalgae on the coating surface. The results indicated that the coating suppressed 98.6 % of protein adsorption, and its antibacterial efficiency reached 99.1 % and 82.7 % for E. coli and S. aureus , respectively. The coating could also remarkably reduce the attachment of microalgae N. Closterium and Dicrateria zhanjiangensis by 93.5 % and 97.6 %, respectively. It is envisioned that the composite coating may provide a promising antifouling and antibacterial surface for marine engineering structures.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Yonghui Yan,Yang Liu,Yongguang Zhang,Chunling Qin,Zhumabay Bakenov,Zhifeng Wang
Due to huge volume expansion and poor electrical conductivity, the commercial application of the promising Germanium (Ge) anode is restrained in lithium ion battery (LIB) field. Generally, conductive metals can improve the electron mobility in Ge. In that way, whether active materials or conductive metals account for a higher proportion in the anode is controversial in this field and needs to be clarified urgently. Herein, three Ge-based anodes with different ratios in conductive Ag are fabricated by a facile melt spinning and one-step dealloying method. It is found that Ag nanoparticles embedded three-dimensional nanoporous Ge (Ag/np-Ge) electrode with high active material ratio exhibits the best cycling stability among tested samples, delivering a high capacity of 953 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g −1 and an excellent reversible capacity of 522 mAh g −1 after 200 cycles even at the high current density of 1000 mA g −1 . The enhanced cycling stability can be attributed to the synergistic effect of nanoporous network-like structure and embedded Ag nanoparticles. A dramatical increase in electrical conductivity and activity of Ge by doping of Ag is confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The work provides us an idea to rationally design the three-dimensional structure of active materials assisting with a proper ratio of conductive metals, which may promote the development of promising Ge anodes for LIBs with excellent cycling stability.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 6.182
Yingshuang Song,Yusi Peng,Nguyen Viet Long,Zhengren Huang,Yong Yang
At present, there is an urgent need to develop a highly efficient adsorbent and photocatalyst with photodegradability under visible light for the removal of dye molecules in wastewater. Herein, the multifunctional three-dimensional Ag/g-C 3 N 4 /reduced graphene oxide aerogel (Ag/g-C 3 N 4 /RGOA) has been successfully prepared by a simple “one-pot” hydrothermal method , which exhibits three kinds of improved properties including excellent surfaced-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity, highly efficient adsorption and photocatalytic activity. The composite aerogel presents 3D porous network structure. Importantly, the composite aerogel exhibits excellent adsorption and photocatalytic performance with adsorption rate of 44% and degradation rate of 93%. This is mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of Ag NPs, g-C 3 N 4 and RGO, which promotes the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. In addition, the 3D porous network structure is conducive to the utilization of visible light and the transfer of photogenerated electrons. Furthermore, Ag/g-C 3 N 4 /RGOA exhibits excellent SERS activity with a detection limit of 1 × 10 −7 M for R6G molecules. The SERS performance has been utilized to monitor the process of adsorption and photodegradation of R6G by the composite aerogel. In this research, the designed multifunctional aerogel may become an attractive material for the detection and removal of dyes in wastewater.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 24
·期 4
·1007-1015
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IF 2.646
Su Chang,Han Bing,Ma Jiaojiao,Guo Pengju,Xu Lihuan
In the present work, the poly(o-phenylenediamine)/Ag (PoPD/Ag) hybrid composite with the microrod morphology was prepared by in situ chemical oxidation method, and then composite electrodes of PoPD/Ag (PVDF) and PoPD/Ag (sodium alginate) were prepared by using PVDF and sodium alginate as electrode binders, respectively. As explored as the anode of lithium ion batteries, the redox-active PoPD in the hybrid composite, compared to the pure PoPD, demonstrated the remarkably improved electrochemical performances with superior high capacity and good rate capability and cycling stability, due to the improved intrinsic electrical conductivity of PoPD via the introduced Ag nanoparticles in the polymer. As the sodium alginate was chosen as the functional electrode binder, PoPD/Ag (sodium alginate) exhibited the initial charge/discharge-specific capacity of 1452.9/2317.7 mAh g −1 , and after the 100th cycles, the developed discharge capacity for PoPD/Ag (sodium alginate) reached to 1389.9 mAh g −1 , which was evidently higher than that of PoPD. Its stable and representative discharge-specific capacities were 1291, 1044.9, 856.7, 762.5 mAh g −1 at the current rate of 50, 100, 200, and 500 mAh g −1 , respectively, which were obviously superior to that of PoPD and PoPD/Ag (PVDF), indicating that sodium alginate as binder has the special effects on the electrochemical characteristics of PoPD, which benefited to the capacity release step by step during the charge/discharge process. The works would provide significant exploration for the preparation of high-performance poly (aromatic amine) polymer as the electrode materials.
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ACS Omega
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2020
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IF 2.87
Yao Feng,Juanjuan Yin,Shufeng Liu,Yuying Wang,Bingfan Li,Tifeng Jiao
Poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) has abundant amino groups in a macromolecular chain and can be used as a graft source for metal nanocomposites, which shows excellent ability to form stable complexes with heavy metal ions. In this work, a simple and convenient method was used to make PEI into a stable hydrogel with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide-N-hydroxysuccinimide and subsequently coprecipitate with silver nitrate solution or palladium chloride solution to form metal-loaded composite hydrogels. In addition, the characterizations of composite hydrogels were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area tests (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet spectroscopy. The properties of composite hydrogels on the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol were studied. The results showed that the composite hydrogels could be easily separated from the water environment, which indicated the large-scale potential application in organic catalytic degradation and wastewater treatment.
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Polymers
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2020
·Vol. 12
·期 2
·426
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IF 3.426
Yunjian Wu,Xiaoxing Zhang,Ankit Negi,Jixiong He,Guoxiong Hu,Shuangshuang Tian,Jun Liu
Polymer composites, with both high thermal conductivity and high electrical insulation strength, are desirable for power equipment and electronic devices, to sustain increasingly high power density and heat flux. However, conventional methods to synthesize polymer composites with high thermal conductivity often degrade their insulation strength, or cause a significant increase in dielectric properties. In this work, we demonstrate epoxy nanocomposites embedded with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), and modified boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs), which have high thermal conductivity, high insulation strength, low permittivity, and low dielectric loss. Compared with neat epoxy, the composite with 25 vol% of binary nanofillers has a significant enhancement (~10x) in thermal conductivity, which is twice of that filled with BNNSs only (~5x), owing to the continuous heat transfer path among BNNSs enabled by AgNPs. An increase in the breakdown voltage is observed, which is attributed to BNNSs-restricted formation of AgNPs conducting channels that result in a lengthening of the breakdown path. Moreover, the effects of nanofillers on dielectric properties, and thermal simulated current of nanocomposites, are discussed.Keywords:polymer nanocomposites;thermal conductivity;electrical properties;silver nanoparticles/boron nitride nanosheets;PACS:
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 6.182
Aotian Gu,Jiuyu Chen,Qianhong Gao,Muhammad Musaa Khan,Peng Wang,Yan Jiao,Zongxiang Zhang,Ying Liu,Yi Yang
The high effective Ag/ZIF-8@ZIF-67 core-shell composite was fabricated by a convenient strategy and applied in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. The obtained samples were fully characterized by transmission electron microcopy (TEM), element mapping, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the like. Catalytic experiments showed that the Ag/ZIF-8@ZIF-67 exhibit superior catalytic activity in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and another two nitroaromatic compounds. The apparent rate constant (K app ) and the conversion frequency (TOF) of Ag/ZIF-8@ZIF-67 0.4 for 4-nitrophenol were 12.22 × 10 −3 s −1 and 5.611 min −1 , respectively, and preserved high catalytic performance after four cycles. The catalytic activity of Ag/ZIF-8@ZIF-67 was significantly increased compared to Ag/ZIF-8, which was mainly attributed to the high specific surface area of ZIF-8@ZIF-67, the synergy of ZIF-8 core and ZIF-67 shell and the restriction of pores to Ag NPs.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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Xiao Zhang,Bin Ren,Xi Li,Yanhua Xu,Biming Liu,Peng Yu,Yongjun Sun,Danhua Mei
In this study, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) (CN) was conveniently and environmentally modified into a stable and easily recyclable photocatalyst for the high removal efficiency of dye contaminants in water. Magnetic carrier (CN/Fe 3 O 4 ) and heterojunction photocatalysts (Ag@AgBr/CN/Fe 3 O 4 ) were prepared by ultrasonic and in situ deposition of Fe 3 O 4 and Ag@AgBr nanoparticles on the CN , respectively, and characterized by the surface structure, optical, and electrochemical properties. The effects of different catalysts, silver loading, catalyst dosage, and different aeration conditions on the photocatalytic degradation of RhB were investigated. Results exhibited that the removal rate of RhB by Ag@AgBr/CN/Fe 3 O 4 reached 96% within 150 min when the Ag loading was 5%, the catalyst dosage was 0.4 g/L, and the aeration was air. Furthermore, the degradation rate constant was 17.3 × 10 −3 min −1 , which was 4.3 and 3.4 times higher than that of CN and CN/Fe 3 O 4 , respectively. The stability study demonstrated that Ag@AgBr/CN/Fe 3 O 4 had almost no risk of Ag and Fe leakage and showed high stability. Mechanism study indicated that the construction of Z-scheme heterojunction between Ag@AgBr and CN and trapping electron by Fe 3+ promoted charge transfer and electron–hole pair separation, thus enhancing photocatalytic activity.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 22
·期 20
·6846-6854
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IF 9.48
Jingpeng Li,Rumin Ma,Yun Lu,Zaixing Wu,Minglei Su,Kexia Jin,Daochun Qin,Rong Zhang,Ruihua Bai,Sheng He,Yuhe Chen,Zehui Jiang
Plant-based natural biotemplates are increasingly gaining popularity for the development of catalytic filters in water treatment owing to their unique features, such as exquisite microstructures, renewable properties, and environmental friendliness. However, the development of catalytic filters, not limited to plant-based filters, to achieve both super-high water flux and excellent treatment efficiency, particularly under gravity-driven conditions, remains challenging. Therefore, herein, an efficient gravity-driven catalytic filter was fabricated using a naturally three-dimensional (3D) porous rattan biotemplate for water treatment. After reducing Ag(NH3)2+ ions via an in situ process that did not involve the addition of reductants or stabilizers, Ag nanoparticles (NPs) were immobilized in the inner microchannel of the porous rattan cane. The intrinsically aligned microchannels in the vascular bundles of rattan (diameter 24–420 μm) acted as reaction compartments for the immobilization and stabilization of Ag NPs. Furthermore, the 3D Ag/rattan filter exhibited excellent gravity-driven catalytic activity (up to 97.2% treatment efficiency for a high water flux of 7471 L m−2 h−1), good recyclability, high water permeability, and stability toward 4-nitrophenol reductions. These excellent properties were attributed to the synergistic effect of the evenly distributed nanosized Ag catalysts and microchannel structures of rattan. Rattan materials are abundantly available and naturally porous, and they can readily serve as cost-effective, nontoxic, biodegradable, and sustainable sources in numerous catalytic applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Na Zhang,Na Yang,Luhong Zhang,Bin Jiang,Yongli Sun,Jingwen Ma,Kai Cheng,Feifei Peng
Wettability of porous materials is crucial for the separation of emulsified oil/water mixtures. Herein, high hydrophobicity of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane has been facilely transformed to high hydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity via single-step coating of plant-derived epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and silver ion (Ag + ) in aqueous solution. EGCG can chelate with Ag + and in-situ reduced it into Ag nanoparticle, meanwhile Ag/EGCG composite was adhered on membrane surface due to the high surface binding affinity of EGCG. The hydrophilic EGCG and formed micro/nanostructure together improved membrane hydrophilicity and oleophobicity. The optimally Ag/EGCG modified PVDF membrane possesses high permeate flux (e.g. 735 L/(m 2 h) for diesel-in-water emulsion, while it is zero for pristine PVDF membrane) under a low operation pressure of 0.5 bar and high oil rejections in the treatment of surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions consisting of micro/nano scale droplets. In addition, the membrane exhibits excellent antifouling property with a flux recovery ratio of 98.1% and satisfactory reusability in a 5-cycle test. Moreover, the membrane possessed desired stability during long-term rinsing test and Ag leaching test. This work would offer new insights into surface hydrophilic manipulation of porous membrane towards practical oil emulsion purification.
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Materials Today Communications
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2020
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IF 2.678
Jian-Jun Li,Xiao-Hong Chen,Guo-Jun Weng,Jian Zhu,Jun-Wu Zhao
The fluorescence quenching properties of Ag-coated Au tetrapod nanostars have been studied via fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. Because of the intense plasmonic light absorption and the corresponding fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), the fluorescence quenching effect of Au tetrapod nanostars could be greatly enhanced by Ag coating. What’s more, the fluorescence quenching ability of Ag-coated Au tetrapod nanostars could be further increased by tuning the size of inner Au tetrapod nanostars or the thickness of the outer Ag coating. In the study of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) detection based on the fluorescence probe of Ag-coated Au tetrapod nanostars, surface modification of antibody conjugation has been carried out to guarantee the specificity. Under the optimized conditions, the fluorescence efficiency of the Ag-coated Au tetrapod nanostars probe exhibits a linear response to CEA concentration ranging from 10−280 pg/mL, and the corresponding theoretical detection limit (LOD) is as low as 8.2 pg/mL. Interference experiment results shows that the influence from the interfering proteins could be neglected in the detection, and it has been successfully applied to detect CEA in real samples. Compared with other optical detection techniques of CEA, this method based on fluorescence quenching of Ag-coated Au tetrapod nanostars has better performance because of the special geometry features including regular tips and Ag coating.
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