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2025
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IF 3.1
Xinyao Wang,Shaofen Zhao,Wei Shi,Jiangli Sun,Zheming Ni,Shengjie Xia
In this study, WO 3 @NiCr-LDHs Z-scheme heterojunctions have been synthesised for the photodegradation of NOR. A comprehensive investigation was conducted into the effects of the Ni/Cr ratio, catalyst dosage, norfloxacin concentration, temperature and pH of the aqueous environment on the degradation activity of the composites. Furthermore, the stability and reusability of the catalyst after the reaction were discussed. The structural composition and morphological features of the materials were characterised by XRD, SEM and TEM, and the photoelectric properties of the heterojunctions were investigated by photoluminescence spectroscopy and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The experimental findings demonstrated that a quantity of 15 mg of WO 3 @NiCr-LDHs in conjunction with 50 ml of a 10 mg/L norfloxacin solution in an aqueous environment at a temperature of 20°C and a pH of 7, resulted in 86.01 % of the material being degraded after 120 min of light irradiation. This value was found to be 2.75 and 1.23 times higher than that of WO 3 and LDHs, respectively. Kinetic and thermodynamic analyses indicated that the catalyst amount and temperature were the predominant factors influencing the photodegradation process. The efficient photodegradation is attributable to the built-in electric field produced by the Z-scheme heterojunction, which promotes the separation of photogenerated electron holes, allowing more electrons to be converted into free radicals to work with the holes in the degradation of NOR.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2022
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IF 6.14
Zeai Huang,Yaolin Chen,Jundao Wu,Wenwen Xie,Xiaoting He,Minzhi Ma,Kazuhiro Sayama,Ying Zhou
Production of peroxodisulphate (S2O82–) on powdered photocatalysts is a promising way to obtain high-value-added chemicals using solar energy; however, it is still suffering from low efficiency. In the present work, we fabricated bimetallic Au core and Pt shell nanoparticle-loaded WO3 (Au@Pt/WO3) photocatalyst for enhanced production of S2O82–, which is 1.7 times that of Pt nanoparticle-loaded WO3 (Pt/WO3), and was reported to be the best catalyst for S2O82– production. A further study demonstrated that the electronic interaction of Pt was successfully modulated by the core–shell nanoparticle architecture, and the core–shell nanoparticle structure between Au and Pt improved the formation of the surface chemical state of Pt to be metallic Pt, proposed as the active site for oxygen reduction. Besides, the core–shell nanoparticle structure also exposed a large amount of Pt on the surface of the substrate. As a result, Au@Pt/WO3 showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity of S2O82– with a quantum efficiency of 5.2% at 420 nm, whereas Pt–Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticle-loaded WO3 with a large amount of surface PtOx and exposed both Au and Pt on the surface showed very low activity. This work provides insights into the bimetallic Pt nanoparticle-loaded WO3 for enhanced photocatalytic activity.
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Catalysts
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 4
·389
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IF 3.444
Xiyan Xu,Shuming Liu,Yong Cui,Xiaoting Wang,Kate Smith,Yujue Wang
Increasing demand for fresh water in extreme drought regions necessitates potable water reuse. However, current membrane-based water reclamation approaches cannot effectively remove carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane. The current study reports on the solar-driven removal of 1,4-dioxane (50 mg L−1) using a homemade WO3/nγ-Al2O3nano-catalyst. Characterization methods including scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses are used to investigate the surface features of the catalyst. The 1,4-dioxane mineralization performance of this catalyst under various reaction conditions is studied. The effect of the catalyst dosage is tested. The mean oxidation state carbon (MOSC) values of the 1,4-dioxane solution are followed during the reaction. The short chain organic acids after treatment are measured. The results showed that over 75% total organic carbon (TOC) removal was achieved in the presence of 300 mg L−1of the catalyst with a simulated solar irradiation intensity of 40 mW cm−2. Increasing the dose of the catalyst from 100 to 700 mg L−1can improve the treatment efficiency to some extent. The TOC reduction curve fits well with an apparent zero-order kinetic model and the corresponding constant rates are within 0.0927 and 0.1059 mg L−1s−1, respectively. The MOSC values of the 1,4-dioxane solution increase from 1.3 to 3 along the reaction, which is associated with the formation of some short chain acids. The catalyst can be effectively reused 7 times. This work provides an oxidant-free and energy saving approach to achieve efficient removal of 1,4-dioxane and thus shows promising potential for potable reuse applications.Keywords:1,4-dioxane;photocatalysis;WO3/nγ-Al2O3;solar radiation;water treatment;potable reuse
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2020
·Vol. 31
·期 6
·5008-5016
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IF 2.22
Peng Fang,Wang Shaojie,Yu Weiwei,Huang Tiantian,Sun Yan,Cheng Chuanwei,Chen Xin,Hao Jiaming,Dai Ning
Gas sensors with high performance and low energy consumption are necessary for system integration in the environment monitoring of explosives. High-performance room-temperature hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) gas sensors were fabricated based on the hybrids of tungsten oxide (WO 3 )/reduced graphene oxide (rGO). WO 3 nanocubes modified with different contents of rGO were synthesized by acid-based hydrothermal method. The optimal amount of rGO in the composite is 5 wt%, at which the room-temperature operating sensor presents the highest sensitivity of approximately 32.7 to 500 ppb H 2 S, a fast recovery time of ~ 180 s, as well as an excellent sensing selectivity. The overall improvement in sensing performances demonstrated an important progress made in H 2 S sensor fabrication for portable and real-time gas detection. The improved gas-sensing performance is attributed to the large specific surface area of the WO 3 nanocubes, the formation of WO 3 /rGO heterojunctions, and the enhanced electron transfer efficiency.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2025
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IF 6
Zhihua Ying,Yi Zhong,Yan Liu,Wenjun Yan
Background Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) is a hazardous atmospheric pollutant, driving demand for highly sensitive and reliable monitoring sensors. A significant challenge in this field is enhancing the performance of metal-oxide-based gas sensors, particularly their response and operating temperature. Current materials often exhibit insufficient sensitivity at room temperature, limiting their practical application. This work addresses the problem of developing a high-performance NO 2 gas sensor that operates effectively at room temperature. Results We present a novel WO 3 /InWO 4 heterojunction sensor that demonstrates dramatically enhanced NO 2 sensing under UV activation. The key result is a response value of 116.03 to 3 ppm NO 2 at room temperature, which is 3.55 times higher than that of a pure InWO 4 sensor. The composite sensor showed a response time of 68 s and a recovery time of 43 s, representing a slight increase and decrease, respectively, compared to the pure material. This performance is attributed to the synergistic effects of the constructed heterojunction, which promotes charge separation, alongside optimized oxygen vacancy concentration and UV light activation. The method was comprehensively validated through material characterization and gas-sensing tests, confirming that this composite structure effectively improves surface reactions with NO 2 molecules. Significance This study conclusively demonstrates that the WO 3 /InWO 4 heterojunction strategy is highly effective for NO 2 sensing. The significance lies in achieving exceptional sensor response at room temperature, providing a valuable pathway for developing low-power, high-performance gas sensing devices.
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APPLIED OPTICS
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2024
·Vol. 63
·期 10
·A70
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IF 1.7
FengHong Chu,Dan Pei,ZhengLan Bian,YiSheng Sun,AnDuo Hu,GuiLin Zhang,Liang Xue,JiaWen Han,JiaMeng Zhang
Tungsten oxide (${{\rm WO}_3}$) has been widely used in hydrogen sensing due to its stable chemical properties and high oxygen vacancy diffusion coefficient. However, the response of pure ${{\rm WO}_3}$ to hydrogen is slow, and doping is an effective way to improve the hydrogen sensing performance of ${{\rm WO}_3}$ materials. In this paper, ${{\rm WO}_3}/{\rm Pt}/{\rm PEG}/{{\rm SiO}_2}$ porous film was prepared by the sol-gel method using tungsten powder, ${{\rm H}_2}{{\rm O}_2}$ and ${{\rm C}_2}{{\rm H}_5}{\rm OH}$ as precursors, polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the pore-forming agent, and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the ${{\rm SiO}_2}$ source material. The sensing properties of the ${{\rm WO}_3}$ composite for hydrogen were characterized by a transmission optical fiber hydrogen sensing system made at home. The process parameters such as water bath time, aging time, W:PEG ratio, and W:TEOS ratio were optimized to improve the sensitivity and response time of the sensing film. The experimental results indicate that the sensitivity is 15.68%, the average response time is 45 s, and the repeatability is up to 98.74% in 16 consecutive tests. The linearity index ${{\rm R}^2}$ is 0.9946 within the hydrogen concentration range of 5000 ppm to 50,000 ppm. The film responds only to ${{\rm H}_2}$ when the concentration of interfering gases (${{\rm CH}_4}$, CO, ${{\rm CO}_2}$) is 2000 ppm. The hydrogen sensing performance of the optimized film is significantly improved compared with that of the undoped film.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Chao Zhang,Kaidi Wu,Hanlin Liao,Marc Debliquy
Pristine Bi 2 WO 6 nanosheets and hierarchical WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflowers were prepared via a facile hydrothermal technique. WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflowers were assembled with thin nanosheets, where WO 3 nanoparticles were uniformly loaded. The H 2 S sensing properties of pristine Bi 2 WO 6 nanosheets and hierarchical WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflowers were systematically investigated at room temperature. 20 WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflowers sensor displayed the best sensing property towards ppb-level H 2 S compared with all other samples. The enhancement was ascribed to the catalytic effect of WO 3 nanoparticles and the modified microstructure with large specific surface areas. Moreover, the n–n heterojunction structures also increase the thickness of electron depletion layer and potential barrier height, which could efficiently improve the sensing properties. The practical application of 20 WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflowers sensor in detecting the volatiles of Pangasius was also studied in this work. Therefore, the hierarchical WO 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 microflower is a promising ppb-level H 2 S sensing material for environment monitoring and fish freshness detection.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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IF 3.779
Jiayi Chen,Xinyan Xiao,Yi Wang,Zhihao Ye
Novel hierarchical sheet-on-sheet WO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 (WOCN) composites were successfully fabricated by simple calcination method using acid-treated SrWO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 as precursors. The morphological observation showed that WO 3 nanosheets were closely anchored on the surface of g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets to construct a hierarchical nanostructure . The as-synthesized WOCN composites exhibited a significantly higher photocatalytic activity towards the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) compared to pristine g-C 3 N 4 and WO 3 under simulated sunlight irradiation. The optimum photocatalytic activity of the WOCN at a WO 3 mass content of 34.6% was 6.5 and 3.0 times higher than that of pristine WO 3 and g-C 3 N 4 , respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activities of WOCN composites were attributed to the formation of hierarchical heterostructure , which provided larger specific surface area, better visible-light absorption capability, reduced the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and enhanced separation efficiency of charge carriers. A Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism was proposed according to active species trapping experiments.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2023
·Vol. 190
·期 5
·1-11
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Shen Yuru,Sun Chenglong,Chen Mingjian,Du Yun,Cheng Jun,Li Yunlong,Xie Qingji
A new BiVO 4 -carboxylated graphene (cG)-WO 3 Z-scheme heterojunction was constructed on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate electrode by ultrasonic mixing and cast-coating for determination of oxytetracycline (OTC). Since cG can absorb visible light and well match with the energy levels of WO 3 and BiVO 4 to promote the charge separation and transfer, the photocurrent on the BiVO 4 -cG-WO 3 /FTO photoelectrode is 4.4 times that on the control BiVO 4 -WO 3 /FTO photoelectrode. An amino-functionalized OTC aptamer was fixed on the BiVO 4 -cG-WO 3 /FTO photoelectrode by the 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide/N-hydroxysuccinimide mediated amide reaction, and then hexaammonium ruthenium(III) (Ru(NH 3 ) 6 3+ ) was attached to the OTC aptamer to increase the photocurrent response to the OTC binding. Under the optimized conditions, the photocurrent on the BiVO 4 -cG-WO 3 /FTO photoelectrode at 0 V vs SCE was linear with the common logarithm of OTC concentration from 0.01 nM to 500 nM, with a limit of detection of 3.1 pM ( S / N = 3). Satisfactory recovery results were obtained in the analysis of real water samples. Graphical abstract
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2025
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Manwen Hu,Jiejie Yu,Ruijie Qin,Jinwu Hu,Jingcheng Xu,Hui-jun Li,Hui Xu,Jingbo Chen,Ding Wang
Long-term exposure to xylene can seriously damage the respiratory and central nervous systems. Xylene poses significant health risks even at trace levels in the ppb range, highlighting the need for the ppb-level detection. Designing high-performance gas-sensitive materials and sensing structures is essential to address high operating temperatures and poor trace detection. In this work, PtPd nanobimetallic-sensitized CeO 2 porous nanospheres were prepared as the upper catalytic layer via solution self-assembly and impregnation, with WO 3 nanofibers as the lower sensing layer to form a bilayer sensor. The 1 wt%Pt 70 Pd 30 /CeO 2 /WO 3 sensor showed the best response (R a /R g = 38.67) to 10 ppm xylene at 180℃, and it demonstrates a obvious response to xylene at ultra-low concentrations down to 1 ppb (R a /R g = 1.4). The sensor also exhibits good stability and notable humidity resistance. By combining in-situ infrared and online mass spectrometry, we show that xylene is catalytically converted into toluene and methyl radicals upon passing through the 1 wt% Pt 70 Pd 30 /CeO 2 layer, significantly enhancing response performance. In summary, the novel bilayer sensor developed in this study enables trace xylene detection at the ppb level and shows potential for environmental monitoring applications.
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Scientific Reports
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 1
·1-11
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IF 4.011
Wang Linjuan,Zan Ling
Compositing nanoparticles photo-catalyst with enormous surface areas metal–organic framework (MOF) will greatly improve photocatalytic performances. Herein, WO 3 nanoparticles are partly embedded into pores of MIL-101 or only supported on the outside of representative MIL-101, which were defined as embedded structure WO 3 @MIL-101@WO 3 and coating structure WO 3 &MIL-101 respectively. Different pH, concentration and loading percentage were researched. XRD, TEM and BET were carried to analyze the composites. Compared with the pristine WO 3 , all WO 3 loaded MOF nanocomposites exhibited remarkable enhancing for the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation methylene blue under visible light. Their activity of the same loading percentage WO 3 in embedded structure and coating structure have increased for 9 and 3 times respectively compared with pure WO 3 . The WO 3 @MIL-101@WO 3 has 3 times higher efficiency than WO 3 &MIL-101, because the shorter electron-transport distance can make a contribution to electron–hole separation. The further mechanism involved has been investigated by radical quantify experiment, XPS and photoluminescence spectroscopy.
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RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 59
·37631-37642
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IF 3.361
Kanjun Sun,Fengting Hua,Shuzhen Cui,Yanrong Zhu,Hui Peng,Guofu Ma
A novel asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) is assembled on the basis of an inerratic hexagonal-like WO3 nanorod bundle as a negative electrode and graphene-like alfalfa-derived porous activated carbon (APAC) as the positive electrode in 1 M H2SO4 aqueous electrolyte. The WO3 nanostructures prepared at pH of 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 display hexagonal disc-like, nanorod bundle, inerratic hexagonal-like, sphere-like, and needle-shaped nanorod morphology. WO3-2.0, which was prepared at a pH of 2.0, exhibits high specific capacitance (415.3 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1). APAC-2, which had the mass ratios of dried alfalfa and ZnCl2 as 1 : 2, showed a 3D porous structure, large surface area (1576.3 m2 g−1), high specific capacitance (262.1 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1), good cycling stability with 96% of initial specific capacitance after 5000 consecutive cycles. The ASC assembled with WO3-2.0 and APAC-2 exhibits high energy density (27.3 W h kg−1 at a power density of 403.1 W kg−1), as well as good electrochemical stability (82.6% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles). Such outstanding electrochemical behavior implies that the electrode materials are promising for practical energy-storage systems.
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