RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 57
·29968-29974
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IF 3.708
Yongjuan Wang,Yuming Zhou,Tao Zhang,Man He,Xiaohai Bu
This work describes a facile approach for the delaminating of Ni–In-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) by the intercalation of acetate anions in the LDHs gallery using co-precipitation method. The acetate-intercalated Ni–In LDHs exhibited swelling behavior in water and delaminated into semitransparent suspensions on the action of water. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopic (AFM) observations revealed the formation of unilamellar LDHs nanosheets. This simple method did not need reflux at high temperatures, overcoming the deficiency of using organic solvents, resulting in a steady colloidal suspension of 2D nanosheets. The unique properties of 2D ultrathin nanosheets with full access to the positively charged activity sites make them attractive in terms of the improvement of DNA adsorption. The effect of dosage on the adsorption of DNA and the adsorption isotherm were investigated in detail. The equilibrium data were found to be well described by both the Langmuir and Freundlich models. Based on the mechanism of adsorption, the adsorption sites of exfoliated nanosheets can be easily occupied by highly negatively charged small anions through electrostatic interactions. The adsorbed DNA can be released via the addition of a hydrogen phosphate solution.
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Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 6
·1595
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IF 5.076
Jing Qi,Tianli Wu,Mengyao Xu,Dan Zhou,Zhubing Xiao
To address the challenge of highly efficient water splitting into H2, successful fabrication of novel porous three-dimensional Ni-doped CoP3nanowall arrays on carbon cloth was realized, resulting in an effective self-supported electrode for the electrocatalytic hydrogen-evolution reaction. The synthesized samples exhibit rough, curly, and porous structures, which are beneficial for gaseous transfer and diffusion during the electrocatalytic process. As expected, the obtained Ni-doped CoP3nanowall arrays with a doping concentration of 7% exhibit the promoted electrocatalytic activity. The achieved overpotentials of 176 mV for the hydrogen-evolution reaction afford a current density of 100 mA cm−2, which indicates that electrocatalytic performance can be dramatically enhanced via Ni doping. The Ni-doped CoP3electrocatalysts with increasing catalytic activity should have significant potential in the field of water splitting into H2. This study also opens an avenue for further enhancement of electrocatalytic performance through tuning of electronic structure andd-band center by doping.Keywords:transition-metal phosphide;electrocatalyst;hydrogen-evolution reaction;density-functional theory
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2022
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Wei Huang,Wenjin Li,Min Gao,Xiaodan Wang,Jiantao Wang,Weidong Zhuang
Structural degradation and surface chemical instability are dominant issues of Ni-rich layered cathodes, which trigger capacity fading and safety concerns, hindering the extensive application of Ni-rich cathodes toward high-energy, long-life lithium-ion batteries. Here, by combining trace Ta doping and an ultrathin Zr–Y mixed oxide coating, an integrated modification strategy significantly improves the cycling and thermal stability of Ni-rich LiNi0.88Co0.10Al0.02O2 (NCA) cathodes. The integrated modified Ni-rich cathode provides an unprecedented comprehensive performance with a high discharge capacity of 212.2 mA h g–1 at 0.1 C, an 88.6% cycling retention after 500 cycles at 1 C, and a high exothermic peak temperature of 261 °C compared with the pristine NCA cathode (67.4% capacity retention for 500 cycles and 221 °C for the exothermic peak). Further mechanism studies illustrate that a dual-structural surface constructed of a rock salt surface induced by Ta doping and ultrathin Zr–Y mixed oxide coating jointly suppresses surface side reactions between cathodes and electrolytes. Moreover, trace Ta doping in the bulk stabilizes the bulk structure and prevents mechanical cracks. This study highlights the importance of comprehensive modification of the bulk and surface for improving the electrochemical performance and provides a potential optimizing strategy for the commercialization of high-capacity Ni-rich cathode materials.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2020
·Vol. 49
·期 5
·1646-1651
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IF 4.174
Yajing An,Hamza Ijaz,Ming Huang,Jianqiang Qu,Shi Hu
The use of fuel cells is one of the most promising renewable energy strategies, but they still suffer from many limitations. The high mass enthalpy of hydrogen as a fuel comes at the cost of inconveniences and risks associated with storage, transportation and utilization, while the high performance of Pt catalysts in commercial fuel cells is limited by their high cost, low earth abundance, and poor stability as a result of CO intermediate poisoning. To circumvent these dilemmas, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) were developed, using methanol as a fuel and Ni as the anode catalyst. Thanks to the condensed form of the fuel, DMFCs are considered as the most promising fuel-cell solution for portable electronic devices. Usually, other elements have to be introduced into Ni-based catalysts to modify the active sites to provide better alternatives to pristine Ni metal in terms of activity and stability. In this study, we provide a mild synthetic method for the preparation of CuNi alloy nanoparticles. The proper alloying ratio leads to the suitable modification of the electronic structure of Ni, which promotes the MOR catalytic reaction on the NiCu alloy. The NiCu alloy catalyst exhibits a mass current density of 1028 mA mgmetal−1 for the MOR at 1.55 V (vs. RHE), which is among the best values obtained from similarly prepared Ni-based catalysts.
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SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Jinxue Song,Yi He,Hongjie Li,Yihan Zhang,Bo Liu,Ruxia Song,Zhifei Zhang,Yahui He
ZrC particles were embedded into Ni B metal composite coatings by pulse electrodeposition in a Watt-type bath at 50 °C and 400 rpm with magnetic stirring. SEM, XPS , and AFM were used to characterize the appearance, chemical state, and surface roughness of the coating. The mechanical properties of deposits were measured by Vickers hardness and reciprocating friction, and scratches caused by linear reciprocating friction were analyzed with SEM and EDS in detail. In addition, the corrosion resistance was measured by the electrochemical impedance and polarization. The test results showed that the nanoparticles were uniformly dispersed across the substrate's surface, and the successful incorporation of nano-ZrC significantly changed the property of the nickel‑boron alloy coating. When the ZrC concentration in the bath was 4 g/L, the coating exhibited the best mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, the Vickers microhardness of the Ni-B/ZrC metal composite coating increased from 523 HV (pure Ni B) to 1073 HV, the friction coefficient decreased from 0.462 to 0.218 with a linear reciprocating sliding friction of 10 mm at a speed of 50 mm/min for 20 min under a load of 20 N. In 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at 25 °C and pH = 7, the impedance increased significantly, and corrosion potential became less negative (E = −0.316 V vs. SCE).
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2025
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Juhao Wu,Hong Tian,Fan Gu,Hai Ning,Junjie Huang,Binbin Chen,Yanlin Zeng,Huimin Mao,Xinmiao Wang
Pyrolysis technique can effectively convert waste plastics into high-performance asphalt modifiers, improving the asphalt pavement performance, thus achieving the resourceful utilization of waste plastics as building materials. Selecting Polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) as raw materials, pyrolysis experiments were conducted to explore their synergistic interaction. Using Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), tube furnace, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), the effects of plastics mixing ratio and Ni loading in HZSM-5 on the pyrolysis products and heavy oil composition were investigated. Based on the optimal heavy oil, the high and low temperature performance and aging resistance of the heavy oil modified asphalt were quantitatively evaluated. The results showed that the PP/PS co-pyrolysis exhibited higher conversion efficiency, with a 1:3 ratio maximizing liquid yield at 74.26 %. Ni-modified HZSM-5 effectively boosted the production of aromatic hydrocarbons in heavy oil while inhibiting the generation of phenols, acids, organosilicons and other non-hydrocarbon byproducts. The optimal Ni loading was 10 wt%, which maximized aromatic hydrocarbon content at 81.36 % within 90.6 % polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), achieving the best modulation of pyrolysis heavy oil components. The addition of heavy oil significantly improved the high-temperature stability and aging resistance of asphalt, though impairing low-temperature cracking resistance. The optimal oil content was 6 wt%, making the softening point increased by 10.3°C. This advancement promoted the conversion of waste plastic heavy oil into high-performance asphalt modifiers to avoid difficult combustion, providing theoretical support and technical guidance for its high-value application in the asphalt pavement field.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2025
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Huai Su,Rufei Zhang,Weihao Sha,Mengbai Ma,Kai Yan,Jianing Kang,Qingwu Wang,Lili Zhou,Ao Xie,Zhiqun Bai,Yang Tang,Pingyu Wan
Highly efficient and low-cost catalysts for water electrolysis are crucial for the advancement of clean energy. In this study, an innovative hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst is synthesized, which consists of Ni and NiMoN nanoparticles coated by nitrogen-doped carbon layers and grown on a black pearl carbon substrate (denoted as NC@NiMoN NPs/BPC). The double carbon design-comprising a surface carbon coating layer and a bottom carbon substrate-modulates the electronic structure of NiMoN and facilitates the uniform dispersion of NiMoN NPs on BPC, endowing this hierarchical electrocatalyst with high activity and long durability. The electrochemical specific surface area of NC@NiMoN NPs/BPC is 42 times larger than that of NC@NiMoN without the BPC substrate. Moreover, this catalyst exhibits superior HER performance with low overpotentials of 11.3 and 74.6 mV at 10 and 100 mA cm −2 , respectively, outperforming the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Additionally, a typical alkaline water electrolyzer equipped with the NC@NiMoN NPs/BPC cathode shows negligible voltage decay after 250 h of continuous electrolysis, indicating excellent stability. This work provides not only an efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst but also an innovative double-carbon strategy for the construction of efficient electrocatalysts for HER in water electrolysis.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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Mei Yang,Jingtian Yang,Ruobing Pi,Yunlong Zhou,Meng Sun,Jiang Liu
In the context of the “dual carbon” goals, the development of sustainable photocatalytic systems for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction is critical for alleviating energy scarcity while mitigating carbon emissions. Utilizing agricultural waste biomass in photocatalytic systems supports the recycling of biomass resources and mitigates the environmental issues caused by stalk burning. In this study, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with nitrogen and phosphorus doping (NP-CQDs) were prepared by a hydrothermal approach using corn stalks as the carbon source. The NP-CQDs were then incorporated into a composite with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) and nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH) 2 ), successfully obtaining the ternary catalyst of CN/Ni/NP-CQDs. The optimal ratio composite material of CN/Ni/NP-CQDs-4 demonstrates excellent CO 2 reduction performance, exhibiting the CO and CH 4 production rates of 14.24 and 0.73 μmol g −1 h −1 , which are 10.02 and 2.28 times that of pure g-C 3 N 4 . The CN/Ni/NP-CQDs-4 has a relatively large specific surface area, which can provide more active sites and improve the CO 2 reduction efficiency. EPR results show that the Z-scheme heterojunction formed by g-C 3 N 4 and Ni(OH) 2 can effectively suppress the recombination of photogenerated carriers. NP-CQDs serve as an electron mediator, thereby enhancing photogenerated charge transfer capability. This study successfully combines biomass corn stalk derivatives with traditional photocatalytic materials, thereby addressing the challenge of utilizing agricultural waste valorization while reducing the cost of the photocatalytic system. This study provides new insights for constructing a green and sustainable CO 2 reduction photocatalytic system.
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Small
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2025
·Vol. 21
·期 43
·e03591
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Jinyang Li,Wenye Deng,Yan Xue,Ni Ai,Kai Ding,Pengjun Zhao,Yongmei Gao,Aimin Chang,Yongxin Xie
Owing to its wide bandgap, LaAlO 3 has garnered extensive attention in the field of high-temperature negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors. However, its poor thermal stability and excessively high B value limit the working temperature range. In this work, introducing O 2p and Ni 3d hybrid energy levels into the bandgap is proposed via Ni doping and inducing stacking faults in the crystal structure to narrow the bandgap and enhance aging performance. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the hybrid energy levels within the bandgap reduce the energy required for electron transitions. As a result, LaAlO 3 exhibits a lower B value of 1565 K, with the lower limit of the temperature range extending to −100 °C. Structural analysis reveals that as the Ni content increases, the crystal structure transitions from the R-3c phase to the Pm-3m phase at room temperature, with stacking faults predominantly observed in Ni-enriched regions. The introduction of these stacking faults causes oxygen vacancies to shift from a disordered to an ordered arrangement, forming a stable percolation network. This network inhibits the random diffusion of oxygen vacancies, thereby reducing aging instability from 33% to 4%. This work demonstrates the feasibility of improving NTC performance through stacking fault engineering.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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Shumin Li,Jun Tan,Zhejun Jiang,Jin Wang,Zhengquan Li
Dye-sensitized systems show promising in photocatalysis because they can separate the tasks of light absorption, charge generation and surface catalysis to two coupled components. In this system, it is crucial to develop suitable catalysts capable of receiving dye-injected charges and having high activity to a given reaction. Aiming to photocatalytic H 2 and O 2 production, we present a metal-organic framework derived route to prepare bimetallic Fe-Ni-P nanotubes using Fe-Ni-MIL-88 nanorods as templates. When integrated with different dyes, these Fe-Ni-P nanotubes can serve as efficient catalysts for photocatalytic H 2 and O 2 production, respectively. Additionally, catalytic activities of such dye-sensitized systems can be conveniently regulated by tailoring the metal compositions in Fe-Ni-P nanotubes. The photocatalytic H 2 production of Fe 1 -Ni 2 -P can reach 5420 μmol g cat −1 h −1 under eosin-Y sensitization, which is 24 times and 6.7 times higher than Fe 2 P and Ni 2 P, respectively. The photocatalytic O 2 production of Fe 1 -Ni 2 -P can reach 900.3 μmol g cat −1 h −1 under [Ru(bpy) 3 ]Cl 2 sensitization, about 4.6 times and 2.9 times higher than Fe 2 P and Ni 2 P. The roles of different components in the system have been explored and corresponding working mechanism is proposed. This work demonstrates a new type of dye-sensitized systems consisting of bimetallic phosphides and provides a facile route to regulate their photocatalytic performance.
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2018
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Ning Zhang,Chuanhui Huang,Ping Tong,Zunmei Feng,Xiaoping Wu,Lan Zhang
Volatile polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water and soil are associated with status in the human body. Development of simple, efficient detection method is challenging due to the coating could be attacked by the abundance of water in the direct-immersion solid-phase microextraction. The stability of coating is essential to the analysis results. In this paper, a stable Ni-Zn MOF/g-C 3 N 4 (MG NFs) nanoflowers with cavity traps structure was firstly reported and acted as solid-phase microextraction (SPME) adsorbent for PAHs. Markedly enhanced moisture and acid stability of the MG NFs was obtained through the doping the hydrophobic graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) and metal ions into metal organic frameworks (MOFs). The aperture environment and ambient environment of MG NFs were changed by the doping of the Ni and the g-C 3 N 4, respectively. The moisture and acid stability of MG NFs were prominently increased under the dual protection. Compared to commonly used commercial coatings, the MG NFs own large surface area, unique nanoflowers structure and numerous open metal sites on the nanosheets, which demonstrated significant extraction superiority for PAHs. The MG NFs coated fiber was used for the SPME preconcentration of PAHs and couped with GC–MS for detecting PAHs. It presented low detection limits (0.1–3.0 ng L −1 ), wide linearity (0.3–5000.0 ng L −1 ) and good linearity (the correlation coefficient >0.9951). The inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviation (RSD) (n = 3) for three replicate extractions using one fiber was 3.8%–9.1%, and 3.5%–9.2%, respectively. The fiber-to-fiber reproducibility (n = 3) was 4.2–11.8%. The coupling method was successfully applied in the analysis of real water and soil samples with satisfactory recoveries of 82.9–109.2%, 84.2–106.4%, and the corresponding RSDs were 2.4–11.3%, 3.6–10.8%, respectively. The results indicated the effectiveness of NG NFs coated fiber in further practical application.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2016
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Zhen Dong,Tao Wang,Jie Zhao,Teng Fu,Xuefeng Guo,Luming Peng,Bin Zhao,Nianhua Xue,Weiping Ding,Zaiku Xie
The hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB) in acid medium is regarded as the most promising route to prepare p- aminophenol (PAP). The noble metals such as Pt have been reported as commercial catalysts but base metals are inactive due to strong acids needed in the reaction medium. Therefore, Ni-based catalyst has been attempted using solid acids, however, the results are not attractive. In this work, in order to improve the acid-resistance of Ni in sulfuric acid, we insert Si into the Ni crystal structure to form Ni-silicides. The as-prepared supported Ni-silicides nanoparticles exhibit excellent acid-resistance and perform high activity and selectivity of the entitled reaction. NiSi 2 nanoparticles supported on acid-treated active carbon are highly active and selective to convert NB to PAP in sulfuric acid. The XPS measurements show that the Ni in the Ni-silicides donates electrons to silicon, but the Ni valence is still far lower than nickel oxide, which causes its stability in acids and the activity to hydrogen activation is partially reserved. Thus, the catalysts exhibit excellent stability in alloy structure, morphology, and catalytic performance in reuses, suggesting the Ni-silicides nanoparticles as the promising substitute for precious metal for PAP manufactures.
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