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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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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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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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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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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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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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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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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Yue Hu,Weihua Yu,Yunwen Liao,Xiaohui Jiang,Zhengjun Cheng
A stable, water-soluble, heightened quantum yields (QYs) Au nanoclusters by the alliance between doping Ag and dual ligands (thiosalicylic acid and bovine serum albumin) (TSA/BSA-Au/AgNCs) was prepared using one-step wet chemical synthesis. The effect of different types of aromatic thiols and the molar ratio of Au-Ag on the photo-luminescence performance of AuNCs was discussed in detail. The alloy NCs is shown to be viable fluorescent method for vitamin B12 (VB12) and chlortetracycline hydrochloride (CCH) assays, and become an excellent temperature sensor in the range of 10–50 °C. The fluorescence (FL) of TSA/BSA-Au/AgNCs was quenched with the addition of VB12 or CCH coming from Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) combined with inner filter effect (IFE). The method can detect VB12/CCH by fluorometry with a linear response in the range of 0.33–60.0/0.33–60.0 μmol·L −1 and a 71.0/64.0 nmol·L −1 detection limit (at 3σ/slope). Furthermore, the proposed method was extended to the assays of VB12 in mineral water or tablets and CCH in veterinary drug or ointment with satisfactory results.
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TALANTA
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2021
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IF 6.057
Yuanyuan Yao,Hongding Zhang,Tongtong Tian,Yixin Liu,Rendan Zhu,Ji Ji,Baohong Liu
With the emergence of microRNA (miRNA) as a key player in early clinical disease diagnosis, development of rapidly sensitive and quantitative miRNA detection methods are imperative. Herein, a label-free SERS assay coupled with duplex-specific nuclease (DSN) signal amplification strategy was proposed for facilely ultrasensitive and quantitative analysis of miRNA-21. Firstly, magnetic beads assembled with excessive capture DNA were utilized to hybridize the target miRNA-21. These DNA-RNA heteroduplexes were cleaved by DSN to generate small nucleotide fragments into the supernatant and the miRNA-21 released and rehybridized another DNA, going to the next DSN cycle. Consequently, numerous of small nucleotide fragments of capture DNA were released from magnetic beads and the miRNA-21 signal was transferred and amplified by the SERS signals of total phosphate backbones which are abundant in nucleotide. Furthermore, iodide-modified Ag nanoparticles (AgINPs) was employed to generate a strong and reproducible SERS signal. The proposed method displayed excellent performance for miRNA-21 detection with the linear range from 0.33 fM to 3.3 pM, and a lower detection limit of 42 aM. Moreover, this strategy exhibited effectively base discrimination capability and was successfully applied for monitoring the expression levels of miRNA-21 in different cancer cell lines and human serum.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2021
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Guoqi Sui,Xiuyun Yang,Hongji Li,Yunhui Li,Leijiao Li,Jing Shao,Yi Li,Junfu Wang,Yong Xue,Jinyue Zhang,Shuo Dong
A novel method for the detection of antibiotics is developed by combining surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) on membrane materials. In this test, eggshell membrane (ESM) is selected as support material, which shows the advantages of low price, easy preparation and more functional groups comparing with other common synthetic membranes. Firstly, Ag nanoparticles with different morphologies are deposited on the surface of ESM by in-situ reduction, and then imprinted polymer is coated by precipitation polymerization to promote high specific sensitivity. The results present that the sensitivity of SERS imprinted membrane is mainly affected by Ag morphology. Under the optimal conditions, it presents a good linear relationship between SERS intensity and spiramycin (SP) concentration, and the coefficient of determination (R 2 ) is 0.9981. It also exhibits the ability of selective detection and retrievability. It can be recycled at least 10 times. This method provides a cheap, stable and sensitive substrate, which broadens the research field of SERS detection of antibiotics.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Dashi Lei,Juanqin Xue,Xiangyu Peng,Shuhao Li,Qiang Bi,Changbin Tang,Liang Zhang,Jing Zhang
Inorganic arsenic threatens human health due to its high mobility and toxicity. In this work, rapid and effective treatment of As(III) wastewater was achieved by Z-Scheme photocatalyst (ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag/AgCl). By means of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation, 50 mg/L As(III) was completely removed within 20 min under light irradiation. During photocatalytic system, free radicals ( SO 4 − , OH, O 2 − ) and non-radicals ( 1 O 2 ) were responsible for As(III) removal. The fast PMS activation was attributed to the loop conversion of Fe(III)/Fe(II) and Ag 0 /Ag + . Besides, density functional theory (DFT) calculations exhibited that Fe atoms were active sites for As(III) adsorption and Ag nanoparticles were spots for PMS activation. Specially, the dual active sites on photocatalyst could effectively minimize the distance between oxidizing product with arsenite molecular and thus facilitate As(III) fast oxidation.
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