SENSORS
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2019
·Vol. 19
·期 22
·5055
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IF 3.031
Min Jiang,Peng Sun,Jie Zhao,Lihua Huo,Guofeng Cui
Flexible physiological medical devices have gradually spread to the lives of people, especially the elderly. Here, a flexible integrated sensor based on Au nanoparticle modified copper hydroxide nanograss arrays on flexible carbon fiber cloth ([email protected](OH)2/CFC) is fabricated by a facile electrochemical method. The sensor possesses ultrahigh sensitivity of 7.35 mA mM−1cm−2in the linear concentration range of 0.10 to 3.30 mM and an ultralow detection limit down to 26.97 nM. The fantastic sensing properties can be ascribed to the collective effect of the superior electrochemical catalytic activity of nanograss arrays with dramatically enhanced electrochemically active surface area as well as mass transfer ability when modified with Au and intimate contact between the active material ([email protected](OH)2) and current collector (CFC), concurrently supplying good conductivity for electron/ion transport during glucose biosensing. Furthermore, the device also exhibits excellent anti-interference and stability for glucose detection. Owing to the distinguished performances, the novel sensor shows extreme reliability for practical glucose testing in human serum and juice samples. Significantly, these unique properties and the soft structure of silk fabric can provide a promising structure design for a flexible micro-device and a great potential material candidate of electrochemical glucose sensor.Keywords:Cu(OH)2nanograss;Au nanoparticles;glucose detection;flexible electrochemical biosensor
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Junhua Zou,Zhitong Wang,Wei Guo,Binbin Guo,Yan Yu,Ling Wu
ZnTi-LDH nanosheets have been synthesized as photocatalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BA) to benzaldehyde (BAD) under visible light irradiation. Based on UV–vis DRS, in-situ FTIR and XPS results, it was revealed that BA would be efficiently chemisorbed and activated on ZnTi-LDH forming the surface coordination species, which contributed to harvesting visible light and induced the photocatalytic reaction. The ESR spectra suggested that oxygen vacancies would be produced in ZnTi-LDHs after the adsorption of BA molecules. More exposed surface OH groups would induce more oxygen vacancies, which would serve as the centers for capturing photoelectrons from the photoexcited surface coordination species and act as active sites for enhanced O 2 adsorption and activation, resulting outstanding photocatalytic activity. Finally, a possible mechanism was proposed to illustrate the photocatalytic process which mediated by surface coordination species formed by the interaction between ZnTi-LDH and BA.
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ChemElectroChem
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 20
·5313-5320
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IF 3.975
Jingting Chen,Suqin Ci,Genxiang Wang,Nangan Senthilkumar,Mengtian Zhang,Qiuhua Xu,Zhenhai Wen
Graphical In nanotechnology we trust : A high-performance acid-alkali asymmetric-electrolyte electrolyzer (AAAE) was set up to implement energy-saving H 2 generation thanks to nanotechnology advances that enable us to develop self-supported electrodes with Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets for high-activity catalysis of urea oxidation. It is highly attractive to develop efficient water electrolysis route to implement hydrogen generation in a low-cost way, which while requires excess energy to surmount the activation barriers majorly limited by oxygen evolution reaction at anode side. Herein, we report an acid-alkali asymmetric-electrolyte electrolyzer (AAAE) that can achieve substantial energy saving for electrolysis hydrogen generation, thanks to the assistance of electrochemical neutralization energy (ENE) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). To this end, free-standing Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets on carbon cloth (Ni(OH) 2 −NSs/CC) is fabricated as catalytic anode for alkaline UOR, which manifests impressively high catalytic activity with delivering 10 mA cm −2 at 1.32 V and long-term durability. The as-developed AAAE only requires an applied voltage of 0.66 V to release the electrolysis current of 10 mA cm −2 , yielding the H 2 Faraday efficiency close to 100 % along with H 2 production rate of 183.8 μmol h −1 .
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ChemSusChem
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2019
·Vol. 12
·期 12
·2755-2762
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IF 7.804
Yangxing Liu,Miao Wang,Yunwei Li,Gang Yuan,Xiangwen Zhang,Qingfa Wang
Graphical On the edge : The incorporation of Fe into Co-based (oxy)hydroxide materials leads to not only enhanced intrinsic reactivity of each active site, which is attributed to the strong electronic interaction between Co and Fe, but also changes in the number of edge/defect sites. Fe-doped transition metal (oxy)hydroxides are regarded as the most efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts in alkaline conditions. The incorporation of Fe effectively enhances the OER activity of Co-/Ni-based materials, but the corresponding role of Fe in Co-based (oxy)hydroxide materials still remains unresolved. Herein, α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x is synthesized and systematically engineered to study the effect of Fe content on the morphology, crystalline structure, electronic structure, and OER activity. As the Fe content is changed, the basic crystalline phase of α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x is consistent whereas the micromorphology changes. Much smaller and thinner nanoplates with more edge/defect sites are fabricated because of increased Fe incorporation. When the Fe content is more than 0.1, twin nanoparticles emerge at the edge/defect sites of the sister nanoplate. Additionally, the OER activity of α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x against Fe content can be plotted as a volcano curve. These data thus support a hypothesis that the edge/defect sites in α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x are responsible for the OER performance. The incorporation of Fe leads to not only the accelerated intrinsic reactivity of each active site, which is attributed to the strong electronic interaction between Co and Fe but also changes the number of edge/defect sites.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2019
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Yuanchao Pei,Qiuping Lu,Yajuan Niu,Yang Zhao,Yuling Zhao,Zhiyong Li,Huiyong Wang,Jianji Wang
Aggregation of surfactants in ionic liquids (ILs) is poorly understood in spite of their great potential for applications in many fields. In this paper, the aggregation behavior of pyrrolidinium IL surfactants [Cnmpyr]Br (n = 10, 12, 14, and 16) in −OH-functionalized protic ionic liquids (PILs), including ethanolammonium nitrate (EOAN), ethanolammonium formate (EOAF), and 3-amino-1-propanol nitrate (POAN), has been studied by surface tension and 1H NMR methods. The effect of the structure of PILs on the aggregation behavior of the IL surfactants is investigated and compared with that in ethylammonium nitrate (EAN) and water solvents. It is found that adding an −OH group in PIL cations significantly reduces the critical micelle concentration (cmc), while increasing the alkyl chain length of the PILs cations leads to an increase in the cmc values. However, the effect of anion type of the PILs on the aggregation is not pronounced for the investigated ILs. Thermodynamic analysis reveals that the aggregation behavior in EOAN is driven by enthalpy and entropy contributions. In addition, the change in the chemical shift of various protons in the IL surfactants and EOAN has been used to analyze the conformational changes of the IL surfactants in the aggregation process. The results reveal the importance of −OH-functionalized PILs in the development of designer IL-based colloidal systems for chemical reactions and materials synthesis.
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
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2019
·Vol. 35
·期 2
·319-324
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IF 1.071
Wang Junlin,Yi Yongjie,Li Mengjia,Chang Yue,Zha Fei
Graphitic carbon nitride(g-C 3 N 4 ) microspheres supported α-FeO(OH) hybrids[α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 ] were prepared by means of a self-assembly method in deionized water. By UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, it has been confirmed that α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 has a wider absorption range than g-C 3 N 4 . The feature of α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 can be attributed to the efficient separation of the electron-hole pairs with photoluminescence spectra. The degradation rate of methyl orange(MO) is up to 99% under the optimal conditions of 110 min, initial concentration of 30 mg/L, an α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 dosage of 15 mg as well as visible light. The mechanism for this photocatalytic reaction was proposed, with hydroxyl radicals being a major active catalytic species.
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NANO LETTERS
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2019
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IF 12.279
Xiaolei Yuan,Yong Zhang,Muhan Cao,Tong Zhou,Xiaojing Jiang,Jinxing Chen,Fenglei Lyu,Yong Xu,Jun Luo,Qiao Zhang,Yadong Yin
Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is critical to the commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells. However, current EOR catalysts suffer from high cost, low activity, and poor durability. Here we report the preparation of PdBi-Bi(OH)3 composite nanochains with outstanding EOR activity and durability. The incorporation of Bi can tune the electronic structure and downshift the d-band center of Pd while the surface decoration of Bi(OH)3 can facilitate the oxidative removal of CO and other carbonaceous intermediates. As a result, the nanochains manifest an exceptional mass activity (5.30 A mgPd–1, 4.6-fold higher than that of commercial Pd/C) and outstanding durability (with a retained current density of ∼1.00 A mgPd–1 after operating for 20 000 s). More importantly, the nanochain catalyst can be reactivated, and negligible activity loss has been observed after operating for 200 000 s with periodic reactivation, making it one of the best EOR catalysts.
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IONICS
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2019
·Vol. 25
·期 11
·5485-5494
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IF 2.289
Wang Xiaoqing,Tian Songran,Zhang Xiaoqing,Li Guoyan,Liu Ying,Chen Botao,Cheng Bowen
A 3D Ni 3 S 2 @Mn-Co-OH/NF cross-linked nanosheet heterostructure composite electrode has been successfully fabricated by a facile two-step hydrothermal method. The as-prepared Ni 3 S 2 @Mn-Co-OH/NF composite electrode exhibits a high capacitance (3163 F g −1 at a current density of 3 mA cm −2 ), a superior rate performance (2071 F g −1 at a current rate of 30 mA cm −2 ), and stable cycling property (maintaining 96.6% of the initial capacitance after 4000 cycles at a current rate of 10 mA cm −2 ). This excellent electrochemical performance can be ascribed to the unique cross-linked nanosheet heterostructure formed directly on Ni foam current collector and the synergistic effect between Mn-Co-OH and Ni 3 S 2 of the composite electrode.
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Small
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2018
·Vol. 14
·期 48
·1803015
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Ning Zhang,Baopeng Yang,Yuanqing He,Yulu He,Xiaohe Liu,Min Liu,Guoyong Song,Gen Chen,Anqiang Pan,Shuquan Liang,Renzhi Ma,Shishir Venkatesh,Vellaisamy A. L. Roy
Layered serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 is compositionally active and structurally favorable for adsorption and diffusion of reactants in oxygen evolution reactions (OER). However, one of the major problems for these materials is limited active sites and low efficiency for OER. In this regard, a new catalyst consisting of layered serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 nanosheets is introduced via a controlled one-step synthetic process where the morphology, size, and layers are well tailored. The theoretical calculations indicate that decreased layers and increased exposure of (100) facets in serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 lead to much lower Gibbs free energy in adsorption of reactive intermediates. Experimentally, it is found that the reduction in number of layers with minimized particle size exhibits plenty of highly surface-active sites of (100) facets and demonstrates a much enhanced performance in OER than the corresponding multilayered nanosheets. Such a strategy of tailoring active sites of serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 nanosheets offers an effective method to design highly efficient electrocatalysts.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2018
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·期 40
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IF 3.404
Junnan Li,Ziwei Pan,Kebin Zhou
Developing efficient catalysts to accelerate the rate of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for photocatalytic water-splitting. In this work, metallic Ir, IrOx(OH)y, and core–shell Ir@IrOx(OH)y were synthesized and employed as OER catalysts for photocatalytic water oxidation. It was found that the Ir@IrOx(OH)y core–shell heterostructure catalyst showed the best photocatalytic performance among these three catalysts, with the oxygen evolution rate as high as 59.63 mmol g−1 h−1. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent photocatalytic activity of Ir@IrOx(OH)y could be attributed to both the outstanding intrinsic activity of IrOx(OH)y shell and the efficient electron transfer between the photosensitizer and catalyst.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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Xudan Li,Hanwei He
Cobalt hydroxide nanosheets/ruthenium oxide (Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 ) nanocomposite on nickel foam was successfully synthesized via a simple electrodeposition process as an advanced supercapacitor electrode material. The microscopy studies reveal that RuO 2 nanoparticles are loaded uniformly on interconnected Co(OH) 2 nanosheets forming a three-dimensional (3D) network. The performance optimization of composite is come true through adjusting deposition time of RuO 2 nanoparticles. The electrochemical tests indicate that the optimized Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 nanocomposite displays excellent super-capacitive properties. The specific capacitance is up to 2168 F g −1 as the current density is 1 A g −1 . Compared with the pure Co(OH) 2 and RuO 2 , the capacitance of the Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 composite increases by 57% and 80%, respectively. The capacitance maintains at 86.0% after 5000 charging and discharging loops at the constant current density of 5 A g −1 , while the pure Co(OH) 2 only maintains 71.7% of the original capacitance after 5000 loops. The asymmetric capacitor assembled using Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 nanocomposite as positive electrode and activated carbon (AC) as negative electrode exhibits a high energy density of 58.4 W h kg −1 at a power density of 1.2 kW kg −1 . The good pseudocapacitance behavior of the Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 composite is mainly in virtue of the good synergies between Co(OH) 2 and RuO 2 insuring large surface area, rich electrochemical reactive sites, the short diffusion pathways of ions and good electroconductivity during the charge-discharge process.
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2013
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·期 19
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Suli Wu,Yanhui Ning,Jie Chang,Wenbin Niu,Shufen Zhang
Oleic acid together with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was widely used to control the size, phase and morphology of NaYF4 UCNCs. However, reports are scarce about the modulation of the luminescence intensity and color output of NaYF4 UCNCs by using different amounts of NaOH. Here, we synthesized NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ nanocrystals by a hydro/solvent thermal method using oleic acid as ligand with different amounts of NaOH and systematically investigated their upconverted fluorescence spectra. The results indicated that the emission intensity of NaYF4 : Yb3+,Er3+, especially the green emission at 540 nm was dramatically increased as NaOH decreased. The enhancement factors of 540 nm emissions were 48, 42 and 32 for samples prepared with 0 g, 0.2 g and 0.4 g NaOH (the corresponding pH of the reaction solution were 5.9, 6.9 and 7.4), respectively, compared with that of the product prepared with the usually used 0.7 g NaOH (the corresponding pH was 8.3). Importantly, the ratio of green to red (RGR) increased from 0.4 to 5.9 when the pH decreased from 8.3 to 5.9. That is to say, the color output was tuned from orange yellow to nearly pure green. This resulted from the high energy vibration of OH−, which led to nonradiative relaxation from green emission levels (2H11/2 and 4S3/2) to the red emission level (4F9/2) and nonradiative relaxation from the red emission level (4F9/2) to the no emission level (4I11/2) of Er3+.
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