SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 6.1
Jin Duan,Zhe Liu,Xiuchen Wang
Developing flexible materials with combined electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and microwave absorption capabilities holds significant application potential. Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene has emerged as a flexible EMI shielding material due to its thinness, adhesion, flexibility, and dual shielding and absorption properties. High conductivity-induced reflection and layered self-stacking challenges hinder Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene performance enhancement, posing challenges demanding solutions. This study first uses simulations to analyze how functional group modifications and interlayer spacing affect Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene's electromagnetic properties. Hydroxyl groups are proposed as key regulators of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene's properties. Subsequently, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXenes were treated with a low-concentration NaOH gradient to modulate hydroxyl groups. Ultrasonic-microwave extraction resolved delamination, enabling ultra-thin film preparation. The treatment caused hydroxyl groups to initially increase and then decrease, with interlayer spacing first contracting and then expanding, achieving synchronous modulation of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene's surface functional groups and interlayer spacing. The EMI shielding and microwave absorption of ultrathin films were analyzed, with shielding efficiency correlating positively with hydroxyl group concentration. Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene treated with 0.2 mol/L NaOH exhibited maximum hydroxyl concentration, achieving 48.965 dB shielding at 0.016 mm thickness (SE/t = 3060.320 dB/mm), demonstrating hydroxyl groups' role in improving shielding performance. Wave absorption increased with higher NaOH concentrations, correlating with surface hydroxyl groups. The 0.3 mol/L NaOH-treated MXene showed a 12.883 dB absorption increase versus untreated samples. Additionally, the green shielding index (g s ) of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene films increased by 32.9 % with higher NaOH concentration. Results demonstrate that surface hydroxyl modification and layer spacing adjustment significantly enhance the EMI shielding and wave absorption of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene. Meanwhile, the prepared thin, flexible products have potential applications in aerospace, defense, and flexible electronics.
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材料科学
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电磁学
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纳米技术
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应用物理
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化学工程
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Energy Storage Materials
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2022
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IF 20.831
Wei Yang,Qiankun Han,Wenshi Li,Maosheng Wu,Jing Yao,Man Zhao,Xianmao Lu
Redox-enhanced electrochemical capacitors (redox ECs) are promising energy-storage devices with the potential to deliver both high power and energy performances, although overcoming the severe self-discharge remains a great challenge due to the shuttle effect of redox species such as I − /I 3 − ions introduced in the electrolytes for gaining additional capacities. Herein, we propose a cation-initiated self-assembly process of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene nanosheets onto glass fiber membranes to form Janus separators that can mitigate the shuttling of I − /I 3 − ions in iodine-based redox ECs. The interlayer spacing of the MXene films can be controlled by selecting different cations such as imidazolium (C 4 mim + ), Mg 2+ , and Al 3+ , therefore the resulting Janus separators exhibit tailored nanochannels for ion sieving. Both molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and electrochemical tests indicate that C 4 mim + -intercalated MXene Janus separators (C 4 mim + -MXene) can block the diffusion of I 3 − ions while allowing the pass of other electrolyte ions. As a result, self-discharge caused by the shuttle effect can be much reduced in C 4 mim + -MXene-based redox ECs, which deliver voltage and energy retentions substantially higher than that of the cells using glass fiber membrane separators (voltage retention: 70% vs. 10%, energy retention: 51% vs. 6.5%) after 24-h open-circuit test.
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材料科学
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储能技术
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电化学
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纳米技术
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 6.7
Fan Chen,Jinhao Wang,Lijuan Chen,Haoliang Lin,Dongxue Han,Yu Bao,Wei Wang,Li Niu
Wearable, noninvasive sensors enable the continuous monitoring of metabolites in sweat and provide clinical information related to an individual’s health and disease states. Uric acid (UA) is a key indicator highly associated with gout, hyperuricaemia, hypertension, kidney disease, and Lesch–Nyhan syndrome. However, the detection of UA levels typically relies on invasive blood tests. Therefore, developing a wearable device for noninvasive monitoring of UA concentrations in sweat could facilitate real-time personalized disease prevention. Here, we introduce 1,3,6,8-pyrene tetrasulfonic acid sodium salt (PyTS) as a bifunctional molecule functionalized with Ti3C2Tx via π–π conjugation to design nonenzymatic wearable sensors for sensitive and selective detection of UA concentration in human sweat. PyTS@Ti3C2Tx provides many oxidation–reduction active groups to enhance the electrocatalytic ability of the UA oxidation reaction. The PyTS@Ti3C2Tx-based electrochemical sensor demonstrates highly sensitive detection of UA in the concentration range of 5 μM–100 μM, exhibiting a lower detection limit of 0.48 μM compared to the uricase-based sensor (0.84 μM). In volunteers, the PyTS@Ti3C2Tx-based wearable sensor is integrated with flexible microfluidic sweat sampling and wireless electronics to enable real-time monitoring of UA levels during aerobic exercise. Simultaneously, it allows for comparison of blood UA levels via a commercial UA analyzer. Herein, this study provides a promising electrocatalyst strategy for nonenzymatic electrochemical UA sensor, enabling noninvasive real-time monitoring of UA levels in human sweat and personalized disease prevention.
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生物传感器
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材料科学
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电化学
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健康监测
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2021
·Vol. 31
·期 35
·2103210
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IF 18.808
Xue Wang,Yuanming Wang,Yunpeng Jiang,Xiaolong Li,Yang Liu,Huanhao Xiao,Yu Ma,You-yuan Huang,Guohui Yuan
Exploiting Zn metal-free anode materials would be an effective strategy to resolve the problems of Zn metal dendrites that severely hinder the development of Zn ion batteries (ZIBs). However, the study of Zn metal-free anode materials is still in their infancy, and more importantly, the low energy density severely limits their practical implementations. Herein, a novel (NH 4 ) 2 V 10 O 25 · 8H 2 O@Ti 3 C 2 T x (NHVO@Ti 3 C 2 T x ) film anode is proposed and investigated for constructing “rocking-chair” ZIBs. The NHVO@Ti 3 C 2 T x electrode shows a capacity of 514.7 mAh g −1 and presents low potential which is 0.59 V (vs Zn 2+ /Zn) at 0.1 A g −1 . The introduction of Ti 3 C 2 T x not only affords an interconnected conductive network, but also stabilizes the NHVO nanobelts structure for a long cycle life (84.2% retention at 5.0 A g −1 over 6000 cycles). As a proof-of-concept, a zinc metal-free full battery is successfully demonstrated, which delivers the highest capacity of 131.7 mAh g −1 (mass containing anodic and cathodic) and energy density of 97.1 Wh kg −1 compared to all reported aqueous “rocking-chair” ZIBs. Furthermore, a long cycling span of 6000 cycles is obtained with capacity retention reaching up to 92.1%, which is impressive. This work is expected to provide new moment toward V-based materials for “rocking-chair” ZIBs.
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RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 39
·32041-32055
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IF 4.6
Md. Abdul Khaleque,Moumita Rahman Sazza,Selina Akter,Md. Romzan Ali,Syed Imdadul Hossain,Rahman Saidur,Mohamed Aly Saad Aly,Md. Zaved H. Khan
Bacterial detection is crucial for accurate clinical diagnostics and effective environmental monitoring. Particularly, Klebsiella pneumoniae, a pathogenic bacterium, can cause a wide range of infections, including meningitis, bloodstream infections, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and wound or surgical site infections. Herein, a polypyrrole (PPy) functionalized Ti3C2Tx–tin dioxide nanoparticle (SnO2 NPs) nanocomposite-based hybrid capacitive electrode for the electrochemical detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 700603 is developed. The PPy layer was coated onto the Ti3C2Tx–SnO2 NPs via drop-casting, followed by immobilization of bacteriophages through a potentiostatic, charge-directed chronoamperometric approach. The resulting Ti3C2Tx–SnO2 NPs/PPy/phage biosensor exhibited a wide dynamic detection range of 10 to 106 CFU mL−1, with excellent linearity confirmed by differential pulse voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The nanocomposite was characterized by using a suite of techniques including FTIR, XRD, elemental mapping, cyclic voltammetry, and galvanostatic charge–discharge to understand its composition, structure, and electrochemical properties. The developed Ti3C2Tx–SnO2 NPs/PPy hybrid electrode demonstrated typical supercapacitor behavior with a specific capacitance of 806.67 F g−1 at 2.0 A g−1 of current density, and exhibited exceptional cycling stability, storing 98.3% of its capacitance after 104 consecutive cycles. The selectivity of the modified electrode to detect K. pneumoniae while minimizing interference from various bacterial cells was assessed, exhibiting remarkable resilience, and remaining unaffected. Additionally, after eleven successive weeks of storage, the proposed sensor showed no discernible reduction current (∼98.1%), demonstrating an excellent stability. Despite the presence of background bacterial interference in the environmental sample, K. pneumoniae detection remained highly reliable and consistent with recovery efficiency ranging from 99.75 to 99.90%.
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电化学
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生物传感器
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纳米技术
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微生物学
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分析化学
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2024
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IF 6.7
Linwei Li,Zihan Xing,Tao Liao,Jinyu Wang,Ziqiang Xu,Ying Kuang,Cao Li
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is a new cancer treatment that uses low-valence transition metal ions to catalyze intracellular Fenton/Fenton-like reactions, producing hydroxyl radicals (•OH) to eliminate cancer cells. However, achieving satisfactory therapeutic outcomes with CDT alone can be challenging. In this work, we reported an anticancer drug delivery DOX@HMDN-TQDs@PEI-PEG (DMTP) based on hollow mesoporous manganese dioxide nanoparticle (HMDN), which has the potential to improve cancer therapy by combining synergistic therapeutic and tumor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capability. After loading the anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), the pores of HMDN were sealed with polyethyleneimine (PEI) modified Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene quantum dots (TQDs) and finally modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to obtain the final system. HMDN depletes glutathione (GSH), which is harmful to CDT, in cancer cells, and generates Mn 2+ that can be used for both CDT and MRI. TQDs can also be used for highly effective photothermal therapy (PTT) that enhances CDT. The combination of DOX with chemotherapy can significantly inhibit tumor growth. In addition, DMTP combines the capability of tumor MRI as Mn 2+ is also a T 1 -weighted contrast agent . This multifunctional delivery system provides new ideas for research related to tumor diagnosis and treatment.
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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癌症治疗
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分子影像
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ACS Nano
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2018
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IF 13.709
Sai Zhao,Hao-Bin Zhang,Jia-Qi Luo,Qi-Wei Wang,Bin Xu,Song Hong,Zhong-Zhen Yu
Two-dimensional transition-metal carbides/carbonitrides (MXenes) with both superb electrical conductivity and hydrophilicity are promising for fabricating multifunctional nanomaterials and nanocomposites. However, the construction of three-dimensional (3D) and lightweight MXene macroscopic assemblies with excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical performances has not been realized due to the weak gelation capability of MXene sheets. Herein, we demonstrate an efficient approach for constructing highly conductive 3D Ti3C2Tx porous architectures by graphene oxide assisted hydrothermal assembly followed by directional freezing and freeze-drying. The resultant hybrid aerogels exhibit aligned cellular microstructure, in which the graphene sheets serve as the inner skeleton, while the compactly attached Ti3C2Tx sheets present as shells of the cell walls. The porous and highly conductive architecture (up to 1085 S m–1) is highly efficient in endowing epoxy nanocomposite with a high electrical conductivity of 695.9 S m–1 and an outstanding electromagnetic interference (EMI)-shielding effectiveness of more than 50 dB in the X-band at a low Ti3C2Tx content of 0.74 vol %, which are the best results for polymer nanocomposites with similar loadings of MXene so far. The successful assembly methodology of 3D and porous architectures of Ti3C2Tx would greatly widen the practical applications of MXenes in the fields of EMI shielding, supercapacitors, and sensors.
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材料科学
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电气工程
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纳米技术
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Small
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2023
·Vol. 20
·期 9
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IF 13.3
Jianjian Zhong,Jianling Li
2D layer Ti 3 C 2 T x material attracts enormous attention in lithium ion energy storage field owing to the unique surface chemistry properties, but the material still suffers from restacking issue and the restriction on capacity. Herein, copper phosphide (Cu 3 P) nanostructures@Ti 3 C 2 T x composites are prepared by the in situ generation of Cu-BDC precursor in the bulk material followed with phosphorization. The uniformly distributed copper phosphide nanostructures effectively expand the interlayer spacing promoting the structural stability, and achieves the effective connection with the bulk material accelerating the diffusion and migration of lithium ions. The electrochemical activity of Cu 3 P also provides more lithium ion active sites for lithium storage. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis verifies that Ti─O─P bond with strong covalency allows the upper shift of maximum valence band and Fermi level, stimulating the charge transportation between Cu 3 P and the bulk Ti 3 C 2 T x for better electrode kinetics. 3Cu 3 P@Ti 3 C 2 T x exhibits excellent rate performance of 165.4 mAh g −1 at 3000 mA g −1 and the assembled 3Cu 3 P@Ti 3 C 2 T x //AC Lithium-ion hybrid capacitorsLIC exhibits superior energy density of 93.0 Wh kg −1 at the power density of 2367.3 W kg −1 . The results suggest that the interfacial modification of Ti 3 C 2 T x with transition metal phosphides will be advantageous to its high energy density application in lithium-ion storage.
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材料科学
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电化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Xingchen Fu,Hui Chang,Zhichao Shang,Pingle Liu,Jikai Liu,He'an Luo
Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) has been envisioned as a promising photocathode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water reduction due to its abundance, scalability and nontoxicity. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) Cu 2 O nanorods (NRs) photocathode is prepared by in-situ growing Cu 2 O NRs on a copper foam substrate. The bare 3D Cu 2 O NRs photocathode exhibits a high photocurrent density of −4.02 mA cm −2 at 0 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) under AM 1.5 G simulated sunlight. The oxygen vacancies enriched Ti 3 C 2 T X flakes are obtained by reducing Ti 3 C 2 T X with H 2 /Ar gas (denoted as H:Ti 3 C 2 T X ). The H:Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O, Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O as well as Au/Cu 2 O composite photocathodes are fabricated through a facile dip-coating method. The H:Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O and Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O yield a photocurrent density of −5.41 and −4.45 mA cm −2 respectively, which is higher than the bare Cu 2 O and Au/Cu 2 O (−4.31 mA cm −2 ). The results suggest that the Ti 3 C 2 T X is more effective than noble metal Au for improving the PEC performance of Cu 2 O photocathode. The superior performance of H:Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O is attributed to enriched oxygen vacancies in the H:Ti 3 C 2 T X which can enhance the conductivity, light-harvesting efficiency and charge-transfer ability of fabricated photocathode. A PEC tandem cell with H:Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O as the photocathode and BiVO 4 as the photoanode is designed for unassisted solar water splitting. Due to the high porosity and optical transmittance of the 3D copper foam substrate, we illuminate the cell from the H:Ti 3 C 2 T X /Cu 2 O side rather than from the BiVO 4 side in usual fashion. The present configuration exhibits a 1.6 times higher solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of 0.55% than the conventional design with a STH conversion efficiency of 0.34%. The enhanced STH conversion efficiency in our configuration is due to the higher light-harvesting efficiency.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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光电化学
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可再生能源
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 9.7
Aniu Qian,Runze Zhao,Anning Song,Hu Shi
Faradaic capacitive deionization (CDI), which exploits pseudo-capacitive electrodes, is an appealing water-purification candidate from low-salinity desalinated water due to its fast Faradaic electro-sorption and ion intercalations. However, current Faradaic CDI faces the challenge in low salt adsorption capacity and poor selective sodium-ion (Na + ) applicability. Herein, amorphous ferric phosphate (FePO 4 )-anchored on three-dimensional macro-porous Ti 3 C 2 T x network (3D FePO 4 @Ti 3 C 2 T x ) electrode is proposed without scarifying Ti 3 C 2 T x electronic conductivity, wherein sodium-ion captured FePO 4 provided abundant Na + adsorption site for enhancing desalination capacity and Na + selectivity. Simultaneously, highly-interconnected channels accelerated electron/ion transport to enable effective Na + intercalation in electro-sorption. Accordingly, the assembled FePO 4 @Ti 3 C 2 T x //activated carbon (AC) asymmetric CDI device delivered a typical Na + -intercalated behavior with high desalination capacity of 65 mg g −1 , in which electric current generation could power a blue light-emitting diode (LED) screen. Importantly, the asymmetric CDI device enabled an evident Na + selectivity over the Al 3+ with high separator factor up to 6.3 in binary mixture feed of Na + and Al 3+ . This study offers a new idea to achieve high desalination performance and sodium-ion selectivity via 3D framework supported ions-capture structure in seawater desalination.
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水处理净化
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电化学
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材料科学
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环境工程
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纳米技术
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能量存储
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离子选择性
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2025
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IF 7.7
Lin Chen,Xi Chen,Fei Wang,Yu Tong,Kewei Zhang,Zhengbo Han,Mingzhe Zhang
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are regarded as potential candidate materials with great application prospects in the field of gas sensing. In this study, MOF derivatives were anchored onto MXene sheets through self-assembly technology to prepare a heterojunction material ZnO/Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene with high specific surface area, achieving ultrafast dual gas sensing behavior for H 2 /NO 2 . At a low temperature of 80°C, the ZnO/ Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene heterojunction sensor exhibited an ultrafast response (23.17%) to 500 ppb H 2 within 3.2 s. After a moderate temperature increase to 180°C, it also demonstrated significant sensing performance (46.3%) to 500 ppb NO 2 within 4 s. The electronic interaction mechanism of ZnO/ Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene heterostructures in H 2 and NO 2 detection was revealed through density functional theory calculations and in-situ Raman spectroscopy, clarifying the influence of interfacial charge transfer on sensing performance. Heterogeneous structures achieve the regulation of gas adsorption-induced electron rearrangement and carrier modulation by constructing interface charge-regulating channels, significantly enhancing the response rate, selectivity and reversibility in the detection of H 2 and NO 2 , thereby enabling highly sensitive and trace detection of the two gases.
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材料科学
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气体传感技术
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纳米材料
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电子器件
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环境监测
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能源安全
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Analytical Methods
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2024
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IF 2.7
Jing Li,Xun Zhou,Guanghua Mao,Gangbing Zhu,Yinhui Yi
In recent years, numerous colorimetric methods have been developed for the detection of silver ions (Ag+), yet there remains a need for a simple, sensitive, real-time and quantitative sensing platform. Herein, Ti3C2Tx MXene nanoribbons (Ti3C2TxNRs) were utilized as the carrier material, and gold@platinum (Au@Pt) bimetallic nanoparticles were decorated onto the Ti3C2TxNR surface, for the first time, via a facile self-reduction method. The resulting Au@Pt–Ti3C2TxNR nanohybrid exhibited excellent catalytic activity, facilitating the oxidation of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine, a colorless substrate, to generate a blue product (oxTMB), displaying prominent peroxidase-like activity. In the presence of Ag+, a remarkable inhibiting effect was observed on the catalytic activity of the Au@Pt–Ti3C2TxNR nanohybrids, effectively halting the generation of oxTMB. Based on this, the as-obtained Au@Pt–Ti3C2TxNR nanozyme was then utilized to develop a novel colorimetric sensing platform for Ag+ detection, with a low detection limit of 1.57 nM and a wide linear detection range from 5.0 nM to 9.0 μM. In addition, by combining the unique advantages of hydrogel materials and smartphone technology, a simple, real-time and quantitative platform for Ag+ monitoring was constructed, highlighting its potential for practical applications in Ag+ detection.
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纳米材料科学
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分析化学
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环境监测
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生物医学工程
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