JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2022
·Vol. 33
·期 16
·13271-13289
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IF 2.779
Yu Xiaochen,Song Zeyu,Dong Xiaoqian,Li Huajian,Liu Haonan,Zhao Baoyan,Ye Ting,Jiang Yinlin,Li Xiaojie,Duan Li,Fan Jibin,Zhao Peng
g-C 3 N 4 and rare earth (RE)-doped (Yb, Nd and Ce) g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets were synthesized by a thermal method. The remarkable effects of RE doping on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of g-C 3 N 4 were investigated using XRD, FT-IR, SEM, BET, XPS, UV–Vis, PL, EIS and Mott–Schottky characterization techniques. The photocatalytic activities of RE doped g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets for different dyes were improved compared with g-C 3 N 4 under visible light irradiation, among which Ce/g-C 3 N 4 showed outstanding performance. Due to the doping of RE, it modulates the electronic structure of pristine g-C 3 N 4 and broadens its optical absorption range. In addition, a possible mechanism of photocatalytic degradation of dyes was propounded by free radical trapping experiments. This work may provide a reference for the rational design of photocatalysts and inspiration for the photocatalytic mechanism.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2023
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Yiping Feng,Jingyi Wu,Haijian Lu,Wenhao Lao,Hongda Zhan,Longyong Lin,Guoguang Liu,Yirong Deng
The widespread application of rare earth elements (REEs) has raised concerns about their potential release into the environment and subsequent ingestion by humans. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the cytotoxicity of REEs. Here, we investigated the interactions between three typical REEs (La, Gd, and Yb) ions as well as their nanometer/μm-sized oxides and red blood cells (RBCs), a plausible contact target for nanoparticles when they enter the bloodstream. Hemolysis of REEs at 50–2000 μmol L −1 was examined to simulate their cytotoxicity under medical or occupational exposure. We found that the hemolysis due to the exposure of REEs was highly dependent on their concentration, and the cytotoxicity followed the order of La 3+ > Gd 3+ > Yb 3+ . The cytotoxicity of REE ions (REIs) is higher than REE oxides (REOs), while nanometer-sized REO caused more hemolysis than that μm-sized REO. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), ROS quenching experiment, as well as the detection of lipid peroxidation, confirmed that REEs causes cell membrane rupture by ROS-related chemical oxidation. In addition, we found that the formation of a protein corona on REEs increased the steric repulsion between REEs and cell membranes, hence mitigating the cytotoxicity of REEs. The theoretical simulation indicated the favorable interaction of REEs with phospholipids and proteins. Therefore, our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for the cytotoxicity of REEs to RBCs once they have entered the blood circulation system of organisms.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2022
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Yingxin Li,Wei Qian,Yinqun Hua,Yunxia Ye,Fengze Dai,Jie Cai
Thermal barrier coatings with excellent thermal performance and corrosion resistance are essential for improving the performance of aero-engines. In this paper, (Y 3-x Yb x )(Al 5-x Sc x )O 12 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) thermal barrier coating materials were synthesized by a combination of sol-gel method and ball milling refinement method. The thermal properties of the (Y 3-x Yb x )(Al 5-x Sc x )O 12 ceramics were significantly improved by increasing Yb and Sc doping content. Among designed ceramics, (Y 2.8 Yb 0.2 )(Al 4.8 Sc 0.2 )O 12 (YS-YAG) showed the lowest thermal conductivity (1.58 Wm −1 K −1 , at 800 °C) and the highest thermal expansion coefficient (10.7 × 10 −6 K −1 , at 1000 °C). In addition, calcium-magnesium- aluminum -silicate (CMAS) corrosion resistance of YS-YAG was further investigated. It was observed that YS-YAG ceramic effectively prevented CMAS corrosion due to its chemical inertness to CMAS as well as its unique and complex structure. Due to the excellent thermal properties and CMAS corrosion resistance, YS-YAG is considered to be prospective material for thermal barrier coatings.
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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Huanxian Shi,Qiqi Nie,Min Yang,Cunjin Wang,Enzhou Liu,Zhen Ji,Jun Fan
In this paper, a novel ratiometric fluorescence probe for melamine detection based on luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) between the NaYF 4 :Yb, Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed. The detection mechanism could be interpreted to the AuNPs quenched the fluorescence intensity (F 542 and F 654 ) of the UCNPs under 980 nm excitation. after melamine addition, the fluorescence intensity of the UCNPs was recovered due to the aggregation of Au NPs. A good linear relationship between the ratio of F 542 to F 654 nm (F 542 /F 654 ) was obtained in ranges of 20-200 μg/L of the melamine concentration and the limit of detection was 8.8 nM. Besides, The probe exhibited an excellent selectivity and good sensitivity to melamine, and achieved the melamine detection in real sample. This work paved a new avenue for the potential practice application for commercial instantaneous determination of the melamine.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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Lele Qiu,Yulin Yang,Guohua Dong,Debin Xia,Mengru Li,Xiao Fan,Ruiqing Fan
As for the solution-processed MAPbI 3 film, the pinholes and gaps are an inevitable and undesirable phenomenon, which can usually lead to serious interface charge recombination due to the penetration of hole transport materials in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a hydrophobic β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er up-conversion ultrathin layer with particle size ca. 6 nm was first applied to modify the MAPbI 3 film for optimizing the surface of perovskite film. Thereby, the corresponding PSCs yield a significantly enhanced power conversion efficiency of 15.17% compared with that (13.32%) of the pristine PSCs. Furthermore, the PSCs also have a good stability in air atmosphere (relative humidity ≤45%) because of the introduction of this hydrophobic material. After a series of detailed investigations and comparison, it can be easily concluded that the filled pinholes and gaps in perovskite films via β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er nanoparticles is the main reason for the performance enhancement of the β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er based PSCs, which can result in an enhanced hole extraction efficiency and reduced interface charge recombination. As a conclusion, it is a feasible and effective approach for improving the photovoltaic performance of PSCs by filling up the pinholes and gaps in perovskite films with up-conversion ultrathin layers.
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Nanomaterials
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 12
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Dandan Ju,Feng Song,Yingdong Han,Wenjing Cui,Aihua Zhou,Shujing Liu,Xueqin Wang,Ming Feng,Chengguo Ming
We synthesized the uniform core-shell microstructured compounds with hexagonal phase NaYF4:Er/Yb microrods as the core and hexagonal phase NaLnF4(NaYbF4, NaLuF4:Yb/Tm, NaYF4:Yb/Er, NaYF4:Eu) as the shell based on the hydrothermal reaction. These microscale core-shell structures provided a platform for the spatially confining optical process while possessing high luminescence efficiency. The thickness of the shell could be controlled by adjusting the amounts of shell precursor, which significantly affected the intensity of the shell dopant ions emission and the emission color of core-shell upconversion luminescence (UCL). The uniform NaYF4@NaLnF4(Ln = Y, Lu, Yb) microrods, with a series of rare-earth ions doped into the core and shell layer at various doping concentrations, achieved color-tuning of the upconversion (UC) emission and dual-mode emission at the single-microcrystal level, thus allowing the efficient utilization of core-shell microcrystals in the photonics and security labeling. This study suggests a new class of luminescent materials in the microscopic field.Keywords:NaYF4microcrystals;microscale core-shell structures;multicolor tuning;dual-mode emission
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Guangdong Wu,Juanqin Xue,Dashi Lei,Yanyan Zhou,Zhaoyuan Cao,Kang Ren,Qiang Bi,Zhihua Leng
Currently, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) based photocatalysts have been extensively developed to improve solar energy utilization. However, the mechanisms underlying interfacial energy migration of upconversion photocatalyst remain unclear. Herein, a promising composite photocatalyst with complementary properties is designed by integrating β -NaGdF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ (NGFYE), CdS and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The morphology, structure and chemical properties of NGFYE@CdS/MWCNTs ternary photocatalyst are characterized. In addition, the existence of Förster resonance energy transfer process in NGFYE@CdS/MWCNTs photocatalysts, i.e., the migration of excitation energy from Er 3+ − 4 S 3/2 excitation level and higher excitation level (e.g., Er 3+ − 2 H 11/2 ) to CdS nanoparticles, was further confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The optimized NGFYE@CdS/MWCNTs photocatalyst presents 71.65 % and 35.29 % degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) under λ ≥ 800 nm irradiation for 3 h, respectively. This work not only illustrates the interfacial energy migration mechanism between NGFYE and CdS, but also provides insights for the rapid construction of heterojunction materials with efficient energy transfer interfaces.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2026
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Guidong Xu,Yifan Yang,Yanshuo Hui,Jingqian Wang,Shiyi Liu,Lin Fu,Jun Ma,Shuo Geng
The development of anode catalysts with high activity and stability is crucial for advancing proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). RuO 2 is a promising, cost-effective alternative to IrO 2 for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER); however, its practical deployment is critically limited by ruthenium site dissolution and irreversible lattice oxygen loss. To address these challenges, a “rare-earth co-doping, electronic structure modulation, and reaction pathway steering” strategy was developed and successfully applied to synthesize Yb- and La-co-doped RuO 2 nanosheets (Yb,La-RuO 2 ) via a salt-templating method. The resulting catalyst exhibits outstanding OER performance in 0.1 M HClO 4 , delivering a low overpotential of 205 mV at 10 mA cm −2 and maintaining stable operation for 500 h. When employed as the anode catalyst in a PEMWE, it maintains stable operation at a current density of 500 mA cm −2 for 200 h. Density functional theory (DFT) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveal that La primarily serves as an electron donor to optimize the intrinsic activity of Ru sites, whereas Yb strengthens lattice oxygen bonding, thereby enhancing structural robustness. Their synergistic interaction modulates the electronic structure of Ru and reduces the covalency of Ru–O bonds. Furthermore, in situ attenuated total reflection–surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) analysis demonstrates that Yb and La co-doping shifts the reaction mechanism from the lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM)—a pathway prone to oxidative degradation—toward the more stable adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM). This transition effectively suppresses Ru overoxidation and dissolution, significantly improving catalyst durability. This work presents a rational co-doping approach for designing highly efficient and acid-stable OER catalysts, offering valuable insights for the practical deployment of PEMWE technology.
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TALANTA
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2026
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Yasheng Dai,Jie Yao,Shiyuan Wang,Changgan Lai,Jie Gong,Chenjie Gu,Tao Jiang,Kerong Wu
Exosomes are regarded as cancer-associated biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis in clinical bioassays. Nevertheless, it remains a challenge to develop an approach that can achieve ultra-sensitive and quantitative detection of exosomes. Herein, an innovative dual-mode immunoassay dependent on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and upconversion luminescence (UCL) was developed to detect prostate cancer-derived exosomes. A novel SERS-active immunosubstrate was constructed by combining black phosphorus (BP) with Ag nanoparticles, which exhibited an enhancement factor (EF) of about 3.69 × 10 9 , due to the synergistic electromagnetic and chemical effects. Meanwhile, an immunoprobe with stable and visually distinguishable UCL was developed based on Yb/Er co-doped NaGdF 4 nanoparticles with an intrinsic two-photon process. The specific capture of exosomes was achieved through antigen-antibody binding within the sandwich immunostructure, achieving limits of detection (LOD) as low as 93 and 172 particles/mL based on the dual-modal detection, respectively. Furthermore, the recognition of different derived exosomes was simply realized by visually observing the green fluorescence with different intensities, which paves the way for efficient preliminary identification of prostate cancer. Finally, the validation with clinical serum samples proved that the proposed approach holds significant promise for rapid cancer screening and diagnosis.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2025
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Hanqing Liu,Yifei Zhou,Jing Xu,Le Ding,Chuan Liao,Tao Wang,Haifeng Zhou,Guangjun Zhou
High-efficiency detection of cadmium ions (Cd2+) and mercury ions (Hg2+) is crucial due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health. Here, we developed a ratiometric upconversion fluorescence (UCF)-based nanosensor by incorporating lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and gold nanoparticles modified with trithiocyanuric acid (TMT-AuNPs) as specific recognition elements for the highly sensitive and selective real-time detection of Cd2+ and Hg2+. The developed nanosensor exhibited selective absorbance enhancement and UCF quenching behavior with the addition of Cd2+ and Hg2+ based on the inner filter effect (IFE). The sensitivity of the nanosensor was significantly enhanced by converting the change in absorbance into an exponential variation in UCF intensity. Therefore, the quantitative detection of Cd2+ and Hg2+ was achieved by measuring the UCF ratio I654/I540. In order to distinguish between Cd2+ and Hg2+, two biomolecules, glutathione (GSH) and ascorbic acid (AA), were used based on their different interactions with Cd2+ and Hg2+. GSH formed a specific tetrahedral complex (GSH)4Cd with Cd2+, thereby preventing Cd2+ from inducing changes in UCF intensity. In contrast, AA specifically reduced Hg2+, thereby preventing Hg2+-induced UCF changes. Thus, GSH and AA could also be detected. The limits of detection (LODs) of Cd2+, Hg2+, GSH, and AA were 2.8, 5.2, 5.1, and 7.2 nM, respectively. The designed detection platform provides a sensitive and straightforward sensing strategy for the multiplex detection of heavy metal ions and biological small molecules.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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生物医学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 10.319
Liang Xu,Lei Su,Hongjie Wang,Hongfei Gao,Pengfei Guo,Min Niu,Kang Peng,Lei Zhuang,Zhiwei Dai
Materials with ultralow thermal conductivity and good thermal stability are of great interest in numerous applications such as energy storage and conversion devices, and thermal insulation components. In this work, a family of high-entropy Sm 2 B 2 O 7 (B=Ti, Zr, Sn, Hf, Y, Yb, Nb, and Ta) oxides with highly disordered cations on the B-site has been synthesized by introducing large atomic-size mismatch, mass and charge disorder. Through tuning the composition, the high-entropy Sm 2 B 2 O 7 oxides can be engineered from pyrochlore to fluorite structure, accompanied with an order-disorder transition. The pyrochlore Sm 2 (Nb 0.2 Sn 0.2 Ti 0.2 Y 0.2 Zr 0.2 ) 2 O 7 and fluorite Sm 2 (Nb 0.2 Ta 0.2 Y 0.2 Yb 0.2 Zr 0.2 ) 2 O 7 exhibit low thermal conductivities of 1.35 W·m −1 ·K −1 and 1.23 W·m −1 ·K −1 , respectively, indicating their good thermal insulation. In addition, the high-entropy fluorite Sm 2 (Nb 0.2 Ta 0.2 Y 0.2 Yb 0.2 Zr 0.2 ) 2 O 7 also shows average thermal expansion coefficient of 10.2 × 10 −6 °C −1 and high-temperature stability even after thermal exposure at 1600 °C in air for 30 h. These results indicate that the high-entropy Sm 2 B 2 O 7 (B=Ti, Zr, Sn, Hf, Y, Yb, Nb, and Ta) can be promising candidates for thermal barrier coatings and thermally insulators.
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Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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2022
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Zhenzhen Yu,Ruowen Liang,Man Zhou,Kai Yang,Ping Mu,Kangqiang Lu,Weiya Huang,Shaobo Ouyang,Zhengquan Li,Changlin Yu
Background The antibiotic and dyes disposals are the promising strategy for the persistent environmental problems. For the photocatalytic process, charge separation and transfer are the key issue, in which its rate should be faster than that of the recombination to participate into the chemical reactions. Methods In this work, we exploited the Cu, Yb co-doped SnO 2 via one-step hydrothermal method. The enhanced charge transfer rate was characterized by XPS, photocurrent, electrochemical impedance spectra, photoluminescence and EPR measurements. Significant findings Benefiting from higher charge transfer rate, co-doping of Cu and Yb into SnO 2 could achieve superior photocatalytic activities for the degradations of dyes and tetracycline. The result confirmed that the introductions of Cu and Yb could redistribute the photo-induced carriers on the surface of SnO 2 . In addition, the photogenerated electrons were captured by the defective sites, and thus it facilitated the efficient charge transfer over SnO 2 .
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