PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Ruiting Jian,Qirui Zou,Jianjun Yan,Bowen Liu,Lijun Sang,Zhongwei Liu
Cr(VI), a hazardous heavy metal pollutant found in wastewater, exerts detrimental effects on biological system and the human body. Efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) using high-performance materials offers a viable approach for chromium decontamination. In the current work, the defective UiO-66-(OH)2 with enhanced photocatalytic activity was developed by the plasma treatment. These defects not only triggered an expansion in mesoporous domains and increased the BET surface area of the UiO-66-(OH)2 system, thereby exposing more adsorption and photocatalytically active sites, but also created additional electron migration pathways, enhancing the separation of photogenerated e-/h+ pairs. When subjected to an operating power of 15 W, chamber pressure at 20 Pa, and a 300-second treatment period, UiO-66-(OH)2 exhibited a removal efficiency of 83 %. This work explored a novel way for the construction of the defective MOFs and broadened the utilizationation of MOFs in the fields of photoreduction of heavy metal ions in water.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 6.3
Ying Wu,Min Li,Wenhui Fang,Yutao Cao,Shixian Xin,Hong Zhao
Electrochemical water splitting is a promising method for hydrogen production but is restricted by sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER), so we propose to replace OER with the thermodynamically preferred glucose oxidation reaction (GOR) to reduce the supply voltage. Herein, hollow RuV-Co(OH) 2 arrays have been fabricated by the hydrothermal method of sacrificing ZIF-67 to codope vanadium (V) and ruthenium (Ru). Electrochemical studies show that RuV-Co(OH) 2 has excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity with a low overpotential of 77 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm −2 (η 10 = 77 mV) and good GOR activity. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that V and Ru tune the electronic structure of RuV-Co(OH) 2 , greatly increasing the density of the active sites. Moreover, RuV-Co(OH) 2 assembled glucose-assisted hydrogen evolution cell exhibits a battery voltage of 1.42 V for a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , a significant reduction of 240 mV compared to overall water splitting along with higher-value glucose oxidation products. Furthermore, RuV-Co(OH) 2 exhibits outstanding stability. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis demonstrate that RuV-Co(OH) 2 has superior mechanical stability. This work opens up a new approach to designing novel bifunctional electrocatalysts for energy-saving H 2 production and valuable coproductions.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2025
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Yi Chen,Weilin Shi,Claudia Li,Kang Hui Lim,Xueqian Wang,Langlang Wang,Ping Ning,Yixing Ma,Sibudjing Kawi
Global warming, driven by rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, is an environmental predicament confronted by humanity. Plasma catalytic decomposition of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide is a practical approach to mitigate this challenge, which can be a crucial step in carbon recycling. Metal selenides are promising candidates owing to their abundant reserves and outstanding electron transfer properties, making them highly active in chemical reactions. In this study, the morphology of AlO(OH) and the dispersion of Cu2−xSe were optimized by hydrothermal synthesis temperature. Specifically, the Cu2−xSe-Al-180 catalyst, prepared at a hydrothermal temperature of 180 °C, formed AlO(OH) with good crystallinity and a nanoscale thin-sheet structure, with Cu2−xSe uniformly distributed on the AlO(OH) support. The reaction of CO2 decomposition to CO production by integrating Cu2−xSe-Al-180 with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma led to a CO2 conversion of up to 28.07% at a specific input energy (SIE) of 58.07 kJ L−1. The excellent CO2 adsorption properties of AlO(OH) and Cu2Se reduce the activation energy barrier of the reaction, and Cu2Se further promotes the excited activation of CO2 in the plasma. These findings offer valuable insights for the development and design of catalysts in the field of plasma catalysis and highlight the potential of CuSe-based materials in CO2 reduction technologies.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2025
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Qingyun Liu,Yi Wang,Tianzhao Hu,Shaorui Chen,Yaozu Wang,Hui Zhao,Wu Zhang,Zhigang Yuan,Yulian Wang,Zhenhua Sun,Feng Li
Achieving high energy density in aqueous asymmetric electrochemical capacitors hinges on the development of electrode materials that combine exceptional capacitance with superior conductivity. Despite its high theoretical capacitance, Ni(OH)2 is limited by low intrinsic conductivity, significantly limiting its performance. In this study, a Mn–Ni(OH)2@1T-MoS2 heterostructure was synthesized through a facile growth method, achieving significant electrochemical performance boost. The lattice matching at the heterointerface induces a controlled lattice expansion in Mn–Ni(OH)2, while the interfacial interactions promote electron transfer from Mn–Ni(OH)2 to 1T-MoS2. These synergistic effects enhance conductivity and active site utilization, addressing the core challenges of pristine Ni(OH)2. As a result, the heterostructure exhibits a high specific capacity of 244.2 mA h g−1 at 1 A g−1 and a rate capability of 51.4% at 12 A g−1. Moreover, the assembled asymmetric electrochemical capacitor delivers an energy density of 61.67 W h kg−1 at 600 W kg−1 and maintains 72.7% capacity retention after 10 000 cycles at 5 A g−1. This work not only highlights the critical role of heterointerfaces in enhanced electrochemical performance but also provides a robust strategy for designing high-performance energy storage systems.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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Yaohua Yang,Kai Yan,Jingdong Zhang
A Ni(OH) 2 /TiO 2 photoanode possessing high photoelectrocatalytic activity toward glucose oxidation driven by visible light was fabricated. The results indicated that deposition of Ni(OH) 2 on TiO 2 film electrode could remarkably promote the catalytic oxidation of glucose under visible light illumination. By applying a low voltage, the Ni(OH) 2 /TiO 2 electrode showed a linear photoelectrochemical response to glucose in the concentration range from 0.5 μM to 20 μM. Furthermore, the high photoelectrocatalytic activity of Ni(OH) 2 /TiO 2 electrode toward glucose oxidation was utilized to construct a glucose-air photofuel cell, which generated electrical signal responding to glucose concentration from 5 μM to 100 μM, without using external electrical power supply. Thus, dual non-enzymatic glucose sensors based on photocatalytic oxidation of glucose on the Ni(OH) 2 /TiO 2 electrode under visible light illumination were demonstrated.
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Progress in Natural Science-Materials International
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2022
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IF 4.269
Yu Zhang,Xueai Teng,Zequn Ma,Rongming Wang,Woon-Ming Lau,Aixian Shan
Cu 2 O is an ideal template material for the preparation of transition metal hydroxide/oxyhydroxides with oxygen evolution reaction (OER) enhanced catalytic performance. Here, inspired by Pearson's principle, Cu 2 O wires were prepared and used as a sacrificial template to prepare Ni(OH) 2 ·0.75H 2 O hollow tubes (Ni(OH) 2 HTs) with highly improved surface roughness. Benefiting from unique structural advantages, the Ni(OH) 2 HTs showed excellent catalytic activity, rapid kinetics and a long-term stability as the OER catalyst, where an overpotential of only 207 mV was required to drive a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , an ideal kinetics with a Tafel slope as 79.8 mV dec −1 was calculated, and no obvious attenuation in chronoamperometry was discovered after operation for 24 h. This paper provides a novel template-assisted strategy to prepare high-performance transition metal-based OER catalysts possessing hollow and tubular structures.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2023
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Fan Xiao,Ming Cao,Yingbo Chen
The synthesis of ultra-thin, uniform and continuous polyamide (PA) membranes is a crucial prerequisite for enhancing their desalination performance. Research has indicated that effectively slowing down the interfacial polymerization (IP) reaction and promoting the interface stability are key strategies for achieving ultra-thin, uniformly nano-structured membranes with excellent performance. Herein, we have demonstrated the successful design of a continuous and uniform PA membrane, ranging from 10 to 20 nm, by utilizing the UiO-66-(OH) 2 n-hexane dispersion as a transition layer to regulate IP reaction and enable efficient water-salt separation. The results showed that the presence of the transition layer facilitated a bidirectional diffusion-contact reaction between the two monomers, resulting in improved interface stability and alleviating the occurrence of severe IP that may lead to heterogeneous membrane structures. As a result, the PA active layers formed through this approach exhibited superior thinness and uniformity compared to those produced via traditional IP methods. Moreover, the transition layer enabled uniform pre-polymerization of UiO-66-(OH) 2 at the reaction interface by pre-exposing it to down-diffusing acyl chloride monomers. This ensured the continuity of membrane structure while creating additional free volume within the membrane. This work presented a scalable method for manufacturing ultra-thin, defect-free, homogeneous, and high-performance nanofiltration membranes.
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Nano Research
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 6
·4898-4907
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IF 9.5
Geng Jing,Ji Sihan
Electrocatalytic nitrate ( \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_3}^ -\) ) reduction to ammonia (NH 3 ) offers a viable approach for sustainable NH 3 production and environmental denitrification. Copper (Cu) possesses a distinctive electronic structure, which can augment the reaction kinetics of \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_3}^ -\) and impede hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), rendering it a promising contender for the electrosynthesis of NH 3 from \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_3}^ -\) . Nevertheless, the role of Cu 2 O in copper-based catalysts still requires further investigation for a more comprehensive understanding. Herein, the Cu 2 O/Cu(OH) 2 heterostructures are successfully fabricated through liquid laser irradiation using CuO nanoparticles as a precursor. Experimental and theoretical researches reveal that Cu 2 O/Cu(OH) 2 heterostructure exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic performance for \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_3}^ -\) to NH 3 because Cu(OH) 2 promotes electron transfer and reduces the valence state of Cu active site in Cu 2 O. At −0.6 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)), the NH 3 yield reaches its maximum at 1630.66 ± 29.72 \({\rm{\mu g}} \cdot {{\rm{h}}^{ - 1}} \cdot {\rm{m}}{{\rm{g}}_{{\rm{cat}}}}^{ - 1}\) , while the maximum of Faraday efficiency (FE) is 76.95% ± 5.51%. This study expands the technical scope of copper-based catalyst preparation and enhances the understanding of the electrocatalytic mechanism of \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_3}^ -\) to NH 3 .
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JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2017
·Vol. 85
·期 2
·349-355
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IF 1.575
Shi Min,Li Yanhong,Wang Li,Li Jing,Wang Meiri,Cui Hongtao
Abstract In this work, a facile material synthesis step-free strategy for the cost-effective assembly of Ni(OH) 2 -based electrodes was reported. The Ni(OH) 2 /MWCNTs composite electrodes for application in supercapacitors were assembled through the in-situ reaction of NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O in nickel foam as current collector with alkaline electrolyte. The characterization results indicated that NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O as raw material in electrode underwent the phase transformation from NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O to β-Ni(OH) 2 in electrolyte solution. The produced β-Ni(OH) 2 presented the same phase and same sheet morphology with thin thickness before and after electrochemical measurement. Based on the results of electrochemical measurement, 20 wt% was determined as the optimum content of MWCNTs for the assembly of electrodes. The as-assembled electrode with optimized content of MWCNTs exhibited high specific capacitance of 2001.4 F g −1 at current density of 3.2 A g −1 . This electrochemical performance of electrode could be attributed to the 2D flexible sheet morphology of Ni(OH) 2 and the improvement of electric conductivity by MWCNTs. Graphical abstract
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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Zunjie Zhang,Bingcheng Ge,Mengran Liu,Tianfang Yang,Shuaitong Wang,Yang Liu,Yingjie Yang,Shuyan Gao
The electrocatalytic reduction reaction of nitrate (NO3RR) is anticipated to convert nitrogen-containing pollutants into valuable ammonia products. Copper-based catalysts have received great attention because of their good performance in the NO3RR due to the strong binding energy with *NO3 intermediates. However, the poor H2O dissociation ability of Cu is unable to provide H• in time for the hydrogenation reaction of NOx, thus hindering the electroreduction of the NO3–. Herein, we designed a shell–core nanocube electrocatalyst Cu2O@Ni(OH)2-x (x represents the molar ratio of Ni/Cu) using the liquid phase reduction combined with the etching and precipitation method for electrocatalytic NO3RR. Due to the synergistic effect between the strong nitrate activation ability of Cu and the excellent H2O dissociation ability of Ni(OH)2, Cu2O@Ni(OH)2-3.3% shows an impressive ammonia yield rate (557.9 μmol h–1 cm–2) and Faradaic efficiency (97.4%) at −0.35 V vs. RHE. Operando Raman and Auger electron spectroscopy observe the reduction of Cu2O to Cu during the NO3RR process. Density functional theory calculations combined with electron paramagnetic resonance analysis reveals that Ni(OH)2 can lower the activation energy barrier of H2O dissociation, thereby promoting the generation of H• and accelerating the hydrogenation of *NO during the NO3RR. This research provides an efficient Cu-based catalyst for reducing NO3– and may motivate the development of effective ammonia electrocatalysts for further experimentation.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Zhuolin Qing,Zetong Li,Zifan Zhong,Hang Zhong,Qirui Qin,Zekun Yang,Xin Yang,Junmin Chen
Lanthanum (La)-based hydroxide materials are considered promising candidates for phosphate removal, but their adsorption efficiency is often limited by the hydroxide (OH – ) release and slow mass transfer. In this study, we synthesized lanthanum hydroxyl carbonate supported onto magnetic porous biochar (La-FPBC 0.5 ) for advanced phosphate removal from actual secondary effluent of wastewater. La-FPBC 0.5 significantly enhanced phosphate removal by releasing more carbonate (CO 3 2– ) rather than hydroxy (–OH) during adsorption. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the absolute value of absorb adsorption energy for ion exchange in La-FPBC 0.5 is 4.48 eV, higher than that for ligand exchange (3.11 eV). The adsorption kinetic rate constant of La-FPBC 0.5 reached 1.7 × 10 -3 g/(mg −1 min), which is 1.8 times that of La(CO 3 )(OH). Furthermore, La-FPBC 0.5 removed up to 151.5 mg P/g of phosphate from wastewater, representing a 1.6-fold increase compared to La(CO 3 )(OH), surpassing not only commercial La-based materials but also most reported adsorbents. It maintained over 85 % of its phosphate adsorption capacity in the presence of anions or humic acid and showed effective adsorption across various water sources, including river, campus lake, and tap water, with a capacity exceeding 120 mg P/g. La-FPBC 0.5 also exhibited excellent stability, retaining 95 % of its capacity after five adsorption–desorption cycles. Notably, La-FPBC 0.5 treated approximately 1800 bed volumes of phosphate-containing wastewater to below 0.1 mg/L in a fixed-bed adsorption mode, with the recovered phosphate suitable for plant growth. These results suggest that La-FPBC 0.5 is an ideal candidate for phosphate removal in practical applications.
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DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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2025
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Chenjie Liu,Yijin Wang,Wenlong Xu,Ming Zhou,Fuliang Meng,Xianfeng Meng
In light of electromagnetic pollution caused by the excessive or unregulated use of electromagnetic waves (EMWs), there is an urgent requirement to identify economical EMWs absorption materials. However, the facing challenge lies in the precise design of microstructure and the controlled tuning of electromagnetic parameters. Herein, natural cottonwood fiber was converted into carbon fiber (CF) through optimized pyrolysis, followed by the synthesis of CFs@Co 3 O 4 /Co(OH) 2 composites via in situ hydrothermal method. Ingenious structural design, multi-faceted synergy and heterogeneous interfaces endowed the CFs@Co 3 O 4 /Co(OH) 2 composites with exceptional impedance matching and electromagnetic loss, showing outstanding EMWs absorption ability. The CFs@Co 3 O 4 /Co(OH) 2 sample (CF S @Co-25) with 2.5 mm thickness displayed a maximum reflection loss ( RL max ) of −78.7 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth ( EAB ) of 9.9 GHz. At 3.0 mm matching thickness, the impedance matching value ( Z ) reached 0.99, with an RL max of −105.3 dB. This work offers a scalable and economical approach to developing high-performance carbon-based EMWs absorbers.
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