RARE METALS
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2021
·Vol. 40
·期 10
·2810-2818
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IF 4.003
Xu Kun,Liang Xin,Wang Lu-Lu,Wang Yong,Yun Ju-Feng,Sun Yi,Xiang Hong-Fa
Abstract The popularity of lithium–sulfur batteries has been increasing gradually due to their ultrahigh theoretical specific capacity and energy density. Nevertheless, they also have lots of drawbacks to be overcome, such as poor conductivity, severe volume expansion, and serious “shuttle effect”. In this work, reduced graphene oxide/molybdenum dioxide (rGO/MoO 2 ) composite is synthesized and applied to modify polypropylene separator. The modified polypropylene separator introduces synergistic tri-functions of physical adsorption, chemical interaction and catalytic effects, which can inhibit the “shuttle effect” and enhance the electrochemical performances of lithium-sulfur batteries. In the prepared rGO/MoO 2 composite, the polar MoO 2 chemically adsorbs the intermediate lithium polysulfide, while the rGO with good electrical conductivity not only acts as a physical barrier to prevent diffusion of polysulfide ions, but also improves the conversion efficiency of active material intercepted on the separator. As a consequence, the battery assembled with rGO/MoO 2 modified polypropylene separator exhibits a reversible capacity of 757.5 mAh·g −1 after 200 cycles at 0.2C with a negligible capacity decay of 0.207% per cycle, which indicates a good long-period cycling stability. Furthermore, the rate performance and self-discharge suppression are also improved by introducing modified polypropylene separator. It shows that rGO/MoO 2 composite is a promising material for separator modification in lithium-sulfur batteries. Graphic abstract
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能源存储与转换
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2025
·Vol. 36
·期 16
·967
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IF 2.8
Zhang Qi,Wang Qing,Dai Jianfeng
ZnCo 2 O 4 is considered a highly promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), attributed to its impressive capacity and excellent electrochemical characteristics. However, its practical application is constrained by significant volume expansion during repeated charge–discharge cycles, leading to structural instability and performance degradation over time. To address this challenge, a composite material consisting of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) coating the exterior of ZnCo 2 O 4 microspheres (denoted as ZCO@r-3) was designed and synthesized in this study, making it an anode material with high cycling stability for LIBs. This design aims to increase the structural stability and electrochemical properties through the effective incorporation of rGO, mitigating volume expansion during redox reactions when redox reactions occur. In this composite structure, rGO serves as a conductive network that significantly enhances ion diffusion, while its excellent mechanical properties help mitigate the volume expansion of ZnCo 2 O 4 during redox reactions. This dual action of rGO not only strengthens the structural stability of ZnCo 2 O 4 microspheres but also enhances their electrochemical performance, providing an effective and practical solution. As expected, the ZCO@r-3 composite exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 1582.1 mAh g −1 in the first cycle and initial reversible specific capacity of 1087.9 mAh g −1 after the second cycle at 0.1 A g −1 . Even after 500 charge/discharge cycles under the same conditions, the composites maintained a reversible capacity of 966.7 mAh g −1 . This demonstrates exceptional cycling stability, validating the effectiveness of the rGO coating in enhancing the material's long-term performance. This confirms that the method proposed in this study effectively addresses the volume expansion issue of ZnCo 2 O 4 .
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 141
·期 15
·e55221
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IF 2.7
You Zhang,Wenzhong Ma,Jing Zhong,Ruiqiao Jiang,Zhou Zhou,Sirui Lu,Shuo Wang
As an efficient method to realize photoinduced shape memory, photothermal filler has the characteristics of economy and convenience. However, the aggregation of the photothermal filler in the matrix material will reduce the material's shape memory and mechanical properties. In this work, the photothermal filler of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) was prepared by the solvothermal method and then introduced into the polycaprolactone (PCL) matrices to construct a photoresponsive actuator. Because of TiO 2 is uniformly loaded on the rGO surface, rGO-TiO 2 disperses well in the composites. When the GO:TiO 2 ratio of photothermal filler is 1:1, the mechanical properties of PCL-GT-3 are the best, and the tensile strength and elongation at break are 31.8 MPa and 239.5%, respectively, and the crosslinking material under near-infrared light has a good photothermal effect. Due to the induced difference between the in-plane stress of the surface and the volume layer, the shape transformation can be controlled by very low energy (808 nm, 700 mW near-infrared laser). The scheme of controlling the properties of the photoinduced shape memory material by changing only the filler type is conducive to commercial application.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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IF 3.779
Yanchen Liu,Jiayi Huang,Xiaoqing Zhang,Junwei Wu,Andrew Baker,Huayu Zhang,Song Chang,Xinhe Zhang
SiO(silicon monoxide) anode have received widespread attention owing to the great potential for the development of modern society. Although SiO has a large Li capacity, the short cycle life, poor rate capability and low coulombic efficiency limits its wide applications. In this paper, we adopt hydrothermal mixing and sintering process to form a ball milling bm-SiO based, Ni doped and rGO recombined composite (bm-SiO/Ni/rGO) anode material , which shows excellent cycle performance with the initial columbic efficiency of 65%, the discharge capacity of 720 mAh g −1 at 100 mA g −1 current density after 100 cycles and good rate performance. The improvement of electrochemical performance can be ascribed to the interaction effects of the limited damage of volume change, the open structure of reduced graphene oxide, and the cycle stability with the Ni doping.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 4.821
Huan Luo,Heng Li,Qingmei Ge,Hang Cong,Zhu Tao,Mao Liu
A novel chiral sensor was developed to produce the distinguishing response to the enantiomers of tyrosine (Tyr), with high sensitivity and selectivity. The electrochemical sensor was modified by the inorganic-organic nanohybrid material with the functionalization of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to be the amplifier and a chiral hetero-multifarene[3,2,1] (CHMF[3,2,1]) as the chiral receptor. The as-prepared rGO-CHMF was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman spectroscopy and electrochemical methods. It was observed that the composites exhibited different binding ability for Tyr enantiomers. The proposed sensor presented significant difference with peak potential separation value (ΔE p = 70 mV) and the ratio of peak current ( I L-Tyr / I D-Tyr = 1.58) for Tyr enantiomers by differential pulse voltammetry. In addition, the peak currents increased linearly with the concentration of Tyr enantiomers in the concentration range 0.1–10 μM with detection limits of 78 nM and 83 nM for l -Tyr and d -Tyr (S/N = 3), respectively. It also exhibited the ability to determine the percentage of one Tyr enantiomer in the racemic mixture. Moreover, the selectivity, reproducibility, and stability of the chiral sensor were investigated to give satisfactory results. The above discoveries offered an alternative technology for chiral recognition with electrochemical response to actualize a real-time and quantitative determination.
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分析化学
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生物化学
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CARBON
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2022
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IF 11.307
Xiao-Ying Fu,Qi Zheng,Lin Li,Mao-Sheng Cao
It is still a challenging project for developing electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption materials with the properties of multi-band absorption in the field of microwave absorption . Herein, honeycomb-like MoSe 2 @reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites are successfully constructed by a facile one-step solvothermal method. The polarization and conductive loss can be precisely tailored by vertically implanting MoSe 2 nanosheets on the RGO sheet. It is notable that three-band absorption, including S, X, and Ku bands, was achieved in the composites. The optimized MoSe 2 @RGO composite exhibits excellent microwave absorption performance, the maximum reflection loss (RL) value can reach −56.9 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) value can reach 4.12 GHz. The excellent microwave attenuation capability is attributed to the synergy effect of conductive loss, multiple relaxations, and excellent impedance matching in the composites. Therefore, this work provides a new paradigm for developing efficient multifunctional EM wave absorbers.
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电磁学
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2020
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IF 4.019
Waqar Uddin,Sajid ur Rehman,Muhammad Adnan Aslam,Shafiq ur Rehman,Mingzai Wu,Manzhou Zhu
Impedance matching has a key role in strong microwave absorption. To achieve the perfect impedance matching and enhanced interface dielectric relaxation, nickel-doped rGO@MoS 2 composite has been prepared. The complex permittivity and complex permeability of rGO@Ni-MoS 2 show significant improvement by the combination of the high magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Ni metal with highly conductive reduced graphene oxide, leading to remarkable microwave absorption. The prepared rGO@Ni-MoS 2 achieved maximum microwave absorption of −40 dB at 2 mm thickness. The control samples of MoS 2 , Ni-MoS 2 and rGO@MoS 2 indicate that micro-cluster of MoS 2 and Ni doping is indeed helpful to improve the performance of rGO@Ni-MoS 2 . The study provides a pathway for practical applications of microwave absorption materials in terms of impedance matching.
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电磁学
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2026
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IF 5.1
Xuan Weng,Guanbo Wang,Ming Li,Hai Jiang
Many electrochemical glucose sensors rely on enzymatic catalysts such as glucose oxidase (GOx). However, such enzyme-based sensors are susceptible to environmental perturbations, which can compromise sensitivity and measurement reproducibility. Here, we report a flexible, enzyme-free sweat-glucose sensor for wearable diagnostic systems by co-depositing hydrothermally prepared zinc oxide–cerium oxide/reduced graphene oxide (ZnO–CeO 2 /rGO) nanocomposites onto laser-scribed graphene electrodes (LSGE) patterned on polyimide (PI) films. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–vis spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy verified the formation and structural integrity of the hybrid nanocomposite. The electrochemical characterization, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), indicated accelerated charge transfer after modification. Under optimized conditions, the biosensor quantified sweat glucose over 0.01–3.0 mM with a sensitivity of 32.5 μA·mM −1 cm −2 and a low detection limit of 14 μM. Proof-of-concept measurements on volunteers before and after meals further supported its feasibility for wearable and personalized healthcare diagnostics.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Wei Huang,Lin Zhang,Xuejun Lai,Hongqiang Li,Xingrong Zeng
With the increasing occurrences of industrial oily wastewater emissions and crude oil spills, the deteriorated global environment and ecosystems have attracted a great deal of attention worldwide. Herein we report a highly hydrophobic balsa wood sponge wrapped with fluoroalkyl silane modified reduced graphene oxide (F-rGO@WS) for efficient clean-up of all kinds of oils including viscous crude oil from water. The F-rGO@WS possessed excellent water repellency with a water contact angle of 145°. Owing to high hydrophobicity and longitudinal channels, the F-rGO@WS was successfully applied for separating oil-water mixtures, and the separation efficiency reached 99.0%. Furthermore, the F-rGO@WS also possessed quick electrothermal capability and could be utilized as a filter to efficiently separate viscous crude oil from water by means of the generated Joule heat under a low voltage, and the separation rate was about 10 times higher than that without voltage. Our findings stand out a new tool to fabricate functional natural materials and exhibit great potential in practical applications such as water pollution control and clean-up of viscous crude oil.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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溢油修复
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纳米材料
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水污染控制
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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Mengyao Luo,Xue Sun,Tingting Jiao,Q. Guangzhou
A simple hydrothermal method was employed to synthesize BiVO 4 supported on reduced graphene oxide (BiVO 4 /RGO) composite photocatalyst to enhance photocatalytic activity of BiVO 4 for degradation of dye wastewater under visible light. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-Vis DRS and photocurrent measurements. The photocatalytic performances of the BiVO 4 /RGO composite were evaluated by degradation of Orange II (AO7) under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). A series of experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of various factors on removal efficiency of AO7. The results show that the BiVO 4 /RGO composite exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity than pure BiVO 4 . The highest removal efficiency of AO7 was obtained, and reach 100% after 150 min when the doping content, pH value, catalyst dosage was GB30 (30 mg of GO corresponds to 1 mmol of BiVO 4 ), pH = 9 and 200 mg, respectively. The free radical trapping experiments show that • O 2 - played the most important role in the degradation of AO7. The enhanced catalytic activity of the BiVO 4 /RGO composite can be attributed to the RGO. As an electron acceptor and transporter, RGO can effectively promote charge transfer in composite and inhibit the recombination of photo-induced electron-hole pairs.
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材料科学
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环境化学
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光催化
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2022
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IF 6.137
Zhong Zhao,Changwang Yan,Daiqi Li,Xiaoning Tang,Jianhua Ran,Shuguang Bi,Deshan Cheng,Guangming Cai,Xin Wang
The inevitable oxidation of metal layer deposited on substrates is a nonnegligible issue when developing functional textiles. In this study, were on the surface of to form a metallic Cu layer, and graphene (GO) sheets were spray-coated onto an in-situ grown copper nanoparticle (Cu NP) layer on a nylon knitted fabric (NKF) to prevent the oxidation of copper. In addition, a synergistic effect on further enhancing the electrical conduction capacity was realized by the hydrothermal reduction of the GO sheets using L-ascorbic acid (L-AA). The morphology, chemical composition and structure of the NKFs were characterized by SEM, FTIR, XRD and XPS , respectively. The novel rGO/Cu@NKF architecture enabled the fabric prospects of promising action sensing capability as reflected by the repeated ΔR/R 0 peaks recorded in action sensing during real running exercises. The mechanism of sensing and the responsiveness together with the stability of the sensors were investigated. The rGO/Cu@NKF also showed efficient electrothermal performance as evidenced by a maximum surface temperature of 95.0°C after 120 s into the charging process at 15 V. These results demonstrated the potential of the rGO/Cu@NKF in smart textiles with action sensing and heating functions.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2022
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IF 5.532
Jiayi Wang,Chunhao Wan,Qi Tang,Jian Xu,Nianxi Xu,Shansheng Yu,Xiaoyi Wang,Hongwei Tian
Due to the harmful influence of electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic absorption materials are being actively pursued. Herein, a one-step hydrothermal method is used to synthesize rGO/Al/CoFe 2 O 4 composites with different amounts of CoFe 2 O 4 , and their electromagnetic properties and infrared emissivity are studied in detail. The results reveal that the rGO/Al/CoFe 2 O 4 composite with a CoFe 2 O 4 content of 0.06 g possesses a minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of −68.03 dB at 15.5 GHz at a thickness of 1.38 mm, while the effective absorption broadband (EAB) and infrared emissivity are found to be 3.3 GHz and 0.63, respectively. Hence, the as-designed rGO/Al/CoFe 2 O 4 composites can be used for both wave absorption and low-infrared emissivity fields, and the proposed strategy is an effective solution for designing bifunctional wave absorption materials.
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