IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
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2026
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Zhaocheng Shao,Yupeng Zhao,Jianyuan Huang,Haozhan Sun,Shuhua Wei,Jing Zhang,Anjie Ming
Unpredictable variation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) intensity, caused by uncontrolled interfacial adsorption, severely limits quantitative applications. To address this issue, the evolution of analyte adsorption states was systematically investigated on a 3D Au nanoparticles/ZnO nanoflowers (Au NPs/ZnO NFs) substrate. By correlating Raman signal fluctuations with finite element method (FEM) simulations, a four-stage interfacial adsorption model consisting of direct adsorption, indirect adsorption, saturation, and crystallization was established). Spatial volume integral evaluations reveal that during initial adsorption, capillary forces drive molecules to form an optimal monolayer within extreme nanogaps, thereby maximizing the utilization of hot spots and triggering a rapid signal surge. Conversely, excessive volume induces thick crystallization, leading to severe optical shielding and a global collapse of the localized electric field. Guided by this framework, the optimal linear dynamic range was defined, overcoming false-negative interference. Furthermore, the substrate achieved a 10-8 M limit of detection for Rhodamine 6G (R6G) and exceptional 15-minute photocatalytic self-cleaning. This study presents a high-performance, reusable SERS platform and establishes a universal physical framework that maps macroscopic sample volume to microscale adsorption dynamics, providing crucial guidelines for maximizing linearity and defining accurate dynamic ranges in practical SERS detection protocols.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 2019
·期 22
·2761-2767
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IF 2.578
Hongchen Yang,Shengbo Zhang,Mei Li,Xiao Liu,Jinyu Han,Xinli Zhu,Qingfeng Ge,Hua Wang
Graphical Hollow N-doped carbon nanocages incorporating Au and ZnO nanoparticles derived from ZIF-8 were synthesized. Au 0.40 -ZnO/CN incorporates Au and ZnO nanoparticles. Under visible light irradiation, Au 0.40 -ZnO/CN exhibits a significantly enhanced H 2 production rate from formaldehyde alkaline solution, which is 12 times and 2.6 times of those of ZnO/CN and Au/CN, respectively. Hollow carbon nanostructured materials incorporating metals or metal oxides have attracted considerable interest in photocatalysis. Herein, novel hollow N-doped carbon nanocages incorporating Au and ZnO nanoparticles derived from ZIF-8 were successfully synthesized. Firstly, ZIF-8 nanocrystals were treated with chloroauric acid solution (HAuCl 4 ) to produce hollow Au X @ZIF-8 cubes through acid etching of cores and cation exchange. Then, the Au X @ZIF-8 cubes were used as precursors to obtain Au X -ZnO/CN after pyrolysis in a N 2 atmosphere. The resulting Au 0.40 -ZnO/CN had a uniform hollow structure with ≈ 30 nm shells conformal to ZIF-8 dimension while incorporating ≈ 5 nm nanoparticles of Au and ZnO and exhibited remarkable photocatalytic activity and excellent recyclability for hydrogen production from formaldehyde (HCHO) alkaline solution under visible light irradiation. The results demonstrated that incorporation of Au greatly improves the visible light absorption and charge separation via SPR effect. Furthermore, the ZIF-8-derived hollow N-doped carbon cages can expose more uniformly disperse active sites with conductive support. The methodology used here provides a novel approach for preparing hollow hybrid carbon materials with visible-light-driven photocatalytic applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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Xiuzhen Zheng,Zhuo Zhang,Sugang Meng,Yaxiao Wang,Danzhen Li
Plasmonic photocatalytic degradation and photoelectrochemical water splitting is very promising in the process of ecological environment protection. However, the efficiencies reported are still too low for practical application due to the high recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes, which can be improved by optimizing the design and assembly of highly ordered pore structures. In our work, a composite plasmonic metal/semiconductor photocatalyst, Au/ZnO hybrid inverse-opal nanomaterial (Au/ZnO-IO), was prepared by in-situ grown Au nanoparticles on inner and outer of ZnO framework. The 3D ordered Au/ZnO-IO photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity in bisphenol A degradation and photoelectrochemical water splitting. The improved photoactivities were proved to be caused by the increased light absorption and special charge transfer of photogenerated electrons, which significantly restraint the recombination rate and prolong the lifetime of photoexcited carries. Based on the analysis of active species experiments, photoelectrochemical measurements, energy level of schottky junction and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations, the degradation mechanism on Au/ZnO-IO nanocomposite was supposed. This work provides insights into the charge transfer regulation by constructing the 3D plasmonic metal/semiconductor inverse-opal photocatalyst and may serve as a promising strategy for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and water splitting.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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Yan Li,Jing-Wen Liu,Xiao-Xue Lian,Shu-Mei Yang
Triethylamine is an organic amine compound with strong irritancy and toxicity that threatens ecological balance and human health, making accurate detection crucial. However, achieving high sensitivity and selective detection of TEA in ppb level is challenging. Herein, we have successfully prepared an Au-ZnO/ZIF-8 via an interface oxidation strategy followed by Au nanoparticles loading. The synthesis process involves three key steps: firstly, ZnO nanofibers are prepared by electrospinning, followed by in-situ coordination growth to form a ZIF-8 layer on the ZnO surface; subsequently, Au nanoparticles are decorated onto the ZnO/ZIF-8 surface through an impregnation-reduction method; finally, the composites are calcined in a tube furnace to generate oxidation layers while retaining the intrinsic properties of ZIF-8. Sensing tests toward 100 ppm TEA reveal that the Au-ZnO/ZIF-8 sensor exhibits a response of 1012.5 with a low detection limit of 2.78 ppb at 235 °C. This performance is 13.9-fold higher than that of ZnO/ZIF-8 (72.9 at 303 °C) and 30.5-fold higher than that of pristine ZnO (33.1 at 328 °C). Furthermore, the sensor demonstrates high selectivity for TEA, short response times (7 s), as well as excellent repeatability and stability. It indicates that the Au-ZnO/ZIF-8 sensor holds great potential for practical TEA detection, thereby providing a feasible strategy to improve the gas detection capabilities of MOF-based sensors.
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TALANTA
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2019
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Shengrui Xu,Qingqing Liu,Cuicui Wang,Li Xiao,Suling Feng,Ning Li,Chang-Po Chen
In this study, facile fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) pompon-like gold/zinc oxide (Au/ZnO) porous microspheres by hydrothermal procedure was investigated. These microspheres were utilized as solid phase microextraction (SPME) coating for determination of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from foot odor coupling with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). SEM and TEM characterizations showed that as-prepared material was composed of 1D porous nanowires and presented a uniform coating on stainless-steel wire. The extraction of VFAs including propanoic acid, butyric acid , isobutanoic acid, isovaleric acid , hexanoic acid , and heptylic acid was carried out by headspace model after sampling from human foot using cotton wool strips. Following optimization of extraction parameters including extraction temperature and time and desorption temperature and time, the as-prepared SPME coating presented better extraction efficiency than commercial DVB/CAR/PDMS fiber towards all the VFAs due to its excellent properties. Under the optimized conditions, the method exhibited good linearity (0.5–200 ng) with regression coefficients (R 2 ) ranging from 0.9836 to 0.9981 for all the analytes. The limits of detection ranged from 0.017 to 0.098 ng. Single fiber repeatability varied from 6.5% to 11.2% and the fiber-to-fiber reproducibility ranged from 8.6% to 12.3%. The proposed method was successfully applied for extraction and determination of VFAs from foot odor after sampling using cotton wool strips.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2023
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Jiangsheng Li,Zhu You,Benchao Zheng,Shiyi Zhai,Kuangda Lu
Despite that radiotherapy (RT) is a prevalent treatment of cancer, enhancing tumor dose deposit and reversing resistance are two major challenges in its clinical application. Here, we report Au–ZnO (AZ) nano matches that drastically increase reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and alleviate hypoxia in RT on triple-negative breast cancer. Upon X-ray irradiation, Au increases X-ray attenuation and excites the adjacent ZnO by electron scattering, electron transfer, and energy transfer. Meanwhile, Au plays the role of a reservoir of electrons that promotes the charge separation in ZnO, thereby significantly improving the ROS production efficiency and causing the ROS burst. The ROS generation efficiency of AZ is determined to be 2.03 times that of Au. In contrast, a physical mixture of Au and ZnO only slightly increased the ROS generation compared to Au (1.18 times). Moreover, AZ catalyzes H2O2 decomposition to produce oxygen at excited states, thus modulating tumor hypoxia. Clonogenic assay showed that AZ had efficient radiosensitization with radiation enhancement factors of 4.01 and 3.50 in 4T1 breast cancer cells under normoxia and hypoxia, respectively. AZ-enhanced RT can successfully eliminate or shrink tumors (two of the six were completely removed) upon 4 Gy of X-ray irradiation on 4T1 tumor-bearing mice. At the end point, the average tumor size in AZ with the RT-treated group was only 1.8% of that of PBS with RT, significantly outperforming the other control groups including a physical mixture of Au and ZnO nanoparticles at the same concentrations..
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Chao Duan,Guo Chen,Zhiling Wang,Hao Li,Zhaoyang Zhang,Yiping Liu,Ming Lu
In this work, we constructed an enhanced electrochemical signal sensing platform using Au/ZnO nanoflake arrays coated on carbon cloth for the rapid detection of nitrite in food. Based on a stepwise synthesis strategy of electrodeposition and magnetron sputtering technique, AuNPs were sputtered onto ZnO nanoflower-like array sheets. Combining the high catalytic performance of AuNPs with the morphology of ZnO significantly increased the surface area and electrocatalytic activity of the electrodes. The prepared sensor showed a linear response range of 0.2–4986 μΜ, a limit of detection of 0.09 μM, and a high sensitivity of 5677 μA mM −1 cm −2 . It is worth noting that the sensor can precisely detect nitrite in the presence of interfering substances and has excellent stability and reproducibility. In addition, the nitrite residues in several food samples were analyzed using this method and spectrophotometric method, and the results of the two methods were not significantly different.
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