JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 10.9
Chao Liu,Wen Xiao,Xingyu Liu,Qiang Wang,Jiawei Hu,Siyuan Zhang,Jianguang Xu,Qinfang Zhang,Zhigang Zou
As a highly toxic heavy metal, Cr(VI) reduction by developing high-efficiency photocatalysts is of great significance. Herein, we firstly design few-layer Ti 3 C 2 MXene (FTM) by the hand-operated shaking, showing dual advantages of structural stability and more exposed reactive sites. Then, a refluxed process is performed to fabricate FTM/CaIn 2 S 4 (FTC) composites, where 2D CaIn 2 S 4 (CIS) nanoplates are closely connected with 2D FTM to form Schottky junction. The optimal 1-FTC with the FTM/CIS mass ratio of 1 wt.% exhibits the highest activity toward photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction under visible light. It is well elucidated that the broadened light absorption range and promoted charge carrier separation rate induced by the introduction of FTM are responsible for improving photocatalytic activity of CIS. During Cr(VI) photoreduction, 1-FTC possesses excellent photo-stability and reusability. The effects of catalyst mass, coexisting ions, water sources and pH values on the Cr(VI) photoreduction efficiency are investigated. Photogenerated • O 2 − and e − are the main radical species accounting for Cr(VI) photoreduction over 1-FTC. The photocatalytic mechanism along with Cr(VI) removal pathway is exploited. This work may provide some insights into constructing FTM-based Schottky junctions for the efficient water purification.
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 21
·5096
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IF 4.2
Tao Tang,Xiaoyu Dou,Haoran Zhang,Hexu Wang,Ming Li,Guanghui Hu,Jianfeng Wen,Li Jiang
In recent years, halide perovskite materials have become widely used in solar cells, photovoltaics, and LEDs, as well as photocatalysis. Lead-free perovskite Cs 3 Bi 2 I 9 has been demonstrated as an effective photocatalyst; however, the fast recombination of the photogenerated carriers hinders further improvements of its photocatalytic activity. In this work, Ti 3 C 2 was composited with Cs 3 Bi 2 I 9 to promote the transfer and separation of photogenerated carriers, and thus the pollutant degradation efficiency was effectively improved. The visible-light photocatalytic reduction of Cs 3 Bi 2 I 9 /Ti 3 C 2 on rhodamine B (RhB), methylene blue (MB), and malachite green (MG) was as high as 97.3%, 96%, and 98.8%, respectively, improvements of almost 31.2%, 37.8%, and 37.2% compared to that of sole Cs 3 Bi 2 I 9 . Our study provides a simple way to enhance the photocatalytic activity of lead-free halide perovskites.
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Environmental Science-Nano
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2025
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IF 5.1
Weibiao Ye,Wenhao Lao,Lan Wu,Dong-Xing Guan,Chao Zhang,Yiping Feng,Liang Mao
2D MXene nanosheets are increasingly attracting interest due to their promising applications in materials science and biomedicine. However, the environmental fate of MXenes, particularly their biotransformation, is poorly understood. Here, the biodegradability of Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets was investigated using a plant horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-mediated reaction. The degradation rates of Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets were determined to be first-order in both HRP and H2O2 dosage. Material characterizations and product identifications revealed that peroxidase-catalyzed the oxidation of Ti3C2 MXene in the presence of H2O2, resulting in the formation of holes on its basal plane, the generation of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, and the release of CO2. The assessment using Daphnia magna revealed visible toxicity and enrichment of Ti3C2 MXene to aquatic organisms, with LC50 values of pristine Ti3C2 MXene to Daphnia as 55.41, 7.24, and 2.97 mg L-1 at 48, 72, and 96 h, respectively. Substantial accumulation (74.30 μg Ti mg-1 of dry tissue) of Ti3C2 MXene by Daphnia was observed after 48 h of exposure. Furthermore, the biological effects of HRP-degraded Ti3C2 MXene products on Daphnia were examined. Although the toxicity to Daphnia was reduced, a substantial increase in the bioaccumulation of Ti3C2 MXene biodegradation products (137.36 μg Ti mg-1 of dry tissue) was observed. These findings reveal that enzymatic degradation alters the size and surface chemistry of Ti3C2 MXene, potentially changing its toxicity and altering its environmental compatibility.
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纳米生物学
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毒理学
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npj Clean Water
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2024
·Vol. 7
·期 1
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IF 10.4
Li Wanxin,Shu Dawu,An Fangfang,Liu Ruigang,Shan Juchuan,Han Bo,Cao Shaolei
Rapid activation of sodium persulfate (SPS) for the degradation of C.I. Reactive Red 218 (RR218) was achieved using Ti 3 C 2 MXene reduction of trace Fe 3+ . The degradation rate of RR218 reached 97.7% using a mixture containing 3 g L −1 of SPS, 3.35 mg L −1 of Fe 3+ and 60 mg L −1 of MXene stirred at 25 °C for 30 min. The intense reduction of Ti 3 C 2 MXene triggers the Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ cycle thereby accelerating the activation of SPS. When reactive dyes were degraded by Fe 3+ /SPS/MXene process, ·OH played a major role. The dye degradation capacity of the Fe 3+ /SPS/MXene process decreased after 5 cycles of recycling. In addition, the wastewater treated under these conditions resulted in high dyeing efficiencies in reuse experiments. This study not only improves the understanding of the catalytic reaction of MXene but also provides a wastewater treatment and reuse process with low metal consumption and high efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Lin Cheng,Yuncheng Tang,Min Xie,Yitong Sun,Hong Liu
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials , especially 2D ultrathin layered nanomaterials, have been under increasing demand for solar energy usage and conversion owing to their unique characteristics such as large surface area, easily accessible catalytic sites and high electron transfer efficiency. In this work, layered Ti 3 C 2 was used as the noble-metal-free cocatalyst to design 2D/2D composite by a simple electrostatic self-assembly process, which was based on the ultrathin nickel metal organic framework (UNiMOF) nanosheets. Thanks to the similar layered structures, a conductive and intimate interface formed between Ti 3 C 2 and UNiMOF, which could promote the charge transfer and accelerate the separation of photoexcited electrons and holes. Thus, the obtained 2D/2D UNiMOF/Ti 3 C 2 hybrids exhibited higher activity for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) than bare UNiMOF under UV–vis light irradiation, and the activity was boosted by almost 4.0 times when loaded with 1.5 wt% Ti 3 C 2 . Moreover, the as-synthesized UNiMOF/Ti 3 C 2 composites showed excellent stability. The possible mechanism for photocatalytic degradation of MB was also explored.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2023
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IF 6.4
Ke Wei,Jiu-Xiang Yang,Fang-Yuan Bai,Yuan-Sheng Shen,Kai Liu,Jing Liu,Li-Hua Chen,Yu Li,Bao-Lian Su
Ti3C2 MXene has been extensively studied in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen production since its discovery due to the large specific surface area and adjustable surface groups. However, the weak interaction at the interface of Ti3C2-based composites leads to a high energy barrier, which is not conducive to carrier transport. Herein, we propose the construction of a sandwich Ti3C2/R-TiO2 composite photocatalyst by in situ growing rutile TiO2 (R-TiO2) nanoneedles in Ti3C2 MXene through NaOH oxidation treatment and the microwave hydrothermal method. This in situ synthesis can make Ti3C2 MXene and TiO2 nanoneedles closely link together, which is conducive to carrier transport and material stability. The best Ti3C2/R-TiO2 composite achieves an excellent hydrogen production rate of 1.62 mmol g–1 h–1, as endowed by the 2D nanosheet-constructed sandwich structure, an increased specific surface area, and improved charge carrier separation and transport.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Qingsong Zhu,Xinyu Lei,Xiaoqin Zha,Saad Melhi,Juanna Ren,Ben Bin Xu,Siyu Hao,Baoji Miao,Huitan Fu,Mohammed A. Amin,Zeinhom M. El-Bahy,Zhanhu Guo
2D MXene can prevent the penetration of corrosive media and can contribute to the improvement of corrosion resistance performance. However, achieving its uniform dispersion in the polymer matrix is challenging due to its large specific surface area and rapid aggregation. In this study, stable dispersion of polydopamine functionalized Ti 3 C 2 MXene (PDA-TM) hybrid in the waterborne epoxy (WEP) matrix was achieved via in-situ polymerization of the PDA layer on the surface of TM. The Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum of PDA-TM showed the blue shift of O-H bond at 3438 cm −1 and the Ti-O bond of TM at 612 cm −1 . The characteristic peak of PDA-TM in the XRD pattern appeared at 2θ = 3.9° and the PDA bulge became smaller. Both proved the successful synthesis of PDA and TM. The surface wrinkles of the PDA-TM of SEM became more pronounced, and the smooth surface became rougher. This was due to the in-situ polymerization of DA on the surface of TM, which was conducive to avoid tight stacking of TM and expand its interlayer spacing. In addition, The WEP nanocomposite coating showed high impact resistance, strong adhesion, flexibility, and wear resistance. Moreover, PDA-TM decreased the glass transition temperature of WEP from 128.0 to 95.4 °C and improved the reflection loss for electromagnetic wave absorption properties. Furthermore, the |Z| 0.01Hz value of the PDA-TM 0.5 % (6.072 × 10 5 Ω cm 2 ) coating was approximately 6 times higher compared to that of the WEP coating after 30-d immersion in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The friction coefficient was also a quarter of neat WEP. This indicated that embedding a small amount of PDA functionalized TM nanosheets into WEP coating could improve obviously the corrosion resistance and wear resistance properties. The present research will provide a theoretical basis for the use of TM in the field of anticorrosion and electromagnetic wave absorption.
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腐蚀与防护
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 6.182
Bin Sun,Furong Tao,Zixuan Huang,Wei Yan,Yuxin Zhang,Xusheng Dong,Yue Wu,Guowei Zhou
As a novel transition metal carbides and/or carbonitrides, MXene possess two-dimensional characteristic, abundant surface hydrophilic functional groups, and excellent electrical conductivity that bestow a possibility to building MXene-based photocatalysts. Inspired by this, an emerging Ti 3 C 2 MXene cocatalyst bridged Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 to induce a highly visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity, synthesized by electrostatic self-assembly method and the partial reduction of Ag + ions to Ag 0 in MXene solution is reported. The resultant hybrids reveal a well-defined hybrid structures with Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 anchoring on the layer structured Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets. Benefiting from the unique structural features, the Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /Ti 3 C 2 hybrids present Ti 3 C 2 content-dependent photocatalytic activity toward the methyl orange (MO) degradation and Cr(VI) reduction under visible-light irradiation. Remarkably, the Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /Ti 3 C 2 hybrid with 3 wt% Ti 3 C 2 content achieves the greatest MO degradation efficiency and Cr(VI) reduction efficiency after irradiation for 1 h, which are increased to 1.72 and 1.46 times higher than that obtained on pristine Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles, respectively. Such impressive photocatalytic activity is related to the synergeric effects derived from Ag, Ag 3 PO 4 , and Ti 3 C 2 , which greatly enhance visible light absorption, promote separation and transfer of photo-generated electron-hole pairs. This work highlights that the MXene-based photocatalysts would be desirable candidates for environmental purification of organic pollutants and heavy metal ions.
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PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 217
·期 8
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IF 1.759
Jingbo Li,Yu Liu,Fang Xu,Junping Hu,Nan Chen,Guoping Du,Changshuang Jiang
As a 2D material, Ti 3 C 2 (MXene) has been recently used as electrodes for electrochemical capacitors. Herein, a two-step procedure is used to obtain a highly opened layer structure for Ti 3 C 2 , which differs from the methods used in the literature for synthesizing exfoliated MXene. First, the mild NH 4 HF 2 etching agent is used to prepare the regular Ti 3 C 2 MXene. Second, KOH is added into the obtained solution for K + to intercalate the MXene. The K + intercalation is found to greatly increase the (002) crystal planar spacing of the Ti 3 C 2 from 10.8 to 12.4 Å. More importantly, this K + -intercalated MXene exhibits a highly opened layer structure, whereas the regular MXene only has a partially opened layer structure. Consequently, the former is expected to allow much more active sites exposed to liquid electrolyte, and also facilitates remarkably higher ion and electron transport efficiency. To investigate their electrochemical capacitance properties, the regular and K + -intercalated Ti 3 C 2 MXenes are used to fabricate binder-free electrodes on nickel foams by an electrophoretic deposition method. The K + -intercalated MXene-based electrode is found to have twice higher specific capacitance than the regular MXene. Furthermore, the K + -intercalated Ti 3 C 2 MXene-based electrode exhibits an excellent cyclic stability.
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电化学
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2022
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IF 12.92
Ke Wang,Miao Cheng,Nan Wang,Qianyi Zhang,Yi Liu,Junwei Liang,Jie Guan,Maochang Liu,Jiancheng Zhou,Naixu Li
Ascribing to incremental fossil fuels emissions, the utilization and conversion of CO 2 and development of renewable energy is globally essential and significative. Ultrathin 2D/2D heterojunctions with fast photo-generated electrons transmission channels illustrate a better strategy to improve photocatalytic activity. Herein, combing La 2 Ti 2 O 7 with metallic few-layered Ti 3 C 2 MXene to construct inter-plane 2D/2D heterojunction was in situ self-assembled through solvothermal method. Benefiting from the advantages including stability, conductivity, abundant active sites and formation of Schottky junctions, as expected, the ultrathin 2D/2D La 2 Ti 2 O 7 /Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanosheets presented much improved photocatalytic ability for CO 2 reduction to CO and CH 4 , which is about 4.6 and 11.4 times higher than that of mechanical mixed La 2 Ti 2 O 7 and Ti 3 C 2 MXene. fs-TAS and XPS provided direct evidence that the prominence of La 2 Ti 2 O 7 /Ti 3 C 2 MXene in photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction over other opponents should be attributed to the synergetic effect of efficient charge carrier mobility and formed 2D/2D Schottky heterojunction interfacial contact between La 2 Ti 2 O 7 and Ti 3 C 2 MXene. Intermediates revealed by in-situ DRIFTS and corresponding atomic-level DFT calculations confirmed the mechanism, pathways and selectivity for photocatalytic CO 2 conversion. This work expanded promising prospects arouses new impetus for deepening the prehension of the mechanism of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction, designing and fabrication of Schottky heterojunctions for application in conversion and utilization of CO 2 .
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FUEL
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2023
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IF 7.4
Wei Zheng,Zequn Yang,Jiefeng Chen,Weizhen He,Ruiyang Qin,Hongxiao Zu,Wenqi Qu,Jianping Yang,Lijian Leng,Hailong Li
A fundamental obstacle that restricts the use of metal selenides for gaseous elemental mercury (Hg 0 ) immobilization is the failure to take both the optimization of intrinsic structure favorable for Hg 0 diffusion and adequate exposure of metal selenide towards Hg 0 into consideration. In this work, a Ti 3 C 2 MXene/Cu 2 Se sorbent for Hg 0 sequestration was synthesized via a Lewis acid etching route combined with room-temperature selenization pathway. During this strategy, copper chloride plays a dual role, i.e., an etching agent for the Ti 3 C 2 MXene synthesis and a precursor for Cu 0 decoration. Cu 2 Se precursors (Cu 0 ) were dispersedly and firmly pre-anchored on the substrate, effectively avoiding the agglomeration and warranting excellent dispersion of Cu 2 Se. Compared with pristine Cu 2 Se, Ti 3 C 2 MXene/Cu 2 Se exhibits advantageous structural characteristics fully boosting Hg 0 diffusion kinetics. Meanwhile, the enhanced dispersion of Cu 2 Se from the prefixation of Cu 0 largely enhances the exposure and utilization of selenide. Consequently, Ti 3 C 2 MXene/Cu 2 Se shows a Hg 0 adsorption capacity of 147.64 mg g −1 , which is much higher than those of Cu 2 Se and most other metal selenides. Impressively, its uptake rate of 688.99 μg g −1 min −1 is the highest record rate in metal selenides. Moreover, Ti 3 C 2 MXene/Cu 2 Se still maintained outstanding Hg 0 adsorption performance under relatively high reaction temperature with the shelter of Ti 3 C 2 MXene. Typical fuel gas situations including coal combustion flue gas, smelting flue gas, natural gas have negligible influences on its Hg 0 adsorption performance, indicating its extensive applicability and flexibility for actual industrial situations. This work also provides valuable hints for the trade-off of structural properties and ligands exposure to design Hg 0 sorbents with satisfactory Hg 0 sequestration performances.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2022
·Vol. 189
·期 12
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IF 6.408
Shi Yanmei,Hu Kai,Mei Lin,Yang Xueming,Shi Yange,Wu Xiangxiang,Li Xiu-min,Miao Mingsan,Zhang Sisen
A novel SnO 2 quantum dots (SnO 2 QDs)-functionalized Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanocomposite was prepared via in situ synthesis method, resulting in well-regulated the nucleation and growth of SnO 2 QDs to evenly distribute onto MXene nanosheets. Ultra-small size SnO 2 QDs decorated on the surface of Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanosheets can effectively prevent the restacking of MXene and remarkably increase the electroactive surface area of the electrode, which can further increase electrocatalytic activity toward dopamine. Then, an ultrasensitive electroanalytical method based on SnO 2 QDs-functionalized Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanocomposite for dopamine monitoring was developed, and the effects of experimental condition were investigated systematically. Under optimized conditions, the prepared sensor presented a linear dependence for dopamine in the concentration range from 0.004 to 8.0 µM with the detection limit of 2.0 nM (S/N = 3). Moreover, it selectively perceived dopamine in presence of physiological interferents in urine and serum samples with excellent linearities (correlation coefficients higher than 0.9920). The relative recoveries were in the range 97.67–105.3% and 103.0–106.8%, while the limits of quantitation were 10.12 nM and 9.62 nM in urine and serum sample, respectively, demonstrating the method suitability for dopamine sensing and being envisioned as a promising candidate for neurotransmitter monitoring in biological diagnosis. Graphical Abstract
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