Environmental Science-Nano
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2023
·Vol. 10
·期 4
·1109-1125
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IF 7.3
Xiao Huang,Wen Yan,Jingxiang Sun,Tao Hu,Jinxi Feng,Zhen Huang,Shuanghong Tian,Ya Xiong
The achievement of highly active and stable piezocatalysts is still challenging for the efficient transformation of mechanical energy to chemical energy. Herein various SnOxHy species were prepared by a simple precipitation–thermal treatment method and applied for the piezocatalytic degradation of tricyclazole. It is found that the catalytic activity depended on the thermal treatment and follows the order SnO(OH)2 (80 °C) > SnO2.55H1.1 (200 °C) > SnO2.3H0.6 (300 °C) > SnO2.22H0.24 (400 °C) > SnO2 (500 °C) > rutile SnO2 (800 °C). SnO(OH)2 (80 °C) boosted the degradation of tricyclazole and the reaction constant reached as high as 0.0354 min−1, 7.1 fold that of SnO2 (800 °C). The differences among these SnOxOHy piezocatalysts mainly stemmed from the dissimilarity of the relative content of SnO(OH)2. In addition to the Sn–O piezoelectric motif, SnO(OH)2 had rich hydrogen bond networks, which work like molecular springs under external pressure. Due to such a special structure, SnO(OH)2 had not only a super high piezoelectric constant (d33) of 409.1 pm V−1 among the currently reported piezomaterials, but also a 0.49 eV-higher valence band than SnO2, being beneficial to the generation of stronger oxidative ˙OH. This is the first example of inorganic hydrogen-bonded piezomaterials, which opens a new window to develop advanced piezocatalysts for highly efficient degradation of refractory pollutants by piezocatalysis.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Xudan Li,Hanwei He
Cobalt hydroxide nanosheets/ruthenium oxide (Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 ) nanocomposite on nickel foam was successfully synthesized via a simple electrodeposition process as an advanced supercapacitor electrode material. The microscopy studies reveal that RuO 2 nanoparticles are loaded uniformly on interconnected Co(OH) 2 nanosheets forming a three-dimensional (3D) network. The performance optimization of composite is come true through adjusting deposition time of RuO 2 nanoparticles. The electrochemical tests indicate that the optimized Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 nanocomposite displays excellent super-capacitive properties. The specific capacitance is up to 2168 F g −1 as the current density is 1 A g −1 . Compared with the pure Co(OH) 2 and RuO 2 , the capacitance of the Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 composite increases by 57% and 80%, respectively. The capacitance maintains at 86.0% after 5000 charging and discharging loops at the constant current density of 5 A g −1 , while the pure Co(OH) 2 only maintains 71.7% of the original capacitance after 5000 loops. The asymmetric capacitor assembled using Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 nanocomposite as positive electrode and activated carbon (AC) as negative electrode exhibits a high energy density of 58.4 W h kg −1 at a power density of 1.2 kW kg −1 . The good pseudocapacitance behavior of the Co(OH) 2 /RuO 2 composite is mainly in virtue of the good synergies between Co(OH) 2 and RuO 2 insuring large surface area, rich electrochemical reactive sites, the short diffusion pathways of ions and good electroconductivity during the charge-discharge process.
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NANO LETTERS
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2019
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IF 12.279
Xiaolei Yuan,Yong Zhang,Muhan Cao,Tong Zhou,Xiaojing Jiang,Jinxing Chen,Fenglei Lyu,Yong Xu,Jun Luo,Qiao Zhang,Yadong Yin
Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is critical to the commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells. However, current EOR catalysts suffer from high cost, low activity, and poor durability. Here we report the preparation of PdBi-Bi(OH)3 composite nanochains with outstanding EOR activity and durability. The incorporation of Bi can tune the electronic structure and downshift the d-band center of Pd while the surface decoration of Bi(OH)3 can facilitate the oxidative removal of CO and other carbonaceous intermediates. As a result, the nanochains manifest an exceptional mass activity (5.30 A mgPd–1, 4.6-fold higher than that of commercial Pd/C) and outstanding durability (with a retained current density of ∼1.00 A mgPd–1 after operating for 20 000 s). More importantly, the nanochain catalyst can be reactivated, and negligible activity loss has been observed after operating for 200 000 s with periodic reactivation, making it one of the best EOR catalysts.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2019
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IF 2.298
Yuanchao Pei,Qiuping Lu,Yajuan Niu,Yang Zhao,Yuling Zhao,Zhiyong Li,Huiyong Wang,Jianji Wang
Aggregation of surfactants in ionic liquids (ILs) is poorly understood in spite of their great potential for applications in many fields. In this paper, the aggregation behavior of pyrrolidinium IL surfactants [Cnmpyr]Br (n = 10, 12, 14, and 16) in −OH-functionalized protic ionic liquids (PILs), including ethanolammonium nitrate (EOAN), ethanolammonium formate (EOAF), and 3-amino-1-propanol nitrate (POAN), has been studied by surface tension and 1H NMR methods. The effect of the structure of PILs on the aggregation behavior of the IL surfactants is investigated and compared with that in ethylammonium nitrate (EAN) and water solvents. It is found that adding an −OH group in PIL cations significantly reduces the critical micelle concentration (cmc), while increasing the alkyl chain length of the PILs cations leads to an increase in the cmc values. However, the effect of anion type of the PILs on the aggregation is not pronounced for the investigated ILs. Thermodynamic analysis reveals that the aggregation behavior in EOAN is driven by enthalpy and entropy contributions. In addition, the change in the chemical shift of various protons in the IL surfactants and EOAN has been used to analyze the conformational changes of the IL surfactants in the aggregation process. The results reveal the importance of −OH-functionalized PILs in the development of designer IL-based colloidal systems for chemical reactions and materials synthesis.
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IONICS
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2019
·Vol. 25
·期 11
·5485-5494
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Wang Xiaoqing,Tian Songran,Zhang Xiaoqing,Li Guoyan,Liu Ying,Chen Botao,Cheng Bowen
A 3D Ni 3 S 2 @Mn-Co-OH/NF cross-linked nanosheet heterostructure composite electrode has been successfully fabricated by a facile two-step hydrothermal method. The as-prepared Ni 3 S 2 @Mn-Co-OH/NF composite electrode exhibits a high capacitance (3163 F g −1 at a current density of 3 mA cm −2 ), a superior rate performance (2071 F g −1 at a current rate of 30 mA cm −2 ), and stable cycling property (maintaining 96.6% of the initial capacitance after 4000 cycles at a current rate of 10 mA cm −2 ). This excellent electrochemical performance can be ascribed to the unique cross-linked nanosheet heterostructure formed directly on Ni foam current collector and the synergistic effect between Mn-Co-OH and Ni 3 S 2 of the composite electrode.
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ChemSusChem
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2019
·Vol. 12
·期 12
·2755-2762
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IF 7.804
Yangxing Liu,Miao Wang,Yunwei Li,Gang Yuan,Xiangwen Zhang,Qingfa Wang
Graphical On the edge : The incorporation of Fe into Co-based (oxy)hydroxide materials leads to not only enhanced intrinsic reactivity of each active site, which is attributed to the strong electronic interaction between Co and Fe, but also changes in the number of edge/defect sites. Fe-doped transition metal (oxy)hydroxides are regarded as the most efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts in alkaline conditions. The incorporation of Fe effectively enhances the OER activity of Co-/Ni-based materials, but the corresponding role of Fe in Co-based (oxy)hydroxide materials still remains unresolved. Herein, α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x is synthesized and systematically engineered to study the effect of Fe content on the morphology, crystalline structure, electronic structure, and OER activity. As the Fe content is changed, the basic crystalline phase of α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x is consistent whereas the micromorphology changes. Much smaller and thinner nanoplates with more edge/defect sites are fabricated because of increased Fe incorporation. When the Fe content is more than 0.1, twin nanoparticles emerge at the edge/defect sites of the sister nanoplate. Additionally, the OER activity of α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x against Fe content can be plotted as a volcano curve. These data thus support a hypothesis that the edge/defect sites in α-Co 1− m Fe m (OH) x are responsible for the OER performance. The incorporation of Fe leads to not only the accelerated intrinsic reactivity of each active site, which is attributed to the strong electronic interaction between Co and Fe but also changes the number of edge/defect sites.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Junhua Zou,Zhitong Wang,Wei Guo,Binbin Guo,Yan Yu,Ling Wu
ZnTi-LDH nanosheets have been synthesized as photocatalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BA) to benzaldehyde (BAD) under visible light irradiation. Based on UV–vis DRS, in-situ FTIR and XPS results, it was revealed that BA would be efficiently chemisorbed and activated on ZnTi-LDH forming the surface coordination species, which contributed to harvesting visible light and induced the photocatalytic reaction. The ESR spectra suggested that oxygen vacancies would be produced in ZnTi-LDHs after the adsorption of BA molecules. More exposed surface OH groups would induce more oxygen vacancies, which would serve as the centers for capturing photoelectrons from the photoexcited surface coordination species and act as active sites for enhanced O 2 adsorption and activation, resulting outstanding photocatalytic activity. Finally, a possible mechanism was proposed to illustrate the photocatalytic process which mediated by surface coordination species formed by the interaction between ZnTi-LDH and BA.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Li Jiang,Junaid Ali Syed,Yangzhi Gao,Hongbin Lu,Xiangkang Meng
In the present paper, polyaniline (PANI) coating was electropolymerized in the presence of phosphoric acid with subsequent deposition of Ni(OH) 2 particles. The Ni(OH) 2 reinforced PANI coating significantly enhances the corrosion resistance of 304 stainless steel (304SS) in comparison with the pristine PANI coating. The galvanostatically deposited Ni(OH) 2 particles fill the pores of the pristine PANI coating and improves the coatings hydrophobicity which decreases the diffusion of aggressive media. Importantly, the R p values of Ni(OH) 2 reinforced PANI coating is much higher than that of pristine PANI coating and the Ni(OH) 2 reinforced PANI coating presents a long-term anti-corrosive ability (360 h) in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The prolonged corrosion protection of Ni(OH) 2 reinforced PANI coating is attributed to the improved physical barrier as well as the facile formation of passive oxide film that sustain the anodic protection of the coating.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2018
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Fangyan Liu,Xiang Chu,Haitao Zhang,Binbin Zhang,Hai Su,Long Jin,Zixing Wang,Haichao Huang,Weiqing Yang
Nickel hydroxide has shown extraordinary promise for hybrid supercapacitors because of the high theoretical capacity and low cost, but is usually limited by its low power density and complex synthetic process. Here, we report the design of a self-assembly three-dimensional (3D) porous Ni(OH) 2 for high-performance energy storage through a simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly solvothermal-precipitation method. The 3D structure with interconnected network provides superior electron transportation properties, and the hierarchical porous architecture facilitates quick ion diffusion. The Ni(OH) 2 obtained at 250 °C delivers a high capacitance of 2110 F g −1 at 1.0 A g −1 and a moderate cycling stability with 53% of the maximum specific capacitance over 2000 cycles at 5.0 A g −1 . Additionally, on integration of the prepared Ni(OH) 2 with hierarchically porous carbons as negative electrode material , the hybrid supercapacitor device delivers a high capacitance of 115 F g −1 and a high energy density of 40.9 W h kg −1 at a power density of 405 W kg −1 . This study not only provides a simply controllable growth method of the unique self-assembly 3D porous Ni(OH) 2 with high performance but also opens up a new approach to prepare various metallic oxides/hydroxides with excellent performance for highly promising practical energy-storage systems.
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Small
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2018
·Vol. 14
·期 48
·1803015
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IF 9.598
Ning Zhang,Baopeng Yang,Yuanqing He,Yulu He,Xiaohe Liu,Min Liu,Guoyong Song,Gen Chen,Anqiang Pan,Shuquan Liang,Renzhi Ma,Shishir Venkatesh,Vellaisamy A. L. Roy
Layered serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 is compositionally active and structurally favorable for adsorption and diffusion of reactants in oxygen evolution reactions (OER). However, one of the major problems for these materials is limited active sites and low efficiency for OER. In this regard, a new catalyst consisting of layered serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 nanosheets is introduced via a controlled one-step synthetic process where the morphology, size, and layers are well tailored. The theoretical calculations indicate that decreased layers and increased exposure of (100) facets in serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 lead to much lower Gibbs free energy in adsorption of reactive intermediates. Experimentally, it is found that the reduction in number of layers with minimized particle size exhibits plenty of highly surface-active sites of (100) facets and demonstrates a much enhanced performance in OER than the corresponding multilayered nanosheets. Such a strategy of tailoring active sites of serpentine Ni 3 Ge 2 O 5 (OH) 4 nanosheets offers an effective method to design highly efficient electrocatalysts.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 40
·405705
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IF 3.404
Junnan Li,Ziwei Pan,Kebin Zhou
Developing efficient catalysts to accelerate the rate of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for photocatalytic water-splitting. In this work, metallic Ir, IrOx(OH)y, and core–shell Ir@IrOx(OH)y were synthesized and employed as OER catalysts for photocatalytic water oxidation. It was found that the Ir@IrOx(OH)y core–shell heterostructure catalyst showed the best photocatalytic performance among these three catalysts, with the oxygen evolution rate as high as 59.63 mmol g−1 h−1. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent photocatalytic activity of Ir@IrOx(OH)y could be attributed to both the outstanding intrinsic activity of IrOx(OH)y shell and the efficient electron transfer between the photosensitizer and catalyst.
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
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2019
·Vol. 35
·期 2
·319-324
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IF 1.071
Wang Junlin,Yi Yongjie,Li Mengjia,Chang Yue,Zha Fei
Graphitic carbon nitride(g-C 3 N 4 ) microspheres supported α-FeO(OH) hybrids[α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 ] were prepared by means of a self-assembly method in deionized water. By UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, it has been confirmed that α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 has a wider absorption range than g-C 3 N 4 . The feature of α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 can be attributed to the efficient separation of the electron-hole pairs with photoluminescence spectra. The degradation rate of methyl orange(MO) is up to 99% under the optimal conditions of 110 min, initial concentration of 30 mg/L, an α-FeO(OH)/g-C 3 N 4 dosage of 15 mg as well as visible light. The mechanism for this photocatalytic reaction was proposed, with hydroxyl radicals being a major active catalytic species.
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