International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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IF 1.5
Jing Tang,Xiaoqing Ma,Jing Liu,Shengbiao Zheng,Jianfei Wang
In this study, an electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous detection of hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol (CC) was fabricated on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with graphene quantum dots (GQDs). The prepared GQDs were characterized by transmission electron microscope and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The GQDs/GCE, which prepared by electrodeposition method, and characterized by electrochemical impedance spectra, exhibited excellent electrochemical catalysis and conductive properties for HQ and CC. Owing to the high electroactive surface area, good electrocatalytic activity and low charge transfer resistance of GQDs, HQ and CC can be easily measured simultaneously for the large separation of oxidation peak potentials (113 mV) and do not interfere with each other. Under the optimal experimental condition, the oxidation peak currents were linear to HQ/CC in the range from 0.5 μM to 100 μM with the same low detection limits of 0.08 μM (S/N=3). Simultaneous determination of HQ and CC with such electrode was conducted in river water samples with reliable recovery between 97.90% and 103.9%.
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分析化学
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电化学
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环境监测
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传感技术
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水污染检测
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Small
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2017
·Vol. 13
·期 32
·1701246
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IF 8.643
Chunli Wang,Lianshan Sun,Feifei Zhang,Xuxu Wang,Qujiang Sun,Yong Cheng,Limin Wang
Highly uniform hierarchical Mo–polydopamine hollow spheres are synthesized for the first time through a liquid-phase reaction under ambient temperature. A self-assembly mechanism of the hollow structure of Mo–polydopamine precursor is discussed in detail, and a determined theory is proposed in a water-in-oil system. Via different annealing process, these precursors can be converted into hierarchical hollow MoO 2 /C and Mo 2 C/C composites without any distortion in shape. Owing to the well-organized structure and nanosize particle embedding, the as-prepared hollow spheres exhibit appealing performance both as the anode material for lithium-ion batteries and as the catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Accordingly, MoO 2 /C delivers a high reversible capacity of 940 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 and 775 mAh g −1 at 1 A g −1 with good rate capability and long cycle performance. Moreover, Mo 2 C/C also exhibits an enhanced electrocatalytic performance with a low overpotential for HER in both acidic and alkaline conditions, as well as remarkable stability.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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催化化学
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2024
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IF 3.7
Junzhe Xu,Shuang Liu,Lin Li,Xian Qin,Ruixin Qu,Jinguo Wang,Di Liu,Gaixia Wei
We synthesized CN11, a carbon nitride material rich in sp 3 hybrid graphitic nitrogen (sp 3 -N), employing a facile oxalic acid-assisted melamine molecular assembly strategy. CN11 promoted the formation of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) predominantly exposing {2 0 0} facets, termed Pd/CN11-2. This facet-specific configuration significantly boosted hydrogen adsorption, leading to notable improvements in catalytic activity. Compared to Pd/XC-72-2 and Pd/g-C 3 N 4 -2, Pd/CN11-2 exhibited a remarkable two-fold and nineteen-fold increase in catalytic yield for hydrazo compound hydrogenation, respectively. Pd/CN11-2 also demonstrated robust performance across a range of reaction conditions, maintaining excellent yield. This study emphasizes the critical role of tailored support structures in controlling Pd NPs facets, thereby enhancing hydrogenation efficiency. It provides valuable insights for advancing the industrial application of Pd-based catalysts, underscoring the importance of strategic support modulation for optimizing catalytic performance.
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催化化学
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材料科学
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纳米催化
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有机合成
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工业催化
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ChemSusChem
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 16
·2766-2775
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IF 7.411
Yunpeng Liu,Yuhang Li,Siyuan Yang,Yuan Lin,Jiangliang Zuo,Hong Liang,Feng Peng
Reduction is considered to be an effective method to improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 ; however, the underlying relationship between structure and photocatalytic performance has not been adequately unveiled to date. To obtain insights into the effect of structure on photocatalytic activity, two types of reduced TiO 2 were prepared from CO (CO-TiO 2 ) and H 2 (H-TiO 2 ). For H-TiO 2 , Ti−H bonds and oxygen vacancies are formed on the surface of H-TiO 2 , which results in a more disordered surface lattice. However, for CO-TiO 2 , more Ti−OH bonds are formed on the surface and more bulk oxygen vacancies are introduced; the disorder layer of CO-TiO 2 is relatively thin, owing to most surface vacancies being filled by Ti−OH bonds. Under simulated solar irradiation, the photocatalytic H 2 evolution rate of CO-TiO 2 reaches 7.17 mmol g −1 h −1 , which is 4.14 and 1.50 times those of TiO 2 and H-TiO 2 , respectively. The photocatalytic degradation rate constant of methyl orange on CO-TiO 2 is 2.45 and 6.39 times those on H-TiO 2 and TiO 2 . The superior photocatalytic activity of CO-TiO 2 is attributed to the effective separation and transfer of photogenerated electron–hole pairs, due to the synergistic effects of oxygen vacancies and surface Ti−OH bonds. This study reveals the relationship between the photocatalytic properties and structure, and provides a new method to prepare highly active TiO 2 for H 2 production and environmental treatment. Graphical Turn up the gas ! To obtain insights into the effect of structure on photocatalytic activity, two types of reduced TiO 2 are prepared from CO (CO-TiO 2 ) and H 2 (H-TiO 2 ). CO-TiO 2 exhibits a higher photocatalytic activity than that of H-TiO 2 due to the synergistic effects of oxygen vacancies and surface Ti−OH bonds.
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材料科学
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光催化
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无机化学
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能源材料
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环境治理
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2017
·Vol. 147
·期 10
·2515-2522
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IF 2.799
Zhang Zhenwei,Jiang Xingmao,Hu Jianheng,Yue Chuanjun,Zhang Jintao
Mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon was synthesized in a controlled manner by a modified deep eutectic solvent method using silica nanoparticles as templates. Various amounts of urea and glucose, which contain hydrogen acceptor and hydrogen bond donor groups were heated and stirred to form homogeneous liquid precursors like deep eutectic solvents, and nitrogen element was uniformly dispersed on an atom scale. Ni-Mo sulfides supported on mesoporous carbon with varying N dopping exhibit excellent hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalytic performance such as high conversion and good recycling stability in the HDS of dibenzenethiophene. Further investigation showed that a suitable N content in the carbon support enhance the HDS properties and the HDS conversion could reach up to 96%. Graphical
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材料化学
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催化化学
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纳米材料
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能源化学
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环境催化
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2017
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IF 3.582
Yu-pei Li,Fa-tang Li,Xiao-jing Wang,Jun Zhao,Jiang-nan Wei,Ying-juan Hao,Ying Liu
A quantum-sized hematite iron oxide (α-Fe 2 O 3 )/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) hybrids have been designed and constructed through a facile in situ calcination treatment. The α-Fe 2 O 3 /g-C 3 N 4 hybrids were analyzed via various characterization techniques including XRD , TEM , UV–Vis DRS , XPS , and their photocatalytic efficiencies were evaluated by visible light-driven hydrogen evolution . The results reveal that the cooperation of α-Fe 2 O 3 and g-C 3 N 4 during fabrication process leads to synergy effects of not only the morphology but also the microstructure. These hybrids exhibit much higher hydrogen evolution efficiency than pure g-C 3 N 4 under visible-light illumination due to their improved light harvesting capability, enhancement of surface areas , predominant (110) facet exposure of α-Fe 2 O 3 as well as a prominent quantum size effect , and highly efficient electron transfer and separation. A proposed Z-scheme mechanism was further verified experimentally.
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材料科学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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能源化学
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半导体物理
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表面科学
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2020
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IF 3.104
Xuechao Hu,Junhui Dong
Sulfides existing in many gas mixtures of high temperature cases have a negative effect on various industrial applications. In this study, we present samarium-doped cerium (SDC) sorbent to remove H 2 S at high temperature. Compared with pure CeO 2 , the SDC sorbent shows excellent ability in sulfur removal because of the positive effect of the doping of Sm. The H 2 has a negative influence on sulfidation of the SDC sorbent and significantly shortens the breakthrough time, hence breakthrough sulfur capacity (BSC). The carbon monoxide present in the feed gas has no obvious effect on the sulfur-removal performance. A suitable samarium loading in SDC leads to an optimum interaction between metal oxide species and the surface oxygen vacancies , which results in an optimal adsorbed activity of reduced gas (H 2 , H 2 S) and hence desulphurization performance. In addition, the SDC sorbents have a good regenerated ability by a simple calcination process.
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环境化学
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能源工程
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无机化学
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催化化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2022
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IF 7.139
Rui Li,Qiongke Shi,Luyang Zuo,Yingjun Chen,Wenqiang Li,Huitao Fan,Bo Li,Liya Wang
The shortage of fossil energy has become a growing global concern. It is particularly important to make full use of the infinite solar energy resources, and transform them into sustainable and clean energy. The development of hydrogen energy has become a feasible solution to solve the energy shortage problem. The preparation of photocatalysts featuring efficient charge transfer channels and high hydrogen production activity provides a pathway for the development of hydrogen energy. In this paper, we report for the first time the direct assembly of 2D ZnIn 2 S 4 (ZIS) nanosheets on the surface of CoTiO 3 (CTO). The synthesized CoTiO 3 /ZnIn 2 S 4 (CTO/ZIS) photocatalyst features a direct Z-scheme charge transfer channel, which enhances the separation rate of photogenerated carriers, and accelerates the photocatalytic H 2 evolution (PHE) rate. Without the assistance of any co-catalyst, the PHE rate of prepared CoTiO 3 /ZnIn 2 S 4 was as high as 5.21 mmol g −1 h −1 . Moreover, the H 2 evolution rate of CoTiO 3 /ZnIn 2 S 4 almost did not decrease significantly after four consecutive 4 h cycles. This investigation provides a valuable approach for the exploitation of novel and efficient Z-scheme photocatalysts in the application of solar energy to hydrogen energy conversion.
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材料科学
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物理化学
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能源化学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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可再生能源
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Hui-Tao Fan,Zhou Wu,Ke-Cheng Liu,Wei-Sheng Liu
Photocatalysis based on metal sulfide semiconductor is considered as an economic, safe, renewable, and clean technology. However, the availability of photocatalysts is limited by the low solar energy utilization efficiency and the fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Developing a hollow heterostructure photocatalyst based on semiconductors for enhancing solar energy utilization and separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers is crucial in the photocatalytic H 2 production reaction. The as-prepared 3D hierarchical nanocages photocatalyst CuS@ZnIn 2 S 4 with abundant and compact nanosheets 2D/2D hetero-interfaces displayed an improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate as high as 7910 μmol h −1 g −1 in the absence of any cocatalyst. This is the first report of the use of CuS nanosheets-assembled hollow cubic cages to construct 3D hierarchical nanocages photocatalysts. The close distance between the two nanosheet subunits induce the strong interaction, which was advantage to the separation and transfer of charge carriers. In addition, the hollow structure can not only enhance light adsorption, but also suppress photogenerated carrier recombination. The experimental characterizations and theory calculations confirmed that the strong interaction between CuS and ZnIn 2 S 4 2D/2D hetero-interfaces can extremely facilitate the separation of photogenerated charge carriers and accelerate the electrons transfer. The present work provides a feasible method to construct heterojunction photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution via water splitting powered.
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材料科学
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光催化
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纳米技术
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能源化学
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半导体物理
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可持续能源
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2017
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IF 3.582
Hao Xu,Songsong Li,Lei Ge,Changcun Han,Yangqin Gao,Dongsheng Dai
Efficient separation of photo-generated electrons and holes is a crucial aspect for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution . Herein, novel plate-like Co(OH) 2 decorated TiO 2 nanosheets for photocatalytic water splitting were synthesized by a facile in-situ synthetic method. The results of X-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV–Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate the successfully incorporation of Co(OH) 2 co-catalysts onto the surface of TiO 2 nanosheet photocatalysts . Further photocatalytic hydrogen evolution experiments illustrate that all Co(OH) 2 decorated TiO 2 samples show higher rate of hydrogen production performance than pure TiO 2 sample and the composite sample with Co(OH) 2 loading amount of 0.5mol% presents the highest photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of 746.93 μmol g −1 ·h −1 . It is indicated that plate-like Co(OH) 2 particle act as an electron collector, which leads to photo-generated electrons transfer from TiO 2 to Co(OH) 2 , and therefore enhance the photocatalytic activity . Based on above results, a possible mechanism is proposed and further verified by surface photovoltage spectra (SPV).
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材料科学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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能源化学
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半导体物理
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表面科学
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 2.726
Xulin Wang,Xiuzhen Zheng,Huijuan Han,You Fan,Sujuan Zhang,Sugang Meng,Shifu Chen
Glucose, as one of the most familiar biomass, can be utilized to produce hydrogen and fine chemicals. This work reports the renewable hydrogen production from glucose over Au/CdS-nanorods (Au/CdS-NRs) photocatalyst . For Au/CdS-NRs catalyst, it shows a superior H 2 evolution rate of 90.0 μmol g −1 h −1 under visible light irradiation. Moreover, the H 2 generation from the glucose solution on Au/CdS-NRs prepared by twice solvothermal method is much higher than Au colloid and photoreduction methods. Prepared with twice solvothermal method, Au nanoparticles are obtained from Au 3+ ions on the CdS surface, as Au 3+ can be reduced by photogenerated electrons. The separated hole can oxidize glucose to produce protons, and protons can be reduced by photogenerated electrons into H 2 . Meanwhile, the Au/CdS-NRs can also be used to produce H 2 from other biomasses, for instance sucrose, soluble starch, celluflor, pectin and waste paper scraps. The probable mechanism is proposed and discussed in the photocatalytic process from glucose reforming. This work indicates that the process of self-reducing Au 3+ to Au can drastically increase the photocatalytic efficiency of H 2 evolution from biomass, by promoting the separation and transportation of photogenerated charge carriers.
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光催化
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能源化学
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纳米材料科学
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可再生能源
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环境催化
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TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 42
·期 4
·273-283
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IF 1.358
Fang Dong-Lin,Mo Shao-Yin,Wu Kai-Fei,Huang Zhong-Jing
Three coordination polymers have been obtained by hydrothermal synthesis, namely [Zn(imip)(H 2 O) 2 ]·0.5H 2 O ( 1 ), [Co(imip)(H 2 O) 2 ]·0.5H 2 O ( 2 ), and [Cd 2 (imip) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] ( 3 ) [H 2 imip = 5-(1H-imidazol-1-yl) isophthalic acid]. The coordination polymers were characterized by IR spectra, elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Furthermore, single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that they have 2D structures, which are extended into 3D networks via O–H···O hydrogen-bonding interactions. The luminescent properties of these coordination polymers were investigated.
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无机化学
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配位化学
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晶体工程
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材料化学
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光物理
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