ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2025
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IF 19
Wenchao Shangguan,Guoqiang Li,Shidi Gui,Xiaodong Zhang,Sugang Meng,Shifu Chen,Yingxuan Li
Separating photoexcited holes in metallic nanostructure to drive H 2 O oxidation reaction to balance the CO 2 photoreduction reaction is highly desirable, but challenging. The bottleneck lies in the sluggish kinetics of both photoexcited hole transfer and H 2 O oxidation. Herein, this work demonstrates that the in situ reconstruction of n -type wide-bandgap AlOOH-supported Au nanoparticle heterogeneous photocatalyst, triggered by thermal and photothermal cooperative effect during photocatalytic reactions, facilitates the efficient CO 2 photoreduction through optimizing the Au 5 d -band holes separation and H 2 O activation. In situ and ex situ characterizations evidence restructuring at interfaces to form an ultrathin γ-Al 2 O 3 nanolayer (≈2 nm thickness), which optimizes the energy band structure and promotes spontaneous transfer of photoexcited Au 5 d -band holes to the valence band of AlOOH, and prolongs the lifetime of electrons available for CO 2 reduction on Au. Furthermore, hydroxyl vacancies generated during restructuring process are demonstrated to promote H 2 O adsorption and lower the energy barrier for O 2 formation, supplying adequate protons for CO 2 protonation reduction and thereby boosting CO 2 photoreduction efficiency. This study offers valuable insights into the underlying mechanisms of utilizing n -type semiconductors to separate photoexcited d -band holes in metal nanoparticles.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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环境科学
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ENERGY
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2015
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IF 4.844
Zhihao Pan,C.Y. Zhao
Thermal energy storage systems improve the inefficiency of industrial processes and renewable energy systems (supply versus demand). Chemical reaction is a promising way to store thermal energy because of its high energy storage density , long-term energy storage, etc. This study investigated an MgO/H 2 O chemical thermal storage system that stores thermal energy by decomposing Mg(OH) 2 (endothermic reaction), and supplies thermal energy by combining water vapor with MgO (exothermic reaction). Heat supply is greatly influenced by MgO properties, particularly dehydration temperature. Therefore, the equilibrium hydration fractions of MgO prepared at various dehydration temperatures were measured. Then, the relation between dehydration temperature and the equilibrium hydration fractions of MgO was determined. The equilibrium hydration fractions of MgO at various hydration temperatures and pressures were also measured. The chemical thermal storage system was inefficient at dehydration temperatures lower than 350 °C or higher than 500 °C. The efficiency of this system can be improved by increasing the hydration temperature while keeping the relative vapor pressure unchanged.
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能源科学
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材料科学
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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
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2008
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IF 2.394
Yunlai Ren,Zhifei Liu,Shuang Zhao,Xinzhe Tian,Jianji Wang,Weiping Yin,Shebin He
Commercially available and inexpensive ethylenediamine/Cu(OAc) 2 · H 2 O has been found to be a highly effective catalyst system for the cyanation of aryl bromides in the solvent of NMP. At the same time, the highly activated aryl chlorides with NO 2 groups gave corresponding benzonitriles in good yields. Similar to the previous observation, it is not necessary to use an excess of K 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ] in the cyanation reaction (only 20 mol% of K 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ] was used). In other hand, a more remarkable KI-accelerated effect was observed for the cyanation reaction: the addition of KI increased the yield from 6% to 91% in the cyanation of bromobenzene.
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有机化学
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催化化学
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2018
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IF 2.196
Lijiang Guo,Lanying Tu,Yaxiao Wang,Jianqiang Li
Water activities in the ternary system CsCl–MgCl2–H2O and its sub-binary systems at 323.15 K were elaborately measured by an isopiestic method. Moreover, the solubility of the CsCl–MgCl2–H2O system at 323.15 K was also measured by the flow-cloud-point method. A Pitzer model was used to predict the measured water activity and solubility data. The binary parameters for the CsCl–H2O system at 323.15 K were obtained by fitting the measured water activities for this binary system. The calculated water activity and solubility isotherms for the CsCl–MgCl2–H2O system at 323.15 K, with binary parameters only, deviated from the experimental values. This means that it is insufficient with binary parameters only to predict the water activity and calculate the solubility isotherms of the CsCl–MgCl2–H2O system at 323.15 K. The calculated solubility isotherms with both binary and mixing parameters, obtained by fitting the measured water activity, also deviated from experimental values. A new set of reasonable ternary parameters for the CsCl–MgCl2–H2O system was obtained by fitting the measured water activity and solubility data of this work. The calculated solubility isotherms with these parameters agreed with experimental results.
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化学
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物理化学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Haiding Zhong,Zhiao Han,Jinde Ling,Genglu Li,Yinyu Chen,Zhen Wang,Changhong Wang,De Li,Xiaoyu Wang
The development of electrochromic materials with high optical modulation and good cycling stability is a key focus in dual-band electrochromism. Hydrated tungsten oxide exhibits dynamic and independent control over the near-infrared and visible transmittance within the solar spectrum, garnering widespread attention in electrochromic applications. However, its optical modulation and cycling stability need further enhancement due to limited ion diffusion kinetics. Herein, a simple photo-deposition method is developed for synthesizing mesoporous WO 3 ·H 2 O films, characterized by high porosity and large surface area, which facilitates ion and electron transport within the films. Experimental results show that mesoporous WO 3 ·H 2 O can achieve three functional modes under different voltages: “bright”, “cold”, and “dark”. Compared to WO 3 ·H 2 O nanoplates, mesoporous WO 3 ·H 2 O electrode enables a superior dual-band electrochromic performance, including high optical modulation (74.1 % at 700 nm and 65.9 % at 1150 nm), rapid response times (13.5 s for coloring and 11.5 s for bleaching), high coloring efficiencies (138.9 cm 2 /C), and excellent cycling stability (optical modulation retention rate of 88.2 % after 1000 cycles). This research provides a novel approach to enhancing dual-band electrochromic performance through the incorporation of mesoporosity in materials.
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材料科学
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电化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Shumin Hong,Ting Li,Min Xiao,Teerawat Sema,Hongxia Gao,Zhiwu Liang
The concept of phase change absorbents has been widely studied as a novel and low-energy consumption option for CO 2 capture. This work screened diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (DGM) from 17 physical solvent species as a better phase change accelerator for absorbents of 2-(methylamino)ethanol (MAE)-physical solvent-H 2 O. Then, the optimized mass ratio of 30:49:21 for MAE-DGM-H 2 O solution was investigated with phase change behaviors, CO 2 absorption–desorption performance, cyclic capacity, and energy consumption. The experimental results showed that the cyclic CO 2 capacity reached 1.32 mol/L and the CO 2 -rich phase made up only 50.4 % of the total volume for the 30 wt%MAE-49 wt%DGM-21 wt%H 2 O, as well as its regenerative energy consumption was 40 % lower than that of 30 wt% monoethanolamine (MEA) solution. Also, the viscosity and surface tension gap of the CO 2 -rich phase and CO 2 -lean phase for the optimized absorbent were studied. It was observed that those gaps increase with the increasing mass ratio of DGM. In addition, the possible phase change mechanism was proposed by using the dipole moment values of components calculated by Gaussian (B3LYP/6-31G) coupled with 13 C NMR spectra.
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化学工程
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环境科学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2014
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IF 2.045
Lingzong Meng,Dan Li,Tianlong Deng,Yafei Guo,Cunyun Ma,Youcai Zhu
The solubilities and refractive indices of the NaBr–CaBr2–H2O system at 288.15 K were determined using the isothermal equilibrium solution method. The phase diagram and refractive index diagram were drawn for this system at 288.15 K. The system belongs to the hydrate II type. The phase diagram is comprised of two invariant solubility points, three univariant solubility curves, and three areas of crystallization: NaBr·2H2O, NaBr and CaBr2·6H2O. Using the temperature-dependent formulas from the literature, the Pitzer parameters and the solubility product constants (ln Ksp) of NaBr·2H2O and NaBr were determined. Applying the Pitzer and Harvie–Weare (HW) model, the solubility product constant of CaBr2·6H2O was fit with the solubilities in this research work, and then, the mean activity coefficients of sodium bromide and calcium bromide and the solubilities for the ternary system at 288.15 K were demonstrated. Comparisons between the calculated and measured solubilities show that the predicted data have good accordance with the experimental results.
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物理化学
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热力学
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 5.436
Lixiong Qian,Lei Yao,Yunpeng Liu,Hao Wang,Jiajun Zhong,Chao Liu,Guang Mo,Xueqing Xing,Zhongjun Chen,Zhonghua Wu
The formation mechanism of nanoparticles is of great significance for the controllable synthesis, structural design, and performance optimization of nanomaterials. In this paper, an economical hydrothermal method was used to synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods. X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption fine structure, and small-angle X-ray scattering techniques were used to probe the structural changes. Scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were used to observe the morphologies of the products. A self-designed in situ temperature–pressure sample cell was used to control the hydrothermal conditions. The results demonstrate that an unknown intermediate phase, Zn(HCO3)2·H2O, was first formed at 50 °C, having a morphology of nanoflakes with a average thickness of about 35 nm. The intermediate phase Zn(HCO3)2·H2O was determined to have a monoclinic structure with space group P1211 and the following lattice parameters: a = 11.567 Å, b = 3.410 Å, c = 5.358 Å, β = 96.0011°, and Z = 2. After a hydrothermal temperature of 140 °C, CO2 and H2O were evaporated from the Zn(HCO3)2·H2O intermediate product and the ZnO nanorods with a wurtzite structure were formed. The final ZnO nanorods have an average diameter of about 45 nm and an average length of about 2 μm. The axial direction of the ZnO nanorods is the [001] crystallographic direction. By virtue of understanding the formation mechanism, this work is helpful for the controllable synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2024
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IF 5.7
Guanfeng Liu,Yaoyu Liu,Zongshuai Ji,Tianyu Wang,Shuai Zhang,Bing Teng,Shaohua Ji
Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite materials possess broad application prospects in photodetectors, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and anti-counterfeiting due to their excellent optoelectronic properties; however, their development is still restricted by stability. In this paper, a new type of (NH4)2MnBr4(H2O)2 perovskite single crystal was synthesized using a simple solvent evaporation method. The thermally induced loss of water molecules in the crystal results in a reversible phase transition, accompanied by a change in photoluminescence (PL) from non-emission to red emission (660 nm), and the red emission originates from the d–d transition of Mn2+ (4T1–6A1). Additionally, the structure and luminescence behavior of the sample remain stable after 30 dark–red–dark cycles. (NH4)2MnBr4(H2O)2 demonstrates excellent environmental stability, as evidenced by the unchanged structure after 180 days and resistance to interference from various solvents. Notably, by exploiting the characteristics of the material and combining it with Cs3Cu2Br5, we demonstrated a multi-dimensional information encryption anti-counterfeiting label based on temperature and time gradients. This material offers a new option for thermochromic materials in anti-counterfeiting applications.
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材料科学
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光学
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ACS Omega
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2024
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IF 3.7
Qingjing Liu,Ruisheng Wang,Ranjia Li,Xiaosheng Wang,Suoqi Zhao,Changchun Yu
Mn–Na2WO4-based catalysts with different supports were prepared using the incipient wetness impregnation method and evaluated for their oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction performance. The results demonstrated that the SiO2- supported catalyst exhibited the best catalytic performance, and the introduction of H2O further enhanced its activity. Under the conditions of a feed gas mixture of CH4/O2/H2O = 6:1:24 at 800 °C and atmospheric pressure, the CH4 conversion and C2+ selectivity over the Mn–Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst increased from 28.4% and 77.4% (without H2O) to 33.2% and 84.9%, respectively. In contrast, the catalytic activity using TiO2 and MgO supports drastically declined. Characterizations using X-ray diffraction (XRD), in situ infrared spectroscopy (In-situ IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), and oxygen temperature-programmed desorption (O2-TPD) revealed that the introduction of steam not only served as a diluent to decrease the partial pressures of the reactants CH4 and O2, thereby reducing deep oxidation reactions in the gas phase, but also interacted with surface oxygen species (O22–) and silica to form adjacent surface-bonded disilanol free radicals Si–OIH. This interaction facilitated the dehydrogenation and coupling of two methane molecules on the catalyst surface, resulting in the generation of C2+ products, significantly enhancing the catalytic activity and selectivity of OCM.
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化学工程
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催化科学
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Advanced Optical Materials
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2025
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IF 7.2
Xiulan Shui,Shuangqiang Fang,BenLe Dou,Tianchun Lang,Haoliang Cheng,Jiaqi Ou,Zhou Zhou,Xuan Liu,Le Wang
Development of efficient sunlight conversion materials is critical for advancing sustainable agricultural practices, but current solutions often face challenges such as poor stability, high cost, and reliance on rare-earth elements. This study presents a rare-earth-free xCsMnCl 3 (H 2 O) 2 /(1−x)Cs 3 SbCl 6 heterojunction ( x = 1−0.65) synthesized via an eco-friendly mechanochemical method. By strategically combining Cs 3 SbCl 6 as a UV-absorbing donor with CsMnCl 3 (H 2 O) 2 as an efficient red emitter. The optimized heterojunction achieves a remarkable 36-fold enhancement at 626 nm (Full width at half maxima (FWHM) = 88 nm), perfectly matching chlorophyll a's absorption spectrum. Comprehensive experimental and theoretical analyses, including UV–vis absorption, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, reveal a dual enhancement mechanism: i) efficient interfacial electron-hole transfer and ii) suppression of non-radiative recombination through defect passivation. The practical application is demonstrated through a sunlight conversion film fabricated by embedding the 0.75CsMnCl 3 (H 2 O) 2 /0.25Cs 3 SbCl 6 composite in Ecoflex-0030, which exhibits exceptional environmental stability (90% PL retention after 90 days) and mechanical durability (500% tensile strain). The plant growth experiments confirm the film's agricultural efficacy, with chives and green cabbage growth rates increasing by 1.5- and 1.3-fold, respectively, compared to natural light conditions. This work not only addresses the limitations of existing light-conversion materials but also establishes a rare-earth-free, eco-friendly platform for energy-efficient agriculture.
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材料科学
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农业科学
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环境科学
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Materials Today Communications
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2024
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IF 3.7
Ligang Ma,Yuqing Yang,Tianyu Zhu,Yihuan Ding,Chao Lin,Le Xu,Xiaoqian Ai
In this paper, hexagonal ZnIn 2 S 4 nanoflowers were grown in situ on tetragonal WO 3 ·H 2 O nanosheets, yielding a compact ZnIn 2 S 4 @WO 3 ·H 2 O (ZIS@WO) core-shell heterojunction. The formation of the ZIS@WO heterojunction was optimized by meticulously adjusting the quantity of WO 3 ·H 2 O nanosheets incorporated. The crystal structure and microstructure of ZIS@WO were comprehensively examined using XRD, TEM and EDS analyses. The photocatalytic properties of ZIS@WO heterojunctions were evaluated through the degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation. The results demonstrated a marked enhancement in photocatalytic efficiency for the ZIS@WO heterojunction. Further investigation into the separation and transport of photogenerated carriers were performed using PL spectroscopy and photoelectrochemical measurement. Compared to the individual components of ZnIn 2 S 4 nanoflowers and WO 3 ·H 2 O nanosheets, the ZIS@WO heterojunction creates an internal electric field at the interface, along with a compact core-shell configuration. This internal electric field, in conjunction with the band structure of the heterojunction, effectively accelerates the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. Additionally, a comprehensive analysis of the photocatalytic degradation mechanisms were presented, elucidating the intricate processes.
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