ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2017
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IF 7.504
Sheng Wang,Zhenzhen Jiang,Shenshen Ouyang,Zhipeng Dai,Tao Wang
We describe a highly effective bubble-propelled nanomotor for the photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in water. Two different tubular TiO2 nanomotor systems are presented: one with Pt nanoparticles decorated on the inner surface and the other with Pt nanoparticles decorated on the outer surface. This is the first time that we have observed the autonomous movement of a tubular nanomotor without the aid of any surfactant, as well as a tubular nanomotor externally decorated with Pt propelled by oxygen bubbles. The synergy between the Pt nanoparticles and the superhydrophilic wetting behavior of the TiO2 nanotubes endows the two nanomotor systems with high speed at very low H2O2 fuel concentrations without the addition of any surfactant. The efficient photodecomposition of rhodamine B demonstrates the intermixing and photocatalytic ability of the two nanomotor systems, which opens new avenues for the development of multifunctional bubble-propelled micro/nanomotors with myriad practical applications.
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环境科学
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纳米技术
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材料科学
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2017
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IF 9.446
Jibo Liu,Huijie Shi,Qi Shen,Chenyan Guo,Guohua Zhao
Aiming at improving the efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) CO 2 conversion to methanol, a heterogeneous photoelectrocatalyst was prepared by covalently binding a Ru(II) metal-organic complex (Ru-Py) containing exposed pyridyl on the periodic TiO 2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs). PEC characterization indicated that the Ru-Py/TNTAs photocathode exhibited excellent PEC CO 2 reduction activity in aqueous solution. The initial CO 2 reduction potential on Ru-Py/TNTAs photocathode reached −0.4 V (vs. NHE) under simulated solar irradiation. The cathodic photocurrent response of Ru-Py/TNTAs in CO 2 -satuarated aqueous solution was about 1.79 mAcm −2 , which was 2.4 times that of TNTAs . It may be caused by the enhanced light absorption in the visible region originated from Ru-Py. Meanwhile, Ru-Py played an important role in accelerating the separation of photoinduced electron-hole pairs evidenced by the photoluminescence spectra. PEC CO 2 reduction test showed that 84.8 μmol methanol was produced with 63.9% faraday efficiency, 62.6 turnover number (TON) and 45% selectivity at −0.9 V under 8 h irradiation. Furthermore, the non-covalent bonded system only produced 41.3 μmol methanol indicating that the carboxylic covalent linking displayed excellent electron transfer efficiency and methanolization performance. The mechanism investigation revealed that the exposed pyridyl provided the active sites in forming pyridiniumformate intermediates confirmed by the differential UV–vis absorption ( ΔA ) spectrum, which was of great significance in the efficient CO 2 methanolization. The probable reaction pathway for catalytic CO 2 reduction to methanol was also proposed combining the possible intermediates detected by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS).
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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LANGMUIR
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2024
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IF 3.7
Yuanzhen He,Dengjie Zhong,Yunlan Xu,Ran Jiang,Jiayou Zhang,Pengfei Liao
A La-doped Ti/SnO2-Sb2O4 electrode with TiO2-NTs intermediate layer (Ti/TiO2-NTs/SnO2-Sb2O4-La) was created via the electrodeposition technique. The physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the electrode were analyzed through FESEM, XRD, XPS, CV, and LSV electrochemical tests. The results showed that TiO2-NTs were tightly packed on the surface of Ti substrate, thus improving the binding force of the SnO2-Sb2O4-La coating, offering greater specific surface area, more active spots, higher current response, and longer lifespan for the degradation of rhodamine B. The lifespan of the Ti/TiO2-NTs/SnO2-Sb2O4-La electrode reached 200 min (1000 mA cm–2, 1 M H2SO4), while the actual service life was up to 3699 h. Under the conditions of initial pH 3.0, Na2SO4 concentration of 0.1 M, current density of 30 mA cm–2, and initial rhodamine B concentration of 20 mg L–1, the color and TOC removal rate of rhodamine B reached 100% and 86.13% within 15 and 30 min, respectively. Rhodamine B was decomposed into acids, esters, and other molecular compounds under the action of •OH and SO4•– free radicals and electrocatalysis, and finally completely mineralized into CO2 and H2O. It is anticipated that this work will yield a novel research concept for producing DSA electrodes with superior catalytic efficacy and elevated stability.
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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
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2011
·Vol. 13
·期 12
·6661-6672
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IF 3.253
Zhou Qiang,Fu Ming-Lai,Yuan Bao-Ling,Cui Hao-Jie,Shi Jian-Wen
The semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) can be very efficient to tune the response of photocatalyst of TiO 2 to visible light. In this study, CdS QDs formed in situ with about 8 nm have been successfully deposited onto the surfaces of TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) to form TNTs/CdS QDs nanocomposites by use of a simple bifunctional organic linker, thiolactic acid. The diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) spectra of as prepared samples showed that the absorption edge of the TNTs/CdS composite is extended to visible range, with absorption edge at 530 nm. The photocatalytic activity and stability of TNTs/CdS were also evaluated for the photodegradation of rhodamine B. The results showed that when TNTs/CdS QDs was used, photocatalytic degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation reached 91.6%, higher than 45.4 and 30.5% for P25 and TNTs, respectively. This study indicated that the TNTs/CdS QDs nanocomposites were superior catalysts for photodegradation under visible light irradiation compared with TNTs and P25 samples, which may find wide application as a powerful photocatalyst in environmental field.
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环境化学
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纳米技术
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光催化
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表面工程
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 3.498
Zifan Li,Zhibin Zhang,Zhimin Dong,Yongchuan Wu,Xiang Zhu,Zhongping Cheng,Yuhui Liu,Yingcai Wang,Zhijian Zheng,Xiaohong Cao,Youqun Wang,Yunhai Liu
The separation of uranium U(VI) through photoreduction approach has attracted substantial attention. Sulfide-based materials have revealed excellent performance for reducing U(VI) and there is no record of CuS based materials. Herein, we synthesized CuS/TNTAs heterostructured nanocomposites (CUTN) with varied CuS contents via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. After SILAR deposition for 10 times, CUTN-10 showed the best photocatalytic performance, and 92.6 % of U(VI) can be removed within 180 min. The CuS could provide sufficient photoelectrons and TNTAs can transport these photoelectrons to the adsorbed U(VI) on its surface, the reduced uranium sediment was proved to be (UO 2 ) O 2 ·2H 2 O. More important, the combination of TNTAs could effective inhibit photocorrosion of CuS and the leaching of Cu 2+ was relatively low. We also unconsciously found that CUTN-10 can photoreduce U(VI) without any sacrificial agent which caused by the oxidation of S 2− . This work expands the application of sulfide-based materials and provides basic data for bracing the expansion of sulfide-based materials in the field of U(VI) photoreduction.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2019
·Vol. 54
·期 10
·7834-7849
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IF 3.442
Dong Xuejun,Wu Keliang,Zhu Weifang,Wu Pengcheng,Hou Juan,Wang Zhaoxiong,Li Ran,Wu Jianning,Liu Zhiyong,Guo Xuhong
As a strong oxidizing pollutant, NO 2 can cause fire or even explosion. People living in atmosphere containing NO 2 for a long time will significantly affects human health. In this work, we developed a Schottky heterojunction sensor modified by g-C 3 N 4 quantum dots (g-C 3 N 4 QDs) and rGO deposited on TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) arrays. This sensor showed high response and extremely fast response/recovery time as well as excellent detection of ppb level of NO 2 at room temperature. TNTs were obtained using a one-step anodic oxidation process. TNTs were modified with g-C 3 N 4 QDs and rGO using quasi -CVD method and cyclic voltammetry during in situ electrodeposition, respectively. TNTs/g-C 3 N 4 QDs/rGO Schottky heterojunction sensor exhibited high sensitivity to 10 ppm of NO 2 (response equal to 15982) at room temperature. Below 15 ppb, sensing response also can reach 127. Sensor response was very fast and increased to 15982 in just 2 s when exposed to 10 ppm of NO 2 after which it recovers 90% within 1.16 s. This work clarified the influence of abundant oxygen vacancies (VO · ) in TNTs and photogenerated electrons on TNTs/g-C 3 N 4 QDs/rGO nanostructures as well as their sensing performances. Our experimental details demonstrated that Schottky barrier was established between TNTs and rGO, which was very beneficial for ppb-level NO 2 detection at room temperature.
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传感器技术
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Fengxia Zhang,Ping Zhang,Qiong Wu,Wenjing Xiong,Qi Kang,Dazhong Shen
Herein, we proposed a simple method to measure the inner resistance of a photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor. Three photoanodes, including TiO 2 nanotubes array (TiO 2 NTs), g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 NTs and Mn 3 (BTC) 2 /g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 NTs (BTC = 1,3,5-benzene- tricarboxylic acid), were chosen as the models. It was shown the change in inner resistance of the photoanode is the main factor for the photocurrent response in a PEC sensor. Under light excitation, the inner resistance of the photoanode is reduced remarkably, resulting in the increment in the photocurrent. The influence of the light intensity on the inner resistance is less than that on the photocurrent, due to the synchronous change in photovoltage . With increasing concentration of hole scavengers (e.g., H 2 O 2 , ascorbic acid), the steady inner resistances of the three photoanodes are decreased. In the PEC sensor with Mn 3 (BTC) 2 /g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 NTs, the Mn 3 (BTC) 2 layer is served as a size-exclusion filter to prevent the diffusion of molecules with size larger than the apertures in crystals, which improves the selectivity of the PEC sensor to smaller molecules (e.g., H 2 O 2 ). The catalytic effect of Mn 3 (BTC) 2 to H 2 O 2 enhances the PEC response sensitivity to H 2 O 2 . Under optimized conditions, the reciprocal of the averaged steady effective inner resistance of Mn 3 (BTC) 2 /g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 NTs is in a linear correlation with the logarithmic concentration of H 2 O 2 in the range of 0.003 to 10 μM with a limit of detection of 1 nM. This PEC sensor was applied for H 2 O 2 determination in exhaled breath condensate samples.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2020
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IF 5.065
Sepideh Pourhashem,Jizhou Duan,Fang Guan,Nan Wang,Ying Gao,Baorong Hou
In this research, the effects of visible-light-driven titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanotube/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) hybrids on the corrosion protection performance of epoxy coatings both in the dark and under visible-light irradiation are studied. For this, TiO 2 nanotube/g-C 3 N 4 hybrids and 3-(aminopropyl)triethoxysilane functionalized hybrids were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy , scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy mapping, N 2 adsorption/desorption technique, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. TiO 2 nanotubes containing 30 wt% g-C 3 N 4 (H30%) showed the highest photocatalytic performance due to the simultaneous effects of high surface area and band-gap structure; however, the photocatalytic activity decreased after the silane functionalization of H30%. Then, epoxy coatings containing H30% and silane functionalized H30% in different amounts (0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 wt%) were prepared, and their corrosion resistance was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in NaCl solution. The results revealed that the epoxy coatings containing 0.3 wt% hybrids have higher corrosion resistance than that of the neat coating, and silane-functionalized nanofillers more effectively enhance the corrosion resistance. However, when these nanocomposite coatings are irradiated with visible light , their corrosion protection performance remarkably reduces owing to the degradation of organic matrix by the oxidizing radicals formed on the photocatalytic hybrid surface.
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腐蚀与防护
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 14
·6543-6549
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IF 3.591
Ziqi Zhang,Xiang Ni,Kaida Yao,Siqi Zhang,Yang Liu,Yueqiu Sun,Xiangzhi Wang,Weimin Huang,Yan Zhang
Titanium has been applied to implants over the last decades due to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties. However, there are still some drawbacks for titanium and its alloys to overcome. Thus, in this study, a novel electrochemical synthesis process has been developed to fabricate TiO2 nanotube array, hydroxyapatite and rare-earth (La3+) doped ZIF-8 nanoparticle composite coating, which can enhance the antibacterial and anti-corrosion property on the premise of minimizing the biocompatibility loss of titanium implants. Compared with traditional processing methods, electrochemical machining is more time-saving, energy-saving and environment-friendly. Thus, it provides an alternative way to produce medical implants.
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生物材料学
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医学工程
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2019
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IF 3.45
Huiqin An,Min Li,Wei Wang,Zhaotao Lv,Congying Deng,Jingyuan Huang,Zhen Yin
The novel ternary reduced graphene oxide/1D TiO 2 nanotubes/3D ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres (rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS) heterostructured photocatalyst with high-efficiency H 2 production capacity under visible light illumination is designed and prepared in this work. In rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS system, the 1D TiO 2 nanotubes are tightly inserted in the interspace of flower-like ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres, which are further covered by rGO, leading to an intimate contact among ZnIn 2 S 4 , TiO 2 and rGO. The exquisite design of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS makes it possess remarkable superiority in photocatalysis . Firstly, the unique 3D microsphere structure of ZIS increases the surface area and visible light absorption ability caused by their unique hollow structure. More importantly, the matched CB and VB positions between ZIS and TiO 2 contribute to separate photogenerated holes and electrons of ZIS efficiently under visible light; then, the separated electrons on TiO 2 are further transferred to rGO due to the superior-strong electron-attracting ability of rGO. At last, the thoroughly suppressing recombination of photogenerated holes and electrons is achieved by the mutually-reinforcing synergy among ZIS, TiO 2 and rGO, and thus the hydrogen generation capacity of ZIS is significantly enhanced. The H 2 production amount and rate of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS (2.0 wt% rGO and 50 wt% ZIS) after 10 h are 4623 μmol/g and 462.3 μmol/g/h, respectively, which is 71.1 times of pristine TiO 2 and 1.6 times of ZIS under the same condition. The apparent quantum yield of rGO/TiO 2 /ZIS (2.0 wt% rGO and 50 wt% ZIS) in 10 h is about 0.6888%. This excellent photocatalytic performance is ascribed to the mutually-reinforcing synergy among ZIS, TiO 2 and rGO, which can be confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoelectrochemical measurements and photoluminescence spectrum. Based on the photocatalytic and characterization results, the corresponding mechanism is proposed.
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光催化领域
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能源转换
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 4.598
Jiawen Wu,Panpan Ou,Yu Lin,Xuecai Tan,Fucun Wei,Yan Mi,Shaogang Liu,Kejing Huang
Due to the environmental pollution and food safety problems that caused by the abuse of chlorpyrifos (CPF), a strategy of which is detected with high efficiency is urgently demanded. Herein, a photoelectrochemical sensor which using TiO 2 nanotube arrays with oxygen vacancies (V o -TNTAs) as electrode was constructed. Oxygen vacancies are introduced into TNTAs in order to generate a new defect level that narrows its band gap. The bismuth sulfide nanoparticles are loaded on V o -TNTAs to accelerate the separation of electron-hole pairs. Thus, the Bi 2 S 3 /V o -TNTAs hetero-structure is designed and constructed. With the existence of CPF, a complex which composed by Bi ions and CPF will be formed in situ to block the electrons transfer from electron donor (ascorbic acid) to Bi 2 S 3 , causing the weakened photocurrent. Consequently, the Bi 2 S 3 /V o -TNTAs electrode possess higher photocurrent response than that of pure V o -TNTAs and TNTAs. The Bi 2 S 3 /V o -TNTAs-based PEC sensor displays a linear range of 0.07–3.0 μmol/L with a detection limit of 6.0 nmol/L (S/N = 3) and can be utilized for CPF detection in lettuce and cucumber samples with recoveries of 95.7 to 110 %.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 3.15
Ailan Qu,Haolong Xie,Xinmei Xu,Yangyu Zhang,Shengwu Wen,Yifan Cui
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with high quantum yield (about 23.6% at an excitation wavelength of 320 nm) and GQDs/TiO 2 nanotubes (GQDs/TiO 2 NTs) composites were achieved by a simple hydrothermal method at low temperature. Photoluminescence characterization showed that the GQDs exhibited the down-conversion PL features at excitation from 300 to 420 nm and up-conversion photoluminescence in the range of 600–800 nm. The photocatalytic activity of prepared GQDs/TiO 2 NTs composites on the degradation of methyl orange (MO) was significantly enhanced compared with that of pure TiO 2 nanotubes (TiO 2 NTs). For the composites coupling with 1.5%, 2.5% and 3.5% GQDs, the degradation of MO after 20 min irradiation under UV–vis light irradiation (λ = 380–780 nm) were 80.52%, 94.64% and 51.91%, respectively, which are much higher than that of pure TiO 2 NTs (35.41%). It was inferred from the results of characterization that the improved photocatalytic activity of the GQDs/TiO 2 NTs composites was attributed to the synergetic effect of up-conversion properties of the GQDs, enhanced visible light absorption and efficient separation of photogenerated electron-holes of the GQDs/TiO 2 composite.
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