ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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IF 8.3
Yue Zhao,Caiqi Cheng,Xinyi Wang,Zhengchao Yuan,Binbin Sun,Mohamed EL-Newehy,Meera Moydeen Abdulhameed,Bing Fang,Xiumei Mo
The increasing aging of the population has elevated bone defects to a significant threat to human life and health. Aerogel, a biomimetic material similar to an extracellular matrix (ECM), is considered an effective material for the treatment of bone defects. However, most aerogel scaffolds suffer from immune rejection and poor anti-inflammatory properties and are not well suited for human bone growth. In this study, we used electrospinning to prepare flexible ZnO-SiO2 nanofibers with different zinc concentrations and further assembled them into three-dimensional composite aerogel scaffolds. The prepared scaffolds exhibited an ordered pore structure, and chitosan (CS) was utilized as a cross-linking agent with aspirin (ASA). Interestingly, the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA scaffolds not only exhibited good biocompatibility, bioactivity, anti-inflammation, and better mechanical properties but also significantly promoted vascularization and osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In the mouse cranial defect model, the BV/TV data showed a higher osteogenesis rate in the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS group (10.94 ± 0.68%) and the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA group (22.76 ± 1.83%), compared with the control group (5.59 ± 2.08%), and in vivo studies confirmed the ability of 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA to promote in situ regeneration of new bone. This may be attributed to the fact that Si4+, Zn2+, and ASA released from 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA scaffolds can promote angiogenesis and bone formation by stimulating the interaction between endothelial cells (ECs) and BMSCs, as well as inducing macrophage differentiation to the M2 type and downregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory factor (TNF-α) to modulate local inflammatory response. These exciting results and evidence suggest that it provides a new and effective strategy for the treatment of bone defects.
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生物材料学
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骨组织工程
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医学
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高影响因子
CARBON
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2018
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IF 7.082
Junxing Hao,Liudi Ji,Kangbing Wu,Nianjun Yang
To explore electrochemistry of the composites of ZnO and reduced graphene oxides (rGO), graphene oxide (GO) was in-situ reduced with Zn powders. The morphology and micro-structure of synthesized ZnO@rGO composites were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy , and atomic force microscope . Energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman, and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy were employed to clarify the chemical composition of ZnO@rGO composites. Electrochemical properties of ZnO@rGO composites were studied using cyclic voltammetry and impedance, revealing a large surface area and many active sites. Accordingly, electrochemical sensing of a neutral organic dye Sudan I and a charged metal ion Pb 2+ was achieved on ZnO@rGO composites. The strategy of in-situ reduction of GO with Zn powders thus owns great application prospects in constructing a universal and sensitive electrochemical sensing platform.
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材料科学
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电化学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2019
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IF 3.131
Chuanbo Hu,Ying Li,Tingzhen Li,Yongquan Qing,Jianting Tang,Huawei Yin,Lei Hu,Lei Zhang,Yongsheng Xie,Kangning Ren
In this investigation, a comparative study on the anticorrosion properties of poly( N -methylaniline) (PNMA) coating, as well as PNMA-ZnO and PNMA/SiC-ZnO bilayer coatings, was carried out. The polymeric materials (PNMA and PNMA/SiC composite) were synthesized by emulsion polymerization method. The structures of the obtained polymeric materials were determined by different optic techniques, and the electrochemical activity and stability were examined by cyclic voltammetry . Subsequently, PNMA was spread on the surfaces of carbon steel and ZnO coating by chemical deposition method, and PNMA/SiC was spread on the surface of ZnO coating, which led to obtaining PNMA coating, PNMA-ZnO and PNMA/SiC-ZnO bilayer coatings. The structures of ZnO coating were characterized by X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectrometer, and the surface morphologies of all the coatings were also studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy . The anticorrosion properties of all the coatings were evaluated by electrochemical corrosion and accelerated immersion in the presence of a 3.5% NaCl solution. The results demonstrated that the polymeric materials-ZnO bilayer coatings had excellent corrosion protection ability, and in specific, for the carbon steel protected by PNMA/SiC-ZnO bilayer coatings it was higher than PNMA-ZnO bilayer coatings, with a corrosion rate of 0.004 mm/year and the protection efficiency was up to 97.43%. Overall, this study proves that the rough ZnO coating is beneficial to the embedding and pinning of polymeric materials, and the formed PNMA/SiC-ZnO bilayer coatings possess a strong adsorption ability and wide coverage area to the carbon steel substrate, which facilitates the external PNMA/SiC film to develop its unique barrier and passivation effects to prevent carbon steel from being corroded. The protection mechanism conferred by polymeric materials-ZnO bilayer coatings has also been discussed.
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材料科学
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腐蚀与防护
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高影响因子
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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IF 7.2
Kexin Zhu,Fuping Zeng,Zhihui Li,Langlang Lv,Hua Jiang,Guangzhi Chen,Xiangyu Wang,Ju Tang
In this study, CuO-ZnO has been found to decompose sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) with the activity higher than pure metal oxides (e.g. Al 2 O 3 ). After using the organic metal nanocage ZIF-8 as a precursor, the resulting CuO-ZnO particles exhibit uniform nanoscale size and possess an excellent surface area. When these particles are mixed with CaO and reacted with SF 6 at 600 °C and 0.2 MPa, a high SF 6 conversion rate of up to 99 % is achieved, with SO 2 making up about 98 % of the sulfur-containing products. Besides, the reaction demonstrates excellent degradation efficiency and maintains good stability over a continuous 78-hour operation. The results indicate that the CuO-ZnO particles provide abundant active sites that promote SF 6 adsorption and bond cleavage. Meanwhile, CaO helps disperse the CuO-ZnO particles, inhibits sintering, and provides an oxygen source for SO 2 formation, while also facilitating the fixation of fluorine, thereby enhancing both the selectivity and stability of the reaction. In addition, we also found that NH 3 is more conducive to promoting the decomposition of SF 6 by CuO-ZnO, whereas O 2 inhibits the progression of this reaction. Considering the global warming potential and long-term environmental impact of SF 6 , the proposed approach shows high degradation efficiency, excellent stability, and selectivity, contributing to mitigating the negative impact of SF 6 on global climate change.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Jun Mou,Xingqi Fan,Fei Liu,Xiaodan Wang,Tianxiang Zhao,Peng Chen,Ziwei Li,Chunliang Yang,Jianxin Cao
The direct conversion of CO 2 hydrogenation to lower olefins via methanol as an intermediate is of great significance, but challenges still remain. Herein, we present a binary Mn 2 O 3 -ZnO oxide, which is responsible for catalytic hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol. After combination of Mn 2 O 3 -ZnO and SAPO-34 molecular sieve, the catalytic reaction displays a markable increase. CO 2 adsorption by alkaline nature, followed by oxygen vacancy activation and synergistic hydrogenation over the binary Mn 2 O 3 -ZnO oxide are the prerequisites for the tandem reaction. However, the tandem spacing between oxide and molecular sieve plays a crucial role, because the suitable intimacy can induce enhanced methanol formation as intermediate via tandem dynamics effect, causing an apparent limitation for reverse water gas shift reaction at high temperature. The optimum mass ratio of 3:1 for two phases demonstrates that more components of binary oxide are needed to improve the rate of CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol, aiming to balance the two-step tandem reaction. Finally, under conditions of 380 ℃, 3 MPa and 3600 mL/g cat /h, 20%Mn 2 O 3 -ZnO/SAPO-34 tandem catalyst is obtained by physical ball milling after 15 min, with excellent stability, sulfur tolerance and catalytic performance with CO 2 conversion at almost 30%, lower olefins selectivity of 80.2% (propylene/ethylene = 5.6:1), and single-pass yield of 10.7%.
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催化化学
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能源化学
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材料科学
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高影响因子
Nanomaterials
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 15
·2579
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IF 5.719
Beiying Qi,Xinchang Wang,Xinyue Wang,Jipeng Cheng,Yuanyuan Shang
Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived pure ZnO and Cu-doped ZnO nanocages were fabricated by calcining a zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-8) and Cu-doped ZIF-8. The morphology and crystal structure of the samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). It was found that Cu doping did not change the crystal structures and morphologies of MOF-derived ZnO nanocages. The H2S-sensing properties of the sensors based on ZnO and Cu-doped ZnO nanocages were investigated. The results indicated that the H2S-sensing properties of MOF-derived ZnO nanocages were effectively improved by Cu doping, and the optimal doping content was 3 at%. Moreover, 3 at% Cu-doped ZnO nanocages showed the highest response of 4733 for 5 ppm H2S at 200 °C, and the detection limit could be as low as 20 ppb. The gas-sensing mechanism was also discussed.Keywords:MOF-derived ZnO;nanocages;Cu doping;H2S sensing
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材料科学
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传感器技术
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2024
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IF 4.4
Chunlai Zhang,Yingdong Hao,Xingbo Wang,Deng Hu,Nannan Sun,Wei Wei
Photocatalysis is a highly promising strategy for the direct conversion of inert methane (CH4). In this study, a ZnO semiconductor with a nanorod morphology (r-ZnO) was synthesized using a template-directed hydrothermal method, which was further used to prepare nAg/r-ZnO photocatalysts through impregnation and reduction. The structure, composition, and microstructure of nAg/r-ZnO were characterized using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis). The in-depth mechanism of the photocatalytic conversion of CH4 was revealed through electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical capture experiments. The results showed that the introduction of Ag species promoted the separation of photoinduced electron (e−) and hole (h+) pairs, which facilitated the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, the performance of photocatalytic CH4 oxidation can be significantly enhanced. Interestingly, formaldehyde (HCHO) was generated as the primary product instead of low-value methanol (CH3OH). Through optimization of Ag loading and reaction conditions, an excellent oxygenate (CH3OOH, CH3OH, and HCHO) yield of 15 551.60 μmol g−1 h−1 with a high selectivity of 98.46% was achieved simultaneously, which has been rarely reported in previous studies.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 10
·3610
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IF 3.4
Yinan Ren,Zhihua Tian,Yan Zhang,Fushuo Wu,Hao Xie,Qianqian Zhang,Peigen Zhang,Zhengming Sun
ZnO whiskers have many applications, such as in medical and photocatalysis fields. In this study, an unconventional preparation approach is reported, realizing the in-situ growth of ZnO whiskers on Ti2ZnC. The weak bonding between the layer of Ti6C-octahedron and the Zn-atom layers leads to the easy extraction of Zn atoms from Ti2ZnC lattice points, resulting in the formation of ZnO whiskers on the Ti2ZnC surface. This is the first time that ZnO whiskers have been found to grow in-situ on Ti2ZnC substrate. Further, this phenomenon is amplified when the size of the Ti2ZnC grains is mechanically reduced by ball-milling, which bodes a promising route to prepare ZnO in-situ on a large scale. Additionally, this finding can also help us better understand the stability of Ti2ZnC and the whiskering mechanism of MAX phases.Keywords:Ti2ZnC MAX phase;crystal growth;in-situ growth;ZnO whiskers
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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高影响因子
Nanoscale
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2018
·Vol. 10
·期 47
·22335-22347
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IF 7.233
Vitaly Neshchimenko,Chundong Li,Mikhail Mikhailov,Jinpeng Lv
Zinc oxide has multifunctional physical properties depending on its microstructure and morphology. Herein, we reported the in situ investigations of the radiation stability of ZnO particles with hollow, ball, star and flower shapes under electron and proton irradiation. 100 keV protons with a fluence of 5 × 1015 cm−2 and 50 keV electrons with fluence ranging from 0.5 to 7 × 1016 cm−2 are employed to investigate the radiation stability of nanostructured ZnO particles. In situ reflectance, X-ray photoelectron spectra and photoluminescence were characterized in the irradiation environment to avoid the effects of the atmospheric environment on radiation induced defects. The experimental results reveal that, compared to the other shapes, the hollow structure with the best radiation stability due to the hollow structure facilitates the decrease of the accumulation of radiation defects. This study clearly demonstrates the promise of ZnO hollow particles as a plasmonic nanostructure for achieving high radiation stability, and they could be easily employed to serve as the radiation stability pigment for coatings.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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Journal of Nanophotonics
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2023
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IF 1.5
Ziheng Wang,Xueying Chu,Jinhua Li,Dengkui Wang
Detectors with cost-effective, polarization-sensitive, and integrative functionalities are required for next-generation ultraviolet (UV) detection systems. Low-dimensional semiconductor materials have potential for optical device applications, especially polarization detection, because of their excellent polarization characteristics. Therefore, ultralong ZnO microwires, ∼0.5 to 1 cm long, were prepared using the chemical vapor-phase epitaxy method, making it easy to build photoelectric devices. The emission polarization of the ZnO microwires excited by circularly polarized light was ∼0.60, indicating a high-anisotropy optical property. Their UV-polarization spectrum and photoelectric detection were determined. When the ZnO microwire was excited by linearly polarized UV light, the intensity of photoluminescence (PL) changed periodically with the polarization direction of the UV light. The PL polarization of the ZnO microwire for linear UV detection was ∼0.12. For a ZnO microwires photoelectric device, the photocurrent anisotropy ratio reached 1.28 when the polarization angle of the incident UV light changed. These results suggest that the obtained ultralong ZnO microwires have the potential for application in future UV-polarization detection systems.
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材料科学
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光学工程
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半导体器件
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2014
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IF 6.007
Linhui Yu,Wei Chen,Danzhen Li,Jubao Wang,Yu Shao,Miao He,Peng Wang,Xiuzhen Zheng
Hollow ZnO core/ZnS shell structure (ZnO/ZnS HCSS) has been successfully synthesized via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal approach. It is found that such a ZnO/ZnS HCSS exhibits higher photocatalytic activity than pure ZnO and ZnS toward the liquid-phase degradation of methyl orange (MO) under UV irradiation. What is more noteworthy, it is also demonstrated that ZnO/ZnS HCSS photocatalyst overcomes the photocorrosion in comparison to pristine ZnO by mean of cycling tests toward MO. The detailed degradation process of MO over ZnO/ZnS HCSS is investigated by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry method. And then, the roles of active species in the photocatalytic process are discussed by using different types of active species scavengers. Meanwhile, combined with the electron spin resonance and photocurrent test, the degradation mechanism of the photocatalysts is proposed. It is hoped that the work could provide valuable information on the design of specific structure materials with more excellent properties and set the foundation for the further industrial application.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2022
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IF 14.224
Yanshan Wan,Jibiao Li,Jiupai Ni,Chong Wang,Chengsheng Ni,Hong Chen
Photocatalysis is believed to be an important way of reducing NO pollutant in air and the facet engineering of semiconducting oxides could enhance the efficiency of the photocatalysis. ZnO nanoparticles with different exposed crystalline facets were successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method and their photocatalytic degradation towards NO was investigated. The crystals from ZnCl 2 precursor were hexagonal mesoporous ones with exposed (0002) facet, while those from zinc acetate were in the form of flakes or wheat ears with enhanced exposure of (10 1 ( − ) 1) facet. Calcination in air imparted an enhanced the textural coefficient of the orientated facets as well as the oxygen defects. The nanocrystals with enhanced (0002) facet and lower flat-band energy did better in photoelectrochemical water-oxidation than those with exposed (10 1 ( − ) 1) facet that showed superior photocatalytic activity (approaching 76.7 ± 0.6% under 365 nm photons) for NO oxidation. According to theoretical calculations, (10 1 ( − ) 1) facet with O termination showed much higher affinity to NO molecules than other configurations, and the oxygen vacancy in ZnO played an minor role in the photocatalytic oxidation of NO. A high quantum efficiency approaching 97.5 ± 1.4% under 275 nm photons was obtained for the ZnO crystals from zinc acetate with mixed (0002) and (10 1 ( − ) 1) facets. This research explores the special characteristics of ZnO with different exposed facets and is important for the future design of highly efficient photocatalyst for hazardous material removal.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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