Energy Materials
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2025
·Vol. 5
·期 11
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IF 11.2
Shukai Liu,Huang Tan,Gaole Dai,Shiyun Xiong,Yu Zhao,Benxia Li
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER), as a pivotal process in electrochemical water splitting, directly determines energy conversion efficiency. Ruthenium (Ru)-based catalysts have gained considerable attention in recent years due to their decent intrinsic activity in acidic media. Previous studies have demonstrated that while Ru exhibits superior OER activity compared to RuO2 in acidic environments, its operational stability remains markedly inferior. This performance dichotomy, coupled with the persistent challenges of active species dissolution and catalyst particle aggregation during prolonged operation, significantly hinders their practical implementation in electrochemical systems. To address these challenges, this study develops a carbon nanotube (CNT)/Fe-Ni@RuO2@PANI-350 composite catalyst composed of RuO2 nanoparticles supported on bimetallic Fe-Ni modified CNTs (CNT/Fe-Ni) and encapsulated with polyaniline (PANI). This catalyst utilizes the anchoring effect of bimetallic Fe-Ni sites and the spatial confinement effect of PANI coating layer, effectively inhibiting the dissolution and agglomeration of RuO2 during both high-temperature processing and electrochemical operation, thereby significantly enhancing electrochemical stability. The anchoring strength of RuO2 nanoparticles on CNT/Fe-Ni support via the nano-confinement effect, as well as the microscopic mechanisms underlying the performance enhancement, are revealed by density functional theory calculations and experimental characterizations. The composite catalyst demonstrates fascinating OER performance in 0.5 M H2SO4, exhibiting a low Tafel slope of 39.1 mV dec-1 as well as low overpotentials of 188 and 225 mV at current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. Remarkably, the composite catalyst demonstrates significantly enhanced stability, exhibiting only ~30 mV overpotential increase during 150 h continuous operation at 10 mA cm-2. This study highlights a simple yet effective nano-confinement strategy to address the challenges of Ru-based catalysts, and provides a practical paradigm for designing and preparing highly efficient OER electrocatalysts with enhanced stability.
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电化学
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催化
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纳米材料
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能量转换
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材料科学
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2025
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IF 10.5
Xiaobo Zhang,Xiuwen Wang,Longjiao Zhu,Jinyan Zhu,Qiuyue Zheng,Jingli Yuan,Wentao Xu,Jijuan Cao
Salmonella typhimurium ( S. typhimurium ), as common and highly pathogenic foodborne pathogen, poses a significant risk to public safety worldwide. The development of highly sensitive, rapid and on-site method for S. typhimurium analysis is urgently needed to prevent bacterial infections. Herein, we introduced a CRISPR/Cas12a-driven electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor based on luminol/O 2 binary systems for S. typhimurium detection, employing ultrafine Pt nanoclusters-anchored 2D delaminated-MXenes (Pt NCs/D-MXenes) as the co-reactant accelerator. The ultrathin D-MXenes support regulates the size and dispersibility of Pt NCs and facilitates the full exposure of active sites, and synergistic interactions between D-MXenes and Pt NCs improves electrocatalytic properties toward the reduction of O 2 , which promotes the generation of ROS for boosting ECL emission. Using target responsive-regulated CRISPR/Cas12a system, the ECL sensor for S. typhimurium showed a broad concentration range from 10 1 to 10 6 CFU/mL and limit of detection of 6 CFU/mL, with satisfactory recoveries in spiked-actual samples.
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生物技术
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食品安全
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分析化学
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2021
·Vol. 32
·期 15
·2111125
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IF 18.808
Binyao Liu,Jinyan Du,Gaili Ke,Bi Jia,Yujie Huang,Huichao He,Yong Zhou,Zhigang Zou
g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysis is a safe and green approach for H 2 O 2 production, but the activity of pristine g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts is unsatisfactory. At present, most of the modifications on g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts for H 2 O 2 production have focused on thermodynamic processes, few have considered the kinetic aspects. Herein, the surface N -hydroxymethylation of g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts for the efficient kinetic production of H 2 O 2 is reported. Through the reaction of formaldehyde with the amino moieties (–NH 2 ) on the g -C 3 N 4 surface, N -hydroxymethyls groups (-NH-CH 2 -OH) are introduced on typical g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts. Relative to the pristine g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts, the modified g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts have over 1280% higher activity for H 2 O 2 production in pure water system, and impressive solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency. The experimental investigations and theoretical calculations reveal that the introduction of -NH-CH 2 -OH on the g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts does not change their morphology, light absorption intensity and edges, band positions, charge separation and transfer properties, but markedly improved the H 2 O dehydrogenation and O 2 adsorption properties of g -C 3 N 4 . As a result, the reduction kinetics of O 2 to H 2 O 2 on the g -C 3 N 4 photocatalysts with -NH-CH 2 -OH is more energetically favorable. This work provides a useful reference and inspiration to achieve the effective modification of g -C 3 N 4 or other metal-free photocatalysts from the kinetic perspective.
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光催化
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材料科学
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化学动力学
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可再生能源
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环境化学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 2
·121375
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IF 7.2
Jinchuan Dai,Tingting Shen,Zhe Meng,Zuotai Zhang,Xiao-Ying Lu,Feiyun Sun,Yuanyuan Tang
As the production and consumption of electronic products increasingly rely on ternary lithium-ion batteries, the need for effective recycling and disposal methods for these batteries becomes crucial. This study introduces a novel, efficient co-pyrolysis method for recycling Li(Ni 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 )O 2 (NCM) cathode materials from spent ternary lithium-ion batteries. Employing a 1.0:0.35 mass ratio of NCM: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in an oxygen-free environment, high recovery rates of Li (91.3 %), Ni (93.5 %), Co (93.6 %), and Mn (94.5 %) metals are achieved. The NCM cathode materials begin to decompose at temperatures below 500℃ and are fully reduced and segregated into Ni-Co alloy, MnO, and Li 2 CO 3 at 550℃ in this process. Notably, the decomposition and reduction temperature of 550℃ is significantly lower than those reported in other studies. Moreover, the NCM cathode material, were regenerated from the pyrolysis products through a straightforward high-temperature solid-phase process, and the regenerated NCM demonstrates remarkable electrochemical properties with strong cycling and rate performance. This method significantly contributes to environmental conservation, offering a green solution for recycling ternary battery waste while also addressing the challenge of waste PVC plastics. This dual-faceted approach mitigates environmental burden and resource wastage, marking a stride towards sustainable waste management and circular economy.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2024
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IF 4.7
Chenyang Zhao,Yujia Liu,Yupeng Tian,Yahui Li,Junjie Feng,Wei Xu,Ning Shi,Zhe Yang,Bing Sun
Direct epoxidation of propylene (C 3 H 6 ) with hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen (O 2 ) over Au/TS-1 catalyst was promising way for the synthesis of propylene oxide (PO). However, high selectivity of PO (>95 %) and conversion of C 3 H 6 (>5 %) cannot be achieved at the same time. The industrialization process was severely restricted. In this paper, Au/TS-1 catalysts were synthesized by deposition precipitation method with alkali metal promoter. And alkaline gases and silane coupling post-treatment were performed to promote the catalytic activity. The prepared samples exhibited a much better C 3 H 6 conversion (6.5 %) and PO selectivity (95.1 %) compared with general catalyst using normal synthetic technology. Cs 2 CO 3 was beneficial to increasing Au nanoparticles uptake efficiency. Both NH 3 and triethoxyvinylsilane post-treatment were good for smaller and more uniform loading of Au nanoparticles. The decreasing in surface hydroxyl density effectively alleviated the occurrence of PO ring opening isomerization. The increased hydrophobicity of TS-1 surface was conducive to the rapid desorption of generated PO and significantly increased PO selectivity. Multiple pretreatment was also favorable for extending the lifetime of Au/TS-1 catalyst.
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催化化学
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材料科学
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FUEL
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2023
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IF 7.4
Muhammad Yousaf,Yuzheng Lu,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Ali Sarosh Khawaja,Khalid Mujasam Batoo,Sajjad Hussain,Asma Noor,Muhammad Akbar,Hu Enyi,M.A.K Yousaf Shah,Naveed Mushtaq,Bin Zhu
Lattice defects in rare earth (RE) doped single-phase semiconductor materials play a key role in structural modifications and physicochemical characteristics, resulting to enhance the ionic conductivity. In this work, we synthesized lanthanum doped samarium oxide with different mole ratios and applied it as a ceramics membrane fuel cell device to enable high peak power density (PPD) at low operational temperatures (520–400 °C). The samples are capable of triple charge H + /O 2− /e − conduction and enhance the catalytic function of the cell in terms of HOR and ORR kinetics by producing lattice defects. The fabricated Sm 1.5 La 1.5 Fe 5 O 12 (2-SLFO) fuel cell device exhibits a high OCV of 1.13 V with a maximum PPD of 864.26 mW/cm 2 at 520 °C. Durability measurement verifies that 2-SLFO-based fuel cell device can be worked for 60 h under fuel cell conditions (H 2 /air) at 520 °C. The first principle calculations using density functional theory (DFT) demonstrate that the higher oxygen vacancy concentration in the 2-SLFO sample may cause to the higher charge-transfer kinetics, subsequent in the enhancement of ions transportation of the fabricated fuel cell device.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源材料
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固态离子学
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燃料电池技术
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Lidan Xie,Wenyi Huang,Guoqiang Jiang,Yi Liu,Mude Zhu,Yi Tang,Xueqin Chen,Xiaoyun Fan
The wide occurrence of metronidazole (MNZ) in aquatic environment has aroused increasing concern to the potential adverse effects on human health. Combining different motifs into a photolytic material to achieve high photocatalytic efficiency is regarded as one of the main strategies during photocatalytic process. Herein, a triple anions contained photocatalyst , Ba 3 (BO 3 )(CO 3 )F (BBCF), exhibited excellent removal efficiency of MNZ (92.6%) in 15 min, which was 5.87 times higher than that of commercial P25. The excellent removal efficiency could be attributed to the strong electronegativity of the F − , and the π-conjugated triangles structure of (BO 3 ) 3− and (CO 3 ) 2− , which made BBCF facilitate the transport of photogenerated electrons, thus accelerating the accumulation of active h + . Meanwhile, the appropriate reduction potential of BBCF accounted for the outstanding productivity of O 2 – . h + and O 2 – were proved as the dominant reactive species for MNZ degradation. The degradation products were analyzed by LC-TOF-MS, and the toxicity of the intermediate was evaluated to be lower than that of parent MNZ molecule. Moreover, BBCF showed the universal application of degrading oxytetracycline (OTC), methylene blue (MB). Therefore, anion-rich BBCF catalyst with high catalytic activity has a potential application prospect for degrading harmful pollutants in practical water environment.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
·Vol. 48
·期 27
·12146-12152
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IF 2.7
Henan Zhang,Qi Liu,Alena Novoselova,Valeri Smolenski,Kewei Jiang,Yongde Yan,Milin Zhang,Jun Wang
The reactions of oxygen and samarium ions in molten NaCl–2CsCl eutectic in the temperature range of 823–913 K have been investigated by potentiometric titration in an inert gas atmosphere. The activity of oxygen ions in the studied melts was monitored using a standard YZME (indicator) electrode based on Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 with a solid–electrolyte membrane. The titration of Sm3+ by O2− ions demonstrated the formation of insoluble SmOCl compounds in the investigated region. The mechanism of formation of SmOCl and Sm2O3 was established by the analysis of potentiometric titration curves. Subsequently, the solubility of SmOCl and Sm2O3 in the melt was calculated using the material balance equation and solubility constant equation. Finally, the basic thermodynamic properties of SmOCl and Sm2O3 in molten NaCl–2CsCl eutectic were calculated, and the properties of samarium in the melt were summarized using the Pourbaix-type (E-pO2−) diagram to determine the kinds of stabilized samarium compounds. Furthermore, the optimal chlorination conditions can be obtained from the E-pO2− diagram of Sm.
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化学
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材料科学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 44
·期 27
·11808-11816
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IF 3.288
Shi-Yuan Zhang,Jing-Jing Ma,Hong-Lin Zhu,Yue-Qing Zheng
Syngas, as a necessary feedstock dependent on non-renewable fossil fuels, is a mixture of CO and H2, which could be prepared by a renewable strategy via electrochemical CO2 reduction in water electrolyte solutions. Herein, beaded Au@Co3O4 nanowire arrays (denoted as Au@Co3O4 NAs) were obtained by immersion in HAuCl4 solution with Co3O4 nanowire arrays. The Au@Co3O4 NAs exhibited outstanding electrochemical performance of producing syngas via tuning from 1 : 1 to 4 : 1 with controlling voltage. In addition, the Au@Co3O4 NAs showed better catalytic performance for the oxygen evolution reaction with an overpotential of 320 mV at a current density of 50 mA cm−2, along with a small Tafel slope of 75 mV dec−1 in 1 M KOH solution. The electrochemical performance of Au@Co3O4 NAs is obviously superior to Co3O4 NAs, which will open up a viable strategy for the design and fabrication of a bi-functional electrocatalyst for the overall reaction (CO2 + H2O → CO + H2 + O2).
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材料科学
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电催化
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2020
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IF 4.473
Jia Liu,Ying Wang,Dan Zhou,Dan Li,Ziye Kang,Haiming Xie
Although a redox mediator (RM) strategy can lower the overpotential of Li–O2 batteries (LOBs), the redox shuttling results in an undesired RM consumption and a continued decomposition of lithium metal anode, leading to a poor cycling stability. In this work, a hybrid inorganic–organic composite separator based on polyethylene oxide/TiO2/polypropylene (PEO/TiO2/PE) in LOBs has been reported for the first time, which aims to suppress the RM shuttling. The influences of TiO2 nanoparticles and PEO on battery performance are systematically investigated. Benefiting from the synergistic advantages, a LOB with PEO/TiO2/PE separator displays stable cyclability, considerable rate performance, and good reversibility. Additionally, the mechanism of inhibiting shuttling effect by this composite separator is proposed. We hope that this work can give an insight into the development of multiple functional separators for Li anode protection in LOBs.
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材料科学
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电化学
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2020
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IF 7.632
Zhengyi Qian,Xudong Li,Liguang Wang,Tianpin Wu,Baoyu Sun,Lei Du,Yulin Ma,Chunyu Du,Pengjian Zuo,Geping Yin
Rechargeable aprotic Li–O2 batteries have drawn much attention in light of their ultrahigh theoretical energy density. However, the sluggish kinetics of oxygen cathode reactions lead to huge energy loss, while the unfavorable side reactions associated with the widely used carbon and binder account for fast battery decay during cycles. Herein, hierarchically holey IrNi alloy nanosheets are facilely designed on Ni foam substrate as a freestanding, binder- and carbon-free cathode to address these challenges. The IrNi nanosheets consist of numerous interconnected nanoparticles, forming abundant nanoholes, benefiting active-site exposure. Moreover, the meso-/macropores pave channels for the transfer of oxygen and lithium ions and provide enough accommodation for the insoluble Li2O2 product. The corresponding Li–O2 batteries demonstrate low polarization and excellent cycle stability with full discharge/charge capability (up to 292 cycles at a current density of 0.2 mA cm–2 within a voltage range from 2.3 to 4.3 V). The long-term cycling performance is principally attributed to the exclusive catalytic stability of the holey IrNi nanosheets and its good compatibility with dimethyl sulfoxide-based electrolyte. Our research provides novel insights into the design of robust and freestanding porous cathodes for high energy density Li–O2 batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储技术
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Nanoscale
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 31
·14654-14667
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IF 6.97
Binbin Ding,Shuai Shao,Haihua Xiao,Chunqiang Sun,Xuechao Cai,Fan Jiang,Xueyan Zhao,Ping'an Ma,Jun Lin
The limited light penetration depth and tumor hypoxia are two natural shortcomings of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Overcoming these two issues within a single system is still a great challenge. Herein, photosensitizer (PS)-loaded and PEG-modified MnFe2O4-decorated large-pore mesoporous silica-coated β-NaYF4:20%Yb,2%Er@β-NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles (UCMnFe-PS-PEG) as excellent PDT agents are successfully prepared for NIR light-mediated and O2 self-sufficient PDT. The large mesoporous structure observably increases PS loading efficiency (11.33 wt%) and the green luminescence from upconversion nanoparticles activated by NIR is able to activate PSs to generate ROS effectively. In addition, sub-10 nm MnFe2O4 nanoparticles work as a Fenton catalyst to generate O2in situ. In vivo experiments further prove that UCMnFe-PS-PEG not only provides magnetic guidance to the tumor, but also overcomes tumor hypoxia and dramatically enhances PDT efficiency. Furthermore, in vivo MR and UCL imaging are performed for accurate cancer therapy. We believe that the successful construction of the multifunctional UCMnFe-PS-PEG provides more revelations for developing advanced nano-drug systems for cancer therapy.
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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肿瘤治疗
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