Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 5
·2049
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Zhanjun Chen,Tao Wang,Xianglin Yang,Yangxi Peng,Hongbin Zhong,Chuanyue Hu
The thermal stability of the polyethylene (PE) separator is of utmost importance for the safety of lithium-ion batteries. Although the surface coating of PE separator with oxide nanoparticles can improve thermal stability, some serious problems still exist, such as micropore blockage, easy detaching, and introduction of excessive inert substances, which negatively affects the power density, energy density, and safety performance of the battery. In this paper, TiO2nanorods are used to modify the surface of the PE separator, and multiple analytical techniques (e.g., SEM, DSC, EIS, and LSV) are utilized to investigate the effect of coating amount on the physicochemical properties of the PE separator. The results show that the thermal stability, mechanical properties, and electrochemical properties of the PE separator can be effectively improved via surface coating with TiO2nanorods, but the degree of improvement is not directly proportional to the coating amount due to the fact that the forces inhibiting micropore deformation (mechanical stretching or thermal contraction) are derived from the interaction of TiO2nanorods directly “bridging” with the microporous skeleton rather than those indirectly “glued” with the microporous skeleton. Conversely, the introduction of excessive inert coating material could reduce the ionic conductivity, increase the interfacial impedance, and lower the energy density of the battery. The experimental results show that the ceramic separator with a coating amount of ~0.6 mg/cm2TiO2nanorods has well-balanced performances: its thermal shrinkage rate is 4.5%, the capacity retention assembled with this separator was 57.1% under 7 C/0.2 C and 82.6% after 100 cycles, respectively. This research may provide a novel approach to overcoming the common disadvantages of current surface-coated separators.Keywords:TiO2nanorods;polyethylene;ceramic separator;lithium ion batteries;thermal stability
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Nature Communications
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 1
·1-12
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Zhang Tengfei,Zheng Peng,Gao Jiajian,Liu Xiaolong,Ji Yongjun,Tian Junbo,Zou Yang,Sun Zhiyi,Hu Qiao,Chen Guokang,Chen Wenxing,Liu Xi,Zhong Ziyi,Xu Guangwen,Zhu Tingyu,Su Fabing
Developing high-performance Pt-based catalysts with low Pt loading is crucial but challenging for CO oxidation at temperatures below 100 °C. Herein, we report a Pt-based catalyst with only a 0.15 wt% Pt loading, which consists of Pt–Ti intermetallic single-atom alloy (ISAA) and Pt nanoparticles (NP) co-supported on a defective TiO 2 support, achieving a record high turnover frequency of 11.59 s –1 at 80 °C and complete conversion of CO at 120 °C. This is because the coexistence of Pt–Ti ISAA and Pt NP significantly alleviates the competitive adsorption of CO and O 2 , enhancing the activation of O 2 . Furthermore, Pt single atom sites are stabilized by Pt–Ti ISAA, resulting in distortion of the TiO 2 lattice within Pt–Ti ISAA. This distortion activates the neighboring surface lattice oxygen, allowing for the simultaneous occurrence of the Mars-van Krevelen and Langmuir–Hinshelwood reaction paths at low temperatures.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2015
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Sheng Zhang,Zhang Lan,Jihuai Wu,Xin Chen,Caiyan Zhang
TiO 2 quantum dots (QDs) are synthesized and used to prepare thin films as novel blocking layers (TiO 2 -QD-BLs) at conductive glass/TiO 2 interfaces by spin coating method. The electron recombination at conductive glass/polysulfide electrolyte interfaces can be reduced significantly after the insertion of TiO 2 -QD-BLs in the photoelectrodes. The effects of different thickness of TiO 2 -QD-BLs on photovoltaic performance of CdS QDs sensitized solar cells are investigated. It is found that the cells with 641 nm thick TiO 2 -QD-BLs show the highest power conversion efficiency of about 3.66% under full sunlight illumination (100 mW cm −2 , AM 1.5 G), which is obviously higher than that of the cells without TiO 2 -QD-BLs in the photoelectrodes (1.99%).
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JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2018
·Vol. 86
·期 2
·459-467
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IF 1.745
Yao Lili,Sun Yu,Weng Wenjian,Lin Jun,Cheng Kui
In the present study, TiO 2 /ZnO composite nanodot films were prepared and the effects of Zn incorporation on light-induced cell detachment were investigated. The nanodots films, which were successfully synthesized by phase-separation-induced self-assembly method, were characterized on the morphology, composition, microstructure, and other properties, and evaluated on cell compatibility and cell detachment performances as well. Live-dead staining was used to study the viability of cell sheet detached by light illumination. Results shows that with the increasing of introduced Zn, the band gap widened and the absorbance in UV region increased, while the crystallinity and performance of light-induced hydrophilicity weakened. All the nanodots films showed good cell compatibility and cell detachment performance induced by light. The nanodots film which had a Zn/Ti molar ratio of 0.03 showed the highest detachment ratio of 91.0% after 20 min ultraviolet illumination. The prepared TiO 2 /ZnO composite nanodots films could be helpful in optimizing light-induced cell detachment behavior.
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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
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2023
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Zi-Yan Xu,Jing-jing Xie,Hao Yu,Yang Ge,Wei Geng,Xiao-Yu Yang
Marine corrosion has been a global problem with the damage on environment, and economy. With the development, traditional coating technology is difficult to meet the current demands of applications. In this study, TiO 2 nanoparticles were modified and dispersed in silicone oil to form TiO 2 nanofluid. And, the nanofluid was infused into hierarchical structure to produce the SLIPS which is obtained by spraying with the solution of Al 2 O 3 , which significantly reduce the lubricant leaching. As synthesized coating shows the good performance in corrosion resistance. The coating prepared by this novel method show the great potential applications in different marine environments.
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 20
·16177-16182
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Jingjie Su,Zhaodong Li,Yongquan Zhang,Yingjin Wei,Xudong Wang
TiO2-B is a metastable phase of titania with an interesting crystal structure and electrochemical properties. N-Doped and Cu-doped TiO2-B nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by hydrothermal and microwave-assisted hydrothermal methods, respectively. All the NWs are single crystal with the same crystal orientation regardless of the synthesis method and doping situation. The doped NWs together with their corresponding pristine NWs were fabricated into a photoelectrochemical (PEC) anode for water oxidation and their photoactivity performances were studied and compared under different illumination wavelength ranges. The Cu-doped TiO2-B NWs exhibited a significantly higher photocurrent density than all the other samples under direct Xe lamp illumination; while their performance rapidly dropped below the hydrothermal NWs when the UV illumination was cut off. On the contrary, N-doped TiO2-B NWs exhibited significantly enhanced photoactivity particularly in the visible light range. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that N-doping could narrow the electronic bandgap of TiO2, while the Cu-doping had little impact on the bandgap but rather improved the electrical conductivity. This research provides a new insight into elemental and phase control of TiO2-based solar energy harvesters.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2025
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Minghao Lin,Gangan Wang,Junqi Li,Chaoyi Chen,Yuanpei Lan
Calcined kaolinite (CK)/TiO 2 composites were synthesized through hydrolysis precipitation of titanyl sulfate (TiOSO 4 ) and calcination. Under optimized hydrolysis conditions (pH 2.5, duration 2.0 h, temperature 90 °C, and mass ratio (TiO 2 /CK) = 1.0), a precipitation efficiency of 81.4 % was achieved. The phase composition remained consistent under varying hydrolysis conditions after significant TiO 2 formation. Furthermore, the oil absorption (mass ratio = 2.0) and hiding power (mass ratio = 1.4) of the composites were determined to be 38.8 g/100 g and 88.4 %, respectively. The composites exhibited high good chemical stability as a pigment, maintaining resistance to strong acid erosion, with only 4.0 % dissolution observed after a 15-day immersion in a pH 2.0 solution. H 2 TiO 3 underwent the dehydration and desulfurization more rapidly in an oxygen-rich environment, and anatase formation was well-developed at a calcination temperature of 750 °C for 1 h. Further analysis revealed that phase transition process of TiO 2 was influenced by TiO 2 content, disordered structure of CK and calcination conditions. TiO 2 particles formed single- or multi-layered chemical coatings on the active CK surface, although the presence of exposed mullite impeded coating formation. This study successfully developed cost-effective CK/TiO 2 composites with favorable pigment properties, providing a certain reference for CK selection. The composites have potential applications in coatings, pigments and related fields.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 1.8
Yiting Wang,Mingze Xu,Jinhua Li,Tingsong Zhang
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been widely studied as a photocatalyst owing to its advantages of low cost, good stability, and nonpollution. However, they can only be excited by ultraviolet light, resulting in low utilization of solar energy and limited photocatalytic efficiency. In recent years, researchers have found that the nonprecious metal Al can effectively improve the photocatalytic performance of TiO2. However, the current studies focus only on enhancing the ultraviolet photocatalysis performance of semiconductors with Al on the substrate. In this study, Al nanoparticles (NPs) and TiO2 were prepared into composite materials. The effects of ligand, Al particle size, and the molar ratio of Al and TiO2 on the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) by Al NPs and TiO2 composites (Al NPs/TiO2) were investigated. The results showed that the Al NPs/TiO2 prepared with a particle size of 200 nm of Al, glutathione as the ligand bridge, and an Al:TiO2 ratio of 2:1 were the most effective for the degradation of MB. The degradation rate of 5 mg/L MB solution within 70 min under visible light was up to 99.5%, which was three times higher than that of P25 TiO2. The photocatalytic performance was further enhanced under sunlight with a degradation rate of 99.7% within 50 min, which is four times higher than that of P25 TiO2 under the same light source. Therefore, Al NPs/TiO2 is a potential photocatalytic material for the treatment of organic pollutants in water.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2025
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Qun Liu,Yangdong Zhang,Xingyu Chen,Chunlin Zhao,Xiao Wu,Tengfei Lin,Zedong Xu,Min Gao,Cong Lin
TiO 2 is a promising photoelectrochemical (PEC) material as photoanodes for photoelectric conversion. However, severe charge recombination issues in TiO 2 significantly hinder the PEC efficiency and thus its application. It has been reported that the construction of rutile/anatase (R/A) heterophase junctions benefits fast charge transfer via interfaces and improves the efficiency of conversion. However, the evolution of R and/or A phases and their morphology and phase-transition effect on the PEC properties have not been investigated. In this study, unique TiO 2 heterophase junctions consisting of R-phase nanorods on the titanate-coexisting-phase (CO-phase) truncated octahedral particles were fabricated through a two-step hydrothermal method, where the morphology and phase transition of a titanate-coexisting phase was meticulously controlled and carefully monitored. The heterophase junctions exhibited superior PEC performances with a photocurrent density of 1.62 ± 0.05 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V, which was 4.3 times and 1.6 times greater than that of pure R phase and R-nanorod/A-nanosheet, respectively. This work demonstrates the potential of morphology engineering and phase transition of photoanodes for highly efficient photoelectric conversion.
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Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
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2020
·Vol. 38
·期 5
·1517-1531
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Tian Jing,Chen Zhuoyuan,Jing Jiangping,Feng Chang,Sun Mengmeng,Li Weibing
The Cu 2 O/TiO 2 p-n heterojunction composite photoelectrodes were prepared by depositing Cu 2 O nanoparticles on the surface of TiO 2 nanotubes via anodic oxidation and constant current deposition. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analyses showed that Cu 2 O nanoparticles not only deposited on the surface of TiO 2 nanotube array, but also on the wall of TiO 2 nanotubes. The Cu 2 O deposition amount could be adjusted by changing the deposition time. The photoelectrochemical cathodic protection (PECCP) performance of the prepared photoelectrodes for 316L stainless steel (SS) was tested under visible light. The constant current deposition time had a significant effect on the PECCP performance of Cu 2 O/TiO 2 -X photoelectrodes and Cu 2 O/TiO 2 -20 had the best PECCP performance for the coupled 316L SS. This was attributed to the appropriate amount and thickness of Cu 2 O to form p-n heterojunctions with TiO 2 , in which separation of the photogenerated carriers was accelerated and transfer of the photogenerated electrons to 316L SS for PECCP was facilitated.
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Materials Research Express
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 8
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Hexi Zhao,Yan Wu,Hui Nan,Yonglong Du,Guijun Yang,Gang Wang,Huiyuan Chen,Haomin Wei,Hong Lin
TiO2-ZnO, TiO2-Fe2O3, TiO2-NiO binary heterojunction nanocomposites were synthesized by hydrothermal method using tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) as titanium source. Phase composition, microscopic shape ,functional group characteristics and optoelectronic properties of samples were characterized by x-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), cyclic voltammetry(CV),electrochemical impedance spectra(EIS) and Tafel polarization curve(Taf). The photocatalytic properties of TiO2, TiO2-ZnO, TiO2-Fe2O3 and TiO2-NiO were analyzed by the ability of degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation. The experimental results show that the binary heterojunction nanocomposites have been successfully constructed to promote the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and improve the photoelectric performance. The photocatalytic results show that TiO2-NiO exhibits the best photocatalytic performance due to the difference in light utilization efficiency and charge transfer characteristics, which is consistent with the charge transfer resistance of TiO2 > TiO2-ZnO > TiO2-Fe2O3 > TiO2-NiO in EIS results. At the same time, the degradation kinetics of methyl orange (MO) in TiO2-NiO binary heterojunction nanocomposites under visible light irradiation is faster than other samples that can be completed in 160 min. The results show that TiO2-NiO binary heterojunction nanocomposites have broad application prospects in water treatment and wastewater treatment.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2021
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Xiaoyu Li,Yujia Han,Yike Huang,Jian Lin,Xiaoli Pan,Ziang Zhao,Yanliang Zhou,Hua Wang,Xiaofeng Yang,Aiqin Wang,Lin Li,Botao Qiao,Xiaodong Wang
Selective methanation of CO (SMET) is promising for deep removal of low-concentration CO in excess H 2 . However, the development of suitable catalysts applied in practical conditions remains a great challenge. Here we report a general strategy to develop highly efficient SMET catalysts by using hydrogenated TiO 2 (H-TiO 2 ) as support. The H-TiO 2 supported Ru catalysts can remove CO to below 10 ppm with greater than 50 % selectivity in a wide temperature range of 200−265 °C, with a good long-term stability. Detailed characterizations including operando spectroscopy and in-situ XPS combined with DFT calculation revealed that the lowered Ru valance on H-TiO 2 strengthens CO adsorption on both metal surface and metal-support interface which improved CO activation and inhibited CO 2 hydrogenation, respectively, leading to enhancement of both activity and selectivity.
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