JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2019
·Vol. 54
·期 17
·11417-11434
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IF 3.442
Wang Dadao,Li Jian,Xu Zhifeng,Zhu Yeran,Chen Guoxin,Cui Zheng
A novel three-dimensional ball-flower-like g-C 3 N 4 /NiO (GN) photocatalyst was firstly fabricated by a simple two-step calcination method for enhanced degradation capability. Our investigation focuses on the construction of p–n heterojunction and specific ball-flower-like structure to overcome limitations of single-component semiconductors, such as low surface area, poor light response and fast recombination of the photogenerated electrons and holes. Detailed photocatalytic experiments revealed that the novel ball-flower-like GN (50%) exhibited much higher activity for the removal of TC and Cr 6+ than single g-C 3 N 4 , NiO and traditional layered GN. The trapping experiments proved that the superoxide radicals ( \( ^{ \cdot } {\text{O}}_{2}^{ - } \) ), holes (h + ) and electrons (e − )were the main active species in the photodegradation process. Moreover, three different degradation pathways and fourteen intermediate products of TC were also determined by the LC/MS analysis and these intermediates could be further degraded completely into CO 2 , H 2 O, \( {\text{NH}}_{4}^{ + } \) , carboxylic acids and any other inorganic intermediates. These results will benefit the fabrication of other 3D p–n heterojunction photocatalysts and their potential application in treatment of organic pollutants.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Hua Jin,Linjian Yu,Kun Xiong,Jia Chen,Haidong Zhang,Min Deng,Xueqing Shi
Efficient hydrogen production by water electrolysis is primarily restrained by imperfect over-potential and poor reaction dynamics on oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Thermodynamically favourable urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a class of promising routes for substituting sluggish OER and for coupling with cathodic hydrogen production because of smaller equilibrium potential (0.37 V) than that of OER (1.23 V). Herein, a versatile Ru-NiO/p-Ni catalyst was prepared through in-situ generating nickel hydroxide nanosheets on the surface of ordered porous Ni, then doping low Ru and annealing treatment. The optimized Ru-NiO/p-Ni displayed outstanding activity and stability towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), OER and UOR with potentials of −0.13 V, 1.57 V, and 1.39 V at 100 mA cm −2 , respectively. Ru-NiO/p-Ni‖Ru-NiO/p-Ni can achieve 100 mA cm −2 in urea-aided water splitting at a voltage of only 1.58 V, which is prominently 170 mV smaller than the voltage of water electrolysis (1.75 V). The excellent electrocatalytic performance is owing to the outstanding inherent activity generated by cooperative effect of Ru and NiO, along with rich defect and active centre of Ru-NiO/p-Ni supplied by the large surface area of 3D porous structure. The formation of more rich Ni active species with a high valence through transport of electrons between Ru and Ni is favourable to promoting the dissociation of urea molecules, eventually improving UOR. Therefore, it can facilitate urea-aided water splitting, which provides a valuable strategy for constructing versatile catalysts for a cathodic energy-efficient hydrogen production coupled with other anodic oxidation reactions.
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Nano Materials Science
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2025
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IF 17.9
Haineng Bai,Cheng Feng,Yiru Chen,Yunxiao Du,Yamin Feng,Kuili Liu,Yali Yan,Jia Liu,Baohua Zhang,Jin Wang,Dunjun Chen,Youdou Zheng,Fuqiang Guo
The porous NiO nanoplates modified with rGO nanosheets and SnO 2 nanoparticles are developed for accurate and rapid ppb-level NO 2 detection. The developed SnO 2 /NiO/rGO sensor towards 50 ppm NO 2 gas demonstrates an excellent gas-sensing response of 14.8 at 23 °C, which is 3.03 times that of NiO/rGO sensor (4.89) and 6.49 times that of NiO sensor (2.28), respectively. The developed SnO 2 /NiO/rGO sensor exhibits faster response/recovery speed (12.7/32.8 s @5 ppm), with extra-low theoretical detection limit of 0.15 ppb at room temperature. More fascinatingly, our sensors indicate great sensitivity, outstanding repeatability and long-term stability for longer than 7 weeks. Additionally, it also suggests that 1 °C and 1 % relative humidity have the same effect on the SnO 2 /NiO/rGO sensor signal as approximately 13 ppb and 7.0 ppb NO 2 gas change, respectively. Such excellent properties are mainly attributed to the large surface-to-volume ratio, which provides active sites to NO 2 gas spread, adsorption and diffusion on material surface in redox reaction. Moreover, the ternary heterojunctions formed by NiO, rGO and SnO 2 may serve as highly conductive channels to accelerate carrier transfer and abundant oxygen vacancies to reduce the adsorption energy for O 2 and NO 2 gas, thus further improving performance of the sensors.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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IF 8.456
Hongyu Dong,Panpan Tang,Xinran Wang,Ke Li,Yiwen Wang,Dong Wang,Hui Liu,Shuting Yang,Chuan Wu
Developing efficient and low-cost multifunctional electrocatalysts is important for electrochemical devices. In this work, a cost-effective Pt/NiO composite with very limited Pt loading (from 0.5 to 3%) was controllably synthesized through facile hydrothermal procedures. The composite demonstrated the improved catalytic performance as applied to the nonaqueous Li–O2 batteries and the alkaline fuel cells. Regarding the alkaline fuel cells, 1% Pt/NiO composite gave rise to the best Pt distribution and thus exhibited the optimized electrochemical conductivity and properties as suggested by the significantly improved electrochemical reversibility. Meanwhile, the demonstrated 1% Pt/NiO composite presented high catalytic capability as electrode for Li–O2 batteries, which allowed for much improved capacity utilization, high cycling stability, high initial capacity (2329 mAh/g), and no obvious voltage drop during cycling. Such multiple advantages of prepared composite electrode material offer new prospects and application as multifunctional electrocatalysts for both Li–O2 batteries and alkaline fuel cells.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Dan Zheng,Xizhou Hu,Xiaofang Fu,Zhenzhen Xia,Youxiang Zhou,Lijun Peng,Qiongwei Yu,Xitian Peng
A rapid, selective, and sensitive method was developed for the detection of carbendazim and thiabendazole in edible vegetable oil. Two benzimidazole analytes were pre-concentrated by magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) using flowerlike Ni–NiO composite as sorbents and followed by LC-MS/MS analysis. The flowerlike Ni–NiO composite sorbent displayed a high affinity towards benzimidazole analytes due to the reversible coordination interaction between the Ni(Ⅱ) ion and the electron-donating imidazole group. In comparison to the previous methods, this procedure is less time-consuming and simpler during sample preparation. The parameters affecting the extraction efficiency were optimized in detail. The method was validated according to SANTE/12682/2019. The limits of detection were in the range of 0.001–0.003 mg•kg −1 . The recoveries ranged from 89.3% to 110.7% with inter-day and inter-day precision less than 10.9%. The results indicate that flowerlike Ni–NiO composite might be a promising alternative for MSPE of benzimidazole compounds in foods.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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Jun Xiao,Juan Huang,Mingyu Wang,Minjie Huang,Ying Wang
Although the potential threats of metallic oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) to constructed wetland (CW) have been broadly reported, limited information is available regarding the long-term impact of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs) on CWs at the environmentally relevant concentrations. Here, we comprehensively elucidated the responses in the treatment performance, enzyme activities , microbial properties, metabolic pathways and functional genes of CWs to chronic exposure of NiO NPs (0.1 and 1 mg/L) for 120 days, with a quantitative analysis on the fate and migration of NiO NPs within CWs. Nitrogen removal evidently declined under the long-term exposure to NiO NPs. Besides, NiO NPs induced a deterioration in phosphorus removal, but gradually restored over time. The activities of dehydrogenase (DHA), phosphatase (PST), urease (URE), ammonia oxygenase (AMO) and nitrate reductase (NAR) were inhibited to some extent under NiO NPs stress. Furthermore, NiO NPs exposure reduced bacterial diversity, shifted microbial composition and obviously inhibited the transcription of the ammonia oxidizing and denitrifying functional genes. The results of nickel mass balance indicated that the major removal mechanism of NiO NPs in CWs was through substrate adsorption and plants uptake. Thus, the ecological impacts of prolonged NiO NPs exposure at environmental concentrations should not be neglected.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Kai Zhang,Rui Zhang,Qiguan Wang,Youjun Huang,Qiannan Liang,Guixin Wang,Yuxiao Hu,Ke Qin,Sumin Wang
Loading metal oxides on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a commonly used method to enhance the pseudocapacitance (PC) of metal oxides via the improved electrical conductivity. However, the small nanometer-sized tube of CNTs is factually an inaccessible internal channel for the diffusion of large hydrated ions, which reduces the contribution of electric double layer capacitance (EDLC) of CNTs and limits the rate capability of composites. To address this challenge, a 50-nm-diameter channel is here constructed in NiO@nitrogen-containing carbon (NC) by high-temperature calcination of Ni(OH) 2 /polypyrrole nanotube composite. The large-sized NC channel produced from decomposed polypyrrole significantly boosts the internal accessibility and accelerates the flow and penetration of electrolyte into the NC tube, enhancing the EDLC contribution of NCs and improving rate performance. The obtained worm-like NiO@NC shows high ion diffusion coefficient and impressive specific capacitance (SC). The assembled NiO@NC||graphene aerogel asymmetric supercapacitor offers high EDLC contribution of 65 % and exhibits a high SC of 763F g −1 , with outstanding retention of 93.40 % after 50,000 cycles at large current density. This study demonstrates an innovative approach to effectively combat the issue of internal inaccessibility of tubular carbon materials, marking an enormous progression in supercapacitor technology.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2025
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IF 17.7
Jiaxin Li,Yan Lv,Xueyan Wu,Xinyu Guo,Zhuojun Yang,Jixi Guo,Tianhua Zhou,Dianzeng Jia
To address the high cost and limited electrochemical endurance of Pt-based electrocatalysts, the appropriate introduction of transition metal-based compounds as supports to disperse and anchor Pt species offers a promising approach for improving catalytic efficiency. In this study, sub-1 nm Pt nanoclusters were uniformly confined on NiO supports with a hierarchical nanotube/nanosheet structure (Pt/NiO/NF) through a combination of spatial domain confinement and annealing. The resulting catalyst exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability for hydrogen evolution (HER) and urea oxidation reactions (UOR) under alkaline conditions. Structural characterization and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that sub-1 nm Pt nanoclusters were immobilized on the NiO supports by Pt–O–Ni bonds at the interface. The strong metal-support interaction induced massive charge redistribution around the heterointerface, leading to the formation of multiple active sites. The Pt/NiO/NF catalyst only required an overpotential of 12 and 136 mV to actuate current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm −2 for the HER, respectively, and maintained a voltage retention of 96% for 260 h of continuous operation at a current density of 500 mA cm −2 . Notably, in energy-efficient hydrogen production systems coupled with the HER and UOR, the catalyst required cell voltages of 1.37 and 1.53 V to drive current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm −2 , respectively—approximately 300 mV lower than conventional water electrolysis systems. This study presents a novel pathway for designing highly efficient and robust sub-nanometer metal cluster catalysts.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2025
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Ahsan Nazir,Ameena Tur Rasool,Chuntao Chen,Bianjing Sun,Dongping Sun
In this study, a NiO-PbBiO 2 Br photocatalyst was developed by a simple chemical precipitation approach followed by a hydrothermal process to eliminate tetracycline (TC). The resultant materials were assessed utilizing diverse characterization techniques. Compared with pure PbBiO 2 Br (49.5 %) and NiO (56.8 %), the NiO-PbBiO 2 Br composite exhibited superior photocatalytic effectiveness for removing TC under visible light and achieved a remarkable 98.4 % elimination of TC within 70 min (conditions: [TC] = 10 mg/L, pH 7 and [catalyst] = 1 g/L). The reaction rate constant (K) values are in the following order: NiO-PbBiO 2 Br (0.0591 min −1 ) > NiO (0.0119 min −1 ) > PbBiO 2 Br (0.0097 min −1 ). The markedly improved photocatalytic efficiency of NiO-PbBiO 2 Br can be ascribed to the expanded light absorption and the establishment of p-n heterojunction amid NiO and PbBiO 2 Br. The effects of several important factors, e.g. TC concentration, pH, catalyst dosage, and different water sources, were thoroughly investigated. Cycle tests were performed to confirm the stability and reusability of NiO-PbBiO 2 Br. Furthermore, electron spin resonance (ESR) and radical scavenging studies verified that the species •O 2 − , h + , and •OH play a key role in removing TC. The susceptible active regions of TC and the probable TC degradation routes were examined through density functional theory (DFT) calculations and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses. Thus, this work presents a new methodology for creating a photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic effectiveness for removing organic pollutants in water.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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Yan Liang,Li Xue,Feifei Xiang,Xiaojian Zhao,Lingmin Liang,Fengyi Liang,Yuhao Zhan,Ziteng Guo,Fangjun Liu,Yong Yang
A multi-interfacial NiO@In 2 O 3 /ZnO porous heterojunction array was designed. • The heterojunction array enabled highly efficient room temperature ammonia detection. • Multi-phase interfaces greatly enhanced the ammonia adsorption and charge transfer. • Porous array design and light activation further promoted the sensing reaction. • The work clarified the important role of multi-phase interfaces in gas sensing. Heterojunction engineering provides an effective means to enhance the gas sensing performance of metal oxide semiconductors through band structure optimization and interface effects. However, current research on heterojunction engineering primarily centers on binary heterojunctions (including p-n, n-n, and p-p junctions), while studies concerning ternary or multicomponent metal oxide heterojunctions for gas sensing remain exceedingly limited and challenging. Herein, a ternary NiO@In 2 O 3 /ZnO porous heterojunction array is fabricated in-situ on commercial alumina sensing substrate via a facile liquid-phase chemical reaction combined with topotactic transformation. The heterojunction array enables highly efficient room temperature ammonia detection under visible light illumination, exhibiting a high response of 263% towards 100 ppm ammonia, a fast recovery of 21 s, and a low detection limit of 0.483 ppm. Moreover, it displays excellent selectivity, strong resistance to humidity interference, and stable long-term performance. First-principles calculations integrated with spectroscopic characterization suggest that the construction of ternary NiO@In 2 O 3 /ZnO heterojunction with multi-phase interfaces greatly enhances the ammonia surface adsorption and promotes the interfacial charge transfer efficiency. Interestingly, there exists a notable positive correlation between the d-band center position of sensing materials and their adsorption behavior as well as sensing performance. This work not only achieves a multi-dimensional enhancement in the room temperature ammonia sensing performance of metal oxide semiconductors through ternary heterojunction construction, porous array design and external light field activation, but also significantly enhances the gas sensing mechanism of ternary heterojunctions at atomic and electronic scale, offering new insights for the rational designing of high-performance resistive gas sensors via multi-phase interfaces.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2023
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IF 8.8
Anqi Li,Xuening Bai,Yuting Xie,Pengyang Xia,Hebin Bao,Miao He,Xuzhong Zeng,Wenjing Yang,Xueming Li
To overcome the limitations imposed by Sn–Sb electrodes, the titanium foam (PMT)-TiO 2 -NTs@NiO–C/Sn–Sb composite electrodes with cubic crystal structure are synthesized by introducing NiO@C nanosheet arrays interlayer on the TiO 2 -NTs/PMT matrix through hydrothermal and carbonization process. Then a two-step pulsed electrodeposition method is used to prepare the Sn–Sb coating. Benefiting from the advantages of stacked 2D layer-sheet structure, the obtained electrodes exhibit enhanced stability and conductivity. Synergy of inner and outer layers fabricated by different pulse times strongly influence the electrochemical catalytic properties of the PMT-TiO 2 -NTs@NiO–C/Sn–Sb (Sn–Sb) electrode. Hence, the Sn–Sb (b0.5 h + w1 h) electrode is the optimal electrode to degrade the Crystalline Violet (CV). Next, the effect of the four experimental parameters (initial CV concentration, current density, pH value and supporting electrolyte concentration) on the degradation of CV by the electrode are investigated. The degradation of the CV is more sensitive to alkaline pH, and the rapid decolorization of CV when the pH is 10. Moreover, the possible electrocatalytic degradation pathway of CV is performed using HPLC-MS. Results from the tests show that the PMT-TiO 2 -NTs/NiO@C/Sn–Sb (b0.5 h + w1 h) electrode is an interesting alternative material in industrial wastewater applications.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2014
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IF 2.726
Ben Ma,Kai Li,Bo Chi,Jian Pu,Jian Li
LaNbO 4 –NiO–Y 2 O 3 stabilized ZrO 2 (YSZ) composites are prepared and investigated as an anode-support material for solid oxide fuel cells. To tailor the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), electrical conductivity, fracture strength σ and fracture toughness K IC of the composite, various amounts of LaNbO 4 from 0 to 30 wt.% are added into 53 wt.% NiO–47 wt.% YSZ composite. With LaNbO 4 addition into the NiO–YSZ, σ changes insignificantly, whereas CTE decreases and K IC increases monotonously. For 30 wt.% LaNbO 4 –NiO–YSZ, the CTE is 12.4 × 10 − 6 K − 1 (250–1000 °C), which is much closer to that of YSZ, and the K IC is 3.1 MPa-m 1/2 , which is 42% increase compared with that of the NiO–YSZ. The increase in fracture toughness is possibly due to the domain switch within LaNbO 4 and the overall grain refinement of the composite. The electrical conductivity of the reduced composites decreases with increasing the amount of LaNbO 4 and shows metallic conducting behavior with temperature.
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