Carbon Energy
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2022
·Vol. 5
·期 4
·e278
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IF 21.556
Xinhao Wu,Yanan Guo,Yuxing Gu,Fenghua Xie,Mengran Li,Zhiwei Hu,Hong-Ji Lin,Chih-Wen Pao,Yu-Cheng Huang,Chung-Li Dong,Vanessa K. Peterson,Ran Ran,Wei Zhou,Zongping Shao
Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction (ECR) is a promising technology to produce valuable fuels and feedstocks from CO 2 . Despite large efforts to develop ECR catalysts, the investigation of the catalytic performance and electrochemical behavior of complex metal oxides, especially perovskite oxides, is rarely reported. Here, the inorganic perovskite oxide Ag-doped (La 0.8 Sr 0.2 ) 0.95 Ag 0.05 MnO 3– δ (LSA0.05M) is reported as an efficient electrocatalyst for ECR to CO for the first time, which exhibits a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 84.3%, a remarkable mass activity of 75 A g −1 (normalized to the mass of Ag), and stability of 130 h at a moderate overpotential of 0.79 V. The LSA0.05M catalyst experiences structure reconstruction during ECR, creating the in operando-formed interface between the perovskite and the evolved Ag phase. The evolved Ag is uniformly distributed with a small particle size on the perovskite surface. Theoretical calculations indicate the reconstruction of LSA0.05M during ECR and reveal that the perovskite–Ag interface provides adsorption sites for CO 2 and accelerates the desorption of the *CO intermediate to enhance ECR. This study presents a novel high-performance perovskite catalyst for ECR and may inspire the future design of electrocatalysts via the in operando formation of metal–metal oxide interfaces.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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Gaosheng Ren,Zhihui Su,Yu Tang,Weichen Du,Nan Xu,Chengyi Dai,Xiaoxun Ma
It is very important to design model catalysts to control the site distribution and develop methods to improve their electronic environment and thus promote the catalyst’s performance in the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 (CO 2 RR). In this work, a strategy of in-situ synthesis and anchoring of nanoparticles (SSAN) was developed. Using this strategy, a “jujube-cake” type catalyst was designed, referred to as Ag@4-MBA. In this catalyst, Ag nanoparticles (NPs) act as “jujube”, which are embedded in 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) acting as “cake”. A Pointer-shaped Ag@4-MBA material was prepared that achieved high loading of Ag species (∼24.0 wt%), high dispersion (5–10 nm), high CO mass activity (93.7 A g Ag −1 ), high CO faradaic efficiency (94.0%) and high CO production (2.0 mol g Ag −1 h −1 ), showing a superior performance to that of the recently reported Ag-based catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization showed that a high degree of electron delocalization of the Ag–S–aromatic ring and reconstructing the electronic environment of the metal sites were achievied, it is beneficial to stabilize the reaction intermediate COOH*. This work provides a new approach for the design of metal nanoparticle model catalysts with more sustainable CO 2 RR.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2022
·Vol. 39
·期 7
·628-638
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IF 2.172
Qian Rao,Dandan Lv,Hui-qiang Li,Qin Long
The increasing of 1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonoethane (HEDP) in aquatic environments poses potential harm to the environment. Herein, the materials that silver nanoparticles/nanowires (Ag NPs/Ag NWs) and Fe3O4-decorated CoAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs-Ag NPs@Fe3O4 and LDHs-Ag NWs@Fe3O4) were synthesized and applied to the degradation of HEDP in three-dimensional electro-Fenton system. Addition of Ag-doped LDHs@Fe3O4 particles greatly increased the HEDP removal rate compared with the addition of LDHs@Fe3O4 particles. The HEDP degradation rates using LDHs-Ag NPs@Fe3O4 and LDHs-Ag NWs@Fe3O4 particles were 73.34% and 79.64%. Furthermore, based on the characterization of synthesized particles, generation of free radical and H2O2, a possible mechanism of improved oxidation performance by the LDHs-Ag NWs@Fe3O4 particles was elucidated. The LDHs-Ag NWs@Fe3O4 particles possessed excellent stability and reusability, as evidenced by the stable degradation activity of 70.53% for HEDP degradation after four successive runs.
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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
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2022
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Lang Zhang,Xiufang Xia,Fangda Sun,Haotian Liu,Qian Chen,Baohua Kong
This study aims to investigate the inhibitory effects of hydrocolloids on heterocyclic aromatic amine (HAA) formation in chemical model systems and smoked chicken drumsticks. In chemical model systems I and II, xanthan gum (XG) and carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na) effectively inhibited the 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5- b ]pyridine (PhIP), 1-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4- b ]indole (Harman), and 9H-pyrido[3,4- b ]indole (Norharman) formation in comparison with the control sample ( P < 0.05). Arabic gum (AG) inhibited the PhIP and Harman formation ( P < 0.05), but its inhibitory action against Norharman formation was not significant ( P > 0.05). Further mechanism investigation of chemical model system I showed that the formation of PhIP was mainly inhibited via trapping phenylalanine and creatinine by glyoxal and methyglyoxal. A mechanistic investigation of chemical model system II suggested the inhibition of Harman and Norharman formation by XG and CMC-Na could be through trapping tryptophan by glyoxal and methyglyoxal. In smoked chicken drumsticks, CMC-Na had a dose-dependent inhibitory effect against the PhIP, Harman, and Norharman formation in comparison with the control sample ( P < 0.05), and 2.0% CMC-Na had the highest inhibitory rates of 45.83%, 21.82%, and 30.92%, respectively. Moreover, CMC-Na effectively inhibited the formation of PhIP, Harman, and Norharman precursors and intermediates in smoked chicken drumsticks, which further confirmed the above inhibition mechanism of CMC-Na. These results could provide an effective approach to reduce HAA formation in smoked meat products by incorporating hydrocolloids.
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Science Advances
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2022
·Vol. 8
·期 33
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IF 14.957
Wenjie Ming,Boyuan Huang,Sizheng Zheng,Yinxin Bai,Junling Wang,Jie Wang,Jiangyu Li
Van der Waals layered CuInP2S6 (CIPS) is an ideal candidate for developing two-dimensional microelectronic heterostructures because of its room temperature ferroelectricity, although field-driven polarization reversal of CIPS is intimately coupled with ionic migration, often causing erratic and damaging switching that is highly undesirable for device applications. In this work, we develop an alternative switching mechanism for CIPS using flexoelectric effect, abandoning external electric fields altogether, and the method is motivated by strong correlation between polarization and topography variation of CIPS. Phase-field simulation identifies a critical radius of curvature around 5 μm for strain gradient to be effective, which is realized by engineered topographic surfaces using silver nanowires and optic grating upon which CIPS is transferred to. We also demonstrate mechanical modulation of CIPS on demand via strain gradient underneath a scanning probe, making it possible to engineer multiple polarization states of CIPS for device applications.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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Lian Xia,Yuxia Yang,Hongqin Yang,Yue Tang,Jianli Zhou,Yuangen Wu
There is still a great challenge of on-site and rapid detection for ethyl carbamate (EC) in liquor. Herein, the aptamer (EC1) against EC was firstly screened by Capture-SELEX strategy, and its affinity and binding sites for EC were further investigated by fluorescence assay and molecular docking . Under the premise of retaining the structural features, the obtained aptamer was further truncated into a short sequence (named EC1-34), which has the dissociation constant of 17.97 ± 0.98 nM for EC. Subsequently, a visible, rapid, and cost-effective test strip was firstly designed for EC detection in liquor, in which the cationic polymer was used to efficiently capture the recognition probe conjugated with EC1-34 aptamer and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The minimum detection limit of the test strip is calculated as 2.14 μg⋅L -1 . The rapid test strip can be widely used for EC detection in liquor due to the advantages of high stability, convenience and selectivity .
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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
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2022
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Quan Fang,Yuanyuan Zhan,Xu Chen,Rongkai Wu,Weijia Zhang,Yu Wang,Xujuan Wu,Yunlong He,Juanjuan Zhou,Bihe Yuan
A bio-based intumescent flame retardant (IFR) was designed and synthesized by employing a simple and environment-friendly strategy. Via electrostatic interaction, chitosan (CS) and amino trimethylphosphonic acid (ATMP) as organic shells are deposited on the inorganic core of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) to form the core–shell flame retardant (APP@CS@ATMP). Then, agar (AG) is used as a charring agent candidate that combines with APP@CS@ATMP to fabricate a bio-based IFR. The application of APP@CS@ATMP and AG in polylactic acid (PLA) is effective in improving its flame retardancy and anti-dripping properties. The PLA composite including 20 wt% APP@CS@ATMP/AG (APP@CS@ATMP:AG = 3:1) can achieve the optimal flame-retardant effect and a UL-94 V-0 rating with a slight melt-dripping phenomenon. Furthermore, the peak heat release rate and total heat release significantly decrease in the cone calorimetric tests contrasted with those of pure PLA. The flame-retardant mechanism of APP@CS@ATMP/AG is revealed by analyzing the pyrolysis gaseous products during the thermal decomposition and the morphology and structure of char residues. This work provides a facile and sustainable route to construct bio-based polymer composites with excellent fire-safety properties.
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RSC Advances
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 2
·1028-1034
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IF 4.036
Mengmeng Dong,Yanfei Lv,Xue Peng,Shichao Zhao
Silver sulfide (Ag2S) is a traditional semiconductor material, however, the photoelectric properties of Ag2S particles under different environments are still lacking. In this paper, we reported the preparation of Ag2S particles and their photoelectric properties under different environments. Results showed that the photoelectric performance of Ag2S particles was closely related to the environment. It was found that a copper phthalocyanine coating could improve the light response, the mixture of alcohols and air could increase the photoconductivity, and the mixture of carbon disulfide and air could decrease the photoconductivity. The mechanism of the effect of various experimental conditions on photoelectric properties was also discussed.
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Advanced Science
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2022
·Vol. 9
·期 11
·2104969
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IF 17.521
Guozhen Li,Shiqiang Liu,Qian Mao,Rong Zhu
Human–robot collaboration is playing more and more important roles in current deployments of robotic systems in our lives. Haptic perception and intelligent control are essential to ensure safety and efficiency of human–robot interaction. However, existing robotic sensory and control systems are deficient in terms of performance issues, complexity, and cost. Here, the authors report a multifunctional electronic skin (e-skin) incorporating multiple perceptions with intelligent robotic control, by which robots can safely and dexterously interact with humans. The e-skin with a simple and cost-effective sensory structure has multimodal perceptions of proximity, temperature, contact force, and contact position with broad measuring range, high sensitivity, and fast response. The e-skin is applied onto robots to accomplish obstacle avoidance, safe and dexterous human–robot interaction, smart teaching, and playing Tai-Chi, which demonstrate a broad range of applications for intelligent robots equipped with e-skins.
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Luobin Zhang,Jintao Wang,Sheng Zhou,Xiaojia Luo,Yufeng Li
This research is an attempt to apply the silver thick-film metallization and the soft soldering process to the ultra-high vacuum packaging of atom chips with through silicon via (TSV). During the packaging process, a vacuum environment is used to avoid oxidation of the Cu layer on the chip during heating. At the same time, tin foil is used to protect the inner wall of the glass cell to prevent the gas emitted by the solder from polluting the inner wall. In general, by the adoption of screen printing, sintered surface metallization at a constant temperature of 450–500 °C for 5 min, combined with soft soldering, the packaging of an atom chip with TSV and a silica glass cell is realized. The weld gap is less than 50 μm, the airtightness can reach 8.5 × 10 −13 Pa m 3 /s, and the vacuum degree can reach 2.18 × 10 −8 Pa. That can meet the requirements of cold atom experiment for light path and vacuum degree.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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Zengsen Sun,Xinhao Wu,Daqin Guan,Xiaoyi Chen,Jie Dai,Yuxing Gu,Sixuan She,Wei Zhou,Zongping Shao
Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) technology is promising to produce value-added chemicals and alleviate the climate deterioration. Interface engineering is demonstrated to improve the ECR performance for metal and oxide composite catalysts. However, the approach to form a substantial interface is still limited. In this work, we report a facile one-pot coprecipitation method to synthetize novel silver and silver-doped ceria (Ag/CeO2) nanocomposites. This catalyst provides a rich 3D interface and high Ce3+ concentration (33.6%), both of which are beneficial for ECR to CO. As a result, Ag/CeO2 exhibits a 99% faradaic efficiency and 10.5 A g–1 mass activity to convert CO2 into CO at an overpotential of 0.83 V. The strong interfacial interaction between Ag and CeO2 may enable the presence of surface Ce3+ and guarantee the improved durability during the electrolysis. We also develop numerical simulation to understand the local pH effect on the ECR performance and propose that the superior ECR performance of Ag/CeO2 is mainly due to the accelerated CO formation rate rather than the suppressed hydrogen evolution reaction.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2021
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Wanhong Lü,Lin Fan,Mingyue Wang,Pengfei Wang,Qinghua Sun,Shuo Yang,Donglai Han,Fengyou Wang,Huilian Liu,Jinghai Yang,Lili Yang
Photoelectric imbalance problems of rear transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) limit the photovoltaic (PV) performance of bifacial planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells (PH–PSCs). We exploit the superior electrical advantages of 0-dimensional (0D) carbon quantum dots (C QDs), 1-dimensional (1D) silver nanowires (Ag NWs), and 2-dimensional (2D) ultrathin Ag films to develop a novel rear TCE with ideal photoelectric balance, i.e., Ag NW + C QD/Ag NW/molybdenum oxide (MoOx)/ultrathin Ag (denoted as A + C/A/M/A) rear TCE with a 0D/1D/2D composite structure. We show that C QDs fully fill the voids within the Ag NW network, which effectively accelerates the charge transfer/collection, thereby enhancing the PV output of PH-PSCs. Moreover, the film quality and photoelectric properties of the rear TCEs are further improved by depositing the MoOx/ultrathin Ag films onto the A + C composite network, which significantly improves PV performance. More importantly, MoOx is key to realizing the photoelectric balance of rear TCEs because it not only has excellent antireflection effects, but also promotes the formation of high-quality ultrathin Ag film. As a result, the efficiencies of the A + C/A/M/A-based PH-PSC under front and rear illuminations are 16.09% and 12.59%, respectively, which are superior to that of most reported Ag NW-based PSCs.
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