RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 6
·4443-4457
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Junqi Zhang,Yongwang Li,Zhiwei Zhang,Zheng Wang,Jiaxing Zhang,Shuai Liu,Yang Qin,Bingxin Zhu,Tongxue Zhang,Hongyu Wang,Fumin Wang,Xubin Zhang
The development of simple, efficient and economical catalysts for the hydrogenation of biomass to produce high value-added chemicals is of great significance in solving the energy crisis. In this work, a series of non-precious metal catalysts (Cu–Al2O3–ZnO) with different defect sites were prepared by etching Devarda's alloy. Under optimized mild reaction conditions, the furfural conversion and furfuryl alcohol selectivity are both greater than 99.0%, and the catalyst has good reusability. Characterisation and experiments were used to investigate the activate species for hydrogenation reaction. It can be proved that the low-valent Cu species in the Cu–Al2O3–ZnO catalysts play an important role as adsorption and dissociation sites for H2. Different etching degrees and sample reduction temperatures of the alloy can be used to adjust the content of acidic sites such as Al2O3 and CuO, which have appropriate adsorption properties for furfural. ZnO promotes the dispersion of the Cu species and enhances the accessibility of the active sites. The etching method achieves the interaction between species to further enhance the stability and activity of the catalyst. The catalytic performance of the catalyst is very competitive and this study provides a new method for the efficient hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.
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THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES
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2025
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Xu Yaojie,Ma Yu,Zhang Hong,Huang Guangyan
Aramid fabrics (such as Twaron fabric) are widely used in flexible protective equipment due to their high strength and flexibility. Recent studies have shown that growing zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles on fiber surface can enhance the ballistic performance of single-layer fabrics. However, the enhancement effect on multi-layer fabrics is not ideal. This work proposes a new method of modifying aramid fabrics with Boron Carbide/STF/ZnO (BSZ). The mechanical and friction properties of BSZ modified fabrics increased first and then decreased with the increase of shear thickening fluid (STF) solid content. The thickness of BSZ fabric only increased by 6.7% compared with neat fabric. Compared with neat fabric and ZnO modified fabric, the ballistic limit velocity ( v bl ) of single-layer BSZ fabric increased by 103.3% and 29.2%, respectively, and the areal density only increased by 7.1%. The v bl of three-layer BSZ fabric increased by 77.8% and 36.4% compared with neat and ZnO modified fabric, respectively. The enhanced protection of BSZ fabric can be attributed to friction gain, mechanical interlocking, stacking effect, and stress dispersion effect of nanoparticles. The discrepancy between numerical and experimental results was within 10%. The failure characteristics of the fabric in numerical simulation was highly consistent with the results in experiment, further indicating that BSZ modification improved the ballistic performance of the fabric by enhancing the inter-yarn friction, tensile properties, and particle diversity of the fabric.
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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
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2024
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Xuemei Sun,Huiyan Wang,Han Liang,Na Meng,Ninglin zhou
In this study, ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs) were loaded on lecithin-montmorillonite (LEC-Mt) and incorporated into chitosan (CS) for purpose of developing novel food packaging films. The performances of CS@ZnONPs/LEC-Mt films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), Ultraviolet spectrum (UV), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. In addition, the water-resistance performance, mechanical properties and antibacterial activity were studied. An appropriate increase of ZnONPs/LEC-Mt contents (3 wt% and below) could achieve a remarkable enhancement in elongation at break (E)and tensile strength (TS). Meanwhile, the moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) and moisture content (MC) of the CS@ZnONPs/LEC-Mt films also decreased with the incorporation of ZnONPs/LEC-Mt, which was beneficial for food preservation. CS@ZnONPs/LEC-Mt films manifested lower light transmission, MC (from 35.36% to 26.01%) and MVTR (from 0.2012 g∙m -2 ∙24 h -1 to 0.1717 g∙m -2 ∙24 h -1 ) values than those of CS film. Furthermore, CS@ZnONPs/LEC-Mt films possess a certain antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus . Due to its good UV light barrier properties, mechanical properties and antibacterial property, CS@ZnONPs/LEC-Mt films showed its great potential in designing packaging films
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 59
·期 13
·5345-5358
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Zhang Min,Deng Xingping,Yang Hua,Ding Yao,Ran Longzheng,Zhang Liang
Abstract Sulfonamides are detected in various water environments and threaten aquatic ecosystems. To remove sulfonamides, many previous studies have focused on preparing metal–organic framework-derived carbon materials (MOFs-CMs) applied in persulfate activation. In this study, Fe-based MOFs derived from porous carbon materials were obtained by facile one-pot hydrothermal and pyrolysis. The catalyst can overcome passivation in alkaline environments and showed a high peroxydisulfate (PDS) activation performance. Unlike traditional modifications, ZnO was added during the synthesis process to control the morphology characteristics of the catalyst. FeZn–MOF-CMs in this study displayed a high sulfadiazine removal efficiency of 99.6% in alkaline conditions, and exhibited high resistance to common anions and organic matter. The surface morphology could be controlled by different amounts of ZnO additions and the free radical pathway was the main mechanism in the PDS system. This study provides a facile synthesis method for the preparation of porous carbon materials from Fe-based MOFs. Graphical abstract
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Polymer Chemistry
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2024
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Junyan Zhao,Yu Rao,Hengyuan Zhang,Zhichen Zhu,Lihua Yao,Gaojian Chen,Hong Chen
ZnO–polymer core–shell nanoparticles were successfully prepared using a simple in situ open-to-air PET-RAFT method. The utilization of vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) modified ZnO NPs as catalysts for polymerization, along with the grafting of polymers onto the ZnO NPs, offers significant antibacterial properties. The cationic monomer methacrylamide guanidine hydrochloride (MAGH) and the glycomonomer 2-methacrylamido glucopyranose (MAG) were grafted onto the ZnO NPs surface, further enhancing the antibacterial properties by promoting contact with bacteria and specific recognition of E. coli FimH proteins, leading to a significant improvement in the antibacterial ability compared with ZnO NPs. By combining the photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of ZnO NPs, the preparation of a core–shell material with good antibacterial properties was successfully achieved, providing a new strategy for the synthesis of antimicrobial materials.
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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
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2025
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Peizhe Wang,Tingyu Zhang,Yanrong Wang,Beixi An,Zhengkun Wu,Yifan Yang,Ruiqi Han,Erqing Xie
Ethylene glycol is a type of volatile organic compound, and its respiratory products pose significant risks to human and biological cells. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the concentration of ethylene glycol in the environment. Metal oxide semiconductors exhibit good response to ethylene glycol gas. However, previous reports on ethylene glycol sensors have drawbacks such as high operating temperature and high- energy consumption, which cannot perfectly meet the needs of practical life. In this work, the photosensitive material ZnO was chosen as the sensing material for ethylene glycol, and the rare earth element Er was composite into it, achieving high response to ethylene glycol under 70 °C ultraviolet light. The results showed that the response value of 7% Er/ZnO to 100ppm ethylene glycol was as high as 156.6, while retaining high selectivity for ethylene glycol gas. The combination of high response value of ethylene glycol and lower operating temperature near room temperature indicates that the sensor based on 7% Er/ZnO achieves a balance between sensitivity, response value, and operating temperature. UV spectroscopy and PL spectroscopy characterization confirmed that the energy levels of Er2O3 composite ZnO changed, effectively extending the lifetime of photo generated carriers. The mechanism of device performance optimization was analyzed through photocurrent testing. This work has basically achieved the photoactivation of ZnO gas sensors, providing ideas for the practical application of ethylene glycol gas monitoring.
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JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
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2024
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IF 3.2
Bo Wang,Zihao Pan,Ziyan Zhao,Bo Zhou,Xuejian Liu,Zhengren Huang,Yan Liu
In this paper, we designed two series of the ZnO-B 2 O 3 -SiO 2 (ZBS) glass to explore their applicability for joining AlN ceramic. The density, flexural strength, structure, characteristic temperature, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and crystallization behavior of the ZBS glass with varying ZnO and B 2 O 3 content were systematically studied. The results show that as B 2 O 3 content increase, the glass network is disrupted with the transition from three-dimensional shelf-like structure [BO 4 ] to two-dimensional layers [BO 3 ], increasing the number of the broken bonds, while an increase in ZnO results in a more compact glass network structure. We also found that both glass transition temperature (T g ) and softening temperature (T S ) exhibit a declining trend with the increase in B 2 O 3 and ZnO. Zn 2 SiO 4 and ZnAl 2 O 4 , began to precipitate after heat treatments in all the samples except 60ZnO-30B 2 O 3 –10SiO 2 (abbreviated as B30), where the diffraction peaks do not appear in Zn 2 SiO 4 but in Zn 4 B 6 O 13 . Notably, Zn 2 SiO 4 is the main phase for most samples while the main phase of B30 sample is ZnAl 2 O 4 . The CTE increases from 4.6 to 5.03 (× 10 –6 / °C) and 4.23 to 4.73 (× 10 –6 / °C) with an increase of B 2 O 3 and ZnO content, respectively. Among these, the CTE of B30 sample is compatible with that of AlN ceramic substrate. The optimal shear strength, 60.32±10.26 MPa, was achieved with B30 samples at 750 °C. The high strength was attributed to the interfacial reaction that leads to strong chemical bonding and the uniform distribution of the ZnAl 2 O 4 in the interlayer, which reinforces the strength of the interlayer itself.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2024
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Chunzheng Wu,Jingyuan Lin,Zhuojiong Xie,Xuan Kai,Xiao Yu,Zhenyu Yan,Jinwei Fang,Shanliang Chen,Jianzhong Guo,Wei Wang,Fengping Peng
Temperature fluctuations caused by sunlight represent a form of low-quality thermal energy that is generally insufficient for driving chemical reactions. Here, we designed a ZnO–MXene (Ti3C2) heterostructure catalyst, which can harvest solar near-infrared (NIR) energy to drive the sluggish ammonia production reaction using water and N2 as the feedstock. Our research confirmed that ammonia was produced through a pyroelectric process, rather than a photocatalytic process. The ZnO–MXene heterostructure with ∼20 wt% of Ti3C2 exhibited a 6.5-fold improvement in activity compared to bare ZnO. The Ti3C2 not only harvests NIR energy to heat up the pyroelectric ZnO, but also traps the pyro electrons from ZnO and co-catalyzes the reduction of N2 to ammonia. This work offers a novel strategy for ammonia production utilizing the abundant solar NIR energy under ambient conditions.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 10
·8293-8302
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IF 2.324
Qin Zhuozhuo,Liu Wenxia,Li Zhenzhen,Chen Huabin,Li Guodong,Yu Dehai
Doping lanthanide ions in metal oxides is an efficient way to develop visible and near-infrared (NIR) active photocatalysts. Herein, we present a method to develop NIR active photocatalyst via doping Er 3+ into ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 multi-phase oxides by isomorphous replacement of Al 3+ with Er 3+ during the preparation of Zn/Al-hydrotalcite-like compound, specifically, the calcination of the hydrotalcite-like compound at 900 °C. The as-prepared Er 3+ -doped catalyst and its precursor were characterized using X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and near-infrared-visible-ultraviolet diffused reflectance spectroscopy. It was found that the doping of Er 3+ causes lattice expansion for ZnO and ZnAl 2 O 4, and yields optical absorptions at visible and NIR light regions. The obtained Er 3+ -doped ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 multi-phase oxides produce superoxide and hydroxyl radicals in the photocatalytic process, and show enhanced ultraviolet (UV) photocatalytic activity on degradation of methyl orange, compared to undoped ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 multi-phase oxides. The Er 3+ -doped ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 multi-phase oxides also possess visible and NIR light photocatalytic activities, and its photocatalytic activity is rather stable under UV, visible and NIR light irradiation. This work provides a new way for doping of lanthanide ions in metal oxides and designing full-spectrum photocatalysts.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2018
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IF 0
Bo Ji,Jixiang Zhang,Cheng Zhang,Nian Li,Tingting Zhao,Fa Chen,Lihe Hu,Shudong Zhang,Zhenyang Wang
The photocatalytic degradation for environmentally hazardous substances has been widely explored with the use of various photocatalysts and techniques. It still remains a challenge to achieve efficient degradation and removal of residual antibiotics in the water environment. Here, we report an improved photocatalytic activity chip for degradation of antibiotic tetracycline hydrochloride by perpendicular ZnS-coated ZnO nanorod arrays (ZnO@ZnS NAs). The enhanced photocatalytic activity contributed to the polycrystalline ZnS shell’s effective inhibition of the recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Meanwhile, vertically aligned ZnO@ZnS nanorod arrays can increase the light harvesting ability by enhancing scattering of light among ZnO@ZnS NAs. On the basis of these findings, an improved photocatalytic activity ZnO@ZnS NA chip has been fabricated by growth of ZnO NAs on a piece of silicon wafer and further sulfurization. More importantly, ZnO@ZnS NA chips have been utilized to construct a ladderlike device, purifying antibiotics wastewater in one step, to effectively degrade tetracycline hydrochloride with enhanced photocatalytic efficiency in flowing contaminated water. In addition, the ZnO@ZnS NA device exhibited excellent recyclability in multiple repeated cycles. The ZnO@ZnS NA chip provided a convenient and fast strategy for removal of antibiotics and pharmaceutical residues in wastewater.
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2024
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Kunhong Zhou,Xueyan Hu,Gaoyu Chen,Dongdong Xu,Xiangxing Xu
Chiral semiconductors, with their distinct photoelectric responses to left- and right-handed circularly polarized light (CPL), are emerging as promising candidates for chiroptical sensing applications. This trend underscores the need to develop chiroptical photoelectric films with tunable handedness. In this study, we report the preparation of parallel-aligned ZnO nanowires (NWs) through oriented electrospinning and subsequent pyrolysis of precursor NWs. Chiral Moiré stacking films were created by stacking ZnO NWs with a controlled left-/right-handed rotation angle between successive layers. The film structural parameters and circular dichroism (CD) spectra were optimized. CPL photodetectors were developed using these chiroptical ZnO NW films and their hybridization with CsPbBr3 perovskite. The photodetector performance was investigated with a focus on responsivity (R), photodetectivity (D*), and the photocurrent asymmetry factor (gIph). Furthermore, discussion on the chiroptical and optoelectronic mechanisms intrinsic to these devices was conducted, shedding light on their potential for advanced CPL photodetection applications.
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APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
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2025
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IF 6.9
Weiyang Guo,Lixin Song,Huijia Wang,Jingzhao Liu,Ni Li,Yili Zhao,Jie Xiong
Radiative-cooled textiles are attracting attention because they can spontaneously lower the microenvironmental temperature of the human body. The radiative cooling and hydrophobic fabric was prepared by two-step dip-coating on PET fabric with a ZnO/P(VDF-HFP) as radiative cooling coating and a PDMS hydrophobic wear-resistant layer. The effect of morphology (sheet, hexagonal prism, flower, and rod) of ZnO nanomaterial on the radiative cooling property of the coated fabric was examined. Among the four types of ZnO, the ZnO sheets have the highest sunlight reflectivity of 0.827. Besides, P(VDF-HFP) is a binder that loads ZnO onto PET fibers and enhances the solar reflectivity of coated fabric by reflecting visible light. Hence, the ZnO sheet/P(VDF-HFP)-PDMS (Z S PP) coated fabric possessed a solar reflectance of up to 91.3 % under the synergistic effect of ZnO sheets and P(VDF-HFP), and due to specific functional groups (e.g. C–F, C–Si) in the hybrid coating, and its mid-infrared emissivity reached 93.2 %. As a result, the Z S PP coated fabric were 7.1 °C cooler than the PET fabric under direct sunlight, with an average cooling efficiency of 72.6 W·m −2 . The coated fabric demonstrated well-hydrophobic and durability properties due to the PDMS, making them much more suitable for use in complex outdoor environments.
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