ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Mao Zhou,Ruizhuo Ouyang,Yuhao Li,Yuqing Miao
3D microspheres from the in situ synthesis, growth and organization of Ni-Mo-S nanoparticles (NPs) on porous Ti plate were obtained through a typical hydrothermal method . The Ni-Mo-S/Ti electrode exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in strong acid electrolyte. HER occurs at the relatively low onset potential of −4 mV with high current of 10 mA/cm 2 at low overpotential of 30 mV in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 . Furthermore, the Ni-Mo-S/Ti exhibited excellent electrocatalytic stability over an extended period of 60000 s without obvious current decrease observed. The multinary composition , 3D microsphere-like structure from nanoparticles, porous supporting substrate, the good conductivity of Ti and good electron transfer between electrode and catalysts, all of them are combined to contribute to the high HER electrocatalytic activity of the Ni-Mo-S/Ti. The good stability comes from the stability of catalysts and Ti themselves, and the tight contact between catalysts and supporting electrode.
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2025
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Yuexia Wang,Jiaqi Xu,Xuan Lin,Chaosi Liu,Xinqing Lu,Yijing Gao,Francesco Pepe,Domenico Caputo,Weidong Zhu
Ti-MWW zeotypes, characterized by their unique dual pore architecture consisting of intralayer 10-membered ring (MR) pore channels and additional interlayer 10-MR pore channels that are interconnected to intracrystalline 12-MR supercages, exhibit a remarkably catalytic superiority in the selective oxidation of small and/or linear alkenes with hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), surpassing other titanosilicate zeotypes in performance. However, a further improvement on their catalytic performance is still needed for the industrialization of alkene epoxidation over Ti-MWW. In the present work, the introduction of NH 4 + species into Ti-MWW was conducted via a facile but effective treatment of the as-synthesized zeotypes with NH 4 Cl, named N-Ti-MWW. The comprehensive characterization of N-Ti-MWW, derived from NH 4 + -exchanged Ti-MWW, coupled with Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, conclusively demonstrates that the integration of NH 4 + into Ti-MWW promotes the generation of -Ti-OOH hydroperoxo intermediates, resulting in a higher catalytic activity in alkene epoxidation in comparison to the parent one. Moreover, the solvolysis of epoxides is significantly suppressed on N-Ti-MWW, enabling the catalyst to display a superior selectivity towards the targeted epoxide, thereby improving its overall catalytic performance. Additionally, N-Ti-MWW is reusable, after the regeneration of the deactivated catalyst simply treated with NH 4 Cl. As a result, it is anticipated that N-Ti-MWW would be applicable in the industrial epoxidation of alkenes with H 2 O 2 .
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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Yang Liu,Jia-Ji Liang,Wei-Ming Guo,Chao Chang,Xiao-Ming Duan,De-Chang Jia,Hua-Tay Lin
High-temperature thermal stability plays a crucial role in the structural application of pressureless liquid-phase sintered SiC (PLS-SiC) ceramics. In this paper, a PLS-SiC ceramic processed with CeO 2 –Al 2 O 3 as sintering additives with excellent high-temperature thermal stability was achieved by incorporating (Hf, Zr, Ta, Nb, Ti)B 2 (HEB) particles. Results showed that PLS-SiC ceramics with HEB-free underwent a structural change from dense to porous microstructure after annealing at 1800 °C/1 h. Conversely, PLS-SiC ceramics with the addition of 10 vol% HEB exhibited excellent thermal stability, as evidenced by the retention of their dense microstructure after exposure to annealing at 1800 °C/1 h. The possible primary reasons for this significantly different response to the thermal stability could be probably attributed to fact that HEB reacted with CeAlO 3 and SiC to form solid-phase products, subsequently inhibiting the formation of gas-phase products after decomposition of CeAlO 3 alone in a high-temperature vacuum environment. In addition, the formation of a compact protective outer layer containing Hf–Ta containing diboride in PLS-SiC ceramics during the annealing process could effectively hinder the volatilization of volatile substances at a high temperature.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2024
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Weikang Zheng,Zhenzhong Liu,Boyan Wang,Meijun Tao,Hongliang Ji,Xiaofang Xiang,Zhengguo Fu,Lili Liao,Peng Liao,Ronglong Chen
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant that poses a risk to the aquatic environment, and it is a challenge to find a suitable removal process. Electrocatalytic oxidation (ECO) technology has shown promising performance in removing various persistent organic pollutants. In this study, we prepared a new anode for removing polystyrene microplastics (PS MPs) by ECO. Ti/La-Sb-SnO 2 electrodes doped with the rare earth element La as the active layer were synthesized to enhance the electrocatalytic activity. The lifespan of the electrode was improved by doping Mn, Co, or Ru as an intermediate layer modification between the titanium (Ti) substrate and the La-Sb-SnO 2 active layer, respectively. The experimental results indicated that the addition of three types of intermediate layers led to different degrees of decrease in the catalytic activity of the electrode and the degradation performance of PS MPs. The addition of the Co intermediate layer had a negligible effect on the catalytic activity and performance of the Ti/La-Sb-SnO 2 anode for PS degradation. In addition, the electrode lifespan with Co intermediate layer was significantly prolonged, which was 4.54, 2.38, and 1.19 times higher than the electrode without intermediate layer and the electrode with Ru and Mn intermediate layer, respectively. Therefore, Co was determined to be the optimal choice as the intermediate layer, and the production technique for the Ti/La/Co-Sb-SnO 2 anodes was carefully adjusted. The degradation efficiency of PS MPs was optimized at a heat treatment temperature of 400 °C and a Sn: Co material ratio of 5:1, with a removal rate of 28.0 %. The ECO treatment also resulted in more pronounced changes in the structure and functional groups of the MPs. Various alkyl cleavage and oxidation products were detected after the treatment, suggesting that the oxidant (hydroxyl radicals) strongly interacted with the MPs, leading to their degradation. Overall, this work provided a new insight into removing MPs in water through the use of modified electrodes.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2024
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Muchen Lu,Jie Sun,Meiqi Cheng,Yue Zhao,Jian Zhang,Haina Bai,Junlian Ren,Ruoyi Li
The extensive application of doxycycline hydrochloride (DOX) in cultivation industry concerns regarding its potential ecological ramifications. Electrocatalysis has emerged as a safe and efficient method for antibiotic removal from water. In this study, Ni/MWCNTs-COOH/Ti composite electrodes were prepared using anodic oxidation and constant-current electrodeposition techniques for the cathodic electrocatalytic degradation of DOX. The electrodes were characterized and evaluated using SEM, XRD , and XPS analysis . Under optimized conditions, 75.49 % of DOX was eliminated within 60 min with an energy consumption of 0.66 kWh/m 3 . Even after ten successive degradation cycles, the degradation rate of DOX remained at 70.78 %, confirming the exceptional stability of the electrodes. LC-MS analysis was employed to identify intermediates formed during the DOX degradation process. The results revealed that the hybrid orbital coordination structure formed by vacant d orbitals and d orbitals on the exoelectronic structure of Ni enhances catalytic activity and electrochemical stability. And the exposed reactive groups on the outer surface of MWCNTs-COOH, acting synergistically with Ni. Furthermore, the composite cathode generates reactive H ⁎ and the anode generates ·OH, resulting in a synergistic coupling that further enhances catalytic activity. This study presents a novel approach for addressing antibiotic contamination through environmental remediation.
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Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials
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2025
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Yiqing Wu,Xiangmei Ma,Bin Wang,Yanan Li,Shengtao Gao
The detrimental effects of ultraviolet (UV) and electromagnetic (EM) radiation on human health and physiological functions are well documented. The development of efficient shielding materials to mitigate these effects is therefore an urgent necessity. In this study, Zn/Ti-LDH@Ce/Fe-MOF@PPy composites were successfully prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and interfacial polymerisation. The properties of the composites were compared and analysed with those of pure Zn/Ti-LDH and Ce/Fe-MOF, and the results show that the prepared materials have excellent comprehensive properties, with a broad EAB of 5.2 GHz and a RL min of −46.2 dB at 14.8 GHz at the thickness of 3 mm, while exhibiting excellent UV shielding capability.The present study offers novel concepts and efficacious methodologies for the engineering of high-performance microwave absorbing and UV shielding materials.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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Xiumei Wu,Yunping Li,Xiangming Chen,Shu Yu
Ti doping SiTiOC ceramics were prepared by sol-gel method with tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) as modifier. The thermal stability of SiTiOC ceramics with various Ti contents was studied. Meanwhile, the influence of Ti addition on the pyrolysis behavior of SiTiOC xerogel and the structure evolution of SiTiOC ceramics were investigated. The ceramic yield of SiTiOC xerogels were improved greatly by introducing TBT, while the improvement of ceramic yield had an upper limit, for the simultaneous increase of volatile CH 3 O(CH 2 ) 3 OH. At 900 °C pyrolysis, SiTiOC ceramics were amorphous, and Ti existed by oxides. At 1200 °C and 1400 °C pyrolysis, the crystallinity of SiTiOC ceramics increased, TiC phase appeared in ceramics due to the carbothermal reduction of titanium oxides. With increased Ti contents, TiC contents increased in ceramics attributed to the preferentially carbothermal reduction of titanium oxides. The addition of Ti improved the thermal stability of SiOC ceramic system, but such an improvement was sensitive to the Ti contents. 0.05Ti-1400 ceramic exhibited the highest thermal stability with the mass change of 6.51 %. Because the oxide scale of 0.05Ti-1400 ceramic was complete and dense, with lowest thermal stress and oxygen diffusion rate for the least TiO 2 formed in the oxide scale. Concurrently, the TiO 2 particles formed with long rod-like which distributed uniformly in oxide scale that can toughen the oxide scale. While for 0.1Ti-1400 and 0.2Ti-1400 ceramics, the increase of Ti outward diffusion degree damaged the oxide scale and accelerated the oxidation of free carbon.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Zhuofan Han,Dengjie Zhong,Yunlan Xu,Haixing Chang,Lin Dong,Yi Liu
In this study, based on Ag@AgCl/tubular g-C 3 N 4 (Ag@AgCl/TCN) composite, Ag nanoparticles were deposited on its surface to form Ag nanofilm enhanced composite through photoreduction of excessive silver nitrate solution to obtain Ag nanofilm Ag@AgCl/TCN photocatalyst . Finally, Ag nanofilm Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti photoanode was successfully prepared by silica-sol drop-coating method, and assembled with Cu 2 O/Cu cathode to construct a photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC). Ag nanofilm can not only enhance the light absorption and utilization of Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti, but also extend its light response wavelength to visible light , and be used as an electron transfer medium to reduce internal resistance. The photocurrent density and the photoconversion efficiency of the Ag nanofilm/Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti are 8.01 mA·cm −2 and 1.24%, respectively, which are 2.49 and 2.54 times those of the Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti photoanode, respectively. The first-order kinetic constant and the maximum power density of the Ag nanofilm-coated Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti-Cu 2 O/Cu PFC system are 0.064 min −1 and 46.37 μW·cm −2 , respectively, which are 1.39 and 1.94 times those of the Ag@AgCl/TCN-Cu 2 O/Cu PFC system, respectively. In addition, it degraded more than 95% of rhodamine B, 72.68% of tetracycline and 54.25% of bisphenol A within 60 min. The excellent performance of Ag nanofilm/Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti-Cu 2 O/Cu is due to the strengthening of Ag nanofilm and the formation of S-type heterojunctions between AgCl and TCN. Free radicals (•Cl, h + , •OH, •O 2 - ) and non-radicals ( 1 O 2 ) are involved in the degradation reaction of RhB degradation. It is worth noting that 6% Ag nanofilm/Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti-Cu 2 O/Cu has a positive effect on the production of •O 2 - , and its output is approximately 1.89 times that of the Ag@AgCl/TCN/Ti-Cu 2 O/Cu. A series of material characterization experiments have been completed and possible mechanisms of operation have been proposed. This study provides a new scheme for the design and preparation of high-efficiency photoanode of PFC.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Jiahao Yang,Zhaoping Shi,Yibo Wang,Hongxiang Wu,Jing Ni,Pengbo Wang,Meiling Xiao,Changpeng Liu,Wei Xing
Despite proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) being a commercially viable method for high-purity hydrogen production, the development of active and robust anode electrocatalysts with reduced iridium loading under high current density conditions remains highly challenging. Here, we report a core-shell nanostructured catalyst with a metallic titanium core uniformly covered by Ir nanoparticles (Ti@Ir). The spontaneously formed TiO x layer can effectively disperse Ir nanoparticles via interfacial Ti-O-Ir bonds, which in turn increases the oxidation state of Ir towards activated lattice oxygen reactivity, as confirmed by in-situ differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS). As a result, the Ti@Ir exhibits an overpotential of only 272 mV to reach 10 mA cm −2 , 17 mV lower than non-supported Ir nanoparticles, and a 3.82-fold higher mass activity at 1.53 V. Moreover, the Ti@Ir catalyst demonstrates strong stability during a 100-hour test at 10 mA cm −2 . Detailed analysis reveals that the oxidation of iridium close to the titanium core is suppressed. The huge potential for practical application is further confirmed in a PEMWE prototype, with a low iridium loading of 0.5 mg Ir cm −2 , significantly lower than the typical 2 ∼ 4 mg Ir cm −2 required for traditional catalysts. This Ti@Ir catalyst achieves a cell voltage of 1.858 V at an industrial-level current density of 2 A cm −2 and maintains stable operation for 1800 h with an exceptionally low voltage degradation rate of only 1.252 μV h −1 .
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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
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2025
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Li Lingyu,Ma Qian,Zhao Dongheng,Zhang Huayushuo,Li Bolong
Recently, the development of an n-pentane-sensing product has always been plagued by the lack of suitable inorganic material with good gas-sensing response and selectivity at low operating temperatures. In this work, Ti-MIL-125-induced one-dimensional tubular In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 heterostructures have been fabricated by a facile electrospinning method and a subsequent heat-treatment process. Obvious morphological evolution from a fibrous to a tubular shape with the presence of In 2 O 3 -TiO 2 heterojunctions can be adjusted by varying the added amount of the Ti-ML-125 component. Compared with pure In 2 O 3 , the optimal In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 composites exhibit a blue-shifted energy band (2.52 eV) and an increased specific surface area (227.70 m 2 /g), as well as the enhanced gas-sensing performance on various concentrations of n-pentane. For example, In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 -3% can not only display excellent long-term stability and humidity stability but also has a high response of 670–100 ppm n-pentanol at 50°C, much larger than that of pure In 2 O 3 (50) at 150°C. Significantly, In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 -3% can still reach the high response of 197–100 ppm n-pentanol at room temperature. According to density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the enhanced gas-sensing mechanism is mainly attributed to the combination of the distinctly increased surface active sites through the regulation of morphology and the introduction of effective In 2 O 3 -TiO 2 heterojunctions, which can be beneficial to improving the surface adsorption/desorption characteristics and the electron transport between n-pentanol and the sensing material interface. Graphical
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Alexandria Engineering Journal
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2025
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IF 6.8
Wenliang Fan,Qinliang Gao,Yingying Yang,Ligang Wang,Yanlai Wang,Haiyan Yao
In order to discuss the intermediate band (IB) formation mechanism, influence on photoelectric conversion, electron transition process and other photovoltaic properties of Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 light absorption material, p-CuGaS 2 and Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 were synthesized through low-cost heat injection and annealing. Structural characterization results indicate that Ti 3 + partially replaced Ga 3+ in the Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 . Two additional sub-band absorption peaks of Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 confirm the formation of an IB. The band structures are confirmed by optical analysis and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, and the electron transition processes—from the valence band (VB) to the conduction band (CB), the valence band (VB) to the IB, and the IB to the conduction band (CB)—are analyzed. The IB formation mechanism is discussed using the band structure and theoretical calculations derived from density functional theory. A thin-film solar-cell model with Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 as the absorbing layer is created. Numerical simulations based on experimental data show that the photoelectric conversion efficiency increase from 15.06 % for CuGaS 2 to 25.46 % for Ti-doped p-CuGaS 2 because of the IB effect, which enhances the optical absorption and extends the spectral response range. In conclusion, the research findings will establish a fundamental basis for the exploration of intermediate-band solar cells based on copper gallium sulfide.
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Nanoscale
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2024
·Vol. 16
·期 22
·10727-10736
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IF 5.8
Peijiao Chen,Zhijun Li,Pengze Wang,Yuxin Yao,Tianwei Dou,Yang Qu,Liqiang Jing
The photocatalytic water-mediated CO2 reduction reaction, which holds great promise for the conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals, is often hindered by inefficient separation of photogenerated charges and a lack of suitable catalytic sites. Herein, we have developed a glycerol coordination assembly approach to precisely control the distribution of atomically dispersed Cu species by occupying Ti-defects and adjusting the ratio between Cu species and Ti-defects in a hierarchical TiO2. The optimal sample demonstrates a ∼4-fold improvement in CO2-to-CO conversion compared to normal TiO2 nanoparticles. The high activity could be attributed to the Ti defects, which enhance the photogenerated charge separation and simultaneously facilitate the adsorption of water molecules, thereby promoting the water oxidation reaction. Moreover, by means of in situ EPR and FTIR spectra, we have demonstrated that Cu species can effectively capture photogenerated electrons and facilitate the adsorption of CO2, so as to catalyze the reduction of CO2. This work provides a strategy for the construction of atomic-level synergistic catalytic sites and the utilization of in situ techniques to reveal the underlying mechanism.
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