ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2015
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IF 4.504
Xing Xu,Yunlong Xu,Huang Zhang,Mandi Ji,Hui Dong
The NiO doped LiFePO 4 /C composite was synthesized by a simple solid state method. The structure and morphology of synthesized particles were characterized by XRD, Raman spectrum , SEM, TEM and EDS. Electrochemical performance of the pristine and nickel oxide modified samples was evaluated by galvanostatic charge-discharge test, CV , and EIS . The results indicate that NiO doped LiFePO 4 /Li type coin cell exhibits improved specific capacity and cycle stability, especially at high rates. Among all the modified samples, the 5.0%wt NiO doped sample shows the best electrochemical performance, which achieves a specific capacity of 129 mA h g −1 at 1 C current rate due to the modest graphitization of carbon layer on the surface of LiFePO 4 particles. The results indicate that nickel oxide modification is an effective way to improve the electrochemical performance of LiFePO 4 /C cathode materials for lithium ion batteries .
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材料科学
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电化学
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Nano Energy
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2013
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IF 0
Wei Wen,Jin-Ming Wu,Min-Hua Cao
Rapid and economical fabrications of macroporous materials are of general interest in various fields of energy storage, energy conversion, catalysis and gas sensors. In this paper, macroporous NiO/Ni powders were achieved in a flash by the direct decomposition of a metal complex, which is template-free, surfactant-free and highly effective. The metal complex was achieved by simply mixing nickel acetate, nickel nitrate, hydrazine hydrate and glycine in water. The pore size, porosity and even morphology of the porous network (three- or two-dimensional architectures) can be conveniently tuned by adjusting the composition of the complex. It is found that, the amounts of hydrazine hydrate and glycine in the reactants affected the morphology of the porous network; whilst that of nickel acetate determined the macropores . The electrochemical performance of the achieved macroporous NiO/Ni as anodes in Li-ion batteries was comparatively investigated. The 3D macroporous NiO/Ni powders exhibited better electrochemical performances than that of 2D macroporous NiO/Ni and 3D compact NiO/Ni because of its better electrical conductivity and unique porous architecture. The presence of Ni and the continuous network of 3D structures improved the electrical conductivity of electrode materials. In addition, the macroporous architectures not only favored the ingress of electrolytes but also compensated the large volume change of the active materials during the cycling.
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材料科学
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能源存储与转换
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电化学
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MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM
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2016
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IF 0
Chag Ku Ding,Jing De Zhang,Ya Lei Liu,Jin Yan Gou,Jun Peng Luan
A comparative study has been carried out on the effects of pore-forming agents on the microstructural characteristics and properties including porosity, microstructures, linear sintering shrinkage and mechanical strength of NiO/yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ). Different pore-forming agents (soluble starch, graphite and activated carbon) were incorporated into NiO/YSZ at various mass mixing ratios (5%, 10% and 15%). The experimental results show that under the condition of same content, sintered samples using activated carbon as pore-forming agent had a higher porosity than that with identical content of the other two kinds of pore-forming agents. Sintered samples with 10.0 wt% activated carbon had a porosity of 35%. Section morphologies show that pores distributed uniformly and connected very well in the anode with activated carbon as pore-forming agent. The mechanical strength of these sintered samples with carbon as pore-forming agent was also higher. With the activated carbon particle size decreasing (from 100 mesh to 320 mesh), the open porosity of porous NiO/YSZ was reduced (from 31.7% to 30.9%). It may be concluded that The activated carbon is the better choice as pore-forming agent for NiO/YSZ anode.
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材料科学
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燃料电池研究
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Processes
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2023
·Vol. 11
·期 7
·1893
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IF 3.5
Chenguang An,Xinxin Jiang,Wei Hong,Ye Sun,Tianle Zhu
A series of mesoporous NiO catalysts with high specific surface area were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method and modified by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the crystal structure directing regent. The characterization with SEM, XRD, BET, and H2-TPR results demonstrated that the introduction of CTAB effectively improved the dispersion, specific surface area, and pore volume and redox ability of NiO, and thus exposed more active sites. Meanwhile, the NiO catalyst with a CTAB/NiSO4·6H2O molar ratio of 2/3 exhibited the better catalytic ozonation performance of toluene, formaldehyde, methanol, and ethyl acetate than NiO. The in-situ DRIFTS elucidated the reaction path of catalytic ozonation of toluene and indicated that the introduction of CTAB facilitated the complete oxidation of by-products into CO2and H2O.Keywords:catalytic ozonation;typical VOCs;NiO catalyst;CTAB modification
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环境科学
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材料科学
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高影响因子
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Yongqian Shen,Fan Zhang,Yuchen Zhang,Minmin Dang,Bin Li,Jiqiang Ma,Xueyan Du
Multifunctional microwave absorbers with robust hydrophobicity and enhanced wave absorption are of great significance for human health and the martial applications. Herein, carbon nanofibers (CNFs) inlaid with Ni/NiO and SiO 2 nanoparticles were prepared by electrospinning and in-situ annealing method. Contrast experiments at different annealing temperatures had been conducted to illustrate the formation process and microwave loss mechanism of Ni/NiO/SiO 2 /CNFs. At the annealing temperature of 550 °C, the optimal reflection loss (RL) of −40.1 dB was reached at 16.6 GHz with a thickness of 2.5 mm, the effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) was 5.2 GHz. The maximum EAB of 8.0 GHz was obtained as the thickness close to 3.0 mm, covering the half of X band and entire Ku band. It was worth mentioning that the introduction of nano SiO 2 into the Ni/NiO/CNFs annealed at 550 °C could refine the nanoparticles of Ni, promote the formation of Ni, improve the complex permittivity, and ultimately widen the EAB. Moreover, the contact angle (CA) of the Ni/NiO/SiO 2 /CNFs membranes annealed at 450, 550, 650 and 750 °C was 154.3°, 138.7°, 142.2° and 144.9°, respectively, illustrating that the products were of robust hydrophobicity. Therefore, the as-prepared NFs are promising in multifunction wave absorbers.
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材料科学
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电磁学
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2019
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IF 7.467
Xiaojing Zhi,Tian Gan,Nianjun Hou,Lijun Fan,Tongtong Yao,Jun Wang,Yicheng Zhao,Yongdan Li
Ni 1-x Zn x O-Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 1.9 is studied as an anode material for solid oxide fuel cells with hydrogen and methanol as fuels. After reduction, Zn is incorporated into the lattice of Ni when x is less than 0.5, while NiZn alloy accompanied with ZnO is formed when x reaches 0.8. The electrochemical oxidation process of H 2 on the anode is investigated with a symmetric cell under various H 2 partial pressures. The addition of Zn increases the electron cloud density of Ni and thus weakens the adsorbing strength of H on Ni, accelerating the surface diffusion of H species, which is the rate determining step when the content of Zn is lower than 0.5. ZnO in the reduced Ni 0·2 Zn 0·8 O- Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 1.9 anode facilitates H spillover, resulting in the variation of the rate determining step and the highest activity of the anode. The cell with Ni 0·2 Zn 0·8 O- Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 1.9 anode shows the highest performance with both H 2 and methanol fuels at 700 °C. ZnO also improves coking resistance of NiO-Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 1.9 anode.
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电化学
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高影响因子
Materials
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2019
·Vol. 12
·期 1
·188
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IF 2.972
Kaicheng Zhang,Guobing Ying,Lu Liu,Fengchen Ma,Lin Su,Chen Zhang,Donghai Wu,Xiang Wang,Ying Zhou
Ti3C2Txand Ti3C2Tx-NiO composites with three-dimensional (3D) porous networks were successfully fabricated via vacuum freeze-drying. The microstructure, absorption, and electrochemical properties of the developed composites were investigated. Nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles could be evenly distributed on the three-dimensional network of three-dimensional Ti3C2Txusing solution processing. When employed as electrochemical capacitor electrodes in 1 M environmentally friendly sodium sulfate, Na2SO4, solution, the three-dimensional porous Ti3C2Tx-NiO composite electrodes exhibited considerable volume specific capacitance as compared to three-dimensional porous Ti3C2Tx. The three-dimensional porous Ti3C2Tx-NiO composite delivered a remarkable cycling performance with a capacitance retention of up to 114% over 2500 cycles. The growth trend of the capacitance with NiO content shows that nickel oxide plays a crucial role in the composite electrodes. These results present a roadmap for the development of convenient and economical supercapacitors in consideration with the possibilities of morphological control and the extensibility of the process.Keywords:MXene;porous Ti3C2Tx-NiO composite;freeze-drying;electrode;supercapacitor
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材料科学
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电化学
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PubMed
高影响因子
IONICS
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2023
·Vol. 29
·期 9
·3573-3584
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IF 2.8
Zhang Canping,Zhou Qin,Wang Hairui,Liu Jianwen,Zhang Yanqing,Wang Shiquan
Fe 3 O 4 and Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures were successfully prepared by a simple one-step solvothermal method. The morphology of Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures is flower-like spheres composed of nanosheets with a thickness of 10–20 nm. As anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the electrochemical performance of the Fe 3 O 4 and Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures are comparatively investigated. At current density of 100 mA g −1 , the Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures can maintain 1021 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles. The discharge capacity can still maintain at 500 mAh g −1 and the coulomb efficiency is always stable at 99.6% after 1000 cycles at 1 A g −1 . The Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures also have lower impedance and better rate capability, compared with the bare Fe 3 O 4 electrode. Moreover, the electrochemical properties of the Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures can be further improved when the new binder CMC-Li is used. At 100 mA g −1 , it can still maintain 1544 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles. These loose-layered nanosheets can effectively alleviate the volume expansion of materials in the process of charge and discharge. Meanwhile, the large surface area can provide more reaction sites. The ultra-thin nanosheet can also reduce the diffusion distance of lithium ions, so that the Fe 3 O 4 /NiO heterostructures have excellent performance in lithium-ion batteries.
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材料科学
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能源存储
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高影响因子
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2016
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IF 2.567
Jing Chen,Bo Zhang,Guangw Miao,Jun Men
SiO2–NiO aerogels with different molar ratios of Si/Ni (n(Si/Ni)) were prepared by a sol–gel method and atmospheric pressure drying technology. The morphology and structure of SiO2–NiO aerogels were characterized by XRD, BET, XRF, and SEM methods. The equilibrium adsorption performance of thiophene or benzothiophene on the SiO2–NiO aerogels were studied at three different adsorption temperatures (298, 313, 333 K). The adsorption equilibrium data of thiophene on SiO2–NiO aerogels were more in line with the Temkin model at the lower temperature, while they were well fitted with both Langmuir and Temkin isotherms at the higher temperature. The maximum saturation adsorption capacities obtained by the Langmuir isotherms at different temperature decreased in the order qm(298 K) > qm(313 K) ≈ qm(333 K). The maximum saturation adsorption capacities of thiophene or benzothiophene on SiO2–NiO aerogels with different n(Si/Ni) values at 298 K decreased in the order SiO2–NiO-23 > SiO2–NiO-74 > SiO2–NiO-6. The maximum saturation adsorption capacities of thiophene and benzothiophene on SiO2–NiO-23 aerogels are 6.4564 and 2.1316 mgS/g, respectively. Both the amount of adsorption active sites and the textural structure of aerogels could significantly affect the adsorption performance. The higher the nickel content, specific surface area, pore volume, and larger pore size of the aerogel, the larger the adsorption capacity. The absolute value of adsorption heat of thiophene on SiO2–NiO aerogels increased gradually with the increase of n(Si/Ni) (the reduction of the Ni content).
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材料科学
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环境工程
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高影响因子
MATERIALS LETTERS
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2023
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IF 3
Xiaogang Guo,Shuaishuai Man,Yu Li,Taotao Liang
It is still a big challenge to design self-protected energetic films or coatings due to the performance degradation under wet conditions, even underwater using environmentally friendly techniques. Thus, this paper firstly proposed an environment-protecting method to fabricate a superhydrophobic nano-Al/NiO energetic film with uniformly distributed structures and high purity via an improved electrophoretic assembly and stearic acid modification. The nano-Al/NiO energetic film with a high contact angle (CA) of 166° displayed superior anti-wettability and self-cleaning ability, and the outstanding exothermic performance of product keeps almost stable even after 10 complete immersion cycles, demonstrating the promising practicality. Our design provide a novel strategy for substantially extending safety, flexibility and adaptability of functional energetic surfaces in real industrial applications.
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材料科学
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环境工程
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能源技术
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高影响因子
POLYHEDRON
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2024
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IF 2.4
Muhammad Jamshaid,Adeel Ahmed,Rashid Iqbal,Ali Fareed,Wedad A. Al-onazi,Mohamed S. Elshikh
The current study focuses on the development of highly efficient nickel oxide/titanium dioxide (NiO/TiO 2 ) p-n heterojunction catalysts constructed via sol–gel and ultrasonic techniques. Different techniques, including XRD, SEM, EDS mapping, and XPS, confirmed the successful synthesis of the photocatalysts. The BET analysis showed that the NiO/TiO 2 heterojunction has a surface area of 107.52 m 2 /g compared to pure NiO and TiO 2 (75.37 m 2 /g and 89.13 m 2 /g) respectively. The catalyst was then implemented to decompose the antibiotic tetracycline (TC) in water under visible light. The outcomes revealed that the degradation rate of TC reached 97.69 % using NiO/TiO 2 , which is substantially greater than the degradation achieved with pure NiO (52.43 %) and TiO 2 (71.11 %) within a 48-minute period pursuant to the most favorable circumstances. The initial rate constant of the NiO/TiO 2 (0.0756 min −1 ) was significantly higher compared to that of the NiO (0.0153 min −1 ) and TiO 2 (0.0261 min −1 ). The lower bandgap energy of the NiO/TiO 2 (3.19 eV) catalyst compared to the pure NiO (3.58 eV) and TiO 2 (3.29 eV) facilitated the abatement of TC due to the improved harvesting of visible light absorption. Furthermore, the study investigated the impact of several different reaction parameters and intervening anions on TC degradation. Radical trapping investigations substantiate the existence of reactive oxygen species. In addition, NiO/TiO 2 catalyst exhibited extraordinary stability and maintained its catalytic efficiency despite enduring five successive cycles. Overall, the NiO/TiO 2 catalyst demonstrated remarkable potential for abolishing TC-contaminated water.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2018
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IF 6.759
Na Tong,Ying Wang,Yang Liu,Minbo Li,Zizhong Zhang,Huijuan Huang,Tao Sun,Jinxiang Yang,Fuying Li,Xuxu Wang
Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis is of great importance but remains very challenging in photocatalysis. Here, we fabricated a photocatalytic reaction system for the efficiently photocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia under UV irradiation using PdSn/NiO/NaTaO 3 :La as a photocatalyst in the presence of formic acid. Several important factors of the photocatalytic performance were investigated, including initial concentration of the nitrate solution, initial pH value and cocatalyst loadings. Nitrate conversion reaches 100% and ammonia selectivity is 72% over the optimum photocatalyst with 5% bimetallic PdSn alloy and 0.2% NiO loadings. The outstanding performance of photocatalyst can be ascribed to both the strong adsorption of nitrite on NiO and the efficient separation of electron-hole pairs by PdSn bimetallic alloy. Besides as the hole scavenger, formic acid also provides not only carboxyl anion radicals for nitrate reduction but also the in-situ buffer effect on ammonia formation. These results give inspiration for designing the reactive system with efficient photocatalytic ammonia synthesis.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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高影响因子