CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Meisheng Zhang,Baofang Jin,Yan Liu,Wei Liu,Duan Weng,Xiaodong Wu,Shuang Liu
In this work, O 3 activation was performed at 200 °C over two types of Ag/CeO 2 catalysts with nanocube- and nanorod-like morphologies, respectively. The O 3 -indcued surface O x − species (“O x − injection”) accelerated soot combustion over both catalysts temporarily. In contrast, the depletion of CeO 2 surface oxygen vacancies (Ce 3+ -V O-s ) caused by ozonization conferred to long-term activation. Specifically, the ozonized nanocubic Ag/CeO 2 with low initial Ce 3+ content not only benefited more from the “O x − injection”, but also exhibited good redox stability and high practical potential. Therefore, the combination of this catalyst with O 3 activation may result in efficient soot elimination in the particulate filters of vehicles.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2020
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IF 4.389
Yue Yu,Yimin Sun,Xiong Zhou,Yurong Mao,Yunxiu Liu,Ling Ye,Li Kuang,Jing Yang,Yi Deng
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been well concerned as a promising material for hard tissue repair because of its outstanding mechanical behavior and superior biocompatibility. However, its clinical application is limited by its biological inertness and the susceptibility to bacterial infection during implantation. To improve the original shortcomings, self-polymerized dopamine (PDA) was used to enrich silver ions on the PEEK surface. Moreover, a layer of carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) film was formed on the PEEK surface by the spin-coating method, aiming to control the release of silver ions on the surface. At the same time, bone forming peptide (BFP) was modified onto the PEEK surface by 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbonimide hydrochloride (EDC) / N-hydroxy succinimide (NHS). The characterization results showed that PEEK-Ag-CMC-BFP could be obtained successfully. The inhibition zone and bacterial kinetic curve showed a favorable inhibitory effect of the sliver-modified PEEK on gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. In vitro experiments exhibited that PEEK-Ag-CMC-BFP had a better biological activity than that of PEEK, which could promote cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation. It is expected that this dual-function material with antibacterial and bone-promoting properties has a vast potential applied in the field of hard tissue repair.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2020
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IF 16.683
Enzhu Lin,Zihan Kang,Jiang Wu,Rui Huang,Ni Qin,Dinghua Bao
The selective deposition of noble metals on catalysts is an attractive modification method for improving catalytic efficiency. However, it is sometimes hard to achieve when facet energies of nano-catalysts show negligible differences. Here, we reported a piezoelectrochemical method which can realize the selective deposition of Ag nanoparticles on the positively polar end of {001}-enclosed BaTiO 3 (BTO) nanocubes/cuboids. Furthermore, BTO nanocubes/cuboids with selectively-deposited Ag nanoparticles show approximately 2 times higher piezocatalytic activity than those with randomly-loaded Ag nanoparticles, and much higher than pure BTO nanocubes/cuboids. The piezocatalytic mechanism revealed that the Ag nanoparticles deposited on positively polar end act as “fast lanes” for electrons to transfer to catalysts/solution interfaces, while those loaded on negatively polar end serve as holes trappers hindering ∙OH formation and pollutant degradation. This work confirms an efficient way to improve piezocatalytic performance and provides an insightful discussion of piezocatalytic mechanism.
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RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 24
·14730-14736
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IF 3.361
Jing Li,Fengmei Cheng,Haidong Li,Hongwen Zhang,Gang Wang,Daocheng Pan
Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks play an important role in the transparent conductive electrodes or antistatic coatings. In this work, we describe a facile two-step method to fabricate AgNWs/Zn2SnO4 composite films. Long AgNWs with a high aspect ratio were prepared through a modified polyol method, in which the organic octylamine hydrochloride rather than the commonly used inorganic chlorides was used as the shape-controlling agent. The AgNW networks were fabricated on the glass substrate, on which the Zn2SnO4 film was deposited, forming robust AgNWs/Zn2SnO4 composite films. The as-prepared composite films have strong adhesion, high thermal stability, low sheet resistance (5–15 ohm sq−1) and high light transmittance (85–80%), indicating a promising application prospect for transparent conductive electrodes and antistatic coatings.
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Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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2022
·Vol. 96
·期 11
·2490-2496
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IF 0.791
Khan Misbah Ullah,Ullah Hayat,Honey Shehla,Gul Zarif,Ullah Shaheed,Ullah Bakhtar,Manan Abdul,Ullah Munzer,Ali Shad
Abstract Noble metal bimetallic nanostructures, such as Ag and Au, are used in a variety of fields including nanoscience, catalysis, electronics and nanotechnology because of high stability and adsorption rate etc. However controlled synthesis of bimetallic nanostructures is challenging. Therefore, the current study emphasizes on two step controlled synthesis of Au/Ag nanostructures with tunable sizes for catalytic purposes. Using electrochemical deposition (EC) technique, the fabrication of Au/Ag nanostructures were achieved in two stages, through galvanic reaction. The catalytic capabilities of an Au/Ag nanostructure and Ag flower-like structure were examined through reduction of p -nitrophenol in the presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ). The catalytic investigation was measured in temperatures rage of 25 to 45°C at constant time. The study shows that catalytic activity of Au/Ag nanostructure is higher than that of Ag flower-like structure in the reduction of p -nitrophenol.
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JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2016
·Vol. 16
·期 4
·3646-3652
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Yang Ailing,Wang Ning,Wang Yujin,Li Shunpin,Wang Lele,Yang Yun,Bao Xichang,Yang Renqiang
Silver nanoparticles (NPs) with diameters less than 25 nm, and 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis(4-carboxy-phenyl) porphyrin potassium salt (K4TCPPS) was synthesized. By adding silver colloids into the K4TCPPS solutions, the fluorescence concentration quenching of the K4TCPPS
solutions was improved between 1×10−6–5×10−4 M, depending on the size of the Ag NPs, the concentration of the K4TCPPS and the excitation wavelength. Under excitation wavelengths of 360 and 414 nm, the enhancement was in the range
of 0.34–22.8, and 0.71–82.46, respectively. The enhancement increased with decreasing size of the Ag NPs. At the two highest enhancements, the concentrations of the K4TCPPS solutions were 1×10−4 and 1×10−5 M respectively,
and the size of the Ag NPs was about 5 nm. The main reasons for the fluorescence enhancing effect are due to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between K4TCPPS molecules and Ag NPs, and decreased collision quenching between free K4TCPPS molecules, and free K4TCPPS
molecules with Ag NPs. Our results showed that Ag NPs with sizes of about 5 nm can effectively improve the fluorescence concentration quenching of K4TCPPS solutions. This result also suggests that it is possible to use noble metal NPs to improve fluorescence concentration quenching.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 138
·期 6
·49806
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IF 2.52
Dexin Chen,Zhixin Kang,Wei Li
Here, thin Ag films with excellent properties were successfully prepared on flexible substrates through surface grafting and assembling followed by simple spray-assisted deposition process. The constructed molecule brushes provide the interfacial adhesion for Ag layers onto polymer substrates. The mechanical and electrical properties of the conductive Ag coated PET could be tuned by changing the spraying passes. As the electromagnetic interference shielding material, the composite PET possesses a highest shielding efficiency of 45 dB. In addition, the Ag coated PET with the thickness of 0.1 mm would maintain the 72% electrical conductivity even been folded even at a minimum diameter of 0.2 mm. It was demonstrated that uniform and fine cracks would generate when the Ag coated PET was stretching, but Ag films still retain continuous networks to maintain the high electronic conductivity even stretching to 100%. Simple finite element modeling results prove that the stress by stretching would concentrate in corner of the crack and the deformation is mainly at stress side. The Ag layers were also produced on TPU substrates to detect the stretching, showing its potential applications for strain sensors and health monitoring systems.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2025
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Tian Xing,Jiawei Wang,Jiayu Zhang,Hao Liu,Lijie Xu,Wen Zhang,Ruijin Hong,Chunxian Tao,Qi Wang,Hui Lin,Zhaoxia Han,Dawei Zhang
Ag 2 O-Ag/CH 3 NH 3 PbBr 3 (MAPbBr 3 ) heterojunction composites were synthesized using a strategy that combines one-step spin coating, electron beam evaporation, and laser irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses confirmed the formation of dense and uniform nanoparticles on the sample surface after laser irradiation, as well as the successful introduction of oxygen vacancies. These nanostructures and oxygen defects contribute to the emergence of a broad plasmonic resonance absorption peak and enhance the local electromagnetic field intensity, thereby promoting stronger nonlinear optical effects. Z -scan results show that the Ag 2 O-Ag/MAPbBr 3 heterojunction composites exhibit strong saturable absorption (SA), in contrast to monolayer Ag 2 O–Ag or MAPbBr 3 , due to efficient interfacial charge transfer that suppresses reverse saturable absorption (RSA) arising from excited-state absorption and multiphoton absorption. The nonlinear optical absorption was effectively tuned by laser irradiation with different pulse widths. The maximum third-order nonlinear absorption coefficient of the heterojunction was measured to be −7.96 × 10 −7 cm/W. In addition, the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation results were in good agreement with the experimental data. These results indicate that the as-synthesized Ag 2 O-Ag/MAPbBr 3 heterojunction composites have promising potential for applications in nonlinear optical devices.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Yingdong Hao,Yingxiao Wang,Pengyu Chen,Lu Chen,Wei Wei,Nannan Sun
Photocatalytic oxidation of methane (CH 4 ) to value-added chemicals offers a sustainable and promising approach for chemical synthesis, however, efficient catalysts for the activation of inert C H bonds remain challenging. Herein, a novel Ag-AgCl biphasic composite was used as co-catalysts to modify ZnO semiconductor (Ag-AgCl/ZnO-z). Structure properties and catalytic performance in photocatalytic oxidation of CH 4 of the sample were systematically investigated, together with comparison with pure ZnO (ZnO-z) and a single Ag modified counterpart (Ag/ZnO-z). It was found that Ag-AgCl/ZnO-z was enriched with heterogeneous interfaces, which facilitated ultrafast carrier transport and their prolonged separation. Interestingly, AgCl acted as a hole acceptor, and the lattice Cl can be directly activated to •Cl, which is then responsible for forming a new •CH 3 formation pathway via a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mechanism. Moreover, a Cl-looping process can be established so that the catalyst remained stable during cyclic reactions. Under the optimum conditions, an excellent liquid oxygenates productivity of 12,731 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 was achieved. This work presents a prototype for designing biphasic composite co-catalysts, thereby offering valuable insights into introducing multiple CH 4 activation pathways.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2026
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Lihao Lv,Wei Cao,Kairui Liu,Chong Li,Jingfeng Wang,Lei Guo,Zhijun Ding,Peichang Shi,Chun Li,Puhong Wang,Lingmin Yu
Ag-loaded SnO 2 nanofibers were successfully fabricated via electrospinning combined with an in situ reduction strategy. • The Ag loading activates the lattice oxygen in SnO 2 , enabling it to participate in the gas sensing process. • The response value of SnO 2 with 2 mol% Ag to 100 ppm is 79 times that of pure SnO 2 . • The enhanced sensing mechanism is systematically elucidated through XPS, EPR, and DFT calculations. TEA is a highly flammable and neurotoxic volatile organic compound; prolonged exposure can lead to emphysema and even immediate death, making the development of rapid, highly responsive TEA gas sensors an urgent priority. Although tin dioxide (SnO 2 )-based sensors have been extensively studied, they suffer from low sensitivity and high operating temperatures. In this study, silver-loaded tin dioxide nanofibers (Ag-SnO 2 NFs) with a porous hollow structure were fabricated using electrospinning combined with in-situ reduction technology. The Schottky junction at the Ag-SnO 2 interface triggers interfacial electron redistribution, thereby activating lattice oxygen (O L ) in SnO 2 and converting it into adsorbed oxygen species, which enhances the gas-sensing performance for TEA. At 200℃, the AS-2 sensor exhibited a response value of 2163.6 for 100 ppm of TEA, which is 79 times that of pure SnO 2 , and demonstrated fast response and recovery times (48 s/44 s). In situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations further elucidated this mechanism. This study provides a new mechanistic insight into how noble metal modification activates lattice oxygen and converts it into adsorbed oxygen to enhance gas sensing performance, offering rational design principles for advanced gas sensors targeting harmful volatile compounds. Download: Download high-res image (151KB) Download: Download full-size image
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APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 5.907
Hongjing Cheng,Zhaohua Yang,Feipeng Du,Hui Liu,Qiao Zhang,Yunfei Zhang
Recently, developing facile, cheap, and efficient nano‑silver catalysts for the reduction of waste 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to useful 4-aminophenol (4-AP) has attracted more and more attention. In this study, a facile mechanical foaming method was used to fabricate Ag/halloysite nanotubes/polyvinyl alcohol sponges (Ag/Hal/PVA) for enhanced degradation of 4-NP. It included the preparation, morphology and composition characterization, and catalytic performance test of Ag/Hal/PVA. The morphology and composition of Ag/Hal/PVA were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy , Fourier transform infrared spectra , Raman spectra , X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and XRD, respectively. BET and UV–vis spectrum measurements were used to test the adsorption and catalytic performance of Ag/Hal/PVA for 4-NP. The results showed that silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were evenly distributed in the Hal/PVA sponge. Moreover, halloysite nanotubes (Hal) greatly improved the specific surface area and the loading capacity for AgNPs of the sponge due to the hollow tubular structure of Hal. The specific surface area of the Ag/Hal/PVA was about 1.62 m 2 /g. The obtained Ag/Hal/PVA exhibited a good catalytic activity and the apparent rate constant was 0.297 min −1 , and a good stability up to 5 cycles without a significant loss of its catalytic activity. This study provided a facile strategy for the development of cheap Ag/Hal/PVA sponges for high efficient reduction of 4-NP, which has potential application in the filed water treatment
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Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 5
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Yuyi Zhang,Chengjun Liu,Xingyu Liu,Ziyu Wei,Hui Tao,Feng Xu,Lixi Wang,Jiangyong Pan,Wei Lei,Jing Chen
Upconversion devices (UCDs) have motivated tremendous research interest with their excellent potential and promising application in photovoltaic sensors, semiconductor wafer detection, biomedicine, and light conversion devices, especially near-infrared-(NIR)-to-visible upconversion devices. In this research, a UCD that directly turned NIR light located at 1050 nm into visible light located at 530 nm was fabricated to investigate the underlying working mechanism of UCDs. The simulation and experimental results of this research proved the existence of the quantum tunneling phenomenon in UCDs and found that the quantum tunneling effect can be enhanced by a localized surface plasmon.
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