PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2026
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Yikun Huo,Liting Pan,Baoxin Wang,Hongxing Ye,Baiyi Chen,Jianhua Wu
Ti alloys are widely used in marine engineering, but their long-term performance is severely constrained by surface biofouling. Dynamic slippery surfaces offer a promising antifouling strategy; however, the rapid loss of lubricants under complex marine conditions remains a key bottleneck. Herein, we report a nanopore–low surface energy functional layer–lubricant synergistic strategy to construct a long-lasting liquid-infused antifouling interface on titanium alloys. Ordered three-dimensional nanoporous structures were first fabricated via controlled NaOH etching, providing capillary confinement for lubricant retention, followed by grafting low-surface-energy functional layers to enhance interfacial compatibility. Based on solid–liquid adhesion energy analysis, Krytox 103 was identified as the optimal lubricant for stable infusion. The resulting liquid-infused surface exhibited a significantly reduced friction coefficient (∼0.17) and maintained a high water contact angle (∼103°) after immersion in artificial seawater for 30 days. Antibacterial and anti-algal assays demonstrated adhesion inhibition efficiencies exceeding 90%, while field immersion tests in real marine environments confirmed sustained antifouling performance for up to 50 days. Mechanistic analysis reveals that the synergy between capillary locking within the nanopores and enhanced interfacial compatibility is crucial for long-term lubricant retention and effective suppression of bioadhesion. This work provides a scalable strategy for constructing durable slippery interfaces on titanium alloys and offers new insights into stabilizing lubricants using nanostructured surfaces for marine antifouling and related functional interface applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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Wei Li,Jingkang Zhang,Mingyu Xu,Zhiquan Huang,Guangyong Li,Yuan Jin,Minghua Zhang,Jianke Du,Licheng Hua
A self-powered sensor based on a bare Ti mesh with polarity-switchable output • Combined experimental and COMSOL simulation validates hybrid triboelectric and streaming-potential mechanism. • Demonstrates multi-parameter sensing: flow velocity, volume, ionic solutions, and natural water types • Higher-valence cations (Al 3+ > Mg 2+ > Na + ) produce significantly enhanced signals. The growing demand for standalone self-powered sensing systems is driving significant interest in developing devices that can harvest energy from ambient moisture and natural water sources while simultaneous providing sensing capabilities. This study presents a cost-effective, industrially scalable self-powered sensor based on a simple Ti-based mesh integrated within a pressure-adjustable container. The electrical output of this device can be rapidly polarity-switched merely by toggling the water flow through the Ti-based mesh, without any surface modification or external energy input. Notably, the device demonstrates multi-parameter sensing capabilities, enabling detection of water flow velocity, flow volume, ionic solutions of varying valences and concentrations, and even different types of natural water. The underlying mechanisms are elucidated through combined experimental and computational analyses, revealing that the electrical signals originate from hybrid triboelectric and streaming-potential effects. This work establishes a design paradigm for high-performance, Ti-based self-powered sensors with polarity-switchable characteristics, offering promising applications in environmental monitoring and water quality assessment.
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2026
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Xin Li,Huanhuan Zhao,Xinqiang Hu,Hao Wei,Menghuan Li,Yanhua Hou,Kaiyong Cai,Yan Hu
Titanium (Ti) implants are widely used for treating bone fractures, but their clinical success is often limited by high failure rates due to the excessive osteoclastogenic activation of osteoclast precursor cells (OPCs) at the implantation site, particularly in patients with osteoporosis. Notably, the excessive osteoclastic differentiation of OPCs potently disrupts the osteogenesis-angiogenesis coupling to promote osteoclast-mediated osteolysis while dismantling the pro-osteogenic type H vascular niches, resulting in elevated risk of implant destabilization. To address this issue, here we report a biomineralization-tuned extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimetic biomineralized coating (TCC@Har-CaG) to enable redox rewiring of OPCs for promoting new bone formation. Specifically, we employed collagen-I as the substrate material to fabricate the stimuli-responsive biomineralized coating for the cooperative delivery of antioxidative gallic acid (GA) and osteoclast precursor cell inhibitor Harmine. The TCC@Har-CaG coating could sustainably release GA after implantation to effectively relieve reactive oxygen species (ROS) stress at the osteoporotic bone defects, which could synergize with Harmine to efficiently induce OPC quiescence and restore osteogenesis-angiogenesis coupling, thus cooperatively promoting new bone generation. This study presents a potential tactic for addressing osteoporotic bone fractures in clinical settings.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2026
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Shaojie Lei,Dezhang Ren,Jian Yang,Fan Lin,Zichen Li,Tengfei Li,Yan Jin,Zhibao Huo
RuO 2 electrodes are widely used in electrocatalytic oxidation due to their excellent conductivity. However, their excessively high catalytic activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) results in low selectivity for hydroxyl radicals (·OH), which limits their application in the treatment of recalcitrant organic pollutants. This study proposes a strategy to simultaneously enhance electrode conductivity and the oxygen evolution potential (OEP) by modulating the RuO 2 -TiO 2 solid solution structure. Through precise control of Ti doping levels and calcination temperature via a sol-gel method, the structure-performance relationships among coating microstructure, crystal structure, and electrochemical behavior were systematically analyzed. Results show that when the Ti doping ratio is Ru: Ti= 1:2.5 and calcination is performed at 600 °C, a well-crystallized RuO 2 -TiO 2 solid solution is formed. This structure significantly reducing the charge transfer resistance and increasing the OEP by approximately 100 mV. Fluorescence and quenching experiments further confirmed that under this solid solution structure, with the ·OH fluorescence intensity increased by approximately ninefold compared to the undoped electrode. The electrode demonstrated significant advantages in MB degradation, achieving >95% decolorization within 30 min, with energy consumption as low as 5.65 kWh·t -1 , and exhibited stability more than ten times greater than that of conventional RuO 2 electrodes. This study provides a new perspective for enhancing the electrocatalytic performance of RuO 2 electrodes from the standpoint of solid solution structural regulation, offering a theoretical basis and a feasible pathway for developing efficient and low-cost anode materials for electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 15
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Guo Jin,Sun Yihua,Luo Qiuzi,Zhang Jiangyu,Fang Liang
Innovative solar-driven heterostructure photocatalysts are promising for removing the organic contaminants in the water environment. In this work, a sequence of well-defined Z-scheme Ti-Ga co-doped ZnO/g-C 3 N 4 (TGZ/CN) heterostructure photocatalysts were developed via a simple sol–gel method and the single-phase dispersion method in order to realize the cooperative improvement from the Ti/Ga co-doping and construction of heterostructure. The synthesized samples were analyzed by a variety of characterization techniques, and the photocatalytic activity was assessed by photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. Compared to the ZnO and g-C 3 N 4 , the TGZ/CN composite demonstrated higher photocatalytic performance for the degradation of MB indicating an efficient photocatalytic degradation rate of 95.4% in 105 min under visible light. Moreover, the TGZ/CN photocatalyst exhibited excellent stability after five cycles of MB photodegradation. Furthermore, the as-prepared composites’ possible photocatalytic mechanism was discussed in detail. The improved photocatalytic performance primarily resulted from the effectively reduced band gap of ZnO after Ti/Ga co-doping and the facilitated separation of photoexcited e − /h + pairs caused by the construction of Z-scheme heterojunction. This work offers novel insights in developing hybrids with highly efficient photocatalytic activity towards future environmental applications. Graphical abstract
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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
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2022
·Vol. 51
·期 11
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Mou Jiaxin,Xu Yunlan,Zhong Dengjie,Chang Haixing,Xu Chunzi,Wang Hui,Shen Hongyu
In order to enhance the photoelectric conversion efficiency of a photoanode and broaden its light absorption range, a ZnIn 2 S 4 /UiO-66/TiO 2 /Ti composite photoanode was developed. The maximum photocurrent density of the prepared photoanode is 2.56 mA cm −2 at 1.2 V (versus SCE), which is 1.79 times higher than that of ZnIn 2 S 4 /TiO 2 /Ti. The rhodamine B (RhB) removal rate, short-circuit current density and maximum power density of a photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) constructed with the ZnIn 2 S 4 /UiO-66/TiO 2 /Ti photoanode and a Cu cathode are 98.01%, 0.22 mA cm −2 and 16.97 μW cm −2 respectively. The enhancement of the PFC performance is mainly attributed to the extremely good energy band matching and nano-size interface contact between ZnIn 2 S 4 and UiO-66. The existence of UiO-66 can be as an electronic transmission bridge, which not only facilitates the rapid transfer and utilization of photogenerated electrons, but also improves the adsorption ability of the photoanode for RhB molecules. Graphical Abstract
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS
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2022
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Chen Chao,Mo Peicheng,Chen Jiarong,Hu Xixi,Hu Qiaofan,Lin Feng,Wu Yi
Using TiN-Ti-AlN as the binder, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) composites containing Y 2 O 3 and not containing Y 2 O 3 were prepared under high temperature and ultra-high pressure conditions, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to analyze the phase composition, microstructure and surface crack morphology of the composite material. At the same time, the compactness, microhardness and bending strength of the composite material were tested. The research results show that the phase composition of PCBN sample is mainly composed of BN, TiB 2 , TiN, AlN and Y 2 O 3 at an ultra-high pressure of 5.5 GPa and a temperature of 1500 °C. With the increase of Y 2 O 3 content, the relative density of PCBN first increases and then decreases, and the changes in mechanical properties also tend to be similar. As the content of Y 2 O 3 increases, it can be seen that the peak intensity of the main peak of TiB 2 also increases, indicating that the addition of Y 2 O 3 promotes the reaction between cBN and Ti. When the Y 2 O 3 content is 3.6%, PCBN has the best comprehensive mechanical properties, with a microhardness of 34.56 GPa and a bending strength of 890 MPa.
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2022
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Wen Xu,Xiaoshu Wang,Weilong Hou,Kang Tang,Xinqing Lu,Yijing Gao,Rui Ma,Yanghe Fu,Weidong Zhu
Although the titanosilicate zeolite catalyzed one-pot oxidative hydration of ethylene with hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) to ethylene glycol (EG) takes advantages of step-saving and facile operation, both H 2 O 2 utilization efficiency and EG yield are relatively low. In the present work, Sn-doped Ti-MWW zeolites, named Sn-Ti-MWW, were developed for this oxidative hydration, showing the much higher H 2 O 2 utilization efficiency and EG yield, compared to Ti-MWW. The extensive characterizations of Sn-Ti-MWW zeolites, in combination with Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, verify that the doping of Sn into Ti-MWW leads to the higher electropositivity of the Ti species, resulting in the stronger acidity of the zeolite, which is helpful to the H 2 O 2 utilization and EG production. In addition, although the catalyst deactivation is observed due to the deposition of the bulky byproducts onto the active sites and/or into the zeolite micropores, the simple calcination of the used catalyst readily restores its catalytic activity. Therefore, it is anticipated that the developed Sn-Ti-MWW catalyst might be applicable in the one-pot oxidative hydration of ethylene with H 2 O 2 to EG industrially.
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2021
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Yongchang Guo,Ying Zhang,Mathieu Allix,Shaowei Feng,Hong Sun,Cécile Genevois,Emmanuel Véron,Jianqiang Li
Pyrochlore-based glass-ceramics are attracting attention as a promising host material for immobilizing minor actinide in high-level wastes. However, the loading capacity of pyrochlore-based materials for actinide elements is to be improved, and only conventional synthetic approaches of powder sintering and glassy bulk crystallization were reported. Here, new (La,Y) 2 (Zr,Ti) 2 O 7 pyrochlore-based glass-ceramics were subtly designed and successfully prepared through a rapid melting and solidification process. The solidification behavior of samples with different cooling rates was investigated, the dense and crack-free (La,Y) 2 (Zr,Ti) 2 O 7 pyrochlore-based glass-ceramics were prepared at the cooling rate of 500 °C/s (within 1.5 s). The present amorphous La 2 O 3 -TiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 phase demonstrates the outstanding thermal stability compared with the currently used borosilicate glass for high-level waste immobilization due to the lack of conventional glass-forming components. The results show the great feasibility of this novel synthesis route for glass-ceramics by direct solidification and its good potential for immobilizing high-level wastes.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2020
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Yefeng Feng,Furong Zhou,Maolin Bo,Yuehao Huang,Qihuang Deng,Cheng Peng
High dielectric constant and breakdown strength are crucial for high-energy-density polymer/ceramic composites. Anatase-TiO2 with low dielectric constant and V2C MXene with high work function are not satisfactory fillers. In the present work, V2C–TiO2 hybrid filler was in situ synthesized, followed by fabricating poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/V2C–TiO2 composites via solution cast. Compared with PVDF/TiO2 and PVDF/V2C composites, PVDF/V2C–TiO2 composites have an improved high dielectric constant, depressed low dielectric loss, and maintained high breakdown strength. High overall electric traits are ascribed to the synergy of conductive V2C and semiconductive TiO2. Outer and inner surfaces of V2C were ornament-combined by anatase-TiO2 particles having surface point defects as electron traps, contributing to low interface leakage conduction. Through density functional theory (DFT) calculations, nontypical V–F–Ti-bonding-induced dipole enhancement and Fermi-level (EF) overlapping-induced high electron localization mechanisms improve the dielectric response. Ternary composite with 10 wt % hybrid filler exhibits a dielectric constant of ∼99, a dielectric loss of ∼0.24 at 1 kHz, and a breakdown strength of ∼189 MV/m. This work might enable large-scale preparation of promising polymer/MXene composite dielectrics.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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Yue Wei,Gang Li,Cong Wang,Hongchen Guo
For solvent-free catalytic oxidations , low efficiency resulted from poor mass transfer and insufficient utilization of active centers remains a tough problem. Herein, we demonstrate a novel hybrid core-shell catalyst (TS@PMO) with an amphiphilic shell and a Ti-surface-enriched mesoporous TiO 2 -SiO 2 (TS) core to address this challenge. Such TS@PMO realizes its amphiphilicity via an ex situ formed periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) shell. Simultaneously, by a unique etching effect induced by organic precursor growth on [SiO 4 ] tetrahedra in TS core, active Ti sites are facilely enriched in near-surface layer of core and extra mesoporous cavities are introduced for substrate reservation. When applied for solvent-free epoxidation of methyl oleate (MO) with H 2 O 2 , TS@PMO exhibits remarkably boosted catalytic activity (X = 90.2%) and epoxide selectivity (S = 70.2%), overwhelming the unmodified titanosilicate (X = 63.7%, S = 49.2%) and Ti-containing organosilica (X = 39.8%, S = 25.0%). Such result benefits from an evidently enhanced interphase mass transfer and sufficiently accessible active Ti sites in TS@PMO. On the one hand, amphiphilic PMO shell can efficiently collect hydrophobic substrate and H 2 O 2 , while abundant mesopores in the shell offer open-path for them to access active sites in the core; on the other hand, an increased framework Ti (IV) density and their surface-enrichment in TS core greatly improve the utilization of active Ti sites. This study effectively makes up for the deficiencies of slow mass transfer and insufficient utilization of conventional titanosilicates in biphasic reactions, which paves a new avenue to exploit other hybrid catalysts for high-efficiency solvent-free catalysis.
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2020
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Jiawei Lei,Pingzhou Duan,Weijun Liu,Zhirong Sun,Xiang Hu
Due to the potential threatening of antibiotics in aqueous environment, a novel electro-oxidation (EO) — electro-Fenton (EF) —persulfate (PS) system with the addition of peroxydisulfate and Fe 2+ was installed for the degradation of cefotaxime. Ti/CNT/SnO 2 –Sb–Er with an ultra-high oxygen evolution potential (2.15 V) and enhanced electrocatalytic surface area was adopted as anode. The OH production and electrode stability test demonstrated great improvement in the electrochemical performances. Ni@NCNT cathode was tested with higher H 2 O 2 generation by the presence of nitrogen functionalities due to the acceleration of electron transfer of O 2 reduction. Experiment results indicated CNT and ErO 2 modification increased the molecular and TOC removal of cefotaxime. Coupling processes of EO-EF and EO-PS both resulted in shorter electrolysis time for complete cefotaxime removal, however, the mineralization ability of EO-PS process was lower than EO-EF, which might result from the immediate vanishing of PS. Thus, a further improved treatment EO-EF-PS system achieved an 81.6% TOC removal towards 50 mg L −1 cefotaxime after 4 h electrolysis, under the optimal working condition Fe 2+ = PS = 1 mM. The influence of current density and initial concentration on the performance of all processes was assessed. Methanol and tert-butanol were added in the system as OH and SO 4 − scavengers, which illustrating the mechanism of EO-EF-PS oxidizing process was the result of the two free radicals. Major intermediates were deduced and the degradation pathway of cefotaxime was analyzed. This research provides a potential coupling process with high antibiotic removal efficiency and effective materials for practical uses.
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