KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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2021
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Jun Shan Hu,Ze Dong Hu,Zi Qian Wei,Hao Fu
In this paper, we report that an effective and simple chemical method under the low temperature (60 °C) could synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and effectively control the crystal growth based on the hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, X-ray electron spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy and ultra violet visible spectroscopy were used to characterize the structure and performance of the samples. It is shown that the ZnO nanoparticles synthesized under the optimal reaction conditions are strong ultraviolet absorption, high-uniformed sphere and high specific surface. In the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) tests, ZnO nanoparticles thrived well during the reaction and degraded the material in 50 minutes. Since ZnO nanoparticles towards RhB degradation shows a good stability, it might provide an effective way to tackle environmental pollution.
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PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES
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2012
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Long Zhang,Lianhuan Du,Xiang Cai,Xiang Yu,Dongdong Zhang,Longcheng Liang,Peihua Yang,Xiaobo Xing,Wenjie Mai,Shaozao Tan,Yu Gu,Jinhui Song
This work aims to investigate the underlying mechanism in the great enhancement of photocatalytic activity when involving graphene. With the introduction of reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) to ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs) by a simple mechanical mixing method, ZnO nanoparticles–reduced Graphene Oxide hybrids (ZnO–rGO) perform significantly better than pure ZnONPs in the degradation of methyl blue (MB) under UV light condition. However, our experiments demonstrated if allowing the MB non-covalently attached on rGO first, the photodegradation of ZnONPs on MB is actually interfered and slowed by the presence of rGO. Combined with these two facts, we concluded that rather than directly participating in the photodegradation of dyes, the rGO in ZnO–rGO hybrids preferentially accepts the photo-generated electrons as an electron reservoir, significantly reduces the chances of the recombination, and effectively prolongs the lifetime of holes in ZnONPs, therefore greatly enhancing the efficiency of hole-induced decomposition of dyes. The photodegradation process induced by ZnO–rGO photocatalyst still mainly occurs on the surface of ZnONPs instead of rGO. Our findings help to understand the role of rGO in improved photocatalytic property in ZnO–rGO system and provide new strategies for developing novel photocatalysts.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Yingnan Quan,Jia Li,Mingyue Hu,Maobin Wei,Jinghai Yang,Ming Gao,Yang Liu
A highly sensitive strategy is urgently needed to detect potential cancer biomarkers present at trace levels in the early stages of the disease. Here we report a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) biosensor that combines enrichment capabilities, MoS 2 @ZnO@Ag, for the ultrasensitive detection of free bilirubin in serum, and was likely to be used for accurate diagnosis of related diseases. The substrate is evolved from the reported MoS 2 @ZnO with Ag nanoparticles attached to it, which integrates the advantages of low cost, simple pretreatment and high sensitivity, and can accurately and quantitatively analyze actual bilirubin samples. The sensing efficiency is evaluated by bilirubin with the detection limit of 10 -8 M. Main emphasis focuses on using MoS 2 @ZnO@Ag SERS substrate to detect the free bilirubin in serum. This substrate exhibits ultrahigh sensitivity in sensing bilirubin in human blood. In this study, the MoS 2 @ZnO@Ag provides a new biosensing technology for the detection of free bilirubin, which is expected to be applied to clinical diagnosis.
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2019
·Vol. 166
·期 14
·H685
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IF 3.12
Jun Feng,Yulu Tian,Otieno Kevin Okoth,Ling Cheng,Jingdong Zhang
Metal element doping is an effective way to tune visible light absorption ability and improve the charge carrier separation efficiency of a semiconductor. Herein, we studied the visible light photoelectrocatalytic property of ZnO doped with nickel (Ni-ZnO). The Ni-ZnO film was prepared by using a liquid phase deposition technique. Scanning electron microscopy analysis and X-ray diffraction measurement indicated that the as-prepared Ni-ZnO film comprised of many prismatic wurtzite nanoparticles. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis indicated that Ni2+ entered the ZnO lattice. Cyclic voltammetric analysis confirmed that Ni2+ in the ZnO lattice was electroactive and a pair of Ni2+/Ni3+ redox waves were observed. UV-visible diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence spectra showed that doping of Ni in ZnO improved the visible light utilization and separation of photogenerated charge carriers. The Ni-ZnO film subsequently exhibited a higher photocurrent than the ZnO film. The photoelectrocatalytic activity of the Ni-ZnO film was evaluated by the degradation of tetracycline under visible light illumination. The degradation rate constant for tetracycline on Ni-ZnO film was found to be 1.65 times higher than that of ZnO film.
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ChemNanoMat
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2022
·Vol. 8
·期 9
·e202200243
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IF 3.82
Xueyang Wang,Fanshu Yuan,Dan Xue,Jie Liu,Jie Wei,Yiwen Wang,Jiahui Wang,Qinghua Qu,Qianli Zhang
Graphical A binder-free electrode was constructed by decorating MnO 2 nanoflowers onto the hybrid material of ZIF-8/ZnO, as derived from ZIF-8 via pyrolysis. Both the composite electrode and the NF/ZIF-8-ZnO/MnO 2 //activated carbon (AC) asymmetric supercapacitor demonstrate excellent electrochemical performance, showing that NF/ZIF-8-ZnO/MnO 2 is a promising candidate for supercapacitors due to the synergistic contribution of ZIF-8, ZnO and MnO 2 . In this study, ZIF-8 (Zn(MeIn) 2 , MeIn=2-methylimidazole) was synthesized directly on Ni foam with the use of polydopamine (PDA). By following a hydrothermal process, MnO 2 nanoflowers were decorated on the hybrid material of ZIF-8/ZnO, as derived from ZIF-8 via pyrolysis at 500 °C under nitrogen flow. The produced binder-free electrode (NF/ZIF-8-ZnO/MnO 2 ) demonstrated an excellent electrochemical performance for supercapacitors, including a specific capacitance of 2005 F g −1 at 2 A g −1 and a fairly high cycling stability (90.74% retention after 4000 cycles). Furthermore, a NF/ZIF-8-ZnO/MnO 2 //activated carbon (AC) asymmetric supercapacitor showed an energy density of 70.57 Wh kg −1 given a power density of 112.45 kW kg −1 . These results demonstrate that NF/ZIF-8-ZnO/MnO 2 is a promising candidate for supercapacitors due to the synergistic contribution of ZIF-8, ZnO and MnO 2 .
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T
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2022
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IF 6.267
Fang Wang,Zhe Chen,Zhenzhou Zhu,Jia Guo
Antibiotics in pharmaceutical and aquaculture wastewater is a growing threat to the environment of world, due to the induction of drug-resistant bacteria and the harm to the aquatic organisms. Photocatalytic membrane, which has immobilized photocatalyst on membrane is an effective and environmentally friendly technology for antibiotics degradation. In this study, a novel photocatalytic membrane was prepared by loading ZnO/N-g-C 3 N 4 composite on commercial polymer membrane with glutaraldehyde as a crosslinker through pressure driven filtration. The loading of the photocatalyst over the membranes was validated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic properties of ZnO/N-g-C 3 N 4 composite membrane were observed efficient for degradation of tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin in both immersion and filtration model under visible light (λ > 420 nm). Especially, a ZnO/N-g-C 3 N 4 loading amount of 1.12 g/cm 2 and glutaraldehyde concentration of 45% led to the degradation rate of 100% and 80% for tetracycline at 5 mg/L and 10 mg/L, respectively. Low trans-membrane pressure (0.005 MPa) and narrow membrane size (50 kDa) were favorable for antibiotics degradation in filtration model due to long reaction time on membrane surface. Construction and performance of ZnO/N-g-C 3 N 4 composite membrane might provide new strategy for energy saving wastewater treatment.
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
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2023
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Gan Xinhong,Song Yang,Liu Guoqiang,Zhang Huijuan,Yang Jianhua
We hydrothermally synthesized a flower-shaped ZnO/ZnIn2S4(ZnO/ZIS) Z-scheme heterojunction, which could decompose antibiotics efficiently. Meanwhile, the photocatalysts degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) as the representative pollutant by ZnO/ZIS were studied deeply. When irradiated by a xenon lamp (500 W), ZnO/ZIS (0.20 g/L) degraded SMX (2.5 mg/L) in 6.5 h with an efficiency of 74.9%. The O2− and h+ played key roles in the visible light-assisted decomposition of SMX by ZnO/ZIS, while the role of OH was supplementary. Additionally, we investigated the mechanism of the generation of active species environmentally persistent free radicals (PFRs) within the SMX degradation using ZnO/ZIS by performing computations and experimental analyses based on density functional theory. Besides, PFRs (predominantly oxygen-centered) generated during the visible light-assisted SMX degradation by ZnO/ZIS had a concentration of 1011 spin/mm3. The generation of PFRs involves two major events, i.e., chemical adsorption and electron transfer. To adsorb the precursor F9a on ZnO, the energy required was −2.03 eV, and the electrons were transferred to the ZnO/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction from the precursor F9a. The PFRs only had minor negative impacts on the SMX degradation through ZnO/ZIS.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2019
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Yuan Wang,Zhou Yang,Yunxia Huang,Yangxi Yan,Juan Hou,Zhimin Li,Guozhong Cao
Control of structural and compositional characteristics of photoanodes is a crucial step toward rapid transport of charges and high-efficiency loading of dye or quantum dots in the case of solar cell application. Hierarchical ZnO microspheres (ZMS) and TiO2 hybrid photoanode film were prepared for improved CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). The addition of ZMS into TiO2 electrode films resulted in both increased short circuit current density (Jsc) and open circuit voltage (Voc). Such an improvement is ascribed to the increased light harvesting owing to scattering by ZMS and the reduced charge recombination due to the surface modification. TiO2/ZMS hybrid photoanode displays superior charge injection/transport performance due to the ZMS with unique hierarchical structure, providing charge transfer continuity and multiple electron transport channels for timely electron transport. As a result, the Jsc, Voc, and the photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) were all remarkably enhanced with the insertion of hierarchical ZMS though varied appreciably with the amount of ZMS. Thus, the designed TiO2/ZMS heterostructure-based QDSCs with an optimizing ZMS ratio of 20 wt % achieved a PCE of 5.99%, which is about 35% increase of the efficiency for the devices without ZMS (4.45%).
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2013
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IF 3.777
Zonghua Pu,Qian Liu,Abdullah H. Qusti,Abdullah M. Asiri,Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi,Xuping Sun
The present communication reports on the first electrodeposition of Ni(OH) 2 on ZnO array supported on Ni foam. When applied as a binder-free electrode material for pseudocapacitive energy storage, the resulting ZnO@Ni(OH) 2 array exhibits a high specific capacitance of 2028 F g −1 at a current density of 10 A g −1 with good cycling stability. Meanwhile, the array exhibits a superb rate capability. Even at an extremely high current density of 100 A g −1 , the array still shows a very high specific capacitance of 1059 F g −1 .
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2021
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IF 3.927
Zhuyun Li,Xin Ren,Xin Wang,Wanli You,Meilian Zhong,Anting Kong,Xuebin Lao,Haibo Jiang,Wenqi Yu,Lujiang Jin,Zheng Yao,Liyi Shi
We demonstrated a rapid refinement method consisting of ball milling and sand milling, which greatly improved the milling efficiency, the dispersion of the suspension and the electrical properties of the ZnO varistors . The effects of the refinement processes on the size of the doping additive oxides , the microstructure and the comprehensive electrical properties, especially the degradation behaviors of the ZnO varistors were investigated. Compared with the traditional single ball milling production mode, the additive refinement process combined 6 h ball milling with 15 min sand milling greatly improved the milling efficiency by 6.68 times, with better electrical properties that the leakage current decreased from 3.46 to 1.54 μA, the clamping voltage ratio decreased from 1.99 to 1.96, and the non-linear coefficient increased from 29.1 to 47.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL
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2015
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IF 3.615
Wenrong Cao,Lifang Chen,Zhiwen Qi
Novel Ag/Ag 2 SO 4 /ZnO nanostructures were successfully fabricated by a facile microwave-assisted template-free hydrothermal method. The results reveal that Ag/Ag 2 SO 4 nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed on the surfaces of ZnO plates, which forms the hierarchical Ag/Ag 2 SO 4 /ZnO (AZ) nanostructures. The AZ-2 photocatalyst obtained by adjusting the amounts of thiourea and AgNO 3 with the molar ratio of 1:1 exhibits the highest photocatalytic efficiency, and rhodamine B can be decolorized within 35 min and 20 min under visible-light ( λ > 420 nm) and natural sunlight irradiation, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of AZ catalysts may result from the synergistic effects of Ag/Ag 2 SO 4 nanoparticles loaded on ZnO surfaces, which can enhance visible-light absorption capability of ZnO and promote photoinduced electron–hole separation. Therefore, the Ag/Ag 2 SO 4 nanoparticles doped on semiconductors can be used as effective visible-light photocatalysts and show a great potential for practical applications in the treatment of dye-containing wastewater.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2016
·Vol. 28
·期 6
·4669-4675
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IF 1.798
Zhang Xiufang,Mei Jie,Wang Song,Zheng Yingying,Cui Can,Pan Jiaqi,Li Chaorong
The cotton cellulose nanofibers(CCNFs)/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites have been successfully fabricated by the electrospun-hydrothermal method and successive ionic layer adsorption. The results of XRD, SEM and TEM indicate that the CuS are successfully combined with the ZnO. The photocatalytic activity of the CCNFs/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites is investigated by the degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation, and it is demonstrated to be significantly enhanced after the CuS is introduced. Furthermore, the direct interfacial charge transfer of the ZnO/CuS is considered as the main reason for the enhancement.
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