ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2023
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Zeqing Hu,Rong Wei,Chen Yan,Han Wan,Yu Liu,Longjiu Cheng,Zhou Li,Jiming Song
In this work, carrier concentration optimization and effective mass increase of Cu2GeSe3, which were considered to be a synergetic effect of electrical transport properties, were achieved by the co-doping of Bi and Zn on the Cu site. This effect led to a higher Seebeck coefficient of ∼307.76 μV K–1 at 723 K for the Cu1.988Bi0.01Zn0.002GeSe3 sample. This effect also resulted in a higher power factor of ∼8.66 μW cm–1 K–2 at 723 K and an average power factor of ∼6.29 μW cm–1 K–2 at the temperature range of 303–723 K for the Cu1.988Bi0.01Zn0.002GeSe3 sample, which were ∼135 and ∼196% larger than those of pristine Cu2GeSe3, respectively, and are among the highest value of the Cu2GeSe3-based sample. Benefiting from simultaneous optimization of the power factor, the maximum ZT of ∼0.75 for the Cu1.988Bi0.01Zn0.002GeSe3 sample at 723 K was obtained, which is ∼288% higher than that of Cu2GeSe3.
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Laser & Photonics Reviews
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2023
·Vol. 18
·期 1
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Xiankun Zheng,Lijin Wang,Jialin Bai,Han Zhang,Hanzhuang Zhang,Aiwei Tang,Wenyu Ji
Currently, the performance of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) based on environmental-friendly Cu─In─Zn─S quantum dots (QDs) still lags far behind that of Cd-QDs-based devices. Here it is demonstrated that the unique trap-related recombination in Cu─In─Zn─S QDs is mainly responsible for the low device efficiency. The luminous efficiency of Cu─In─Zn─S-based QLEDs is rather sensitive to the temperature and hole-transporting layers (HTLs) due to the susceptible thermal-related trappingdetrapping processes of holes in radiative Cu-related traps. The holes in Cu-related traps can be quenched by escaping to the valence band of the QDs or/and transferring to the adjacent HTLs. An HTL with low highest occupied molecular orbitals is desired to enhance the hole injection and hinder the aforementioned hole transfer. As a result, a high device efficiency of 6.0 cd A −1 is achieved at room temperature, which is attributed to suppressed HTL-induced emission quenching and efficient valence-band-dominated hole injection from HTL to the QDs. The device efficiency is further increased to 13.2 cd A −1 at 150K by suppressing thermal-induced quenching.
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2022
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IF 10.633
Xian Tong,Li Zhu,Yihao Wu,Yiting Song,Kun Wang,Shengbin Huang,Yuncang Li,Jianfeng Ma,Cuie Wen,Jixing Lin
Zinc (Zn)-based metals and alloys are emerging as promising biodegradable implant materials due to their inherent biodegradability and good biocompatibility. However, this class of materials exhibits low mechanical strength and a slow degradation rate, which hinders their clinical application. Here we report the development of a new biodegradable Fe/Zn–3Cu composite fabricated by infiltration casting of a Zn–3Cu alloy into an Fe foam followed by hot-rolling. Our results indicate that the hot-rolled (HR) Fe/Zn–3Cu composite exhibited an α-Zn matrix phase, a secondary CuZn 5 phase, and an α-Fe phase. The HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite exhibited an ultimate tensile strength of 269 MPa, a tensile yield strength of 210 MPa, and an elongation of 27%. The HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite showed a degradation rate of 228 µm/year after immersion in Hanks’ solution for 30 d The diluted extract of the HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite exhibited a higher cell viability than that of the HR Zn–3Cu alloy in relation to MC3T3-E1 and MG-63 cells. Furthermore, the HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite showed significantly better antibacterial ability than that of the HR Zn–3Cu alloy in relation to S. aureus . Overall, the HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite can be anticipated to be a promising biodegradable implant material for bone-fixation applications. Statement of significance This work reports a new biodegradable Fe/Zn–3Cu composite fabricated by infiltration casting and followed by hot-rolling for biodegradable bone-fixation application. Our findings demonstrated that the hot-rolled (HR) Fe/Zn–3Cu composite exhibited an ultimate tensile strength of 269.1 MPa, a tensile yield strength of 210.3 MPa, and an elongation of 26.7%. HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite showed a degradation rate of 227.6 µm/a, higher than HR Zn–3Cu alloy after immersion in Hanks’ solution for 30 d The diluted extracts of the HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite exhibited a higher cell viability than HR Zn–3Cu alloy toward MC3T3-E1 cells. Furthermore, the HR Fe/Zn–3Cu composite showed significantly better antibacterial ability than the HR Zn–3Cu alloy toward S. aureus .
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FUEL
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2024
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Juzhi Leng,Xinru Yang,Qi Zeng,Wenting Chen,Shupeng Guo,Min Zhong,Lili Liu,Yunlei Chen,Pengju Yang,Mingqi Li
Photochemical reduction of CO 2 (CO 2 RR) to syngas is an attractive approach for carbon–neutral recycling. Manipulating binding strength to reactive species on catalyst surfaces is challenging but essential for achieving efficient syngas production with a desired CO/H 2 ratio. Here, we demonstrate that the binding strength to key reaction intermediates (*CO 2 , *H and *CO) on the Co 3 O 4 surface can be fine-tuned by incorporating varying amount of Zn atoms. Dedicated experiments and theoretical simulations unveil that Zn doping allows for simultaneous control of both CO 2 adsorption/activation and the adsorption affinity of *CO on Zn-Co 3 O 4 catalysts, resulting in a significant enhancement in CO 2 to CO conversion. Moreover, Zn doping can alter the hydrophilicity of the catalyst surface, affecting the water adsorption behavior and adjusting the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. As a result, the CO/H 2 ratio can be readily tuned via varying the Zn doping level. This study presents an effective and economical method approach to manipulate the electronic structure of catalyst surfaces for controlling the kinetics of CO 2 RR and HER reactions, providing valuable insight into the design of highly active transition metal oxides (TMOs) based photocatalysts for syngas production with a tailored CO/H 2 ratio.
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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
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2021
·Vol. 16
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Liu Xiangyu,Pan Yanling,Zhang Peng,Wang Yilin,Xu Guohao,Su Zhaojie,Zhu Xuedong,Yang Fan
Alkylation of benzene to value-added, high octane number and low toxic toluene and xylenes provides a way to lower benzene content in gasoline pool, and is hence a method to promote fuel quality. On the other hand, CO 2 accumulation in the atmosphere causes global warming and requires effective route for its valorization. Utilization of CO 2 as a carbon source for benzene alkylation could achieve both goals. Herein, alkylation of benzene with CO 2 and H 2 was realized by a series of low-cost bifunctional catalysts containing zinc/titanium oxides (Zn/Ti oxides) and HZSM-5 molecular sieves in a fixed-bed reactor. By regulating and controlling oxygen vacancies of Zn/Ti oxides and the acidities of HZSM-5, benzene conversion and CO 2 conversion reached 28.7% and 29.9% respectively, along with a total selectivity of toluene and xylene higher than 90%. In this process, more than 25% CO 2 was effectively utilized and incorporated into the target products. Moreover, the mechanism of the reaction was analyzed and the course was simultaneously traced. CO 2 was transformed into methanol firstly, and then methanol reacted with benzene generating toluene and xylene. The innovation provides a new method for upgrading of fuels and upcycling the emissions of CO 2 , which is of great environmental and economic benefits.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Dexu Zhang,Xiaoying Peng,Jie Zhang,Shixuan Zhu,Zhihong Xue,Shubin Xiong,Shuai Xiong,Bo Sheng,Yiqiang He,Guiming Peng,Jiadong Zhang
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) has become a favored universal photocatalyst. Despite its numerous advantages, the photocatalytic efficiency of g-C 3 N 4 is hindered by the substantial recombination of photoexcited charge carriers and holes. In this work, we demonstrate that Zn-doped tubular carbon nitride photocatalyst (Zn-tCN) can serve as highly efficient catalysts for H 2 O 2 photosynthesis. Mechanism studies confirm that the presence of Zn in g-C 3 N 4 prolongs the lifetimes of photogenerated carriers and inhibits their recombination, which triggers the reduction of O 2 to reaction intermediates ( O 2 − ), as supported by in situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. More importantly, sacrificial agent experiments coupled with in situ EPR results confirmed that the reaction mechanism involves a concerted two-electron transfer process. The optimal catalyst displays a H 2 O 2 productivity of 162.4μmol g –1 h −1 under visible-light irradiation without a sacrificial agent, which is 11.7 times higher than that of pristine g-C 3 N 4 (13.8μmol g –1 h −1 ). This work proposes a synthetic strategy for the preparation of high-performance Zn-doped g-C 3 N 4 , which offers insights and perspectives for developing highly active photocatalysts and deepening the understanding of photocatalytic mechanisms.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Kun Li,Xiao Chang,Xurong Qiao,Shifan Yu,Xiaofang Li,Fujun Xia,Qingzhong Xue
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived metal oxides, as a promising gas-sensing material, have received extensive attention because of its unique advantages of abundant pore structures, high surface areas and diverse compositions. In this work, hierarchical flower-like Zn-doped Co 3 O 4 derived from Zn/Co-MOF is prepared through a process of solvothermal synthesis and annealing. 3 mol% Zn-doped Co 3 O 4 exhibits the highest response of 52.3 toward 100 ppm acetone at 200 °C, which is nearly 20 times higher than that of pure Co 3 O 4 . Additionally, 3 mol% Zn-doped Co 3 O 4 based sensor displays a ppb-level detection limit for acetone, outstanding selectivity, excellent long-term stability and good independence to humidity. The probable reasons for the improved sensing properties are attributed to the changes of carrier concentration, specific surface area and chemisorbed oxygen amount due to Zn doping.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Yeshuang Wang,Xuan Liu,Mingxian Duan,Chaonan Zhang,Huiling Fan,Chao Yang,Tingting Jiao,Tian Kou,Ju Shangguan
Isoreticular bimetal M−Cu−BTC has considerable potential in improving the sulfides removal performance of Cu–BTC. Herein, three transition metals, namely, Zn 2+ , Ni 2+ and Co 2+ , were assessed to fabricate M−Cu−BTC, a desirable isoreticular bimetal. Results demonstrated the feasibility of using Zn 2+ to fabricate an isoreticular bimetallic Zn–Cu–BTC. The Zn 2+ doping content of Zn–Cu–BTC was varied to investigate its influence on the hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) and methyl sulfide (CH 3 SCH 3 ) removal performance of Cu–BTC. The experimental results indicated that the sulfides removal performance of Zn–Cu–BTC increased and then decreased with increasing Zn doping content. The highest H 2 S and CH 3 SCH 3 removal capacities of 84.3 and 93.9 mg S/g, respectively, were obtained when the Zn 2+ doping content was 17%. The hybridisation of Zn and Cu in Zn–Cu–BTC induced a strong interaction between them. This interaction increased the binding energies of H 2 S and CH 3 SCH 3 towards the Cu and Zn adsorption sites while weakening the bond order between Zn and Cu. The weakened bond order made the Zn–Cu bonds easier to form metal sulfides during desulfurization process, thereby synergistically enhancing sulphide removal.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Xuan Jiang,Zhaodong Nan
Multiple oxidation states of first-row transition-metal cations were always doped in g-C3N4 to enhance the catalytic activity by the synergistic action between the cations in the Fenton-like reaction. It remains a challenge for the synergistic mechanism when the stable electronic centrifugation (3d10) of Zn2+ was used. In this work, Zn2+ was facilely introduced in Fe-doped g-C3N4 (named xFe/yZn-CN). Compared with Fe-CN, the rate constant of the tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) degradation increased from 0.0505 to 0.0662 min–1 for 4Fe/1Zn-CN. The catalytic performance was more outstanding than those of similar catalysts reported. The catalytic mechanism was proposed. With the introduction of Zn2+ in 4Fe/1Zn-CN, the atomic percent of Fe (Fe2+ and Fe3+) and the molar ratio of Fe2+ to Fe3+ at the catalyst’s surface increased, where Fe2+ and Fe3+ were the active sites for adsorption and degradation. In addition, the band gap of 4Fe/1Zn-CN decreased, leading to enhanced electron transfer and conversion from Fe3+ to Fe2+. These changes resulted in the excellent catalytic performance of 4Fe/1Zn-CN. Radicals •OH, •O2–, and 1O2 formed in the reaction and took different actions under various pH values. 4Fe/1Zn-CN exhibited excellent stability after five cycles under the same conditions. These results may give a strategy for synthesizing Fenton-like catalysts.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Qi-Hua Yang,Gui-Hua Li,Yu-Chen Ao,Shu-Juan Zhao,Han-Qi Wei,Le Fu,Zhi-Wei Luo,Tian-Liang Zhou,Chu-Jie Wang,Ge-Mei Cai
As a new generation of environmentally friendly halide materials, Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 shows up the promising application in scintillation, LED, and photoelectric detection fields. However, liquid phase methods cannot produce Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 on a large scale, and the preparation process is accompanied by serious pollution. Although the ball milling method can solve the problems caused by the liquid phase synthesis method, the Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 obtained has many surface defects and low luminescence efficiency. In this work, a strategy of doping-assisted ball-milling synthesis using ZnI 2 is proposed. Similar to the chemical preparation of Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 , the iodine-rich environment during the modified ball milling process can also play a role in repairing surface defects. And it has been demonstrated through experiments and first principles calculations that the distortion of [Cu 2 I 5 ] 3- under ground/excited state can be adjusted through doping Zn into the Cu1 site, the formation barrier of self-trapped excitons is reduced, and the luminous efficiency of Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 is significantly improved. Subsequently, using the simple hot-pressing method, the representative Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :1.0Zn sample was combined with commercially available polypropylene to fabricate Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :1.0Zn@PP film. Finally, the potential applications of the newly-developed film in portable and customizable WLED and scintillation fields were explored.
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Nanomaterials
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2022
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Daojun Zhang,Bei Jiang,Chengxiang Li,Hao Bian,Yang Liu,Yingping Bu,Renchun Zhang,Jingchao Zhang
Electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs) have caused widespread concern, ascribed to the increasing depletion of traditional fossil energy and environmental pollution. In recent years, nickel cobalt bimetallic sulfides have been regarded as the most attractive electrode materials for super-performance EESDs due to their relatively low cost and multiple electrochemical reaction sites. In this work, NiCo-bimetallic sulfide NixCo3−xS4particles were synthesized in a mixed solvent system with different proportion of Ni and Co salts added. In order to improve the electrochemical performance of optimized Ni2.5Co0.5S4electrode, the Ni2.5Co0.5S4particles were annealed at 350 °C for 60 min (denoted as Ni2.5Co0.5S4-350), and the capacity and rate performance of Ni2.5Co0.5S4-350 was greatly improved. An aqueous NiCo-Zn battery was assembled by utilizing Ni2.5Co0.5S4-350 pressed onto Ni form as cathode and commercial Zn sheet as anode. The NiCo-Zn battery based on Ni2.5Co0.5S4-350 cathode electrode delivers a high specific capacity of 232 mAh g−1at 1 A g−1and satisfactory cycling performance (65% capacity retention after 1000 repeated cycles at 8 A g−1). The as-assembled NiCo-Zn battery deliver a high specific energy of 394.6 Wh kg−1and long-term cycling ability. The results suggest that Ni2.5Co0.5S4-350 electrode has possible applications in the field of alkaline aqueous rechargeable electrochemical energy storage devices for supercapacitor and NiCo-Zn battery.Keywords:NixCo3−xS4structures;micro/nanostructures;supercapacitors;Ni-Zn batteries
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Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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2023
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Fengyi WANG,Ziwen LV,Linxiao Sun,Hongtao CHEN,Mingyu LI
Background In the field of electronic packaging, Sn-58Bi solder paste is a promising low-temperature option for step soldering. However, the tendency for the Bi-rich phase to coarsen and segregate poses a significant challenge to the long-term reliability of the solder joints. Methods The Sn coated Zn (Zn@Sn) core-shell particles were prepared through a chemical plating process and incorporated into the Sn-58Bi low-temperature solder paste to enhance its reliability. The microstructural and mechanical characteristics of the solder joints were evaluated under thermal cycling and thermomigration conditions to assess their long-term service reliability. Significant findings The addition of Zn lowers the nucleation energy and promotes the refinement of the eutectic structure, avoiding a significant reduction in shear strength after thermal cycling. In thermomigration, the heat transfer Q* of Bi is calculated to be 22.5 kJ/mol. The Zn-rich phases hardly move and are evenly distributed within the solder joints, acting like a barrier to prevent the Bi phase diffusing from the hot end to the cold end.
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