INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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2023
·Vol. 24
·期 8
·7061
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IF 5.6
Jing Xin,Jing Wang,Yuanping Yao,Sijia Wang,Zhenxi Zhang,Cuiping Yao
Simulated-daylight photodynamic therapy (SD-PDT) may be an efficacious strategy for treating melanoma because it can overcome the severe stinging pain, erythema, and edema experienced during conventional PDT. However, the poor daylight response of existing common photosensitizers leads to unsatisfactory anti-tumor therapeutic effects and limits the development of daylight PDT. Hence, in this study, we utilized Ag nanoparticles to adjust the daylight response of TiO2, acquire efficient photochemical activity, and then enhance the anti-tumor therapeutic effect of SD-PDT on melanoma. The synthesized Ag-doped TiO2showed an optimal enhanced effect compared to Ag-core TiO2. Doping Ag into TiO2produced a new shallow acceptor impurity level in the energy band structure, which expanded optical absorption in the range of 400–800 nm, and finally improved the photodamage effect of TiO2under SD irradiation. Plasmonic near-field distributions were enhanced due to the high refractive index of TiO2at the Ag-TiO2interface, and then the amount of light captured by TiO2was increased to induce the enhanced SD-PDT effect of Ag-core TiO2. Hence, Ag could effectively improve the photochemical activity and SD-PDT effect of TiO2through the change in the energy band structure. Generally, Ag-doped TiO2is a promising photosensitizer agent for treating melanoma via SD-PDT.Keywords:melanoma;simulated-daylight photodynamic therapy;Ag-doped TiO2;Ag-core TiO2
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Journal of Environmental Sciences
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2023
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Jiaojiao Guan,Daorong Li,Jiahui Feng,Peng Xu,Zhaonian Li,Siqi Ge,Hongxia Chen,Kunfeng Zhang
The removal of ammonia (NH 3 ) emitted from agricultural and industrial activities is of great significance to protect human health and ecological environment. Photocatalytic NH 3 oxidation to N 2 under mild conditions is a promising strategy. However, developing visible light photocatalysts for NH 3 oxidation is still in its infancy. Here, we fabricate N-TiO 2 and Ag/AgCl/N-TiO 2 photocatalysts by sol-gel and photodeposition methods, respectively. The introduction of N not only endows TiO 2 with visible light response (absorption edge at 460 nm) but also results in the formation of heterophase junction (anatase and rutile). Thus, N-TiO 2 shows 2.0 and 1.8 times higher than those over anatase TiO 2 and commercial TiO 2 for NH 3 oxidation under full spectrum irradiation. Meanwhile, surface modification of Ag can simultaneously enhance visible light absorption (generating localized surface plasmon resonance effect) and charge separation efficiency. Therefore, the photocatalytic activity of Ag/AgCl/N-TiO 2 is further improved. Furthermore, the presence of N and Ag also enhances the selectivity of N 2 product owing to the change of reaction pathway. This work simultaneously regulates photocatalytic conversion efficiency and product selectivity, providing some guidance for developing highly efficient photocatalysts for NH 3 elimination.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2023
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Gang Jian,Liang Feng,Yuhang Du,Ning Yang,Shangtao Zhu,Rui Dong,Yong Jiao
Composites with linear dielectric properties possess advantages in energy storage fields for the high charge-discharge efficiency with low energy loss. However, energy density of them is limited due to low permittivity. Here, a linear dielectric polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite filled with parallel aligned core-shell Ag@BaTiO 3 (BT) 2D flakes is prepared by directional shearing, which possesses high permittivity and excellent energy storage properties. Compared with traditional polymer/core-shell hybrid filler composites, this work presents modified filler composition, different filler dimension and enhanced energy storage performances. Conformably-coated Ag@BT flakes are prepared through simultaneous hydrolysis on polyvinylpyrrolidone-functionalized Ag flakes, forming a smooth ∼100 nm thick coating layer. The aligned PDMS/40 vol% Ag@BT flake composite exhibits a very high permittivity of 347 and a low dielectric loss< 0.03 at 100 Hz from 20 to 150 °C. The comp°site exhibits an enhanced breakdown strength of 26 kV cm −1 owing to BT coverage-shell blocking and parallel filler arrangement, compared with that of percolative composites filled with metal particles without shell-coverage. The composite exhibits linear dielectric characteristics with high discharged energy density of 6.18 × 10 −3 J cm −3 and superhigh charge-discharge efficiency> 95% at 20 kV cm −1 . This study demonstrates Ag@BT flake based linear-polymer composites for energy related applications.
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MOLECULES
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2023
·Vol. 28
·期 2
·592
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Ni Xiao,Wei Weng,Ding Tang,Wen Tan,Liye Zhang,Zheyuan Deng,Xiaopeng Chi,Jiangang Ku,Shuiping Zhong
The direct and rapid determination of trace cobalt ion (Co2+) in the electrolyte of zinc smelting plants is urgently needed but is impeded by the severe interference of extremely high-concentration zinc ions in the solution. Herein, colorimetric detection of Co2+by the polyvinylpyrrolidone functionalized silver nanoparticles (PVP-AgNPs) is realized in solutions with the Zn/Co ratio being high, up to (0.8–5) × 104, which is located within the ratio range in industrial solution. The high concentration of Zn2+induces a strong attenuation of Co2+-related signals in ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) extinction spectra; nevertheless, a good linear range for detecting 1–6 mg/L Co2+in 50 g/L Zn2+solution is still acquired. The strong anti-interference toward other metal ions and the mechanism understanding for trace Co2+detection in such a high-concentration Zn2+solution are also revealed by systematic analysis techniques. The results extend the AgNPs as colorimetric sensors to industrial solutions, providing a new strategy for detecting trace-metal ions in industrial plants.Keywords:colorimetric detection;silver nanoparticles;polyvinylpyrrolidone;trace Co2+determination;industrial high-concentration zinc solution
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2022
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Xingxing Yu,Yan Sun,Jieyu Hu,Junjie Wang,Xiumei Zhuang,Shenghao Zhang,Haiting Ren,Hongxing Qiu,Yueshou Zhang,Yongjun Hu
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a promising method for rapid and sensitive detection of pesticide residues. Herein, a three-dimensional MoS2/Au/Ag nanostructure was developed by employing composite systems containing semiconductors, noble metal nanoparticles, and internal standard. The MoS2 nanoflowers provide abundant anchors for the loading of plasmonic nanoparticles so as to generate intense electromagnetic “hot spots,” and the Au-MBN/Ag nanostructures can increase the accuracy of SERS detection with the calibration ability of the internal standard molecules (4-mercaptobenzonitrile, 4-MBN). Therefore, the MoS2/Au/Ag nanostructures integrate the advantages of high-enhancement SERS substrates and high-accuracy ratiometric Raman detection. Moreover, the nanostructures were fabricated via a facile procedure and showed high sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility in SERS detection. The nanostructures also showed good linear fitting between the ratios of Raman intensity and logarithmic concentrations of analytes in ratiometric SERS analysis. In addition, thiabendazole (TBZ) in apple juice was successfully detected by using the as-prepared SERS substrates with a limit of detection down to 0.1 ppm in practical applications. To conclude, the MoS2/Au/Ag nanostructures showed excellent SERS activity in ratiometric analysis and the substrate is expected to have great potential for the quantitative detection of low-concentration pesticide residues.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 43
·期 17
·6772-6780
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IF 3.069
Yuxi Meng,Hanyu Gao,Shuang Li,Fang Chai,Lihua Chen
Herein, high efficiency and recyclable Cu–Ag hybrid catalyst (Trp–Cu–Ag) NPs were prepared by the hydrothermal method using L-tryptophan as a reducing agent and protecting reagent. The structure, morphology and catalytic properties of the Trp–Cu–Ag NPs were investigated in detail. The binary Trp–Cu–Ag NPs were assembled using Trp–Cu nanosheets and Ag nanoparticles through a one-step process. The developed Trp–Cu–Ag NPs show excellent catalytic performance in the reduction of nitrophenols (4-nitrophenol, 2-nitrophenol and 3-nitrophenol). Meanwhile, the Trp–Cu–Ag NPs exhibited a stable conversion efficiency of over 95% for more than 10 recycles in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. The binary Trp–Cu–Ag NPs can also catalytically reduce K3(Fe(CN)6) in the presence of a NaBH4 aqueous solution with high efficiency. All in all, the obtained Trp–Cu–Ag NPs show potential as a catalyst in practical environmental protection applications due to their cost-effective and recyclable features.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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Guojun Weng,Yao Feng,Jing Zhao,Jianjun Li,Jian Zhu,Junwu Zhao
Ag triangular nanoplates have been widely used as the SERS substrate due to their anisotropic morphology and sharp corners. In this work, SERS activity of Ag triangular nanoplates on glass and paper substrates was investigated with different concentration and size. A tiny triangular nuclei based synthesis method was employed to produce Ag triangular nanoplates with different size. And the extinction coefficients of Ag triangular nanoplates with different size were quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). With definite concentration, Ag triangular nanoplates with small size showed stronger SERS intensity on glass substrate at high concentrations, while large Ag triangular nanoplates exhibited better SERS effect on paper substrate at low concentrations. The possible reasons for distinct SERS activity of Ag triangular nanoplates on glass and paper were discussed with scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization. These results exhibited important implications for fabricating Raman substrates using Ag triangular nanoplates and could be applied to the SERS sensing with flexile substrate.
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
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2019
·Vol. 125
·期 2
·1-10
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IF 1.784
Chai Chen,Liu Jianxin,Wang Yawen,Zhang Xiaochao,Duan Donghong,Fan Caimei,Wang Yunfang
A h-WO 3 decorated Ag–AgCl composite was prepared through facile precipitation and photoreduction methods and demonstrated to be a highly efficient and stable photocatalyst for the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light. Ag–AgCl/h-WO 3 exhibited much improved photocatalytic performance was elucidated from the physical–chemical properties of AgCl and h-WO 3 and the surface plasmon resonance effect of the Ag particles. The techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) and photocurrent were used to characterize crystalline phases, morphology, composition and separation efficiency between electrons (e − ) and holes (h + ) of the synthesized composite photocatalyst. XPS results confirmed the existence of W 5+ and W 6+ on the surface of h-WO 3 sample, which favored electrons transfer between AgCl and Ag, and generated superoxide radical for the degradation of RhB. The active species trapping experiments results further demonstrated that the formation of superoxide radical during the system. Finally, the underlying photocatalytic mechanism for the removal of RhB by Ag–AgCl/h-WO 3 composite was examined.
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2019
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Wei Guo,Hui He,Hongxiang Zhu,Xudong Hou,Xingjuan Chen,Shile Zhou,Shuangfei Wang,Lingtao Huang,Jiehan Lin
A biomass cellulose-based colorimetric sensor for Ag + and Cu 2+ was prepared by grafting 2,5-dithiourea (DTu) onto biomass-pulp cellulose. The as-prepared sensor (cellulose-DTu) showed excellent selectivity and sensitivity towards Cu 2+ over other common metal ions (Pb 2+ , Mn 2+ , Mg 2+ , Zn 2+ , Hg 2+ , K + , Al 3+ , Ca 2+ , Na + , Cd 2+ , Ni 2+ , Ba 2+ , and Li + ), exhibiting a color change from white to light grey. However, the sensor exhibited a remarkable color change from white to yellow-red upon the addition of Ag + . The naked-eye-detection concentration limits for Ag + and Cu 2+ were 10 −3 and 10 -4 mol/L, respectively. Furthermore, cellulose-DTu responded to both Ag + and Cu 2+ within 5 s. A mechanism for the selective identification of Ag + and Cu 2+ by cellulose-DTu was proposed based on 13 C solid NMR, XPS, and TEM analyses. In addition, the application of cellulose-DTu in real water confirmed that it exhibits the advantages of simplicity, rapidity, and high selectivity for in-situ identification of Ag + and Cu 2+ .
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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Xian Wei,Shiliang Mei,Guilin Zhang,Danlu Su,Fengxian Xie,Wanlu Zhang,Ruiqian Guo
Transition metal ions doping has been an effective method to optimize the optical properties of quantum dots (QDs) and attracted much interest in recent years. In this work, Cu doped InP/ZnS (Cu:InP/ZnS) QDs have been synthesized via a nucleation-doping method and exhibit dual emission which consists of the intrinsic emission and the dopant emission. With the incremental Cu concentration from 0% to 10%, the dopant emission could be largely tuned from 598 to 707 nm. After introducing Ag ions into Cu:InP/ZnS QDs, the photoluminance (PL) intensity of dual emission gets remarkably enhanced with a PL quantum yield (QY) of 79%, while the emission peak positions change marginally. Through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, steady-state and time-resolved PL spectroscopy measurement, it can be concluded that the dopant emission color is mainly dominated by Cu while Ag is conducive to improve the dual emission of Cu and Ag co-doped InP/ZnS QDs. These results would contribute to further understanding dopant-dependent interaction and render this new class of single-phased and dual-emissive QDs a promising future to be applied in white LED.
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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 72
·期 3
·200-205
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Jianhua Ge,Yuchong Chen,Jing Xu,Yujie Liu,Long Zhang,Fugeng Zha
The plasmonic photocatalyst Ag@AgCl was successfully prepared through a facile solvothermal method via a deep eutectic solvent (DES), which is composed of choline chloride and urea. X-Ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, element-mapping, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, N2 absorption–desorption, and UV-vis diffuse reflectance techniques were adopted to analyse the performance of the plasmonic photocatalyst. Characterisation results indicated that the DES not only served as a solvent and Cl source, but also as a reductant. Meanwhile, the probable mechanism for the formation of Ag@AgCl is discussed, which revealed a visible light enhanced photocatalytic property for the degradation of benzidine. Furthermore, the photocatalyst showed no decrease in its catalytic activity even after five cycles of operation. Finally, a possible photocatalytic oxidation mechanism of Ag@AgCl is proposed.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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Yong Zuo,Jinjun Chen,Haocheng Yang,Miao Zhang,Yanfen Wang,Gang He,Zhaoqi Sun
In this paper, highly ordered titanium dioxide nanorod (TNR) arrays decorated with Ag-Ag 2 S quantum-dots (QDs) were synthesized on FTO substrate through hydrothermal treatment and in-situ vulcanization . The content of Ag 2 S QDs on Ag/TNR was controlled by changing the immersion time of Ag/TNR in the N-N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) solution containing dissolved sulfur element. The morphology, structure, composition and optical, photoelectric and photocatalytic properties of QDs/TNR arrays were studied in detail. In the visible range, the QDs/TNR array with a soaking time of 12 h exhibits the maximal photocurrent density (0.082 mA/cm 2 ) and photodegradation rate (62.2%), which is 5.5 and 1.85 times higher than that of pure TNR. The improvement of these properties could be attributed to synergy effect between Ag and Ag 2 S materials. That is, Ag QDs can stably capture and transmit photo-generated electrons from the TNR surface, whereas the Ag 2 S promoter is regarded as the interface active sites to enhance photocatalytic reactions. Therefore, the synergistic effect of Ag-Ag 2 S can significantly enhance the photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic properties of the TNR arrays.
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