Energy Material Advances
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2022
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IF 0
Fujie Li,Chao Wang,Xiu Song Zhao
Anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a potential anode material for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). However, the low electronic conductivity and sluggish ion diffusion kinetics at high rate hamper its practical applications. Herein, we demonstrate a sol-gel approach to the synthesis of thermally stable anatase nanoparticles with a carbon shell as anode materials for NIBs. A sample calcined at 750 °C (designated as H-750TiO2@C) exhibits high-rate capability and excellent stability against cycling with no capacity loss after 2000 cycles at 1 A g-1. In situ X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy characterization results reveal a nearly zero-strain characteristic of the anatase phase during charge/discharge processes. In situ transmission electron microscopy, ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscope characterization results of samples collected at different charged and discharged states suggest that the anatase phase undergoes an irreversible sodiation-activation during the initial discharge process to form a sodiated-TiO2 phase. A full cell assembled with H-750TiO2@C as the anode and Na3V2(PO4)3 as the cathode delivers an energy density of 220 Wh kg-1, demonstrating H-750TiO2@C is a potential anode material for NIBs.
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材料科学
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电化学
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SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
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2015
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IF 5.337
Lixin Song,Yingli Guan,Pingfan Du,Yefeng Yang,Frank Ko,Jie Xiong
The branched TiO 2 nanotubes (BTNTs) were synthesized by a combined method of electrospinning, hydrothermal treatment , calcination , and ultrasonic treatment . Various morphologies of BTNTs were obtained by adjusting the hydrothermal temperature or time, and this yielded a morphologically-controllable BTNTs geometry. The CNTs incorporated TiO 2 nanorods (CTNRs) were fabricated via a combined method. The novel bilayer photoanodic film made of the CTNRs as an underlayer and the BTNTs as a light-scattering overlayer was fabricated for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells (FDSSCs). With addition of the BTNTs, the conversion efficiency of FDSSCs was greatly enhanced due to the improved light-scattering, the increased dye loading, and the more effective electron collection. The highest conversion efficiency of 4.18% was achieved with the 150 °C hydrothermal treatment for 30 min, which is nearly twice that of the FDSSCs using single-layer CTNRs film.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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能源材料
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光伏技术
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电化学
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MOLECULES
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2023
·Vol. 28
·期 5
·2189
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IF 4.6
Yunqing Zhu,Bingqing Li,Yongming Wang,Tian Wang
Electrocatalytic oxidation (ECO) has attracted attention because of its high efficiency and environmental friendliness in water treatment. The preparation of anodes with high catalytic activity and long service lifetimes is a core part of electrocatalytic oxidation technology. Here, porous Ti/RuO2-IrO2@Pt, Ti/RuO2-TiO2@Pt, and Ti/Y2O3-RuO2-TiO2@Pt anodes were fabricated by means of modified micro-emulsion and vacuum impregnation methods with high porosity titanium plates as substrates. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that RuO2-IrO2@Pt, RuO2-TiO2@Pt, and Y2O3-RuO2-TiO2@Pt nanoparticles were coated on the inner surface of the as-prepared anodes to form the active layer. Electrochemical analysis revealed that the high porosity substrate could result in a large electrochemically active area, and a long service life (60 h at 2 A cm−2current density, 1 mol L−1H2SO4as the electrolyte, and 40 °C). The degradation experiments conducted on tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) showed that the porous Ti/Y2O3-RuO2-TiO2@Pt had the highest degradation efficiency for tetracycline, reaching 100% removal in 10 min with the lowest energy consumption of 167 kWh kg−1TOC. The reaction was consistent with the pseudo-primary kinetics results with a k value of 0.5480 mol L−1s−1, which was 16 times higher than that of the commercial Ti/RuO2-IrO2electrode. The fluorospectrophotometry studies verified that the degradation and mineralization of tetracycline were mainly ascribed to the •OH generated in the electrocatalytic oxidation process. This study thus presents a series of alternative anodes for future industrial wastewater treatment.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 18.5
Ruyan Xie,Shuzhe Zhang,Yanhua Song,Xiaozhen Zhang,Shihou Sheng,Haifeng Zou
The optical properties of quantum dots are significantly influenced by photoactivation. However, the progress in the development of photoactivation carbon dot (CDs) is still stagnant. Herein, a method for preparing photoactivated CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 by introducing affluent defects onto the surface of CDs through modification with NiFe 2 O 4 , extremely filling the gap of photoactivated CDs is proposed. Interestingly, a fantastic fluorescence detection strategy in a unique “OFF-ON-OFF” mode, combined with Ag + -assisted fluorescence enhancement, to establish a dual-channel regulation mechanism for ultra-sensitive detection of Hg 2+ is first proposed. By increasing surface traps and non-radiative recombination, defect-induced manipulation on the surface of CDs creates favorable conditions for enhancing photoactivation capacity. Unexpectedly, the CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 shows a 25-fold enhancement in fluorescence intensity after exposure to UV-lamp. Compared to CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 , Ag + -assisted photoactivation CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 exhibits superior selectivity and sensitivity for Hg 2+ detection, with low detection limits of 0.7 nM. Moreover, TiO 2 @CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 catalyst is successfully prepared by anchoring CDs/NiFe 2 O 4 onto the surface of TiO 2 , which demonstrates efficient degradation of tetracycline within 90 min under visible light irradiation, with a degradation rate of 98.3%. This work first provides a novel defects modification strategy for developing highly active photoactivated CDs technology that is significant for future environmentally sensitive applications.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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分析化学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 6.707
Tingting Sun,Xinwei Zhang,Yisheng Hu,Lei Xu,Yahui Zhao
The UiO-66-FP/HPW/TiO 2 heterojunction photocatalytic material is fabricated by one-pot solvothermal method. The crystal structure, elemental composition, morphology, and optical properties of as-prepared catalysts are well-characterized. Subsequently, the synthesized materials’ catalytic activity is evaluated by degrading rhodamine B (RhB) and ofloxacin (OFX) under visible-light illumination. It turns out that the 10 wt% UiO-66-FP/HPW/TiO 2 sample possesses the best efficiency, with 98.6% RhB and 97.2% OFX removed under identical condition, which is 4.68 and 4.14 times than that of HPW/TiO 2 , respectively. The superior efficiency can be ascribed to the construction of UiO-66-FP/HPW/TiO 2 heterostructure, better adsorption capacity of organic contaminants, enhanced visible light response, and lower recombination rate of e − -h + pairs. The quenching effect of distinct scavengers indicates that •OH is an additional significant contributor to the ternary photodegradation system besides •O 2 – and h VB + species. This constitutes another reason for the superior photocatalytic activity of UiO-66-FP/HPW/TiO 2 relative to HPW/TiO 2 . The photo-degradation efficiency of 10 wt% UiO-66-FP/HPW/TiO 2 composite is reduced by 4.68% after running five cycles. Overall, this work presents one type of efficient and reusable TiO 2 -based photocatalysts driven by visible light.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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IF 2.589
Lei Tang,Zhixiang Zeng,Gang Wang,Eryong Liu,Longyang Li,Qunji Xue
In this paper, different apertures of superhydrophilic porous TiO 2 films are fabricated by sol-gel method with PEG2000 additive. The drag reduction effect of the films is investigated through experiment of falling-ball method and FEM simulation. The larger PEG2000 content, the bigger size and the more regular and homogeneous of the pores. The joint action of anatase crystal, hydroxyl groups and water molecules absorbed on the surface and porous structure causes the superhydrophilicity. The resistance test shows that when the addition amount of PEG2000 changes from 0.25 g to 2 g, the drag reduction efficiency increases from − 17.9% to 8.6% and − 16.8% to 9.4% with 12 mm and 25 mm diameter balls. The drag reduction mechanism can be obtained from Finite Element Method simulation. The result shows that vortexes are formed in the pore which can reduce the frictional drag by lowering the velocity gradient and giving a frictional driving force. Meanwhile, an “extra press drag” is formed between the front and back wall. If the degree of friction drag reduction is greater than the degree of press drag increase, the film will show the effect of drag reduction overall.
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材料科学
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流体力学
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2023
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IF 8.4
Zhenlong Song,Yuzhen Hu,Song Li,Jianguo Liu,Xinghua Zhang,Longlong Ma,Lungang Chen,Qi Zhang
Valorizing lignin into valuable chemicals requires the selective breaking of a large number of C–O bonds found in the β–O–4 structure. In this study, we present a one-pot strategy that utilizes two NiO/TiO2 catalysts for the photocatalytic depolymerization of β–O–4 alcohols. The S-1.6%NiO/TiO2 catalyst is used for the dehydrogenation of β–O–4 alcohols at 450 nm. Then, the L-0.8%NiO/TiO2 catalyst is employed for the hydrogenolysis of β–O–4 ketones at 365 nm. Remarkably, the dehydrogenation–hydrogenolysis tandem reaction can be conducted in one pot, which affords high yields of ketones and phenols (up to 89%) from β–O–4 alcohols. Additionally, the L-0.8%NiO/TiO2 catalyst prepared in this article is the smallest NiO/TiO2 photocatalyst reported to date, and the size of NiO in the S-1.6%NiO/TiO2 catalyst is even small enough to enter the lattice of TiO2. We successfully regulated the reaction selectivity by controlling the loading method and the amount of NiO. Our work offers a promising solution for efficiently cleaving target bonds in lignin and provides insights into the design of efficient photocatalysts.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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可再生资源转化
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Lin Li,Dawei Tang,Yongchen Song,Bo Jiang
Optofluidic microreactors are promising platform for photocatalytic reactions. However, the light transmission phenomenon is serious in optofluidic microreactors which makes a part of solar energy lose in surroundings. To resolve this problem, in this work, a novel dual-film optofluidic microreactor is proposed and fabricated by immobilizing TiO 2 nanorod arrays on both the top and bottom internal wall of the microchamber. Such dual-film structure enables the transmitted light to be utilized by the bottom TiO 2 film instead of being wasted, thus improving the light-harvesting capacity of optofluidic microreactor. Moreover, TiO 2 nanorod arrays are employed as the photocatalytic film in this optofluidic microreactor to enlarge the specific surface area and facilitate the mass transfer. The photocatalytic performance and the kinetic properties of the dual-film optofluidic microreactor are evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Results show that the proposed dual-film optofluidic microreactor yielded much higher degradation efficiency than the conventional one as a result of enhanced light-harvesting and improved mass transfer. In addition, the long-term testing proves that the durability of the dual-film optofluidic microreactor can be improved by operating it in a periodically rotated manner. In short, the TiO 2 nanorod arrays-based dual-film optofluidic microreactor exhibits efficient light-harvesting and high durability and shows promising potential for photocatalytic applications.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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环境科学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES
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2023
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IF 3.4
Shaohua Huo,Zhen Dong,Xiangcheng Li,Pengcheng Liu,Pingan Chen,Boquan Zhu
In this paper, a novel phosphate-based adhesive with excellent high-temperature bonding strength was prepared by using phosphate as the matrix and modified B 4 C, modified TiO 2 as well as low-temperature fused Zn–B–Si–Al-R glass materials as fillers. The effects of heat treatment temperature and filler compositions on the high-temperature bonding strength of the adhesive were investigated. The results indicated that the aluminum phosphate in the adhesive was transformed from orthorhombic to cubic crystalline at 210 ± 5 °C, which increased the cell stacking density from 2.19 g/cm 3 to 2.74 g/cm 3 and made the binder dense. After calcination at 500 °C, a large number of pyrophosphates were generated inside the adhesive, and the chemical bonds such as P–O–Si and P–O–Cu in these pyrophosphates formed reticulated skeletal macromolecules, which improved the network structure of the transition zone between the adhesive and stainless steel . Meanwhile, the difference in potential resulted in the exchange of Fe and Cu 2+ , H + at the bonding interface to enhance the high-temperature resistance and bonding strength of the specimen. When the additions of La 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , CuO were1.2%, 5%, 10%, and 15%, the maximum tensile strength of the specimen reached 8.73 MPa at 500 °C. The phosphate binder prepared in this work could be widely used in the field of high-temperature material repair such as aerospace and energy.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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IF 8.456
Haoying Wang,Jie Li,Huijie Shi,Siqi Xie,Chaojie Zhang,Guohua Zhao
Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) reduction and removal of atrazine, one typical endocrine disruptor chemical, was achieved on Pd quantum dots modified TiO2 nanotubes (PdQDs@TiO2NTs) under regulating potentials. Compared with that on TiO2NTs, the PEC reduction efficiency of atrazine on PdQDs@TiO2NTs significantly increased, mainly attributed to the reduced electron transfer resistance, longer lifetime of the photogenerated electrons and the faster electron injection from the catalyst to atrazine in the solution. Meanwhile, PdQDs could also function as cocatalyst so that the electrocatalytic activity of PdQDs@TiO2NTs was evidently improved. Moreover, the investigation indicated that the applied potential not only played important role in accelerating the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes, but also with the increment of the cathodic potential, the PEC reduction mechanism of atrazine underwent the variation of electro-assisted photocatalysis, synergetic photoelectro-catalysis, and photoassisted electro-catalysis. A highest atrazine PEC reduction efficiency was achieved as 99.5% on PdQDs@TiO2NTs in about 5 h under the potential of −1.3 V vs. SCE, whereas the highest synergetic effect of photo- and electro- catalysis was achieved at a lower potential of −0.9 V vs. SCE.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 20
·5803-5811
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IF 5.726
Peng Bai,Xinli Tong,Yiqi Gao,Pengfei Guo
A novel photocatalytic selective oxidative transformation of amines to imines using water as a primary oxidant is achieved under oxygen-free conditions. In the presence a single 1%Pt@TiO2-500 catalyst, the photocatalytic oxidative coupling of benzylamine to N-benzylidenebenzylamine has been efficiently performed using water as an oxidant, in which a 99.8% conversion and a 92.5% selectivity were obtained at room temperature; meanwhile, a certain amount of hydrogen was detected that confirms the simultaneous occurrence of water splitting reaction. Further investigations revealed that the introduction of the Pt element facilitates the formation of O-holes on the surface of TiO2, which efficiently promotes the generation of active oxygen species from water and the following oxidative coupling of benzylamine. Then, the photocatalytic oxidative coupling of various aromatic and aliphatic amines with water as the primary oxidant were also studied, and excellent conversion and high selectivities to corresponding products were attained. Based on the control experiment and the catalytic principle, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed for the oxidative coupling of benzylamine with water as the primary oxidant.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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环境科学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Qiong Sun,Bing Han,Kaijing Li,Liyan Yu,Lifeng Dong
Photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) is a novel energy conversion device that can effectively convert light into chemical energy and then electrical energy, accompanied with the pollutant purification treatment by photocatalytic technology. In this study, the synergetic photocatalytic degradation of organic dye in anode and the reduction of heavy metal Cr(VI) in cathode are carried out in an improved dual-chamber PFC device with TiO 2 and core–shell structured Ag@Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles as photoanode and cathode materials , respectively. Among different materials, Ag@Fe 2 O 3 shows the highest catalytic activity to the reduction of Cr(VI) with an apparent kinetic constant of 0.058 min −1 , even much better than commercial Pt foil (0.027 min −1 ). From morphology and electrical characterizations, the excellent electrical conductivity of noble metal Ag and suitable conduction band positions between TiO 2 and Fe 2 O 3 lead to a rapid and directional transfer of photoinduced electrons, and the variable valence of Fe(II)/(III) in iron oxide facilitates continuous catalytic reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). Moreover, the addition of H 2 O 2 into anode chamber can significantly accelerate the reactions and electricity output. The radical quenching tests prove that the existence of H 2 O 2 can efficiently increase the production of photoinduced carriers, and more oxidizing species (such as O 2 − and OH) can be produced from the reactions between H 2 O 2 and photoinduced holes or electrons.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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