ACS Omega
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2021
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IF 3.512
Xianyu Liu,Tayyaba Najam,Ghulam Yasin,Mohan Kumar,Miao Wang
Tin chalcogenides are considered as promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high theoretical lithium-storage capacity. Herein, we have successfully synthesized the composites of tin chalcogenides and graphite, that is, SnS/C, SnSe/C, and SnS0.5Se0.5/C, via a simple one-pot solid-state method. During the electrochemical test, they exhibit excellent lithium-storage ability and cyclic performance as the anode electrodes of LIBs due to the introduction of carbon. In particular, (i) SnS/C displayed a high specific capacity of 875 mAh g–1 at 0.2 A g–1 over 200 cycles; (ii) SnSe/C presents 734 mAh g–1 at 0.2 A g–1 after 100 cycles, and it delivers 690 mAh g–1 at 1.0 A g–1 over 300 cycles; and (iii) the SnS0.5Se0.5/C composite electrode delivers a specific capacity of 643 mAh g–1 at 0.5 A g–1 over 150 cycles. Furthermore, another series of tin-based composites have also been successfully fabricated (i.e., Sn/C, SnS2/C, SnSe2/C, and SnTe/C), showing the general applicability of the synthetic route applied here. Our synthetic approach demonstrates a promising route for the large-scale production of high-performance tin chalcogenides/C anode materials for LIBs and other battery systems (e.g., Na-ion and K-ion batteries).
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Energy Technology
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 4
·2101024
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IF 4.149
Zihao Xu,Jinrui Ye,Youya Pan,Kai Liu,Xiaofang Liu,Jianglan Shui
Sodium-ion battery (SIB) is regarded as the next generation of large-scale energy storage systems, but it still faces problems such as low energy density, severe expansion/contraction of electrode volume, and poor cycle performance. Herein, necklace-like Sn-MOF@PAN fibers are prepared by the electrospinning method and then carbonized into Sn-C necklace paper as the binder-free cathode in an SIB. In each bead, Sn nanoparticles are wrapped by a porous carbon shell. The morphology and composition of the necklace-shaped Sn@C nanofibers are optimized by adjusting the ratio of Sn-MOF/PAN in the precursor. Sn@C with the optimal composition has a high specific capacity of 207 mAh g −1 even at a high current density of 2 A g −1 and maintains a specific capacity of 327 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g −1 . This research provides a high-performance flexible electrode for SIBs.
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LANGMUIR
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2020
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IF 3.557
Lie Wu,Xiue Jiang
Graphene oxide (GO) has drawn worldwide attention in various biomedical fields because of its unique properties, and great progress has been made in the past years. Probing the interaction between GO and proteins, understanding and evaluating potential impact of GO on the protein structure and function, is of significant importance for design and optimization of functional interfaces and revealing the bioeffect of GO materials. Cytochrome c (cyt c), one of the key components of respiratory chain, has played important roles in energy generation/consumption and many cellular processes including growth, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. In this study, by combination of solution chemistry and spectroscopy, we systematically studied the interfacial interaction between GO and cyt c. Results suggest that GO could slightly perturb the active site of cyt c, enhancing its peroxidase activity. Structure of the active site is obviously changed with elapsed time, which in turn reduces peroxidase activity. Further study suggests that adsorption of cyt c on GO and the resulted structure change is a complex process resulting from the cooperation of various interaction forces. Hydrophobic interaction and π–π stacking, as well as electrostatic attraction, only slightly perturb the microenvironment of the active site of cyt c while hydrogen-bonding interaction is the main driving force for the structural change of the active site. Furthermore, long range electrostatic attraction between GO and cyt c may facilitate the short range hydrogen-bonding interaction, which intensifies the hydrogen-bonding-induced structural change. In addition, cyt c is partially reduced by GO in an alkaline environment. Based on the understanding of interfacial interaction mechanism between GO and cyt c, stable nanocomposites with enhanced peroxidase activity are successfully constructed by modulating the interfacial interaction forces. This work not only deepens the understanding of interaction between GO and functional protein, but also is of great importance for designing and applying of GO-based biomaterials.
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Cell Reports Physical Science
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2021
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Ming Shi,Hongpeng Zhou,Wenming Tian,Bin Yang,Songqiu Yang,Keli Han,Rengui Li,Can Li
Although bismuth (Bi)-based halide perovskites have attracted profound attention in photocatalysis, the undesirable photophysical properties are not well modulated, and the effect of surface structure on adsorption and activation of reactant molecules is still unclear. Here, we report the structural design, via precise incorporation of antimony (Sb) atoms into the host lattice of Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 , of a series of B-site bimetallic perovskites (Cs 3 Sb x Bi 2-x Br 9 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2) with tunable band structures. The incorporation of Sb dramatically enhances the separation and transfer of photogenerated charges and prolongs their lifetimes. Considering these advantages, Cs 3 SbBiBr 9 exhibits significantly enhanced photocatalytic activities in challenging benzylic C–H activation while maintaining a high selectivity of 96%. Theoretical calculations reveal that the introduction of Sb breaks the symmetry of the local structure and leads to asymmetric charge distribution that not only increases the adsorption capacity for methylbenzene but also reduces the energy barriers for C–H bond activation.
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Nature Communications
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 1
·1-13
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Li Min,Zhou Yang,Wen Zexing,Ni Qian,Zhou Ziqin,Liu Yiling,Zhou Qiang,Jia Zongchao,Guo Bin,Ma Yuanhong,Chen Bo,Zhang Zhi-Min,Wang Jian-bo
Despite the broad potential applications of C -glycosides, facile synthetic methods remain scarce. Transforming glycosyltransferases with promiscuous or natural O -specific chemoselectivity to C -glycosyltransferases is challenging. Here, we employ rational directed evolution of the glycosyltransferase MiCGT to generate MiCGT-QDP and MiCGT-ATD mutants which either enhance C- glycosylation or switch to O -glycosylation, respectively. Structural analysis and computational simulations reveal that substrate binding mode govern C -/ O -glycosylation selectivity. Notably, directed evolution and mechanism analysis pinpoint the crucial residues dictating the binding mode, enabling the rational design of four enzymes with superior non-inherent chemoselectivity, despite limited sequence homology. Moreover, our best mutants undergo testing with 34 substrates, demonstrating superb chemoselectivities, regioselectivities, and activities. Remarkably, three C -glycosides and an O -glycoside are produced on a gram scale, demonstrating practical utility. This work establishes a highly selective platform for diverse glycosides, and offers a practical strategy for creating various types of glycosylation platforms to access pharmaceutically and medicinally interesting products.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2019
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IF 1.795
Yanjie Zhou,Wei Wei,Hua Su,Wei Wang
Developing a sensitive and reliable method for accurate determination of H 2 is of great importance for effective and safe utilization of H 2 in various conditions. A fluorescence (FL) assay for H 2 detection was proposed in the present work. It relied on the fact that Pd/C nanocomposites catalyzed fluorogenic conversion of weakly-FL resazurin (RZR) into highly-FL resorufin (RSR) was triggered by H 2 under ambient condition. This method possessed a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.06% volume concentration of H 2 in air, far below 4% that is the generally recognized as the lower explosion limit of H 2 -air mixture. A high selectivity to H 2 over O 2 , N 2 , Ar and CO 2 as well as broad linear response range from 0.2% to 80% made this method promising for H 2 sensing in a variety of circumstances. Most importantly, the developed method was able to detect practical H 2 atmosphere (2% H 2 in air) with high reliability under simple operation.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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Zesheng Li,Fangyu Gan,Juncheng Han,Qingrong Yao,Lichun Cheng,Jiang Wang,Jianqiu Deng,Zhao Lu,Qianxin Long,Yan Zhong,Huaiying Zhou,Guanghui Rao
Y 2 O 3 has emerged as a promising material for electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption due to its excellent dielectric properties . However, the inherent insulating nature and single loss mechanism limit its absorption performance. Research on the microstructure modulation and component regulation of Y 2 O 3 -based absorbers remains relatively unexplored. In this work, Y 2 O 3 /C composites with flower-like architectures were synthesized for the first time via a metal-organic framework (MOFs) templating method. The effects of pyrolysis temperature on the microstructure, phase composition, and EMW absorption performance of the Y 2 O 3 /C composites were systematically investigated. At a pyrolysis temperature of 800 °C, the flower-like Y 2 O 3 /C microsphere exhibited optimal EMW absorption performance. The minimum reflection loss (RL) of pristine Y 2 O 3 was only −4.75 dB, while the Y 2 O 3 /C composite achieved a minimum RL of −51.77 dB and a maximum effective absorption bandwidth of 4.32 GHz. Moreover, by simply adjusting the matching thickness, the optimal sample exhibited strong absorption (RL < −30 dB) over a wide frequency range of 4–18 GHz. The incorporation of carbon effectively neutralized the insulating nature of Y 2 O 3 , thereby optimizing the impedance matching . The synergistic effects of multiple loss mechanisms, including polarization loss, resistance loss, and interfacial polarization, facilitated substantial EMW attenuation . This study provides a promising strategy for the design and fabrication of high-performance rare-earth oxide EMW absorbers with tunable morphologies and properties.
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ACS Omega
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2021
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IF 3.512
Haoyuan Liu,Encheng Huangzhang,Chenhao Sun,Yanchao Fan,Zhen Ma,Xiaoyang Zhao,Junmin Nan
A silicon suboxide–carbon (SiOx/C, 1 ≤ x ≤ 2) composite anode of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with enhanced performance is prepared using an aqueous multicomponent binder technology. Considering the adhesive force, electrolyte absorption, and stability, different binders including sodium alginate (SA), polyacrylamide gel (PAM), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and their composites are evaluated. It is indicated that compared to other anodes with single- or multicomponent binders, the SiOx/C composite anode with PAM/SA/PTFE663 (PSAP663) binders exhibits strong adhesion, moderate electrolyte absorption ability, and a specific capacity of 427 mA h g–1 charge–discharged at 0.5 A g–1 after 300 cycles. The improvement of electrochemical performance is attributed to the comprehensive effects of composite binders, including the adhesion of active substances, surface protection, solution adsorption, conductive path, and so on. These results show that the PSAP663 binder has promising potential for application, which not only gives alternative practical schemes of the green binders for the SiOx/C anodes but also provides ideas to develop a high-performance adhesive technology for LIBs.
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2022
·Vol. 169
·期 5
·053505
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IF 4.386
Yanfang Song,Jinxiong Wu,Jiliang Zheng,Yiwei Sun,Andrei Ivanets,Guangming Du,Xintai Su
The doping of multiple heteroatoms can improve the electrochemical properties of carbon substrates. However, in existing studies, carbon, iron and nitrogen sources are generally mixed directly and then pyrolyzed for secondary activation. This tends to form aggregates of metal particles or metal oxides and requires the consumption of large amounts of alkali and energy. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop an environmentally friendly technology capable of uniformly doping iron and nitrogen into carbon materials. In this work, porous Fe–N–C composites were prepared at 600 °C using potassium humate (HA-K) obtained from cotton straw by low-temperature pyrolysis as the carbon source, and urea-iron complexes formed by the pre-coordination of urea and Fe as the iron and nitrogen sources. In the absence of secondary activation, the best sample Fe-NHPC-2 had a good mesoporous structure with high specific surface area (889. 01 m2 g−1). It had a high specific capacitance of 256.8 F g−1 at a current density of 0.5 A g−1. The capacitance retention was 92.6% after 10,000 cycles at a current density of 10 A g−1. In the symmetric supercapacitor application, the energy density reached 33.16 Wh kg−1 when the power density was 600.2 W kg−1.
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Bioresource Technology Reports
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2021
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IF 0
Jean Damascene Harindintwali,Jianli Zhou,Ildephonse Habimana,Xuetian Dong,Chixiang Sun,Marknoah Chinenye Nwamba,Wenhua Yang,Xiaobin Yu
In the present study, a new thermo-adaptive cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacterial strain designated as Klebsiella sp. C-3, which could degrade cellulose and hemicellulose in rice straw (RS) without an added nitrogen source, was isolated from paddy soil. The highest activities of enzymes (FPase, 0.92 IU/mL, and Xylanase , 17.1 IU/mL) produced by Klebsiella sp. C-3 were recorded at 37 °C. In RS hydrolysate , the % of the total nitrogen content increased from 0.65% to 3.7% after 7-day fermentation with Klebsiella sp. C-3. The main reducing sugar products of RS hydrolysate were glucose, xylose , and cellobiose . Unexpectedly, Klebsiella sp. C-3 had much lower water loss (30%) than the control group (61.85%) and other bacterial isolates at 45 °C after a 7-day incubation period. Hence, Klebsiella sp. C-3 could provide a feasible pathway to manage lignocellulosic biomass in soil and improve water retention in thermophilic biological processes and arid soils .
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Industrial Chemistry & Materials
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2024
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IF 0
Jiayao Cui,Junyong Min,Hao Wang,Jianglan Shui,Lishan Peng,Zhenye Kang,Jieyuan Liu,Qingjun Chen,Shuo Bai,Yanrong Liu
Developing single-atom Fe–N4/C catalysts is crucial for the large-scale implementation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). While Fe–N4/C catalysts are inherently active in accelerating the slow ORR process, their performance is still inferior to that of Pt/C. Herein, a trace Co-doped Fe single-atom catalyst (Fe(tCo)–N–C) containing more active Fe2N8 sites has been synthesized. Interestingly, compared with typical FeN4 sites in an Fe–N–C electrocatalyst, the Fe2N8 sites generate a larger Fe–N bond length due to Co-doping. The elongated Fe–N bond in Fe2N8 lowers the d-band center and charge density of iron sites, enhancing the ORR process by facilitating the formation of *OOH and generation and desorption of *OH. Fe(tCo)–N–C manifested excellent acidic and alkaline ORR activity, with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.80 V in HClO4 solution and 0.89 V in KOH medium. More importantly, high peak power densities (Pmax) were realized by applying Fe(tCo)–N–C in PEMFCs, with the Pmax reaching 890 mW cm−2 in H2–O2 and 380 mW cm−2 in H2–air. Additionally, trace Co dopants in the catalyst improved carbon graphitization and provided high ORR catalytic stability. This research introduces an innovative approach to engineering highly active Fe2N8 sites, providing valuable insights for the sustainable progress of PEMFC technology.
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SOLID STATE IONICS
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2018
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IF 2.751
Zhen Jiang,Lu Liu,Yuehua Li,Jing Zhu,Chuanchang Li,Zhangxing He,Wei Meng,Yingqiao Jiang,Lei Dai,Ling Wang
NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 /C (NC) composites decorated by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared via a sol-gel way, and employed as anode in aqueous lithium ion batteries . An effective conductive network was obtained by decoration of CNTs, which can interconnect NC particles. CNTs decoration has no obvious effect on lattice structure for NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , and can enhance electrochemical properties for NC. Moreover, NC decorated by CNTs with optimal content of 8.8% (NC-CNTs-10) exhibits the highest electrochemical properties. NC-CNTs-10 delivers the discharge capacity of 96.4, 93.7, and 74.2 mAh g −1 at 0.5, 3, and 15C, respectively, with increase of 2.7, 15.1, and 38.2 mAh g −1 compared with NC. In addition, NC-CNTs-10 shows excellent cycling performance. Capacity retention for NC-CNTs-10 can reach 91.2% after 1000 cycles at a rate of 4C, 16.7% larger than that of pristine NC. Our study reveals that CNTs decoration is a simple way to raise electrochemical properties for NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 /C in aqueous lithium ion batteries .
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