Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2014
·Vol. 2
·期 29
·11065-11072
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IF 0
Qian Zhang,Ying Zhou,Fang Wang,Fan Dong,Wei Li,Haimin Li,Greta R. Patzke
Elemental photocatalysts have recently been proposed as interesting materials to be used as alternatives to conventional semiconductor compounds. In this study, we demonstrate that not only elements with semiconducting properties are photocatalytically active by introducing semimetallic bismuth for the photooxidation of NO. Black Bi films were prepared via an electrochemical deposition approach. Both density functional theory (DFT) calculations and temperature dependence electrical resistivity measurements pointed out that the obtained films exhibited semimetallic behavior. The Bi films were easily oxidized upon exposure to air. However, electrochemical reduction of the surface amorphous oxide layer led to a more than 4-fold enhancement of the photocurrent density of the Bi films. The detection of hydroxyl radicals with electron spin resonance (ESR) investigations further confirmed the photogeneration of electrons and holes. A 37.7% removal ratio of NO over Bi films was observed under UV light irradiation with no significant reduction of photocatalytic activity after five cycles. Given that the conduction and valence bands of semimetallic Bi overlap, the associated excitation processes are more complex in comparison with semiconductor photocatalysts, thereby indicating a different photocatalytic mechanism. The present study points out new directions for developing semimetallic photocatalysts.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境催化
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物理化学
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表面科学
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无机功能材料
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Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification
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2018
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IF 2.826
Linchao Li,Huili Hu,Xiangguo Teng,Yuanchun Yu,Yongming Zhu,Xiaoqiang Su
The aim of this work is to prepare a hydrophobic cathode equipped with quite a few cracks for gas transfer, which can prepare H 2 O 2 in the course of electro-Fenton process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical digital microscope are used to characterize the morphology of electrode, and an electrochemical workstation (CHI660e) is used to carry out all electrochemical studies with a conventional three-electrode system. The results demonstrate that the porous electrode is conducive to gas transmission with these cracks which can avoid the formation of bubbles. Additionally, the reaction is almost not affected by the content of dissolved oxygen and the gas flow with this structure. Under the conditions of 300 mA/cm 2 (current density), the H 2 O 2 concentration is up to 14.4 mmol/L after 30 min electrolysis with current efficiency beyond 90%. Furthermore, the cathode is successfully applied to electro-Fenton process which reduced catalyst loading. The results indicate that total degradation of MO is observed at the first 10 min, and 81% of TOC can be removed when the dosage of catalyst is 0.4 mmol/L within 60 min.
研究领域:
环境化学
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电化学工程
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水处理技术
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反应器设计
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污染物降解
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
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IF 5.383
Tao Zhang,Zhiyuan Ling
Architecture construction of electrode is one key factor for hydrogen generation from electrochemical water splitting. To enhance the efficiency of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at high current density , the architecture construction must be designed skillfully to prevent the surface blanketed by gas bubbles. In this work, we developed a three-level hierarchical surface with cluster-like nickel (Ni) nanowire array. The contact angle measurement indicates the surface having excellent hydrophilicity . The OER performance characterization reveals that after the surface is loaded with NiFe-based catalyst the Ni nanowire array electrode can deliver 500 mA cm −2 at an overpotential of 297 mV in 1 M KOH solution and can survive for over 24 h under 500 mA cm −2 operation. All the results demonstrate that the cluster-like nanowire array is beneficial for the spatial pathway separation for electrolyte supply and gas bubbles departure and the enhancement of OER efficiency.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源材料
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纳米技术
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催化化学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2021
·Vol. 32
·期 11
·14274-14285
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IF 2.478
Gao Qianqian,Dai Yuqiang,Wei Xile,Zhou Changping,Gong Wenfeng,Song Haixiang,Guo Zhanhu,Li Chengbo
The Aurivillius compound Pb x Bi 6− x Fe 0.5 Co 0.5 Ti 4 O 18 thin films were prepared via chemical solution deposition method and the influence of Pb 2+ ions doping on the structure, ferroelectric and leakage properties were studied. With the increasing concentration of Pb 2+ ions, the lattice distortion is increased and the growth of the films along ab plane is promoted. The calculation results show that the internal stress of the films increases with the increase of Pb 2+ concentration. For the samples with low Pb 2+ doping concentration ( x < 0.6), the leakage current densities are also decreased, which can be attributed to the decrease in oxygen vacancy concentration. Due to the enhanced lattice distortion and decreased leakage current densities, the ferroelectric properties are improved. The film with x = 0.2 has a high saturation polarization of 42.3 µC/cm 2 . According to the fitting results, the leakage conduction mechanism is attributed to the combined effect of space-charge-limited conduction mechanism and ionic conduction mechanisms.
研究领域:
材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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功能材料
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铁电学
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薄膜制备
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2019
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IF 3.42
Youtong Wu,Shaoguo Wen,Kaiming Chen,Jihu Wang,Guangyu Wang,Kai Sun
Compared with solvent-based resins, waterborne resins still have defects such as insufficient anti-corrosion efficiency. In this paper, the sulfonated graphene/zinc phosphate composites were prepared as an anti-corrosion filler and doped into waterborne polyurethane resin. The morphology of composites is different from pure zinc phosphate. The optimal corrosion resistance can be obtained by adding 0.5 wt% sulfonated graphene/zinc phosphate fillers characterized by Potentiodynamic polarization curves and EIS analysis The corrosion current density ( i corr ) was 0.4252 μA/cm 2 and the charged transfer resistance (R ct ) was up to 10.937 × 10 3 Ω cm 2 , which show a good potential as anti-corrosive fillers in waterborne coatings system.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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表面工程
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腐蚀与防护
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涂层技术
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RSC Advances
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 46
·26712-26717
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IF 3.049
Yongzhao Su,Duotian Chen,Siyuan Yang,Shengsen Zhang,Yingju Liu,Yueping Fang,Qiao Zhang,Feng Peng
A photoelectrochemical (PEC) method based on the etching reaction of F ions on the surface of TiO2 nanorod arrays (TNRs) was proposed for the high sensitivity and selectivity detection of F ions. With the increase of F ion concentration, the surface etching reaction on TNR becomes more intense, resulting in the increased number of surface active sites, the reduction of electron transfer resistance, and the increase of photocurrent density. The prepared TNRs as a PEC probe exhibits a good linear relationship between photocurrent increment and the logarithm of F ion concentration in the range from 0.05 to 1000 nM with an ultra-trace detection limit of 0.03 nM for F ion detection.
研究领域:
分析化学
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环境监测
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纳米材料
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电化学传感
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生物医学工程
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Liang Zheng,Wenjie Zhang,Qi Wang,Hong Zhang,Zhou Yu,Cuihua Cheng,Yong Zhang,Ming Lei,Yong Zhao
MgB 2 bulks with NaCl doping amount ranging from 0–30 at% have been prepared by hot pressed sintering process . With the increase of NaCl doping amount, the c axis lattice parameter of MgB 2 monotonously increases, indicating the substitution of Mg atoms by larger Na atoms. Meanwhile, the intensity of diffraction peaks of both NaCl and impurity phase of MgO increases. More compact morphology was found in the NaCl doped MgB 2 samples. The critical transition temperature ( T c ) decreases from 38.2 K to 36.8 K with the increase of NaCl doping amount from 0 to 30 at%, and the corresponding transition width of T c (Δ T c ) increases from 0.5 K to 1.8 K. When the doping amount of NaCl is not exceeding 10 at%, the J c value is about 10 6 A/cm 2 at 4.2 K, 3 T, and 5 × 10 5 A/cm 2 at 10 K, 3T. J c performance of the 5 at% NaCl doped MgB 2 sample (NC05) reaches 6.8 × 10 5 A/cm 2 at 20 K, 2T, which improves approximately 20% compared to the pure one, attributing to the better grain connectivity of MgB 2 and enhancement of flux pinning force by NaCl doping.
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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超导材料
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无机固体化学
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功能陶瓷
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2014
·Vol. 39
·期 9
·4198-4205
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IF 2.93
Zhenlong Zhang,Jichun Zhu,Shengjun Li,Xiangyang Liu,Yanli Mao
In this paper, TiO 2 nanotube (TNT) arrays and (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S ( x = 0.75, 0.24, and 0.09) nanocrystals were prepared, and TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) were sensitized with (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S nanocrystals. Compared with the plain TNTs, (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S sensitized TNTs present an enhanced photoelectrochemical response. The photocurrent enhancement was characterized with the photocurrent ratio of (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S sensitized TNTs to plain TNTs, which were 1.50, 1.63, and 2.13 for (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S with the composition of x = 0.75, 0.24, and 0.09, respectively. To understand this phenomenon, the energy band alignments of TNTs and (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S were investigated, based on which the conduction band offsets (CBO) between TNTs and (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S were determined, which were 0.31, 0.47, and 0.63 eV for (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S with the composition of x = 0.75, 0.24, and 0.09, respectively. These results display that the photocurrent enhancement becomes large with the increase of CBO, which indicates that the enhanced photoelectrochemical response is mainly due to the energy level matching between TNTs and (Cu 2 Sn) x /3 Zn 1− x S, and the variation of enhancement is resulting from the change of CBO.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化
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半导体纳米材料
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能源材料
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光电化学
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Solar RRL
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2021
·Vol. 6
·期 3
·2100554
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IF 8.582
Daiyu Li,Pei Jiang,Wenhao Zhang,Jiankang Du,Chen Qiu,Jiale Liu,Yue Hu,Yaoguang Rong,Anyi Mei,Hongwei Han
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have achieved a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5% and show potential for low-cost photovoltaic applications. One key of pushing PSCs into industrialization is enlarging their areas. However, the PCE of larger-area PSCs is dramatically limited by the undesired increase in series resistance ( R S ), which leads to obvious loss of fill factor (FF). Herein, R S in fully printable mesoscopic PSCs is modulated with a carbon electrode by optimizing the device geometry, preparing busbars to collect currents from electrodes and improving the conductivity of the back electrode. A rectangular device shape and tin busbars on conductive substrate effectively reduce the R S . Meanwhile, an additional hot-pressed highly conductive low-temperature carbon layer on the back carbon electrode also reduces the R S . An enhanced PCE of 13.99% for 1 cm 2 PSCs by R S modulation is obtained, whereas the control device exhibits a PCE of 7.74%. The PCE increase is due to the improvement of FF from 0.372 to 0.638 with reduced R S from 27.13 to 9.66 Ω cm 2 .
研究领域:
材料科学
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能源材料
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光伏技术
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纳米结构材料
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电化学
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器件物理
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Solar RRL
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2021
·Vol. 6
·期 4
·2100798
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IF 8.582
Manjing Wang,Sanlong Wang,Qixing Zhang,Sanjiang Pan,Ying Zhao,Xiaodan Zhang
Finding a cost-effective semiconductor with commercial performance for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting remains challenging. Sb 2 Se 3 , as a low-cost semiconductor, has excellent photo/electric properties for PEC water splitting. Via adjusting the Sb/Se ratio in the precursor ink, the Sb 2 Se 3 with favorable crystallographic orientation can be effectively controlled. The ink with an atomic ratio of Sb/Se = 1:3 induces the growth of a compact Sb 2 Se 3 film with a preferred orientation, resulting in rapid charge transport and high photocurrent. After depositing TiO 2 and Pt in turn, the photocathode with a structure of FTO/Au/Sb 2 Se 3 /TiO 2 /Pt exhibits a photocurrent density of 11.3 mA cm −2 at 0 V RHE . An unassisted solar water splitting device integrating the Sb 2 Se 3 -based photocathode with an inorganic perovskite photovoltaic cell achieves a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 2.45%. The efficient Sb 2 Se 3 -based photocathode shows promising potential for solar fuel production.
研究领域:
材料科学
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物理化学
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能源化学
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半导体光电化学
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可再生能源
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Materials Today Energy
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2022
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IF 9.257
Jing Fu,Mingcong Yang,Rui Wang,Sang Cheng,Xiaoyan Huang,Shaojie Wang,Junluo Li,Manxi Li,Jinliang He,Qi Li
The electrostatic energy storage performance of polymer dielectrics at high temperature and high electric field can be significantly improved by the incorporation of wide-bandgap, nano-sized particles. It is traditionally believed that the embedded nanoparticles can scatter the hot charges and lead to charge trapping in the interfacial region , which suppress the conduction loss and promote the energy storage performance. In this work, the nano-sized γ-Al 2 O 3 with cubic defect spinel structure and nano-sized α-Al 2 O 3 with a wider bandgap are introduced into a heat-resistant dielectric polymer, respectively, to form two different nanocomposites . The field-dependent energy storage performance, electrical conductivity , and breakdown strength of the polymer nanocomposites at high temperatures, as well as the thermally stimulated depolarization current , are investigated. The results indicate that the intrinsic deep traps introduced by γ-Al 2 O 3 with cubic defect spinel structure are a more critical factor in improving the energy storage performance of the polymer-based composites. We anticipate that our findings reported in this work may help to better guide the selection of nanofillers for high-temperature dielectric polymer nanocomposites.
研究领域:
材料科学
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介电物理
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高分子物理
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能源材料
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电气工程
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Advanced Optical Materials
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2024
·Vol. 12
·期 32
·2401539
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IF 8
Qianjin Wang,Zhilin Xiang,Peizhi Yang,Yingkai Liu,Qiuhong Tan
Metal halide perovskites recently have emerged as a promising candidate for photodetection due to their exceptional photoelectric performance. However, the high dark current in these materials has hindered their practical application to imaging. In this study, a novel halogen-mixed CsPbIBr 2 microwire photodetector that has a remarkable reduction of dark current by over 100-fold (compared to CsPbBr 3 ), along with a substantial increase in photocurrent, which yields a significantly improved on/off ratio of 6.56 × 10 4 , is developed. More importantly, the halogen-mixed perovskite photodetector exhibits enhanced photodetection performance, including a high responsivity of 133 A W −1 and a remarkable specific detectivity of 4.02 × 10 12 Jones even under ultraweak light conditions as low as 4.5 nW cm −2 . More specifically, high-resolution images are successfully obtained under ultraweak light conditions. The combined analysis of experimental results and first-principles calculation attribute the excellent performance of the CsPbIBr₂ microwire photodetector to a significant reduction in dark current by suppressing ion migration and increasing carrier effective mass, and a remarkable increase in photocurrent resulting from reduced bandgap and enhanced light absorption, as compared to CsPbBr 3 . This research represents a significant advancement in the development of high-performance 1D perovskite-based photodetectors, with promising implications for ultra-weak light imaging applications.
研究领域:
光电子学
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材料科学
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纳米器件
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半导体物理
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生物医学成像
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