Science China-Materials
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2021
·Vol. 65
·期 5
·1285-1293
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IF 8.273
Zheng Mang,Li Qi,Liu Mingyang,Liu Jianan,Zhao Chen,Xiao Xudong,Wang Hongli,Zhou Jing,Zhang Liping,Jiang Baojiang
As an n-type semiconductor, In 2 O 3 is considered a promising photocatalyst for producing amino acids using biomass derivatives as precursors. However, similar to other intrinsic semiconductors, In 2 O 3 suffers from poor charge dynamics. Herein, we show the synthesis of Mo-doped In 2 O 3 (Mo-In 2 O 3 ) with a porous rod-shaped structure through a one-step solvothermal reaction followed by calcination. Under visible-light irradiation, Mo-In 2 O 3 achieves a high conversion rate of 81% for the reaction that transforms lactic acid into alanine with a selectivity of 91%. Spectroscopic techniques and density functional theory calculations reveal that Mo doping introduces defect states slightly below the conduction band of In 2 O 3 , which improves the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. In addition, Mo atoms on the surface form extra adsorption and reaction centers that greatly enhance the reaction rate. This work provides insights into the development of transition metal-doped semiconductor photocatalysts to produce amino acids.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化
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半导体材料
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生物基化学品
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分子催化
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纳米材料
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2018
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IF 4.358
Zhaocheng Zhang,Dongyang He,Haiyang Liu,Miao Ren,Yanan Zhang,Jiao Qu,Nan Lu,Jiunian Guan,Xing Yuan
Black phosphorus (BP), a superior two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor, has attracted much attention due to its unique properties. The graphene (GR)-BP hybrid was synthesized through one pot chemical vapor transport (CVT) approach. The characterization results indicated that P atom was successfully incorporated into GR by the formation of P-C bond. Remarkably, the newly-synthesized GR-BP represented high photocatalytic activity towards 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) degradation, due to the high efficiency of charge separation and transformation caused by the direct band gap of BP and carrier mobility of GR. The removal efficiency for 2-CP reached up to 87.08% within visible light irradiation for 180 min ( λ > 420 nm). The degradation rate of GR-BP hybrid for 2-CP was approximately 7.29-fold than that of BP within 30 min. In addition, the little increasing of the peak for P-O bond in GR-BP hybrid was observed after being exposed in air for 15 days, meant that the stability of BP was significantly enhanced. It was caused by the decreasing of the oxidation sites in BP due to the formation of P-C bond in hybrid. In brief, our synthetic method for GR-BP not only provides a novel route for the improvement of the stability of BP, but also constitutes an insight into the promising practical application of BP in the photocatalysis field.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光催化
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半导体材料
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环境化学
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2016
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IF 2.183
Renping Cao,Xiangfeng Ceng,Jijun Huang,Hui Ao,Guotai Zheng,Xiaoguang Yu,Xinqin Zhang
A double perovskite Sr 2 ZnMoO 6 :Mn 4+ (SZM:Mn 4+ ) phosphor is synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction method in air. Emission band peaking at ∼705 nm of SZM:Mn 4+ phosphor in the range of 650–790 nm is attributed to the 2 E → 4 A 2 transition of Mn 4+ ion with activated different lattice vibration modes. Three excitation bands in the range of 210–610 nm are assigned to the O 2− → Mn 4+ charge transfer and the 4 A 2 → ( 4 T 1 , 2 T 2 , and 4 T 2 ) transition of Mn 4+ ion. The optimal Mn 4+ ion concentration is ∼0.8 mol% in SZM:Mn 4+ phosphor. Fluorescence lifetime of SZM:Mn 4+ phosphor decreases from ∼132 μs to 108 μs with increasing Mn 4+ ion concentration in the range of 0.2–1.0 mol%. Time-resolved spectra and fluorescence lifetime data indicate that luminescent center is caused by Mn 4+ ion. The luminous mechanism of SZM:Mn 4+ phosphor is explained by Tanabe-Sugano energy level diagram of Mn 4+ ion. The results are useful to understand the influences of the neighboring coordination environment around Mn 4+ and host crystal structure to the luminescence properties of Mn 4+ ion and develop other novel Mn 4+ -doped materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机化学
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固体物理
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发光材料
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光电功能材料
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2020
·Vol. 4
·期 8
·3943-3950
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IF 5.503
Hongpeng Zhou,Menglei Feng,Peiyuan Li,Xiangnan Gong,Dingke Zhang,Shijian Chen
Layered Sb2Se3 consists of infinite chains of repeating Sb4Se6 units stacked along the c-axis via Sb–Se covalent bonds, whereas they are linked by van der Waals force along the a-axis and b-axis. It usually tends to grow along the [hk0] orientation with low surface energy. However, [001]-oriented growth, which efficiently enhances charge transport, is often considered unstable due to its high surface energy. Herein, we propose a growth method to fabricate Sb2Se3 thin films with the preferential [001]-orientation on various substrates (Mo, MoSe2, SLG, NiO, SiO2 and FTO). This crystal facet design of preferentially [001]-oriented Sb2Se3 exposes the majority of the nanoribbons vertically aligned to the substrate, and thus maximally improves the charge transport, which may find applications in diverse optoelectronic devices. We confirmed their performance in photoelectrochemical water reduction. The preferentially [001]-oriented Sb2Se3 photocathode exhibited an impressive photocurrent density of −20.5 mA cm−2 at 0 V vs. RHE and a maximum photocurrent density of −28 mA cm−2 at −0.2 V vs. RHE under 1 sun AM 1.5 G illumination. Thus, the successful use of this [001]-Sb2Se3 photocathode paves the way for the development of high-efficiency Sb2Se3-based devices for optoelectronic applications.
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材料科学
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半导体物理
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光电化学
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纳米材料
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能源材料
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 5
·4610-4618
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IF 1.5
Chenle Zhang,Libo Deng,Peixin Zhang,Xiangzhong Ren,Yongliang Li,Tingshu He
Electrocatalytic NiS 2 cubes were directly synthesized on F-doped tin oxide using a hydrothermal approach and used as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The NiS 2 cubes displayed an excellent electrocatalytic activity in the reduction of I 3 − showing a power conversion efficiency of 5.56%, which is close to that of the Pt-containing DSSC (7.05%). Furthermore, the NiS 2 cubes showed a comparable stability to Pt. This is ascribed to the low resistance to diffusion and transfer of electrolyte ions. These results suggest that the NiS 2 cubes prepared through a facile process is a promising substitute to Pt electrode.
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材料科学
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能源化学
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纳米材料
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电化学
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光伏器件
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2015
·Vol. 41
·期 3
·1550-1558
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IF 3.313
Meilin Lv,Shuang Ni,Zhuo Wang,Tongcheng Cao,Xiaoxiang Xu
Doping has generally been served as one of the most efficient strategies for the improvement of wide band gap semiconductor photocatalysts . However, atomic arrangements of doped elements in the host crystal structure have often been overlooked, particularly during the investigation and evaluation of dopant functionality. It is known that electronic structures of a semiconductor are profoundly controlled by atomic occupancies in different crystallographic positions. Knowledge about dopant accommodations in the crystal structure and their influence towards photocatalytic performance is highly desired. Here, we investigated four compositional and structural relevant compounds CrNbO 4 , CrTaO 4 , Sr 2 CrNbO 6 and Sr 2 CrTaO 6 with the aim to study the effects of cation ordering/disordering upon their photocatalytic activity . Our results showed that ordered cations, namely Cr and Nb/Ta, are detrimental to the photocatalytic performance. Theoretical calculations indicate that cation ordering would enlarge the band gap and inhibit charge transfer between Cr and Nb/Ta. Our findings imply that ordered dopants in photocatalytic materials would severely offset the benefits of doping and might be a reason for the decreased activity at high doping levels often encountered.
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材料科学
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半导体物理
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光催化
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固体化学
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能源材料
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Small
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2021
·Vol. 18
·期 8
·2106323
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IF 13.281
Jingwei Zhu,Benlin He,Xinpeng Yao,Haiyan Chen,Yanyan Duan,Jialong Duan,Qunwei Tang
The precise phase control of Cs-Pb-Br derivatives from 3D CsPbBr 3 to 0D Cs 4 PbBr 6 highly determines the photovoltaic performance of all-inorganic CsPbBr 3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, the preferred phase conversion from precursor to Cs-Pb-Br derivatives is revealed by theoretically calculating the Gibbs free energies (∆ G ) of various phase conversion processes, allowing for a simplified multi-step solution-processable spin-coating method to hinder the formation of detrimental 0D Cs 4 PbBr 6 phase and enhance the photovoltaic performance of a PSC because of its large exciton binding energy, which is regarded as a recombination center. By further accelerating the interfacial charge extraction with a novel 2D transition metal dichalcogenide ReSe 2 , the hole-free CsPbBr 3 PSC achieves a champion efficiency of 10.67% with an impressive open-circuit voltage of 1.622 V and an excellent long-term stability. This work provides an in-depth understanding on the precise Cs-Pb-Br perovskite phase control and the effect of derivatives on photovoltaic performance of advanced CsPbBr 3 PSCs.
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材料科学
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光伏技术
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纳米材料
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能源化学
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半导体物理
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Energy Technology
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2018
·Vol. 7
·期 5
·1800927
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IF 3.175
Jiacong Wu,Chunmei Li,Wenli Zhang,Juan Han,Lei Wang,Shuhao Wang,Yun Wang
It is a huge challenge for exploiting new photocatalysts with low-cost cocatalysts in place of precious metals to realize high-efficiency H 2 production from water. Herein, a new photocatalyst with a high H 2 production activity is prepared via modification of bimetallic manganese cobalt phosphide (Mn 0.67 Co 1.33 P) nanodots on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ). Moreover, the largest H 2 production rate of 113.1 μmol h −1 is obtained over the Mn 0.67 Co 1.33 P/g-C 3 N 4 -5 sample, which is about 2.75 times than that of Pt/g-C 3 N 4 -5 (41.2 μmol h −1 ). The high-performance H 2 production suggests page a page down that the modification effect of Mn 0.67 Co 1.33 P nanodots improves the visible harvest ability and separation efficiency of charge carriers. A typical example to improve the photocatalytic H 2 production performance by fabricating heterostructures using bimetallic phosphide to modify graphitic carbon nitride is provided.
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材料科学
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光催化
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能源化学
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纳米材料
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可持续能源
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SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
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2019
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IF 4.539
Qingshuang Ma,Feng Lan,Xinhua Li,Zunfeng Du,Huijun Li,Zongqing Ma
In this work, the superconducting properties of FeSe 1−x S x with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 were studied. With S doping, T c is enhanced and shows a dome shape in the studied composition range. XRD measurements demonstrate that S substituting Se sites introduces positive chemical pressure, which can suppress the orbital ordering, manifesting as the decrease of T s . Hall measurements demonstrate that S doping can effectively tune the charge carriers and make hole-type carriers predominant. However, no maxing T c is obtained as T s vanishes in FeSe 0.7 S 0.3 , indicating the nematic order has no universal influence on the superconductivity of FeSe system.
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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低温物理学
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强关联电子系统
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 11
·16075-16081
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IF 4.672
Yang Yang,Haoran Zhang,Xun Zhu,Dingding Ye,Rong Chen,Qiang Liao
Summary Tremendous research has focused on the wearable electronic device, leading to the basic requirement of suitable power sources. Herein, we report one bendable paper-based zinc-air battery with a novel hollow channel structure. It achieves a maximum power density of 138 mW/cm 2 , outperforming the state-of-art paper-based batteries reported previously. The boosted performance is assigned to the low charge transfer resistance and facilitated mass transfer from the hollow structure. It demonstrates the positive design of microchannel structure is profitable for the power-generation enhancement, and offers a possible route to commercialize the paper-based power generators.
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电化学能源
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柔性电子学
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材料科学
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纳米能源
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生物医学工程
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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.
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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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FUEL
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2023
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IF 7.4
Muhammad Yousaf,Yuzheng Lu,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Ali Sarosh Khawaja,Khalid Mujasam Batoo,Sajjad Hussain,Asma Noor,Muhammad Akbar,Hu Enyi,M.A.K Yousaf Shah,Naveed Mushtaq,Bin Zhu
Lattice defects in rare earth (RE) doped single-phase semiconductor materials play a key role in structural modifications and physicochemical characteristics, resulting to enhance the ionic conductivity. In this work, we synthesized lanthanum doped samarium oxide with different mole ratios and applied it as a ceramics membrane fuel cell device to enable high peak power density (PPD) at low operational temperatures (520–400 °C). The samples are capable of triple charge H + /O 2− /e − conduction and enhance the catalytic function of the cell in terms of HOR and ORR kinetics by producing lattice defects. The fabricated Sm 1.5 La 1.5 Fe 5 O 12 (2-SLFO) fuel cell device exhibits a high OCV of 1.13 V with a maximum PPD of 864.26 mW/cm 2 at 520 °C. Durability measurement verifies that 2-SLFO-based fuel cell device can be worked for 60 h under fuel cell conditions (H 2 /air) at 520 °C. The first principle calculations using density functional theory (DFT) demonstrate that the higher oxygen vacancy concentration in the 2-SLFO sample may cause to the higher charge-transfer kinetics, subsequent in the enhancement of ions transportation of the fabricated fuel cell device.
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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固态离子学
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燃料电池技术
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