RARE METALS
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2026
·Vol. 45
·期 8
·e70481
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Long Jiang,Zhuang Wu,Qi Fan,Shengchao Wang,Wenjie Zhang,Lijing Yu,Dirong Gong,Yunlei Zhou,Kun Liang
en This link goes to a English section zh This link goes to a Chinese section Lithium–sulfur batteries have attracted extensive interest owing to their exceptionally high theoretical energy density and environmental benignity. However, their practical performance remains severely constrained by intrinsic challenges, including the polysulfide shuttle effect and large volume expansion during cycling, which markedly compromise energy efficiency and fall far short of the requirements for commercialization. To address these challenges, we modify a commercial separator (PP) with a dual-transition-metal Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 MXene, whose surface terminations are precisely regulated via distinct etching strategies, thereby substantially enhancing the electrochemical performance of lithium–sulfur batteries. Compared with cells employing the pristine commercial separator, all PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 -based cells deliver superior rate performance at a high current density of 3C. Notably, the PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 -Cl cell retains a high discharge capacity of 589 mAh g −1 after 200 cycles, nearly doubling that of the cell with the commercial PP separator (307 mAh g −1 ). At all tested C-rates, the PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 -based cells delivered higher discharge capacities than those employing the commercial PP separator. Overall, modification of Celgard 2500 with the dual-transition-metal Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 MXene effectively suppresses the polysulfide shuttle, enhances sulfur utilization, and substantially prolongs the cycle life of lithium–sulfur batteries. This work provides valuable insights into the rational design and application of MXenes as functional modifiers for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries. 摘要 en This link goes to a English section zh This link goes to a Chinese section 锂硫电池因其高理论能量密度和对环境友好受到广泛关注,但其在工作中产生多硫化物引起的穿梭效应、体积膨胀等问题严重影响电池的效率,远不足以达到商业化的要求。针对这些问题,本文研究了双过渡金属Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 MXene对商用Celgard 2500进行改性,通过不同的刻蚀方法调控Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 MXene端基,进而有效提升了锂硫电池的性能。与商用Celgard 2500隔膜相比,所有基于PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 的电池在3C倍率下均表现出更优异的倍率性能。值得注意的是,PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 -Cl电池在200次循环后仍保持589 mAh g −1 的高放电比容量,几乎是使用商用Celgard 2500隔膜电池(307 mAh g −1 )的两倍。在不同倍率下,PP@Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 电池均表现出比使用商用Celgard 2500隔膜电池更高的放电比容量。总体而言,采用双过渡金属Mo 2 Nb 2 C 3 MXene对Celgard 2500隔膜进行改性,能够有效抑制多硫化物穿梭,提高硫利用率,并延长锂硫电池的循环寿命。这项工作为合理设计和应用MXene作为先进锂硫电池的功能改性材料提供了有价值的见解。
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2026
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Haoliang Yu,Haipeng Wang,Shuzheng Wang,Xiaohong Hu
Rechargeable magnesium-lithium hybrid batteries (MLHBs) are promising for energy storage applications due to their high volumetric energy density, enhanced safety, and reliable performance. However, the advancement of MLHBs has been impeded by the low median discharge voltage and insufficient cycle life of cathode materials. In this work, NbSe 2 pre-intercalated with PY 14 + ions is employed as the cathode for MLHBs, delivering a median discharge voltage as high as 1.30 V. The intercalation of PY 14 + effectively expands the interlayer spacing of the material, which provides wider diffusion channels for ion transport and reduces the migration barrier. This structural modification significantly enhances the rate capability of the material, enabling a reversible capacity of 58.71 mAh g -1 even at a high current density of 2000 mA g -1 . Simultaneously, PY 14 + ions act as structural pillars, mitigating the collapse of the layered structure during cycling and thereby improving the cycling stability, with a capacity retention of 61.65% after 1000 cycles at 500 mA g -1 . Kinetic analyses and ex situ characterization confirm an increased contribution from the diffusion-controlled process and a highly reversible conversion reaction mechanism in the PY 14 + -intercalated NbSe 2 cathode. This study provides valuable insights for developing high-performance cathodes for MLHBs.
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Communications Materials
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2025
·Vol. 6
·期 1
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Lin Qicai,Jin Junjie,Jiang Yongkang,Sheng Guan,Schwingenschlögl Udo,Wu Junwei,Tu Shaobo,Liu Xingjun,Zhang Xixiang
Al-ion batteries (AIBs) have emerged as a promising energy storage technology due to their high theoretical capacity, cost-effectiveness, and superior safety. However, the lack of stable and efficient cathode materials capable of reversible Al-complex ion (e.g., [AlCl 4 ] − ) insertion/extraction remains a critical challenge. In this work, we developed TiNbCT x MXene as a high-performance cathode material for AIBs, achieving remarkable capacity and cycling stability. Unlike symmetric-structured Ti 2 CT x , the TiNbCT x cathode leverages synergistic Ti–Nb bimetallic effects to enhance the electronic conductivity and electrochemical activity. Here we show, TiNbCT x delivers a high reversible capacity of 194 mAh·g −1 at 0.2 A·g −1 with 800-cycle stability. Through combined experimental characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we elucidate the kinetic mechanisms of energy storage, offering fundamental insights for the rational design of advanced cathode materials in AIBs.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2026
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Yanli Wang,Can Liu,Xinyue Jiang,Yufei Cheng,Jie Wang,Lingxu Yang,Huijun Liu,Chaoliu Zeng
Coatings deposited via the disproportionation reaction of multivalent transition-metal ions in molten salts offer advantages of simple apparatus, straightforward processing, and the formation of metallurgically bonded interfaces with the substrate. In this study, high-quality niobium carbide and nitride coatings were fabricated for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) bipolar plates via disproportionation of Nb(IV) in molten salts. The effect of fluoride ions in the molten salt medium on the composition, microstructure, and properties of coatings deposited on austenitic stainless steel substrates was investigated. Results show that the addition of fluoride ions to NaCl-KCl molten salt effectively modulates the disproportionation rate of Nb(IV), enabling the formation of uniform and dense Nb x (C,N) y coatings on 304 SS. This regulation prevents excessive disproportionation of Nb(IV) and the consequent accumulation of niobium particles, which would otherwise accelerate the corrosion of the coating under galvanic conditions. Regular electrochemical tests demonstrated that the Nb x (C,N) y coating significantly improved the corrosion resistance of 304 SS. Moreover, even under an elevated potential of 1.0–1.6 V vs. SHE, the corrosion current density stayed below the target set of United States Department of Energy (1 μA·cm −2 ), without significant fluctuations. This demonstrates that the coating possesses outstanding chemical stability and long-term corrosion resistance.
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2026
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Qianhui Ren,Bo Jin,Yiyang Li
Lithium‑sulfur (Li-S) batteries possess great theoretical specific capacity and energy density, low cost, and better safety, thus, they are deemed to be very promising batteries. However, they have also low active material utilization, shuttle effect, and volume expansion problems, which have brought serious obstacle to the commercial development of Li-S batteries. These problems can be refined via modifying polypropylene (PP) diaphragm. In this work, we design a heterostructure consisting of nitrogen-doped carbon (NC), metal niobium (Nb), and Co x Se 8 (Co 9 Se 8 and Co 6.8 Se 8 ) to modify PP. According to density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the presence of Nb in Nb-Co x Se 8 /NC results in fortified catalytic conversion capability toward lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). Furthermore, Co x Se 8 adsorbs the LiPSs to a substantial extent, mitigating the shuttle effect, which leads to enhanced use of the active substance during charging and discharging reactions. Simultaneously, the porous architecture mitigates the expansion in sulfur's volume. The electrochemical test consequence depicts that Li-S battery with Nb-Co x Se 8 /NC-PP diaphragm has a primary discharge capacity of 1449 mAh g −1 at 0.5 C, with a capacity retention rate of 68% after 100 cycles. It has also an initial discharge capacity of 868 mAh g −1 at 10 C in the rate performance test. Even with a high areal loading of 3.1 mg cm −2 , Li-S battery delivers an adequate electrochemical functionality. This study provides an idea for constructing heterostructured metal selenides to improve the electrochemical functionality of Li-S batteries.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2026
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IF 2.6
Chengzheng Ye,Jiaming Song,Xin Zhao,Zijuan Ma,Jialong Ma,Yawen Liu,Shanbo Cui,Zhuo Wang,Guoshuai Ban,Feng Teng,Peng Hu,Haibo Fan
Nb₂SiTe₄, a layered narrow-bandgap van der Waals semiconductor, has been attracting more and more attention due to its high carrier mobility and excellent optical absorption properties. In this study, we exploited this material in the photoelectrochemical type photodetector (PD) to investigate its potential for energy saving optoelectronics. A simple high-temperature solid-state reaction method was utilized for synthesizing high quality Nb₂SiTe₄ crystals, and liquid-phase exfoliation was employed to prepare the corresponding nanosheets for the device construction. The photoelectric performances of the Nb₂SiTe₄ nanosheet PDs were characterized in a three-electrode system and broad spectral responses ranging from 400 to 900 nm were detected. The effects of dispersants, electrolyte, as well as light power density on the device performance were systematically investigated. At 0 V bias voltage, an optimal performance of the PDs was obtained in acidic testing environment upon illumination of the 400 nm light, and the highest photocurrent density of 0.72 μA cm⁻² and responsivity of 7.71 µA W⁻¹ were achieved. Besides, the device demonstrated fine long-term cycling and air stabilities. This work implies the potential of Nb₂SiTe₄ for being applied in broadband photodetection of self-powering devices.
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2023
·Vol. 19
·期 27
·2300119
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IF 13.3
Tongtong Xu,Jun Li,Dongpeng Zhao,Xiping Chen,Guangai Sun,Zhongxiang Zhou
Microstructures play a critical role to influence the polarization behavior of dielectric materials, which determines the electromagnetic response ability in gigahertz. However, the relationship between them, especially in the solid-solution structures is still absent. Herein, a series of (Ti 1- y Nb y ) 2 AlC MAX phase solid solutions with nano-laminated structures have been employed to illuminate the aforementioned problem. The relationship has been investigated by the lattice distortion constructed via tuning the composition from Ti to Nb in the M-site atomic layer. Experimental characterizations indicated that the dielectric response behaviors between declined conduction loss and boosted polarization loss can be well balanced by niobium atom manipulative solid-solution engineering, which is conducive to impedance matching and electromagnetic absorption performance. Theoretical calculation further proved that the origin of electric dipoles is ascribed to the charge density differences resulting from the altered microscopic atomic distribution. As a result, the Ti 1.2 Nb 0.8 AlC exhibits the mostly optimized microwave absorption property, in which a minimum reflection loss of −42 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.3 GHz under an ultra-thin thickness of 1.4 mm can be obtained. This work provides insight into the structural engineering in modifying electromagnetic response performance at gigahertz and which can be expanded to other solid-solution materials.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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Ying Huang,Jiani Yao,Jiaqi Ren,Yangyang Li,Shujie Zheng,Zhongjian Li,Yang Hou,Lecheng Lei,Dionysios D. Dionysiou,Bin Yang
Treating wastewater to augment surface water can be a practicable solution to water scarcity, while the residual contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and inorganic ions put forward new requirements to the treatment methods. Electrochemical chlorine process (EC/Cl 2 ) utilizes the remaining Cl − in wastewater to generate free chlorine and radicals, which could be further improved in conjunction with LED UV 275nm irradiation (UV-EC/Cl 2 ). Compared to UV only and EC/Cl 2 , UV-EC/Cl 2 could effectively decompose the selected CECs at higher rates due to the much higher yield of reactive chlorine species (Cl • , ClO • , and Cl 2 •− ). A MATLAB R2021a programming method was developed to estimate the order of magnitude of these radicals, and Cl 2 •− was the most abundant radical. In the UV-EC/Cl 2 system, CECs with phenolic or aniline moieties were mainly degraded by electrochemical oxidation (EC), ClO • , and Cl 2 •− ; and the CECs with weakly electron-donating moieties were predominately decomposed by EC , • OH, and Cl • . The degradation pathways of levofloxacin, diclofenac, carbamazepine (CBZ), and ibuprofen were proposed according to the transformation products (TPs) detected by LC/Q-TOF-MS. Moreover, the cytotoxicity of spiked CBZ in real water samples, that were discharged to surface water, was significantly reduced by UV-EC/Cl 2 . Interestingly, the electrical energy per order (E E/O ) for CBZ decomposition by LED UV 275nm -EC/Cl 2 (1.46 kWh m −3 order −1 ) is lower than that by UV/Cl 2 , EC/Cl 2 , and UV 254nm -EC/Cl 2 . The results indicate that UV-EC/Cl 2 could be used as a promising method to remediate CECs during the tertiary treatment and reuse of wastewater for augmenting surface water.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
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2023
·Vol. 133
·期 23
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Shen Jibing,Zhang Min,Lin Shuai,Song Wenhai,Liu Huijun,Liu Qiangchun,Zhu Xuebin,Sun Yuping
The application of microwave absorption materials, which can effectively convert electromagnetic energy into thermal energy and/or other forms of energy, can effectively solve the increasingly serious electromagnetic pollution. As a type of promising microwave absorption material, ternary transition metal carbides/nitrides MAX phases possess layered structure and superior conduction loss capability. However, poor impedance matching and single polarization loss type seriously hinder their improvement of microwave absorption performance. High-entropy engineering is expected to be an effective strategy to address the above problems simultaneously. Herein, a series of low-, medium-, and high-entropy MAX phases with Ti 2 AlC structure were successfully synthesized and their structure, composition, and morphology were comprehensively characterized. High-entropy MAX phase (Ti 1/5 Zr 1/5 V 1/5 Nb 1/5 Ta 1/5 ) 2 AlC presents excellent microwave absorption performance with the optimal minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of −47 dB at 11.92 GHz (a thickness of 2.4 mm) and optimal effective absorption bandwidth of 3.92 GHz between 8.48 and 12.4 GHz (a thickness of 2.78 mm), which are better than those of our prepared low-/medium-entropy MAX phases as well as most of the other previously reported MAX phases. Such excellent microwave absorption performance of (Ti 1/5 Zr 1/5 V 1/5 Nb 1/5 Ta 1/5 ) 2 AlC is attributed to high-entropy engineering, which not only optimizes the impedance matching through regulating permittivity but also introduces more polarization loss type and amount. This work reveals that high-entropy engineering is not only a workable method to enhance the microwave absorption performance in MAX phases, but also an effective strategy to tailor the balance between impedance matching and loss capability through compositional design in single-phase systems.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2022
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Xiuchao Sun,Menglu Duan,Rongteng Li,Yuan Meng,Qiang Bai,Lina Wang,Manhong Liu,Zhugen Yang,Zhiling Zhu,Ning Sui
Graphdiyne (GDY) has been considered as an appealing electrode material for electrochemical sensing because of its alkyne-rich structure and high degrees of π-conjugation, which shows great affinity to heavy metal ions and pollutant molecules via d−π and π–π interactions. However, the low surface area and poor conductivity of bulk GDY limit its electrochemical performance. Herein, a two-dimensional ultrathin GDY/graphene (GDY/G) nanostructure was synthesized and used as an electrode material for electrochemical sensing. Graphene plays the role of an epitaxy template for few-layered GDY growth and conductive layers. The formed few-layered GDY with a high surface area possesses abundant affinity sites toward heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Pb2+) and toxic molecules, for example, nitrobenzene and 4-nitrophenol, via d−π and π–π interactions, respectively. Moreover, hemin as a key part of the enzyme catalytic motif was immobilized on GDY/G via π–π interactions. The artificial enzyme mimic hemin/GDY/G-modified electrode exhibited promising ascorbic acid and uric acid detection performance with excellent sensitivity and selectivity, a good linear range, and reproducibility. More importantly, real sample detection and the feasibility of this electrochemical sensor as a wearable biosensor were demonstrated.
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Analytical Methods
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 44
·4485-4494
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Haotian Wu,Guangfa Wang,Zhenzhen Cai,Dezhong Li,Fangfang Xiao,Da Lei,Zhuohua Dai,Xincun Dou
The detection and discrimination of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) from analogues are of great importance to global security and are full of challenges in the field of trace sensing. Here, benefitting from the strong electrophilicity of TNT, a sensing strategy is established by synthesizing polyethyleneimine capped copper nanoclusters (PEI-Cu NCs) with abundant –NH2 groups. By carefully controlling the size and structure of PEI-Cu NCs, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from PEI-Cu NCs to the Meisenheimer complex occurs resulting from their spectral overlap when detecting TNT, while, due to the energy level match of TNP with PEI-Cu NCs, as well as the strong affinity between its –OH and –NH2 in PEI-Cu NCs, photo-induced electron transfer (PET) is feasibly expected. As a result, TNT and TNP could be detected from 26 types of analogues and cations with a limit of detection (LOD) of 26.57 and 12.82 nM, respectively. Besides, owing to the brown color of the Meisenheimer complex, the discrimination of TNT and TNP could be additionally realized by colorimetric detection. We expect that the proposed methodology would not only shine light on the detection and discrimination of TNT and TNP that mitigate against public security concerns, but also pave a way for the deep understanding of FRET and PET related fluorescence quenching mechanisms from the aspect of controllable sensing material design and synthesis.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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Jingran Huang,Mingyuan Wang,Xiangzhao Zhang,Junnan Tao,Lei Lu,Guanjun Qiao,Guiwu Liu
To produce high energy density , clean hydrogen fuel by photocatalytic water splitting has become one of the important strategies for solving the shortage of fossil fuels in the future, so it is of great significance to improve photocatalytic performance. MXene with high conductivity and layered nanostructure is an excellent charge transport layer material, which can effectively enhance the photocatalytic performance of composites. Here, a novel 2D CdS/2D Nb 2 CT X composite was successfully prepared by a combination of electrostatic self-assembly and solvothermal reaction. The addition of Nb 2 CT X greatly hinders the agglomeration of CdS nanosheets , and the optimized CdS/Nb 2 CT X -40 composite presents a high photocatalytic H 2 evolution rate of 5040 μmol/g/h, which is 4.3 times higher than that of pristine CdS nanosheets. In particular, the formation of Schottky heterojunction leads to a significant redistribution of charges on the CdS/Nb 2 CT X composite, which can accelerate the photo-generated charge separation and transfer of CdS nanosheets, allowing more photo-generated electrons to drive the water splitting reaction. Moreover, the photoelectrochemical measurements, electron spin resonance (ESR) detection and the first-principles calculations confirm the effective charge transfer and more active free radicals of the CdS/Nb 2 CTx composite.
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