SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
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2019
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IF 4.539
Jun Guo,Peng Qin,Zheng Ma,Qiong-Lian Yang,Jing Feng,Zhen-Hua Ge
A new approach was developed for enhancing the thermoelectric performance of In 2 O 3 (ZnO) 5 ceramics. Ni coating layer on the surface of In 2 O 3 (ZnO) 5 powders was prepared by chemical plating. The Ni-Coated In 2 O 3 (ZnO) 5 powders was densified to composite bulk with Ni enrichment in the grain boundaries. The composite sample obtained a remarkably enhanced dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 0.39 at 973 K, which is 3.6 times higher than that of a pristine In 2 O 3 (ZnO) 5 sample.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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功能陶瓷
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热电材料
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纳米复合材料
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2013
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IF 3.777
Heng Zhang,Yi Lu,Chang-Dong Gu,Jian-Bin Cai,Xiu-Li Wang,Jiang-Ping Tu
Amorphous Ni–P–C films are fabricated by combining the electrodeposition of Ni–P films from a eutectic-based ionic liquid and the direct current magnetron sputtering of amorphous carbon top-layer. The carbon top-layer with a thickness of about 10 nm is homogeneously coated on the surface of the Ni–P films. A comparison study is undertaken between Ni–P and Ni–P–C films to evaluate the microstructure and the electrochemical performances of the composite films as anode materials for lithium ion batteries , which allow the decoupling of the effect of the carbon layer . It is found that at lower discharge–charge current densities, the cyclability of both Ni–P and Ni–P–C films is similar. As the discharge–charge current density increases, the Ni–P–C film exhibits improved capability and reversibility over the Ni–P film. The Ni–P–C film delivers an initial discharge capacity of 1060 mAh g −1 at 250 mA g −1 and the capacity retention after 50 cycles is 62%, much higher than that of the Ni–P film (51%). The cyclability of Ni–P–C film at different discharge–charge current densities from 200 to 500 mA g −1 is also much better than those of Ni–P film. This study indicates that the introduction of a carbon top-layer on Ni–P film could significantly improve the electrochemical performances due to the decreased interface electric resistance and the structure stability.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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薄膜技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2013
·Vol. 1
·期 35
·10184-10192
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IF 0
Jie Shao,Xuezhang Xiao,Lixin Chen,Xiulin Fan,Leyuan Han,Shouquan Li,Hongwei Ge,Qidong Wang
A system of 2LiH–MgB2 and its hydrogenated 2LiBH4–MgH2 is an attractive candidate for hydrogen storage. However, its hydriding–dehydriding kinetics have to be further improved for practical application. In the present work, three kinds of Ni–B nanoparticles with different crystalline states and particle sizes were prepared by wet-chemical reduction and mechanochemical methods, and then introduced into a 2LiH–MgB2 composite for catalytic enhancement. The catalytic roles of Ni–B nanoparticles on the hydriding–dehydriding properties were investigated systematically. The results show that all of the Ni–B nanoparticles can significantly enhance the hydriding–dehydriding kinetics of the 2LiH–MgB2 composite, resulting in no incubation period for the formation of MgB2 during dehydrogenation. The more disordered the amorphous structure and the smaller sized the Ni–B particles are, the better the catalytic effect that is obtained. Microstructure analyses clearly reveal the formation of the MgNi3B2 phase in the dehydriding process, which acts as the nucleation agent for MgB2 formation determined by an edge-to-edge model. Directly doping with Ni–B nanoparticles in the 2LiH–MgB2 system shows a higher hydrogen desorption capacity of 9.4 wt% and obtains a better catalytic efficiency than doping with NiCl2.
研究领域:
材料科学
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储能材料
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无机化学
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纳米催化
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氢储存
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2022
·Vol. 47
·期 33
·14916-14929
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IF 7.139
Hongzhi Wang,Chunxiao Wang,Weiguo Zhang,Suwei Yao
Developing non-noble metal catalysts with excellent electrocatalytic performance and stability is of great significance to hydrogen production by water electrolysis, but there are still problems of low activity, complex preparation and high cost. Herein, we fabricated a novel Ni 3 S 2 /Ni(OH) 2 dual-functional electrocatalyst by a one-step fast electrodeposition on nickel foam (NF). While maintaining the electrocatalytic performance of Ni 3 S 2 , the existence of heterostructure and Ni(OH) 2 co-catalyst function greatly improves the overall water splitting performance of Ni 3 S 2 /Ni(OH) 2 –NF. Hence, It shows a low overpotential of 66 mV at 10 mA cm −2 for HER and 249 mV at 20 mA cm −2 for OER. The dual-functional electrocatalyst needs only 1.58 V at 20 mA cm −2 when assembled two-electrode electrolytic cell. Impressively, the electrocatalyst also shows outstanding catalytic stability for about 800 h when 20 and 50 mA cm −2 constant current was applied, respectively which demonstrates a potential electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源催化
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纳米材料
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可持续能源
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功能材料
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界面化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Xin Huang,Xujie Zhou,Shaohong Han,Jizhi Zhou,Guangren Qian,Naiyun Gao
Peroxydisulfate (PDS) activation has attracted much attention for the treatment of drinking water systems. In this work, Ni-doped MgAl layered double hydroxides (Ni-LDHs, Ni:Mg = 1:100 to 1:1, molar ratio) were prepared for the activation of PDS via intercalation. Compared with the case without Ni, doping with Ni resulted in much higher phenol degradation at the same PDS dosage. This was attributed to the activation of PDS, as the PDS consumption increased with increasing Ni doping amount. Moreover, radicals corresponding to organic decomposition were detected in the presence of Ni. Physical characterization results reveal that Ni(II) was converted to Ni(III) with PDS and then reduced back to Ni(II) during organic decomposition. To our best knowledge, this is the first study to report a cycle of Ni(II)-Ni(III)-Ni(II) in LDHs for the efficient activation of PDS. This effect was also observed in cases of odorous substances such as 4-bromophenol, 2-methylisoborneol, and geosmin. Our work provides a promising approach for the activation of PDS by Ni-LDHs.
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Surface Topography-Metrology and Properties
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 3
·035014
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IF 1.613
Weiwei Zhang,Cuicui Ji,Qiang Fu,Zhongquan Shi
In this work, the structure and properties of ZrO2 nanoparticle reinforced Ni–W, Ni–B and Ni–Cu matrix nanocomposite coatings were comparatively studied. Their surface morphology, composition, microstructure, topography, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance were examined by various methods . The nanocomposites exhibit dense, nodular-like morphology with nanocrystalline structure. The results show that the ZrO2 particles have homogeneously dispersed in the nanocomposites. The formation of the protrusion structure was partly attributed to the heterogeneous distribution of the electric field. The presence of ZrO2 nanoparticles could refine the crystallite size of the Ni–W, Ni–B and Ni–Cu alloy matrix to 12.5 ± 1, 10.5 ± 0.5 and 15 ± 0.1 nm, respectively. The corrosion resistance of these nanocomposites can be improved by the incorporation of ZrO2 nanoparticles into the alloy matrix. The Ra of Ni–W/ZrO2, Ni–B/ZrO2 and Ni–Cu/ZrO2 nanocomposites are about 53 ± 3, 69 ± 2, 18 ± 1 nm, respectively, expressing the rougher surface of Ni–B/ZrO2 compared to the others. It indicated that the composition of these alloy matrix have different crystallite size, which could affect the surface roughness of the electrodeposits. The inclusion of ZrO2 particles in Ni-based alloys could enhance its properties. The reinforcement effect of the anti-wear properties of the nanocomposites was proposed. The Rct value of the Ni–W–ZrO2, Ni–B–ZrO2, Ni–Cu–ZrO2 were 50.93, 105.18, 44.67 kΩ · cm2, respectively, indicating that the Ni–B–ZrO2 nanocomposite coating has the highest corrosion resistance. The Rct values depends on not only the composition of the coatings, but also the electrodeposition conditions, which influence the crystallize size and compactness of the electrodeposits. The order of the microhardness and anti-wear properties is Ni–W–ZrO2 > Ni–B–ZrO2 > Ni–Cu–ZrO2.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2022
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IF 4.177
Yanjun Yu,Chen Chen,Yiheng Liu,Hongliang Yu,Shuaijie Li,Yanan Xue,Ning Cai,Jianzhi Wang,Faquan Yu
Developing efficient and cost-effective bifunctional catalytic electrodes is of great importance to water splitting. In this study, hybrid Ni/Ni(OH)2-coated NiCo2O4 nanorods were grown on Ni foam (NF) by a facile growth–conversion–epitaxy approach. The epitaxial decoration of Ni/Ni(OH)2 composite could increase the intrinsic activity of NiCo2O4/NF and enhance the charge-transfer rate. This self-standing hierarchical nanohybrid with unique surface chemistry and interface engineering exhibits an excellent electrocatalytic performance. The optimized Ni/Ni(OH)2-NiCo2O4/NF only requires overpotentials of 53 and 235 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm–2 for HER and OER, respectively. The electrolyzer achieved 10 mA cm–2 at a low cell voltage of 1.51 V for water splitting. This work offers a new perspective for rationally designing electrocatalytic materials by surface decoration.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2020
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IF 0
Qingnan Wu,Ming Wen,Weixi Yan,Qingsheng Wu,Hezhong Wang,Yongqing Fu
A functionalized carbon nanotube (FCNT)/Ni(HCO3)2-Ni nanostructures were synthesized by decorating nanoflaky and mesoporous Ni(HCO3)2 onto FCNT along with in situ formed reduced metallic Ni for the purpose of constructing an energy-storage system with both high specific capacity and cycling stability. Such flaky nanostructures can significantly increase the contact surface areas between the mesoporous and nanoflaky Ni(HCO3)2-Ni and electrolyte, thus immensely reducing the electrolyte-ion diffusion paths and accelerating the electron-transport rates through the use of a FCNT. The in situ reduced metallic Ni atoms are directly contacted with the electrolytes and quickly converted into NiOOH in the alkaline environment. For this reason, the capacity retention of battery-type electrochemical materials can be significantly enhanced, especially at the beginning of cycles. The obtained flaky FCNT/Ni(HCO3)2-Ni nanomaterials exhibit excellent electrochemical performances with a high specific capacity of 203 mAh·g–1 at 3 A·g–1 current density for supercapacitor energy-storage systems. An aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor made of FCNT/Ni(HCO3)2-Ni//graphene oxide achieves a 132 Wh·kg–1 energy density at 2880 W·kg–1 power density and an excellent cycling stability with 84% after 6000 cycles.
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Chemistry-An Asian Journal
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2024
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IF 3.5
Xinxin Dai,Zhen Tang,Xinyuan Yan,Shiyi Tao,Shanshan Wang,Yi Liu,Jiafeng Cao,Xiaolong Deng,Xin Bo
The exploring and developing non-precious transition metal-based catalysts for practical water electrolysis with the low cost, high efficiency and easy macroscopic preparation was still a challenge. Herein, Ni 3 S 2 /Ni(OH) 2 heterojunction with different sulfuration time was proposed and hydrothermally synthesized using a simple two-step approach, which served as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting in alkaline solution at industrial temperature. Among these catalysts, Ni 3 S 2 /Ni(OH) 2 -5h displayed the smallest overpotentials (237 mV@100 mA cm −2 and 360 mV@100 mA cm −2 ) for OER and HER at room temperature, along with low Tafel slopes of 62.0 mV dec −1 and 80.8 mV dec −1 respectively. Furthermore, working at high temperature Ni 3 S 2 /Ni(OH) 2 -5h exhibited even lower overpotential of 82 mV@100 mA cm −2 at 70 °C for OER and 325 mV@100 mA cm −2 at 60 °C for HER. The excellent performance was ascribed to the heterojunction accelerating the charge transfer, hierarchical interconnected structure promoting the mass transfer and the synergistic effect between the components of Ni 3 S 2 and Ni(OH) 2 . This work could provide a promising route for promoting the electrocatalytic performance of Ni-based catalyst with a simple sulfuration method for industrial water splitting, which could expand to other non-noble metal-based materials for enhancing the electrocatalytic activities.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2015
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IF 6.217
Yu-Jie Zhong,Hong-Bin Dai,Yuan-Yuan Jiang,De-Min Chen,Min Zhu,Li-Xian Sun,Ping Wang
Hydrous hydrazine has received increasing attention as a promising hydrogen carrier owing to its many favorable attributes, such as high hydrogen content, low material cost, stable liquid state at ambient conditions, and free of solid decomposition byproduct. Herein, we report the synthesis of a supported core–shell structured Ni@Ni–Pt/La 2 O 3 catalyst by a combination of co-precipitation and galvanic replacement methods. The catalyst exhibits high catalytic activity and 100% selectivity towards hydrogen generation from hydrous hydrazine at mild conditions, which outperforms most reported hydrous hydrazine decomposition catalysts. The favorable catalytic performance of the Ni@Ni–Pt/La 2 O 3 catalyst is correlated with the Pt-induced electronic and geometric modifications on the catalyst surface .
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2017
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IF 3.615
Tingting Xu,Xudong Hou,Shengjun Liu,Bo Liu
We demonstrated a facile and efficient method for the preparation of a magnetic and porous Ni@MOF-74(Ni) [Ni 2 (DOBDC), DOBDC = 2, 5-dihydroxyterephthalate] composite by one-step solvothermal reaction of Raney Ni and DOBDC. Ni in the reaction not only acted as the core of the composite, but also provided metal source for the formation of MOF-74(Ni). The Ni@MOF-74(Ni) composite exhibits both magnetic characteristics and high porosity, enabling it an efficient candidate for dye removal and target drug delivery system. The adsorption amount of rhodamine b reached up to 177.8 mg g −1 , and 4.1 mg g −1 for ibuprofen.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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Li-Zhi Huang,Junpeng Li,Weiguo Chen,Jia Deng,Fang Zhang
Ni organic complexes are widely used in industrial production, posing severe threats to the natural environment and human health. In this work, we found that Ni (0) formed by the decomplexation and reduction of typical Ni organic complexes (Ni-EDTA) on the surface of carbon felt cathode. The formed Ni(0) as a catalytic site generates atomic hydrogen (H•) with strong reductive reactivity via electron transfer. H• not only accelerates the oxygen activation to form H 2 O 2 on carbon felt cathode, but also reacts with H 2 O 2 to generate strong oxidative hydroxyl radicals (HO•) and singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ). Under the attack of multiple active species, 95.5 % of Ni-EDTA is removed, and the removal efficiencies of total organic carbon (TOC) and dissolved Ni reach 43.8 % and 77.1 % after 120 min of electrolysis at −2.0 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The redox synergistic reaction, initiated by the formation of Ni(0) on the carbon felt cathode, demonstrates excellent stability in treating real Ni plating wastewater. This approach eliminates the need for additional chemical reagents and prevents the release of heavy metals. Our findings offer a novel strategy for leveraging the self-transformation of Ni organic complexes to generate various active species for electrochemical treatment of Ni plating wastewater.
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