Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fengqi Qin, Huan Zhang, Taixing Tan, Jie Wang, Huiling Liu, Cheng Wang
Summary: In this study, a seed-mediated synthesis method for mass production of ultrathin silver nanowires (AgNWs) was reported. The synthesized AgNWs had an average diameter of 17 nm and an aspect ratio of 1000. The method utilized pentatwinned gold dodecahedrons as primitive seeds and Ag nanorods (AgNRs) as secondary seeds. The process eliminated the need for purification and resulted in high purity AgNWs through a simple precipitation process.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Qinchuan He, Hejun Li, Xuemin Yin, Jinhua Lu
Summary: SiC/PyC core-shell structure nanowires were successfully fabricated via CLVD, with the effects of heat-treatment temperature on SiC nanowires studied and the growth mechanism discussed. A SiO2 layer was found on the surface of SiC nanowires. The core-shell structure nanowires formed a stable network connecting the matrices.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anqi Wang, Jian Guan, Le Zhang, Hang Wang, Guojun Ma, Guijun Fan, Wenxiang Tang, Ning Han, Yunfa Chen
Summary: In this study, monolithic Cu2O-CuO/Cu catalysts were prepared by in situ thermal oxidizing-reducing copper foam. The obtained catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity towards O-3 removal, which can be attributed to the generated Cu+/Cu2+ redox couples, the donor/acceptor-type point defects, and the Cu2O-CuO p-p heterojunction. This research is of great importance for rapid, controllable, and productive O-3 removal applications.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xenia V. Medvedeva, Feng Li, Alex Maokhamphiou, Jury J. Medvedev, Aftab Ahmed, Anna Klinkova
Summary: The study reports a facile, tunable, and sustainable method for synthesizing various shapes of Pd-seeded Cu nanoparticles in aqueous media.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xing Zhang, Ninh Tran, Thomas Egan, Bhanu Sharma, Gang Chen
Summary: The size uniformity of gold nanorods can be effectively improved by using a multi-step growth method, which also allows for tuning of their optical properties. This approach can enhance the practical applications of GNRs and provide new insights into their growth mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rui Huang, Jiang Wu, Enzhu Lin, Zihan Kang, Ni Qin, Dinghua Bao
Summary: The study presented an efficient template hydrothermal method for large-scale synthesis of piezoelectric NBT nanowires, and thoroughly investigated their piezocatalytic activity, demonstrating their potential in degrading organic pollutants.
NANOSCALE ADVANCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qixuan Xiang, Rahul Navik, Huijun Tan, Yaping Zhao
Summary: In this study, curved copper nanowires with high aspect ratio were successfully synthesized using sodium formate as the surface passivation layer. The use of formate greatly improved the oxidation resistance of the nanowires. Transparent conductive electrodes and transparent flexible heaters were fabricated, showing the potential of copper nanowires in electrochromic and optoelectronic devices.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Oleg Baranov, Martin Kosicek, Gregor Filipic, Uros Cvelbar
Summary: The paper presents a theoretical model for the growth of copper oxide nanowires, which quantitatively describes the single- and bi-crystalline growth mechanisms based on relevance analysis and experimental verification. Numerical simulations reveal the conditions for both mechanisms, shedding light on the control factors and basic mechanisms behind the growth modes.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rong Wang, Hao Lu, Mingpan Yan, Mengfan Li, Xiangyu Lv, Hongwen Huang, Arash Ghaderi, Takanori Iwasaki, Nobuaki Kambe, Ablimit Abdukader, Renhua Qiu
Summary: A simple and efficient methodology for synthesizing 2-aryl-perfluorobenzoxazoles was developed via direct dual C-F functionalization of perfluorobenzene with arylformamide. The synthesized products exhibited high fluorescence quantum yields and showed potential applications in materials chemistry, particularly in the synthesis of uniform cubic platinum nanoparticles.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jiyan Wei, Xiaoquan Li, Fuping Bian, Jun Zeng, Jiwen Hu, Tongqiang Zong, Na Li, Shudong Lin
Summary: This article introduces a facile method for synthesizing high purity AgNWs using a one-pot polyol method and heterogeneous nucleation mechanism with AgCl suspension as nucleating agents. The resulting high purity silver nanowires with aspect ratio over 1500 are ideal materials for flexible transparent conductive films and will find wide applications in various fields.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dilli Paudel, Hendrik Boogaard, Allard de Wit, Sander Janssen, Sjoukje Osinga, Christos Pylianidis, Ioannis N. Athanasiadis
Summary: Many studies have applied machine learning to crop yield prediction with a focus on specific case studies, while large-scale operational systems like MCYFS do not use this method. By combining agronomic principles with machine learning, a baseline for large-scale crop yield forecasting was built in this research, emphasizing correctness, modularity, and reusability. The baseline showed comparable performance to MCYFS in early season predictions but has room for improvement with the addition of new data sources and predictive features.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Tianxiang Wang, Yucui Huangfu, Bintong Huang, Jing Li, Longfei Miao, Yueming Zhai
Summary: Au nanoplates are grown in high yield using a photochemical method and galvanic replacement reaction. The morphology of the nanoplates can be further tuned by adjusting the pH, leading to enhanced non-linear optics performances.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiangang Zhai, Zicheng Zuo, Zecheng Xiong, Houhe Pan, Xiaoya Gao, Yuliang Li
Summary: Copper sulfide (CuS) has been identified as a promising electrode material for Na-ion batteries due to its high theoretical specific capacity, environmentally friendly nature, and abundance. However, the conversion type mechanism used for storing Na+ in CuS electrodes leads to issues such as volume variations and irreversible phase changes, resulting in capacity degradation and sluggish reaction kinetics. In this study, a large-scale free-standing CuS nanotube array protected by a graphdiyne (GDY) nanofilm was successfully prepared. The GDY nanofilm provided in-situ protection, enhancing the structural stability and network conductivity of the CuS electrode. The CuS electrode protected by GDY exhibited excellent electrochemical sodium storage capability, showing long-term reversibility and good rate performance.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ailing Han, Xiaoyu Luo, Sijia Hao, Yayu Yang, Jianan Chen, Guozhen Fang, Jifeng Liu, Shuo Wang
Summary: By introducing nickel doping into copper nanoribbons, the emission intensity and quantum yield were enhanced, leading to stronger PL emission. Experimental and theoretical investigations were conducted to understand the morphologies, composition, and electronic states of Cu NCs in the assembled architecture. The sensitivity of PL detection towards biothiol was demonstrated, and practical applications in fetal bovine serum samples were validated.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sijia Li, Yongzhi She, Huaiyi Ding, Jinlong Yang, Jing Peng, Min Wu, Xiangdong Kong, Dengbao Han, Nan Pan, Xiaoping Wang
Summary: In this study, we developed a solvent-assisted crystallization strategy to directly assemble high-quality perovskite microarrays on commercial transparent conductive substrates. The cubic CsPbBr3 single crystals possess superior properties compared to the control samples, which can pave the way for future design and applications of optoelectronic devices based on perovskite microarrays.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qi-Qi Fu, Hui-Hui Li, Si-Yue Ma, Bi-Cheng Hu, Shu-Hong Yu
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hui-Hui Li, Qi-Qi Fu, Liang Xu, Si-Yue Ma, Ya-Rong Zheng, Xiao-Jing Liu, Shu-Hong Yu
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Si-Yue Ma, Hui-Hui Li, Bi-Cheng Hu, Xiang Cheng, Qi-Qi Fu, Shu-Hong Yug
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zi-You Yu, Chao-Chao Lang, Min-Rui Gao, Yu Chen, Qi-Qi Fu, Yu Duan, Shu-Hong Yu
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuanchao Zhu, Wei Hu, Jianbin Zhou, Wenlong Cai, Yue Lu, Jianwen Liang, Xiaona Li, Shanshan Zhu, Qiqi Fu, Yitai Qian
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2019)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jingjing Luo, Jianbin Zhou, Hui Zheng, Linqin Zhu, Qiqi Fu, Kaibin Tang
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Duan, Zi-You Yu, Shao-Jin Hu, Xu-Sheng Zheng, Chu-Tian Zhang, Hong-He Ding, Bi-Cheng Hu, Qi-Qi Fu, Zhi-Long Yu, Xiao Zheng, Jun-Fa Zhu, Min-Rui Gao, Shu-Hong Yu
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2019)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Qi-Qi Fu, Tao Zhou, Ying Chen, Jianliang Xiao, Jingxian Xu, Zhao Pan, Xue Feng
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Tao Zhou, Ying Chen, Ruitao Tang, Qi-Qi Fu, Liushun Ye, Haibin Zhu, Xuecheng Zhang, Haoran Fu
Summary: This paper investigates the dynamic buckling behavior of stiff films using an implicit dynamic element-free Galerkin method based on the Strain-Rotation decomposition theorem. The study validates the numerical stability and accuracy of the proposed method through convergence and comparison studies, while also analyzing the influences of compression loading rate and thickness to length ratio on the buckling/post-buckling of stiff thin films.Overall, the research provides an effective approach for the engineering computation of flexible electronic technology and contributes to the advancement of the field.
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Jingxian Xu, Congyi Fu, Qiqi Fu, Ying Chen, Yinji Ma, Xue Feng
Summary: This paper introduces an arc-scale that can conform to curved surfaces and proposes an arc-armor inspired by fish scales. By incorporating origami structure design, the arc-armor has shown improved protection performance with low peak load and long effective stroke. Further optimization of energy absorption characteristics reduces peak load under medium and high-velocity impacts, with denser cell distribution inside scales leading to higher energy absorption efficiency. The arc-armor, with excellent energy absorption characteristics, can be reverse-designed and has wide application in protecting flexible electronics, human bodies, and other flexible objects.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qifeng Du, Lanlan Liu, Ruitao Tang, Jun Ai, Zhijian Wang, Qiqi Fu, Chongxiao Li, Ying Chen, Xue Feng
Summary: This study presents a simple and scalable fabrication process for a flexible pressure sensor with high sensitivity and wide detection range. Using silver nanowires coated, laser-ablated hierarchical microstructured polydimethylsiloxane, and an interdigital electrode, the sensor achieves a high sensitivity of 4.48 kPa(-1) and a detection range from 0 to 65 kPa. The device has been successfully applied in measuring arterial pulse, breathing, and static tremors on the human body, demonstrating its promising applications in wearable electronic skins.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zijian An, QiQi Fu, Jingjiang Lv, Tao Zhou, Yue Wu, Yanli Lu, Guang Liu, Zhenghan Shi, Xin li, Fenni Zhang, Qingjun Liu
Summary: Self-power wearable electronics have the potential to overcome battery limitations through harvesting energy from the environment or the human body. This study presents a wireless monitoring system driven entirely by body heat, utilizing a stretchable TEG to optimize power density and enable continuous operation of wireless wearable devices. The system demonstrates real-time monitoring of heart rate, sweat ingredients, and body motion. This advancement in self-powered wearable electronics marks a significant step towards wireless real-time health monitoring.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhao Pan, Qi-Qi Fu, Mo-Han Wang, Huai-Ling Gao, Liang Dong, Pu Zhou, Dong-Dong Cheng, Ying Chen, Duo-Hong Zou, Jia-Cai He, Xue Feng, Shu-Hong Yu
Summary: In this study, a new type of nanohesives was designed to achieve rapid and robust hydrogel adhesion by modulating hydrogel mechanics and surface chemical activation of nanoparticles. The nanohesives can adhere to various surfaces without surface pre-treatment and show promising applications in hydrogel-based engineering, such as ensuring accurate and stable blood flow monitoring between dynamic tissues and sensors. The nanohesives possess biocompatibility and inherent antimicrobial properties, further enhancing their potential in the field.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qi-Qi Fu, Hui-Hui Li, Liang Xu, Yu-Da Li, Shu-Hong Yu
Summary: This study presents an in situ electrochemical post-treatment technique to rebuild a highly crystalline and stable multilayered Pd-skin structure on Pd47Cu53 nanotubes, which greatly enhances the catalytic stability of the nanotubes.