Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mengzhao Liu, Zhe Sun, Shiyan Li, Xiaowa Nie, Yuefeng Liu, Erdong Wang, Zhongkui Zhao
Summary: This study presents a general urea-modulated hydrothermal phosphorization strategy to grow hierarchical CoMnP/Ni2P nanosheet-based microplate arrays on Ni foam directly. The optimized CoMnP/Ni2P/NF exhibits high activity and stability in both acidic and alkaline media, outperforming most reported electrocatalysts. Furthermore, it demonstrates efficient overall water splitting with low cell voltage and high current density, providing a practical method to prepare nanostructured metal phosphides for various electrocatalytic reactions.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shuai Cao, Haijian Huang, Kun Shi, Li Wei, Ning You, Xiaoming Fan, Zeheng Yang, Weixin Zhang
Summary: A 3D superhydrophilic/superaerophobic hierarchical rod-sheet structure of NiFe-based layered double hydroxides coupled with cobalt carbonate hydroxide has been synthesized, showing excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performances. The unique stepped hierarchical rod-sheet structure not only benefits the catalytic activity, electron transfer, and active sites exposure, but also promotes electrolyte diffusion and bubble release. Additionally, a water-splitting device assembled with this structure demonstrated stable operation for 200 hours. The strategy of engineering stepped hierarchical structures with synergistic effect may provide a new pathway for synthesizing highly efficient OER electrocatalysts.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liang Ma, Zengyan Wei, Chen Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Honglei Zhang, Meixiu Song, Yaming Wang, Baoqiang Li, Xiaoxiao Huang, Chengyan Xu, Ming Feng, Peigang He, Dechang Jia, Yu Zhou, Xiaoming Duan
Summary: Researchers have developed a simple, low-cost, and scalable method to synthesize trimetallic (Fe, Co, Ni) spinel/carbon/nickel foam electrodes with superhydrophilic/superaerophobic properties. These electrodes demonstrate excellent performance in removing oxygen bubbles and exhibit low overpotentials and long-term stability during electrochemical water splitting.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jingjun Shen, Jing Li, Bo Li, Yun Zheng, Xiaozhi Bao, Junpo Guo, Yan Guo, Chenglong Lai, Wen Lei, Shuangyin Wang, Huaiyu Shao
Summary: A cost-effective synthesis method of hierarchical nickel-iron (oxy)hydroxides nanosheets on iron foam with superhydrophilicity and superaerophobicity is reported. The as-fabricated electrode shows extraordinary oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity with ultra-low overpotential and small Tafel slope in alkaline media. The rechargeable Zn-air battery assembled using this electrode demonstrates remarkable cycling performance. This work provides an economical approach to convert commercial Fe foam into robust electrocatalysts for sustainable energy conversion and storage systems.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ziang Su, Wenzhe Si, Hao Liu, Shangchao Xiong, Xuefeng Chu, Wenhao Yang, Yue Peng, Jianjun Chen, Xingzhong Cao, Junhua Li
Summary: Catalytic combustion is an advanced technology used to eliminate industrial volatile organic compounds. By designing homogeneous interfaces, a mesocrystalline CeO2 catalyst with abundant Ce-Ce homogeneous interfaces was synthesized and showed enhanced catalytic performance for toluene combustion. The abundant Ce-Ce homogeneous interfaces formed by highly ordered stacking and small grain size endow the CeO2 mesocrystal with superior redox property and oxygen storage capacity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haotian Zhang, Haoran Guo, Yao Zhang, Jiayang Zhao, Yanyan Li, Xinpan Li, Junkai Ren, Rui Song
Summary: Efficient and robust bifunctional catalysts are crucial for overall water electrolysis. In this study, a multidimensional hierarchical architecture catalyst was constructed, showing excellent electrocatalytic performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in a water electrolysis device.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lina Yan, Xing Cheng, Yueshuai Wang, Zhaozhao Wang, Lirong Zheng, Yong Yan, Yue Lu, Shaorui Sun, Wenge Qiu, Ge Chen
Summary: The electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide through the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction offers an environmentally friendly alternative to the industrial anthraquinone process. Developing catalysts with high activity and selectivity for H2O2 production is essential for efficient and sustainable synthesis.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jyoti Waikar, Pavan More
Summary: Ce-doped Co/Al2O3 catalyst exhibited the highest CO oxidation activity at low temperature, which was attributed to the increased reactive oxygen and oxygen vacancies caused by Ce doping. Ce modification prevented the generation of cobalt aluminate phase and promoted the production of Co3O4 active phase.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Ling Li, Jiabin Zhou, Dan Liu, Xianjie Liu, Yixi Sun, Shuang Xiao
Summary: CeMn1-xMxO3 (M = Cu, Fe and Co) perovskites were synthesized and used as efficient heterogeneous catalyst for degrade of tetracycline chloride (TC-HCl) via photocatalysis coupled peroxymonosulfate (PMS) oxidation under visible-light illumination. Metal doping significantly improved the catalytic activity of perovskites. The CeMn0.6Co0.4O3/PMS/Vis system demonstrated excellent performance with a high degradation rate and stability, suggesting its potential application in the removal of organic pollutants.
MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ya-li Yao, Jin-mei He, Xin Yang, Lei Peng, Xue-dan Zhu, Kan-she Li, Meng-nan Qu
Summary: A new CuS three-dimensional electrode with superhydrophilic/underwater superaerophobic structure was prepared, showing excellent performance and stability in water splitting. It exhibits efficient electrocatalytic activity for oxygen and hydrogen evolution in different electrolytes.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yong Wang, Liyun Cao, Jianfeng Huang, Fangmin Wang, Lingjiang Kou, Ying Su
Summary: Enhancing the electrochemical reaction kinetics is crucial for achieving high-performance anodes in lithium-ion batteries. In this study, vanadium-doped Cu2O microspheres (V-Cu2O) were synthesized on Cu foam through a facile hydrothermal method and heat treatment. The doping of vanadium induced the formation of radially oriented nanostructures and abundant oxygen vacancies in Cu2O. The V-Cu2O anode exhibited a reversible capacity of 1173 mAh/g after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g-1, which can be attributed to the synergistic effect of fast kinetics from oxygen vacancies and additional capacity from vanadium ions. This work proposes a promising and effective strategy to enhance the Li-storage performance of anode materials.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiao Jin, Li Li, Xiaoyan Nie, Tianliang Xiao, Zhaoyue Liu
Summary: The design of an electrode surface plays a critical role in the oxygen evolution reaction during electrochemical water splitting. In this work, nonprecious-metal electrocatalysts (MnO nanowires) were successfully deposited on a porous gold microgrid, resulting in high catalytic activity. The synergistic effect of electrolyte wetting and gas release on the electrode surface demonstrates great potential for optimizing the synthesis methods towards high-performance OER electrodes.
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Kai Sun, Guanghui Zhan, Lin Zhang, Zilin Wang, Shiwei Lin
Summary: In this study, a Ce-doped ZnO nanoarray (CZO) was successfully synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal method and demonstrated as a promising NO2 chemiresistive sensing material. Ce doping not only changes the morphology of the initial ZnO nanoarray, but also introduces abundant oxygen vacancy. Gas sensing tests show that CZO-2 (Ce wt% = 2%) exhibits a 10fold higher sensing response to NO2 and much lower limit of detection (LOD = 1.4 ppb) compared to the initial ZnO nanoarray. High selectivity for NO2 and excellent long-term stability are also achieved in this Ce-doped sensor.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Qin Xu, Peican Wang, Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Mst Zakia Sultana, Baoguo Wang
Summary: In this study, a hierarchical core-shell electrode with superhydrophilic/superaerophobic properties was successfully fabricated for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. The formation mechanism of the core-shell structure was systematically investigated, revealing a unique phosphating process and rearrangement reaction. The electrocatalyst exhibited superior HER activity and long-term stability.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Han Jiao, Chun Wang, Zi-Yang Zhang, Yi-Fu Song, Bai-qi Feng, Ping Na, Zhong-Li Wang
Summary: Ultrafine Mo modified NiFeOxHy (oxy)hydroxide nanosheet arrays were successfully synthesized using molybdates as unique precursors and an electrochemical activation process. The optimized catalyst exhibited excellent performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with small overpotential and long-term stability.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Meijun Liu, Depeng Zhang, Jinglong Han, Chengbin Liu, Yangcheng Ding, Zhigang Wang, Aijie Wang
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Danyu Zhang, Tongcai Liu, Kai Yin, Chengbin Liu, Yuanfeng Wei
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shudan Wei, Yuanfeng Wei, Tao Chen, Chengbin Liu, Yanhong Tang
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zezhong Zhang, Miao Guo, Yanhong Tang, Chengbin Liu, Jian Zhou, Jili Yuan, Jiayun Gu
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haifang Tang, Zuoyan Zhu, Qian Shang, Yanhong Tang, Danyu Zhang, Yi Du, Meijun Liu, Kai Yin, Chengbin Liu
Summary: A highly practical double-cathode EF system has been developed, with excellent H2O2 production and activation performance for efficient removal of organic pollutants, showing stable performance in a wide pH range.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Yangbin Ding, Haonan Sheng, Baozhi Gong, Peisong Tang, Guoxiang Pan, Yunxiong Zeng, Liming Yang, Yanhong Tang, Chengbin Liu
Summary: The dynamics of charge storage in both the surface and bulk of materials is a key issue in energy storage, with maintaining a high surface-induced capacitive contribution proposed as a solution to slow kinetics. Using TiO2 nanotube arrays on Ti foil as the current collector for electrodeposition of PANI/rGO hybrid film, it was found to achieve high specific capacity and outstanding rate capacity, demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jili Yuan, Zhuo Xing, Yanhong Tang, Chengbin Liu
Summary: Oxidic Cu formed on a Cu electrode can enhance its activity and selectivity for NO3- reduction to NH3, leading to improved catalytic performance. Research on oxidic Cu contributes to higher efficiency in nitrate recycling.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Zuoyan Zhu, Haifang Tang, Yi Du, Yuanfeng Wei, Yuqing Chen, Weijian Yang, Danyu Zhang, Ziru Li, Chengbin Liu
Summary: In this study, a high-performance photocatalysis-coupled PDS system was developed for practical organic wastewater treatment. The CoFe2O4/TNAs composite, consisting of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles grown on TiO2 nanotube arrays, exhibited excellent performance in degrading refractory tetracycline. The system showed stable continuous-flow treatment performance, providing a promising approach for organic wastewater treatment.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuqing Chen, Shanshan Qiao, Yanhong Tang, Yi Du, Danyu Zhang, Wenjie Wang, Hao Zhang, Xuhui Sun, Chengbin Liu
Summary: This study reports a Janus-structured flexible free-standing bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, with OER-active O, N co-coordinated Ni single atoms and ORR-active Co3O4@Co1-xS nanosheet arrays integrated separately on the inner and outer walls of flexible hollow carbon nanofibers. With the sophisticated topological structure and atomic-level-designed chemical compositions, the catalyst exhibits outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity and demonstrates excellent performance in both liquid and all-solid-state zinc-air batteries.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Haifang Tang, Minxiong Tan, Danyu Zhang, Yanhong Tang, Huiling Liu, Yi Du, Xiangxiong Liu, Chengbin Liu
Summary: An electric-assisted peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation system is developed for sustainable treatment of wastewater. S-doped CoO nanoflower grown on Ti plate (S-CoO/Ti) electrocatalyst is fabricated via one-step electrodeposition. The system generates energetic oxidative species (center dot OH, SO4 center dot-, O-2(center dot-), O-1(2) and Co4+), and Co4+ species are dominantly responsible for tetracycline (TC) degradation. Almost 100% TC removal is achieved within 20 min (C-0 = 25 mu M), and the S-CoO/PMS system shows superior performance in a wide pH range from 3 to 11.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jing Zhao, Yuanfeng Wei, Yufen Xia, Zhimin Wang, Haifang Tang, Minxiong Tan, Xiangxiong Liu, Jinfang Shi, Chengbin Liu
Summary: In this study, a novel oxidation-sorption bifunctional material UiO-66-Cl was successfully developed for efficient removal of highly migratory and toxic As(III) contamination in water. The UiO-66-Cl exhibited high removal efficiency across a broad pH range and was hardly affected by common anions and natural organic matter. The exhausted UiO-66-Cl could be easily regenerated for repeated use.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Danyu Zhang, Hao Zhang, Yi Du, Haifang Tang, Yanhong Tang, Yuqing Chen, Zhimin Wang, Xuhui Sun, Chengbin Liu
Summary: In this study, a high-efficiency production of hydroxyl radicals (•OH) from oxygen reduction is achieved over Ni-Fe dual atom supported on nitrogen-doped carbon electrocatalysts. The in-situ produced •OH on Ni0.5-Fe0.5-NC reaches up to 4.61 mmol L 1 min 1 gcat 1, presenting the state-of-the-art AOP. This study provides an inspiration for the design of ORR catalysts for the energetic and green generation of •OH, which can contribute to the development of wastewater treatment technology.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mei-Jun Liu, Fu-Hao Yang, Ji-Cheng Mei, Xu Guo, Hua-Yang Wang, Meng-Yao He, Yu-Ang Yao, Hai-Feng Zhang, Cheng-Bin Liu
Summary: In this study, a novel nanostructure consisting of vertically oriented CoP hierarchical nanosheet arrays with in situ-assembled carbon skeletons on a Ti foil electrode was reported. The obtained bifunctional hybrid exhibited low overpotential and small Tafel slope for both hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions. The assembled C@CoP||C@CoP electrolyzer showed excellent overall water splitting performance at a high current density and superior durability.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Danyu Zhang, Yanhong Tang, Huiling Liu, Zhimin Wang, Xiangxiong Liu, Haifang Tang, Hao Zhang, Dayong Wang, Yi Long, Chengbin Liu
Summary: This study developed an efficient electrocatalytic process for the deep dehalogenation and mineralization of halogenated antibiotics. The results show that the synergy between reduction dehalogenation and oxidation degradation can achieve the deep removal of refractory halogenated organic contaminants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
