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Construction & Building Technology
Junxi He, Wei Hu, Rui Xiao, Yanhai Wang, Pawel Polaczyk, Baoshan Huang
Summary: This paper summarizes the progress and challenges of using graphene-like materials in asphalt binder and asphalt mixture. Graphene-like materials can improve the performance of asphalt binder, but their effect on low temperature performance needs further research. The influence of graphene-like materials on the surface texture of aggregate in asphalt mixture also needs to be verified.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shouwei Zhang, Meiyi Zeng, Wenqing Xu, Jiaxing Li, Jie Li, Jinzhang Xu, Xiangke Wang
Summary: The study presents a novel super adsorbent for the removal of chromium (VI), consisting of polyaniline nanorods dotted on graphene oxide nanosheets. The graphene oxide nanosheets provide high specific surface area and excellent stability, while the introduction of polyaniline nanorods enhances the adsorption capacity and selectivity.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mohammad Ashfaq, Neetu Talreja, Divya Chauhan, C. A. Rodriguez, Adriana C. Mera, Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan
Summary: Gallic acid (GA) is a commonly found polyphenols compound that has significant impacts on aquatic and human life. This study successfully synthesized r-GO-Cu/Bi-NRs nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic degradation ability.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Liuyang Zhang, Pengfei Cai, Zhihao Wei, Tao Liu, Jiaguo Yu, Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi, S. Wageh
Summary: NiCo-LDH/rGO electrodes were designed with high capacitance and good rate performance, thanks to the incorporation of graphene and NiCo-LDH. Asymmetric supercapacitors assembled with these materials exhibited high energy density and power density, indicating significant application potential.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
M. Beaula Ruby Kamalam, S. S. R. Inbanathan, K. Sethuraman, Ahmad Umar, Hassan Algadi, Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Qazi Inamur Rahman, Christos S. Garoufalis, Sotirios Baskoutas
Summary: In this study, a V2O5 nanorods/GO nanocomposite was synthesized and used as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of VB dye under direct sunlight illumination, achieving almost complete degradation within 90 minutes. The excellent photocatalytic efficiency was attributed to the outstanding transfer of interfacial charge and the suppression of charge-carrier recombination. Kinetics of the degradation process was analyzed by calculating rate constants and half-life times, and a possible mechanism for the degradation process was discussed.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Na Li, Wenjun Yan, Yu Niu, Shijie Qu, Pingping Zuo, Hongcun Bai, Ning Zhao
Summary: The study presents a Cu-Cu2O@RGO nanocomposite formed in solution under simulated sunlight irradiation, offering advantages such as retained semiconductor characteristics, efficient electron transfer pathways, and chemical protection. These characteristics provide potential applications for enhancing photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic H-2 evolution.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Sushil Kumar, Sk Riyajuddin, Mohd Afshan, Sk Tarik Aziz, Takahiro Maruyama, Kaushik Ghosh
Summary: The study demonstrates the development of durable electrode materials with high specific capacitance and energy density in energy storage devices, without compromising flexibility. A three-dimensional graphene oxide decorated monodispersed hollow urchin gamma-MnS material shows remarkable capacitance and is used in a flexible solid state asymmetric supercapacitor device, exhibiting excellent energy density and performance under high power density conditions.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
I. A. Mkhalid, Ahmed Shawky
Summary: The removal of herbicides from water by photocatalysis is crucial for environmental remediation, and optimizing ecofriendly photocatalysts can enhance efficiency. In this study, Cu2O nanoparticles were synthesized and loaded with Cu nanoparticles to form Cu@Cu2O, achieving complete photodestruction of triazine herbicides by optimizing the Cu content.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Subramanian Ravichandran, K. Pushpanathan, Suresh Sagadevan, A. R. Marlinda, Faruq Mohammad, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Mohd Rafie Johan
Summary: This study reported the influence of graphene concentration on the vibrational properties of PVA-graphene composites formed at room temperature. Physicochemical characterization and analysis were carried out using various techniques, revealing that the increased concentration of graphene caused changes in the PVA polymer structure and associated deviations in various parameters.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Subagja Toto Rahmat, Nurhaswani Alias, Rajesh Kumar, Wai Kian Tan, Go Kawamura, Atsunori Matsuda, Zainovia Lockman
Summary: This study demonstrates the successful photoreduction of hexavalent chromium using graphene-derived TiO2 nanowires. The performance of reduced graphene oxide/TNW composites in reducing Cr(VI) was better than that of graphene oxide/TNW composites.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Shaoyan Zhang, Kun Wang, Xian Zhang, Peiye Feng, Fei Li
Summary: This study presents a new approach for exploring the SVO electrode structure of rechargeable LIBs through the fabrication of a novel nanocomposite paper, demonstrating high discharge capacity and stable cycling performance as potential power sources for implantable medical devices.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chandra Sekhar Bongu, Mohan Raj Krishnan, Abdelrahman Soliman, Muhammad Arsalan, Edreese H. Alsharaeh
Summary: This study reports the preparation of three composite materials via a simple ball-milling method and analyzes their performance as supercapacitor electrodes. These composites, especially the MoS2@Graphene (1:9) composite, show improved capacitance compared to pristine graphene and MoS2. The MoS2@Graphene (1:9) composite electrode exhibits high specific capacitance in an electrochemical supercapacitor and is flexible with a long lifespan.
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Chemistry, Physical
Yue Jiang, Jinxun Han, Xiaoqin Wei, Hanzhuo Zhang, Zhihui Zhang, Luquan Ren
Summary: In this study, Fe3O4 nanoparticles with average sizes of 3-8 nm were self-assembled as homogeneous clusters on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) via coprecipitation. The Fe3O4/RGO nanocomposites exhibited improved electrochemical performance and cycling stability.
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Chemistry, Physical
S. Manikandan, D. Sasikumar, S. Dhinesh, S. Seenivasan, R. Manonmani, P. Vijayakumar
Summary: In this study, a 2D P/MnO2/r-GO nanosheet was synthesized and a composite with r-GO was made for the first time using Hummer's method. The material's structural, morphological, electrical, optical, and photocatalytic characteristics were investigated. The formation of a heterojunction between P/MnO2 and r-GO reduced the optical band gap energy, resulting in light absorption in the visible region. The P/MnO2/r-GO composite showed higher degradation efficiency for dyes compared to pure MnO2, and it also demonstrated stability and reusability in the photodegradation process.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Fei Hu, Ting Li, Tianbiao Sun, Yidan Liu, Dongqi Yu, Rongrong Jia, Liyi Shi, Lei Huang
Summary: This work presents a controllable, green, and facile strategy for preparing Au NRs@MnO2 core/shell nanosheets using the LSPR effect of gold nanorods. MnO2 is obtained through the reduction of KMnO4 with photoelectrons induced by the LSPR effect. Methanol is found to be significant in maintaining the shape of Au nanorods by acting as a hole scavenger, and the OER performance of the resulting Au NRs@MnO2 is notably enhanced under proper irradiation and stable after 1000 cycles.
MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
