Article
Energy & Fuels
Zheng Chen, Tao Zhou, Zihao Wang, Junwen Tao, Ruizhe Gu, Yongsheng Liu
Summary: In this work, a facile one-step chemical bath deposition technique is employed to synthesize Fe-doped NiSe porous nanosheets on the Ni foam substrate (Fe-NiSe@NF). The synthesized Fe-NiSe@NF catalyst shows excellent water splitting performances, with overpotentials of less than 200 mV to achieve 10 mA cm(-2) for both oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and maintaining stability for 35 hours. When used as both anode and cathode, the Fe-NiSe@NF catalyst achieves a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at a low cell voltage of 1.52 V under alkaline conditions. The outstanding performances of Fe-NiSe@NF catalyst are attributed to the large electrochemical activity area of porous nanosheets, active phases generated on catalyst surfaces, and bimetallic synergistic effects. This work is significant for the development of reliable and effective electrocatalysts to promote overall water splitting.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shu-Chao Sun, Hao Jiang, Zi-Yao Chen, Qing Chen, Ming-Yuan Ma, Liang Zhen, Bo Song, Cheng-Yan Xu
Summary: We report the strong catalyst-support interaction between WC-supported RuO2 nanoparticles and carbon nanosheets, which greatly enhances the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction. Theoretical calculations show that the interaction optimizes the electronic structure of Ru sites, reducing the reaction barrier. The catalyst also exhibits excellent catalytic ability for hydrogen production and water splitting electrolyzers.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Long Ding, Yan-Hui Cao, Hui Liu, Ao-Xuan Wang, Cui-Juan Zhang, Xue-Rong Zheng
Summary: Constructing heterointerface engineering has led to the synthesis of a self-supporting NiSe@Co0.85Se/NF electrocatalyst with remarkable bifunctional catalytic activities. This catalyst exhibited excellent performance and long-term stability in a water splitting system.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dmitrii Rakov, Chunyu Sun, Ziang Lu, Siwei Li, Ping Xu
Summary: A facile synthesis methodology is reported to fabricate a unique 3D NiSe@Ni1-xFexSe2 core-shell nanostructure on a nickel foam substrate through iron and ion-doping-induced phase transformation process. The material demonstrates stable hydrogen and oxygen evolution activity in an alkaline medium, and a water electrolyzer fabricated with this material shows efficient and stable performance. Such ion-doping-induced phase transformation opens up a new pathway for fabricating highly efficient electrocatalysts for energy storage and conversion.
ADVANCED ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xing Yang, Zihe Wu, Zhenyu Xing, Chengdong Yang, Weiwen Wang, Rui Yan, Chong Cheng, Tian Ma, Zhiyuan Zeng, Shuang Li, Changsheng Zhao
Summary: This study presents an IrPd electrocatalyst supported on ketjenblack that exhibits outstanding bifunctional performance for both HER and OER at wide pH conditions. The optimized IrPd catalyst shows specific activity of 4.46 and 3.98 A mg(Ir)(-1) in the overpotential of 100 and 370 mV for HER and OER, respectively, in alkaline conditions. When applied to the anion exchange membrane electrolyzer, the Ir44Pd56/KB catalyst demonstrates promising prospects for practical applications with stability of >20 h at a current of 250 mA cm(-2) for water decomposition. This work not only offers an advanced electrocatalyst, but also provides guidance for the rational design of desirable bifunctional electrocatalysts for HER and OER by regulating the microenvironments and electronic structures of metal catalytic sites for diverse catalysis.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Nihila Rahamathulla, Arun Prasad Murthy
Summary: Many countries have decided to end the usage of vehicles based on fossil fuels and instead convert wind, solar, and other natural energies into hydrogen. Bifunctional electrocatalysts with abundant hetero interfacial active sites have shown advantages in simplifying electrolysis and saving resources. This review discusses recent progress in this field, including preparation methods of heterostructures and their applications in different pH media.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhiyi Pan, Zheng Tang, Muhammad Yaseen, Yongzhong Zhan
Summary: Efficiency of overall water splitting can be enhanced by constructing NiSe@MFe-LDH/NF heterostructure nanosheet arrays, which exhibit excellent catalytic performances in oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, and overall water splitting. The sheet-on-sheet structure, binder-free electrode, and heterostructure nanocomposite can synergistically boost catalytic performances.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Depeng Zhao, Meizhen Dai, Hengqi Liu, Zhongxin Duan, Xiaojie Tan, Xiang Wu
Summary: Developing highly active and low-cost electrocatalysts is crucial for improving the efficiency of water splitting. This study reports several amino-induced cobalt-based composite catalysts, which exhibit excellent performance in oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions, making them promising for water electrolysis.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuliang Lin, Jianglin Liu, Xueqing Qiu, Bowen Liu, Xiaofei Wang, Liheng Chen, Yanlin Qin
Summary: In this study, a Ru-FeNi@NLC catalyst encapsulated via lignin-derived carbon was prepared by self-assembly precipitation and in situ pyrolysis. The designed catalyst showed excellent performance in HER and OER reactions, with low overpotentials and only 1.48V for overall water splitting.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Peican Wang, Baoguo Wang
Summary: Electrochemical water splitting is considered the most promising method for storing renewable electricity in the form of hydrogen fuel, but challenges remain with the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Surface and interface engineering offer a viable approach to enhance catalytic activity, with self-supported electrocatalysts showing high efficiency due to regulated interfaces. The review highlights the state-of-the-art achievements in self-supported electrocatalysts for HER/OER and proposes surface/interface engineering strategies to improve performance, identifying key approaches such as defect engineering and heterostructure design.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yali Yao, Jinmei He, Lili Ma, Jiaxin Wang, Lei Peng, Xuedan Zhu, Kanshe Li, Mengnan Qu
Summary: This study reports a superhydrophilic and underwater superaerophobic multistage layered micro-nano structure nickel foam electrode, which achieves excellent catalytic performance in alkaline electrolytes for both oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions by enhancing the exposure of active sites, accelerating electrolyte transfer, and gas bubble release. Additionally, an artificial simulation of hydrogen production through electrolytic water splitting using renewable energy sources in laboratory conditions highlights the potential for improving the electrocatalytic performance of water splitting and clean energy generation.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jin Hu, Shengli Zhu, Yanqin Liang, Shuilin Wu, Zhaoyang Li, Shuiyuan Luo, Zhenduo Cui
Summary: This study reports a novel method for fabricating three-dimensional porous catalyst for water splitting with outstanding electrocatalytic performance, providing guidance for rational design and development of heterostructure electrocatalysts.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dezhi Kong, Ye Wang, Shaozhuan Huang, Yew Von Lim, Minglang Wang, Tingting Xu, Jinhao Zang, Xinjian Li, Hui Ying Yang
Summary: A unique 3D hierarchical NiMo3S4 nanoflowers with abundant defects and reactive sites were grown directly on carbon textiles, exhibiting excellent electrocatalytic activity for overall water splitting.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yuanyuan Wu, Xuejiao Gu, Wei Jiang, Jihui Lang, Yunchao Ma, Yang Lu, Xiaotian Yang, Chunbo Liu, Guangbo Che
Summary: Hydrogen economy is a promising alternative to the current hydrocarbon economy, and the development of advanced non-precious metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for efficient water splitting is critical. In this study, an ultralow Ru-modified cobalt metal-organic framework nanosheet array bifunctional catalyst was fabricated, which showed excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability in alkaline media for the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Lakshmanan Karuppasamy, Lakshmanan Gurusamy, Sambandam Ananan, Scott C. Barton, Cheng-Hua Liu, Jerry J. Wu
Summary: In this study, a Fe2O3/ZnCo2O4 heterointerface nanocomposite derived from trimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) was reported as a promising electrode catalyst material for overall water splitting, including bifunctional HER and OER performances. The synergic effect or heterointerface engineering between Fe2O3 and ZnCo2O4 is advantageous for improved active sites, effective charge transfer, and long-term stability of the composite. The electrocatalyst shows enhanced HER and OER performances with low overpotentials of 44.8 mV and 212 mV, respectively.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Business
Huijian Fu, Junhong He, Jianhong Hong, Linfeng Hu
Summary: Building trust and enhancing consumers' participation are crucial for the growth of peer-to-peer sharing economy. This research demonstrates the significant impact of driver username on passengers' intention to use ride-sharing service, with a driver using a real name being more likely to elicit greater intention. Additionally, the effect of driver username on passengers' intention is mediated by social presence and trust, and moderated by driver reputation.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hong-xia Zhu, Lin-feng Hu, Hai-yan Hu, Feng Zhou, Liu-liu Wu, Shi-wen Wang, Tetiana Rozhkova, Cheng-wei Li
Summary: Strain HU2014, a novel Streptomyces sp., shows strong antifungal activity against wheat sharp eyespot pathogens and promotes plant growth. It has the potential to be a valuable microbial resource for growth promotion of wheat and biological control of wheat sharp eyespot.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dandan Liu, Zeyi Wu, Jiajia Liu, Hongfei Gu, You Li, Xueyan Li, Shan Liu, Shange Liu, Jiatao Zhang
Summary: Developing robust and highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is critical for efficient sustainable energy conversion. Here, heteroatom-doped amorphous/crystalline ruthenium oxide-based hollow nanocages are reported, which show excellent catalytic activity for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Specifically, Co-ZnRuOx nanocages deliver ultralow overpotential and small Tafel slope for HER, surpassing the performance of commercial Pt/C catalyst, and prevent Ru from over-oxidation under OER operation.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiang Liu, Fei Ye, Kailin Guan, Yunting Yang, Hongliang Dong, Yuping Wu, Zilong Tang, Linfeng Hu
Summary: This study reports rechargeable aqueous batteries based on ammonium-ions, which have great potential in low-cost energy storage systems due to their superior characteristics. However, the development is challenged by the lack of cathode materials that can meet the requirements for high capacity and stable working voltage simultaneously. The researchers discovered NH4+ storage behavior in a MnAl layered double hydroxide (LDH) series and observed stable working voltage and high discharge capacity in an optimized LDH sample. Assembling the complete battery with a 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide anode resulted in a high energy density, outperforming most recently reported counterparts. The study also revealed the rapid amorphization conversion of the LDH cathode during the first charge process, which facilitates NH4+ isotropic transport and provides new insights into electrode design for aqueous batteries.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Fang Liu, Linfeng Hu, Gengtao Yuan, Bo Liu, Yuanyuan Bian
Summary: The study on stability criterion and interaction analysis for grid-connected inverters under weak grid conditions is highly valuable. This paper proposes a control loop stability criterion based on controller bandwidth overlap, which allows for independent analysis of each loop as well as overall system stability. By analyzing the interaction among the grid impedance, phase-locked loop, and current controller, the proposed criterion provides a deeper understanding of system stability under weak grid conditions. Simulation and experimental results validate the accuracy of the proposed stability criterion and interaction analysis.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Minxuan Xu, Jun Tan, Liancai Zhu, Chenxu Ge, Wei Dong, Xianling Dai, Qin Kuang, Shaoyu Zhong, Lili Lai, Chao Yi, Qiang Li, Deshuai Lou, Linfeng Hu, Xi Liu, Gang Kuang, Jing Luo, Jing Feng, Bochu Wang
Summary: Potential preclinical drugs for NASH have failed to achieve expected therapeutic efficacy due to underestimated pathogenic mechanisms. USP13, a critical endogenous blocker of IRHOM2, interacts with IRHOM2 and removes its ubiquitination, preventing downstream pathway activation. USP13 may serve as a potential treatment target for NASH therapy.
ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shanqin Liu, Yihui Dong, Wanqing Zhang, Linfeng Hu, Caiyan Li, Zhifen Meng, Huajie Wang
Summary: In this study, we developed a method to prepare porous polymer particles with controllable surface textures. By combining emulsion interfacial instabilities and phase separation, we dissolved the oil phase of the emulsion containing the polymer, a cosurfactant, and a nonvolatile oil into a volatile good solvent. The evaporation of the good solvent triggered interfacial instability and phase separation, resulting in the formation of porous polymer particles with surface roughness. Varying the concentrations of the cosurfactant and nonsolvent allowed for the tuning of surface textures and internal pore structures. Porous polymer particles with surface roughness have potential applications in enzyme carriers, isolation and purification, superhydrophobic coatings, drug delivery, etc.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fei Ye, Ruilvjing Pang, Chengjie Lu, Qiang Liu, Yuping Wu, Renzhi Ma, Linfeng Hu
Summary: The non-metal NH4+ carrier is attracting a lot of interest for aqueous energy storage due to its light molar mass and fast diffusion in aqueous electrolytes. Previous studies suggested that NH4+ ion storage in layered VOPO4 center dot 2H2O was impossible due to a phase change caused by the removal of NH4+ from NH4VOPO4. However, this belief has been updated and highly reversible intercalation/de-intercalation behavior of NH4+ in layered VOPO4 center dot 2H2O has been demonstrated. The results provide new insight into the intercalation/deintercalation of NH4+ ions in layered hydrated phosphates through crystal water enhancement effect.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Shutong Qiao, Wei Zhou, Junhao Wen, Hongyu Wang, Linfeng Hu, Shuang Ni
Summary: Session-based recommendation uses click history to recommend the next click. Although GNN-based models show promising results, there are still limitations: ignoring item order, limited capturing of long-term dependencies, and interference from noise items in the session embedding. To address these issues, we propose MPER, which introduces learnable position embedding, SLD-encoder, adaptive sparse target attention, and a linear integration layer. Experimental results on three datasets demonstrate the superiority of MPER over SOTA baselines.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xueli Sheng, Yan Wang, Mengfei Mu, Lai Song, Zeyi Wu
Summary: This paper presents a sequential Kalman asynchronous track fusion algorithm based on the effective sound velocity method to handle the random asynchrony of multi-node measurement information in the distributed underwater multi-target detection system. The algorithm updates the time stamp of target information using the effective sound velocity method and fuses the asynchronous sensors using the sequential filter algorithm. Simulation results show that the algorithm improves positioning accuracy, adapts well to sensor target and accuracy loss, and has practical applications.
EURASIP JOURNAL ON ADVANCES IN SIGNAL PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Xiuzhi Bai, Zhongxiang Liu, Pengfei Liu, Yijun Zhang, Linfeng Hu, Tongchao Su
Summary: In this study, a novel composite of bacterial cellulose (BC) and expanded vermiculite (EVMT) was used as an adsorbent for dyes and antibiotics removal. The BC/EVMT composite exhibited a microporous structure, providing abundant adsorption sites. The adsorption capacity of BC/EVMT for methylene blue (MB) increased with increasing pH, while the adsorption capacity for sulfanilamide (SA) decreased. The Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model were found to fit the adsorption of MB and SA well on the BC/EVMT composite. The BC/EVMT composite showed high adsorption capacities for both MB and SA, making it a promising adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hongxiao Zhang, Linfeng Hu, Xinlong Du, Assar Ali Shah, Baseer Ahmad, Liming Yang, Zhiying Mu
Summary: Macleaya cordata, a dominant plant in mine tailings, has been found to accumulate high levels of zinc (Zn) and has high tolerance to Zn. Comparative analysis of transcriptomes and proteomes of M. cordata leaves treated with 200 μmol•L-1 of Zn for 1 or 7 days revealed significant upregulation of iron (Fe)-deficiency-related genes and proteins, which are believed to be involved in the transport and tolerance of Zn in M. cordata leaves.
Article
Economics
Qingguo Ma, Rong Zhu, Linfeng Hu
Summary: Psychological pain influences purchase decisions, particularly for products with different prices, and the neural mechanism behind it is not well known. This study used EEG to record participants' decision-making process of buying high-price vs. low-price products after experiencing pain or no pain. The results showed that participants who experienced pain had a lower purchase rate for low-price products. EEG and time-frequency analysis results revealed that pain affected late positive potential (LPP) and beta activities, indicating that psychological pain influences purchase decision processing by reducing attention resources and initiating behavioral inhibition. This study expands our understanding of the relationship between pain and purchase behaviors by examining different pain effects in low- and high-price purchase contexts.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY AND ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Xiaojia Su, Ruirui Shi, Xiaobo Li, Zine Yu, Linfeng Hu, Haiyan Hu, Meng Zhang, Jingling Chang, Chengwei Li
Summary: Ginkgo leaf blight, caused by Alternaria tenuissima, is prevalent in many parts of China. Flavonoid accumulation in infected leaves is associated with the disease. A potential pathogen, GLEF55, shares the same ITS sequence with A. tenuissima. This study expands our understanding of ginkgo leaf blight and provides potential theoretical guidance for prevention.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hao Wan, Linfeng Hu, Xiaohe Liu, Ying Zhang, Gen Chen, Ning Zhang, Renzhi Ma
Summary: In this article, the latest progress in developing alpha-Fe2O3 materials for newly emerging applications is reviewed, with a particular focus on the relationship between composition/nanostructure-induced electronic structure modulation and practical performance. Perspectives on the critical challenges as well as opportunities for future development of diverse functionalities are also discussed. It is believed that this timely review will stimulate increasing interest in alpha-Fe2O3 materials and provide a profound understanding and insight into the rational design of other materials based on transition metal elements for various applications.
