Intra porous fibrous membranes have enhanced metal ionic adsorption and oil separation abilities than those of intra nonporous fibrous membrane.In this paper,we prepared highly intra porous fibrous poly(vinylidene flu...Intra porous fibrous membranes have enhanced metal ionic adsorption and oil separation abilities than those of intra nonporous fibrous membrane.In this paper,we prepared highly intra porous fibrous poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)membranes using an innovated water-mediated electrospinning approach.FTIR-ATR and XRD techniques confirmed the conversion of non-polarα-phase to polarβ-phase in electrospun membranes.The porous fibrous membrane M–16 had adsorbed oil almost 120%and metal adsorption around 15%,12%,5%,13%respectively for Pb^(2+),Cd^(2+),Cu^(2+)and Zn^(2+),which are larger than the counterpart of nonporous M–18.The nonporous fibrous membranes have better peak to peak output voltage(Vp-Vp)2 to 3 times than the porous fibrous membranes(M–16).The results show apparent potential applications in wastewater/oil spill treatment as well as piezoelectric sensors.展开更多
(Ba_(1-x)Sr_(x))(MnyTi1-y)O_(3)(BSMT)ceramics with x=35,40 mol%and y=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5 mol%were prepared using a conventional solid-state reaction approach.The dielectric and ferroelectric properties were characte...(Ba_(1-x)Sr_(x))(MnyTi1-y)O_(3)(BSMT)ceramics with x=35,40 mol%and y=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5 mol%were prepared using a conventional solid-state reaction approach.The dielectric and ferroelectric properties were characterized using impedance analysis and polarization-electric field(P-E)hysteresis loop measurements,respectively.The adiabatic temperature drop was directly measured using a thermocouple when the applied electric field was removed.The results indicate that high permittivity and low dielectric losses were obtained by doping 0.1-0.4 mol%of manganese ions in(BaSr)TiO_(3)(BST)specimens.A maximum electrocaloric effect(ECE)of 2.75 K in temperature change with electrocaloric strength of 0.55 K·(MV/m)^(-1)was directly obtained at~21℃and 50 kV/cm in Ba_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Mn_(0.001)Ti_(0.999)O_(3) sample,offering a promising ECE material for practical refrigeration devices working at room temperature.展开更多
The effect of a N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)/acetone solvent system(3:7,4:6,5:5,6:4,7:3)and spinning medium(air and water)on the membrane morphology and the structure-property relationship were investigated.A facile met...The effect of a N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)/acetone solvent system(3:7,4:6,5:5,6:4,7:3)and spinning medium(air and water)on the membrane morphology and the structure-property relationship were investigated.A facile method was optimized to generate a porous,polymer-fiber membrane via the combinative effect of electrospinning and thermally inducing phase separation of the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium.The attenuated total reflection(ATR)-Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)results showed an increased b-phase compared to the pristine poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF).The XRD and DSC results further confirmed that the co-existing a-and b-phases in the pristine PVDF were converted into a unique b-phase in the electrospun membranes.In addition,the solvent uptake percentage of the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium(540)is much greater than that in an air medium(320),and over two times better than that of commercial polyethylene(PE)membranes(190).Similarly,the discharge capacity of the PVDF membrane separator prepared with the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium is higher than that of the air medium.This enhancement of solvent uptake might be due to the interconnected porous morphology present in the water medium.展开更多
Solid-state cooling technology based on electrocaloric effect(ECE)has been advanced as an alternative to replace the vapour-compression approach to overcome the releasing of the global warming gases.However,the develo...Solid-state cooling technology based on electrocaloric effect(ECE)has been advanced as an alternative to replace the vapour-compression approach to overcome the releasing of the global warming gases.However,the development in high ECE materials is still a challenge.In this work,polarization merging strategy was proposed to achieve a large ECE in xBa(Sn_(0.07)Ti_(0.93))O_(3)–(1−x)Ba(Hf_(0.1)Ti_(0.9))O_(3) ferroelectric ceramics,where x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,and 1.Ba(Sn_(0.07)Ti_(0.93))O_(3) with an orthorhombic phase and Ba(Hf_(0.1)Ti_(0.9))O_(3) with a rhombohedral phase at room temperature were prepared beforehand as precursors,and phase-coexisted xBSnT–(1−x)BHfT ceramics were formed via a solid-state reaction approach.Phase coexisting structures were confirmed using the X-ray diffraction.The merged polarization was confirmed by the dielectric and ferroelectric properties.Optimal ECEs were obtained for 0.2BSnT–0.8BHfT ceramics,i.e.,adiabatic temperature change DT=2.16±0.08 K at 80℃and 5 MV/m,and DT=3.35±0.09 K at 80℃and 7 MV/m.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51372042,51872053)Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2015A030308004)+1 种基金the NSFCGuangdong Joint Fund(Grant No.U1501246)the Dongguan City Frontier Research Project(2019622101006)and the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Foshan Branch-Foshan Xianhu Laboratory Open Fund-Key Project(Grant No.XHT2020-011).
文摘Intra porous fibrous membranes have enhanced metal ionic adsorption and oil separation abilities than those of intra nonporous fibrous membrane.In this paper,we prepared highly intra porous fibrous poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)membranes using an innovated water-mediated electrospinning approach.FTIR-ATR and XRD techniques confirmed the conversion of non-polarα-phase to polarβ-phase in electrospun membranes.The porous fibrous membrane M–16 had adsorbed oil almost 120%and metal adsorption around 15%,12%,5%,13%respectively for Pb^(2+),Cd^(2+),Cu^(2+)and Zn^(2+),which are larger than the counterpart of nonporous M–18.The nonporous fibrous membranes have better peak to peak output voltage(Vp-Vp)2 to 3 times than the porous fibrous membranes(M–16).The results show apparent potential applications in wastewater/oil spill treatment as well as piezoelectric sensors.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51372042 and 51872053)the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2015A030308004)+2 种基金the NSFC–Guangdong Joint Fund(Grant No.U1501246)the Dongguan City Frontier Research Project(Grant No.2019622101006)the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Foshan Branch-Foshan Xianhu Laboratory Open Fund-Key Project(Grant No.XHT2020-011).
文摘(Ba_(1-x)Sr_(x))(MnyTi1-y)O_(3)(BSMT)ceramics with x=35,40 mol%and y=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5 mol%were prepared using a conventional solid-state reaction approach.The dielectric and ferroelectric properties were characterized using impedance analysis and polarization-electric field(P-E)hysteresis loop measurements,respectively.The adiabatic temperature drop was directly measured using a thermocouple when the applied electric field was removed.The results indicate that high permittivity and low dielectric losses were obtained by doping 0.1-0.4 mol%of manganese ions in(BaSr)TiO_(3)(BST)specimens.A maximum electrocaloric effect(ECE)of 2.75 K in temperature change with electrocaloric strength of 0.55 K·(MV/m)^(-1)was directly obtained at~21℃and 50 kV/cm in Ba_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Mn_(0.001)Ti_(0.999)O_(3) sample,offering a promising ECE material for practical refrigeration devices working at room temperature.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51372042,51872053)Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2015A030308004)the NSFCGuangdong Joint Fund(Grant No.U1501246).
文摘The effect of a N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)/acetone solvent system(3:7,4:6,5:5,6:4,7:3)and spinning medium(air and water)on the membrane morphology and the structure-property relationship were investigated.A facile method was optimized to generate a porous,polymer-fiber membrane via the combinative effect of electrospinning and thermally inducing phase separation of the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium.The attenuated total reflection(ATR)-Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)results showed an increased b-phase compared to the pristine poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF).The XRD and DSC results further confirmed that the co-existing a-and b-phases in the pristine PVDF were converted into a unique b-phase in the electrospun membranes.In addition,the solvent uptake percentage of the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium(540)is much greater than that in an air medium(320),and over two times better than that of commercial polyethylene(PE)membranes(190).Similarly,the discharge capacity of the PVDF membrane separator prepared with the DMF/acetone(4:6)solvent system in a water medium is higher than that of the air medium.This enhancement of solvent uptake might be due to the interconnected porous morphology present in the water medium.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51872053,52272105,and 52202130)the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2015A030308004)+3 种基金the NSFC–Guangdong Joint Fund(Grant No.U1501246)the Dongguan City Frontier Research Project(Grant No.2019622101006)the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Provincial Laboratory Foshan Branch–Foshan Xianhu Laboratory Open Fund-Key Project(Grant No.XHT2020-011)the Open Project Program of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices,Huizhou University(Grant No.EFMD2022004Z).
文摘Solid-state cooling technology based on electrocaloric effect(ECE)has been advanced as an alternative to replace the vapour-compression approach to overcome the releasing of the global warming gases.However,the development in high ECE materials is still a challenge.In this work,polarization merging strategy was proposed to achieve a large ECE in xBa(Sn_(0.07)Ti_(0.93))O_(3)–(1−x)Ba(Hf_(0.1)Ti_(0.9))O_(3) ferroelectric ceramics,where x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,and 1.Ba(Sn_(0.07)Ti_(0.93))O_(3) with an orthorhombic phase and Ba(Hf_(0.1)Ti_(0.9))O_(3) with a rhombohedral phase at room temperature were prepared beforehand as precursors,and phase-coexisted xBSnT–(1−x)BHfT ceramics were formed via a solid-state reaction approach.Phase coexisting structures were confirmed using the X-ray diffraction.The merged polarization was confirmed by the dielectric and ferroelectric properties.Optimal ECEs were obtained for 0.2BSnT–0.8BHfT ceramics,i.e.,adiabatic temperature change DT=2.16±0.08 K at 80℃and 5 MV/m,and DT=3.35±0.09 K at 80℃and 7 MV/m.