Constructing a hollow core-shell structure of RuO_(2) wrapped by hierarchical porous carbon shell with Ru NPs loading for supercapacitor

Hollow core-shell structure nanomaterials have been broadly used in energy storage, catalysis, reactor,and other fields due to their unique characteristics, including the synergy between different materials,a large specific surface area, small density, large charge carrying capacity and so on. However, their synthesis processes were mostly complicated, and few researches reported one-step encapsulation of different valence states of precious metals in carbon-based materials. Hence, a novel hollow core-shell nanostructure electrode material, RuO_(2)@Ru/HCs, with a lower mass of ruthenium to reduce costs was constructed by one-step hydrothermal method with hard template and co-assembled strategy, consisting of RuO_(2) core and ruthenium nanoparticles(Ru NPs) in carbon shell. The Ru NPs were uniformly assembled in the carbon layer, which not only improved the electronic conductivity but also provided more active centers to enhance the pseudocapacitance. The RuO_(2) core further enhanced the material’s energy storage capacity. Excellent capacitance storage(318.5 F·g^(-1)at 0.5 A·g^(-1)), rate performance(64.4%) from 0.5 A·g^(-1)to 20 A·g^(-1), and cycling stability(92.3% retention after 5000 cycles) were obtained by adjusting Ru loading to 0.92%(mass). It could be attributed to the wider pore size distribution in the micropores which increased the transfer of electrons and protons. The symmetrical supercapacitor device based on RuO_(2)@Ru/HCs could successfully light up the LED lamp. Therefore, our work verified that interfacial modification of RuO_(2) and carbon could bring attractive insights into energy density for nextgeneration supercapacitors.

Synthesis of Mesostructured Iron Oxides with Potential As(V) Adsorption Application

Mesostructured iron oxides（MIOs） were nanocasted from a plugged hexagonal templated silica（PHTS） with a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET） surface area of 694 m 2 /g.Results of X-ray diffraction（XRD）,transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and N 2 adsorption-desorption suggest that the nanocasted MIOs are synthetic hematite（α-Fe2O3） with a wormhole-like mesoporous network.As（V） adsorption test shows that the selected MIO—MIO-500（calcinated at 500 °C） with a BET surface area of 82 m^ 2 /g has a maximum adsorption capacity of 5.39 mg/g for As（V）,which is 2.5 times as large as that of natural hematite adsorbent.The study suggests that MIOs could be potentially used as the adsorbent of As（V） in wastewater.

Fabricating multi-porous carbon anode with remarkable initial coulombic efficiency and enhanced rate capability for sodium-ion batteries

Due to the abundant sodium reserves and high safety,sodium ion batteries(SIBs)are foreseen a promising future.While,hard carbon materials are very suitable for the anode of SIBs owing to their structure and cost advantages.However,the unsatisfactory initial coulombic efficiency(ICE)is one of the crucial blemishes of hard carbon materials and the slow sodium storage kinetics also hinders their wide application.Herein,with spherical nano SiO_(2)as pore-forming agent,gelatin and polytetrafluoroethylene as carbon sources,a multi-porous carbon(MPC)material can be easily obtained via a co-pyrolysis method,by which carbonization and template removal can be achieved synchronously without the assistance of strong acids or strong bases.As a result,the MPC anode exhibited remarkable ICE of 83%and a high rate capability(208 m Ah/g at 5 A/g)when used in sodium-ion half cells.Additionally,coupling with Na3V2(PO4)3as the cathode to assemble full cells,the as-fabricated MPC//NVP full cell delivered a good rate capability(146 m Ah/g at 5 A/g)as well,implying a good application prospect the MPC anode has.

A facile method for preparing thiocyanato-functionalized porous silica nanospheres

In this study, we present a facile method to prepare thiocyanato-functionalized porous silica nanospheres. Thiocyanato functionalized silica shells were coated on positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） micelles via hydrolysis and condensation of （3-thiocyanatopropyl）triethoxysilane （TCPTES）, the CTAB cores were removed subsequently to form thiocyanato-functionalized porous sil- ica nanospheres. We demonstrate that the contents of the thiocyanato groups within the functionalized porous silica nanosphere frameworks gradually diminished as a function ofhydrothermal treatment time at 100~C until complete removal, confirmed by TGA and FTIR spectra. The data indicate that extended operation at relatively elevated temperatures may lead to the decomposition of the thiocyanato functional groups. In addition, at a lower CTAB concentration （0.0009 M）, non-porous thiocyanato functionalized sil- ica nanospheres were formed. However, increasing the CrAB concentration to 0.01 M resulted in porous nanospheres inferring that a CTAB concentration threshold is needed to form thiocyanato-functionalized porous silica nanospheres.

Versatile nanosphere lithography technique combining multiple-exposure nanosphere lens lithography and nanosphere template lithography

A versatile nanosphere composite lithography（NSCL） combining both the advantages of multiple-exposure nanosphere lens lithography（MENSLL） and nanosphere template lithography（NSTL） is demonstrated. By well controlling the development, washing and the drying processes, the nanosphere monolayer can be well retained on the substrate after developing and washing. Thus the NSTL can be performed based on MENSLL to fabricate nanoring, nanocrescent and hierarchical multiple structures. The pattern size and the shape can be systemically tuned by shrinking nanospheres by using dry etching and adjusting the tilted angle. It is a natural nanopattern alignment process and possesses a great potential in the scope of nano-science due to its low cost,simplicity, and versatility for variuos nano-fabrications.

金属有机框架衍生的三维有序多孔碳纳米材料用于高效碱性锌空气电池

设计和制备高催化活性和高稳定性的非贵金属催化剂对金属-空气电池和燃料电池研究具有重要意义.本文中,我们通过二氧化硅模板法和碳纳米管(CNT)生长对金属有机框架ZIF-8进行碳化,合成了一种分级三维有序多孔碳纳米材料.进一步通过添加铁源,高温热解获得的多孔mFeNC-CNT具有精细的Fe基纳米颗粒以及原子分散Fe-Nx位点.三维多孔结构降低了电荷传输阻力,使得铁、氮共掺杂碳表现出与商业Pt/C相当的氧还原反应(ORR)性能.同时,在尿素催化下得到的交织CNT在电化学过程中进一步缩短了离子和电子的扩散途径.实验和理论计算结果表明,优化后的mFeNC-CNT在锌空气电池上表现出较高的ORR活性.综上,这项工作为用于能量存储、转换和传输应用的高性能非贵金属基电催化剂的合理设计和简便合成提供了一种有前景的策略.

Enzyme-amplified SERS immunoassay with Ag-Au bimetallic SERS hot spots

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)enables rapid detection of single molecules with high specificity.However,quantitative and sensitive SERS analysis has been a challenge due to the lack of reliable SERS-active materials.In this study,we developed a quantitative SERS-based immunoassay using enzyme-guided Ag growth on Raman labeling compound(RLC)-immobilized gold nanoparticle(Au NP)-assembled silica NPs(SiO2@Au-RLC@Ag).The enzyme amplified Ag+reduction as well as Ag growth on the RLC-immobilized Au NP-assembled silica NPs(SiO2@Au-RLC),which resulted in a significant increase in SERS signal.In the presence of target antigens such as immunoglobulinG(IgG)or prostate-specific antigen(PSA),Ab1-Antigen-Ab2 immune complex with alkaline phosphatase triggered an enzyme-catalyzed reaction to convert 2-phospho-L-ascorbic acid(2-phospho-L-AA)to ascorbic acid(AA).As produced AA reduced Ag+to Ag,forming an Ag hot spot on the surface of SiO2@Au-RLC,which enhanced the SERS signal of SiO2@Au-RLC@Ag in a solution with a target antigen concentration.The plasmonic immunoassay for IgG detection showed a high linearity of SERS intensity in the range of 0.6 to 9.0 ng/mL with a detection limit(LOD)of 0.09 ng/mL,while an LOD of 0.006 ng/mL was obtained for PSA.The results indicate that the sensitivity of our novel SERS-based immunoassay is higher than that of conventional enzyme-based colorimetric immunoassays.

Molecularly imprinted open porous membranes made from Pickering W/O HIPEs for selective adsorption and separation of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

In this study, novel molecularly imprinted open porous membranes（MIOPMs） were prepared using the Pickering HIPEs template method and molecular imprinting technology for selective adsorption and separation of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate（M4HB）. The template M4 HB, functional monomers,crosslinker and plastifier 2-ethylhexyl acrylate（2-EHA） were contained in the oil phase. Hydrophobic silica nanoparticles（HNP-SiO2） were employed as a stabilizer to establish stable W/O Pickering HIPEs with nonionic surfactant sorbitantrioleate（Span 85）. The results of SEM and FTIR indicated that the optimal MIOPMs were prepared successfully and possessed open and interconnecting pores. Then, the MIOPMs were used as sorbents for M4 HB. The correlation coefficient（R^2） values for the Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model fitting to the adsorption equilibrium and kinetic data respectively were all higher than 0.95. The maximum adsorption capacity and the time of rapid adsorption for MIOPM4 were 4.146 mg g^-1 and 100 min, respectively. In addition, the permeability separation factor of MIOPMs for M4 HB compared to a structurally related analog methyl2-hydroxybenzoate（M2HB） could reach 3.122.