While transition-metal oxides such as α-MoO_(3)provide high capacity,their use is limited by modest electronic conductivity and electrochemical instability in aqueous electrolytes.Two-dimensional(2D)MXenes,offer meta...While transition-metal oxides such as α-MoO_(3)provide high capacity,their use is limited by modest electronic conductivity and electrochemical instability in aqueous electrolytes.Two-dimensional(2D)MXenes,offer metallic conductivity,but their capacitance is limited in aqueous electrolytes.Insertion of partially solvated cations into Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene from lithium-based water-in-salt(WIS)electrolytes enables charge storage at positive potentials,allowing a wider potential window and higher capacitance.Herein,we demonstrate that α-MoO_(3)/Ti_(3)C_(2)hybrids combine the high capacity of α-MoO_(3)and conductivity of Ti_(3)C_(2)in WIS(19.8 m LiCI)electrolyte in a wide1.8 V voltage window.Cyclic voltammograms reveal multiple redox peaks from α-MoO_(3)in addition to the well-separated peaks of Ti_(3)C_(2)in the hybrid electrode.This leads to a higher specific charge and a higher rate capability compared to a carbon and binder containing α-MoO_(3)electrode.These results demonstrate that the addition of MXene to less conductive oxides eliminates the need for conductive carbon additives and binders,leads to a larger amount of charge stored,and increases redox capacity at higher rates.In addition,MXene encapsulated α-MoO_(3)showed improved electrochemical stability,which was attributed to the suppressed dissolution of α-MoO_(3).The work suggests that oxide/MXene hybrids are promising for energy storage.展开更多
Chiral structures are promising in many applications,such as biological sensing and analytical chemistry,and have been extensively explored.In this paper,we theoretically investigate the chiral response of twisted bil...Chiral structures are promising in many applications,such as biological sensing and analytical chemistry,and have been extensively explored.In this paper,we theoretically investigate the chiral response of twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3).Firstly,the analytical formula for the transmissivity is derived when the structure is illuminated with circularly polarized plane waves.Furthermore,the results demonstrate that the twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3)can excite the strong chirality with the maximum circular dichroism(CD)of 0.89.In this case,the chirality is due to the simultaneous breaking the rotational symmetry and mirror symmetry,which originates from the relative rotation of twoα-MoO_(3)layers.To better understand the physical mechanism,the polarization conversion between the left-hand circular polarization(LCP)and right-hand circular polarization(RCP)waves is discussed as well.Moreover,it is found that the structure can maintain the strong chirality(CD>0.8)when the twisted angle varies from 69°to 80°,which effectively reduces the strictness in the requirement for rotation angle.In addition,the CD can be larger than 0.85 when the incidence angle of circularly polarized plane wave is less than 40°,implying that the chirality is robust against the angle of incidence.Our work not only provides an insight into chirality induced by the twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3),but also looks forward to applications in biolo gical sensing.展开更多
Many optical systems that deal with polarization rely on the adaptability of controlling light reflection in the lithography-free nanostructure. In this study, we explore the Goos–H?nchen(GH) shift and Imbert–Fedoro...Many optical systems that deal with polarization rely on the adaptability of controlling light reflection in the lithography-free nanostructure. In this study, we explore the Goos–H?nchen(GH) shift and Imbert–Fedorov(IF) shift in a biaxial hyperbolic film on a uniaxial hyperbolic substrate. This research statistically calculates and analyzes the GH shift and IF shift for the natural biaxial hyperbolic material(NBHM). We select the surface with the strongest anisotropy within the NBHM and obtain the complex beam-shift spectrum. By incorporating the NBHM film, the GH shift caused by a transversely magnetic incident-beam on the surface increases significantly compared with that on the uniaxial hyperbolic material. The maximum of GH shift can reach 86 λ0at about 841 cm-1when the thickness of NBHM is 90 nm, and the IF shift can approach 2.7 λ0for a circularly-polarized beam incident on a 1700-nm-thick NBHM. It is found that the spatialshift increases when a highly anisotropic hyperbolic polariton is excited in hyperbolic material, where the shift spectrum exhibits an oscillating behaviour accompanied with sharp shift peak(steep slope). This large spatial shift may provide an alternative strategy to develop novel sub-micrometric optical devices and biosensors.展开更多
Sensing mechanism is still a big problem in the field of gas sensor.In-depth study of the sensing mechanism can provide better ideas for the design of sensing materials,and it is also more conducive to the improvement...Sensing mechanism is still a big problem in the field of gas sensor.In-depth study of the sensing mechanism can provide better ideas for the design of sensing materials,and it is also more conducive to the improvement in gas-sensing performance.In this work,Ag/α-MoO_(3) material was obtained by loading Ag in α-MoO_(3) nanobelts prepared by hydrothermal method.The material was characterized by field electron scanning electron microscopy(SEM),high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Comparing the gas sensing properties of α-MoO_(3) and Ag/α-MoO_(3),it is found that Ag effectively improves the selectivity of the material to H_(2)S at 133℃.The response of the 5 wt% Ag/α-MoO_(3) sensor to 100 × 10-6 hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S) is 225 and the detection limit is 100 ×10^(-9).The sensing mechanism was verified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometer(GC-MS),XPS and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).展开更多
基金supported by the Fluid Interface Reacions and Transport(FIRST)Centeran Energy Frontier Research Center supported by the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Basic Energy Sciences+1 种基金Synthesis,XRD,and SEM characterization of α-MoO_(3) were supported as a part of the Center for Mesoscale Transport PropertiesEnergy Frontier Research Center supported by the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Basic Energy Sciences,under award#DE-SC0012673
文摘While transition-metal oxides such as α-MoO_(3)provide high capacity,their use is limited by modest electronic conductivity and electrochemical instability in aqueous electrolytes.Two-dimensional(2D)MXenes,offer metallic conductivity,but their capacitance is limited in aqueous electrolytes.Insertion of partially solvated cations into Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene from lithium-based water-in-salt(WIS)electrolytes enables charge storage at positive potentials,allowing a wider potential window and higher capacitance.Herein,we demonstrate that α-MoO_(3)/Ti_(3)C_(2)hybrids combine the high capacity of α-MoO_(3)and conductivity of Ti_(3)C_(2)in WIS(19.8 m LiCI)electrolyte in a wide1.8 V voltage window.Cyclic voltammograms reveal multiple redox peaks from α-MoO_(3)in addition to the well-separated peaks of Ti_(3)C_(2)in the hybrid electrode.This leads to a higher specific charge and a higher rate capability compared to a carbon and binder containing α-MoO_(3)electrode.These results demonstrate that the addition of MXene to less conductive oxides eliminates the need for conductive carbon additives and binders,leads to a larger amount of charge stored,and increases redox capacity at higher rates.In addition,MXene encapsulated α-MoO_(3)showed improved electrochemical stability,which was attributed to the suppressed dissolution of α-MoO_(3).The work suggests that oxide/MXene hybrids are promising for energy storage.
基金Project supported by the Training Program of the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92052106)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61771385 and 52106099)+4 种基金the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shaanxi Province,China(Grant No.2020JC-42)the Science and Technology on Solid-State Laser Laboratory,China(Grant No.6142404190301)the Science and Technology Research Plan of Xi'an City,China(Grant No.GXYD 14.26)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(Grant No.ZR2020LLZ004)the Start-Up Funding of Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University,China(Gtrant No.2021SDKYA033)。
文摘Chiral structures are promising in many applications,such as biological sensing and analytical chemistry,and have been extensively explored.In this paper,we theoretically investigate the chiral response of twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3).Firstly,the analytical formula for the transmissivity is derived when the structure is illuminated with circularly polarized plane waves.Furthermore,the results demonstrate that the twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3)can excite the strong chirality with the maximum circular dichroism(CD)of 0.89.In this case,the chirality is due to the simultaneous breaking the rotational symmetry and mirror symmetry,which originates from the relative rotation of twoα-MoO_(3)layers.To better understand the physical mechanism,the polarization conversion between the left-hand circular polarization(LCP)and right-hand circular polarization(RCP)waves is discussed as well.Moreover,it is found that the structure can maintain the strong chirality(CD>0.8)when the twisted angle varies from 69°to 80°,which effectively reduces the strictness in the requirement for rotation angle.In addition,the CD can be larger than 0.85 when the incidence angle of circularly polarized plane wave is less than 40°,implying that the chirality is robust against the angle of incidence.Our work not only provides an insight into chirality induced by the twisted bilayerα-MoO_(3),but also looks forward to applications in biolo gical sensing.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFB0405600)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(18JCYBJC85700 and 18JCZDJC30500)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62001326,61274113,and 61404091)the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Information(SKL202007)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Tianjin(20ZYQCGX00070)the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project for College Students(202110060049 and 202110060153).
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant No. LH2020A014)the Fund from the Education Commission of Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant No. 2020-KYYWF352)+1 种基金the Fund from the Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application (Harbin University of Science and Technology),Ministry of Education, China (Grant Nos. KFM202005 and KF20171110)the Harbin Normal University Postgraduate Innovative Research Project, Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant Nos. HSDSSCX2022-53 and HSDSSCX2022-49)。
文摘Many optical systems that deal with polarization rely on the adaptability of controlling light reflection in the lithography-free nanostructure. In this study, we explore the Goos–H?nchen(GH) shift and Imbert–Fedorov(IF) shift in a biaxial hyperbolic film on a uniaxial hyperbolic substrate. This research statistically calculates and analyzes the GH shift and IF shift for the natural biaxial hyperbolic material(NBHM). We select the surface with the strongest anisotropy within the NBHM and obtain the complex beam-shift spectrum. By incorporating the NBHM film, the GH shift caused by a transversely magnetic incident-beam on the surface increases significantly compared with that on the uniaxial hyperbolic material. The maximum of GH shift can reach 86 λ0at about 841 cm-1when the thickness of NBHM is 90 nm, and the IF shift can approach 2.7 λ0for a circularly-polarized beam incident on a 1700-nm-thick NBHM. It is found that the spatialshift increases when a highly anisotropic hyperbolic polariton is excited in hyperbolic material, where the shift spectrum exhibits an oscillating behaviour accompanied with sharp shift peak(steep slope). This large spatial shift may provide an alternative strategy to develop novel sub-micrometric optical devices and biosensors.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21771060 and 61271126)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (No.2016YFE0115100)+1 种基金Heilongjiang Educational Department (No.RCYJTD201903)Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program。
文摘Sensing mechanism is still a big problem in the field of gas sensor.In-depth study of the sensing mechanism can provide better ideas for the design of sensing materials,and it is also more conducive to the improvement in gas-sensing performance.In this work,Ag/α-MoO_(3) material was obtained by loading Ag in α-MoO_(3) nanobelts prepared by hydrothermal method.The material was characterized by field electron scanning electron microscopy(SEM),high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Comparing the gas sensing properties of α-MoO_(3) and Ag/α-MoO_(3),it is found that Ag effectively improves the selectivity of the material to H_(2)S at 133℃.The response of the 5 wt% Ag/α-MoO_(3) sensor to 100 × 10-6 hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S) is 225 and the detection limit is 100 ×10^(-9).The sensing mechanism was verified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometer(GC-MS),XPS and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).
