Step-scheme(S-scheme)heterojunctions in photocatalysts can provide novel and practical insight on promoting photogenerated carrier separation.The latter is critical in controlling the overall efficiency in one-step ph...Step-scheme(S-scheme)heterojunctions in photocatalysts can provide novel and practical insight on promoting photogenerated carrier separation.The latter is critical in controlling the overall efficiency in one-step photoexcitation systems.In this study,a nanosized BiVO4/Bi0.6Y0.4VO4 solid solution was prepared by a coprecipitation method following with hydrothermal or calcination processes.The S-scheme heterojunction was fabricated by in-situ pressure-induced transformations of bismuth vanadate from the tetragonal zircon phase to the monoclinic scheelite phase,which led to the formation of BiVO4 nanoparticles with a diameter of approximately 5 nm on the surface of BiVO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4) with S-scheme heterojunctions showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic overall water splitting activity compared with using bare BiVO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4).Characterization of the carrier dynamics demonstrated that a superior carrier separation through S-type heterojunctions might have caused the enhanced overall water splitting(OWS)activity.Surface photovoltage spectra and the results of selective photodeposition experiments indicated that the photogenerated holes mainly migrated to the BiVO4 nanoparticles in the heterojunction.This confirmed that the charge transfer route corresponds to an S-scheme rather than a type-II heterojunction mechanism under light illumination.This study presents a facile and efficient strategy to construct S-scheme heterojunctions through a pressure-induced phase transition.The results demonstrated that S-scheme junctions composed of different crystalline phases can boost the carrier separation capacity and eventually improve the photocatalytic OWS activity.展开更多
Analyses of the effects of some parameters were performed to determine the admittance functions in a common two-compartment building with background porosity by the imposed excitation method.Variations of the magnific...Analyses of the effects of some parameters were performed to determine the admittance functions in a common two-compartment building with background porosity by the imposed excitation method.Variations of the magnification factors of fluctuating internal pressures were analyzed using 96 model cases under random fluctuating external pressure,and then corresponding design equations were fitted.The results show that the Helmholtz resonance peaks of the admittance functions in both compartments increase with increasing the area of windward or partition wall opening.With increasing the volume of the compartment with an external opening,the resonance peak in this compartment at the higher Helmholtz frequency significantly decreases,at the same time,the resonance peak in the other compartment at the lower Helmholtz frequency also decreases.With increasing the volume of the compartment with background porosity,both resonance peaks in this compartment at the lower and higher Helmholtz frequencies decrease,meanwhile,the resonance peak at the lower Helmholtz frequency for the other compartment also decreases,whereas the resonance peak at the higher Helmholtz frequency increases.Both resonance peaks of the admittance functions in the two compartments decrease with increasing the amplitude of fluctuating external pressure coefficients or reference wind speed.展开更多
We study the thermal transport of few-layer graphene nanoribbons in the presence of the transversal pressure by using molecular dynamics simulations. It is reported that the pressure can improve the thermal conductivi...We study the thermal transport of few-layer graphene nanoribbons in the presence of the transversal pressure by using molecular dynamics simulations. It is reported that the pressure can improve the thermal conductivity of few-layer graphene nanoribbons. This improvement can reach 37.5% in the low temperature region. The pressure dependence of thermal conductivity is also investigated for different length, width and thickness of few-layer graphene. Our results provide an alternative option to tuning thermal conductivity of few-layer graphene nanoribbons, b-arthermore, it maybe indicate a so-called pressure-thermM effect in nanomaterials.展开更多
In this paper,we analyze the stress and electric field intensity factors affected by residual surface stress for conducting cracks in piezoelectric nanomaterials.The problem is reduced to a system of non-linear singul...In this paper,we analyze the stress and electric field intensity factors affected by residual surface stress for conducting cracks in piezoelectric nanomaterials.The problem is reduced to a system of non-linear singular integral equations,whose solution is determined by iteration technique.Numerical results indicate that the residual surface stress can significantly alter the crack tip fields at nanometer length scales.Due to the residual surface stress,281he electric field can produce stress around crack tip.This suggests a strong electromechanical coupling crack tip field for nanoscale piezoelectric materials.Such a finding is considerably different from the classical fracture mechanics results.A transit electric field to stress load ratio is identified,for which influences of residual surface stresses vanish.The research is useful for the applications of nanoscale piezoelectric devices.展开更多
文摘Step-scheme(S-scheme)heterojunctions in photocatalysts can provide novel and practical insight on promoting photogenerated carrier separation.The latter is critical in controlling the overall efficiency in one-step photoexcitation systems.In this study,a nanosized BiVO4/Bi0.6Y0.4VO4 solid solution was prepared by a coprecipitation method following with hydrothermal or calcination processes.The S-scheme heterojunction was fabricated by in-situ pressure-induced transformations of bismuth vanadate from the tetragonal zircon phase to the monoclinic scheelite phase,which led to the formation of BiVO4 nanoparticles with a diameter of approximately 5 nm on the surface of BiVO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4) with S-scheme heterojunctions showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic overall water splitting activity compared with using bare BiVO_(4)/Bi_(0.6)Y_(0.4)VO_(4).Characterization of the carrier dynamics demonstrated that a superior carrier separation through S-type heterojunctions might have caused the enhanced overall water splitting(OWS)activity.Surface photovoltage spectra and the results of selective photodeposition experiments indicated that the photogenerated holes mainly migrated to the BiVO4 nanoparticles in the heterojunction.This confirmed that the charge transfer route corresponds to an S-scheme rather than a type-II heterojunction mechanism under light illumination.This study presents a facile and efficient strategy to construct S-scheme heterojunctions through a pressure-induced phase transition.The results demonstrated that S-scheme junctions composed of different crystalline phases can boost the carrier separation capacity and eventually improve the photocatalytic OWS activity.
基金Projects(51278367,50878159)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(90715040)supported by the Major Research Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Analyses of the effects of some parameters were performed to determine the admittance functions in a common two-compartment building with background porosity by the imposed excitation method.Variations of the magnification factors of fluctuating internal pressures were analyzed using 96 model cases under random fluctuating external pressure,and then corresponding design equations were fitted.The results show that the Helmholtz resonance peaks of the admittance functions in both compartments increase with increasing the area of windward or partition wall opening.With increasing the volume of the compartment with an external opening,the resonance peak in this compartment at the higher Helmholtz frequency significantly decreases,at the same time,the resonance peak in the other compartment at the lower Helmholtz frequency also decreases.With increasing the volume of the compartment with background porosity,both resonance peaks in this compartment at the lower and higher Helmholtz frequencies decrease,meanwhile,the resonance peak at the lower Helmholtz frequency for the other compartment also decreases,whereas the resonance peak at the higher Helmholtz frequency increases.Both resonance peaks of the admittance functions in the two compartments decrease with increasing the amplitude of fluctuating external pressure coefficients or reference wind speed.
基金Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11004082 and 11175067the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant Nos.10451063201005249 and S201101000332the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,JNU under Grant Nos.21611437 and 50421288
文摘We study the thermal transport of few-layer graphene nanoribbons in the presence of the transversal pressure by using molecular dynamics simulations. It is reported that the pressure can improve the thermal conductivity of few-layer graphene nanoribbons. This improvement can reach 37.5% in the low temperature region. The pressure dependence of thermal conductivity is also investigated for different length, width and thickness of few-layer graphene. Our results provide an alternative option to tuning thermal conductivity of few-layer graphene nanoribbons, b-arthermore, it maybe indicate a so-called pressure-thermM effect in nanomaterials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11172081 and 11372086)Shenzhen Research Innovation Fund,China(Grant No.JCYJ20120613150312764)
文摘In this paper,we analyze the stress and electric field intensity factors affected by residual surface stress for conducting cracks in piezoelectric nanomaterials.The problem is reduced to a system of non-linear singular integral equations,whose solution is determined by iteration technique.Numerical results indicate that the residual surface stress can significantly alter the crack tip fields at nanometer length scales.Due to the residual surface stress,281he electric field can produce stress around crack tip.This suggests a strong electromechanical coupling crack tip field for nanoscale piezoelectric materials.Such a finding is considerably different from the classical fracture mechanics results.A transit electric field to stress load ratio is identified,for which influences of residual surface stresses vanish.The research is useful for the applications of nanoscale piezoelectric devices.