The preparation of Zn Se/Cd Se core-shell structure nanocomposites by using the re-prepared Zn Se microspheres as the template under the hydrothermal condition was presented. The influence of different mole ratios of ...The preparation of Zn Se/Cd Se core-shell structure nanocomposites by using the re-prepared Zn Se microspheres as the template under the hydrothermal condition was presented. The influence of different mole ratios of ZnS e to Cd（NO3）2 on the morphology and structure of the final product was investigated. And the performances of ZnS e/Cd Se core-shell structure nanocomposites were characterized by the means of X-ray diffraction（XRD） analyses, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and photoluminescence（PL） spectroscopy. The results indicate that the core-shell structure product can be prepared, when the mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 is larger than 1：1; and the product will be ball solid structure, when the mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 is equal to 1：1. The photo luminescence results show that Zn Se/Cd Se core-shell structures have high photo luminescence emission properties, and the product with mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 being 1：0.5 has the best luminescence properties.展开更多
Electrochemical water splitting,as a promising method for hydrogen production,has attracted significant attention.However,the lack of an electrocatalyst with a small energy loss and fast reaction kinetics has hindered...Electrochemical water splitting,as a promising method for hydrogen production,has attracted significant attention.However,the lack of an electrocatalyst with a small energy loss and fast reaction kinetics has hindered the development of this technology.Amorphous nanomaterials with short-range order and long-range disorder features have recently shown superior activity compared to their crystalline counterparts in water electrolysis.The enhanced activity arising from their intrinsic disordered structure results in more active sites and a higher intrinsic activity of such sites.In this regard,this review is aimed at summarizing the progress in amorphous electrocatalysts for water splitting.First,the synthesis strategies for amorphous electrocatalysts are discussed.Characterization tools for amorphous nanomaterials are then summarized.Moreover,the origin of the enhanced activity and stability of amorphous nanomaterials is analyzed.Finally,the current challenges and promising opportunities in this research area are discussed.This review aims to provide a guide for designing and developing amorphous nanomaterials with a fascinating electrocatalytic water splitting performance.展开更多
Highly pure active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized from aluminum nitrate and ammonium carbonate with a little surfactant by chemical precipitation method. The factors affecting the synthesis process were studi...Highly pure active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized from aluminum nitrate and ammonium carbonate with a little surfactant by chemical precipitation method. The factors affecting the synthesis process were studied. The properties of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were characterized by DTA, XRD, BET, TEM, laser granularity analysis and impurity content analysis. The results show that the amorphous precursor AI（OH）3 sols are produced by using 0.1 mol/L Al（NO3）3·9H2O and 0.16 mol/L （NH4）2CO3·H2O reaction solutions, according to the volume ratio 1.33, adding 0.024%（volume fraction） surfactant PEG600, and reacting at 40℃, 1000 r/min stirring rate for 15min. Then, after stabilizing for 24 h, the precursors were extracted and filtrated by vacuum, washed thoroughly with deionized water and dehydrated ethanol, dried in vacuum at 80℃ for 8h, final calcined at 800℃ for 1h in the air, and high purity active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles can be prepared with cubic in crystal system, OH^7-FD3M in space group, about 9 nm in crystal grain size, about 20 nm in particle size and uniform size distribution, 131.35 m^2/g in BET specific surface area, 7 - 11 nm in pore diameter, and not lower than 99.93% in purity.展开更多
Porous LiNiVO4 powder was synthesized via solution combustion synthesis method using lithium nitrate, nickel nitrate,ammonium metavanadate and citric acid as raw materials. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scann...Porous LiNiVO4 powder was synthesized via solution combustion synthesis method using lithium nitrate, nickel nitrate,ammonium metavanadate and citric acid as raw materials. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used toevaluate the structures and morphologies of samples. The results show that the calcination temperature has significant effect on thecrystallinity and morphologies. Pure LiNiVO4 flaky nanoparticles with a mean particle size around 20 nm can be readily prepared bycalcining the precursor in air at 500 °C for 2 h. As a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, the porous LiNiVO4 powder exhibits agood structural reversibility.展开更多
A facile and practical route was introduced to prepare LiFePO4/C cathode material with nano-sized primary particles and excellent electrochemical performance. LiH2PO4 was synthesized by using H3PO4 and LiOH as raw mat...A facile and practical route was introduced to prepare LiFePO4/C cathode material with nano-sized primary particles and excellent electrochemical performance. LiH2PO4 was synthesized by using H3PO4 and LiOH as raw materials. Then, as-prepared LiH2PO4, reduced iron powder andα-D-glucose were ball-milled, dried and sin-tered to prepare LiFePO4/C. X-ray diffractometry was used to characterize LiH2PO4, ball-milled product and LiFePO4/C. Differential scanning calorimeter-thermo gravimetric analysis was applied to investigate possible reac-tions in sintering and find suitable temperature for LiFePO4 formation. Scanning electron microscopy was em-ployed for the morphology of LiFePO4/C. As-prepared LiH2PO4 is characterized to be in P21cn（33） space group, which reacts with reduced iron powder to form Li3PO4, Fe3（PO4）2 and H2 in ball-milling and sintering. The appro-priate temperature for LiFePO4/C synthesis is 541.3-976.7 ℃. LiFePO4/C prepared at 700 ℃ presents nano-sized primary particles forming aggregates. Charge-discharge examination indicates that as-prepared LiFePO4/C displays appreciable discharge capacities of 145 and 131 mA·h·g^-1 at 0.1 and 1 C respectively and excellent discharge ca-pacity retention.展开更多
Carbon capture and storage （CCS） is amongst the possible options to reduce CO2 emission. In the application of CCS, CO2 capture techniques such as adsorption and membrane system have been proposed due to less energy...Carbon capture and storage （CCS） is amongst the possible options to reduce CO2 emission. In the application of CCS, CO2 capture techniques such as adsorption and membrane system have been proposed due to less energy requirement and environmental benign than the absorption process. However, membrane system has drawbacks such as poor membrane reproducibility, scale-up difficulty and high cost of the membrane supports. In this study synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite sodalite （HS）/ceramic membrane via ＂pore-plugging＂ hydrothermal synthesis （PPH） protocol for pre- combustion CO2 capture is reported. The morphology and crystallinity of the as-prepared membranes were checked with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Surface chemistry of the membrane was examined with Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. In nanocomposite architecture membranes, zeolite crystals are embedded within the pores of the supports instead of forming thin-film layers of the zeolite crystals on the surface of the supports. Compared to the conventional in situ direct hydrothermal synthesis, membranes obtained from PPH possess higher mechanical strength and thermal stability. In addition, defect control with nanocomposite architecture membranes is possible because the zeolite crystals are embedded within the pores of the support, thereby limiting the maximum defect size to the pore size of the support. Furthermore, the nanocomposite architecture nature of the membranes safeguards the membrane from shocks or abrasion that could promote formation of defects. The aforementioned advantages of the nanocomposite architecture membranes could be beneficial in developing high performance and cost-effective membrane materials for pre-combustion CO2 capture.展开更多
Highly ordered mesoporous carbon-alumina nanocomposites （OMCA） have been synthesized for the first time by a multi-component co-assembly method followed by pyrolysis at high temperatures. In this synthesis, resol ph...Highly ordered mesoporous carbon-alumina nanocomposites （OMCA） have been synthesized for the first time by a multi-component co-assembly method followed by pyrolysis at high temperatures. In this synthesis, resol phenol-formaldehyde resin （PF resin） and alumina sol were respectively used as the carbon and alumina precursors and triblock copolymer Pluronic F127 as the template. N2-adsorption measurements, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy revealed that, with an increase of the alumina content in the nanocomposite from 11 to 48 wt.%, the pore size increased from 2.9 to 5.0 nm while the ordered mesoporous structure was retained. Further increasing the alumina content to 53 wt.% resulted in wormhole-like structures, although the pore size distribution was still narrow. The nanocomposite walls are composed of continuous carbon and amorphous alumina, which allows the ordered mesostructure to be well preserved even after the removal of alumina by HF etching or the removal of carbon by calcination in air. The OMCA nanocomposites exhibited good thermostability below 1000℃; at higher temperatures the ordered mesostructure partially collapsed, associated with a phase transformation from amorphous alumina into γ-Al2O3. OMCA-supported Pt catalysts exhibited excellent performance in the one-pot transformation of cellulose into hexitols thanks to the unique surface properties of the nanocomposite.展开更多
ZnO-Au_(25) nanocomposites were synthesized by doping Au_(25) nanoclusters into the porous Zn O nanospheres. It was notable that the ultrasmall Au_(25) nanoclusters possessed uniform sizes and fine dispersibility on t...ZnO-Au_(25) nanocomposites were synthesized by doping Au_(25) nanoclusters into the porous Zn O nanospheres. It was notable that the ultrasmall Au_(25) nanoclusters possessed uniform sizes and fine dispersibility on the porous ZnO supports. A considerable correlation between the loading of Au_(25) nanoclusters and the photocatalytic activity was found. Compared with the pure ZnO nanospheres, the ZnO-Au_(25) nanocomposites exhibited more efficient photocatalytic activity in terms of degradation of Rhodamine B(RhB) in an aqueous solution. In addition, the possible photocatalytic mechanisms are discussed in this work. This strategy may be helpful for preparing other novel hybrid nanocomposites with well-defined structures and superior performances.展开更多
There have been few reports concerning the hydrothermal synthesis of silicon anode materials. In this manuscript, starting from the very cheap silica sol, we hydrothermally prepared porous silicon nanospheres in an au...There have been few reports concerning the hydrothermal synthesis of silicon anode materials. In this manuscript, starting from the very cheap silica sol, we hydrothermally prepared porous silicon nanospheres in an autoclave at 180 ℃. As anode materials for lithium-ion batteries （LIBs）, the as-prepared nano-silicon anode without any carbon coating delivers a high reversible specific capacity of 2,650 mAh·g^-1 at 0.36 A·g^-1 and a significant cycling stability of about 950 mAh·g^-1 at 3.6 A·g^-1 during 500 cycles.展开更多
Over the past decade, ultrathin lanthanide oxides （Ln2O3, Ln = La to Lu） nanomaterials have been intensively studied in the fields of rare earth materials science. This unique class of nanomaterials has shown many u...Over the past decade, ultrathin lanthanide oxides （Ln2O3, Ln = La to Lu） nanomaterials have been intensively studied in the fields of rare earth materials science. This unique class of nanomaterials has shown many unprecedented properties （big surface area, high surface effect, physical and chemical activities） and is thus being explored for numerous promising applications. In this review, a brief introduction of ultrathin Ln2O3 nanomaterials was given and their unique advantages were highlighted. Then, the typical synthetic methodologies were summarized and compared （thermal decomposition, solvothermal, soft template, co-precipition and microwave etc.）. Due to the high surface effect, some promising applications of ultmthin Ln203 nanomaterials, such as drug delivery and catalysis of CO oxidation, were reviewed. Finally, on the basis of current achievements on ultrathin Ln203 nanomaterials, personal perspectives and challenges on future research directions were proposed.展开更多
基金Project(13JJ1005)supported by the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province,China
文摘The preparation of Zn Se/Cd Se core-shell structure nanocomposites by using the re-prepared Zn Se microspheres as the template under the hydrothermal condition was presented. The influence of different mole ratios of ZnS e to Cd（NO3）2 on the morphology and structure of the final product was investigated. And the performances of ZnS e/Cd Se core-shell structure nanocomposites were characterized by the means of X-ray diffraction（XRD） analyses, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and photoluminescence（PL） spectroscopy. The results indicate that the core-shell structure product can be prepared, when the mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 is larger than 1：1; and the product will be ball solid structure, when the mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 is equal to 1：1. The photo luminescence results show that Zn Se/Cd Se core-shell structures have high photo luminescence emission properties, and the product with mole ratio of Zn Se to Cd（NO3）2 being 1：0.5 has the best luminescence properties.
文摘Electrochemical water splitting,as a promising method for hydrogen production,has attracted significant attention.However,the lack of an electrocatalyst with a small energy loss and fast reaction kinetics has hindered the development of this technology.Amorphous nanomaterials with short-range order and long-range disorder features have recently shown superior activity compared to their crystalline counterparts in water electrolysis.The enhanced activity arising from their intrinsic disordered structure results in more active sites and a higher intrinsic activity of such sites.In this regard,this review is aimed at summarizing the progress in amorphous electrocatalysts for water splitting.First,the synthesis strategies for amorphous electrocatalysts are discussed.Characterization tools for amorphous nanomaterials are then summarized.Moreover,the origin of the enhanced activity and stability of amorphous nanomaterials is analyzed.Finally,the current challenges and promising opportunities in this research area are discussed.This review aims to provide a guide for designing and developing amorphous nanomaterials with a fascinating electrocatalytic water splitting performance.
文摘Highly pure active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized from aluminum nitrate and ammonium carbonate with a little surfactant by chemical precipitation method. The factors affecting the synthesis process were studied. The properties of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were characterized by DTA, XRD, BET, TEM, laser granularity analysis and impurity content analysis. The results show that the amorphous precursor AI（OH）3 sols are produced by using 0.1 mol/L Al（NO3）3·9H2O and 0.16 mol/L （NH4）2CO3·H2O reaction solutions, according to the volume ratio 1.33, adding 0.024%（volume fraction） surfactant PEG600, and reacting at 40℃, 1000 r/min stirring rate for 15min. Then, after stabilizing for 24 h, the precursors were extracted and filtrated by vacuum, washed thoroughly with deionized water and dehydrated ethanol, dried in vacuum at 80℃ for 8h, final calcined at 800℃ for 1h in the air, and high purity active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles can be prepared with cubic in crystal system, OH^7-FD3M in space group, about 9 nm in crystal grain size, about 20 nm in particle size and uniform size distribution, 131.35 m^2/g in BET specific surface area, 7 - 11 nm in pore diameter, and not lower than 99.93% in purity.
文摘Porous LiNiVO4 powder was synthesized via solution combustion synthesis method using lithium nitrate, nickel nitrate,ammonium metavanadate and citric acid as raw materials. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used toevaluate the structures and morphologies of samples. The results show that the calcination temperature has significant effect on thecrystallinity and morphologies. Pure LiNiVO4 flaky nanoparticles with a mean particle size around 20 nm can be readily prepared bycalcining the precursor in air at 500 °C for 2 h. As a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, the porous LiNiVO4 powder exhibits agood structural reversibility.
基金Supported partially by the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province(2010ZC051)Analysis and Testing Foundation(2009-041)Starting Research Fund(14118245) from Kunming University of Science and Technology
文摘A facile and practical route was introduced to prepare LiFePO4/C cathode material with nano-sized primary particles and excellent electrochemical performance. LiH2PO4 was synthesized by using H3PO4 and LiOH as raw materials. Then, as-prepared LiH2PO4, reduced iron powder andα-D-glucose were ball-milled, dried and sin-tered to prepare LiFePO4/C. X-ray diffractometry was used to characterize LiH2PO4, ball-milled product and LiFePO4/C. Differential scanning calorimeter-thermo gravimetric analysis was applied to investigate possible reac-tions in sintering and find suitable temperature for LiFePO4 formation. Scanning electron microscopy was em-ployed for the morphology of LiFePO4/C. As-prepared LiH2PO4 is characterized to be in P21cn（33） space group, which reacts with reduced iron powder to form Li3PO4, Fe3（PO4）2 and H2 in ball-milling and sintering. The appro-priate temperature for LiFePO4/C synthesis is 541.3-976.7 ℃. LiFePO4/C prepared at 700 ℃ presents nano-sized primary particles forming aggregates. Charge-discharge examination indicates that as-prepared LiFePO4/C displays appreciable discharge capacities of 145 and 131 mA·h·g^-1 at 0.1 and 1 C respectively and excellent discharge ca-pacity retention.
文摘Carbon capture and storage （CCS） is amongst the possible options to reduce CO2 emission. In the application of CCS, CO2 capture techniques such as adsorption and membrane system have been proposed due to less energy requirement and environmental benign than the absorption process. However, membrane system has drawbacks such as poor membrane reproducibility, scale-up difficulty and high cost of the membrane supports. In this study synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite sodalite （HS）/ceramic membrane via ＂pore-plugging＂ hydrothermal synthesis （PPH） protocol for pre- combustion CO2 capture is reported. The morphology and crystallinity of the as-prepared membranes were checked with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Surface chemistry of the membrane was examined with Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. In nanocomposite architecture membranes, zeolite crystals are embedded within the pores of the supports instead of forming thin-film layers of the zeolite crystals on the surface of the supports. Compared to the conventional in situ direct hydrothermal synthesis, membranes obtained from PPH possess higher mechanical strength and thermal stability. In addition, defect control with nanocomposite architecture membranes is possible because the zeolite crystals are embedded within the pores of the support, thereby limiting the maximum defect size to the pore size of the support. Furthermore, the nanocomposite architecture nature of the membranes safeguards the membrane from shocks or abrasion that could promote formation of defects. The aforementioned advantages of the nanocomposite architecture membranes could be beneficial in developing high performance and cost-effective membrane materials for pre-combustion CO2 capture.
文摘Highly ordered mesoporous carbon-alumina nanocomposites （OMCA） have been synthesized for the first time by a multi-component co-assembly method followed by pyrolysis at high temperatures. In this synthesis, resol phenol-formaldehyde resin （PF resin） and alumina sol were respectively used as the carbon and alumina precursors and triblock copolymer Pluronic F127 as the template. N2-adsorption measurements, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy revealed that, with an increase of the alumina content in the nanocomposite from 11 to 48 wt.%, the pore size increased from 2.9 to 5.0 nm while the ordered mesoporous structure was retained. Further increasing the alumina content to 53 wt.% resulted in wormhole-like structures, although the pore size distribution was still narrow. The nanocomposite walls are composed of continuous carbon and amorphous alumina, which allows the ordered mesostructure to be well preserved even after the removal of alumina by HF etching or the removal of carbon by calcination in air. The OMCA nanocomposites exhibited good thermostability below 1000℃; at higher temperatures the ordered mesostructure partially collapsed, associated with a phase transformation from amorphous alumina into γ-Al2O3. OMCA-supported Pt catalysts exhibited excellent performance in the one-pot transformation of cellulose into hexitols thanks to the unique surface properties of the nanocomposite.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51472001, 21201001, 21571001)Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1208085QB25)+2 种基金the Ph.D. Start-up Fundthe Youth Back-bone Program of Anhui Universitythe 211 Project of Anhui University
文摘ZnO-Au_(25) nanocomposites were synthesized by doping Au_(25) nanoclusters into the porous Zn O nanospheres. It was notable that the ultrasmall Au_(25) nanoclusters possessed uniform sizes and fine dispersibility on the porous ZnO supports. A considerable correlation between the loading of Au_(25) nanoclusters and the photocatalytic activity was found. Compared with the pure ZnO nanospheres, the ZnO-Au_(25) nanocomposites exhibited more efficient photocatalytic activity in terms of degradation of Rhodamine B(RhB) in an aqueous solution. In addition, the possible photocatalytic mechanisms are discussed in this work. This strategy may be helpful for preparing other novel hybrid nanocomposites with well-defined structures and superior performances.
文摘There have been few reports concerning the hydrothermal synthesis of silicon anode materials. In this manuscript, starting from the very cheap silica sol, we hydrothermally prepared porous silicon nanospheres in an autoclave at 180 ℃. As anode materials for lithium-ion batteries （LIBs）, the as-prepared nano-silicon anode without any carbon coating delivers a high reversible specific capacity of 2,650 mAh·g^-1 at 0.36 A·g^-1 and a significant cycling stability of about 950 mAh·g^-1 at 3.6 A·g^-1 during 500 cycles.
基金supported by the Start-up Funding from Xi’an Jiaotong Universitythe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2015qngz12)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21371140)the China National Funds for Excellent Young Scientists (21522106)
文摘Over the past decade, ultrathin lanthanide oxides （Ln2O3, Ln = La to Lu） nanomaterials have been intensively studied in the fields of rare earth materials science. This unique class of nanomaterials has shown many unprecedented properties （big surface area, high surface effect, physical and chemical activities） and is thus being explored for numerous promising applications. In this review, a brief introduction of ultrathin Ln2O3 nanomaterials was given and their unique advantages were highlighted. Then, the typical synthetic methodologies were summarized and compared （thermal decomposition, solvothermal, soft template, co-precipition and microwave etc.）. Due to the high surface effect, some promising applications of ultmthin Ln203 nanomaterials, such as drug delivery and catalysis of CO oxidation, were reviewed. Finally, on the basis of current achievements on ultrathin Ln203 nanomaterials, personal perspectives and challenges on future research directions were proposed.
