Development of highly efficient photocatalysts has emerged as a research hotspot because of their crucial role in affecting the conversion efficiency of solar energy for applications in resource exploitation and envir...Development of highly efficient photocatalysts has emerged as a research hotspot because of their crucial role in affecting the conversion efficiency of solar energy for applications in resource exploitation and environmental purification.The photocatalytic performance of the photocatalysts basically depends on the behaviors of light absorption,charge generation and separation,surface property and structural stability.Owing to its unique advantages(high surface area,tunable porosity,modifiable surface),porous silica provides an interesting platform to construct well-defined nanostructures such as core-shell,yolk-shell and other specific structures which effectively improved one or more of the above behaviors for photocatalysis.Typically,the structure with hollow morphology favors the light scattering and enlargement of surface area,while coating or binding with silica can modify the surface property of a photocatalyst to enhance the surface adsorption of reactants and physicochemical stability of catalysts.This review discusses the recent advances in the design,synthesis,formation mechanism of well-defined silica-based nanostructures,and the achievements of desired physicochemical properties for regulating the photocatalytic performance.展开更多
Novel inexpensive, light, flexible, and even rollup or wearable devices are required for multi-functional portable electronics and developing new versatile and flexible electrode materials as alternatives to the mater...Novel inexpensive, light, flexible, and even rollup or wearable devices are required for multi-functional portable electronics and developing new versatile and flexible electrode materials as alternatives to the materials used in contemporary batteries and supercapacitors is a key challenge. Here, binder-free activated carbon （AC）/carbon nanotube （CNT） paper electrodes for use in advanced supercapacitors have been fabricated based on low-cost, industrial-grade aligned CNTs. By a two-step shearing strategy, aligned CNTs were dispersed into individual long CNTs, and then 90 wt%-99 wt% of AC powder was incorporated into the CNT pulp and the AC/CNT paper electrode was fabricated by deposition on a filter. The specific capacity, rate performance, and power density of the AC/CNT paper electrode were better than the corresponding values for an AC/acetylene black electrode. The capacity reached a maximum value of 267.6 F/g with a CNT loading of 5 wt%, and the energy density and power density were 22.5 W.h/kg and 7.3 kW/kg at a high current density of 20 A/g. The AC/CNT paper electrode also showed a good cycle performance, with 97.5% of the original capacity retained after 5000 cycles at a scan rate of 200 mV/s. This method affords not only a promising paper-like nanocomposite for use in low-cost and flexible supercapacitors, but also a general way of fabricating multi-functional paper-like CNT-based nanocomposites for use in devices such as flexible lithium ion batteries and solar cells.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21771070 and 21571071)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2018KFYYXJJ120 and 2019KFYRCPY104)。
文摘Development of highly efficient photocatalysts has emerged as a research hotspot because of their crucial role in affecting the conversion efficiency of solar energy for applications in resource exploitation and environmental purification.The photocatalytic performance of the photocatalysts basically depends on the behaviors of light absorption,charge generation and separation,surface property and structural stability.Owing to its unique advantages(high surface area,tunable porosity,modifiable surface),porous silica provides an interesting platform to construct well-defined nanostructures such as core-shell,yolk-shell and other specific structures which effectively improved one or more of the above behaviors for photocatalysis.Typically,the structure with hollow morphology favors the light scattering and enlargement of surface area,while coating or binding with silica can modify the surface property of a photocatalyst to enhance the surface adsorption of reactants and physicochemical stability of catalysts.This review discusses the recent advances in the design,synthesis,formation mechanism of well-defined silica-based nanostructures,and the achievements of desired physicochemical properties for regulating the photocatalytic performance.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 20736004, 20736007, and 2007AA03Z346）, and the China National Program （No. 2011CB932602）.
文摘Novel inexpensive, light, flexible, and even rollup or wearable devices are required for multi-functional portable electronics and developing new versatile and flexible electrode materials as alternatives to the materials used in contemporary batteries and supercapacitors is a key challenge. Here, binder-free activated carbon （AC）/carbon nanotube （CNT） paper electrodes for use in advanced supercapacitors have been fabricated based on low-cost, industrial-grade aligned CNTs. By a two-step shearing strategy, aligned CNTs were dispersed into individual long CNTs, and then 90 wt%-99 wt% of AC powder was incorporated into the CNT pulp and the AC/CNT paper electrode was fabricated by deposition on a filter. The specific capacity, rate performance, and power density of the AC/CNT paper electrode were better than the corresponding values for an AC/acetylene black electrode. The capacity reached a maximum value of 267.6 F/g with a CNT loading of 5 wt%, and the energy density and power density were 22.5 W.h/kg and 7.3 kW/kg at a high current density of 20 A/g. The AC/CNT paper electrode also showed a good cycle performance, with 97.5% of the original capacity retained after 5000 cycles at a scan rate of 200 mV/s. This method affords not only a promising paper-like nanocomposite for use in low-cost and flexible supercapacitors, but also a general way of fabricating multi-functional paper-like CNT-based nanocomposites for use in devices such as flexible lithium ion batteries and solar cells.
