Currently,electromagnetic radiation and interference have a significant effect on the operation of electronic devices and human health systems.Thus,developing excellent microwave absorbers have a huge significance in ...Currently,electromagnetic radiation and interference have a significant effect on the operation of electronic devices and human health systems.Thus,developing excellent microwave absorbers have a huge significance in the material research field.Herein,a kind of ultrafine zinc oxide(ZnO)nanoparticles(NPs)supported on three-dimensional(3D)ordered mesoporous carbon spheres(ZnO/OMCS)is prepared from silica inverse opal by using phenolic resol precursor as carbon source.The prepared lightweight ZnO/OMCS nanocomposites exhibit 3D ordered carbon sphere array and highly dispersed ultrafine ZnO NPs on the mesoporous cell walls of carbon spheres.ZnO/OMCS-30 shows microwave absorbing ability with a strong absorption(−39.3 dB at 10.4 GHz with a small thickness of 2 mm)and a broad effective absorption bandwidth(9.1 GHz).The outstanding microwave absorbing ability benefits to the well-dispersed ultrafine ZnO NPs and the 3D ordered mesoporous carbon spheres structure.This work opened up a unique way for developing lightweight and high-efficient carbon-based microwave absorbing materials.展开更多
Suzuki-Miyaura(S-M)is regarded the most powerful way for synthesis biaryls,triaryls,or incorporating of substituted aryl moieties in organic preparation by the cross-coupling of aryl boronic acid with aryl halides usi...Suzuki-Miyaura(S-M)is regarded the most powerful way for synthesis biaryls,triaryls,or incorporating of substituted aryl moieties in organic preparation by the cross-coupling of aryl boronic acid with aryl halides using the Pd catalyst.This work reports the combining of the hydrothermal and microwaveassisted protocol to convert the glucose to magnetic carbon spheres(Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs)decorated with Pd nanoparticles(NPs)as the catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.The physicochemical properties in the produced composite were examined using FESEM,HRTEM,nitrogen isotherms,Raman spectroscopy,FTIR,XPS,and XRD.The as-fabricated composite Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs is mostly spherical with a core–shell structure and possesses a great surface area of 253.2 m^(2).g^(-1).Its catalytic performance demonstrates that the composite has excellent stability and high tolerance Suzuki-Miyaura crosscoupling reactions in 30 min at 80℃.Both activated and deactivated aryl halides provided excellent yield.The as-fabricated catalyst was recycled for up to four catalytic cycles without a substantial decline in performance.Moreover,this research offers a facile roadmap for synthesizing Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs composites and promoting the practical implementation of Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs catalysts for organic transformation processes.展开更多
Electrochemical CO_(2) reduction to produce value-added chemicals and fuels is one of the research hotspots in the field of energy conversion.The development of efficient catalysts with high conductivity and readily a...Electrochemical CO_(2) reduction to produce value-added chemicals and fuels is one of the research hotspots in the field of energy conversion.The development of efficient catalysts with high conductivity and readily accessible active sites for CO_(2) electroreduction remains challenging yet indispensable.In this work,a reliable poly(ethyleneimine)(PEI)-assisted strategy is developed to prepare a hollow carbon nanocomposite comprising a single-site Ni-modified carbon shell and confined Ni nanoparticles(NPs)(denoted as Ni@NHCS),where PEI not only functions as a mediator to induce the highly dispersed growth of Ni NPs within hollow carbon spheres,but also as a nitrogen precursor to construct highly active atomically-dispersed Ni-Nx sites.Benefiting from the unique structural properties of Ni@NHCS,the aggregation and exposure of Ni NPs can be effectively prevented,while the accessibility of abundant catalytically active Ni-Nx sites can be ensured.As a result,Ni@NHCS exhibits a high CO partial current density of 26.9 mA cm^(-2) and a Faradaic efficiency of 93.0% at-1.0 V vs.RHE,outperforming those of its PEI-free analog.Apart from the excellent activity and selectivity,the shell confinement effect of the hollow carbon sphere endows this catalyst with long-term stability.The findings here are anticipated to help understand the structure-activity relationship in Ni-based carbon catalyst systems for electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction.Furthermore,the PEI-assisted synthetic concept is potentially applicable to the preparation of high-performance metal-based nanoconfined materials tailored for diverse energy conversion applications and beyond.展开更多
The direct electron transfer of hemoglobin at the PAMAM-MWNTs-AuNPs composite film modified glassy carbon electrode was studied. In a phosphate buffer solution(PBS, pH=7.0), the formal potential(E^0) of Hb was -0....The direct electron transfer of hemoglobin at the PAMAM-MWNTs-AuNPs composite film modified glassy carbon electrode was studied. In a phosphate buffer solution(PBS, pH=7.0), the formal potential(E^0) of Hb was -0.105 V versus SCE, the electron transfer rate constant was 4.66 s-1. E^0' of Hb at the modified electrode was linearly varied in a pH range of 5.0-8.0 with a slope of-49.2 mV/pH. The Hb/PAMAM-MWNTs-AuNPs/GCE gave an excellent electrocatalytic response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The catalytic current increased linearly with H2O2 concentration in a range of 1.0× 10^-6 to 2.2× 10^-3 mol/L. The detection limit was 2.0× 10^-7 mol/L at a signal to noise ratio of 3. The Michaelis-Menten constant(Km^app) was 2.95 mmol/L.展开更多
ABSTRACT Rationally designing broad-spectrum photocatalysts to harvest whole visible-light region photons and enhance solar energy conversion is a“holy grail”for researchers,but is still a challenging issue.Herein,b...ABSTRACT Rationally designing broad-spectrum photocatalysts to harvest whole visible-light region photons and enhance solar energy conversion is a“holy grail”for researchers,but is still a challenging issue.Herein,based on the common polymeric carbon nitride(PCN),a hybrid co-catalysts system comprising plasmonic Au nanoparticles(NPs)and atomically dispersed Pt single atoms(PtSAs)with different functions was constructed to address this challenge.For the dual co-catalysts decorated PCN(PtSAs–Au_(2.5)/PCN),the PCN is photoexcited to generate electrons under UV and short-wavelength visible light,and the synergetic Au NPs and PtSAs not only accelerate charge separation and transfer though Schottky junctions and metal-support bond but also act as the co-catalysts for H_(2) evolution.Furthermore,the Au NPs absorb long-wavelength visible light owing to its localized surface plasmon resonance,and the adjacent PtSAs trap the plasmonic hot-electrons for H_(2) evolution via direct electron transfer effect.Consequently,the PtSAs–Au_(2.5)/PCN exhibits excellent broad-spectrum photocatalytic H_(2) evolution activity with the H_(2) evolution rate of 8.8 mmol g^(−1) h^(−1) at 420 nm and 264μmol g^(−1) h^(−1) at 550 nm,much higher than that of Au_(2.5)/PCN and PtSAs–PCN,respectively.This work provides a new strategy to design broad-spectrum photocatalysts for energy conversion reaction.展开更多
The controlled synthesis of ZnO hollow spheres is successfully achieved through a facile solvothermal method using a Keggin-type silicotungstic acid(H_4 Si(W_3 O_(10))_4:HSW) as structure directing agent. The f...The controlled synthesis of ZnO hollow spheres is successfully achieved through a facile solvothermal method using a Keggin-type silicotungstic acid(H_4 Si(W_3 O_(10))_4:HSW) as structure directing agent. The formation process of these hollow spheres is proposed based on a variety of controlled experiments. In addition, Au nanoparticles are loaded onto the surface of ZnO hollow spheres. It is found that the Au-loaded ZnO(Au/ZnO) composites exhibit greatly enhanced activity on oxidizing Rhodamine B(Rh B) under simulated UV or visible light irradiation, compared to the pristine ZnO hollow spheres. The improved performance of Au/ZnO heterostructures is mainly attributed to the enhanced optical absorption and the accelerated separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers. Moreover, the photocatalytic reaction mechanisms are proposed based on the results of electron spin resonance(ESR) analysis, photoelectrochemical measurements, and photocatalytic evaluation. The results and findings are expected to provide significance to the synthesis of noble metal-semiconductor hybrids towards water purification.展开更多
A strategy of intensifying the visible light harvesting ability of anatase Ti02 hollow spheres(HSs)was developed,in which both sides of Ti02 HSs were utilised for stabilising Au nanoparticles(NPs)through the sacrifici...A strategy of intensifying the visible light harvesting ability of anatase Ti02 hollow spheres(HSs)was developed,in which both sides of Ti02 HSs were utilised for stabilising Au nanoparticles(NPs)through the sacrificial templating method and convex surface-induced confinement.The composite structure of single Au NP yolk-Ti02 shell-Au NPs,denoted as Au@Au(Ti02,was rendered and confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy analysis.Au@Au(Ti02 showed enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue and phenol in aqueous phase under visible light surpassing that of other reference materials such as Au(Ti02 by 77%and Au@P25 by 52%,respectively,in phenol degradation.展开更多
A novel biosensor based on a myoglobin/gold nanoparticles/carbon spheres(Mb AuNPs CNs)3-D architecture bioconjunction has been fabricated for the determination of hydrogen peroxide(H2O2).Cyclic voltammetry(CV),Fourier...A novel biosensor based on a myoglobin/gold nanoparticles/carbon spheres(Mb AuNPs CNs)3-D architecture bioconjunction has been fabricated for the determination of hydrogen peroxide(H2O2).Cyclic voltammetry(CV),Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR)spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)were used to characterize the bioconjunction of the AuNPs CNs with Mb.Experimental results demonstrate that the AuNPsCNs hybrid material is more effective in facilitating electron transfer of the immobilized enzyme than CNs alone,which can be attributed to the unique nanostructure and larger surface area of the bioconjunction.The biosensor displayed good performance for the detection of H_(2)O_(2)with a wide linear range from 0.28μmol/L to 116.5μmol/L and a detection limit of 0.12μmol/L.The Michaelis-Menten constant KMapp value was estimated to be 0.3 mmol/L.The resulting biosensor exhibited fast amperometric response,and good stability,reproducibility,and selectivity to H_(2)O_(2).展开更多
Herein,we successfully prepare highly dispersed and uniform small nano-size nickel nanoparticles embedded on core-shell carbon spheres by confined-deposition method.The mesoporous silica layer containing surfactant co...Herein,we successfully prepare highly dispersed and uniform small nano-size nickel nanoparticles embedded on core-shell carbon spheres by confined-deposition method.The mesoporous silica layer containing surfactant coated on the surface of the polymer sphere provides confined space and effectively controls the growth of nickel nanoparticles during pyrolysis.At the same time,the introduction of nickel species has an impact on structure of the obtained carbon spheres,and it can promote the deposition of carbon to realize the adjustment from hollow to core-shell and then to solid spheres.Owing to the uniform distribution of Ni nanoparticles with small size,mesoporous structure,N-doping groups,high specified surface areas,and core-shell structure,the obtained catalyst shows exciting ability for the production of CO by reduction of CO_(2)with a maximum CO Faradaic efficiency of 98%,indicating its promising prospect in electro-reduction of CO_(2).展开更多
Biocompatible carbon-spheres-based nanocomposites exhibit great potential in biomedical and clinical applications. In this contribution we report the first green photochemical synthesis of carbon spheres through in-si...Biocompatible carbon-spheres-based nanocomposites exhibit great potential in biomedical and clinical applications. In this contribution we report the first green photochemical synthesis of carbon spheres through in-situ enwrapping around silver nanoparticles(CS–Ag NPs). Since mesoporous carbon spheres can provide the location for combining Ag NPs and other agents, one-step synthesis of glutathione-stabilized CS–Ag NPs could be readily realized by photoreduction. TEM characterization of CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites illustrates that Ag NPs were superbly wrapped inside the carbon spheres and also adhered to the surfaces of the carbon spheres. These porous CS–Ag NPs show excellent fluorescence and effective antibacterial efficiency, exhibiting ideal lengthened activities against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus compared with bare Ag NPs. The relevant rationale behind it could be attributed to the fact that CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites can provide some excellent niches for the durable and slow release of silver ions. This raises the possibility of promising applications of CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites as excellent antibacterial agents for the efficient monitoring of some disease-related bacteria.展开更多
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 sp...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.展开更多
We report the hierarchical assembly of Au nanoparticles on carboxylized carbon nanotubes(c-CNTs)through Cu^(2+) coordination. This route is facile and green, and can easily control the loading density of Au nanop...We report the hierarchical assembly of Au nanoparticles on carboxylized carbon nanotubes(c-CNTs)through Cu^(2+) coordination. This route is facile and green, and can easily control the loading density of Au nanoparticles. The c-CNT matrix ensures uniform distribution of Au nanoparticles, which is particularly important for the enrichment of hot spots while preventing their serious agglomeration. Moreover, the cCNT matrix also contributes to the electromagnetic enhancement due to its surface plasmon resonance,and the chemical enhancement due to the adsorption of the target molecules. The resulting Au@c-CNT nanohybrids exhibit a remarkable synergy in SERS compared to neat Au nanoparticles.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful of the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51902083 and 21606068)the Foundation Strengthening Program(2019-JCJQ-142-00)the Higher Education Science and Technology Research Project of Hebei Province(ZD2019087).
文摘Currently,electromagnetic radiation and interference have a significant effect on the operation of electronic devices and human health systems.Thus,developing excellent microwave absorbers have a huge significance in the material research field.Herein,a kind of ultrafine zinc oxide(ZnO)nanoparticles(NPs)supported on three-dimensional(3D)ordered mesoporous carbon spheres(ZnO/OMCS)is prepared from silica inverse opal by using phenolic resol precursor as carbon source.The prepared lightweight ZnO/OMCS nanocomposites exhibit 3D ordered carbon sphere array and highly dispersed ultrafine ZnO NPs on the mesoporous cell walls of carbon spheres.ZnO/OMCS-30 shows microwave absorbing ability with a strong absorption(−39.3 dB at 10.4 GHz with a small thickness of 2 mm)and a broad effective absorption bandwidth(9.1 GHz).The outstanding microwave absorbing ability benefits to the well-dispersed ultrafine ZnO NPs and the 3D ordered mesoporous carbon spheres structure.This work opened up a unique way for developing lightweight and high-efficient carbon-based microwave absorbing materials.
文摘Suzuki-Miyaura(S-M)is regarded the most powerful way for synthesis biaryls,triaryls,or incorporating of substituted aryl moieties in organic preparation by the cross-coupling of aryl boronic acid with aryl halides using the Pd catalyst.This work reports the combining of the hydrothermal and microwaveassisted protocol to convert the glucose to magnetic carbon spheres(Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs)decorated with Pd nanoparticles(NPs)as the catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.The physicochemical properties in the produced composite were examined using FESEM,HRTEM,nitrogen isotherms,Raman spectroscopy,FTIR,XPS,and XRD.The as-fabricated composite Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs is mostly spherical with a core–shell structure and possesses a great surface area of 253.2 m^(2).g^(-1).Its catalytic performance demonstrates that the composite has excellent stability and high tolerance Suzuki-Miyaura crosscoupling reactions in 30 min at 80℃.Both activated and deactivated aryl halides provided excellent yield.The as-fabricated catalyst was recycled for up to four catalytic cycles without a substantial decline in performance.Moreover,this research offers a facile roadmap for synthesizing Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs composites and promoting the practical implementation of Pd/Fe_(3)O_(4)-CSPs catalysts for organic transformation processes.
文摘Electrochemical CO_(2) reduction to produce value-added chemicals and fuels is one of the research hotspots in the field of energy conversion.The development of efficient catalysts with high conductivity and readily accessible active sites for CO_(2) electroreduction remains challenging yet indispensable.In this work,a reliable poly(ethyleneimine)(PEI)-assisted strategy is developed to prepare a hollow carbon nanocomposite comprising a single-site Ni-modified carbon shell and confined Ni nanoparticles(NPs)(denoted as Ni@NHCS),where PEI not only functions as a mediator to induce the highly dispersed growth of Ni NPs within hollow carbon spheres,but also as a nitrogen precursor to construct highly active atomically-dispersed Ni-Nx sites.Benefiting from the unique structural properties of Ni@NHCS,the aggregation and exposure of Ni NPs can be effectively prevented,while the accessibility of abundant catalytically active Ni-Nx sites can be ensured.As a result,Ni@NHCS exhibits a high CO partial current density of 26.9 mA cm^(-2) and a Faradaic efficiency of 93.0% at-1.0 V vs.RHE,outperforming those of its PEI-free analog.Apart from the excellent activity and selectivity,the shell confinement effect of the hollow carbon sphere endows this catalyst with long-term stability.The findings here are anticipated to help understand the structure-activity relationship in Ni-based carbon catalyst systems for electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction.Furthermore,the PEI-assisted synthetic concept is potentially applicable to the preparation of high-performance metal-based nanoconfined materials tailored for diverse energy conversion applications and beyond.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20605009)
文摘The direct electron transfer of hemoglobin at the PAMAM-MWNTs-AuNPs composite film modified glassy carbon electrode was studied. In a phosphate buffer solution(PBS, pH=7.0), the formal potential(E^0) of Hb was -0.105 V versus SCE, the electron transfer rate constant was 4.66 s-1. E^0' of Hb at the modified electrode was linearly varied in a pH range of 5.0-8.0 with a slope of-49.2 mV/pH. The Hb/PAMAM-MWNTs-AuNPs/GCE gave an excellent electrocatalytic response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The catalytic current increased linearly with H2O2 concentration in a range of 1.0× 10^-6 to 2.2× 10^-3 mol/L. The detection limit was 2.0× 10^-7 mol/L at a signal to noise ratio of 3. The Michaelis-Menten constant(Km^app) was 2.95 mmol/L.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51871078 and 52071119)Interdisciplinary Research Foundation of HIT(Grant No.IR2021208)+1 种基金State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment(Harbin Institute of Technology)(No.2022TS38)Heilongjiang Science Foundation(No.LH2020B006).
文摘ABSTRACT Rationally designing broad-spectrum photocatalysts to harvest whole visible-light region photons and enhance solar energy conversion is a“holy grail”for researchers,but is still a challenging issue.Herein,based on the common polymeric carbon nitride(PCN),a hybrid co-catalysts system comprising plasmonic Au nanoparticles(NPs)and atomically dispersed Pt single atoms(PtSAs)with different functions was constructed to address this challenge.For the dual co-catalysts decorated PCN(PtSAs–Au_(2.5)/PCN),the PCN is photoexcited to generate electrons under UV and short-wavelength visible light,and the synergetic Au NPs and PtSAs not only accelerate charge separation and transfer though Schottky junctions and metal-support bond but also act as the co-catalysts for H_(2) evolution.Furthermore,the Au NPs absorb long-wavelength visible light owing to its localized surface plasmon resonance,and the adjacent PtSAs trap the plasmonic hot-electrons for H_(2) evolution via direct electron transfer effect.Consequently,the PtSAs–Au_(2.5)/PCN exhibits excellent broad-spectrum photocatalytic H_(2) evolution activity with the H_(2) evolution rate of 8.8 mmol g^(−1) h^(−1) at 420 nm and 264μmol g^(−1) h^(−1) at 550 nm,much higher than that of Au_(2.5)/PCN and PtSAs–PCN,respectively.This work provides a new strategy to design broad-spectrum photocatalysts for energy conversion reaction.
文摘The controlled synthesis of ZnO hollow spheres is successfully achieved through a facile solvothermal method using a Keggin-type silicotungstic acid(H_4 Si(W_3 O_(10))_4:HSW) as structure directing agent. The formation process of these hollow spheres is proposed based on a variety of controlled experiments. In addition, Au nanoparticles are loaded onto the surface of ZnO hollow spheres. It is found that the Au-loaded ZnO(Au/ZnO) composites exhibit greatly enhanced activity on oxidizing Rhodamine B(Rh B) under simulated UV or visible light irradiation, compared to the pristine ZnO hollow spheres. The improved performance of Au/ZnO heterostructures is mainly attributed to the enhanced optical absorption and the accelerated separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers. Moreover, the photocatalytic reaction mechanisms are proposed based on the results of electron spin resonance(ESR) analysis, photoelectrochemical measurements, and photocatalytic evaluation. The results and findings are expected to provide significance to the synthesis of noble metal-semiconductor hybrids towards water purification.
文摘A strategy of intensifying the visible light harvesting ability of anatase Ti02 hollow spheres(HSs)was developed,in which both sides of Ti02 HSs were utilised for stabilising Au nanoparticles(NPs)through the sacrificial templating method and convex surface-induced confinement.The composite structure of single Au NP yolk-Ti02 shell-Au NPs,denoted as Au@Au(Ti02,was rendered and confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy analysis.Au@Au(Ti02 showed enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue and phenol in aqueous phase under visible light surpassing that of other reference materials such as Au(Ti02 by 77%and Au@P25 by 52%,respectively,in phenol degradation.
基金We greatly appreciate the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under the Key Program(20635020)Creative Research Group(20521503)+2 种基金General Program(90606016)This work is also supported by National Basic Research Program of China(2006CB933201)the European Community Sixth Framework Program through a STREP Grant to the SELECTNANO Consortium,Contract No.516922.
文摘A novel biosensor based on a myoglobin/gold nanoparticles/carbon spheres(Mb AuNPs CNs)3-D architecture bioconjunction has been fabricated for the determination of hydrogen peroxide(H2O2).Cyclic voltammetry(CV),Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR)spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)were used to characterize the bioconjunction of the AuNPs CNs with Mb.Experimental results demonstrate that the AuNPsCNs hybrid material is more effective in facilitating electron transfer of the immobilized enzyme than CNs alone,which can be attributed to the unique nanostructure and larger surface area of the bioconjunction.The biosensor displayed good performance for the detection of H_(2)O_(2)with a wide linear range from 0.28μmol/L to 116.5μmol/L and a detection limit of 0.12μmol/L.The Michaelis-Menten constant KMapp value was estimated to be 0.3 mmol/L.The resulting biosensor exhibited fast amperometric response,and good stability,reproducibility,and selectivity to H_(2)O_(2).
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei(Nos.B02020208088,H2020206514 and B2021208074)S&T Program of Hebei(Nos.20544401D,20314401D,206Z4406G,21314402D,22344402D,22373709D,22284601Z and 21344601D)Tianjin Science and Technology Project(No.19YFSLQY00070)。
文摘Herein,we successfully prepare highly dispersed and uniform small nano-size nickel nanoparticles embedded on core-shell carbon spheres by confined-deposition method.The mesoporous silica layer containing surfactant coated on the surface of the polymer sphere provides confined space and effectively controls the growth of nickel nanoparticles during pyrolysis.At the same time,the introduction of nickel species has an impact on structure of the obtained carbon spheres,and it can promote the deposition of carbon to realize the adjustment from hollow to core-shell and then to solid spheres.Owing to the uniform distribution of Ni nanoparticles with small size,mesoporous structure,N-doping groups,high specified surface areas,and core-shell structure,the obtained catalyst shows exciting ability for the production of CO by reduction of CO_(2)with a maximum CO Faradaic efficiency of 98%,indicating its promising prospect in electro-reduction of CO_(2).
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB732404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81325011,21327902,21175020)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2012AA022703)the Suzhou Science&Technology Major Project(ZXY2012028)
文摘Biocompatible carbon-spheres-based nanocomposites exhibit great potential in biomedical and clinical applications. In this contribution we report the first green photochemical synthesis of carbon spheres through in-situ enwrapping around silver nanoparticles(CS–Ag NPs). Since mesoporous carbon spheres can provide the location for combining Ag NPs and other agents, one-step synthesis of glutathione-stabilized CS–Ag NPs could be readily realized by photoreduction. TEM characterization of CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites illustrates that Ag NPs were superbly wrapped inside the carbon spheres and also adhered to the surfaces of the carbon spheres. These porous CS–Ag NPs show excellent fluorescence and effective antibacterial efficiency, exhibiting ideal lengthened activities against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus compared with bare Ag NPs. The relevant rationale behind it could be attributed to the fact that CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites can provide some excellent niches for the durable and slow release of silver ions. This raises the possibility of promising applications of CS–Ag NPs nanocomposites as excellent antibacterial agents for the efficient monitoring of some disease-related bacteria.
基金supported by Jinan Mingzhu Co., Ltd (HX20200364)。
文摘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.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21474058)
文摘We report the hierarchical assembly of Au nanoparticles on carboxylized carbon nanotubes(c-CNTs)through Cu^(2+) coordination. This route is facile and green, and can easily control the loading density of Au nanoparticles. The c-CNT matrix ensures uniform distribution of Au nanoparticles, which is particularly important for the enrichment of hot spots while preventing their serious agglomeration. Moreover, the cCNT matrix also contributes to the electromagnetic enhancement due to its surface plasmon resonance,and the chemical enhancement due to the adsorption of the target molecules. The resulting Au@c-CNT nanohybrids exhibit a remarkable synergy in SERS compared to neat Au nanoparticles.