简介:Inpursuingexcellentsupercapacitorelectrodes,wedesignedaseriesofM0S2/C0S2compositesconsistingofflower-likedMoS2andoctahedron-shapedCoS2throughafacileone-stephydrothermalmethodandinvestigatedtheelectrochemicalperformanceofthesampleswithvarioushydrothermaltime.Duetothecouplingoftwometalspeciesandabigamountofwell-developedCoS2andMoS2,theresultsindicatedthattheMoS2/CoS2compositeselectrodesexhibitedthebestelectrochemicalperfor-mancewithalargespecificcapacitanceof490F/gat2mV/sor400F/gat10A/gamongallsamplesasthehydrothermaltimereached48h(MCS48).Furthermore,theretentionofMCS48is93.1%after10000cyclesat10A/g,whichmanifeststheexcellentcyclingstability.TheoutstandingelectrochemicalperformanceofMCS48indicatesthatitcouldbeaverypromisingandnovelenergystoragematerialforsupercapacitorsinthefuture.
简介:Aone-pot,solvent-thermalprocesswasusedtocreatetheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesphotocatalyst.Duringthesolvent-thermalprocess,theinsituself-formingNaClnotonlyservedasa"cage"toconfinetheiondiffusion,butalsoactedasamicroreactorfornanocrystallitegrowth.Anaverageparticlesizeof~10nmandahigh-specificsurfaceareaof~112.9m2/gwereobservedfortheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesOwingtothesynergisticeffectofultrafineparticlesize,thefullutilizationofthevisiblelightregionandhighconductionband(CB)position,ultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystdisplayedanefficientphotocatalyticCO2reductionundervisiblelightillumination.Besides,theultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystshowedhighproductionselectivityforCH3CHOandC2H5OHgenerationinaqueousCO2/NaHCO3solution.Thisworkmayprovideanewideaforthesynthesisofnewhigh-efficiencyphotocatalysts.
简介:FenanowirearraywithstrongshapeanisotropywasemployedasthesoftphaseinNd-Fe-Bbasednanocomposites.TheeffectsoftheFenanowiredistributiononmagneticpropertiesofthenanocompositeswereinvestigatedbymicromagneticsimulation.TheresultsindicatethattheshapeanisotropyofFewiresaddedinthesamedirectionastheuniaxialmagnetocrystallineanisotropyofthehardphasecannotincreasethecoercivityofthenanocomposite.Whenthenanowiresaredistributedperpendiculartotheeasyaxisofthehardphase,theshapeanisotropyofsoftphasecanretardthemomentsfromrotatingtothefullreverseddirection,leadingtoenhancedcoercivity.Inaddition,withincreasingthenanowirediameter,thecoercivityofthenanocompositedecreases,butthedipolarinteractionshowsdifferentrolesinmagneticreversalofnanocompositefordifferentdistributionsofnanowires.ThecurrentresultssuggestthatthecoercivityoftheNd2Fe14B/α-Fenanocompositecanbeenhancedbyintroducingthesoftmagneticnanowirearraywiththediameterlessthantheexchangelengthandwiththelongaxisalongthedirectionotherthantheeasyaxisofhardphase.
简介:Bismuth-basedSillen-Aurivilliuscompoundsarebeingexploredasefficientphotocatalystmaterialsforthedegradationoforganicpollutantsduetotheiruniquelayeredstructurethatfavourseffectiveseparationofelectron-holepairs.Inthiswork,wesynthesizedSillen-Aurivillius-relatedBi2YO4CIwiththebandgapof2.5eVbyasimplesolid-statereactionandsensitizedwithrhodiumnickel(RhNi)nanoparticles(NPs)toformtheRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructure.PhotocatalyticactivitiesofBiOCI,Bi2YO4CIandtheRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructurewereexaminedforthedegradationofrhodamine-6Gundervisible-lightillumination.ResultsdemonstratedthatthephotocatalyticdyedegradationefficiencyofRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructuresishigherthanthoseofBiOCIandBi2YO4CI,attributedtothesynergisticmolecular-scalealloyingeffectofbimetallicRhNiNPs.Theplausiblemechanismforthedegradationofrhodamine-6Gandtheeffectiveelectron-holepairutilizationmechanismwerediscussed.
简介:Thecounterelectrode(CE)prominenceindye-sensitizedsolarcells(DSSCs)isundisputedwithresearchgearedtowardsreplacementofPtwithviablesubstituteswithexceptionalconductivityandcatalyticactivity.Herein,wereportthereplaceableCEwithbetterperformancethanthatofPt-basedelectrode.ThechemistrybetweenthegrapheneoxideandicetemplatesleadstocellularformationofreducedgrapheneoxidethatachievesgreaterconductivitytotheCE.Thesimultaneousgrowthofactiveedge-orientedMoS2ontheCEthroughCVDpossesseshighreflectivity.HighreflectiveMoS2trendstoincreasetheelectroactivitybyabsorbingmorephotonsfromthesourcetodyemolecules.Thus,thesynergisticeffectoftwomaterialswasfoundtoshowcasebetterphotovoltaicperformanceof7.6%against7.3%fortraditionalplatinumCE.
简介:Thisstudywasconductedtodiscusstheeffectofrollingstrainonmicrostructureandtensilepropertiesofdual-phaseMg-8Li-3Al-2Zn-0.5Y(wt%)alloy,whichwaspreparedbycasting,andthenhomogenizedandrolledat200℃.Therollingprocesswasconductedwith10%reductionperpassandfivedifferentaccumulatedstrains,varyingfrom10%to70%.Theresultsindicatethattheas-castandas-rolledMg-8Li-3Al-2Zn-0.5Yalloysarecomposedofα-Mg,β-Li,AlLiandAl2Yphases.Afterrollingprocess,anisotropicmicrostructurewasobserved.a-Mgphasegotelongatedinbothrollingdirectionandtransversedirectionwiththeadditionofrollingstrain.Consequently,thestrengthofthealloyinbothdirectionswasnotablyimprovedwhereastheelongationdeclined,mainlycausedbystrainhardeninganddispersionstrengthening.Thetensilepropertiesoftheas-rolledalloysintheRD,nomattertheYS,UTSortheelongation,arehigherthanthoseoftheTDduetotheirlargerdeformationstrainandsignificantanisotropyinthehcpα-Mgphase.Inaddition,thefractureandstrengtheningmechanismofthetestedalloyswerealsoinvestigatedsystematically.