简介:A60%Fe/Al2O3catalystwaspreparedbytheco-precipitationmethod.ItwasreducedbyH2toproducemetallicFe,whichwasthensulfidedbyCS2toFe0.96SandFe3S4orphosphidedbytriphenylphosphine(PPh3)inliquidphasestoFe2PandFeP.Itwasfoundthattheironsulfides(Fe0.96SandFe3S4)exhibitedthelowactivityforthehydrodesulfurization(HDS)reactions.TheHDSactivitywasalsolowontheFe(metal)/Al2O3andFe2P/Al2O3catalystssincetheywereconvertedintoFe0.96SandFe3S4duringtheHDSreactions.Incontrast,theFeP/Al2O3wasfoundtobestableandactivefortheHDSreactions.Inparticular,FeP/Al2O3possessedsignificantlysmallerFePparticlesthanFeP/C,leadingtothesignificanthigherHDSactivityofFeP/Al2O3thanFeP/C.
简介:Nanosheet(S)andnanoplate(P)γ-Al2O3weresynthesizedbysimplehydrothermalmethodsandemployedassupportsforNicatalystsinCO2methanation.BothofthenanostructuredNi/Al2O3catalystsdisplayedgoodactivity.Incomparison,theNi/Al2O3-ScatalystshowedhigherCO2conversionthantheNi/Al2O3-Pcounterpartatthereactiontemperaturerangingfrom250to400°C.ThephysicalandchemicalpropertiesofthecatalystsweresystematicallycharacterizedbyN2sorption,X-raydiffraction(XRD),highresolution-transmissionelectronmicroscopy(HR-TEM),hydrogentemperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR)andCO2temperature-programmeddesorption(CO2-TPD)techniques.Higherspecificsurfaceareaandstrongermetal-supportinteractionswereconfirmedontheNi/Al2O3-Scatalyst,whichmayleadtosmallerparticlesizeofNinanoparticles.Moreover,theNi/Al2O3-Scatalystpossessedmoreabundantweakandmediumbasicsites,whichwouldbenefittheactivationofCO2.ThesmallerNisizeandmoresuitablebasicsitesmayrationalizethesuperioractivityoftheNi/Al2O3-Scatalyst.Besides,theNi/Al2O3-Scatalystexhibitedexcellentstabilityat325°Cfor40h.
简介:AfacilehydrothermalmethodwasdevelopedforthepreparationofFe2O3@CnanocompositesusingFeCl3·6H2Oasironsourceandglucoseascarbonsourceunderalkalinecondition.Themorphologyandstructureoftheas-preparedproductwereidentifiedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),highresolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM),field-emissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FESEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD),Ramanspectroscopy,FourierTransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR),andthermogravimetricanalysis(TGA).Theas-prepareα-Fe2O3@Cnanocompositeswereemployedforsupercapacitorelectrodematerial.Thesynergisticcombinationofcarbonelectricaldouble-layercapacitanceandα-Fe2O3pseudo-capacitanceestablishedsuchnanocompositesasversatileplatformforhighperformancesupercapacitors.Thesynthesismethoddevelopedhereisexpectedtoobtainothermetaloxide/carboncomposite.
简介:用微波高温固相法合成了Er^3+单掺Lu2O3,Li^+与Er^3+共掺Lu2O3及Li^+,Zn^2+,Mg^2+掺杂Lu2O3∶Er^3+的荧光粉。实验表明金属离子Li^+、Zn^2+、Mg^2+、Er^3+掺杂Lu2O3,不影响Lu2O3的立方晶相。扫描电子显微镜测量表明,Li^+掺杂可以有效改善粉体的分散性和形貌,Li^+,Zn^2+,Mg^2+共掺杂获得的粉体颗粒分布更加均匀,粒径范围为80~100nm。379nm激发下,Li^+与Er^3+共掺样品发光较单掺Er^3+样品在565nm处的发光增强了4.5倍,而Li^+、Zn^2+、Mg^2+与Er^3+共掺样品较其发光增强5.3倍。980nm激发下,Li^+与Er^3+共掺样品,Li^+、Zn^2+、Mg^2+与Er^3+共掺样品的发光分别比单掺Er^3+样品在565nm处发光增强23倍与39倍,在662nm处发光强度分别增强20倍与43倍。379nm激发下,较单掺Er3+的样品,掺杂Li^+的样品和Li^+,Zn^2+,Mg^2+和Er^3+共掺的样品荧光寿命均有所增加,而Zn^2+、Er^3+共掺及Mg^2+、Er^3+共掺样品的荧光寿命则有所缩短。
简介:Ultrafastfiberlasersareingreatdemandforvariousapplications,suchasopticalcommunication,spectroscopy,biomedicaldiagnosis,andindustrialfabrication.Here,wereportthehighlystablefemtosecondpulsegenerationfromaMXenemode-lockedfiberlaser.Wehavepreparedthehigh-qualityTi3C2Txnanosheetsviatheetchingmethod,andcharacterizedtheirultrafastdynamicsandbroadbandnonlinearopticalresponses.Theobviousintensity-andwavelength-dependentnonlinearresponseshavebeenobservedandinvestigated.Inaddition,ahighlystablefemtosecondfiberlaserwithsignal-to-noiseratioupto70.7dBandcentralwavelengthof1567.3nmhasbeendelivered.Thestudymayprovidesomevaluabledesignguidelinesforthedevelopmentofultrafast,broadbandnonlinearopticalmodulators,andopennewavenuestowardadvancedphotonicdevicesbasedonMXenes.
简介:Uptothisdate,researchersarestillfacingdifficultiestoexpandthetechnologyofdirectmethanolfuelcells(DMFCs)becauseofthehighoverpotentialrequiredtooxidizethemethanolanditsrelativelypoorperformanceduetoCOpoisoningoftheleading-highcostanodecatalyst.Inlinewiththis,wehavesuccessfullymodifiedthemorphologicalstructureandcompositionoflowcostcobaltbased-metaloxides,MCo2O4(M=ZnandNi),withthesimpleandnobleuseofpolyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)asgrowthmodifierandsurfacestabilizerduringthesynthesisofnanoparticlesinourpreviousreports,whichshownhighelectrocatalyticactivityandstrongstability.DuetothegoodperformanceofourPVPmodifiedMCo2O4towardspseudocapacitorandoxygenevolutionreactionapplications,wedecidedtoextendourresearchstudytomethanoloxidationreaction.Remarkably,PVPmodifiedNiCo2O4electrodedirectlygrownonnickelfoamsubstrateviaasimplehydrothermalprocessexhibitedbetterperformancecomparedwithPVPmodifiedZnCo2O4andNiCo2O4withoutPVP.Ithadobtainedaremarkablylowonsetpotentialof0.285Vandhighcurrentdensityof280mAcm-2,andshowngreatstabilityandhighpoisontoleranceduringacontinuousCVcyclingandChronoamperometrytest,whichattainedhighefficiencyof86.86%and98.52%,respectively.ThesepositiveresultsofPVPmodifiedNiCo2O4electrodetowardsMORmightbeattributedtoitshierarchical3Dnanostructureswithhighlymesoporoussurfaceandlargesurfaceareawhichmayhaveprovidednumerouselectroactivesites,andtheexceptionalcorrosionstabilityofNiCo2O4electrodeinalkalinesolution.
简介:Severecapacityfadingandpoorhighrateperformanceoflithiumsulfur(Li-S)batterycausedby"shuttleeffect"andlowconductivityofsulfurhampersitsfurtherdevelopmentsandapplications.Li4Ti50i2(LTO)possesseshigh1whiumionconductivity,anditisalsocanbeusedasanactiveadsorbentforpolysulfide.Herein,fineLTOparticlecoatedcarbonnanofibers(CNF)werepreparedandaconductivenetworkbothforelectronandlithiumionwasbuilt,whichcangreatlypromotetheelectrochemicalconversionofpolysulfideandimprovetherateperformanceofLi-Sbatteries.Meanwhile,aquantityofadsorptionsitesisconstructedbydefectsofthesurfaceofLTO-CNFmembranetoeffectivelyimmobilizepolysulfide.ThemultifunctionalLTO-CNFinterlayercouldimpedetheshuttleeffectandenhaneecomprehensiveelectrochemicalperformanceofLi-Sbatteries,especiallyhighrateperformanee.WithsuchLTO-CNFinterlayer,theLi-Sbatterypresentsaspecificcapacityof641.9mAh/gat5Crate.After400cyclesat1C,acapacityof618.0mAh/gisretained.ThisworkprovidesafeasiblestrategytoachievehighperformanceofLi-Sbatteryforpracticalutilization.
简介:Thenotionofmultibandsuperconductivitywithdominanttwo-gapfeatureshasbeenrecentlyappliedtotheunconventionalsuperconductorCeCu2Si2forchallengingthepreviouslyacceptedconceptofnodald-wavepairing.Intheproposedstudy,therealisticmultibandFermisurfacetopologyofCeCu2Si2wasobtainedthroughfirst-principlescalculations,andanalysiswasconductedwithaneffectivetwo-bandhybridizationmodelincludingdetailedbandstructure.WithintheT-matrixapproximation,theobtainedcalculationresultsshowthatdifferentpairingcandidates,includingfullygappeds-wave,loop-nodals-wave,andd-wavepairings,couldyieldqualitativelydistinctfeaturescharacterizedbyimpurity-inducedboundstates.Thesefeaturescanbeverifiedthroughhigh-resolutionscanningtunnelingmicroscopyorspectroscopyandprovidecorroborativejustificationthatwouldbebeneficialfortheongoingresearchregardingthesuperconductinggapsymmetryofCeCu2Si2atambientpressure.
简介:WehavesynthesizedandinvestigatedphysicalpropertiesoftwonewquaternarycompoundsGd2CoAl4T2(T=Si,Ge)singlecrystals,whichareisostructuraltoTb2NiAl4Ge2andEr2CoAl4Ge2.Themostimportantstructuralfeatureofthesematerialsistheanti-CaF2-typeCoAl4T2slabs.Thesematerialsshowmetallicbehaviorbelow300Kandthereisalong-rangeantiferromagnetic(AFM)transitionappearingat20and27KforGdCoAl4Ge2andGd2CoAl4Si2,respectively.ResistivityandheatcapacitymeasurementsalsoconfirmthesebulkAFMtransitions.Furtheranalysisindicatesthatthislong-rangeantiferromagnetismshouldresultfromthemagneticinteractionbetweenlocalmomentsofGd^3+ions.
简介:Inthispaper,carbonmicrospherepreparedbyhydrothermaltreatmentwasactivatedbyKHCO3athightemperature,andemployedasthecatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforvanadiumredoxflowbattery(VRFB).CarbonmicrospherecanbeetchedbyKHCO3duetothereactionbetweenthepyrolysisproductsofKHCO3andcarbonatoms.Moreover,KHCO3activationcanbringmanyoxygenfunctionalgroupsoncarbonmicrosphere,furtherimprovingthewettabilityofcatalystandincreasingtheactivesites.Theelectrocatalyticpropertiesofcarbonmicrospherefromhydrothermaltreatmentareimprovedbyhightemperaturecarbonization,andcanfurtherbeenhancedbyKHCO3activation.Amongcarbonmicrospheresamples,theVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionexhibitsthehighestelectrochemicalkineticsonKHCO3activatedsample.ThecellusingKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereasthepositivecatalystdemonstrateshigherenergyefficiencyandlargerdischargecapacity,especiallyathighcurrentdensity.TheresultsrevealthatKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereisanefficient,low-costcarbon-basedcatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforVRFBsystem.
简介:WehavecomprehensivelyinvestigatedthefrustratedJ1-J2-J3Heisenbergmodelonasimplecubiclattice.Thismodelallowsthreeregimesofmagneticorder,viz.,(π;π;π),(0;π;π)and(0;0;π),denotedasAF1,AF2,andAF3,respectively.Theeffectsoftheinterplayofneighboringcouplingsonthemodelarestudiedintheentiretemperaturerange.Thezerotemperaturemagneticpropertiesofthismodelarediscussedutilizingthelinearspinwave(LSW)theory,nonlinearspinwave(NLSW)theory,andGreen’sfunction(GF)method.ThezerotemperaturephasediagramsevaluatedbytheLSWandNLSWmethodsareillustrated,andareobservedtoexhibitdifferentparameterboundaries.Incertainregionsandalongtheparameterboundaries,thepossiblephasetransformationsdrivenbytheparametersarediscussed.TheresultsobtainedusingtheLSW,NLSW,andGFmethodsarecomparedwiththoseobtainedusingtheseriesexpansion(SE)method,andareobservedtobeingoodagreementwhenthevalueofJ2isnotclosetotheparameterboundaries.ThegroundstateenergiesobtainedusingtheLSWandNLSWmethodsareclosetothatobtainedusingtheSEmethod.Atfinitetemperatures,onlytheGFmethodisemployedtoevaluatethemagneticproperties,andthecalculatedphasediagramisobservedtobeidenticaltotheclassicalphasediagram.Theresultsindicatethatattheparameterboundaries,atemperature-drivenfirst-orderphasetransitionbetweenAF1andAF2mayoccuralongtheboundaryline.AlongtheAF1-AF3andAF2-AF3boundarylines,AF3islessstablethanAF1andAF2.OurcalculatedcriticaltemperatureagreeswiththatobtainedusingMonteCarlosimulationsandpseudofermionfunctionalrenormalizationgroupscheme.
简介:Thenextgenerationofadvancedlightsourcesrequiresphotonswithlargeaveragefluxandhighbrightness,whichneedsadvancedelectrongunmatchedwithexcellentphotocathodematerials.K2CsSbphotocathodehastheadvantagesofhighquantumefficiency,longlifetimeandinstantaneousresponse.ThisstudyintroducesthedesignofasetofK2CsSbphotocathodepreparationsystemsanddetailedpreparationprocessofK2CsSbphotocathodes,includingsequentialdepositionprocessandco-depositionprocess,andfinallydevelopsaK2CsSbphotocathode.Theinfluenceoflaserpoweronthequantumefficiencyisalsoinvestigated.
简介:Thedevelopmentofthehydrogenelectrodeisvitalfortheapplicationofalkalinepolymerelectrolytefuelcells(APEFCs).Inthisstudy,aseriesofNi(OH)2decoratedNi/Ccatalysts(Ni(OH)2-Ni/C)werepreparedbyathree-stepelectrochemicaltreatmentofNi/C.TheexistenceofNi(OH)2wasdemonstratedbyX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niofthesampleswasestimatedviaanelectrochemicalmethod.TheHORcatalyticactivityofthecatalystswasevaluatedbyarotationdiskelectrode(RDE)method,anda'volcanoplot'wasestablishedbetweentheHORexchangecurrent(j0)andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Ni.Ontopofthe'volcano',thesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niis1.1:1,thej0ofwhichwas6.8timesofthatofNi/C.ThestabilityofthesamplestowardHORwasevaluatedtobegood.OurstudyaddedasystematicexperimentalevidencetotheHORresearch,showingthattheHORcatalyticactivityofNicanbedeliberatelycontrolledviadecorationofNi(OH)2,whichmayhelpunderstandingtheHORmechanismonNi.
简介:WereportQ-switchedandmode-lockederbium-dopedall-fiberlasersusingternaryReS2(1-x)Se2xassaturableabsorbers(SAs).ThemodulationdepthandsaturableintensityofthefilmSAare1.8%and0.046MW∕cm2.InQ-switchedmechanismoutput,thepulsewascenteredat1531.1nmwithmaximumpulseenergyandminimumpulsewidthof28.29nJand1.07μs,respectively.Inmode-lockedoperation,thepulsewascenteredat1561.15nmwithpulsewidthof888fs,repetitionrateof2.95MHz,andmaximumpulseenergyof0.275nJ.Tothebestofourknowledge,thisisthefirstreportonthemode-lockedEr3+-dopedfiberlaserusingternarytransitionmetaldichalcogenides.Thisworksuggestsprospective2D-materialSAscanbewidelyusedinversatilefieldsduetotheirattractiveoptoelectronicandtunableenergybandgapproperties.
简介:Ni/SiO2andbimetallicNixGa/SiO2catalystswithdifferentNi/Gaatomicratios(x=10~2)wereinvestigatedfortheselectivehydrogenationofacetylene.ItwasfoundthatNixGa/SiO2showedhigherselectivitytoethylenethanNi/SiO2.ThisisattributedtotheformationNi-GaalloyandNi3Gaintermetalliccompound(IMC)wheretherewasachargetransferfromGatoNi,whichisfavorableforreducingtheadsorptionstrengthandamountofethyleneonNiatoms.Asaresult,theover-hydrogenation,theC–Cbondhydrogenolysisandthepolymerizationweresuppressed,andsubsequentlytheselectivitytoethylenewasenhanced.WiththedecreaseofNi/Gaatomicratio,theactivityandstabilityoftheNixGa/SiO2catalystsincreasedfirstandthendecreased,whiletheethyleneselectivitytendedtoincrease.Ni5Ga/SiO2exhibitedthebestperformance.Undertheconditionsof180°C,0.1MPa,andareactant(1.0vol%acetylene,5.0vol%H2and94vol%N2)withthespacevelocityof36,000mLh-1g-1,theacetyleneconversionmaintainedat100%onNi5Ga/SiO2during120htimeonstreamandtheselectivitytoethylenewas75%~81%afterreactionfor68h.ItwasalsofoundthattheformationofNi-GaalloyandNi3GaIMCsuppressedtheincorporationofcarbontoformNiCx,subsequentlyenhancingthecatalyststability.Additionally,withincreasingtheGacontent,thecatalystacidamountandstrengthtendedtoincrease,whichpromotedthepolymerizationandcarbondepositionandsothecatalystdeactivation.
简介:Two-dimensional(2D)metalcarbides,MXene,presentthepromisingapplicationfortheenergystoragesystem.AmongtheMXenefamily,Ti2CTxasthelightestmaterial,showsitsuniqueelectrochemicalperformance.Herein,Ti2CTxissynthesizedbyselectiveetchingAllayerfromtheTi2AlC.WiththeoptimizedHFtreatingcondition,Ti2CTxdisplayshighvolumetriccapacitaneeandremarkablerateability.Moreover,theTi2CTx//Ti2CTxsymmetricsupercapacitorisdesignedandassembled,whichpresentscapablecapacitance,outstandingrateperformanceandexcellentcyclingperformance.Theremarkableelectrochemicalperformanceisattributedtoits2Dstructureandhighelectronicconductivity.ThisworkdemonstratesthepotentialapplicationoftheTi2CTxforthesupercapac让o「sandprovidesatemplatetodesignhighperformancesupercapacitorswith2Delectrodematerials.
简介:Two-dimensionalmaterialsaregeneratinggreatinterestduetotheiruniqueelectricalandopticalproperties.Inparticular,transitionmetaldichalcogenidessuchasmolybdenumdisulfide(MoS2)areattractivematerialsduetotheexistenceofadirectbandgapinthemonolayerlimitthatcanbeusedtoenhancenonlinearopticalphenomena,suchasRamanspectroscopy.Here,wehaveinvestigatedfour-wavemixingprocessesinbulkMoS2usingamultiplexcoherentanti-StokesRamanspectroscopysetup.Theobservedfour-wavemixingsignalhasaresonanceatapproximately680nm,correspondingtotheenergyoftheAexcitonictransitionofMoS2.Thisresonancecanbeattributedtotheincreasedthird-ordernonlinearsusceptibilityatwavelengthsneartheexcitonictransition.ThisphenomenoncouldopenthepathtousingMoS2asasubstrateforenhancingfour-wavemixingprocessessuchascoherentanti-StokesRamanspectroscopy.
简介:Recently,bismuthsulfide(Bi2S3)hasattractedmuchattentioninthethermoelectriccommunityowingtoitsabundance,lowcost,andadvancedproperties.However,itspoorelectricaltransportpropertieshavepreventedBi2S3devicesfromrealizinghighthermoelectricperformance.Inthiswork,ourmotivationistodecreasethelargeelectricalresistivity,whichisrecognizedastheoriginofthelowZTvalueinundopedBi2S3.Wecombinedmeltingandsparkplasmasintering(SPS)inacontinuousfabricationprocesstoproduceBi2S3–xSex(x=0,0.09,0.15,0.21)andBi2S2.85–ySe0.15Cly(y=0.0015,0.0045,0.0075,0.015,0.03)samples.OurresultsshowthatSealloyingatSsitescannarrowthebandgapandactivateintrinsicelectronconduction,leadingtoahighpowerfactorof~2.0μW·cm–1·K–2atroomtemperatureinBi2S2.85S0.15,about100timeshigherthanthatofundopedBi2S3.Moreover,ourfurtherintroductionofClatomsintotheSsitesresultedinasecond-stageoptimizationofcarrierconcentrationandsimultaneouslyreducedthelatticethermalconductivity,whichcontributedtoahighZTvalueof~0.6at723KforBi2S2.835Se0.15Cl0.015.OurresultsindicatethathighthermoelectricperformancecouldberealizedinBi2S3withearth-abundantandlow-costelements.