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Pan S, Bera S, Sen S, Das A. Insights into the surface chemistry induced photoreactivity of Fe-doped SnO2 in dye degradation. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.110672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Amutha T, Rameshbabu M, Razia M, Bakri M, Florence SS, Muthupandi S, Prabha K. Structural, optical and antibacterial activity of pure and co-doped (Fe & Ni) tin oxide nanoparticles. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 287:121996. [PMID: 36327808 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this investigation, ferric (Fe) and nickel (Ni) co-doped tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles structural, optical, morphological, and antibacterial characteristics were synthesised, characterised, and examined. By employing SnCl2·2H2O and the transition metal precursors FeCl3 and NiCl2·6H2O with various Fe/Ni molar ratios, thermal annealing was carried out at a high temperature (700 °C). X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible spectroscopy, Photoluminescence (PL), FT-IR, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray techniques (EDX) were used to examine the materials' structural, chemical, optical, morphological, and anti-microbial capabilities. The average particle size of pure and co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles was determined to be around 52 nm and 15 nm, and SnO2 crystallites were observed to present tetragonal rutile structure with space group P42/mmm (No.136). Metal ions were replaced in the Sn lattice, as shown by Fe and Ni co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles. Pure and co-doped samples have capsule and sphere-like features in their SEM morphology. Using UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, the optical property was examined, and it was observed that the band gaps for pure and co-doped SnO2 were 3.73 eV and 3.53 eV, respectively. The functional groups and incorporation of Fe and Ni in the prepared powder were also validated by FT-IR and EDX studies. By utilising the agar well diffusion technique and Nutrient agar, the antibacterial properties of pure, Ni-Fe co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles annealed at 700 °C were assessed. They were evaluated against various Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus pheumoniae) and Gram-negative bacteria (Shigella dysenteria). The zone of incubation was found against the Gram +Ve and Gram -Ve bacterial strains.
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- T Amutha
- Department of Physics, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal 624101, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts and Culture, Palani 624601, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal 624101, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biology, Jazan University, Jizan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Jazan University, Jizan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Loyola College, Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai 600034, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal 624101, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Khalameida S, Samsonenko M, Khyzhun O, Sydorchuk V, Starchevskyy V, Charmas B, Skwarek E. Sono- and mechanochemical doping of tin dioxide with silver and its physicochemical characteristics and photocatalytic properties. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04865-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ding W, Cheng J, Zhao L, Wang Z, Yang H, Liu Z, Xu Q, Wang J, Geng F, Chen M. Determination of intrinsic defects of functional KDP crystals with flawed surfaces and their effect on the optical properties. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:10041-10050. [PMID: 35815691 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01862d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A practically nonlinear optical material, the functional KH2PO4 (KDP) crystal, has an extremely low laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) due to manufacturing-induced surface defects. The low LIDT induced by these surface defects of KDP crystals hinders their application in laser fusion facilities. Herein, the effect of intrinsic point defects introduced by manufacturing-induced lateral cracks on laser damage was particularly investigated by a combination of spectral detection (i.e., photoluminescence, Raman and Fourier transformed infrared spectra) and first-principles calculation. It was determined that the manufacturing-induced lateral cracks would introduce more hydrogen vacancy and oxygen vacancy intrinsic defects than the ideal surface. These intrinsic defects would form cluster-type defects, lowering the LIDT to 6.600 J cm-2 by introducing two defect levels of 2.83 eV and 4.89 eV within the band gap of the KDP crystal. To further investigate the effect of intrinsic defects introduced by lateral cracks on laser-induced damage growth, the transformation of charge states of intrinsic defects under laser irradiation was calculated. Combined with the spectral information of the lateral crack-induced laser damage site and the laser damage growth experiments, it was found that the intrinsic defects of lateral cracks have a large amount of evolution, making the crystal prone to severe damage growth. Overall, the avoidance of such lateral cracks with a large number of intrinsic defects is very beneficial for improving the laser damage resistance of KDP crystals.
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- Wenyu Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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Influence of mechanochemical and microwave treatment of tin dioxide on porous structure and gas-sensitive properties of SnO2-based sensor nanomaterials. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04684-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Subramanian Y, Rajagopal R, Senthilkumar B, Park YJ, Kang S, Jung YJ, Ryu KS. Tuning of Li-argyrodites ionic conductivity through silicon substitution (Li6+xP1-xSixS5Cl0.5Br0.5) and their electrochemical performance in lithium solid state batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Yue L, Li K, Sun G, Zhang W, Yang X, Cheng F, Zhang F, Xu N, Zhang J. Dual Enhancement of Sodium Storage Induced through Both S-Compositing and Co-Doping Strategies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54043-54058. [PMID: 34734687 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), rechargeable sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are attracting enormous attention due to the abundance of sodium. However, the lack of high-performance sodium anode materials limits the commercialization of SIBs. In this work, the dual enhancement of SnS2/graphene anodes in sodium storage is achieved through S-compositing and Co doping via an innovative one-step hydrothermal reaction at a relatively low temperature of 120 °C. The as-prepared 7% Co-SnS2/S@r-G composite consisting of 15.4 wt % S and 1.49 atom % Co shows both superior cycling stability (over 1000 cycles) and rate capability, giving high reversible specific capacities of 878, 608, and 470 mAh g-1 at 0.2, 5, and 10 A g-1, respectively. More encouragingly, the full-cell also exhibits an outstanding long-term cycling performance under 0.5 A g-1, which delivers a reversible capacity of 500 mAh g-1 over 200 cycles and still retains a high reversible capacity of 432 mAh g-1 over 400 cycles. The enhancement mechanism is attributed to the favorable three-dimensional structure of the composite, Co doping, and S-composition, which can induce a synergistic effect.
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- Lu Yue
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Zhou C, Lee YK, Yu Y, Byun S, Luo ZZ, Lee H, Ge B, Lee YL, Chen X, Lee JY, Cojocaru-Mirédin O, Chang H, Im J, Cho SP, Wuttig M, Dravid VP, Kanatzidis MG, Chung I. Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal. NATURE MATERIALS 2021; 20:1378-1384. [PMID: 34341524 PMCID: PMC8463294 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01064-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Thermoelectric materials generate electric energy from waste heat, with conversion efficiency governed by the dimensionless figure of merit, ZT. Single-crystal tin selenide (SnSe) was discovered to exhibit a high ZT of roughly 2.2-2.6 at 913 K, but more practical and deployable polycrystal versions of the same compound suffer from much poorer overall ZT, thereby thwarting prospects for cost-effective lead-free thermoelectrics. The poor polycrystal bulk performance is attributed to traces of tin oxides covering the surface of SnSe powders, which increases thermal conductivity, reduces electrical conductivity and thereby reduces ZT. Here, we report that hole-doped SnSe polycrystalline samples with reagents carefully purified and tin oxides removed exhibit an ZT of roughly 3.1 at 783 K. Its lattice thermal conductivity is ultralow at roughly 0.07 W m-1 K-1 at 783 K, lower than the single crystals. The path to ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in polycrystalline samples is the proper removal of the deleterious thermally conductive oxides from the surface of SnSe grains. These results could open an era of high-performance practical thermoelectrics from this high-performance material.
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- Chongjian Zhou
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics (IA), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Data-Driven Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Data-Driven Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Data-Driven Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- National Center for Inter-University Research Facilities, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics (IA), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Aftab S, Iqbal MW, Shinde PA, Rehman AU, Yousuf S, Park S, Jun SC. Two-dimensional electronic devices modulated by the activation of donor-like states in boron nitride. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18171-18179. [PMID: 32856027 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00231c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A two-dimensional (2D) layered material-based p-n diode is an essential element in the modern semiconductor industry for facilitating the miniaturization and structural flexibility of devices with high efficiency for future optoelectronic and electronic applications. Planar devices constructed previously required a complicated device structure using a photoresist, as they needed to consider non-abrupt interfaces. Here, we demonstrated a WSe2 based lateral homojunction diode obtained by applying a photo-induced effect in BN/WSe2 heterostructures upon illumination via visible and deep UV light, which represents a stable and flexible charge doping technique. We have discovered that with this technique, a field-effect transistor (FET) based on p-type WSe2 is inverted to n-WSe2 so that a high electron mobility is maintained in the h-BN/n-WSe2 heterostructures. To confirm this hypothesis, we deduced the work function values of p-WSe2 and n-WSe2 FETs by conducting Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) measurements, which revealed the decline of the Fermi level from 5.07 (p-WSe2) to 4.21 eV (n-WSe2). The contact potential difference (CPD) between doped and undoped junctions was found to be 165 meV. We employed ohmic metal contacts for the planar homojunction diode by utilizing an ionic liquid gate to achieve a diode rectification ratio up to ∼105 with n = 1. An exceptional photovoltaic performance is also observed. The presence of a built-in potential in our devices leads to an open-circuit voltage (Voc) and short-circuit current (Isc) without an external electric field. This effective doping technique is promising to advance the concept of preparing future functional devices.
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- Sikandar Aftab
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea.
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In-situ embedding cobalt-doped copper sulfide within ultrathin carbon nanosheets for superior lithium storage performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 566:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The low temperature solution-processable SnO2 modified by Bi2O2S as an efficient electron transport layer for perovskite solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Usharani NJ, Shringi R, Sanghavi H, Subramanian S, Bhattacharya SS. Role of size, alio-/multi-valency and non-stoichiometry in the synthesis of phase-pure high entropy oxide (Co,Cu,Mg,Na,Ni,Zn)O. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7123-7132. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00958j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Presence of multivalency/non-stoichiometry to accommodate a different-sized cation and maintaining electroneutrality were identified as the critical criteria for single-phase formation in multicomponent/high entropy systems.
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- Nandhini J. Usharani
- Nano Functional Materials Technology centre
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600036
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- Nano Functional Materials Technology centre
- (NFMTC)
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600036
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- Nano Functional Materials Technology centre
- (NFMTC)
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600036
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- Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600036
- India
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- Nano Functional Materials Technology centre
- (NFMTC)
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600036
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Chen G, Li J, Lv H, Wang S, Zuo J, Zhu L. Mesoporous Co x Sn (1-x)O 2 as an efficient oxygen evolution catalyst support for SPE water electrolyzer. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2019; 6:182223. [PMID: 31183144 PMCID: PMC6502374 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.182223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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SPE water electrolysis is a promising method of hydrogen production owing to its multiple strengths, including its high efficiency, high product purity and excellent adaptability. However, the overpotential of the oxygen evolution reaction process and consumption of Ir during charging in SPE water electrolysis will inevitably result in large energy loss and then high cost. Under these circumstances, we propose a novel 40IrO2/Co x Sn(1-x)O2 (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) anode catalyst, where the Co x Sn(1-x)O2 support is synthesized by a hydrothermal method and IrO2 is synthesized by a modified Adams fusion method. After modifying the component of Co x Sn(1-x)O2, the 40IrO2/Co x Sn(1-x)O2 exhibits an increased specific surface area, electrical conductivity and surface active sites. Moreover, a single cell is fabricated by Pt/C as cathode catalyst, 40IrO2/Co x Sn(1-x)O2 as anode catalyst and Nafion 117 membrane as electrolyte. The 40IrO2/Co0.2Sn0.8O2 exhibits the lowest overpotential (1.748 V at 1000 mA cm-2), and only 0.18 mV h-1 of voltage increased for 100 h durability test at 1000 mA cm-2. Consequently, Co x Sn(1-x)O2 is a promising anode electrocatalyst support for an SPE water electrolyzer.
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- Gang Chen
- College of Materials and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
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- School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
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- School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
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- School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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Wang Z, Han T, Fei T, Liu S, Zhang T. Investigation of Microstructure Effect on NO 2 Sensors Based on SnO 2 Nanoparticles/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:41773-41783. [PMID: 30419750 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The microstructures of metal oxide-modified reduced graphene oxide (RGO) are expected to significantly affect room-temperature (RT) gas sensing properties, where the microstructures are dependent on the synthesis methods. Herein, we demonstrate the effect of microstructures on RT NO2 sensing properties by taking typical SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) embellished RGO (SnO2 NPs-RGO) hybrids as examples. The samples were synthesized by growing SnO2 NPs on RGO through hydrothermal reduction (SnO2 NPs-RGO-PR), which display the advantages such as high reactivity of the SnO2 surface with NO2, more oxygen vacancies (OV) and chemisorbed oxygen (OC), close contact between SnO2 NPs and RGO, and large surface area, compared to the samples prepared by one-pot hydrothermal synthesis from Sn4+ and GO (SnO2 NPs-RGO-IS), and the assembly of SnO2 NPs on RGO (SnO2 NPs-RGO-SA). As expected, the SnO2 NPs-RGO-PR-based sensor presents high sensitivity towards 5 ppm NO2 (65.5%), but 35.0% for the SnO2 NPs-RGO-IS-based sensor and 32.8% for the SnO2 NPs-RGO-SA-based sensor at RT. Meanwhile, the corresponding response time and recovery time calculated by achieving 90% of the current change of the SnO2 NPs-RGO-PR-based sensor for exposure to NO2 is 12 s and to air is 17 s, respectively, whereas 74/42 s for the SnO2 NPs-RGO-IS-based sensor and 77/90 s for the SnO2 NPs-RGO-SA-based sensor. The results can prove the tailoring sensing behavior of the gas sensor according to different structures of materials.
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- Ziying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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