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Liu B, Gao Y, Xu H, Feng Y, Zhou Z, Gao Y, Jiang R. Synthesis and Crystallization Mechanism for SAPO-34 Zeolite Derived from Magadiite. Chempluschem 2024:e202400104. [PMID: 38459786 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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In this work, we explored the hydrothermal synthesize and crystallization process of SAPO-34 zeolites from two-dimensional layered silicate magadiite by using tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAOH) as a templating agent. Comprehensive characterization was conducted by XRD, SEM, FTIR, Raman, and BET. Time-resolved PXRD analysis revealed that SAPO-34 zeolite exhibited a steep growth curve when the crystallization time was 30 h, and the crystallinity reached 98.65 % at 48 h. Specifically, the disruption of the magadiite layer exposed charged silanol groups on the surface, fostering an affinity for AlO4 and PO4 species, thereby initiating the nucleation process. Under the guidance of TEAOH, these nucleation sites transformed into SAPO-34 nuclei, gradually advancing towards crystallization. FTIR and Raman analyses affirmed the presence of 6Rs, followed by D6R and 4Rs SBUs, along with the characteristic CHA structure. Combined with 29 Si NMR established that disaggregated silicate minerals served as zeolite synthesis "seeds", enhancing nucleation sites and overall crystallization efficiency.
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- Bo Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
- Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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Qin Z, Xue H, Qin M, Li Y, Wu X, Wu WR, Su CJ, Brocks G, Tao S, Lu X. Critical Influence of Organic A'-Site Ligand Structure on 2D Perovskite Crystallization. Small 2023; 19:e2206787. [PMID: 36592419 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Organic A'-site ligand structure plays a crucial role in the crystal growth of 2D perovskites, but the underlying mechanism has not been adequately understood. This problem is tackled by studying the influence of two isomeric A'-site ligands, linear-shaped n-butylammonium (n-BA+ ) and branched iso-butylammonium (iso-BA+ ), on 2D perovskites from precursor to device, with a combination of in situ grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering and density functional theory. It is found that branched iso-BA+ , due to the lower aggregation enthalpies, tends to form large-size clusters in the precursor solution, which can act as pre-nucleation sites to expedite the crystallization of vertically oriented 2D perovskites. Furthermore, iso-BA+ is less likely to be incorporated into the MAPbI3 lattice than n-BA+ , suppressing the formation of unwanted multi-oriented perovskites. These findings well explain the better device performance of 2D perovskite solar cells based on iso-BA+ and elucidate the fundamental mechanism of ligand structural impact on 2D perovskite crystallization.
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- Zhaotong Qin
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Materials Simulation and Modelling, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Center for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30076, R. O. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 30076, R. O. China
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- Materials Simulation and Modelling, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Center for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Computational Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, 7500AE, The Netherlands
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- Materials Simulation and Modelling, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Center for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Becker A. API co-crystals - Trends in CMC-related aspects of pharmaceutical development beyond solubility. Drug Discov Today 2023; 28:103527. [PMID: 36792006 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Whereas pharmaceutical co-crystals are widely described as tool to improve solubility and dissolution behavior of poorly soluble drugs, so far less focus has been on their potential role to facilitate pharmaceutical manufacturability. This review summarizes recent developments in co-crystal research regarding new trends in co-crystal preparation routes and control of solid-state material attributes. Also, recent literature was reviewed to assess risks for co-crystals in formulation processes. A growing number of publications suggest that co-crystals show potential to specifically improve mechanical properties such as tabletability and compressibility, which can often be linked to intrinsic features of crystal structure properties. However, such trends must be treated with care, as molecular structures in reported co-crystal studies are not representative in some structural parameters governing also solid-state behavior (smaller molecular weight, more balanced hydrogen bond donor versus acceptor counts) compared to recent market approved small molecule drugs.
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Li Z, Bian C, Hu L. Exploration of the Corrosion Behavior of Electroless Plated Ni-P Amorphous Alloys via X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28010377. [PMID: 36615570 PMCID: PMC9822285 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A Ni-P amorphous alloy was deposited on a low carbon steel substrate via electroless plating. Further, the prepared samples were crystallized under the high temperature with a range from 200 °C to 500 °C in air for 1 h. The crystallization process was studied via XRD, AFM, and XPS, and anodic electrochemical behavior was investigated by potentiostatic methods in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The experimental results indicate that the diffusion, dissolution, and enrichment of the component elements in the Ni-P alloy are essential during crystallization because the various corrosion behaviors corresponding to Ni and P are directly affected. More importantly, under the 400 °C treatment, H2PO2- was enriched in the alloy, which effectively hinders the anodic dissolution of nickel and forms a complete adsorption layer on the surface of the alloy. Our results demonstrate that P can effectively block the anodic dissolution of Ni during the corrosion process, and the crystallization process can effectively promote the surface enrichment of P to improve the corrosion resistance of the coating.
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Koulountzios P, Aghajanian S, Rymarczyk T, Koiranen T, Soleimani M. An Ultrasound Tomography Method for Monitoring CO 2 Capture Process Involving Stirring and CaCO 3 Precipitation. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:6995. [PMID: 34770301 DOI: 10.3390/s21216995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this work, an ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) system was employed to investigate the fast-kinetic reactive crystallization process of calcium carbonate. USCT measurements and reconstruction provided key insights into the bulk particle distribution inside the stirred tank reactor and could be used to estimate the settling rate and settling time of the particles. To establish the utility of the USCT system for dynamical crystallization processes, first, the experimental imaging tasks were carried out with the stirred solid beads, as well as the feeding and stirring of the CaCO3 crystals. The feeding region, the mixing process, and the particles settling time could be detected from USCT data. Reactive crystallization experiments for CO2 capture were then conducted. Moreover, there was further potential for quantitative characterization of the suspension density in this process. USCT-based reconstructions were investigated for several experimental scenarios and operating conditions. This study demonstrates a real-time monitoring and fault detection application of USCT for reactive crystallization processes. As a robust noninvasive and nonintrusive tool, real-time signal analysis and reconstruction can be beneficial in the development of monitoring and control systems with real-world applications for crystallization processes. A diverse range of experimental studies shown here demonstrate the versatility of the USCT system in process application, hoping to unlock the commercial and industrial utility of the USCT devices.
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Xie YM, Xu X, Ma C, Li M, Ma Y, Lee CS, Tsang SW. Synergistic Effect of Pseudo-Halide Thiocyanate Anion and Cesium Cation on Realizing High-Performance Pinhole-Free MA-Based Wide-Band Gap Perovskites. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:25909-25916. [PMID: 31264400 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The performance of wide-band gap perovskite solar cells has a profound impact on the multijunction tandem device efficiency. However, once bromide (Br-) has been adopted to substitute the iodide (I-) in the MAPbI3 framework, it becomes very challenging to achieve uniform and high crystalline perovskite films. Here, a synergistic effect of pseudo-halide anion thiocyanate (SCN-) and inorganic cation cesium (Cs+) on the crystallization and film formation of MA-based wide-band gap perovskite is reported. It is found that the intrinsic ability of SCN- for increasing the perovskite crystal size can make the crystallization process more tolerable to the different affinity of the initial inhomogeneous small particles. However, the introduction of SCN- usually comes along with undesired large PbI2 aggregates. By further incorporating Cs+ in the precursor solution to improve the solubility of the halide/pseudo-halide coordination to Pb2+, the formation of the aggregated PbI2 particles is successfully inhibited. As a result, uniform pinhole-free MA0.9Cs0.1PbI2Br(SCN)0.08 perovskites with a wide band gap of 1.77 eV can be achieved. The corresponding photovoltaic device exhibits a record-high fill-factor over 80% and a promising power conversion efficiency of 16.3%.
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- Yue-Min Xie
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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Lei ZD, Xue YC, Chen WQ, Li L, Qiu WH, Zhang Y, Tang L. The Influence of Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Doping on the Crystalline Formation of MIL-88B(Fe) and the Photocatalytic Activities. Small 2018; 14:e1802045. [PMID: 30084537 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201802045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this research, bulk graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) is exfoliated and transferred to the carbon nitride nanosheets (CNNSs), which are then coupled with MIL-88B(Fe) to form the hybrid. From the results of the powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis, it is found that the doping of CNNSs on the surface of MIL-88(Fe) could maintain the basic structure of MIL-88B(Fe), and the smaller dimension of CNNSs might influence the crystallization process of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) compared to bulk g-C3 N4 . Besides, the effects of the CNNSs incorporation on photocatalysis are also investigated. Through the photoluminescence spectra, electrochemical measurements, and photocatalytic experiments, the hybrid containing 6% CNNSs is certified to possess the highest catalytic activity to degrade methylene blue and reduce Cr(VI) under visible light. The improvement of the photocatalytic performance can be attributed to the matched energy level which favors the formation of the heterojunctions. Besides, it promotes the charge migration such that the contact between MOFs and CNNSs is more intimate, which can be inferred from the electronic microscopy images. Finally, a possible photocatalytic mechanism is put forward by the relative calculation and the employment of the scavengers to trap the active species.
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- Zhen-Dong Lei
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, P. R. China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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Xie FX, Zhang D, Su H, Ren X, Wong KS, Grätzel M, Choy WCH. Vacuum-assisted thermal annealing of CH3NH3PbI3 for highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. ACS Nano 2015; 9:639-646. [PMID: 25549113 DOI: 10.1021/nn505978r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Solar cells incorporating lead halide-based perovskite absorbers can exhibit impressive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), recently surpassing 15%. Despite rapid developments, achieving precise control over the morphologies of the perovskite films (minimizing pore formation) and enhanced stability and reproducibility of the devices remain challenging, both of which are necessary for further advancements. Here we demonstrate vacuum-assisted thermal annealing as an effective means for controlling the composition and morphology of the CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3) films formed from the precursors of PbCl(2) and CH(3)NH(3)I. We identify the critical role played by the byproduct of CH(3)NH(3)Cl on the formation and the photovoltaic performance of the perovskite film. By completely removing the byproduct through our vacuum-assisted thermal annealing approach, we are able to produce pure, pore-free planar CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3) films with high PCE reaching 14.5% in solar cell device. Importantly, the removal of CH(3)NH(3)Cl significantly improves the device stability and reproducibility with a standard deviation of only 0.92% in PCE as well as strongly reducing the photocurrent hysteresis.
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- Feng Xian Xie
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong , Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China
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