Controlled Morphological Transformation, Photocatalytic Properties, and Electrocatalytic OER Performance of Fe-MOF Nanopolyhedra

Tuning the pore structures and photocatalytic properties of a 2D covalent organic framework with multi-branched photoactive moieties

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/d0nr02994g ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (30) ◽

pp. 16136-16142

Author(s):

Xuan Wang ◽

Ming-Jie Dong ◽

Chuan-De Wu

Keyword(s):

Photocatalytic Properties ◽

Effective Strategy ◽

Covalent Organic Framework ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

Pore Structures ◽

Local Connection ◽

Organic Framework

An effective strategy to incorporate accessible metalloporphyrin photoactive sites into 2D COFs by establishing a 3D local connection for highly efficient photocatalysis was developed.

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Visible-light-driven Photocatalytic Properties of Electrospun Bismuth Tungstate/PAN Composite Nanofiber Membrane

JOURNAL OF POLYMER MATERIALS ◽

10.32381/jpm.2018.35.03.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 295-304

Author(s):

XINHUA LIU ◽

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HONGZHANG LI ◽

ZHI LIU ◽

YINCHUN FANG ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visible Light ◽

Photocatalytic Properties ◽

Nanofiber Membrane ◽

Bismuth Tungstate ◽

Composite Nanofiber ◽

Visible Light Driven

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Effects of Aging on the Morphology of Rubber-Brass Interfacial Layer

Tire Science and Technology ◽

10.2346/1.3555084 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 20-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A. Ashirgade ◽

P. B. Harakuni ◽

W. J. Vanooij

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Interfacial Layer ◽

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽

Morphological Changes ◽

Grazing Incidence ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Rubber Compound ◽

Tire Cord ◽

Morphological Transformation ◽

Adhesion Promoter

Abstract Adhesion between rubber compound and brass-plated steel tire cord is crucial in governing the overall performance of tires. The rubber-brass interfacial adhesion is influenced by the chemical composition and thickness of the interfacial layer. It has been shown that the interfacial layer consists mainly of sulfides and oxides of copper and zinc. This paper discusses the effect of changes in the chemical composition and the structure of the interfacial layers due to addition of adhesion promoter resins. Grazing incidence x-ray diffraction (GIXRD) experiments were run on sulfidized polished brass coupons previously bonded to five experimental rubber compounds. It was confirmed that heat and humidity conditions lead to physical and chemical changes of the rubber-steel tire cord interfacial layer, closely related to the degree of rubber-brass adhesion. Morphological transformation of the interfacial layer led to loss of adhesion after aging. The adhesion promoter resins inhibit unfavorable morphological changes in the interfacial layer, thus stabilizing it during aging and prolonging failure. Tire cord adhesion tests illustrated that the one-component resins improved adhesion after aging using a rubber compound with lower cobalt loading. Based on the acquired diffraction profiles, these resins were also found to impede crystallization of the sulfide layer after aging, leading to improved adhesion. Secondary ion mass spectrometry depth profiles and scanning electron microscopy micrographs strongly corroborated the findings from GIXRD. This interfacial analysis adds valuable information to our understanding of the complex nature of the rubber-brass bonding mechanism.

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New Insights into the Nature of the Band Gap of CuGeO3 Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Optical and Photocatalytic Properties

10.26434/chemrxiv.8362409.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Victor Y. Suzuki ◽

Luís Henrique Cardozo Amorin ◽

Natália H. de Paula ◽

Anderson R. Albuquerque ◽

Julio Ricardo Sambrano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electronic Structure ◽

Band Gap ◽

Material Design ◽

Photocatalytic Properties ◽

Critical Parameters ◽

Synthetic Approach ◽

Microwave Assisted ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Nanoparticles Synthesis ◽

First Time

We report, for the first time, new insights into the nature of the band gap of <a>CuGeO3 </a>(CGO) nanocrystals synthesized from a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method in the presence of citrate. To the best of our knowledge, this synthetic approach has the shortest reaction time and it works at the lowest temperatures reported in the literature for the preparation of these materials. The influence of the surfactant on the structural, electronic, optical, and photocatalytic properties of CGO nanocrystals is discussed by a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches, and that results elucidates the nature of the band gap of synthetized CGO nanocrystals. We believe that this particular strategy is one of the most critical parameters for the development of innovative applications and that result could shed some light on the emerging material design with entirely new properties.

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