One-step hydrothermal method to synthesize Bi/Bi2MoO6 composite for photoelectric catalyst

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (05) ◽  
pp. 1750053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Zhong-kun Zhao ◽  
Zhu-rui Shen ◽  
Qiang Wei

Bi/Bi2MoO6 composite was prepared via a facile one-step hydrothermal reduction method and its photoelectric property was investigated. During the solvent-controlled reaction process, lysine performed as the reductant to in situ reduce Bi[Formula: see text] to metallic Bi. XRD, SEM, TEM, HRTEM, XPS and FT-IR were used to characterize the morphology, structure and chemical composition of the samples obtained. Bi/Bi2MoO6 composites have special structure of Bi2MoO6 nanosheets surrounding on the surface of Bi microspheres, besides, the Bi2MoO6 nanosheets have a thickness of 10–20[Formula: see text]nm. Furthermore, electrochemical test results show that the Bi/Bi2MoO6 composites can significantly enhance the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers, the photocurrent of Bi/Bi2MoO6 composites prepared with 4[Formula: see text]mmol lysine is about 15 times to pure Bi2MoO6.

2020 ◽  
Vol 993 ◽  
pp. 646-653
Author(s):  
Shao Hui Liu ◽  
Yu Zhao ◽  
Xu Ran

In order to improve the interfacial bonding between graphene and copper and improve the dispersibility of graphene in the copper matrix, a novel method was used to prepare graphene. Firstly, graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by the modified Hummer's method, and then the reduced graphene oxide-supported cobalt nanoparticle composite powder (Co@RGO) was prepared by one-step in-situ reduction method. The fabricated materials were mixed with copper powder to obtain various volume fractions. The powder mixture was subjected to compression and discharge plasma sintering (SPS) to prepare a bulk copper-based composite material. The microstructure and its comprehensive properties were studied by SEM, TEM, XRD, FTIR and Raman. The results show that the agglomeration of graphene can be effectively inhibited after the cobalt nanoparticles supported on the graphene surface. The proper amount of Co@RGO could be uniformly dispersed in the copper matrix. The composite material showed a high electrical conductivity (>86% IACS), and the Vickers hardness also increased by about 30% compared with pure copper.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 908
Author(s):  
Justyna Fraczyk ◽  
Adam Rosowski ◽  
Beata Kolesinska ◽  
Anna Koperkiewcz ◽  
Anna Sobczyk-Guzenda ◽  
...  

A laser system with a wavelength of 1064 nm was used to generate sp2 carbon on the surfaces of nanodiamond particles (NDPs). The modified by microplasma NDPs were analysed using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra confirmed that graphitization had occurred on the surfaces of the NDPs. The extent of graphitization depended on the average power used in the laser treatment process. FT-IR analysis revealed that the presence of C=C bonds in all spectra of the laser-modified powder. The characteristic peaks for olefinic bonds were much more intense than in the case of untreated powder and grew in intensity as the average laser power increased. The olefinized nanodiamond powder was further functionalized using aromatic amines via in situ generated diazonium salts. It was also found that isokinetic mixtures of structurally diverse aromatic amines containing different functional groups (acid, amine) could be used to functionalize the surfaces of the laser-modified nanoparticles leading to an amphiphilic carbon nanomaterial. This enables one-step orthogonal functionalization and opens the possibility of selectively incorporating molecules with diverse biological activities on the surfaces of NDPs. Modified NDPs with amphiphilic properties resulting from the presence carboxyl and amine groups were used to incorporate simultaneously folic acid (FA-CONH-(CH2)5-COOH) and 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (FL-CONH-(CH2)2-NH2) derivatives on the surface of material under biocompatible procedures.


2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 242-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Srivastava ◽  
Ashok Kumar Das ◽  
Partha Khanra ◽  
Nam Hoon Kim ◽  
Joong Hee Lee

Graphene/CeO2 nanocomposite has been successfully prepared by directly growing CeO2 nanoparticles on graphene sheets via in-situ reduction of graphene oxide containing the metal precursor. The presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) results the formation of CeO2 nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution. The structural, morphological, particles size and optical properties of the synthesized products were investigated through X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and UVvis absorbance spectroscopy, respectively. The XRD pattern shows that graphene/CeO2 nanocomposite is highly crystalline in nature. Growth of CeO2 nanoparticles with size in range of 5-18 nm on the graphene sheet were observed by TEM measurement. Optical energy band gap was calculated to be ~3.30 eV corresponding to direct transition. The catalytic activity of the synthesized nanocomposite was investigated taking hydrazine hydrate as a model system. Significant enhancement in the peak current with respect to CeO2 was observed on graphene/CeO2 nanocomposite-based electrode demonstrating the higher catalytic activity of graphene/CeO2 nanocomposite-based electrode.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 180187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yirong Qi ◽  
Qinghua Liang ◽  
Ruitao Lv ◽  
Wanci Shen ◽  
Feiyu Kang ◽  
...  

The key to solving environmental and energy issues through photocatalytic technology requires highly efficient, stable and eco-friendly photocatalysts. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) is one of the most promising candidates except for its limited photoactivity. In this work, a facile and scalable one-step method is developed to fabricate an efficient heterostructural g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst in situ coupled with MoS 2 . The strong coupling effect between the MoS 2 nanosheets and g-C 3 N 4 scaffold, numerous mesopores and enlarged specific surface area helped form an effective heterojunction. As such, the photocatalytic activity of the g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 is more than three times higher than that of the pure g-C 3 N 4 in the degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation. Improvement of g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 photocatalytic performance is mainly ascribed to the effective suppression of the recombination of charge carriers.


2009 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 230-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wei ◽  
Zhi Xiong Huang ◽  
Guo Rui Yang ◽  
Min Xian Shi

The PANI/PMN composite was prepared by one-step in-situ polymerization method and was characterized via FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TG. The results indicate that the best reaction conditions of in-situ polymerization are 0°C/24h.The PMN powder are entirely coated with PANI, when composite contains more than 60% PANI by volume. The steric hindrance effect of PMN powder decreases the crystallization degree of PANI which polymerizes on the surface of PMN powder in the process of in-situ polymerization. The main weight loss occurring between 300 and 480°C corresponds to the degradation of the PANI polymer chain.


Author(s):  
Steven M. Le Vine ◽  
David L. Wetzel

In situ FT-IR microspectroscopy has allowed spatially resolved interrogation of different parts of brain tissue. In previous work the spectrrscopic features of normal barin tissue were characterized. The white matter, gray matter and basal ganglia were mapped from appropriate peak area measurements from spectra obtained in a grid pattern. Bands prevalent in white matter were mostly associated with the lipid. These included 2927 and 1469 cm-1 due to CH2 as well as carbonyl at 1740 cm-1. Also 1235 and 1085 cm-1 due to phospholipid and galactocerebroside, respectively (Figs 1and2). Localized chemical changes in the white matter as a result of white matter diseases have been studied. This involved the documentation of localized chemical evidence of demyelination in shiverer mice in which the spectra of white matter lacked the marked contrast between it and gray matter exhibited in the white matter of normal mice (Fig. 3).The twitcher mouse, a model of Krabbe’s desease, was also studied. The purpose in this case was to look for a localized build-up of psychosine in the white matter caused by deficiencies in the enzyme responsible for its breakdown under normal conditions.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1097
Author(s):  
Luran Zhang ◽  
Xinchen Du ◽  
Hongjie Lu ◽  
Dandan Gao ◽  
Huan Liu ◽  
...  

L10 ordered FePt and FePtCu nanoparticles (NPs) with a good dispersion were successfully fabricated by a simple, green, one-step solid-phase reduction method. Fe (acac)3, Pt (acac)2, and CuO as the precursors were dispersed in NaCl and annealed at different temperatures with an H2-containing atmosphere. As the annealing temperature increased, the chemical order parameter (S), average particle size (D), coercivity (Hc), and saturation magnetization (Ms) of FePt and FePtCu NPs increased and the size distribution range of the particles became wider. The ordered degree, D, Hc, and Ms of FePt NPs were greatly improved by adding 5% Cu. The highest S, D, Hc, and Ms were obtained when FePtCu NPs annealed at 750 °C, which were 0.91, 4.87 nm, 12,200 Oe, and 23.38 emu/g, respectively. The structure and magnetic properties of FePt and FePtCu NPs at different annealing temperatures were investigated and the formation mechanism of FePt and FePtCu NPs were discussed in detail.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2741
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Lv ◽  
Ruihong Meng ◽  
Zhongyang Mao ◽  
Min Deng

In this study, the hydrated sodium aluminosilicate material was synthesized by one-step hydrothermal alkaline desilication using fly ash (FA) as raw material. The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, XRF, FT-IR and SEM. The characterization results showed that the alkali-soluble desilication successfully had synthesized the sodium aluminosilicate crystalline (N-A-S-H) phase of sodalite-type (SOD), and the modified material had good ionic affinity and adsorption capacity. In order to figure out the suitability of SOD as an adsorbent for the removal of ammonium and phosphorus from wastewater, the effects of material dosing, contact time, ambient pH and initial solute concentration on the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphorus are investigated by intermittent adsorption tests. Under the optimal adsorption conditions, the removal rate of ammonium was 73.3%, the removal rate of phosphate was 85.8% and the unit adsorption capacity reached 9.15 mg/L and 2.14 mg/L, respectively. Adsorption kinetic studies showed that the adsorption of ammonium and phosphorus by SOD was consistent with a quasi-secondary kinetic model. The adsorption isotherm analysis showed that the equilibrium data were in good agreement with the Langmuir and Freundlich model. According to thermodynamic calculations, the adsorption of ammonium and phosphorus was found to be a heat-absorbing and spontaneous process. Therefore, the preparation of SOD by modified FA has good adsorption properties as adsorbent and has excellent potential for application in the removal of contaminants from wastewater.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiancun Liu ◽  
Jinlong Wang ◽  
Yi Xu ◽  
Yifan Zhang ◽  
Yong Wang

Highlights A facile method is adopted to obtain cucumber-like lithiophilic composite skeleton. Massive lithiophilic sites in cucumber-like lithiophilic composite skeleton can promote and guide uniform Li depositions. A unique model of stepwise Li deposition and stripping is determined. Abstract The uncontrolled formation of lithium (Li) dendrites and the unnecessary consumption of electrolyte during the Li plating/stripping process have been major obstacles in developing safe and stable Li metal batteries. Herein, we report a cucumber-like lithiophilic composite skeleton (CLCS) fabricated through a facile oxidation-immersion-reduction method. The stepwise Li deposition and stripping, determined using in situ Raman spectra during the galvanostatic Li charging/discharging process, promote the formation of a dendrite-free Li metal anode. Furthermore, numerous pyridinic N, pyrrolic N, and CuxN sites with excellent lithiophilicity work synergistically to distribute Li ions and suppress the formation of Li dendrites. Owing to these advantages, cells based on CLCS exhibit a high Coulombic efficiency of 97.3% for 700 cycles and an improved lifespan of 2000 h for symmetric cells. The full cells assembled with LiFePO4 (LFP), SeS2 cathodes and CLCS@Li anodes demonstrate high capacities of 110.1 mAh g−1 after 600 cycles at 0.2 A g−1 in CLCS@Li|LFP and 491.8 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 1 A g−1 in CLCS@Li|SeS2. The unique design of CLCS may accelerate the application of Li metal anodes in commercial Li metal batteries.


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