Miniaturized electrochemical sensors and their point-of-care applications

Most of the current analytical methods depend largely on laboratory-based analytical techniques that require expensive and bullky equipment,potentially incur costly testing,and involve lengthy detection processes.With increasing requirements for point-of-care testing(POCT),more attention has been paid to miniaturized analytical devices.Miniaturized electrochemical(MEC)sensors,including different material-based MEC sensors(such as DNA-,paper-,and screen electrode-based),have been in strong demand in analytical science due to their easy operation,portability,high sensitivity,as well as their short analysis time.They have been applied for the detection of trace amounts of target through measuring changes in electrochemical signal,such as current,voltage,potential,or impedance,due to the oxidation/reduction of chemical/biological molecules with the help of electrodes and electrochemical units.MEC sensors present great potential for the detection of targets including small organic molecules,metal ions,and biomolecules.In recent years,MEC sensors have been broadly applied to POCT in various fields,including health care,food safety,and environmental monitoring,owing to the excellent advantages of electrochemical(EC)technologies.This review summarized the state-of-the-art advancements on various types of MEC sensors and their applications in POCT.Furthermore,the future perspectives,opportunities,and challenges in this field are also discussed.     

Machine Learning towards Screening Solid-state Lithium Ion Conductors

Machine learning is an emerging method to discover new materials with specific characteristics.An unsupervised machine learning research is highlighted to discover new potential lithium ionic conductors by screening and clustering lithium compounds,providing inspirations for the development of solid-state electrolytes and practical batteries.     

Surface defect-rich ceria quantum dots anchored on sulfur-doped carbon nitride nanotubes with enhanced charge separation for solar hydrogen production

Designing defect-engineered semiconductor heterojunctions can effectively promote the charge carrier separation.Herein,novel ceria(CeO2) quantum dots(QDs) decorated sulfur-doped carbon nitride nanotubes(SCN NTs) were synthesized via a thermal polycondensation coupled in situ depositionprecipitation method without use of template or surfactant.The structure and morphology studies indicate that ultrafine CeO2 QDs are well distributed inside and outside of SCN NTs offering highly dispersed active sites and a large contact interface between two components.This leads to the promoted formation of rich Ce³⁺ ion and oxygen vacancies as confirmed by XPS.The photocatalytic performance can be facilely modulated by the content of CeO2 QDs introduced in SCN matrix while bare CeO2 does not show activity of hydrogen production.The optimal catalyst with 10% of CeO2 loading yields a hydrogen evolution rate of 2923.8 μmol h-1 g-1 under visible light,remarkably higher than that of bare SCN and their physical mixtures.Further studies reveal that the abundant surface defects and the created 0 D/1 D junctions play a critical role in improving the separation and transfer of charge carriers,leading to superior solar hydrogen production and good stability.     

Superfast and solvent-free core-shell assembly of sulfur/carbon active particles by hail-inspired nanostorm technology for high-energy-density Li-S batteries

The demand on low-carbon emission fabrication technologies for energy storage materials is increasing dramatically with the global interest on carbon neutrality.As a promising active material for metal-sulfur batteries,sulfur is of great interest due to its high-energy-density and abundance.However,there is a lack of industry-friendly and low-carbon fabrication strategies for high-performance sulfur-based active particles,which,however,is in critical need by their practical success.Herein,based on a hail-inspired sulfur nano-storm(HSN)technology developed in our lab,we report an energy-saving,solvent-free strategy for producing core-shell sulfur/carbon electrode particles(CNT@AC-S)in minutes.The fabrication of the CNT@AC-S electrode particles only involves low-cost sulfur blocks,commercial carbon nanotubes(CNT)and activated carbon(AC)micro-particles with high specific surface area.Based on the above core-shell CNT@AC-S particles,sulfur cathode with a high sulfur-loading of 9.2 mg cm^-2 delivers a stable area capacity of 6.6 mAh cm^-2 over 100 cycles.Furthermore,even for sulfur cathode with a super-high sulfur content(72 wt%over the whole electrode),it still delivers a high area capacity of 9 mAh cm^-2 over50 cycles in a quasi-lean electrolyte condition.In a nutshell,this study brings a green and industryfriendly fabrication strategy for cost-effective production of rationally designed S-rich electrode particles.     

Unraveling the stabilization mechanism of solid electrolyte interface on ZnSe by rGO in sodium ion battery

Transition metal selenides have been widely studied as anode materials of sodium ion batteries(SIBs),however,the investigation of solid-electrolyte-interface(SEI)on these materials,which is critical to the electrochemical performance of SIBs,remains at its infancy.Here in this paper,ZnSe@C nanoparticles were prepared from ZIF-8 and the SEI layers on these electrodes with and without reduced graphene oxide(rGO)layers were examined in details by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies at varied charged/discharged states.It is observed that fast and complicated electrolyte decomposition reactions on ZnSe@C leads to quite thick SEI film and intercalation of solvated sodium ions through such thick SEI film results in slow ion diffusion kinetics and unstable electrode structure.However,the presence of rGO could efficiently suppress the decomposition of electrolyte,thus thin and stable SEI film was formed.ZnSe@C electrodes wrapped by rGO demonstrates enhanced interfacial charge transfer kinetics and high electrochemical performance,a capacity retention of 96.4%,after 1000 cycles at 5 A/g.This study might offer a simple avenue for the designing high performance anode materials through manipulation of SEI film.     

常温常湿条件下Au/MeO~x催化剂上CO氧化性能

利用共沉淀法制备了Au/MeO~x催化剂(Me=Al,Co,Cr,Cu,Fe,Mn,Ni,Zn)。在常温常湿条件下,考察了不同氧化物负载的金基催化剂的CO氧化性能。结果表明,氧化物种类对催化剂的活性和稳定性均有较大的影响。Cu,Mn,Cr等氧化物负载的金基催化剂的活性较差,而Zn,Fe,Co,Ni,Al等金属氧化物负载的金基催化剂可将CO完全氧化,又具有一定的稳定性,在相同反应条件下,CO完全转化时的稳定性顺序为Au/ZnO>Au/α-Fe~2O~3>Au/Co~3O~4>Au/γ-Al~2O~3≈Au/NiO。还发现水对Au/MnO~x催化剂的活性和稳定性有负作用,而对180℃焙烧制备的Au/ZnO-180催化剂的活性和稳定性均有明显的湿度增强作用。     

CXN天然沸石的研究2: 吸附性质

采用N~2,NH~3,CO~2,乙烯,丙烯,水,甲醇,乙醇,丙醇等作为吸附剂,研究了由我国CXN天然沸石改性制得的H-STI和Na-STI沸石的吸附性质,H-STI和Na-STI沸石的BET表面积及微孔孔体积约为420m^2/g和0.20m^3/g。根据NH~3和CO~2在H-STI沸石上的吸附等温线计算得到它们的吸附热分别为44.8和26.5kJ/mol。乙烯,丙烯,甲醇,乙醇,丙醇等在Na-STI沸石上的吸附等温线表明该沸石对有机分子的吸附具有链长选择性。在低分压下水相对于甲醇的吸附量表明沸石具有一定的疏水性质。     

Regulation of carbon distribution to construct high-sulfur-content cathode in lithium-sulfur batteries

Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)battery is regarded as one of the most promising next-generation energy storage systems due to the ultra-high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg^-1.To address the insulation nature of sulfur,nanocarbon composition is essential to afford acceptable cycling capacity but inevitably sacrifices the actual energy density under working conditions.Therefore,rational structural design of the carbon/sulfur composite cathode is of great significance to realize satisfactory electrochemical performances with limited carbon content.Herein,the cathode carbon distribution is rationally regulated to construct high-sulfur-content and high-performance Li-S batteries.Concretely,a double-layer carbon(DLC)cathode is prepared by fabricating a surface carbon layer on the carbon/sulfur composite.The surface carbon layer not only provides more electrochemically active surfaces,but also blocks the polysulfide shuttle.Consequently,the DLC configuration with an increased sulfur content by nearly 10 wt%renders an initial areal capacity of 3.40 mAh cm^-2 and capacity retention of 83.8%during 50 cycles,which is about two times than that of the low-sulfur-content cathode.The strategy of carbon distribution regulation affords an effective pathway to construct advanced high-sulfur-content cathodes for practical high-energy-density Li-S batteries.     

Boost oxygen reduction reaction performance by tuning the active sites in Fe-N-P-C catalysts

Cost-effective atomically dispersed Fe-N-P-C complex catalysts are promising to catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and replace Pt catalysts in fuel cells and metal-air batteries.However,it remains a challenge to increase the number of atomically dispersed active sites on these catalysts.Here we report a highly efficient impregnation-pyrolysis method to prepare effective ORR electrocatalysts with large amount of atomically dispersed Fe active sites from biomass.Two types of active catalyst centers were identified,namely atomically dispersed Fe sites and Fe_xP particles.The ORR rate of the atomically dispersed Fe sites is three orders of magnitude higher than it of Fe_xP particles.A linear correlation between the amount of the atomically dispersed Fe and the ORR activity was obtained,revealing the major contribution of the atomically dispersed Fe to the ORR activity.The number of atomically dispersed Fe increases as the Fe loading increased and reaching the maximum at 1.86 wt%Fe,resulting in the maximum ORR rate.Optimized Fe-N-P-C complex catalyst was used as the cathode catalyst in a homemade Zn-air battery and good performance of an energy density of 771 Wh kgZn^-1,a power density of 92.9 m W cm^-2 at 137 m A cm^-2 and an excellent durability were exhibited.     

Confined Ni-In intermetallic alloy nanocatalyst with excellent coking resistance for methane dry reforming

Carbon dioxide and methane are two main greenhouse gases which are contributed to serious global warming.Fortunately,dry reforming of methane(DRM),a very important reaction developed decades ago,can convert these two major greenhouse gases into value-added syngas or hydrogen.The main problem retarding its industrialization is the seriously coking formation upon the nickel-based catalysts.Herein,a series of confined indium-nickel(In-Ni)intermetallic alloy nanocatalysts(In_xNi@SiO₂)have been prepared and displayed superior coking resistance for DRM reaction.The sample containing 0.5 wt.%of In loading(In_0.5Ni@SiO₂)shows the best balance of carbon deposition resistance and DRM reactivity even after 430 h long term stability test.The boosted carbon resistance can be ascribed to the confinement of core–shell structure and to the transfer of electrons from Indium to Nickel in In-Ni intermetallic alloys due to the smaller electronegativity of In.Both the silica shell and the increase of electron cloud density on metallic Ni can weaken the ability of Ni to activate C–H bond and decrease the deep cracking process of methane.The reaction over the confined InNi intermetallic alloy nanocatalyst was conformed to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood(L-H)mechanism revealed by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(in-situ DRIFTS).This work provides a guidance to design high performance coking resistance catalysts for methane dry reforming to efficiently utilize these two main greenhouse gases.     

银在甲烷选择性催化还原NOx反应中不同催化行为的研究

 采用XRD,TEM和UV－Vis方法研究了Ag－HZSM－5催化剂中活性组分银的价态和结构变化,并将这种变化与其在CH4选择性催化还原NOx反应中的活性和选择性相关联．结果表明,惰性气氛下高温处理使交换到分子筛阳离子位上的Ag＋自还原为Ag0,并在热的作用下聚集成纳米尺度的银颗粒Agn．纳米银颗粒Agn的形成提高了银催化剂在CH4选择性催化还原NOx反应中的活性,但它的长大又促进了CH4和O2的直接燃烧,使CH4选择性催化还原NOx反应的选择性降低．氧气气氛下高温预处理抑制了银颗粒的长大,并且氧气的氧化作用使银颗粒带有一定电荷,形成小的荷电纳米银粒子Agy＋x．荷电纳米银粒子的形成使催化剂的活性降低,但提高了CH4选择性催化还原NOx反应的选择性．     

载体性质对Pt催化剂H2选择催化还原NOx活性和选择性的影响

研究了Pt/MgO, Pt/γ-Al2O3, Pt/ZrO2和Pt/HZSM-5催化剂上H2选择催化还原消除NOx(H2-SCR)反应。结果发现, H2-SCR活性和N2生成选择性受催化剂中Pt的金属性以及载体的氮氧化物吸附能力影响很大。 HZSM-5的表面酸性使载体对NOx吸附能力较小,使担载Pt以较高的金属性存在,从而导致Pt/HZSM-5催化剂的高活性和高选择性。相反, Pt/MgO和Pt/γ-Al2O3催化剂较差的活性和选择性可归因于其载体的碱性表面、催化剂中Pt较低的金属性以及载体对氮氧化物较大的吸附能力。结合反应的原位红外光谱结果可以认为,在Pt/载体界面处亚硝酸根/硝酸根物种被还原为N2或N2O,取决于该处参与反应的活性H与这些含氮物种的相对数目。     

Study on methane selective catalytic reduction of NO on Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 and its application

Monolithic catalysts of Pt/La-Al2O3 and Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 were prepared to investigate methane selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO.The results indicate that Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 shows high activity and both NO and CH4 can be converted completely at 450 ℃.Meanwhile,NO and CH4 can be converted completely when there exists excess oxygen.The Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 catalyst were further investigated by using methane as reducing agent to SCR NO in a novel equipment which combined the CH4 selective catalytic reduction of NO with methane combustion.The result shows that the catalyst is high active and the novel equipment is very effective.The conversion of NO is above 92% under the conditions used in this work.The prepared burner and catalysts have great potential for application.     

Sb2O3与HZSM-5的相互作用

研究了氮气气氛下于500℃处理2h后的Sb₂O₃/HZSM-5体系中Sb₂O₃在分子筛表面上的分散行为.发现处理后的体系中Sb₂O₃晶相消失,HZSM-5晶相减少,非晶相增加.经XRD相定量、氮气吸附、正己烷吸附及NH₃-TPD实验可知,高温下酸性Sb₂O₃破坏了分子筛的部分骨架,生成无定形硅铝胶,同时Sb₂O₃高分散在其中.含Sb₂O₃的无定形硅铝胶修饰了分子筛表面,减小了孔口,提高了分子筛在甲苯烷基化反应中的择形性能,对二甲苯的选择性可高达89.     

等离子体与催化剂协同催化CH4选择性还原脱硝反应

研究了在低温等离子体和催化剂共同作用下,CH4选择催化还原(SCR)NO的反应.在所考察的金属氧化物催化剂中,γ-Al2O3表现出最高的催化活性.当等离子体放电功率为4.5 W,反应温度为300℃时,NO转化率为56.5％;该条件下单纯等离子体反应和以γ-Al2O3为催化剂时NO转化率分别为28.9％和0,表明等离子体...     

甲烷无氧脱氢芳构化催化剂Mo/HZSM-5的研究

催化剂Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５在甲烷地氧脱氢芳构化反应中表现出很高的活性，用ＸＲＤ，ＢＥＴ经表面，ＮＨ３－ＴＰＤ及ＴＰＲ等手段，对不抽提前后催化剂上的活性ｏ的种进行了研究，ＸＲＤ结果表明，Ｍｏ物种高度分散于筛表面，随着Ｍｏ担载量的提高，ＢＥＴ比表面积有所下降；但氨水抽提后，比表面积有很大程度的恢复，ＮＨ３－ＴＰＤ结果表明，Ｍｏ物种优先占据分子筛中的强酸位。ＴＰＲ结果显示出有ＭｏＯ３晶相存在的催化剂较易被     

Ag-ZSM-5催化剂上CH4选择催化还原NOx的研究

摘要研究Ag-ZSM-5催化剂上CH₄选择性催化还原NO_x的反应性能,采用TPD和TPSR技术研究NO和O₂共吸附于Ag-ZSM-5催化剂表面形成的吸附物种及其和CH₄之间的反应。结果表明,Ag-ZSM-5催化剂上CH₄选择性还原NO_x活性和选择性较高。NO和O₂共吸附在Ag-ZSM-5催化剂上形成的NO₃(s)吸附物种能被CH₄还原生成N₂.在NO₃(s)和O₂共存的体系中,CH₄能优先并选择性还原NO₃(s)生成N₂.     

V2O5-Sb2O3-TiO2催化剂 低温NH3还原NO及其抗H2O和SO2毒化性能

浸渍法制备了催化剂V₂O₅-Sb₂O₃-TiO₂,考察了V₂O₅、Sb₂O₃负载量、pH值和焙烧温度对催化剂V₂O₅- Sb₂O₃-TiO₂低温氨选择性催化还原(SCR)NO活性的影响;同时,考察了催化剂V₂O₅-Sb₂O₃-TiO₂抗H₂O和SO₂毒化性能。结果表明,V₂O₅和Sb₂O₃负载量分别为5%和2%、焙烧温度为400℃、pH值为4时,催化剂SCR活性最好,反应温度220℃时,可达97%。Sb₂O₃的加入不仅能增强V₂O₅/TiO₂的催化活性,而且能明显提高催化剂的抗H₂O和SO₂毒化性能。SO₂、NO吸附暂态反应和TG-DTG测试表明,Sb₂O₃的促进机制主要是促进了催化剂在SO₂存在条件下对NO的吸附,同时,减弱了硫酸铵盐与催化剂之间的相互作用,硫酸铵盐更容易分解。     

HZSM-5沸石分子筛上苯酚与甲醇的烷基化反应

 在n（PhOH）／n（CH3OH）＝1,WGSV＝0．5h－1,T＝673K的反应条件下,研究了HZSM－5,HZSM－23和改性HZSM－5分子筛上苯酚与甲醇烷基化反应的规律．结果表明,分子筛外表面的酸中心对苯酚烷基化反应的贡献较大．用4－甲基喹啉使分子筛外表面的酸中心中毒后,影响反应产物选择性的主要因素是分子筛的孔径．孔径较小的HZSM－23分子筛对提高芳香醚的选择性,抑制二甲酚的生成和提高对甲酚的选择性有利．间甲酚和二甲酚可以在HZSM－5沸石的孔道内生成,但在HZSM－23的孔道内受到抑制．用P2O5,MgO和Sb2O3对HZSM－5改性都可以提高芳香醚的选择性,降低甲酚和二甲酚的选择性．随着氧化物负载量的增加,邻甲酚选择性升高．适度的氧化物改性可以提高对甲酚的选择性,改性效果为Sb2O3＞P2O5＞MgO．