基于NiCo2O4纳米片电极的非对称混合电容器

The looming global energy crisis and ever-increasing energy demands have catalyzed the development of renewable energy storage systems. In this regard, supercapacitors (SCs) have attracted widespread attention because of their advantageous attributes such as high power density, excellent cycle stability, and environmental friendliness. However, SCs exhibit low energy density and it is important to optimize electrode materials to improve the overall performance of these devices. Among the various electrode materials available, spinel nickel cobaltate (NiCo₂O₄) is particularly interesting because of its excellent theoretical capacitance. Based on the understanding that the performances of the electrode materials strongly depend on their morphologies and structures, in this study, we successfully synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets on Ni foam via a simple hydrothermal route followed by calcination. The structures and morphologies of the as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and the results showed that they were uniformly distributed on the Ni foam support. The surface chemical states of the elements in the samples were identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ products were then tested as cathode materials for supercapacitors in a traditional three-electrode system. The electrochemical performances of the NiCo₂O₄ electrode materials were studied and the area capacitance was found to be 1.26 C·cm^-2 at a current density of 1 mA·cm^-2. Furthermore, outstanding cycling stability with 97.6% retention of the initial discharge capacitance after 10000 cycles and excellent rate performance (67.5% capacitance retention with the current density from 1 to 14 mA·cm^-2) were achieved. It was found that the Ni foam supporting the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets increased the conductivity of the electrode materials. However, it is worth noting that the contribution of nickel foam to the areal capacitance of the electrode materials was almost zero during the charge and discharge processes. To further investigate the practical application of the as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets-based electrode, a device was assembled with the as-prepared samples as the positive electrode and active carbon (AC) as the negative electrode. The assembled supercapacitor showed energy densities of 0.14 and 0.09 Wh·cm^-3 at 1.56 and 4.5 W·cm^-3, respectively. Furthermore, it was able to maintain 95% of its initial specific capacitance after 10000 cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance of the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets could be ascribed to their unique spatial structure composed of interconnected ultrathin nanosheets, which facilitated electron transportation and ion penetration, suggesting their potential applications as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitors. The present synthetic route can be extended to other ternary transition metal oxides/sulfides for future energy storage devices and systems.     

高压辅助法制备红外非线性AgGaGe5Se12、AgGaGeS4晶体

AgGaGe5 Se12、AgGaGeS4非线性晶体在中远红外激光具有良好的应用前景.合成高纯多晶是制备可器件化单晶元件的关键.但S、Se易挥发、高温下饱和蒸气压高,易导致石英坩埚的爆炸,组分偏离化学计量比.为此,本文采用一种新型的高压辅助法合成出大尺寸高纯的多晶原料,解决了石英坩埚爆炸和组份偏离问题,并在此基础上进行了单晶的生长过程.多晶X射线粉末衍射测试结果与模拟图谱或者标准PDF卡片一致;X射线荧光光谱分析得到各元素百分含量非常接近化学计量比,AgGaGe5 Se12中Ag、Ga、Ge、Se各占7.86;、5.08;、23.80;、63.26;,AgGaGeS4中Ag、Ga、Ge、S各占28.22;、18.24;、19.52;、34.02;;单晶透过率测试得到AgGaGe5 Se12、AgGaGeS4透过率分别为60;、70;,证明此方法制备的AgGaGe5 Se12、AgGaGeS4晶体性能优良,展现了该方法在多晶合成的应用潜力.     

肿瘤细胞内CdS纳米量子点的仿生化合成

以宫颈癌HeLa细胞为载体,细胞内源性谷胱甘肽为保护剂和稳定剂,在细胞生命代谢活动驱动下合成性质优良的CdS量子点。光学性能表征显示,该CdS量子点在波长为450nm左右有发射峰,其荧光产率为5.2%。透射电镜表征显示CdS量子点粒径约为3.0nm,X射线衍射光谱表明该CdS量子点为立方晶型结构。     

水热法制备Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合材料及光催化性能研究

采用水热法首先制备稀土Nd3+掺杂介孔TiO2,进而复合氧化石墨烯(GO)合成了系列Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合材料.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、孔结构分析(BJH与BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外-可见漫反射(UV-vis)等测试手段对样品的微观结构、形貌、样品表面各元素价态及谱学性质进行表征,并以甲基橙模拟污染物测试其光催化性能.结果表明,所制样品均为锐钛矿结构TiO2,晶粒尺寸在3~4 nm之间;从UV-vis测试结果分析可知,与Nd3+-介孔TiO2和TiO2/GO相比,稀土Nd3+和GO的协同效应更能有效减小TiO2半导体禁带宽度,从而增加其对可见光的吸收.此外,不同光照射下光催化降解甲基橙的实验表明,所制备样品均有较强的紫外及可见光光催化性能,其中系列Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合体系可见光光催化性能更为显著.     

立方相KNbO3晶体本征空位点缺陷的电子结构研究

利用第一性原理从头计算方法对立方相KNbO3晶体的肖特基缺陷的稳定性、能带结构、电子态密度和磁性性质进行了研究.发现含本征点缺陷的KNbO3体系结构稳定;K,Nb空位诱导KNbO3缺陷晶体产生铁磁性;O空位则无此性质.K空位诱导KNbO3缺陷晶体磁性源于O原子2p轨道退简并;Nb空位诱导KNbO3缺陷晶体磁性源于O-2p电子极化.     

原位合成Bi3O4Br/Bi12O17Br2光催化剂及其对磺胺甲噁唑降解性能

Bi_xO_yBr_z光催化剂在有机药物废水处理领域有着非常广阔的潜在应用价值,但因光生电子和空穴的快速复合而表现出较低的光催化效率,进而限制了其应用范围。通过简易的水解-焙烧法原位制得一种新型的Bi₃O₄Br/Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂复合光催化剂,并以磺胺甲噁唑(SMX)为模拟药物污染物进行了光催化性能测试,对所制催化剂进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、电化学阻抗(EIS)、光致发光光谱(PL)等表征。结果表明所制备的Bi₃O₄Br/Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂复合光催化剂具有较强的光生载流子分离率、较低的界面电荷转移电阻,进而展示出优异的光催化降解SMX性能,在模拟太阳光下照射30 min,SMX降解率达到87%,相较于纯的Bi₃O₄Br和Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂催化剂,降解率分别提升了30%和24%。最后基于自由基捕获实验和催化剂能带结构分析了所制催化剂的降解机理。