An electrochemical investigation on (MoO<Subscript>3</Subscript>+PVP+PVA) nanobelts for lithium batteries

Molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) xerogel films modified with poly(vinyl alcohol)+poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP+PVA) polyblends were obtained by ion-exchange method with sol-gel technique. Investigations were conducted using X-ray “diffractometry”, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the H atoms in polyblend are H-bonded with the O atoms in the Mo=O bonds of MoO₃ xerogel, which effectively shield the electrostatic interaction between MoO₃ interlayer and Li⁺ ions when MoO₃ xerogel is modified by the intercalation of (PVP+PVA). The reversibility of the insertion/extraction of Li⁺ ions is greatly improved by the modification with polyblend of MoO₃ nanocomposite films. MoO₃ and (PVP+PVA) _x MoO₃ (x = 0, 0.5) nanobelts were obtained by a simple hydrothermal process from MoO₃ sol. The electrochemical cells with configuration Li/(LiPF₆+EC+DMC)/MoO₃ modified by (PVP+PVA) were fabricated and their discharge profiles studied.     

高分子自组装ZnO纳米带合成过程的研究

ZnO nanobelts were synthesized from zinc acetate (Zn(CH₃COO)₂) and polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) at about 300 ℃, 400 ℃, and 550 ℃. The products were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM) and transmission electron microscope(TEM). The ZnO nanobelts were typically 10～30 μm in length and 30～8 000 nm in width. The results show that the ZnO Y-nanobelts were formed owing to dislocation structure. The thermal treatment of 120 ℃ and enough time for growth of the crystal are essential to ZnO nanobelts synthesis.     

新颖氧化镁纳米带共沉淀法合成与表征

氧化镁是一种具有重要工业用途的物质,在催化、陶瓷、塑料和橡胶等领域有着广泛的应用.当尺寸细化至纳米量级后,因纳米材料所特有的体积效应和表面效应,纳米氧化镁在低温烧结、微波吸收、催化性能等众多方面呈现出许多不同于本体材料的热、光、电、力学和化学特性,因而引起了人们广泛的研究兴趣[1,2].其中氧化镁纳米线、纳米带、纳米管等一维纳米结构材料以其新颖的结构形式及与之相关的性能,近年来更为引人关注.     

Recyclable MoO3 nanobelts for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B by near infrared irradiation

Molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) represented an excellent photocatalytic performance with many applications, including degradation of organic contaminants and splitting of water. This paper presented a new route to synthesize MoO₃ nanobelts with high aspect ratios and crystallinity by a hydrothermal technique. This work showed that the as-synthesized nanobelts exhibited strong photocatalytic activity to degrade an organic dye of Rhodamine B (RhB) in aqueous solution under the exposure of the light source in the near infrared wavelength range, significantly improving the photocatalytic activity of the nanobelts. The results also showed that for a small concentration of RhB at 7.5 mg/L a complete photodegradation (for a given MoO₃ nanobelts quantity of 0.1 g) can be reached after exposing for 60 min. For all concentrations of the RhB solution, the photodegradation exhibited an exponential dependence on the exposure time followed by a sudden shutdown, but no complete photodegradation can be reached. Also, the residual quantity of RhB in solution after the photocatalytic reaction was determined by the initial RhB concentration. The photocatalytic degradation can be interpreted by the pseudo–first-order equation for the absorption of liquid/solid based on solid capacity; thus, photocatalytic degradation can be attributed to the interaction between the photoexcited electrons in the substrate and the antibonding orbital of the RhB in solution. The sudden shutdown was due to the inability of the photoexcited electrons in the substrate hopping to the antibonding orbital of RhB in the presence of the RhB intermediate products from the degraded RhB. In addition, this work showed that the photocatalytic reaction can be recovered after a thermal treatment of postreacted MoO₃ nanobelts, enhancing the utilization efficiency of the catalysis.     

MoO3纳米带/RGO复合材料的制备及其电化学性能研究

以水杨酸为模板剂和还原剂,采用水热法制备得到了一种MoO₃纳米带/RGO复合材料。利用XRD、SEM、TEM、拉曼光谱、恒流充放电、交流阻抗等手段对样品的结构、形貌以及电化学性能进行表征。测试结果表明,MoO₃纳米带/RGO复合材料作为锂离子电池负极材料,在50mA·g^-1的电流密度下可逆比容量为1000mAh·g^-1,循环50次后比容量还保持在950mAh·g^-1,相比于MoO₃纳米带其容量保持能力和循环性能得到了显著改善。     

A ketone-functionalized aromatic saddle as a potential building block for negatively curved carbon nanobelts

Herein, we report the synthesis and crystal structure of a novel ketone-functionalized aromatic saddle, which is a potential building block for synthesis of negatively curved carbon nanobelts.     

Concentrated second‐harmonic generation from a single Al‐covered ZnS nanobelt

Here we report on the hybrid nanostructures where a single ZnS nanobelt was half‐covered with an aluminum (Al) film, which is an ideal platform for studying the second‐harmonic generation (SHG) enhancement effects of the Al coating. It was fabricated by the lift‐off process and allowed for the accurate comparison of the SHG intensity between the Al‐covered and the same bare ZnS nanobelt under consistent test conditions. The results indicate that the Al coating in the hybrid nanostructures not only confines the pumping laser in the ZnS effectively, but also concentrates the emitted SHG signal greatly, increasing the signal collection efficiency. By the combination of these two effects, ∼60 times enhancement of the SHG intensity is achieved at the optimized geometry size (width and thickness) of the ZnS nanobelts. The Al‐based hybrid nanostructures open up new possibilities for low‐cost, highly efficient and directional coherent nanolight sources at short wavelengths.

     

低温制备具有强荧光性能三氧化钼纳米带水溶胶

通过过氧化途径,在低温(100℃)且不使用模板和有机溶剂的条件下,成功制备了具有良好荧光性能的三氧化钼(MoO3)纳米带水溶胶.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、荧光光谱仪、荧光显微镜等表征手段对所制备溶胶的结构及性能进行了表征.结果显示,溶胶是由长度约为100μm,宽度为50nm到100nm,厚度小于10nm的MoO3纳米带组成.所制备的溶胶烘干后可以得到大面积的MoO3纳米带薄膜,薄膜具有很好的韧性.荧光光谱图及荧光显微镜照片显示,纳米带溶胶及干燥后所得到的自支撑(free standing)纳米带薄膜均具有良好的荧光性能,表明其在光学成像、传感及LED等方面具有很好的应用前景.     

Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanobelts

Summary: Polyaniline nanobelts have been synthesized by a self‐assembly process using the chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline in a surfactant gel. The morphologies of polyaniline nanostructures were characterized by field‐emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The effects of the concentrations of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide on the morphologies of polyaniline nanostructures have also been investigated.

A scanning electron microscopy image of polyaniline nanobelts synthesized with 0.12 M cetyltrimethylammonium bromide at −7 °C.     

Controllable Synthesis of Fe-Doped NiCo2O4 Nanobelts as Superior Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

As one of the promising clean and renewable technologies, water splitting has been a hot topic, especially the half-reaction of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to its sluggish and complex kinetics. Hence, Fe-doped NiCo₂O₄ nanobelts were designed and prepared as catalysts toward OER. By increasing the Fe amount, the catalytic performances of the as-synthesized products went up and then decreased. Profiting from the synergistic effect between Fe atom and NiCo₂O₄, all the Fe-NiCo₂O₄ catalysts exhibited superior catalytic activities to the corresponding NiCo₂O₄. In addition, the characteristic nanobelt architecture facilitates the conduction of electrons and the exposure of active sites. With the optimal Fe content, the 9.1 % Fe-NiCo₂O₄ yielded the smallest overpotential and Tafel slope among the catalysts, distinctly lower than that of RuO₂.