Facile Mechanochemical Green Fabrication of CuBr(tu)_3 Nanowires as Electrochemical Supercapacitor Electrodes

CuBr(tu)_3 nanowires(tu: thiourea) was prepared by a facile mechanochemical green method for the first time and their application as electrode for supercapacitors is also studied. The as-prepared CuBr(tu)_3 nanowires show length of around 4 μm and width of 50~60 nm. Those nanowires exhibited high specific capacitance of 1408 F·g~(-1) at a scan rate of 5 mV·s~(-1) and 1683 F·g~(-1) at current density of 10 A·g~(-1) in a 2M KOH electrolyte. This study provides a simple, efficient, and environmental strategy to fabricate novel nanoscale electrode materials constructing metal-organic frameworks.     

Ultrasound Assisted Synthesis of Nanoscale NH_2-MIL-53(Fe) for the Adsorption of Dye

Nanometer blocks of amide-functionalized Fe(Ⅲ)-based metal-organic frameworks,NH2-MIL-53(Fe),were prepared via ultrasonic method without any surfactants at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.The characterization for the as-prepared nano-structured MOFs was established by XRD,SEM,TEM,XPS and N2 adsorption-desorption.The as-prepared sample with high specific surface area(179.9 m²·g^-1)showed excellent adsorption for methylene blue in the liquid phase.The as-prepared NH₂-MIL-53(Fe)adsorbent seems to be a promising material in practice for organic dye removal from aqueous solution.