Superamphiphobic,light-trapping FeSe2 particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure obtained by an improved solvothermal methodSuperamphiphobic,light-trapping FeSe2 particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure obtained by an improved solvothermal methodSuperamphiphobic,light-trapping FeSe2 particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure obtained by an improved solvothermal method

Wettability and the light-trapping effect of FeSe2 particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure have been inves- tigated. Particles are synthesized by an improved solvothermal method, wherein hexadecyl trimetbyl ammonium bromide （CTAB） is employed as a surfactant. After modifying the particles with heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxy-silane （HTMS）, we find that the water contact angle （WCA） of the FeSe2 particles increases by 6.1~ and the water sliding angle （WSA） decreases by 2.5~ respectively, and the diffuse reflectivity decreases 29.4% compared with similar FeSe2 particles synthe- sized by the conventional method. The growth process of the particles is analyzed and a growth scenario is given. Upon altering the PH values of the water, we observe that the superhydrophobic property is maintained quite consistently across a wide PH range of 1-14. Moreover, the modified particles were also found to be superoleophobic. To the best of our knowledge, there is no systematic research on the wettability of FeSe2 particles, so our research provides a reference for other researchers.     

Role of graphene in improving catalytic behaviors of AuNPs/MoS2/Gr/Ni-F structure in hydrogen evolution reaction

The efficient production of hydrogen through electrocatalytic decomposition of water has broad prospects in modern energy equipment. However, the catalytic efficiency and durability of hydrogen evolution catalyst are still very deficient, which need to be further explored. Here in this work, we prove that introducing a graphene layer (Gr) between the molybdenum disulfide and nickel foam (Ni-F) substrate can greatly improve the catalytic performance of the hybrid. Owing to the excitation of local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of gold nanoparticles (NPs), the electrocatalytic hydrogen releasing activity of the MoS₂/Gr/Ni-F heterostructure is greatly improved. This results in a significant increase in the current density of AuNPs/MoS₂/Gr/Ni-F composite material under light irradiation and in the dark at 0.2 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)), which is much better than in MoS₂/Gr/Ni-F composite materials. The enhancement of hydrogen release can be attributed to the injection of hot electrons into MoS₂/Gr/Ni-F by AuNPs, which will improve the electron density of MoS₂/Gr/Ni-F, promote the reduction of H₂O, and further reduce the activation energy of the electrocatalyst hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We also prove that the introduction of graphene can improve its stability in acidic catalytic environments. This work provides a new way of designing efficient water splitting system.     

Superamphiphobic,light-trapping FeSe2 particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure obtained by an improved solvothermal method

Wettability and the light-trapping effect of FeSe2particles with a micro-nano hierarchical structure have been investigated. Particles are synthesized by an improved solvothermal method, wherein hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB) is employed as a surfactant. After modifying the particles with heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxy-silane(HTMS), we find that the water contact angle(WCA) of the FeSe2 particles increases by 6.1 and the water sliding angle(WSA) decreases by 2.5 respectively, and the diffuse reflectivity decreases 29.4% compared with similar FeSe2 particles synthesized by the conventional method. The growth process of the particles is analyzed and a growth scenario is given. Upon altering the PH values of the water, we observe that the superhydrophobic property is maintained quite consistently across a wide PH range of 1–14. Moreover, the modified particles were also found to be superoleophobic. To the best of our knowledge, there is no systematic research on the wettability of FeSe2 particles, so our research provides a reference for other researchers.     

Extraordinary optical transmission through a subwavelength composite hole-pillar array

We numerically investigate the transmission properties of a subwavelength composite hole-pillar array. As the radius of the pillar increases, the transmission properties experience a complex evolution. It is found that the magnetic dipole resonance of the pillar suppresses the surface plasmon polariton resonance(SPPR) at the gold-air interface. There are two strong transmission peaks associated with the magnetic dipole resonance of pillar and SPPR at the gold-silica interface. A peak associated with magnetic quadrupole resonance of the pillar is observed. Moreover, there is a weak peak associated with the coupling between the whispering-gallery plasmon(WGP) mode and magnetic dipole. Our work is helpful for making a dual band optical filter.