MgO和Fe2O3的添加对GDCSi体系微观结构及电化学性能的影响

采用溶胶凝胶法制备Gd_0.2Ce_0.8O_3-δ +0.05%（质量分数）SiO₂（GDCSi）电解质。在GDCSi体系中加入Fe₂O₃及MgO可达到降低烧结温度的同时提高晶界电导率，并减小杂质SiO₂对氧离子在晶界处传输的阻碍的目的。将MgO和Fe₂O₃单掺杂或双掺杂在GDCSi体系中并对GDCSi基电解质的微观形貌及电性能进行研究。结果表明，所有样品主要由立方萤石结构相组成；物质的量分数4%MgO单掺杂的GDCSi-M、物质的量分数4%Fe₂O₃单掺杂的GDCSi-F以及物质的量分数2%MgO-物质的量分数2%Fe₂O₃共掺杂的GDCSi-MF均可促进GDCSi体系晶粒增长，降低晶粒间孔隙率，提高电解质的相对密度，降低晶粒电阻R_gi、晶界电阻R_gb及总电阻R_t；GDCSi-MF具有最高晶界电导率和总电导率，在400 ℃时GDCSi-MF的晶界电导率σ_gb和总电导率σ_t分别是GDCSi的10.41和1.82倍。     

Engineering nanostructures of CuO-based photocatalysts for water treatment: Current progress and future challenges

Nowadays, increasing extortions regarding environmental problems and energy scarcity have stuck the development and endurance of human society. The issue of inorganic and organic pollutants that exist in water from agricultural, domestic, and industrial activities has directed the development of advanced technologies to address the challenges of water scarcity efficiently. To solve this major issue, various scientists and researchers are looking for novel and effective technologies that can efficiently remove pollutants from wastewater. Nanoscale metal oxide materials have been proposed due to their distinctive size, physical and chemical properties along with promising applications. Cupric Oxide (CuO) is one of the most commonly used benchmark photocatalysts in photodegradation owing to the fact that they are cost-effective, non-toxic, and more efficient in absorption across a significant fraction of solar spectrum. In this review, we have summarized synthetic strategies of CuO fabrication, modification methods with applications for water treatment purposes. Moreover, an elaborative discussion on feasible strategies includes; binary and ternary heterojunction formation, Z-scheme based photocatalytic system, incorporation of rare earth/transition metal ions as dopants, and carbonaceous materials serving as a support system. The mechanistic insight inferring photo-induced charge separation and transfer, the functional reactive radical species involved in a photocatalytic reaction, have been successfully featured and examined. Finally, a conclusive remark regarding current studies and unresolved challenges related to CuO are put forth for future perspectives.     

碳自掺杂g-C3N4光催化性能的原位光微量热-荧光光谱研究

通过在尿素前驱体中添加单宁酸, 原位缩聚形成碳自掺杂石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄). 利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、 X射线衍射(XRD)仪和同步热分析(TG-DSC)等方法对碳自掺杂 g-C₃N₄的形貌、 物相结构和能带价态组分进行表征分析, 结合紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和原位光微量热-荧光光谱联用仪获得碳自掺杂g-C₃N₄降解罗丹明B的原位热/动力学信息和三维荧光光谱信息, 探讨了光催化降解罗丹明B的微观机制. 结果表明, 单宁酸浓度≤10 mg/mL时, 碳会取代七嗪单元结构的氮原子形成g-C₃N₄骨架碳自掺杂; 单宁酸浓度≥ 20 mg/mL时, 碳以无定形形式沉积负载在g-C₃N₄表面上形成无定形碳自掺杂. 骨架碳自掺杂g-C₃N₄形成的π电子有效缩短了禁带宽度, 减小了光生电子-空穴复合几率, 比无定形C掺杂g-C₃N₄显示出更优异的光催化性能, 催化主要活性物种为h⁺和·O{}_{\mathrm{2}}^{-}. 碳自掺杂g-C₃N₄光催化降解过程可分为光响应吸热、 降解污染物放热平衡过程和稳定放热3个过程. 其中骨架碳自掺杂g-C₃N₄(C/N摩尔比为0.844)在光照1000 s内, 三维荧光光谱检测的RhB降解率锐减, 光照1000 s后, 其RhB降解率为87.6%, 分别是原始g-C₃N₄和无定形碳自掺杂g-C₃N₄的3.13倍和1.95倍. 光照1000 s后, 光微量热计显示以矿化和降解非荧光发色中间产物为主, 并保持以热变速率为(0.9799±0.5356) μJ/s稳定放热, 为拟零级反应过程, 是光催化反应的决速步骤.     

Modifications on reduced titanium dioxide photocatalysts: A review

A large variety of reduced titanium dioxide (TiO_2-x) materials have been reported recently. Reduced TiO₂, usually resulting from the removal of oxygen atoms or hydrogen incorporation, is proved to be efficient for achieving highly photocatalytic performance including photodegradation of organic compounds, hydrogen generation from water splitting, CO₂ reduction for CH₄ evolution, solar cells, etc. To further improve the properties and activities of TiO_2-x, a combination of the Ti³⁺ self-doping and other traditional modifications like nonmetals doping has been proposed in the past decades. This paper provides a general and critical review on the further modifications on reduced TiO₂ samples, including non-metal elements (N, B, S, F and I) doping, noble-metal (Au, Pt, Pd and Ag) and iron-group metal (Fe, Co and Ni) grafting, metal oxide compositing, carbon (nanotubes and graphene) and carbon-based-material compositing, special facets exposure (mainly dual {001}-{101} and {111}-{110} facets) of TiO_2-x and ordered structure controlling of TiO_2-x. These modifications enhance the physical and/or chemical properties of the reduced TiO₂, or create new features for the modified TiO_2-x samples, which finally leads to the enhancement of photocatalytic performance. Key examples such as N-doping, Au grafting and graphene-based compositing are discussed carefully, and the mechanisms for solar light enhancement, electron transfer and charge separation are also investigated. Finally, some challenging issues on TiO_2-x catalysts are also proposed to encourage new approaches for preparation of TiO_2-x catalysts with efficiently photocatalytic performance.     

高比能锂离子电池层状富锂正极材料改性策略研究进展

层状富锂材料具有超过250 mAh∙g⁻¹的高可逆比容量,被认为是下一代高比能锂离子电池最具商业化前景的正极材料之一。然而,层状富锂材料在实际应用之前仍需解决诸多挑战,如高电压氧释放、层状到岩盐相的结构变化、过渡金属离子迁移等结构劣化,并由此带来了较低的初始库伦效率、电压/容量的衰减以及循环寿命的不足。针对以上问题,进行层状富锂材料改性无疑是一种行之有效的方法。本综述全面介绍了层状富锂材料的结构、组分以及电化学性能,在此基础上对材料改性策略进行了系统阐述,详细介绍了体相掺杂、表面包覆、缺陷设计、离子交换和微结构调控等一系列改性策略的现状以及发展趋势,最终提出了高容量和长循环层状富锂材料和高比能锂离子电池的设计思路。     

Aggregation-Induced Emission by Molecular Design: A Route to High-Performance Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

The emission efficiency of organic semiconductors (OSCs) often suffers from aggregation caused quenching (ACQ). An elegant solution is aggregation-induced emission (AIE), which constitutes the design of the OSC so that its morphology inhibits quenching π–π interactions and non-radiative motional deactivation. The light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC) can be sustainably fabricated, but its function depends on motion of bulky ions in proximity of the OSC. It is therefore questionable whether the AIE morphology can be retained during LEC operation. Here, we synthesize two structurally similar OSCs, which are distinguished by that 1 features ACQ while 2 delivers AIE. Interestingly, we find that the AIE-LEC significantly outperforms the ACQ-LEC. We rationalize our finding by showing that the AIE morphology remains intact during LEC operation, and that it can feature appropriately sized free-volume voids for facile ion transport and suppressed non-radiative excitonic deactivation.     

Sterically-Hindered Molecular p-Dopants Promote Integer Charge Transfer in Organic Semiconductors

Molecular p-dopants designed to undergo electron transfer with organic semiconductors are typically planar molecules with high electron affinity. However, their planarity can promote the formation of ground-state charge transfer complexes with the semiconductor host and results in fractional instead of integer charge transfer, which is highly detrimental to doping efficiency. Here, we show this process can be readily overcome by targeted dopant design exploiting steric hindrance. To this end, we synthesize and characterize the remarkably stable p-dopant 2,2′,2′′-(cyclopropane-1,2,3-triylidene)tris(2-(perfluorophenyl)acetonitrile) comprising pendant functional groups that sterically shield its central core while retaining high electron affinity. Finally, we demonstrate it outperforms a planar dopant of identical electron affinity and increases the thin film conductivity by up to an order of magnitude. We believe exploiting steric hindrance represents a promising design strategy towards molecular dopants of enhanced doping efficiency.     

Superatom-in-Superatom Nanoclusters: Synthesis,Structure, and Photoluminescence

We report a new strategy in which a thiolate-protected Ag₂₅ nanocluster can be doped with open d-shell group 8 (Ru, Os) and 9 (Ir) metals by forming metal hydride (RuH₂, OsH₂, IrH) superatoms with a closed d-shell. Structural analyses using various experimental and theoretical methods revealed that the Ag₂₅ nanoclusters were co-doped with the open d-shell metal and hydride species to produce superatom-in-superatom nanoclusters, establishing a novel superatom doping phenomenon for open d-shell metals. The synthesized superatom-in-superatom nanoclusters exhibited dopant-dependent photoluminescence (PL) properties. Comparative PL lifetime studies of the Ag₂₅ nanoclusters doped with 8–10 group metals revealed that both radiative and nonradiative processes were significantly dependent on the dopant. The former is strongly correlated with the electron affinity of the metal dopant, whereas the latter is governed predominantly by the kernel structure changed upon the doping of the metal hydride(s).     

Hexaazatriphenylene-Based Two-Dimensional Conductive Covalent Organic Framework with Anisotropic Charge Transfer

The development of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with efficient charge transport is of immense interest for applications in optoelectronic devices. To enhance COF charge transport properties, electroactive building blocks and dopants can be used to induce extended conduction channels. However, understanding their intricate interplay remains challenging. We designed and synthesized a tailor-made COF structure with electroactive hexaazatriphenylene (HAT) core units and planar dioxin (D) linkages, denoted as HD-COF. With the support of theoretical calculations, we found that the HAT units in the HD-COF induce strong, eclipsed π–π stacking. The unique stacking of HAT units and the weak in-plane conjugation of dioxin linkages leads to efficient anisotropic charge transport. We fabricated HD-COF films to minimize the grain boundary effect of bulk COFs, which resulted in enhanced conductivity. As a result, the HD-COF films showed an electrical conductivity as high as 1.25 S cm⁻¹ after doping with tris(4-bromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate.     

纳米二硫化钼的掺杂及催化电解水产氢的研究进展

电催化水分解制氢是可以形成闭环的生产过程, 起始原料与副产物均为水、 过程清洁无污染, 是极具希望的产氢策略. 目前制约其发展的瓶颈之一是价格昂贵的Pt基贵金属催化剂. 为推动电催化分解水制氢的普及, 亟待开发低成本非贵金属催化剂. 在众多备选非贵金属催化材料中, 纳米层状结构二硫化钼(MoS₂)因催化效果可期、 价格低而获得了广泛关注. 然而, 通常条件下易于获得的层状结构2H相MoS₂大面积的基面部分显示惰性, 仅在片层边缘处存在少量活性位点, 且导电性较差, 因而尚不能替代Pt基催化剂, 而如何增加其活性位点数量和提高其导电性成为亟待解决的问题; 另一方面, 1T相MoS₂虽然活性高、 导电性好, 但却存在制备困难及稳定性差的问题. 鉴于此, 研究者通过对纳米MoS₂进行掺杂改性实现了其活性与稳定性的有效提升. 本文对非贵金属纳米MoS₂催化剂掺杂改性的方法、 机理及其电催化水解制氢性能的相关研究进行了总结与讨论. 作为典型的非贵金属电解水析氢催化剂, MoS₂具有巨大发展潜力, 本文能够对相关非贵金属催化剂的研发提供有益的参考.