One-step synthesis of monodispersed Pt nanoparticles anchored on 3D graphene foams and its application for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Although platinum-based materials are regarded as the state-of-the-art electro-catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),high cost and quantity scarcity hamper their scale-up utilization in industrial deployment.Herein,a one-step strategy was developed to synthesize multi-walled carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide supported Pt nanoparticle hydrogel(PtNP/rGO-MWCNT),in which only ascorbic acid was used as the reductant for one-pot reduction of both GO and chloroplatinic acid.The hydrogel can be directly used as a flexible binder-free catalytic electrode to achieve high performance of HER.Compared to conventional strategies,the current strategy not only significantly reduces the Pt loading to 3.48 wt%,simplifies the synthesis process,but also eliminates the use of any polymer binders,thus decreasing the series resistance and improving catalytic activity.An overpotential of only 11 mV was achieved on as-prepared PtNP/rGO-MWCNT to drive a geometrical current density of 10 mA/cm2 in0.5 mol/L H2 SO4,with its catalytic activity being kept over 15 h.In acidic medium,the HER activity of the PtNP/rGO-MWCNT catalyst exceeds most of the reported Pt-based electro-catalysts and is 3-fold higher than that obtained on commercial Pt/C electrode.     

Hierarchical porous nanofibers of carbon@nickel oxide nanoparticles derived from polymer/block copolymer system

The triblock copolymer (PAA-b-PAN-b-PAA) is prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, and then blended with polymer (PAN) and metal hydroxide (Ni(OH)₂) as a precursor for heat-treatment. A composite material of hierarchical porous nanofibers and nickel oxide nanoparticles (HPCF@NiO) is prepared by electrospinning combined with high-temperature carbonization. The effects of the ratio of PAA and PAA-b-PAN-b-PAA on the internal structure of nanofibers and their electrochemical properties as positive electrode materials are investigated. The experimental results show that when the ratio of PAA to PAA-b-PAN-b-PAA is 1.3 to 0.4, it has good pore structure and excellent electrochemical performance. At the current density of 1 A/g, the specific capacitance is 188.7 F/g and the potential window is −1 V to 0.37 V. The asymmetric supercapacitor assembled with activated carbon as the negative electrode materials has a specific capacitance of 21.2 F/g in 2 mol/L KOH and a capacitance retention of 85.7% after 12,500 cycles at different current density.     

Molecular engineering of CxNy: Topologies,electronic structures and multidisciplinary applications

As a class of metal-free two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials, polymeric carbon nitrides have attracted wide attention recently due to its facile regulation of the molecular and electronic structures, availability in abundance and high stability. According to the different ratios of C and N atoms in the framework, a series of C_xN_y materials have been successfully synthesized by virtue of various precursors, which further triggers extensive investigations of broad applications ranging from sustainable photocatalytic reactions and highly sensitive optoelectronic biosensing. In view of topological structures on their electronic structures and material properties, the as-reported C_xN_y could be generally classified into two main categories with three- or six-bond-extending frameworks. Owing to the effective n→π* transition in most C_xN_y materials, the relative energy level of the lone-pair electrons on N atoms is high, which thus endows the materials with the capability of visible light absorption. Meanwhile, the different repeating units, bridging groups and defect sites of these two kinds of C_xN_y allow them to effectively drive a diverse of promising applications that require specific electronic, interfacial and geometric properties. This review paper aims to summarize the recent progress in topological structure design and the relevant electronic band structures and striking properties of C_xN_y materials. In the final part, we also discuss the existing challenges of C_xN_y and outlook the prospect possibilities.     

空心球状C@SnO2@SnS2的制备及光催化去除Cr（Ⅵ）性能研究

将SnO2负载在碳球上通过不完全烧结的方法得到含有大量碳的空心状C@SnO2,随后加入TAA(硫代乙酰胺),利用离子交换法在水热过程中制备了具有不同硫化程度的空心结构的C@SnO2@SnS2三元复合物。利用XRD、FESEM、TEM、XPS、UV-Vis DRS、PL等测试手段对合成样品进行表征,并测试了其光催化去除Cr(VI)的性能。结果表明,C、SnO2和SnS2三者之间的协同作用以及空心结构的形貌显著增强了SnO2的光催化性能,其中CSS-2样品对Cr(VI)具有最佳的去除能力,太阳光照射120 min后对Cr(VI)的去除率高达98.8%。     

诺贝尔奖宠儿——碳元素的前世今生

碳元素历史悠久,与现代人类社会联系紧密,对人类未来意义重大,多次斩获诺贝尔奖。在揭开碳元素的发现史之后,介绍了活性炭、碳纤维、玻璃碳等无定形碳以及热解炭等过渡碳的重要作用。此外,晶形碳的经典同素异形体--C60富勒烯、碳纳米管、石墨烯的独特结构造就了其在纳米材料领域的非凡用途;新型同素异形体的合成、发现与应用更是碳元素研究领域的热点。     

石墨相氮化碳/蒙脱石复合材料的制备及其可见光催化性能

为提高石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)对可见光的利用率及光催化效率,采用热聚合与直接负载等方法,将g-C₃N₄负载于蒙脱石表面,制备了g-C₃N₄/蒙脱石复合光催化材料,其结构经SEM, FT-IR及XRD表征。以罗丹明B(RhB)为目标污染物,研究了不同负载量g-C₃N₄/蒙脱石复合光催化剂的可见光催化性能。并分别以对苯醌、碘化钾和异丙醇为自由基捕获剂,研究了复合材料的光催化机理。结果表明：当g-C₃N₄的质量分数为83%(CN/M-83%)时,RhB经可见光照射1 h后,降解率达到99.2%。光催化速率常数为纯g-C₃N₄光催化速率常数的3.2倍。     

大气颗粒物中棕色碳的化学组成、来源和生成机制

大气颗粒物中棕色碳(BrC)在近紫外波段具有强吸光性,并因其显著的气候效应被广泛关注。BrC组成、来源、演变和光学性质的不确定性是造成气候模型估算气溶胶辐射强迫不确定性的重要因素。本文综述了大气颗粒物中BrC的化学组成、来源和生成机制,聚焦分子水平上BrC组成、二次生成机制和吸光间的关联。大气颗粒物中BrC的主要类别包括有机溶剂(甲醇)提取的碳质组分、水溶性有机碳及类腐殖质; 分子水平上,硝基芳香烃和含氮杂环有机物是BrC的主要发色团。BrC的来源包括生物质等不完全燃烧一次排放和挥发性有机物氧化二次生成; 二次生成途径主要包括人为源芳香烃氧化生成硝基芳香烃等含氮组分、羰基化合物与铵/胺反应生成含氮杂环组分或低聚物。前体物和反应条件影响二次生成BrC的组成和吸光性质; BrC在大气传输过程中还会发生“光漂白”现象。在分子水平上识别和阐明BrC的发色团、二次生成机制及其演变过程是未来该领域的重点研究方向。     

In situ Carbon Modification of g-C3N4 from Urea co-Crystal with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Towards Degradation of Organic Dyes Under Visible Light

An in situ strategy was introduced for synthesizing carbon modified graphitic carbon nitride(g-C₃N₄) by using urea/4-aminobenzoic acid(PABA) co-crystal(PABA@Urea) as precursor materials. Via co-calcination of the PABA co-former and the urea in PABA@Urea co-crystals, C guest species were generated and compounded into g-C₃N₄ matrix in situ by replacing the lattice N of the carbon nitride and forming carbon dots onto its layer surface. The carbon modification dramatically enhanced visible-light harvesting and charge carrier separation. Therefore, visible light photo-catalytic oxidation of methylene blue(MB) pollution in water over the carbon modified g-C₃N₄(C/g-C₃N₄) was notably improved. Up to 99% of methylene blue(MB) was eliminated within 60 min by the optimal sample prepared from the PABA@Urea co-crystal with a PABA content of 0.1%(mass ratio), faster than the degradation rate over bare g-C₃N₄. The present study demonstrates a new way to boost up the photocatalysis performance of g-C₃N₄, which holds great potential concerning the degradation of organic dyes from water.     

Colorful Silver/Carbon Nitride Composites Obtained by Photoreduction

The Ag⁺ photoreduction by graphitic carbon nitride(g-CN) materials in a high concentration of Ag⁺ solution is reported, and a series of colorful Ag/g-CN composites is prepared and characterized. The chromatic change correlates to the carbon nitride materials synthesized at different heating temperatures(CN_T, where T means heating temperature), taking advantage of the different photocatalytic activities of different CN_T. The mechanism beneath this phenomenon is attributed to two factors:the particle size of Ag NPs and the coordinate effect of Ag NPs on CN_T sheets. Interestingly, the multi-colors of Ag/g-CN composites display only on the CN_T materials synthesized from heating melamine-cyanuric acid precursor, but not on the CN_T from heating pure melamine. The color of the as-prepared Ag/g-CN composites can endure the corrosion of HNO₃ and ethanol, which shows a good chemical stability and may hint its application as chromophores.     

中空核壳结构Ni1.2Co0.8P@N-C钠离子电池负极材料的制备及拉曼研究

本文设计制备了一种新型的氮掺杂碳包覆镍钴双金属磷化物中空核壳结构纳米立方体(Ni_1.2Co_0.8P@N-C)作为钠离子电池负极材料. 该材料以镍钴类普鲁士蓝(PBA)纳米粒子为模板,先后经水热法、磷化法和高温碳化处理后合成. 将其作为活性材料应用在钠离子电池中,该材料展现出优异的循环稳定性,当以100 mA·g^-1的电流密度循环至200圈时,该材料的库仑效率保持在99.3%. 进一步通过对不同电位下Ni_1.2Co_0.8P@N-C材料中的氮掺杂碳进行原位拉曼光谱测试,结果显示钠离子在氮掺杂的碳壳中的脱嵌行为具有较大程度的可逆性,研究结果对钠离子电池充放电过程的后续电化学研究提供了有价值的信息.