Most efficient visible-light-responsive photocatalysts are in the form of powder, leading to the tedious separation from the reaction media. Herein, we developed a versatile method for the general synthesis of free-standing polyacrylonitrile(PAN)/Ag/AgX(X = Br, I) nanofiber mats, where fibrous PAN/Ag precursor was firstly prepared via an electroless plating strategy, followed by a direct elemental halogenation with Br_2/H_2 O or I_2/ethanol solution. The as-obtained PAN/Ag/AgX nanofiber mats exhibit exceptional photocatalytic activity toward degradation of organic pollutants. Furthermore, the flexibility enables it to be easily recovered after the reaction was completed. This work provides new insights into the fabrication of membrane-based photocatalysts on a large scale. 相似文献
Noble metals Ag and Pt were loaded on Na0.9Mg0.45Ti3.55O8 (NMTO) by chemical bath deposition method, which was synthesized firstly in our recent work. The scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy results show that Ag and Pt nanoparticles were distributed on the different surfaces of NMTO. NMTO loaded with Ag and Pt can efficiently enhance the separation of photogenerated electron‐hole pairs, exhibiting much higher photodegradative ability for methylene blue and rhodamine B than the pure NMTO. The best weight concentrations of Ag and Pt are 9.00% and 3.70%, respectively. The electrostatic field is built in the Schottky barrier between NMTO and noble metals, leading to the energy band bending. Then, photogenerated electrons and holes are efficiently separated to enhance the photocatalytic activity. 相似文献
In this work, high-purity HfSi2 powders were successfully fabricated via a molten salt-assisted magnesium thermal reduction method using HfO2 and Si as raw materials. The effects of reaction temperature and time on the formation of HfSi2 were systemically investigated. The morphological and phase composition of as-prepared HfSi2 powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen/oxygen determinator. The results indicated that as-obtained HfSi2 powders possess the orthorhombic structure with approximately 6.4 μm in size and the oxygen content as low as 0.20%. This work can provide a novel route to fabricate the high-purity transition metal silicides powders. 相似文献
Adhesion forces between a tipless cantilever and an Au film were determined to investigate the influence of lateral velocity by recording force curves with an atomic force microscope at 20%–90% relative humidities. The sample was moved laterally, forth and back, with a frequency of 0.001–100 Hz and scan distances of 0.8, 8, and 80 μm to achieve a velocity ranging over 7 orders of magnitude. Experimental results show that at low lateral velocities (between 1.6 nm/s and 1–10 μm/s), the adhesion force either increases or decreases or remains stable with the lateral velocity without a certain characteristic trend. However, after a critical velocity, the adhesion force decreases logarithmically with the lateral velocity (between 1–10 and 16,000 μm/s). The decreasing magnitude can be as large as 97.3% of the maximum adhesion force. This decrease is well-explained by the contact time dependence of water bridges formed by capillary condensation. 相似文献
Small-sized bimetallic nanoparticles that possess numerous accessible metal sites and optimal geometric/electronic structures show great promise for advanced synergetic catalysis but remain synthetic challenge so far. Here, an universial synthetic method is developed for building a library of bimetallic nanoparticles on mesoporous sulfur-doped carbon supports, consisting of 24 combinations of 3 noble metals (that is, Pt, Rh, Ir) and 7 other metals, with average particle sizes ranging from 0.7 to 1.4 nm. The synthetic strategy is based on the strong metal-support interaction arising from the metal-sulfur bonding, which suppresses the metal aggregation during the H2-reduction at 700 °C and ensure the formation of small-sized and alloyed bimetallic nanoparticles. The enhanced catalytic properties of the ultrasmall bimetallic nanoparticles are demonstrated in the dehydrogenation of propane at high temperature and oxidative dehydrogenations of N-heterocycles.
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based on group 3 and 4 metals are considered as the most promising MOFs for varying practical applications including water adsorption, carbon conversion, and biomedical applications. The relatively strong coordination bonds and versatile coordination modes within these MOFs endow the framework with high chemical stability, diverse structures and topologies, and interesting properties and functions. Herein, the significant progress made on this series of MOFs since 2018 is summarized and an update on the current status and future trends on the structural design of robust MOFs with high connectivity is provided. Cluster chemistry involving Y, lanthanides (Ln, from La to Lu), actinides (An, from Ac to Lr), Ti, and Zr is initially introduced. This is followed by a review of recently developed MOFs based on group 3 and 4 metals with their structures discussed based on the types of inorganic or organic building blocks. The novel properties and arising applications of these MOFs in catalysis, adsorption and separation, delivery, and sensing are highlighted. Overall, this review is expected to provide a timely summary on MOFs based on group 3 and 4 metals, which shall guide the future discovery and development of stable and functional MOFs for practical applications. 相似文献