Reaction environment self-modification on low-coordination Ni2+ octahedra atomic interface for superior electrocatalytic overall water splitting

Large scale synthesis of high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalyst based on cost-effective and earth-abundant transition metal for overall water splitting in the alkaline environment is indispensable for renewable energy conversion. In this regard, meticulous design of active sites and probing their catalytic mechanism on both cathode and anode with different reaction environment at molecular-scale are vitally necessary. Herein, a coordination environment inheriting strategy is presented for designing low-coordination Ni²⁺ octahedra (L-Ni-8) atomic interface at a high concentration (4.6 at.%). Advanced spectroscopic techniques and theoretical calculations reveal that the self-matching electron delocalization and localization state at L-Ni-8 atomic interface enable an ideal reaction environment at both cathode and anode. To improve the efficiency of using the self-modification reaction environment at L-Ni-8, all of the structural features, including high atom economy, mass transfer, and electron transfer, are integrated together from atomic-scale to macro-scale. At high current density of 500 mA/cm², the samples synthesized at gram-scale can deliver low hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotentials of 262 and 348 mV, respectively.

     

Anchoring DTPA grafted PEI onto carboxylated graphene oxide to effectively remove both heavy metal ions and dyes from wastewater with robust stability

Highly efficient adsorbents, which can effectively remove both metal ions and dyes from wastewater with robust stability, are strongly required for the remediation of current polluted aqueous system, but still a challenge to be realized. Herein, a new adsorbent has been designed to solve this problem by anchoring diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) grafted polyethyleneimine (PEI) onto carboxylated GO (GOC-g-PD). Given the amino and carboxyl active groups from PEI and GOC/DTPA, our GOC-g-PD displays good adsorption capacity against not only inorganic metal ions (Cu²⁺ and Pb²⁺) but also organic dye (methylene blue: MB). The maximum adsorption capacity of GOC-g-PD for Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺ and MB reached 309.60 mg·g^?1, 316.17 mg·g^?1 and 262.10 mg·g^?1, respectively. Furthermore, our GOC-g-PD also exhibits good cycling stability and chemical stability against wide pH values. These outstanding properties revealed our GOC-g-PD held great potential in purifying the sewage discharged from industries.

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创新杂谈

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砖混结构屋顶构架的抗震计算

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Knowledge-Based Free Mesh Generation of Quadrilateral Elements in Two-Dimensional Domains

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Substrate Stimulated Orientation for Pure Aluminum

Oriented materials are of great importance, but their formation is rarely described. Here, nine Al/Al₂O₃ systems were designed to identify the dominant factors. Electron back-scattered diffraction indicates that the new Al crystal(s) with one or multiple orientation(s) can be stimulated by one single-crystal Al₂O₃ substrates. Synchrotron radiation diffraction shows that the preferred orientation(s) is/are determined based on the initial stage of the liquid–solid transition. The nonpreferred orientation can be suppressed through competition.

     

一种具有选相控制功能的智能终端研究与实现

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一种改进的K-means聚类方法在惯导系统中的应用

为了提高高维数据聚类精度,提出了一种基于数据分布规律的K-means聚类方法。通过K-means聚类粗略寻找高维数据分布规律,构造不同的自适应因子对聚类数据进行综合K-means聚类精度校正。将所提出方法应用于平台惯导系统标定数据聚类中,计算结果表明该方法可以很好的对加速度计标定数据进行聚类和评价,具有较好的实际应用价值。