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Wang J, Ye J, Chen S, Zhang Q. Strain Engineering of Unconventional Crystal-Phase Noble Metal Nanocatalysts. Molecules 2024; 29:1617. [PMID: 38611896 PMCID: PMC11013576 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The crystal phase, alongside the composition, morphology, architecture, facet, size, and dimensionality, has been recognized as a critical factor influencing the properties of noble metal nanomaterials in various applications. In particular, unconventional crystal phases can potentially enable fascinating properties in noble metal nanomaterials. Recent years have witnessed notable advances in the phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN). Within the accessible strategies for phase engineering, the effect of strain cannot be ignored because strain can act not only as the driving force of phase transition but also as the origin of the diverse physicochemical properties of the unconventional crystal phase. In this review, we highlight the development of unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanomaterials within strain engineering. We begin with a short introduction of the unconventional crystal phase and strain effect in noble metal nanomaterials. Next, the correlations of the structure and performance of strain-engineered unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanomaterials in electrocatalysis are highlighted, as well as the phase transitions of noble metal nanomaterials induced by the strain effect. Lastly, the challenges and opportunities within this rapidly developing field (i.e., the strain engineering of unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanocatalysts) are discussed.
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- Jie Wang
- Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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Xie X, Albrecht W, van Huis MA, van Blaaderen A. Unexpectedly high thermal stability of Au nanotriangle@mSiO 2 yolk-shell nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4787-4795. [PMID: 38305037 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05916b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The shape of Au nanoparticles (NPs) plays a crucial role for applications in, amongst others, catalysis, electronic devices, biomedicine, and sensing. Typically, the deformation of the morphology of Au NPs is the most significant cause of loss of functionality. Here, we systematically investigate the thermal stability of Au nanotriangles (NTs) coated with (mesoporous) silica shells with different morphologies (core-shell (CS): Au NT@mSiO2/yolk-shell (YS): Au NT@mSiO2) and compare these to 'bare' nanoparticles (Au NTs), by a combination of in situ and/or ex situ TEM techniques and spectroscopy methods. Au NTs with a mesoporous silica (mSiO2) coating were found to show much higher thermal stability than those without a mSiO2 coating, as the mSiO2 shell restricts the (self-)diffusion of surface atoms. For the Au NT@mSiO2 CS and YS NPs, a thicker mSiO2 shell provides better protection than uncoated Au NTs. Surprisingly, the Au NT@mSiO2 YS NPs were found to be as stable as Au NT@mSiO2 CS NPs with a core-shell morphology. We hypothesize that the only explanation for this unexpected finding was the thicker and higher density SiO2 shell of YS NPs that prevents diffusion of Au surface atoms to more thermodynamically favorable positions.
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- Xiaobin Xie
- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Zhang M, Hao M, Tang X, Fan Y, Xia H. Synthetic Principles of Spiky Au Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59722-59730. [PMID: 38091471 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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In this work, the synthetic principles of spiky Au nanoparticles (spiky Au NPs) with an average number of spikes of less than or equal to six and controlled core sizes by using Au nanorods as seeds (Au-NR seeds) are summarized on the basis of the results of a series of control experiments. In addition, one empirical equation that can roughly estimate the number of spiky Au NPs is proposed, demonstrated by the results of the products prepared from different aspect ratios of Au-NRs as seeds and non-Au-NR seeds. Moreover, the synthetic principles of spiky Au NPs are further demonstrated by taking the successful synthesis of a serials of spiky Au21×7 NPs. Furthermore, the as-prepared spiky Au@Au11.8Pd88.2 NPs with ultrathin AuPd shells, which are derived from spiky Au21×7 NPs with the smallest cores, can bear excellent catalytic activity (say, E1/2 = 0.947 V) and durability toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline conditions, compared with commercial Pt/C catalysts (E1/2 = 0.883 V).
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- Mengmeng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Liu X, Chen L, Cao M, Li X, Su D, Hu Z, Xu Y, Huang X. Alkali cation-controlled synthesis of metastable Ru phase. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023; 68:2924-2928. [PMID: 37770325 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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- Juntao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company Limited, Beijing 102209, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden 01187, Germany
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China.
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Yun Q, Ge Y, Shi Z, Liu J, Wang X, Zhang A, Huang B, Yao Y, Luo Q, Zhai L, Ge J, Peng Y, Gong C, Zhao M, Qin Y, Ma C, Wang G, Wa Q, Zhou X, Li Z, Li S, Zhai W, Yang H, Ren Y, Wang Y, Li L, Ruan X, Wu Y, Chen B, Lu Q, Lai Z, He Q, Huang X, Chen Y, Zhang H. Recent Progress on Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37962496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials. Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials with unconventional crystal phases, which rarely exist in their bulk counterparts, or amorphous phase have been prepared using carefully controlled reaction conditions. Together these methods are beginning to enable phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN), i.e., the synthesis of nanomaterials with unconventional phases and the transformation between different phases, to obtain desired properties and functions. This Review summarizes the research progress in the field of PEN. First, we present representative strategies for the direct synthesis of unconventional phases and modulation of phase transformation in diverse kinds of nanomaterials. We cover the synthesis of nanomaterials ranging from metal nanostructures such as Au, Ag, Cu, Pd, and Ru, and their alloys; metal oxides, borides, and carbides; to transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and 2D layered materials. We review synthesis and growth methods ranging from wet-chemical reduction and seed-mediated epitaxial growth to chemical vapor deposition (CVD), high pressure phase transformation, and electron and ion-beam irradiation. After that, we summarize the significant influence of phase on the various properties of unconventional-phase nanomaterials. We also discuss the potential applications of the developed unconventional-phase nanomaterials in different areas including catalysis, electrochemical energy storage (batteries and supercapacitors), solar cells, optoelectronics, and sensing. Finally, we discuss existing challenges and future research directions in PEN.
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- Qinbai Yun
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering & Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (SoFE), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Liu K, Qiao Z, Gao C. Preventing the Galvanic Replacement Reaction toward Unconventional Bimetallic Core-Shell Nanostructures. Molecules 2023; 28:5720. [PMID: 37570689 PMCID: PMC10419990 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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A bimetallic core-shell nanostructure is a versatile platform for achieving intriguing optical and catalytic properties. For a long time, this core-shell nanostructure has been limited to ones with noble metal cores. Otherwise, a galvanic replacement reaction easily occurs, leading to hollow nanostructures or completely disintegrated ones. In the past few years, great efforts have been devoted to preventing the galvanic replacement reaction, thus creating an unconventional class of core-shell nanostructures, each containing a less-stable-metal core and a noble metal shell. These new nanostructures have been demonstrated to show unique optical and catalytic properties. In this work, we first briefly summarize the strategies for synthesizing this type of unconventional core-shell nanostructures, such as the delicately designed thermodynamic control and kinetic control methods. Then, we discuss the effects of the core-shell nanostructure on the stabilization of the core nanocrystals and the emerging optical and catalytic properties. The use of the nanostructure for creating hollow/porous nanostructures is also discussed. At the end of this review, we discuss the remaining challenges associated with this unique core-shell nanostructure and provide our perspectives on the future development of the field.
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710054, China; (K.L.); (Z.Q.)
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Ge Y, Huang B, Li L, Yun Q, Shi Z, Chen B, Zhang H. Structural Transformation of Unconventional-Phase Materials. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37428980 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The structural transformation of materials, which involves the evolution of different structural features, including phase, composition, morphology, etc., under external conditions, represents an important fundamental phenomenon and has drawn substantial research interest. Recently, materials with unconventional phases that are different from their thermodynamically stable ones have been demonstrated to possess distinct properties and compelling functions and can further serve as starting materials for structural transformation studies. The identification and mechanism study of the structural transformation process of unconventional-phase starting materials can not only provide deep insights into their thermodynamic stability in potential applications but also offer effective approaches for the synthesis of other unconventional structures. Here, we briefly summarize the recent research progress on the structural transformation of some typical starting materials with various unconventional phases, including the metastable crystalline phase, amorphous phase, and heterophase, induced by different approaches. The importance of unconventional-phase starting materials in the structural modulation of resultant intermediates and products will be highlighted. The employment of diverse in situ/operando characterization techniques and theoretical simulations in studying the mechanism of the structural transformation process will also be introduced. Finally, we discuss the existing challenges in this emerging research field and provide some future research directions.
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- Yiyao Ge
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Guo Z, Yu G, Zhang Z, Han Y, Guan G, Yang W, Han MY. Intrinsic Optical Properties and Emerging Applications of Gold Nanostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2206700. [PMID: 36620937 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The collective oscillation of free electrons at the nanoscale surface of gold nanostructures is closely modulated by tuning the size, shape/morphology, phase, composition, hybridization, assembly, and nanopatterning, along with the surroundings of the plasmonic surface located at a dielectric interface with air, liquid, and solid. This review first introduces the physical origin of the intrinsic optical properties of gold nanostructures and further summarizes stimuli-responsive changes in optical properties, metal-field-enhanced optical signals, luminescence spectral shaping, chiroptical response, and photogenerated hot carriers. The current success in the landscape of nanoscience and nanotechnology mainly originates from the abundant optical properties of gold nanostructures in the thermodynamically stable face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. It has been further extended by crystal phase engineering to prepare thermodynamically unfavorable phases (e.g., kinetically stable) and heterophases to modulate their intriguing phase-dependent optical properties. A broad range of promising applications, including but not limited to full-color displays, solar energy harvesting, photochemical reactions, optical sensing, and microscopic/biomedical imaging, have fostered parallel research on the multitude of physical effects occurring in gold nanostructures.
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- Zilong Guo
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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Shi Z, Ge Y, Yun Q, Zhang H. Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial-Templated Composites. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:3581-3593. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Zhenyu Shi
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Yamamoto E, Suzuki A, Kobayashi M, Osada M. Tailored synthesis of molecularly thin platinum nanosheets using designed 2D surfactant solids. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:11561-11567. [PMID: 35866472 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01807a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The assembly of the surfactants has been utilized as unique templates for the controlled synthesis of metal nanosheets. However, current strategies for metal nanosheets have mainly focused on the liquid-phase surfactant assembly. Herein, we found the solid-state surfactants as designable crystals suitable for nanostructural control and proposed a novel synthetic route for molecularly thin Pt metal nanosheets using solid surfactant crystals as a precursor. The 2D surfactant crystals containing planarly arranged Pt complexes were prepared, and the subsequent UV-ozone treatment and reduction process allowed us to obtain Pt metal nanosheets. Pt metal nanosheets had a distinct morphology with various thicknesses (from 1.5 nm to 3.0 nm), characteristic of 2D surfactant crystals.
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- Eisuke Yamamoto
- Department of Materials Chemistry & Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS), Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry & Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS), Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry & Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS), Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry & Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS), Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Lin Y, Cao Y, Yao Q, Xie J. Revealing the composition-dependent structural evolution fundamentals of bimetallic nanoparticles through an inter-particle alloying reaction. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4598-4607. [PMID: 35656137 PMCID: PMC9020180 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06296d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alloy nanoparticles represent one of the most important metal materials, finding increasing applications in diverse fields of catalysis, biomedicine, and nano-optics. However, the structural evolution of bimetallic nanoparticles in their full composition spectrum has been rarely explored at the molecular and atomic levels, imparting inherent difficulties to establish a reliable structure-property relationship in practical applications. Here, through an inter-particle reaction between [Au44(SR)26]2- and [Ag44(SR)30]4- nanoparticles or nanoclusters (NCs), which possess the same number of metal atoms, but different atomic packing structures, we reveal the composition-dependent structural evolution of alloy NCs in the alloying process at the molecular and atomic levels. In particular, an inter-cluster reaction can produce three sets of Au x Ag44-x NCs in a wide composition range, and the structure of Au x Ag44-x NCs evolves from Ag-rich [Au x Ag44-x (SR)30]4- (x = 1-12), to evenly mixed [Au x Ag44-x (SR)27]3- (x = 19-24), and finally to Au-rich [Au x Ag44-x (SR)26]2- (x = 40-43) NCs, with the increase of the Au/Ag atomic ratio in the NC composition. In addition, leveraging on real-time electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), we reveal the different inter-cluster reaction mechanisms for the alloying process in the sub-3-nm regime, including partial decomposition-reconstruction and metal exchange reactions. The molecular-level inter-cluster reaction demonstrated in this study provides a fine chemistry to customize the composition and structure of bimetallic NCs in their full alloy composition spectrum, which will greatly increase the acceptance of bimetallic NCs in both basic and applied research.
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- Yingzheng Lin
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou 350207 P. R. China.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou 350207 P. R. China.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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Li Q, Cheng H, Xing C, Guo S, Wu X, Zhang L, Zhang D, Liu X, Wen X, Lü X, Zhang H, Quan Z. Pressure-Induced Amorphization and Crystallization of Heterophase Pd Nanostructures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106396. [PMID: 35344277 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Control of structural ordering in noble metals is very important for the exploration of their properties and applications, and thus it is highly desired to have an in-depth understanding of their structural transitions. Herein, through high-pressure treatment, the mutual transformations between crystalline and amorphous phases are achieved in Pd nanosheets (NSs) and nanoparticles (NPs). The amorphous domains in the amorphous/crystalline Pd NSs exhibit pressure-induced crystallization (PIC) phenomenon, which is considered as the preferred structural response of amorphous Pd under high pressure. On the contrary, in the spherical crystalline@amorphous core-shell Pd NPs, pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) is observed in the crystalline core, in which the amorphous-crystalline phase boundary acts as the initiation site for the collapse of crystalline structure. The distinct PIC and PIA phenomena in two different heterophase Pd nanostructures might originate from the different characteristics of Pd NSs and NPs, including morphology, amorphous-crystalline interface, and lattice parameter. This work not only provides insights into the phase transition mechanisms of amorphous/crystalline heterophase noble metal nanostructures, but also offers an alternative route for engineering noble metals with different phases.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Chemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Partnership for Extreme Crystallography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Frontier Materials Synthesis at High Pressures, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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Kismarahardja A, Wang Z, Li D, Wang L, Fu L, Chen Y, Fan Z, Chen Y, Han X, Zhang H, Liao X. Deformation-Induced Phase Transformations in Gold Nanoribbons with the 4H Phase. ACS NANO 2022; 16:3272-3279. [PMID: 35072464 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c11166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The mechanical stability of metallic nanomaterials has been intensively studied due to their unique structures and promising applications. Although extensive investigations have been carried out on the deformation behaviors of metallic nanomaterials, the atomic-scale deformation mechanism of metallic nanomaterials with unconventional hexagonal structures remains unclear because of the lack of direct experimental observation. Here, we conduct an atomic-resolution in situ tensile-straining transmission electron microscopy investigation on the deformation mechanism of gold nanoribbons with the 4H (hexagonal) phase. Our results reveal that plastic deformation in the 4H gold nanoribbons comprises three stages, in which both full and partial dislocations are involved. At the early deformation stage, plastic deformation is governed by full dislocation activities. Partial dislocations are subsequently activated in regions that have undergone full dislocation gliding, leading to phase transformation from the 4H phase to the face-centered cubic (FCC) phase. At the last stage of the deformation process, the volume fraction of the FCC phase increases, and full dislocation activities in the FCC regions also play an important role.
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- Ade Kismarahardja
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Li Z, Yue Y, Peng J, Luo Z. Phase engineering two-dimensional nanostructures for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Li C, Yan S, Fang J. Construction of Lattice Strain in Bimetallic Nanostructures and Its Effectiveness in Electrochemical Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102244. [PMID: 34363320 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bimetallic nanocrystals (NCs), associated with various surface functions such as ligand effect, ensemble effect, and strain effect, exhibit superior electrocatalytic properties. The stress-induced surface strain effect can alter binding strength between the surface active sites and reactants as well as their intermediates, and the electrochemical performance of bimetallic NCs can be significantly facilitated by the lattice-strain modification via their morphologies, sizes, shell-thickness, surface defectiveness as well as compositions. In this review, an overview of fundamental principles, characterization techniques, and quantitative determination of the surface lattice strain is provided. Various strategies and synthesis efforts on creating lattice-strain-engineered bimetallic NCs, including the de-alloying process, atomic layer-by-layer deposition, thermal treatment evolution, one-pot synthesis, and other efforts are also discussed. It is further outlined how the lattice strain effect promotes electrochemical catalysis through the selected case studies. The reactions on oxygen reduction reaction, small molecular oxidation, water splitting reaction, and electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reactions are focused. In particular, studies of lattice strain arisen from core-shell nanostructure and defectiveness are highlighted. Lastly, the potential challenges are summarized and the prospects of lattice-strain-based engineering on bimetallic nanocatalysts with suggestion and guidance of the future electrocatalyst design are envisioned.
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- Can Li
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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Fan FR, Wang R, Zhang H, Wu W. Emerging beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for energy and catalysis applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:10983-11031. [PMID: 34617521 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00821g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Elemental two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising candidates for energy and catalysis applications due to their unique physical, chemical, and electronic properties. These materials are advantageous in offering massive surface-to-volume ratios, favorable transport properties, intriguing physicochemical properties, and confinement effects resulting from the 2D ultrathin structure. In this review, we focus on the recent advances in emerging energy and catalysis applications based on beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials. First, we briefly introduce the general classification, structure, and properties of elemental 2D materials and the new advances in material preparation. We then discuss various applications in energy harvesting and storage, including solar cells, piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators, thermoelectric devices, batteries, and supercapacitors. We further discuss the explorations of beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and heterogeneous catalysis. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for the future development of elemental 2D materials in energy and catalysis are discussed.
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- Feng Ru Fan
- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. .,Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.,Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Qian W, Xu S, Zhang X, Li C, Yang W, Bowen CR, Yang Y. Differences and Similarities of Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis in Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials: Strategies, Traps, Applications and Challenges. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:156. [PMID: 34264418 PMCID: PMC8282827 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00681-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Photocatalysis and electrocatalysis have been essential parts of electrochemical processes for over half a century. Recent progress in the controllable synthesis of 2D nanomaterials has exhibited enhanced catalytic performance compared to bulk materials. This has led to significant interest in the exploitation of 2D nanomaterials for catalysis. There have been a variety of excellent reviews on 2D nanomaterials for catalysis, but related issues of differences and similarities between photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in 2D nanomaterials are still vacant. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview on the differences and similarities of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in the latest 2D nanomaterials. Strategies and traps for performance enhancement of 2D nanocatalysts are highlighted, which point out the differences and similarities of series issues for photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. In addition, 2D nanocatalysts and their catalytic applications are discussed. Finally, opportunities, challenges and development directions for 2D nanocatalysts are described. The intention of this review is to inspire and direct interest in this research realm for the creation of future 2D nanomaterials for photocatalysis and electrocatalysis.
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- Weiqi Qian
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, People's Republic of China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, People's Republic of China
- Optoelectronics Research Center, School of Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Optoelectronics Research Center, School of Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Optoelectronics Research Center, School of Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Materials, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315016, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AK, UK
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, People's Republic of China.
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
- Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Wang M, Wang Z, Hu S, Zhu X, Lin X, Zhang X, Shen PK. A facile strategy synthesized PtRhNi truncated triangle nanoflakes with PtRh-rich surface as highly active and stable bifunctional catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:894-902. [PMID: 34311264 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Committed to improving the utilization efficiency of Pt atoms and accurately controlling the morphology and composition of nanocatalysts to boost the Pt-based catalyst performance has become the focus of research. Herein, the PtRhNi truncated triangular nanoflakes (TA-NFs) catalyst with a unique PtRh-rich surface structure was successfully prepared by an effective one-pot synthetic method based on the galvanic replace reaction. The freestanding 2D nanostructure of PtRhNi TA-NFs, intrinsically possessing much high specific surface area and surface atomic, and the PtRh-rich characteristics of the surface is undoubtedly the most feasible model to simultaneously achieve high atom utilization. Benefiting from this novel structure, the as-obtained PtRhNi TA-NFs nanocatalyst exhibits excellent performance for ORR and MOR, delivering a mass activity of 0.92 A mgpt-1 for ORR, which is 2.03, 1.64, and 6.9-fold higher than that of PtRhNi nanoparticls (NPs), PtNi truncated triangle nanoflakes (TA-NFs) and commercial Pt/C, respectively. In addition, after 20 k cycles ADT test, PtRhNi TA-NFs show only 10 mV negative shift of half-wave potential and retain 70% of initial value of mass activity. Furthermore, a mass activity is 1.28 A mgpt-1 is achieved after applying this unique nanocatalyst for MOR, which is 1.28,1.5, and 2.6 times higher than that of PtRhNi NPs, PtNi TA-NFs and Pt/C, respectively. Impressively, the PtRhNi TA-NFs nanocatalyst shows an ultrahigh stability even after 2 k cycles ADT measurement in acid solution, and the mass activity is only drop 2% of initial value. This work provides a new strategy to synthesis high-performance of bifunction Pt-based electrocatalyst for ORR and MOR fuel cells.
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- Menghan Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro- & Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, College of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China.
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Liu J, Huang J, Niu W, Tan C, Zhang H. Unconventional-Phase Crystalline Materials Constructed from Multiscale Building Blocks. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5830-5888. [PMID: 33797882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Crystal phase, an intrinsic characteristic of crystalline materials, is one of the key parameters to determine their physicochemical properties. Recently, great progress has been made in the synthesis of nanomaterials with unconventional phases that are different from their thermodynamically stable bulk counterparts via various synthetic methods. A nanocrystalline material can also be viewed as an assembly of atoms with long-range order. When larger entities, such as nanoclusters, nanoparticles, and microparticles, are used as building blocks, supercrystalline materials with rich phases are obtained, some of which even have no analogues in the atomic and molecular crystals. The unconventional phases of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials endow them with distinctive properties as compared to their conventional counterparts. This Review highlights the state-of-the-art progress of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials with unconventional phases constructed from multiscale building blocks, including atoms, nanoclusters, spherical and anisotropic nanoparticles, and microparticles. Emerging strategies for engineering their crystal phases are introduced, with highlights on the governing parameters that are essential for the formation of unconventional phases. Phase-dependent properties and applications of nanocrystalline and supercrystalline materials are summarized. Finally, major challenges and opportunities in future research directions are proposed.
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- Jiawei Liu
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Lu S, Liang J, Long H, Li H, Zhou X, He Z, Chen Y, Sun H, Fan Z, Zhang H. Crystal Phase Control of Gold Nanomaterials by Wet-Chemical Synthesis. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:2106-2118. [PMID: 32972128 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Gold (Au), a transition metal with an atomic number of 79 in the periodic table of elements, was discovered in approximately 3000 B.C. Due to the ultrahigh chemical stability and brilliant golden color, Au had long been thought to be a most inert material and was widely utilized in art, jewelry, and finance. However, it has been found that Au becomes exceptionally active as a catalyst when its size shrinks to the nanometer scale. With continuous efforts toward the exploration of catalytic applications over the past decades, Au nanomaterials show critical importance in many catalytic processes. Besides catalysis, Au nanomaterials also possess other promising applications in plasmonics, sensing, biology and medicine, due to their unique localized surface plasmon resonance, intriguing biocompatibility, and superior stability. Unfortunately, the practical applications of Au nanomaterials could be limited because of the scarce reserves and high price of Au. Therefore, it is quite essential to further explore novel physicochemical properties and functions of Au nanomaterials so as to enhance their performance in different types of applications.Recently, phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN), which involves the rearrangement of atoms in the unit cell, has emerged as a fantastic and effective strategy to adjust the intrinsic physicochemical properties of nanomaterials. In this Account, we give an overview of the recent progress on crystal phase control of Au nanomaterials using wet-chemical synthesis. Starting from a brief introduction of the research background, we first describe the development history of wet-chemical synthesis of Au nanomaterials and especially emphasize the key research findings. Subsequently, we introduce the typical Au nanomaterials with untraditional crystal phases and heterophases that have been observed, such as 2H, 4H, body-centered phases, and crystal-phase heterostructures. Importantly, crystal phase control of Au nanomaterials by wet-chemical synthesis is systematically described. After that, we highlight the importance of crystal phase control in Au nanomaterials by demonstrating the remarkable effect of crystal phases on their physicochemical properties (e.g., electronic and optical properties) and potential applications (e.g., catalysis). Finally, after a concise summary of recent advances in this emerging research field, some personal perspectives are provided on the challenges, opportunities, and research directions in the future.
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- Shiyao Lu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Zhou X, Li K, Lin Y, Song L, Liu J, Liu Y, Zhang L, Wu Z, Song S, Li J, Zhang H. A Single‐Atom Manipulation Approach for Synthesis of Atomically Mixed Nanoalloys as Efficient Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xuan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Zhou X, Li K, Lin Y, Song L, Liu J, Liu Y, Zhang L, Wu Z, Song S, Li J, Zhang H. A Single-Atom Manipulation Approach for Synthesis of Atomically Mixed Nanoalloys as Efficient Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13568-13574. [PMID: 32495981 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Synthesis of well-defined atomically mixed alloy nanoparticles on desired substrates is an ultimate goal for their practical application. Herein we report a general approach for preparing atomically mixed AuPt, AuPd, PtPd, AuPtPd NAs(nanoalloys) through single-atom level manipulation. By utilizing the ubiquitous tendency of aggregation of single atoms into nanoparticles at elevated temperatures, we have synthesized nanoalloys on a solid solvent with CeO2 as a carrier and transition-metal single atoms as an intermediate state. The supported nanoalloys/CeO2 with ultra-low noble metal content (containing 0.2 wt % Au and 0.2 wt % Pt) exhibit enhanced catalytic performance towards complete CO oxidation at room temperature and remarkable thermostability. This work provides a general strategy for facile and rapid synthesis of well-defined atomically mixed nanoalloys that can be applied for a range of emerging techniques.
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- Xuan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.,School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.,Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Phase has emerged as an important structural parameter - in addition to composition, morphology, architecture, facet, size and dimensionality - that determines the properties and functionalities of nanomaterials. In particular, unconventional phases in nanomaterials that are unattainable in the bulk state can potentially endow nanomaterials with intriguing properties and innovative applications. Great progress has been made in the phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN), including synthesis of nanomaterials with unconventional phases and phase transformation of nanomaterials. This Review provides an overview on the recent progress in PEN. We discuss various strategies used to synthesize nanomaterials with unconventional phases and induce phase transformation of nanomaterials, by taking noble metals and layered transition metal dichalcogenides as typical examples. Moreover, we also highlight recent advances in the preparation of amorphous nanomaterials, amorphous-crystalline and crystal phase-based hetero-nanostructures. We also provide personal perspectives on challenges and opportunities in this emerging field, including exploration of phase-dependent properties and applications, rational design of phase-based heterostructures and extension of the concept of phase engineering to a wider range of materials.
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One-step electroreduction preparation of multilayered reduced graphene oxide/gold-palladium nanohybrid as a proficient electrocatalyst for development of sensitive hydrazine sensor. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 566:473-484. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang J, Li M, Zhang J, Yan Y, Qiu X, Cai B, Yang G, Tang Y. Atom‐Ratio‐Conducted Tailoring of PdAu Bimetallic Nanocrystals with Distinctive Shapes and Dimensions for Boosting the ORR Performance. Chemistry 2020; 26:4480-4488. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jingchun Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy ConversionChinese Academy of SciencesCAS Key Laboratory of Renewable EnergyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power BatteriesJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of, Biomedical Functional Materials School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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Ma E, Wang P, Yang Q, Yu H, Pei F, Zheng Y, Liu Q, Dong Y, Li Y. Electrochemical Immunosensors for Sensitive Detection of Neuron-Specific Enolase Based on Small-Size Trimetallic Au@Pd^Pt Nanocubes Functionalized on Ultrathin MnO2 Nanosheets as Signal Labels. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:1418-1427. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Enhui Ma
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 255049 Zibo, P. R. China
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Liu J, Zhang J. Nanointerface Chemistry: Lattice-Mismatch-Directed Synthesis and Application of Hybrid Nanocrystals. Chem Rev 2020; 120:2123-2170. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jia Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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Li L, Wang P, Shao Q, Huang X. Metallic nanostructures with low dimensionality for electrochemical water splitting. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:3072-3106. [PMID: 32309830 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00013b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Metallic nanostructures with low dimensionality (one-dimension and two-dimension) possess unique structural characteristics and distinctive electronic and physicochemical properties including high aspect ratio, high specific surface area, high density of surface unsaturated atoms and high electron mobility. These distinctive features have rendered them remarkable advantages over their bulk counterparts for surface-related applications, for example, electrochemical water splitting. In this review article, we highlight the recent research progress in low-dimensional metallic nanostructures for electrochemical water splitting including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Fundamental understanding of the electrochemistry of water splitting including HER and OER is firstly provided from the aspects of catalytic mechanisms, activity descriptors and property evaluation metrics. Generally, it is challenging to obtain low-dimensional metallic nanostructures with desirable characteristics for HER and OER. We hereby introduce several typical methods for synthesizing one-dimensional and two-dimensional metallic nanostructures including organic ligand-assisted synthesis, hydrothermal/solvothermal synthesis, carbon monoxide confined growth, topotactic reduction, and templated growth. We then put emphasis on the strategies adopted for the design and fabrication of high-performance low-dimensional metallic nanostructures for electrochemical water splitting such as alloying, structure design, surface engineering, interface engineering and strain engineering. The underlying structure-property correlation for each strategy is elucidated aiming to facilitate the design of more advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting. The challenges and perspectives for the development of electrochemical water splitting and low-dimensional metallic nanostructures are also proposed.
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- Leigang Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China.
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He Z, Yang Y, Liang HW, Liu JW, Yu SH. Nanowire Genome: A Magic Toolbox for 1D Nanostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902807. [PMID: 31566828 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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1D nanomaterials with high aspect ratio, i.e., nanowires and nanotubes, have inspired considerable research interest thanks to the fact that exotic physical and chemical properties emerge as their diameters approach or fall into certain length scales, such as the wavelength of light, the mean free path of phonons, the exciton Bohr radius, the critical size of magnetic domains, and the exciton diffusion length. On the basis of their components, aspect ratio, and properties, there may be imperceptible connections among hundreds of nanowires prepared by different strategies. Inspired by the heredity system in life, a new concept termed the "nanowire genome" is introduced here to clarify the relationships between hundreds of nanowires reported previously. As such, this approach will not only improve the tools incorporating the prior nanowires but also help to precisely synthesize new nanowires and even assist in the prediction on the properties of nanowires. Although the road from start-ups to maturity is long and fraught with challenges, the genetical syntheses of more than 200 kinds of nanostructures stemming from three mother nanowires (Te, Ag, and Cu) are summarized here to demonstrate the nanowire genome as a versatile toolbox. A summary and outlook on future challenges in this field are also presented.
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- Zhen He
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Center of CAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Saleem F, Cui X, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Dong J, Chen B, Chen Y, Cheng H, Zhang X, Ding F, Zhang H. Size-Dependent Phase Transformation of Noble Metal Nanomaterials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1903253. [PMID: 31441232 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As an important aspect of crystal phase engineering, controlled crystal phase transformation of noble metal nanomaterials has emerged as an effective strategy to explore novel crystal phases of nanomaterials. In particular, it is of significant importance to observe the transformation pathway and reveal the transformation mechanism in situ. Here, the phase transformation behavior of face-centered cubic (fcc) Au nanoparticles (fcc-AuNPs), adhering to the surface of 4H nanodomains in 4H/fcc Au nanorods, referred to as 4H-AuNDs, during in situ transmission electron microscopy imaging is systematically studied. It is found that the phase transformation is dependent on the ratio of the size of the monocrystalline nanoparticle (NP) to the diameter of 4H-AuND. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulation and theoretical modeling are used to explain the experimental results, giving a size-dependent phase transformation diagram which provides a general guidance to predict the phase transformation pathway between fcc and 4H Au nanomaterials. Impressively, this method is general, which is used to study the phase transformation of other metal NPs, such as Pd, Ag, and PtPdAg, adhering to 4H-AuNDs. The work opens an avenue for selective phase engineering of nanomaterials which may possess unique physicochemical properties and promising applications.
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- Faisal Saleem
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Pang Y, Wei C, Li R, Wu Y, Liu W, Wang F, Zhang X, Wang X. Photothermal conversion hydrogel based mini-eye patch for relieving dry eye with long-term use of the light-emitting screen. Int J Nanomedicine 2019; 14:5125-5133. [PMID: 31371951 PMCID: PMC6628948 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s192407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose: The frequent usage of various lighting screens has made dry eye syndrome an increasingly serious phenomenon. To relieve this global problem, we have developed a photothermal conversion hydrogel based mini-eye patch. Methods: Gold nanoparticles (GNRs) were synthesized by a seed-mediated method, and then used as the inner cores to grow palladium (Pd) shell by PdCl42-reduction. Then, gelatin was added to prepare GNRs @ Pd hydrogel eye patch by genipin cross-linking. We implanted temperature sensitive ink (complex composed of amino resin and styrene maleic anhydride copolymer) in the eye patch, which could change color at different temperatures. Heating performance of the eye patch was accessed with an infrared temperature profile and the circulating temperature experiment. The safety assessment of the eye patch was conducted by H&E staining of the mouse's eyelid skin and CCK-8 assay. A Keratograph 5M noninvasive ocular surface analyzer was used to assess the impact of eye patches on dry eyes. Results: It was found that GNRs @ Pd hydrogel eye patches could sense various visible light and responded by heating up spontaneously. Results from the CCK-8 assay and H&E staining showed that the eye patch has good safety performance. Measurements of the first noninvasive tear break-up time (NITBUT), the average NITBUT, the tear meniscus height (TMH), combined with red eye analysis, further demonstrated the patch's eye-protective properties. Conclusion: After being pasted to the lacrimal gland, the hydrogel patch converted various light irradiations into heat and stimulated the lacrimal gland to produce more tears to relieve dry eye. The built-in temperature-sensitive ink can play an important role in warning people of their excessive eye usage. Because this recyclable strategy does not interfere with normal eye use, it is thus more environmentally friendly and convenient than ordinary infrared eyewear.
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- Yulian Pang
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Nanchang 330006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China
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- Queen Mary School of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Nanchang 330006, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Nanchang 330006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330088, People's Republic of China
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Chen Q, Cheng T, Fu H, Zhu Y. Crystal phase regulation in noble metal nanocrystals. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63385-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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You B, Tang MT, Tsai C, Abild-Pedersen F, Zheng X, Li H. Enhancing Electrocatalytic Water Splitting by Strain Engineering. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1807001. [PMID: 30773741 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201807001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting driven by sustainable energy such as solar, wind, and tide is attracting ever-increasing attention for sustainable production of clean hydrogen fuel from water. Leveraging these advances requires efficient and earth-abundant electrocatalysts to accelerate the kinetically sluggish hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). A large number of advanced water-splitting electrocatalysts have been developed through recent understanding of the electrochemical nature and engineering approaches. Specifically, strain engineering offers a novel route to promote the electrocatalytic HER/OER performances for efficient water splitting. Herein, the recent theoretical and experimental progress on applying strain to enhance heterogeneous electrocatalysts for both HER and OER are reviewed and future opportunities are discussed. A brief introduction of the fundamentals of water-splitting reactions, and the rationalization for utilizing mechanical strain to tune an electrocatalyst is given, followed by a discussion of the recent advances on strain-promoted HER and OER, with special emphasis given to combined theoretical and experimental approaches for determining the optimal straining effect for water electrolysis, along with experimental approaches for creating and characterizing strain in nanocatalysts, particularly emerging 2D nanomaterials. Finally, a vision for a future sustainable hydrogen fuel community based on strain-promoted water electrolysis is proposed.
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- Bo You
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, 94305, USA
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, 94305, USA
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, 94305, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Liu J, Ma Q, Huang Z, Liu G, Zhang H. Recent Progress in Graphene-Based Noble-Metal Nanocomposites for Electrocatalytic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1800696. [PMID: 30256461 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The fast industrialization process has led to global challenges in the energy crisis and environmental pollution, which might be solved with clean and renewable energy. Highly efficient electrochemical systems for clean-energy collection require high-performance electrocatalysts, including Au, Pt, Pd, Ru, etc. Graphene, a single-layer 2D carbon nanosheet, possesses many intriguing properties, and has attracted tremendous research attention. Specifically, graphene and graphene derivatives have been utilized as templates for the synthesis of various noble-metal nanocomposites, showing excellent performance in electrocatalytic-energy-conversion applications, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction and CO2 reduction. Herein, the recent progress in graphene-based noble-metal nanocomposites is summarized, focusing on their synthetic methods and electrocatalytic applications. Furthermore, some personal insights on the challenges and possible future work in this research field are proposed.
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- Jiawei Liu
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Liu C, Zheng L, Song Q, Xue Z, Huang C, Liu L, Qiao X, Li X, Liu K, Wang T. A Metastable Crystalline Phase in Two-Dimensional Metallic Oxide Nanoplates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2055-2059. [PMID: 30569617 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A simple method was adopted in which ultrathin cerium oxide nanoplates (<1.4 nm) were synthesized to increase the surface atomic content, allowing transformation from a face-centered cubic (fcc) phase to a body-centered tetragonal (bct) phase. Three types of cerium oxide nanoparticles of different thicknesses (1.2 nm ultrathin nanoplates, 2.2 nm nanoplates, and 5.4 nm nanocubes) were examined using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The metastable bct phase was observed only in ultrathin nanoplates. Thermodynamic energy analysis confirmed that the surface energy of the ultrathin nanoplates is the cause of the remarkable stabilization of the metastable bct phase. The mechanism of surface energy regulation can be expanded to other metallic oxides, thus providing a new means for manipulating and stabilizing novel materials under ambient conditions that otherwise would not be recovered.
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- Cong Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu C, Zheng L, Song Q, Xue Z, Huang C, Liu L, Qiao X, Li X, Liu K, Wang T. A Metastable Crystalline Phase in Two-Dimensional Metallic Oxide Nanoplates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cong Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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He S, Hai J, Li T, Liu S, Chen F, Wang B. Photochemical strategies for the green synthesis of ultrathin Au nanosheets using photoinduced free radical generation and their catalytic properties. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:18805-18811. [PMID: 30277245 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04942d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Two-dimensional gold nanosheets represent a class of materials with excellent chemical and structural properties, which are often prepared using a template or toxic CO in organic solvents. Here, we report methylene blue (MB) radicals as a reducing agent to grow freestanding hexagonal ultrathin Au nanosheets with well-tuned thicknesses in water. This is the first time that carbon organic radicals have been used as a reducing agent in metal nanosheet synthesis. Notably, no template is used throughout the synthesis process, and the yield of Au nanosheets is very high. It is found that MB is decisive in the growth of Au nanosheets because no Au nanosheets are obtained in the absence of MB with the same reaction parameters. The resulting nanosheets exhibit excellent catalytic activity during H2O2 decomposition to generate nontoxic O2. Thus, folic acid-conjugated oxygen generating nanosheets could detect cancer cells in serum samples with high sensitivity through pressure signals. Furthermore, the nanosheets exhibit highly efficient activity and selectivity toward the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. We anticipate that using MB radicals for the high-yield synthesis of 2D materials in this unique system has demonstrated their effectiveness and provides a green alternative route for producing other 2D nanomaterials.
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- Suisui He
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry Lanzhou University Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, P.R. China.
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Gu K, Pan X, Wang W, Ma J, Sun Y, Yang H, Shen H, Huang Z, Liu H. In Situ Growth of Pd Nanosheets on g-C 3 N 4 Nanosheets with Well-Contacted Interface and Enhanced Catalytic Performance for 4-Nitrophenol Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1801812. [PMID: 30027560 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Loading novel metal nanosheets onto nanosheet support can improve their catalytic performance, but the morphological incompatibility makes it difficult to construct a well-contacted interface, which is of particular interest in supported catalysts. Herein, Pd nanosheets (Pd NSs) are supported onto graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (CNNSs) with intimate face-to-face contact through an in situ growth method. This method overcomes the limitations of the morphological incompatibility and ensures the intimate interfacial contact between Pd NSs and CNNSs. The nitrogen-rich nature of CNNSs endows Pd NSs with abundant anchoring sites, which optimizes the electronic structure and improves the chemical and morphological stability of Pd NSs. The supported Pd NSs demonstrate high dispersion and exhibit largely enhanced activity toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. The concentration-normalized rate constant is up to 3052 min-1 g-1 L, which is 5.4 times higher than that obtained by unsupported Pd NSs. No obvious deactivation is observed after six runs of the recycling experiments. It is believed that the supported novel metal nanosheets with the intimately contacted interface may show promising applications in catalysis.
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- Kai Gu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Bionanomaterials and Translational Engineering Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Fan Z, Zhang Z, Niu W, Li C, Yang N, Chen B, Zhang H. Two-Dimensional Metal Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Chem Rev 2018; 118:6409-6455. [PMID: 29927583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 386] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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As one unique group of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, 2D metal nanomaterials have drawn increasing attention owing to their intriguing physiochemical properties and broad range of promising applications. In this Review, we briefly introduce the general synthetic strategies applied to 2D metal nanomaterials, followed by describing in detail the various synthetic methods classified in two categories, i.e. bottom-up methods and top-down methods. After introducing the unique physical and chemical properties of 2D metal nanomaterials, the potential applications of 2D metal nanomaterials in catalysis, surface enhanced Raman scattering, sensing, bioimaging, solar cells, and photothermal therapy are discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges and opportunities in this promising research area are proposed.
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- Ye Chen
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 50 Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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Dong R, Zhang T, Feng X. Interface-Assisted Synthesis of 2D Materials: Trend and Challenges. Chem Rev 2018; 118:6189-6235. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Renhao Dong
- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry & Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry & Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry & Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Cheng H, Yang N, Lu Q, Zhang Z, Zhang H. Syntheses and Properties of Metal Nanomaterials with Novel Crystal Phases. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1707189. [PMID: 29658155 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In recent decades, researchers have devoted tremendous effort into the rational design and controlled synthesis of metal nanomaterials with well-defined size, morphology, composition, and structure, and great achievements have been reached. However, the crystal-phase engineering of metal nanomaterials still remains a big challenge. Recent research has revealed that the crystal phase of metal nanomaterials can significantly alter their properties, arising from the distinct atomic arrangement and modified electronic structure. Until now, it has been relatively uncommon to synthesize metal nanomaterials with novel crystal phases in spite of the fact that these nanostructures would be promising for various applications. Here, the research progress regarding the fine control of noble metal (Au, Ag, Ru, Rh, Pd) and non-noble metal (Fe, Co, Ni) nanomaterials with novel crystal phases is reviewed. First, synthesis strategies and their phase transformations are summarized, while highlighting the peculiar characteristics of each element. The phase-dependent properties are then discussed by providing representative examples. Finally, the challenges and perspectives in this emerging field are proposed.
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- Hongfei Cheng
- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Xu Q, Chen W, Yan Y, Wu Z, Jiang Y, Li J, Bian T, Zhang H, Wu J, Yang D. Multimetallic AuPd@Pd@Pt core-interlayer-shell icosahedral electrocatalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2018; 63:494-501. [PMID: 36658810 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Incorporating Pt with core metals into Pt-based core-shell catalysts is regarded as a promising strategy to substantially enhance the catalytic properties towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells due to the synergetic effect between distinct metals. In this wok, ultrathin Pt skins with two atomic layers were epitaxially coated on as-prepared icosahedral Au50Pd50, Au60Pd40 and Au66Pd34 nanocrystal seeds, which are constructed with alloyed cores and Pd shells with different thickness. Through electron microscopic characterizations, Pd interlayers with tunable thickness of 3, 6, and 12 atomic layers can be found in the Au66Pd34@Pt, Au60Pd40@Pt and Au50Pd50@Pt icosahedra, respectively. These icosahedral AuPd@Pd@Pt nanocrystals show substantially enhanced activities and durabilities in electrocatalytic measurements towards ORR compared to Au75Pd25@Pt icosahedra without Pd interlayer and commercial Pt/C catalysts. Specifically, Au60Pd40@Pt icosahedra with 6 atomically thick Pd interlayer display the best electrocatalytic performances, whose mass activities before and after durability tests of 50,000 cycles are 11.6 and 30.2 times, respectively, as high as that of the commercial Pt/C.
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- Qingfeng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Complex Matrix, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Complex Matrix, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Yan C, Wang T. A new view for nanoparticle assemblies: from crystalline to binary cooperative complementarity. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:1483-1509. [PMID: 28059420 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00696e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Studies on nanoparticle assemblies and their applications have been research frontiers in nanoscience in the past few decades and remarkable progress has been made in the synthetic strategies and techniques. Recently, the design and fabrication of the nanoparticle-based nanomaterials or nanodevices with integrated and enhanced properties compared to those of the individual components have gradually become the mainstream. However, a systematic solution to provide a big picture for future development and guide the investigation of different aspects of the study of nanoparticle assemblies remains a challenge. The binary cooperative complementary principle could be an answer. The binary cooperative complementary principle is a universal discipline and can describe the fundamental properties of matter from the subatomic particles to the universe. According to its definition, a variety of nanoparticle assemblies, which represent the cutting-edge work in the nanoparticle studies, are naturally binary cooperative complementary materials. Therefore, the introduction of the binary cooperative complementary principle in the studies of nanoparticle assemblies could provide a unique perspective for reviewing this field and help in the design and fabrication of novel functional nanoparticle assemblies.
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- Cong Yan
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Liu H, Zhong P, Liu K, Han L, Zheng H, Yin Y, Gao C. Synthesis of ultrathin platinum nanoplates for enhanced oxygen reduction activity. Chem Sci 2018; 9:398-404. [PMID: 29629110 PMCID: PMC5868310 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02997g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Ultrathin Pt nanostructures exposing controlled crystal facets are highly desirable for their superior activity and cost-effectiveness in the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and they are conventionally synthesized by epitaxial growth of Pt on a limited range of templates, such as Pd nanocrystals, resulting in a high cost and less structural diversity of the ultrathin Pt nanostructures. To solve this problem, we demonstrate that ultrathin Pt nanostructures can be synthesized by templating conveniently available Ag nanocrystals without involving galvanic replacement, which enables a much-reduced cost and controllable new morphologies, such as ultrathin Pt nanoplates that expose the {111} facets. The resulting ultrathin Pt nanoplates are ∼1-2 nm in thickness, which show an ∼22-fold increase in specific activity (5.3 mA cm-2), an ∼9.5-fold increase in mass activity (1.62 A mg-1) and significantly enhanced catalytic stability in the ORR, compared with the commercial Pt/C catalyst. We believe this strategy opens a door to a highly extendable family of ultrathin noble metal nanostructures, thus promising excellent activity and stability in a broad range of catalytic applications.
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- Hongpo Liu
- Center for Materials Chemistry , Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710054 , China .
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- Center for Materials Chemistry , Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710054 , China .
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- Center for Materials Chemistry , Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710054 , China .
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710119 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Riverside , California 92521 , USA .
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- Center for Materials Chemistry , Frontier Institute of Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710054 , China .
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Huang K, Hou J, Zhang Q, Ou G, Ning D, Hussain N, Xu Y, Ge B, Liu K, Wu H. Ultrathin two-dimensional metals with fully exposed (111) facets. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:160-163. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07923k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Large-size ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) metals with a fully exposed (111) surface have been synthesized by a heat-pressing process.
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Zeb Gul Sial MA, Ud Din MA, Wang X. Multimetallic nanosheets: synthesis and applications in fuel cells. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:6175-6200. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00113h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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From the perspective of multimetallic nanosheets, their synthesis and applications in fuel cells are highlighted.
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- Muhammad Aurang Zeb Gul Sial
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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Zhao H, Zhu Y, Li F, Hao R, Wang S, Guo L. A Generalized Strategy for the Synthesis of Large-Size Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201703871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hewei Zhao
- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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Zhao H, Zhu Y, Li F, Hao R, Wang S, Guo L. A Generalized Strategy for the Synthesis of Large-Size Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:8766-8770. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Hewei Zhao
- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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- School of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering; Beihang University; Beijing 100191 China
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