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Wu P, Qin Y, Gao M, Zheng R, Zhang Y, Li X, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Cao Z, Liu Q. Broad Spectral Response FeOOH/BiO 2-x Photocatalyst with Efficient Charge Transfer for Enhanced Photo-Fenton Synergistic Catalytic Activity. Molecules 2024; 29:919. [PMID: 38398669 PMCID: PMC10893118 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040919] [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: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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In this work, to promote the separation of photogenerated carriers, prevent the catalyst from photo-corrosion, and improve the photo-Fenton synergistic degradation of organic pollutants, the coating structure of FeOOH/BiO2-x rich in oxygen vacancies was successfully synthesized by a facile and environmentally friendly two-step process of hydrothermal and chemical deposition. Through a series of degradation activity tests of synthesized materials under different conditions, it was found that FeOOH/BiO2-x demonstrated outstanding organic pollutant degradation activity under visible and near-infrared light when hydrogen peroxide was added. After 90 min of reaction under photo-Fenton conditions, the degradation rate of Methylene Blue by FeOOH/BiO2-x was 87.4%, significantly higher than the degradation efficiency under photocatalysis (60.3%) and Fenton (49.0%) conditions. The apparent rate constants of FeOOH/BiO2-x under photo-Fenton conditions were 2.33 times and 3.32 times higher than photocatalysis and Fenton catalysis, respectively. The amorphous FeOOH was tightly coated on the layered BiO2-x, which significantly increased the specific surface area and the number of active sites of the composites, and facilitated the improvement of the separation efficiency of the photogenerated carriers and the prevention of photo-corrosion of BiO2-x. The analysis of the mechanism of photo-Fenton synergistic degradation clarified that ·OH, h+, and ·O2- are the main active substances involved in the degradation of pollutants. The optimal degradation conditions were the addition of the FeOOH/BiO2-x composite catalyst loaded with 20% Fe at a concentration of 0.5 g/L, the addition of hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 8 mM, and an initial pH of 4. This outstanding catalytic system offers a fresh approach to the creation and processing of iron-based photo-Fenton catalysts by quickly and efficiently degrading various organic contaminants.
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- Pengfei Wu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China;
- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Hebei Provincial Academy of Ecological Environmental Science, Shijiazhuang 050030, China;
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
- Hebei Key Lab of Environmental Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China;
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- Hebei Key Lab of Environmental Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China;
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- Hebei Pollution Control Technology Innovation Center of Steel and Coking Industry, Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Vocational University of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China; (Y.Q.); (R.Z.); (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Environmental Quality Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China;
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Ji K, Xia S, Sang X, Zeid AM, Hussain A, Li J, Xu G. Enhanced Luminol Chemiluminescence with Oxidase-like Properties of FeOOH Nanorods for the Sensitive Detection of Uric Acid. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3267-3273. [PMID: 36722089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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FeOOH nanorods, as one-dimensional nanomaterials, have been widely used in many fields due to their stable properties, low cost, and easy synthesis, but their application in the field of chemiluminescence (CL) is rarely reported. In this work, FeOOH nanorods were synthesized by a simple and environmentally friendly one-pot hydrothermal method and used for the first time as a catalyst for generating strong CL with luminol without additional oxidant. Remarkably, luminol-FeOOH exhibits about 250 times stronger CL than the luminol-H2O2 system. Its CL intensity was significantly quenched by uric acid. We established a simple, rapid, sensitive, and selective CL method for the detection of uric acid with a linear range of 20-1000 nM and a detection limit of 6.3 nM (S/N = 3). In addition, we successfully applied this method to the detection of uric acid in human serum, and the standard recoveries were 95.6-106.4%.
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- Kaixiang Ji
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.,State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.,State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.,State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Zheng T, Liu C, Guo C, Zhang M, Li X, Jiang Q, Xue W, Li H, Li A, Pao CW, Xiao J, Xia C, Zeng J. Copper-catalysed exclusive CO 2 to pure formic acid conversion via single-atom alloying. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:1386-1393. [PMID: 34531557 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00974-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Converting CO2 emissions, powered by renewable electricity, to produce fuels and chemicals provides an elegant route towards a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Progress in the understanding and synthesis of Cu catalysts has spurred the explosive development of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) technology to produce hydrocarbons and oxygenates; however, Cu, as the predominant catalyst, often exhibits limited selectivity and activity towards a specific product, leading to low productivity and substantial post-reaction purification. Here, we present a single-atom Pb-alloyed Cu catalyst (Pb1Cu) that can exclusively (~96% Faradaic efficiency) convert CO2 into formate with high activity in excess of 1 A cm-2. The Pb1Cu electrocatalyst converts CO2 into formate on the modulated Cu sites rather than on the isolated Pb. In situ spectroscopic evidence and theoretical calculations revealed that the activated Cu sites of the Pb1Cu catalyst regulate the first protonation step of the CO2RR and divert the CO2RR towards a HCOO* path rather than a COOH* path, thus thwarting the possibility of other products. We further showcase the continuous production of a pure formic acid solution at 100 mA cm-2 over 180 h using a solid electrolyte reactor and Pb1Cu.
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- Tingting Zheng
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, People's Republic of China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
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Ding Q, Li C, Wang H, Xu C, Kuang H. Electrochemical detection of heavy metal ions in water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:7215-7231. [PMID: 34223844 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00983d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Heavy metal ions are one of the main sources of water pollution. Most heavy metal ions are carcinogens that pose a threat to both ecological balance and human health. With the increasing demand for heavy metal detection, electrochemical detection is favorable due to its high sensitivity and efficiency. Here, after discussing the pollution sources and toxicities of Hg(ii), Cd(ii), As(iii), Pb(ii), UO2(ii), Tl(i), Cr(vi), Ag(i), and Cu(ii), we review a variety of recent electrochemical methods for detecting heavy metal ions. Compared with traditional methods, electrochemical methods are portable, fast, and cost-effective, and they can be adapted to various on-site inspection sites. Our review shows that the electrochemical detection of heavy metal ions is a very promising strategy that has attracted widespread attention and can be applied in agriculture, life science, clinical diagnosis, and analysis.
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- Qi Ding
- The Key Laboratory of Food Colloids and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Xu QQ, Xia X, Zhu M, Xu LH, Zhang YX, Li SS. Cobalt encapsulated in bamboo-like N-doped carbon nanotubes for highly sensitive electroanalysis of Pb(II): enhancement based on adsorption and catalysis. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:2147-2156. [PMID: 33881025 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay02330b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are recognized as desirable candidates to fabricate electrochemical sensing interfaces owing to their high surface area and excellent electron conductivity. However, the poor catalytic properties of CNTs significantly hinder their further application in electrochemical detection. Herein, for the first time we combined defective CNTs with catalytically active cobalt nanoparticles (Co NPs) to give cobalt encapsulated in a bamboo-like N-doped carbon nanotube nanocomposite (Co/N-CNTs). The novel constructed Co/N-CNTs are used as a modifier on a bare glass carbon electrode for the electrochemical detection of Pb(ii). As a result, the positive effect of adsorption and catalysis on Co/N-CNT shows a significant improvement in the electroanalytical performance towards Pb(ii) with a sensitivity of 69.74 μA μM-1 and a limit of detection of 0.039 μM. Moreover, the stability and practical applications of Co/N-CNTs towards Pb(ii) in real water samples obtained from a mining subsidence area were also considered. This method shows great promise, achieving an outstanding electroanalysis efficiency with noble-metal-free nanocomposite sensors based on the combination of carbon and transition metals.
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- Qian-Qian Xu
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, P. R. China.
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Yang M, Li PH, Chen SH, Xiao XY, Tang XH, Lin CH, Huang XJ, Liu WQ. Nanometal Oxides with Special Surface Physicochemical Properties to Promote Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metal Ions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001035. [PMID: 32406188 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heavy metal ions (HMIs) are one of the major environmental pollution problems currently faced. To monitor and control HMIs, rapid and reliable detection is required. Electrochemical analysis is one of the promising methods for on-site detection and monitoring due to high sensitivity, short response time, etc. Recently, nanometal oxides with special surface physicochemical properties have been widely used as electrode modifiers to enhance sensitivity and selectivity for HMIs detection. In this work, recent advances in the electrochemical detection of HMIs using nanometal oxides, which are attributed to specific crystal facets and phases, surficial defects and vacancies, and oxidation state cycle, are comprehensively summarized and discussed in aspects of synthesis, characterization, electroanalysis application, and mechanism. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities for the development and application of nanometal oxides with functional surface physicochemical properties in electrochemical determination of HMIs are presented.
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- Meng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, and Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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