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Flores N, Centurion F, Zheng J, Baharfar M, Kilani M, Ghasemian MB, Allioux FM, Tang J, Tang J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rahim MA. Polyphenol-Mediated Liquid Metal Composite Architecture for Solar Thermoelectric Generation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2308346. [PMID: 37924272 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Abstract
The development of advanced solar energy technologies, which efficiently convert solar energy to heat and then to electricity, remains a significant challenge in the pursuit of clean energy production. Here, this challenge is addressed by designing a photothermal absorber composed of liquid gallium particles and a natural polyphenol-based coordination ink. The design of this composite takes advantage of the tuneable light absorption properties of the polyphenol inks and can also be applied onto flexible substrates. While the ink utilizes two types of coordination complexes to absorb light at different wavelengths, the liquid gallium particles with high thermal and electrical properties provide enhanced thermoelectric effect. As such, the photothermal composite exhibits a broad-spectrum light absorption and highly efficient solar-to-heat conversion. A thermoelectric generator coated with the photothermal composite exhibits an impressive voltage output of ≈185.3 mV when exposed to 1 Sun illumination, without requiring any optical concentration, which sets a new record for a power density at 345.5 µW cm-2 . This work showcases the synergistic combination of natural compound-based light-absorbing coordination complexes with liquid metals to achieve a strong photothermal effect and their integration into thermoelectric devices with powerful light harvesting capabilities.
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- Nieves Flores
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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Li Z, Qu J, Qian L, Li Y, Liu J, Yao X, Zhang S, Valentin N, Song W. Multifunctional composite films based on polyvinyl alcohol, quaternary ammonium salt modified cellulose nanofibers and tannic acid-iron ion coordination complexes for food packaging. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126857. [PMID: 37703973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
Abstract
The development of sustainable and well-performing food packaging materials takes on critical significance, whereas it is still challenging. To overcome the shortcomings of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a degradable packaging material, in this work, hydrophobic quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) modified cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and tannic acid‑iron ion coordination complexes (TA-Fe) were adopted for the preparation of functional PVA films. The modified CNF (CNF-QAS) not only improved the mechanical properties and water resistance of PVA, but also endowed it with antibacterial ability. In addition, the synergistic antibacterial capability with CNF-QAS was achieved using TA-Fe with photothermal therapy. As a result, the modulus, elongation at break, tensile strength, and water contact angle of the prepared PVA films were examined as 88 MPa, 200 %, 11.7 MPa, and 94.8°, respectively. Furthermore, with the assistance of CNF-QAS and TA-Fe, the films inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. aureus by 99.8 % and 99.7 %, respectively, and they exhibited high cell viability of 90.5 % for L929 fibroblasts. Based on the above encouraging properties, the functional PVA films could significantly extend the shelf life of oranges for over two weeks, proving the excellent application prospects in the food packaging field.
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- Zhiqiang Li
- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Department of Physics, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Carol I Blvd. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Advanced Photo-Electronics Materials and Energy Conversion Device, School of Electronic Information, Xijing University, Xi'an 710123, China.
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Zheng S, Chen M, Chen K, Wu Y, Yu J, Jiang T, Wu M. Solar-Light-Responsive Zinc-Air Battery with Self-Regulated Charge-Discharge Performance based on Photothermal Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:2985-2995. [PMID: 36622791 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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It is extremely challenging to significantly increase the voltaic efficiency, power density, and cycle stability of a Zn-air battery by just adjusting the catalytic performance of the cathode with nanometers/atomistic engineering because of the restriction of thermodynamic equilibrium potential. Herein, inspired by solar batteries, the S-atom-bridged FeNi particles and N-doped hollow carbon nanosphere composite configuration (FeNi-S,N-HCS) is presented as a prototype of muti-functional air electrode material (intrinsic electrocatalytic function and additional photothermal function) for designing photoresponsive all-solid-state Zn-air batteries (PR-ZABs) based on the photothermal effect. The local temperature of the FeNi-S,N-HCS electrode can well respond to the stimuli of sunlight irradiation because of their superior photothermal effect. As expected, under illumination, the power density of the as-fabricated PR-ZABs based on the FeNi-S,N-HCS electrode can be improved from 77 mW cm-2 to 126 mW cm-2. Simultaneously, charge voltage can be dramatically reduced, and cycle lifetime is also prolonged under illumination, because of the expedited electrocatalytic kinetics, the increased electrical conductivity, and the accelerated desorption rate of O2 bubbles from the electrode. By exerting the intrinsic electrocatalytic and photothermal efficiency of the electrode materials, this research paves new ways to improve battery performance from kinetic and thermodynamic perspectives.
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- Shushan Zheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive Nation Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive Nation Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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Song XZ, Zhao YH, Zhang F, Ni JC, Zhang Z, Tan Z, Wang XF, Li Y. Coupling Plant Polyphenol Coordination Assembly with Co(OH) 2 to Enhance Electrocatalytic Performance towards Oxygen Evolution Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3972. [PMID: 36432258 PMCID: PMC9699349 DOI: 10.3390/nano12223972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is kinetically sluggish due to the limitation of the four-electron transfer pathway, so it is imperative to explore advanced catalysts with a superior structure and catalytic output under facile synthetic conditions. In the present work, an easily accessible strategy was proposed to implement the plant-polyphenol-involved coordination assembly on Co(OH)2 nanosheets. A TA-Fe (TA = tannic acid) coordination assembly growing on Co(OH)2 resulted in the heterostructure of Co(OH)2@TA-Fe as an electrocatalyst for OER. It could significantly decrease the overpotential to 297 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. The heterostructure Co(OH)2@TA-Fe also possessed favorable reaction kinetics with a low Tafel slope of 64.8 mV dec-1 and facilitated a charge-transfer ability. The enhanced electrocatalytic performance was further unraveled to be related to the confined growth of the coordination assembly on Co(OH)2 to expose more active sites, the modulated surface properties and their synergistic effect. This study demonstrated a simple and feasible strategy to utilize inexpensive biomass-derived substances as novel modifiers to enhance the performance of energy-conversion electrocatalysis.
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- Xue-Zhi Song
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser Ion and Electron Beams, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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