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Ma SN, Guan JP, Cheng XW, Chen G, Guo WH. Caramel doped with aromatic compounds as halogen- and phosphorus-free flame-retardant strategy for wool fabric. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 280:136142. [PMID: 39349081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136142] [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: 09/02/2024] [Revised: 09/22/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/02/2024]
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The development of halogen- and phosphorus-free flame-retardant strategies is urgently needed in textile industry. In this study, a caramel product doped with aromatic compounds was developed via caramelization and aldol reactions using glucose and p-phthaldialdehyde. The modified caramel (Car@PDA) was subsequently used as a sustainable approach to improve flame retardancy of wool fabric. The flame retardancy, washing durability, heat generation, and flame-retardant mode of action of Car@PDA on wool fabric were investigated. The modified wool fabrics showed excellent flame retardancy, with the limiting oxygen index increasing to 32.5 % and the damaged length decreasing to 10.1 cm, with good self-extinguishing capacity. Car@PDA could combine with wool fibers through Schiff base reaction and electrostatic attraction, so the modified wool fabrics still self-extinguished and met the B1 flame-retardant requirements after 10 washing cycles. The modified wool showed significantly decreased heat release capacity and fire growth rate, suggesting high fire safety. Car@PDA promoted the decomposition of the fabric to form char barrier, thereby achieving an effective flame-retardant effect. In addition, the Car@PDA modification had a minimal effect on the tensile strength and handle of wool fabric. This study provides an innovative way to create bio-based, halogen- and phosphorus-free flame-retardants for protein wool fabrics.
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- Sheng-Nan Ma
- Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials (CNTAC), College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials (CNTAC), College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials (CNTAC), College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials (CNTAC), College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials (CNTAC), College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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Belessi V, Koutsioukis A, Giasafaki D, Philippakopoulou T, Panagiotopoulou V, Mitzithra C, Kripotou S, Manolis G, Steriotis T, Charalambopoulou G, Georgakilas V. One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalised rGO/AgNPs Hybrids as Pigments for Highly Conductive Printing Inks. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:859. [PMID: 38786815 PMCID: PMC11123983 DOI: 10.3390/nano14100859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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This work provides a method for the development of conductive water-based printing inks for gravure, flexography and screen-printing incorporating commercial resins that are already used in the printing industry. The development of the respective conductive materials/pigments is based on the simultaneous (in one step) reduction of silver salts and graphene oxide in the presence of 2,5-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid that is used for the first time as the common in-situ reducing agent for these two reactions. The presence of aminophenylsulfonic derivatives is essential for the reduction procedure and in parallel leads to the enrichment of the graphene surface with aminophenylsulfonic groups that provide a high hydrophilicity to the final materials/pigments.
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- Vassiliki Belessi
- Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Graphic Arts Technology Study Direction, University of West Attica, Egaleo, 12243 Athens, Greece;
- Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Materials, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, 12244 Athens, Greece;
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- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece; (D.G.); (C.M.); (G.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Graphic Arts Technology Study Direction, University of West Attica, Egaleo, 12243 Athens, Greece;
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- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece; (D.G.); (C.M.); (G.M.); (G.C.)
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- Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Materials, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, 12244 Athens, Greece;
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- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece; (D.G.); (C.M.); (G.M.); (G.C.)
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- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece; (D.G.); (C.M.); (G.M.); (G.C.)
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- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece; (D.G.); (C.M.); (G.M.); (G.C.)
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Qing F, Guo X, Hou Y, Ning C, Wang Q, Li X. Toward the Production of Super Graphene. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310678. [PMID: 38708801 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The quality requirements of graphene depend on the applications. Some have a high tolerance for graphene quality and even require some defects, while others require graphene as perfect as possible to achieve good performance. So far, synthesis of large-area graphene films by chemical vapor deposition of carbon precursors on metal substrates, especially on Cu, remains the main way to produce high-quality graphene, which has been significantly developed in the past 15 years. However, although many prototypes are demonstrated, their performance is still more or less far from the theoretical property limit of graphene. This review focuses on how to make super graphene, namely graphene with a perfect structure and free of contaminations. More specially, this study focuses on graphene synthesis on Cu substrates. Typical defects in graphene are first discussed together with the formation mechanisms and how they are characterized normally, followed with a brief review of graphene properties and the effects of defects. Then, the synthesis progress of super graphene from the aspects of substrate, grain size, wrinkles, contamination, adlayers, and point defects are reviewed. Graphene transfer is briefly discussed as well. Finally, the challenges to make super graphene are discussed and a strategy is proposed.
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- Fangzhu Qing
- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518110, China
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- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518110, China
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Cai L, Zhang Y, Ma R, Feng X, Yan L, Jia D, Xu M, Ai L, Guo N, Wang L. Nitrogen-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon Derived from Coal for High-Performance Supercapacitor. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093660. [PMID: 37175070 PMCID: PMC10180139 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093660] [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: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The surface properties and the hierarchical pore structure of carbon materials are important for their actual application in supercapacitors. It is important to pursue an integrated approach that is both easy and cost-effective but also challenging. Herein, coal-based hierarchical porous carbon with nitrogen doping was prepared by a simple dual template strategy using coal as the carbon precursor. The hierarchical pores were controlled by incorporating different target templates. Thanks to high conductivity, large electrochemically active surface area (483 m2 g-1), hierarchical porousness with appropriate micro-/mesoporous channels, and high surface nitrogen content (5.34%), the resulting porous carbon exhibits a high specific capacitance in a three-electrode system using KOH electrolytes, reaching 302 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 and 230 F g-1 at 50 A g-1 with a retention rate of 76%. At 250 W kg-1, the symmetrical supercapacitor assembled at 6 M KOH shows a high energy density of 8.3 Wh kg-1, and the stability of the cycling is smooth. The energy density of the symmetric supercapacitor assembled under ionic liquids was further increased to 48.3 Wh kg-1 with a power output of 750 W kg-1 when the operating voltage was increased to 3 V. This work expands the application of coal-based carbon materials in capacitive energy storage.
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- Leiming Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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Puente C, Pineda Aguilar N, Gómez I, López I. Morphology Effect of Photoconverted Silver Nanoparticles on the Performance of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:12630-12635. [PMID: 37065055 PMCID: PMC10099118 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Nowadays, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates are of great interest for many researchers, aiming to fabricate substrates with high sensitivity and low fabrication costs. In this study, we photoconverted Ag nanoparticles by using a simple and affordable red-green-blue light-emitting diode photoreactor. The obtained dispersions were transformed into a paste of nanoparticles and used to fabricate SERS substrates by a simple drop-casting process under controlled humidity conditions. The performance of these substrates was tested using p-aminothiophenol as a Raman probe. The results indicate that the particle shape has an influence on the Raman intensities and substrate sensitivity, showing a significant enhancement as the number of faces and vertices in the particle increases.
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- Carlos Puente
- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología
y Nanotecnología, Laboratorio de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Autopista al Aeropuerto Internacional
Mariano Escobedo Km. 10, Parque de Investigación e Innovación
Tecnológica, Apodaca 66629, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Centro
de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV), Unidad Monterrey, Alianza Norte
202, Apodaca 66628, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Laboratorio de Materiales I, Av. Universidad,
Cd. Universitaria, Universidad Autónoma
de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología
y Nanotecnología, Laboratorio de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Autopista al Aeropuerto Internacional
Mariano Escobedo Km. 10, Parque de Investigación e Innovación
Tecnológica, Apodaca 66629, Nuevo León, Mexico
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Idisi DO, Benecha EM. Crystallite Size Dependent Superparamagnetic Properties of Gold Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite: An Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-023-02538-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Salverda M, Thiruppathi AR, Pakravan F, Wood PC, Chen A. Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27248643. [PMID: 36557776 PMCID: PMC9783006 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Here, we report on a new automated electrochemical process for the production of graphene oxide (GO) from graphite though electrochemical exfoliation. The effects of the electrolyte and applied voltage were investigated and optimized. The morphology, structure and composition of the electrochemically exfoliated GO (EGO) were probed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), FTIR spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Important metrics such as the oxygen content (25.3 at.%), defect density (ID/IG = 0.85) and number of layers of the formed EGO were determined. The EGO was also compared with the GO prepared using the traditional chemical method, demonstrating the effectiveness of the automated electrochemical process. The electrochemical properties of the EGO, CGO and other carbon-based materials were further investigated and compared. The automated electrochemical exfoliation of natural graphite powder demonstrated in the present study does not require any binders; it is facile, cost-effective and easy to scale up for a large-scale production of graphene-based nanomaterials for various applications.
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- Michael Salverda
- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Zentek Ltd., 24 Corporate Court, Guelph, ON N1G 5G5, Canada
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- Electrochemical Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
- Correspondence:
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Ng RC, El Sachat A, Cespedes F, Poblet M, Madiot G, Jaramillo-Fernandez J, Florez O, Xiao P, Sledzinska M, Sotomayor-Torres CM, Chavez-Angel E. Excitation and detection of acoustic phonons in nanoscale systems. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:13428-13451. [PMID: 36082529 PMCID: PMC9520674 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04100f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phonons play a key role in the physical properties of materials, and have long been a topic of study in physics. While the effects of phonons had historically been considered to be a hindrance, modern research has shown that phonons can be exploited due to their ability to couple to other excitations and consequently affect the thermal, dielectric, and electronic properties of solid state systems, greatly motivating the engineering of phononic structures. Advances in nanofabrication have allowed for structuring and phonon confinement even down to the nanoscale, drastically changing material properties. Despite developments in fabricating such nanoscale devices, the proper manipulation and characterization of phonons continues to be challenging. However, a fundamental understanding of these processes could enable the realization of key applications in diverse fields such as topological phononics, information technologies, sensing, and quantum electrodynamics, especially when integrated with existing electronic and photonic devices. Here, we highlight seven of the available methods for the excitation and detection of acoustic phonons and vibrations in solid materials, as well as advantages, disadvantages, and additional considerations related to their application. We then provide perspectives towards open challenges in nanophononics and how the additional understanding granted by these techniques could serve to enable the next generation of phononic technological applications.
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- Ryan C Ng
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
- Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
- ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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Bhardwaj SK, Knaus T, Garcia A, Yan N, Mutti FG. Bacterial Peroxidase on Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide for Highly Sensitive H 2 O 2 Detection. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200346. [PMID: 35723909 PMCID: PMC9543142 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Peroxidase enzymes enable the construction of electrochemical sensors for highly sensitive and selective quantitative detection of various molecules, pathogens and diseases. Herein, we describe the immobilization of a peroxidase from Bacillus s. (BsDyP) on electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layers. XRD, SEM, AFM, FT-IR and Raman characterization of the sensor confirmed its structural integrity and a higher enzyme surface occupancy. The BsDyP-ERGO/ITO/PET electrode performed better than other horseradish peroxidase-based electrodes, as evinced by an improved electrochemical response in the nanomolar range (linearity 0.05-280 μM of H2 O2 , LOD 32 nM). The bioelectrode was mechanically robust, active in the 3.5-6 pH range and exhibited no loss of activity upon storage for 8 weeks at 4 °C.
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- Sheetal K. Bhardwaj
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences HIMS-Biocat & HetCatUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences HIMS-Biocat & HetCatUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences HIMS-Biocat & HetCatUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences HIMS-Biocat & HetCatUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences HIMS-Biocat & HetCatUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Non-toxic carbon dots fluorescence sensor based on chitosan for sensitive and selective detection of Cr (VI) in water. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hu C, Hu Y, Zhu A, Li M, Wei J, Zhang Y, Xie W. Several Key Factors for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: Active Site Coordination Environment, Morphology Changes and Intermediates Identification. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200138. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Cejun Hu
- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- School of Medicine Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center College of Chemistry Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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Yao F, Xu P, Jia H, Li X, Yu H, Li X. Thermogravimetric Analysis on a Resonant Microcantilever. Anal Chem 2022; 94:9380-9388. [PMID: 35731930 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a widely applied classic method for material characterization. However, the existing TGA method has reached its technical ceiling in regard to its sensitivity, efficiency, application scope, and extensibility. With temperature-programming and a picogram (10-12 g) mass resoluble measurement function, an integrated resonant microcantilever is proposed and developed into micro-electromechanical system-based TGA (MEMS TGA) technology to satisfy the significantly higher TGA requirements. With only a nanogram (10-9 g) level of a loaded sample, the microcantilever can conduct ultrasensitive mass-loss analysis along with ultrafast and controllable heating up to 1200 °C. Experiments have verified that MEMS TGA can improve heating efficiency by at least one order of magnitude compared to conventional TGA while maintaining measurement accuracy. The trace sample requirement also enables MEMS TGA to directly test explosive substances in an air atmosphere, while conventional TGA with a larger amount of sample has difficulty in avoiding explosion-induced equipment damage during heating. The silicon MEMS TGA microchip also exhibits functional combination (even integration) with other analytical techniques such as Raman spectroscopy to realize operando characterization.
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- Fanglan Yao
- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chen X, Assebban M, Kohring M, Bao L, Weber HB, Knirsch KC, Hirsch A. Laser-Triggered Bottom-Up Transcription of Chemical Information: Toward Patterned Graphene/MoS 2 Heterostructures. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9645-9650. [PMID: 35617156 PMCID: PMC9185739 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Efficiently assembling
heterostructures with desired interface
properties, stability, and facile patternability is challenging yet
crucial to modern device fabrication. Here, we demonstrate an interface
coupling concept to bottom-up construct covalently linked graphene/MoS2 heterostructures in a spatially defined manner. The covalent
heterostructure domains are selectively created in analogy to the
traditional printmaking technique, enabling graphic patterns at the
bottom MoS2 layer to be precisely transferred to the top
graphene layer. This bottom-up connection and transcription of chemical
information is achieved simply via laser beam irradiation. Our approach
opens up a new paradigm for heterostructure construction and integration.
It enables the efficient generation and real-time visualization of
spatially well-resolved covalent graphene/MoS2 heterostructures,
facilitating further design and integration of patterned heterostructures
into new generations of high-performance devices.
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- Xin Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstr. 7, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstr. 7, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Kim SW, Chung S, Han GF, Seo JM, Noh HJ, Kim SJ, Jeon JP, Lee E, Kang B, Mahmood J, Cho K, Baek JB. Solution-Processable Semiconducting Conjugated Planar Network. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14588-14595. [PMID: 35311266 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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After the emergence of graphene in the material science field, top-down and bottom-up studies to develop semiconducting organic materials with layered structures became highly active. However, most of them have suffered from poor processability, which hampers device fabrication and frustrates practical applications. Here, we suggest an unconventional approach to fabricating semiconducting devices, which avoids the processability issue. We designed a soluble amorphous network using a solution process to form a thin film on a substrate. We then employed heat treatment to develop a flattened organic structure in the thin film, as an active layer for organic thin-film transistors (TFTs). The fabricated TFTs showed good performance in both horizontal and vertical charge transport, suggesting a versatile and useful approach for the development of organic semiconductors.
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- Seong-Wook Kim
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi 39248, South Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology and Department of Nano Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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Liu X, Xu C, Xie S, Zhu L, Wang X. Evaluation of photodegradation performance by paper microzones. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150916. [PMID: 34653466 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Currently, the performance evaluation of catalysts usually requires expensive instruments. Hence, it is imperative to develop an alternative, green and sustainable method to investigate the photocatalytic reaction processes. Herein, the variation of degradation performance of different wastewaters with different dosage of P25 TiO2 was evaluated to verify the reliability of the paper microzones method (PMZs). The optimum P25 TiO2 dosage of 1 g/L for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) (UV light for 6 mins) and 0.5 g/L for the degradation of fuchsin basic (FB) (UV light for 5 mins) was obtained by the PMZs method. For the photocatalytic degradation of trivalent iron ion complexed salicylic acid (Fe(III)-SA) solution, the R2 values of 0.904 and 0.801 were obtained for the photocatalytic reaction kinetics by PMZs and spectrophotometry, respectively, which again indicated the high reliability of PMZs. The accuracy of the results obtained by PMZs method relative to the spectrophotometric method ranged from 68.80% to 87.54% when degrading MB, FB, mixture of MB and FB, and Fe(III)-SA by P25 TiO2. Therefore, the PMZs method is all in line with the requirements of low-carbon environmental protection and green chemistry, and has broad application prospects in the future.
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- Xian Liu
- School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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- School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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Jeong S, Mai HD, Nam KH, Park CM, Jeon KJ. Self-Healing Graphene-Templated Platinum-Nickel Oxide Heterostructures for Overall Water Splitting. ACS NANO 2022; 16:930-938. [PMID: 35029361 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrocatalysts with dramatically enhanced water splitting efficiency, derived from controlled structures, phase transitions, functional activation, etc., have been developed recently. Herein, we report an in situ observation of graphene-based self-healing, in which this functional activation is induced by a redox reaction. Specifically, graphene on stainless steel (SUS) switches between graphene (C-C) and graphene oxide (C-O) coordination via an electrical redox reaction to activate water splitting. A heterostructure comprising Pt-NiO thin films on single-layer graphene directly grown on a SUS substrate (Pt-NiO/Gr-SUS) was also synthesized by electrodeposition. Pt-NiO/Gr-SUS exhibited water splitting activity with low Pt loading (<1 wt %). The findings provide valuable insight for designing robust electrodes based on reversible redox-induced self-healable graphene to develop more efficient catalysts.
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- Sangmin Jeong
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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Liñeira del Río JM, Guimarey MJ, Prado JI, Lugo L, López ER, Comuñas MJ. Improving the tribological performance of a biodegradable lubricant adding graphene nanoplatelets as additives. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Yadav RM, Li Z, Zhang T, Sahin O, Roy S, Gao G, Guo H, Vajtai R, Wang L, Ajayan PM, Wu J. Amine-Functionalized Carbon Nanodot Electrocatalysts Converting Carbon Dioxide to Methane. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2105690. [PMID: 34632637 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) to methane (CH4 ), which can be used not only as fuel but also as a hydrogen carrier, has drawn great attention for use in supporting carbon capture and utilization. The design of active and selective electrocatalysts with exceptional CO2 -to-CH4 conversion efficiency is highly desirable; however, it remains a challenge. Here a molecular tuning strategy-in situ amine functionalization of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for highly efficient CO2 -to-CH4 conversion is presented. Amine functionalized nitrogen-doped GQDs achieve a CH4 Faradic efficiency (FE) of 63% and 46%, respectively, at CH4 partial current densities of 170 and 258 mA cm-2 , approximating to or even outperforming state-of-the-art Cu-based electrocatalysts. These GQDs also convert CO2 to C2 products mainly including C2 H4 and C2 H5 OH with a maximum FE of ≈10%. A systematic analysis reveals that the CH4 yield varies linearly with amine group content, whereas the C2 production rate is positively dependent on pyridinic N dopant content. This work provides insight into the rational design of carbon catalysts with CO2 -to-CH4 conversion efficiency at the industrially relevant level.
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- Ram Manohar Yadav
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Department of Physics, VSSD College, CSJM University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208002, India
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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Misra S, Katiyar NK, Kumar A, Goel S, Biswas K. Nanofabrication route to achieve sustainable production of next generation defect-free graphene: analysis and characterisation. NANOFABRICATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/nanofab-2020-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In the past two decades, graphene has been one of the most studied materials due to its exceptional properties. The scalable route to cost-effective manufacture defect-free graphene has continued to remain a technical challenge. Intrinsically defect-free graphene changes its properties dramatically, and it is a challenging task to control the defects in graphene production using scaled-down subtractive manufacturing techniques. In this work, the exfoliation of graphite was investigated as a sustainable low-cost graphene manufacturing technique. The study made use of a simple domestic appliance e.g., a kitchen blender to churn graphene in wet conditions by mixing with N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). It was found that the centrifugal force-induced turbulent flow caused by the rotating blades exfoliates graphite flakes to form graphene. The technique is endowed with a high yield of defect-free graphene (0.3 g/h) and was deemed suitable to remove 10% fluoride content from the water and color absorption from fizzy drinks.
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- Shikhar Misra
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur , , India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur , , India ; School of Engineering , London South Bank University , SE10AA , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering , Indian institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur , , India
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- School of Engineering , London South Bank University , SE10AA , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; Department of Mechanical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039 , India ; Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Petroleum and Energy Studies , Dehradun , 248007 , India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur , , India
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Malard LM, Lafeta L, Cunha RS, Nadas R, Gadelha A, Cançado LG, Jorio A. Studying 2D materials with advanced Raman spectroscopy: CARS, SRS and TERS. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:23428-23444. [PMID: 34651627 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03240b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Raman spectroscopy has been established as a valuable tool to study and characterize two-dimensional (2D) systems, but it exhibits two drawbacks: a relatively weak signal response and a limited spatial resolution. Recently, advanced Raman spectroscopy techniques, such as coherent anti-Stokes spectroscopy (CARS), stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), have been shown to overcome these two limitations. In this article, we review how useful physical information can be retrieved from different 2D materials using these three advanced Raman spectroscopy and imaging techniques, discussing results on graphene, hexagonal boron-nitride, and transition metal di- and mono-chalcogenides, thus providing perspectives for future work in this early-stage field of research, including similar studies on unexplored 2D systems and open questions.
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- Leandro M Malard
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30123-970, Brazil.
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Solid-phase synthesis of red dual-emissive nitrogen-doped carbon dots for the detection of Cu2+ and glutathione. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salazar-Aguilar AD, Rodriguez-Rodriguez JI, Piñeiro-García A, Tristan F, Labrada-Delgado GJ, Meneses-Rodríguez D, Vega-Díaz SM. Layer-by-Layer Method to Prepare Three-Dimensional Reduced Graphene Materials with Controlled Architectures Using SiO 2 as a Sacrificial Template. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Alma D. Salazar-Aguilar
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico esq., A. García Cubas #600 Pt, CP 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico esq., A. García Cubas #600 Pt, CP 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico esq., A. García Cubas #600 Pt, CP 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico esq., A. García Cubas #600 Pt, CP 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Cátedras-CONACYT CINVESTAV, Mérida Km 6, Carretera Antigua a Progreso, Cordemex, CP 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico esq., A. García Cubas #600 Pt, CP 38010 Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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Tonel MZ, Zanella I, Fagan SB. Theoretical study of small aromatic molecules adsorbed in pristine and functionalised graphene. J Mol Model 2021; 27:193. [PMID: 34057615 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04806-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Small aromatic molecules are precursors for several biological systems such as DNA, proteins, drugs, and are also present in several pollutants. The understanding of the interaction of these small aromatic molecules with pristine and functionalised graphene (fGr) can generate different applications. We performed ab initio simulations based on the density functional theory to evaluate the interaction between the aromatic compounds, benzene, benzoic acid, aniline and phenol, with pristine and fGr. The results show that the binding energy for all cases is less than 103.24 kJ/mol (1.07 eV) without substantial modification of the electronic properties, indicating that the interaction occurs through a physical adsorption regime. The results are promising because they suggest that pristine graphene and functionalised graphene are suitable for removing these pollutants, or for carrying molecules for biological applications influenced by π-π and H-bonds interaction.
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- Mariana Zancan Tonel
- Physics Department, Universidade Franciscana-UFN, Rua dos Andradas, 1614, ZIP, Santa Maria, RS, 97010-032, Brazil.
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- Physics Department, Universidade Franciscana-UFN, Rua dos Andradas, 1614, ZIP, Santa Maria, RS, 97010-032, Brazil
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- Physics Department, Universidade Franciscana-UFN, Rua dos Andradas, 1614, ZIP, Santa Maria, RS, 97010-032, Brazil
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Dong K, Liang J, Wang Y, Xu Z, Liu Q, Luo Y, Li T, Li L, Shi X, Asiri AM, Li Q, Ma D, Sun X. Honeycomb Carbon Nanofibers: A Superhydrophilic O
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‐Entrapping Electrocatalyst Enables Ultrahigh Mass Activity for the Two‐Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Kai Dong
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Sichuan Normal University Chengdu 610068 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Henan University Kaifeng 475004 Henan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 Shandong China
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science & Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research King Abdulaziz University P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Sichuan Normal University Chengdu 610068 Sichuan China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Henan University Kaifeng 475004 Henan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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Dong K, Liang J, Wang Y, Xu Z, Liu Q, Luo Y, Li T, Li L, Shi X, Asiri AM, Li Q, Ma D, Sun X. Honeycomb Carbon Nanofibers: A Superhydrophilic O
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‐Entrapping Electrocatalyst Enables Ultrahigh Mass Activity for the Two‐Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10583-10587. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Kai Dong
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Sichuan Normal University Chengdu 610068 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Henan University Kaifeng 475004 Henan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 Shandong China
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science & Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research King Abdulaziz University P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Sichuan Normal University Chengdu 610068 Sichuan China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Henan University Kaifeng 475004 Henan China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 Sichuan China
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Benzofurazan derivatives modified graphene oxide nanocomposite: Physico-chemical characterization and interaction with bacterial and tumoral cells. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 123:112028. [PMID: 33812643 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Two novel graphene oxide-benzofuran derivatives composites were obtained through the covalent immobilization of [4-hydrazinyl-7nitrobenz-[2,1,3-d]-oxadiazole (NBDH) and respectively, N1-(7-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine (NBD-PD), on graphene oxide. This covalent functionalization was achieved by activating the carboxylic groups on the surface of graphene oxide by the reaction with thionyl chloride followed by coupling with the amino group of benzofurazane derivatives to obtain the NBD derivatives grafted on graphene oxide. The formation of new materials was check by Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence, infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and elemental mapping. The antimicrobial effect of the new composites was evaluated on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, both on planktonic and adherent biofilm populations. The cytotoxic effects of the materials on human colon cancer HCT-116 cell line and the normal human fibroblast BJ cell line were evaluated by investigating cell viability and membrane integrity. Apoptosis and colony forming ability of tumor cells were also investigated following exposure to new materials. The biological results of this study have shown that the new materials have potential in combating biofilm formation and also, the tested materials induced cytotoxicity in human colon cancer HCT-116 cell line with limited effects on normal BJ fibroblasts, suggesting their antitumor potential.
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Liu W, Speranza G. Tuning the Oxygen Content of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Effects on Its Properties. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6195-6205. [PMID: 33718710 PMCID: PMC7948250 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The need to recover the graphene properties in terms of electrical and thermal conductivity calls for the application of reduction processes leading to the removal of oxygen atoms from the graphene oxide sheet surface. The recombination of carbon-carbon double bonds causes a partial recovery of the original graphene properties mainly limited by the presence of residual oxygen atoms and lattice defects. However, the loss of polar oxygen-based functional groups renders the material dispersibility rather complicated. In addition, oxygen-containing functional groups are reaction sites useful to further bind active molecules to engineer the reduced graphene sheets. For these reasons, a variety of chemical processes are described in the literature to reduce the graphene oxide. However, it is greatly important to select a chemical process enabling a thin modulation of the residual oxygen content thus tuning the properties of the final product. In this work, we will present a chemical-processing technique based on the hydroiodic acid to carefully control the degree of residual oxidation. Graphene oxides were reduced using hydroiodic acid with concentrations from 0.06 to 0.95 mol L-1. Their properties were characterized in detail and tested, and the results showed that their oxygen content was finely tuned from 33.6 to 10.7 atom %. This allows carefully tailoring the material properties with respect to the desired application, which is exemplified by the variation of the bulk resistance from 92 Ω to 14.8 MΩ of the film from the obtained rGO.
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- Wei Liu
- Fondazione
Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, Trento 38123, Italy
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- Fondazione
Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, Trento 38123, Italy
- Department
of Industrial Engineering, University of
Trento, Via Sommarive
9, Trento 38123, Italy
- Istituto
di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, IFN-CNR, Via Alla Cascata 56/C, Trento 38123, Italy
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Tsakonas C, Dimitropoulos M, Manikas AC, Galiotis C. Growth and in situ characterization of 2D materials by chemical vapour deposition on liquid metal catalysts: a review. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:3346-3373. [PMID: 33555274 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07330j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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2D materials (2DMs) have now been established as unique and attractive alternatives to replace current technological materials in a number of applications. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD), is undoubtedly the most renowned technique for thin film synthesis and meets all requirements for automated large-scale production of 2DMs. Currently most CVD methods employ solid metal catalysts (SMCat) for the growth of 2DMs however their use has been found to induce structural defects such as wrinkles, fissures, and grain boundaries among others. On the other hand, liquid metal catalysts (LMCat), constitute a possible alternative for the production of defect-free 2DMs albeit with a small temperature penalty. This review is a comprehensive report of past attempts to employ LMCat for the production of 2DMs with emphasis on graphene growth. Special attention is paid to the underlying mechanisms that govern crystal growth and/or grain consolidation and film coverage. Finally, the advent of online metrology which is particularly effective for monitoring the chemical processes under LMCat conditions is also reviewed and certain directions for future development are drawn.
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- Christos Tsakonas
- University of Patras, Chemical Engineering Department, 26504 Patras, Greece.
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- University of Patras, Chemical Engineering Department, 26504 Patras, Greece. and Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), 26504 Patras, Greece
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Milotti V, Melle-Franco M, Steiner AK, Verbitskii I, Amsharov K, Pichler T. In situ laser annealing as pathway for the metal free synthesis of tailored nanographenes. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:703-709. [PMID: 36133840 PMCID: PMC9416805 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00909a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tailored synthesis of nanographenes, and especially graphene nanoribbons (GNR), has been achieved on metal substrates via a bottom-up approach from organic precursors, which paves the way to their application in nanoelectronics and optoelectronics. Since quantum confinement in nanographenes leads to the creation of peculiar band structures, strongly influenced by their topological characteristics, it is important to be able to exactly engineer them in order to precisely tune their electronic, optical and magnetic properties. However practical application of these materials requires post-synthesis transfer to insulating substrates. Recently, cyclodehydrofluorination of fluorinated organic precursors has been shown to be a promising pathway to achieve metal-free bottom-up synthesis of nanographenes. Here we present how to apply in situ laser annealing to induce cyclodehydrofluorination leading to nanographene formation directly on non-metallic surfaces. In this work, we analyze the changes in the Raman fingerprint of the fluorinated precursor tetrafluoro-diphenyl-quinquephenyl (TDQ) during the laser annealing process in high vacuum (HV), demonstrating that both heating and photo-induced processes influence the cyclization process. Hence, in situ laser annealing allows not only to influence chemical reactions, but also to have a fast and contact-free monitoring of the reaction products. Optimization of the laser annealing process adds a new level of control in the tailored synthesis of nanographenes on non-metallic substrates. This is a very promising pathway to unravel the full application potential of nanographenes in general and GNR in particular, enabling a fast optimization of precursor molecules and substrate geometry engineered for specific applications.
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- Valeria Milotti
- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Strudlhofgasse 4 1090 Vienna Austria
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Strudlhofgasse 4 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg 06108 Halle Germany
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Strudlhofgasse 4 1090 Vienna Austria
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Wang J, Peng Z, Zhu K, Xu M, Tao T, Jia D, Jia G, Wang Y, Ye W, Wu W, Gao P. The fate of oxygen on graphene-catalyst in the photocatalytic water splitting reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01286j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This paper reveals the transformation of oxygen on graphene in the water splitting process and for the first time, points out a step by step dehydrogenation process with the intermediates OH–C and O–C, and finally CO2.
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- Jun Wang
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Collaborative Innovation Center for High Value Utilization of Byproducts from Ethylene Project, Ningbo Polytechnic, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315800, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, P. R. China
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Optimized and scalable synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles for RNA extraction in response to developing countries' needs in the detection and control of SARS-CoV-2. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19004. [PMID: 33149153 PMCID: PMC7642403 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75798-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Ecuador is one of the most affected countries, with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, in Latin America derived from an ongoing economic crisis. One of the most important methods for COVID-19 detection is the use of techniques such as real time RT-PCR based on a previous extraction/purification of RNA procedure from nasopharyngeal cells using functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNP). This technique allows the processing of ~ 10,000 tests per day in private companies and around hundreds per day at local Universities guaranteeing to reach a wide range of the population. However, the main drawback of this method is the need for specialized MNP with a strong negative charge for the viral RNA extraction to detect the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here we present a simplified low cost method to produce 10 g of nanoparticles in 100 mL of solution that was scaled to one litter by parallelizing the process 10 times in just two days and allowing for the possibility of making ~ 50,000 COVID-19 tests. This communication helps in reducing the cost of acquiring MNP for diverse biomolecular applications supporting developing country budgets constraints and chemical availability specially during the COVID-19 International Health Emergency.
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The design and synthesis of molecular systems able to carry out movements resembling macroscopic objects is an exciting and challenging endeavor. Molecules that can walk covalently on a track have been demonstrated, and we now report how aryl groups that can migrate over a graphene surface. Specifically, we describe a system comprised of covalently functionalized aryl groups on graphene that undergo continuous aryl shifts. The dynamic aryl shift allows the aryl groups on graphene to effectively migrate step-by-step wherein each step involves reversible bond breaking and making that is initiated by a combination of an activated arene and p-doping of the graphene surface. Raman spectroscopic mapping of the distribution of the covalent attachment revealed that activated 4-methoxyphenyl groups migrate several microns from regions of high functionalization to regions with no prior functionalization.
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- Maggie He
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Alotaibi N, Hammud HH, Al Otaibi N, Prakasam T. Electrocatalytic Properties of 3D Hierarchical Graphitic Carbon-Cobalt Nanoparticles for Urea Oxidation. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:26038-26048. [PMID: 33073130 PMCID: PMC7558028 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A 3D hierarchical graphitic carbon nanostructure encapsulating cobalt(0)/cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoGC) has been prepared by solid-state pyrolysis of a mixture of anthracene and cobalt 2,2'-bipyridine terephthalate complex at 850 °C. Based on the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) methods, the prepared material has high surface area (186.8 m2 g-1) with an average pore width of 205.5 Å. XPS reveals the functionalization of carbon with different oxygen-containing groups, such as carboxylic acid groups. The presence of metallic cobalt nanoparticles with cubic and hexagonal crystalline structures encapsulated in graphitized carbon is confirmed using XRD and TEM. Raman spectroscopy indicates a graphitization degree of I D/I G = 1.02. CoGC was cast onto a glassy carbon electrode and used for urea electrooxidation in an alkaline solution. The electrochemical investigation shows that the newly prepared CoGC has a promising electrocatalytic activity toward urea. The specific activity is 128 mA cm-1 mg-1 for the electrooxidation of 0.3 M urea in 1 M KOH at a relatively low onset potential (0.31 V vs Ag/AgCl). It can be mainly attributed to the morphological structure of carbon and the high reactivity of cobalt nanoparticles. The calculated charge-transfer resistance, R ct, of the modified electrode in the presence of urea (10.95 Ω) is significantly lower than that in the absence of urea (113.5 Ω), which indicates electrocatalytic activity. The value of charge-transfer rate constant, k s, for the anodic reaction is 0.0058 s-1. Electrocatalytic durability in 1000 s chronoamperometry of the modified electrode suggests high structure stability. The modified electrode retained about 60% of its activity after 100 cycles as indicated by linear sweep voltammetry.
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- Nusaybah Alotaibi
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal
University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal
University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal
University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Program, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Šedajová V, Jakubec P, Bakandritsos A, Ranc V, Otyepka M. New Limits for Stability of Supercapacitor Electrode Material Based on Graphene Derivative. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1731. [PMID: 32878342 PMCID: PMC7558132 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Supercapacitors offer a promising alternative to batteries, especially due to their excellent power density and fast charging rate capability. However, the cycling stability and material synthesis reproducibility need to be significantly improved to enhance the reliability and durability of supercapacitors in practical applications. Graphene acid (GA) is a conductive graphene derivative dispersible in water that can be prepared on a large scale from fluorographene. Here, we report a synthesis protocol with high reproducibility for preparing GA. The charging/discharging rate stability and cycling stability of GA were tested in a two-electrode cell with a sulfuric acid electrolyte. The rate stability test revealed that GA could be repeatedly measured at current densities ranging from 1 to 20 A g-1 without any capacitance loss. The cycling stability experiment showed that even after 60,000 cycles, the material kept 95.3% of its specific capacitance at a high current density of 3 A g-1. The findings suggested that covalent graphene derivatives are lightweight electrode materials suitable for developing supercapacitors with extremely high durability.
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- Veronika Šedajová
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (V.Š.); (A.B.); (V.R.)
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (V.Š.); (A.B.); (V.R.)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (V.Š.); (A.B.); (V.R.)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (V.Š.); (A.B.); (V.R.)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (V.Š.); (A.B.); (V.R.)
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Melilli G, Adolfsson KH, Impagnatiello A, Rizza G, Hakkarainen M. Intriguing Carbon Flake Formation during Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization of Sodium Lignosulfonate. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2020; 4:1900111. [PMID: 32782821 PMCID: PMC7408046 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201900111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Elongated carbon structures, here denoted as carbon flakes (CF), are revealed after microwave-assisted hydrothermal carbonization of sodium lignosulfonate. The morphology of formed CF is investigated by transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Interestingly, a wide range of length distributions (between 100 and 700 nm) and a relatively constant aspect ratio and thickness are observed, indicating structures clearly different from the carbon spheres commonly formed during hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass. Moreover, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy provide further information of the chemical structure, which consist mainly of nanographitic domains with a high degree of defects such as oxygenated functional groups, hybridized sp3 carbon, and aliphatic side chains. Furthermore, new insights into the formation mechanisms are uncovered and the formation is speculated to proceed through the combined effect of microwave irradiation and a heterogeneous solid-solid conversion. The formed CF are anticipated as highly interesting products for a variety of material applications.
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- Giuseppe Melilli
- Department of Fibre and Polymer TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 58SE‐100 44StockholmSweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 58SE‐100 44StockholmSweden
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- Laboratoire des Solides IradiéeEcole PolytechniqueRoute de Saclay91128PalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire des Solides IradiéeEcole PolytechniqueRoute de Saclay91128PalaiseauFrance
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 58SE‐100 44StockholmSweden
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Márkus BG, Szirmai P, Edelthalhammer KF, Eckerlein P, Hirsch A, Hauke F, Nemes NM, Chacón-Torres JC, Náfrádi B, Forró L, Pichler T, Simon F. Ultralong Spin Lifetime in Light Alkali Atom Doped Graphene. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7492-7501. [PMID: 32484657 PMCID: PMC7315639 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Today's great challenges of energy and informational technologies are addressed with a singular compound, Li- and Na-doped few-layer graphene. All that is impossible for graphite (homogeneous and high-level Na doping) and unstable for single-layer graphene works very well for this structure. The transformation of the Raman G line to a Fano line shape and the emergence of strong, metallic-like electron spin resonance (ESR) modes attest the high level of graphene doping in liquid ammonia for both kinds of alkali atoms. The spin-relaxation time in our materials, deduced from the ESR line width, is 6-8 ns, which is comparable to the longest values found in spin-transport experiments on ultrahigh-mobility graphene flakes. This could qualify our material as a promising candidate in spintronics devices. On the other hand, the successful sodium doping, this being a highly abundant metal, could be an encouraging alternative to lithium batteries.
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- B. G. Márkus
- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group
(PROSPIN), PO Box 91, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
- Laboratory
of Physics of Complex Matter, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Physics of Complex Matter, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced Materials and
Processes (ZMP), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced Materials and
Processes (ZMP), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced Materials and
Processes (ZMP), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Institute of Advanced Materials and
Processes (ZMP), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- GFMC,
Unidad Asociada ICMM-CSIC “Laboratorio de Heteroestructuras
con Aplicacion en Espintronica”, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Yachay
Tech University, School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, 100119,
Urcuquí, Ecuador and Universidad UTE, Facultad de Ciencias,
Ingeniería y Construcción, 170147 Quito, Ecuador
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- Laboratory
of Physics of Complex Matter, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Physics of Complex Matter, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Faculty
of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4, Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group
(PROSPIN), PO Box 91, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
- Laboratory
of Physics of Complex Matter, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- E-mail:
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Kröckel C, Preciado-Rivas MR, Torres-Sánchez VA, Mowbray DJ, Reich S, Hauke F, Chacón-Torres JC, Hirsch A. Understanding the Electron-Doping Mechanism in Potassium-Intercalated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2327-2337. [PMID: 31910007 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can be doped with potassium, similar to graphite, leading to intercalation compounds. These binary systems exhibit a clear metallic character. However, the entire picture of how electron doping (e-doping) modifies the SWCNTs' vibrational spectra as a function of their diameter, chirality, and metallicity is still elusive. Herein, we present a detailed study of the intercalation and solid state reduction of metallic and semiconducting enriched HiPco SWCNTs. We performed a combined experimental and theoretical study of the evolution of their Raman response with potassium exposure, focusing specifically on their radial breathing mode (RBM). We found the charge donated from the potassium atoms occupies antibonding π orbitals of the SWCNTs, weakening their C-C bonds, and reducing the RBM frequency. This RBM downshift with increasing doping level is quasi-linear with a steplike behavior when the Fermi level crosses a van Hove singularity for semiconducting species. Moreover, this weakening of the C-C bonds is greater with decreasing curvature, or increasing diameter. Overall, this suggests the RBM downshift with e-doping is proportional to both the SWCNT's integrated density of states (DOS) ϱ(ε) and diameter d. We have provided a precise and complete description of the complex electron doping mechanism in SWCNTs up to a charge density of -18 me/C, far beyond that achievable by standard gate voltage studies, not being the highest doping possible, but high enough to track the effects of doping in SWCNTs based on their excitation energy, diameter, band gap energy, chiral angle, and metallicity. This work is highly relevant to tuning the electronic properties of SWCNTs for applications in nanoelectronics, plasmonics, and thermoelectricity.
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- Claudia Kröckel
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP) , Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology , Yachay Tech University , 100119 Urcuquı́ , Ecuador
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- Department of Physics , Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 14 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP) , Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology , Yachay Tech University , 100119 Urcuquı́ , Ecuador
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP) , Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany
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Szirmai P, Márkus BG, Chacón-Torres JC, Eckerlein P, Edelthalhammer K, Englert JM, Mundloch U, Hirsch A, Hauke F, Náfrádi B, Forró L, Kramberger C, Pichler T, Simon F. Characterizing the maximum number of layers in chemically exfoliated graphene. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19480. [PMID: 31862907 PMCID: PMC6925211 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55784-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An efficient route to synthesize macroscopic amounts of graphene is highly desired and bulk characterization of such samples, in terms of the number of layers, is equally important. We present a Raman spectroscopy-based method to determine the typical upper limit of the number of graphene layers in chemically exfoliated graphene. We utilize a controlled vapour-phase potassium intercalation technique and identify a lightly doped stage, where the Raman modes of undoped and doped few-layer graphene flakes coexist. The spectra can be unambiguously distinguished from alkali doped graphite, and modeling with the typical upper limit of the layers yields an upper limit of flake thickness of five layers with a significant single-layer graphene content. Complementary statistical AFM measurements on individual few-layer graphene flakes find a consistent distribution of the layer numbers.
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- Péter Szirmai
- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4., Vienna, A-1090, Austria. .,Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN), PO Box 91, H-1521, Budapest, Hungary. .,Laboratory of Physics of Complex Matter, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4., Vienna, A-1090, Austria.,Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN), PO Box 91, H-1521, Budapest, Hungary
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- Yachay Tech University, School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, 100119, Urcuquí, Ecuador.,Institut für Experimental Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Physics of Complex Matter, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physics of Complex Matter, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4., Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Strudlhofgasse 4., Vienna, A-1090, Austria
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- Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN), PO Box 91, H-1521, Budapest, Hungary
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Walter M, Moseler M. Ab Initio Wavelength-Dependent Raman Spectra: Placzek Approximation and Beyond. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 16:576-586. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Michael Walter
- Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, Wöhlerstrasse 11, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
- FIT Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT − Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, Wöhlerstrasse 11, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT − Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Herrmann-Herder-Straße 3, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Universität Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 21, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Qiu L, Jiang L, Ye Z, Liu Y, Cen T, Peng X, Yuan D. Phosphorus-doped Co3Mo3C/Co/CNFs hybrid: A remarkable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu C, Liu Z, Niu H, Wang C, Wang Z, Gao B, Liu J, Taylor M. Preparation and in-situ Raman characterization of binder-free u-GF@CFC cathode for rechargeable aluminum-ion battery. MethodsX 2019; 6:2374-2383. [PMID: 31681538 PMCID: PMC6818333 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We provide a method for preparation of binder-free cathode for rechargeable aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs). Ultrasonicated natural graphite (u-NG) flakes in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) is drop-casted to a carbon fiber cloth (CFC) to obtain binder-free u-GF@CFC cathode for AIBs. We also provide an in-situ Raman spectral technology and the corresponding in-situ Raman cell to determine the mechanism of intercalation/deintercalation reactions of the chloroaluminate ions at cathode of AIBs. The in-situ Raman spectra are recorded using a Raman spectrometer combined with a potentiostat/galvanostat model electrochemical workstation. A simple preparation method of a binder-free u-GF@CFC cathode is suggested. The u-GF@CFC cathode is obtained by drop-casting ultrasonicated graphite flakes on the surface and internal gaps of the carbon fiber cloth. The method includes the in-situ Raman spectral technology and the corresponding in-situ Raman cell.
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- Chengyuan Liu
- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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A review of electro-stimulated gels and their applications: Present state and future perspectives. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 103:109852. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.109852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Dervishi E, Ji Z, Htoon H, Sykora M, Doorn SK. Raman spectroscopy of bottom-up synthesized graphene quantum dots: size and structure dependence. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:16571-16581. [PMID: 31460557 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05345j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted significant interest as synthetically tunable optoelectronic and photonic materials that can also serve as model systems for understanding size-dependent behaviors of related graphene structures such as nanoribbons. We present a Raman spectroscopy study of bottom-up synthesized GQDs with lateral dimensions between 0.97 to 1.62 nm, well-defined (armchair) edge type, and fully benzenoid structures. For a better understanding of observed size-dependent trends, the study is extended to larger graphene structures including nano-graphene platelets (>25 nm) and large-area graphene. Raman spectra of GQDs reveal the presence of D and G bands, as well as higher order modes (2D, D + G, and 2G). The D and G band frequencies and intensity were found to increase as GQD size increases, while higher order modes (2D, D + G, and 2G) also increased in intensity and became more well-defined. The integrated intensity ratios of D and G bands (ID/IG) increase as the size of the GQDs approaches 2 nm and rapidly decrease for larger graphene structures. We present a quantitative comparison of ID/IG ratios for the GQDs and for defects introduced into large area graphenes through ion bombardment, for which inter-defect distances are comparable to the sizes of GQDs studied here. Close agreement suggests the ID/IG ratio as a size diagnostic for other nanographenes. Finally, we show that Raman spectroscopy is also a good diagnostic tool for monitoring the formation of bottom-up synthesized GQDs.
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- Enkeleda Dervishi
- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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Lowe SE, Shi G, Zhang Y, Qin J, Jiang L, Jiang S, Al-Mamun M, Liu P, Zhong YL, Zhao H. The role of electrolyte acid concentration in the electrochemical exfoliation of graphite: Mechanism and synthesis of electrochemical graphene oxide. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Xia Q, Xu A, Huang C, Yan Y, Wu S. Porous Si@SiO
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@N‐Rich Carbon Nanofibers as Anode in Lithium‐Ion Batteries under High Temperature. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qi Xia
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Wushan Rd 381 Guangzhou 510641 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Wushan Rd 381 Guangzhou 510641 PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Wushan Rd 381 Guangzhou 510641 PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Wushan Rd 381 Guangzhou 510641 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Wushan Rd 381 Guangzhou 510641 PR China
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Fraga TJM, de Souza ZSB, Marques Fraga DMDS, Carvalho MN, de Luna Freire EMP, Ghislandi MG, da Motta Sobrinho MA. Comparative approach towards the adsorption of Reactive Black 5 and methylene blue by n-layer graphene oxide and its amino-functionalized derivative. ADSORPTION 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10450-019-00156-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Wild S, Fickert M, Mitrovic A, Lloret V, Neiss C, Vidal‐Moya JA, Rivero‐Crespo MÁ, Leyva‐Pérez A, Werbach K, Peterlik H, Grabau M, Wittkämper H, Papp C, Steinrück H, Pichler T, Görling A, Hauke F, Abellán G, Hirsch A. Lattice Opening upon Bulk Reductive Covalent Functionalization of Black Phosphorus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5763-5768. [PMID: 30675972 PMCID: PMC7318246 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The chemical bulk reductive covalent functionalization of thin-layer black phosphorus (BP) using BP intercalation compounds has been developed. Through effective reductive activation, covalent functionalization of the charged BP by reaction with organic alkyl halides is achieved. Functionalization was extensively demonstrated by means of several spectroscopic techniques and DFT calculations; the products showed higher functionalization degrees than those obtained by neutral routes.
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- Stefan Wild
- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie and Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Egerlandstrasse 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvda. de los Naranjos s/n46022ValenciaSpain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvda. de los Naranjos s/n46022ValenciaSpain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvda. de los Naranjos s/n46022ValenciaSpain
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- Faculty of PhysicsUniversity of ViennaStrudlhofgasse 41090ViennaAustria
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- Faculty of PhysicsUniversity of ViennaStrudlhofgasse 41090ViennaAustria
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, FAUEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, FAUEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, FAUEgerlandstraße 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Faculty of PhysicsUniversity of ViennaStrudlhofgasse 41090ViennaAustria
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie and Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials (ICMM)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Egerlandstrasse 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)Universidad de ValenciaCatedrático José Beltrán 246980, PaternaValenciaSpain
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- Chair of Organic Chemistry II and Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Strasse 1091058Erlangen and Dr.-Mack Strasse 81, 90762 FürthGermany
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Gitteröffnung durch reduktive kovalente Volumen‐Funktionalisierung von schwarzem Phosphor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201811181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fraga TJM, Carvalho MN, Ghislandi MG, Motta Sobrinho MAD. FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS AS INNOVATIVE ADSORBENTS OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: A CONCISE OVERVIEW. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20190361s20180283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ma B, Rodriguez RD, Ruban A, Pavlov S, Sheremet E. The correlation between electrical conductivity and second-order Raman modes of laser-reduced graphene oxide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:10125-10134. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00093c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Second-order Raman modes correlate with the electrical properties of reduced graphene oxide measured at the nanoscale by atomic force microscopy.
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- Bing Ma
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
- Tomsk
- Russia
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