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Wang L, Yang G, Jiang L, Ma Y, Liu D, Razal J, Lei W. Improved Photo-Excited Carriers Transportation of WS 2 -O-Doped-Graphene Heterostructures for Solar Steam Generation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2204898. [PMID: 36581491 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene have revealed promising applications in optoelectronic and energy storage and conversion. However, there are rare reports of modifying the light-to-heat transformation via preparing their heterostructures for solar steam generation. In this work, commercial WS2 and sucrose are utilized as precursors to produce 2D WS2 -O-doped-graphene heterostructures (WS2 -O-graphene) for solar water evaporation. The WS2 -O-graphene evaporators demonstrate excellent average water evaporation rate (2.11 kg m-2 h-1 ) and energy efficiency (82.2%), which are 1.3- and 1.2-fold higher than WS2 and O-doped graphene-based evaporators, respectively. Furthermore, for the real seawater with different pH values (pH 1 and 12) and rhodamine B pollutants, the WS2 -O-graphene evaporators show great average evaporation rates (≈2.08 and 2.09 kg m-2 h-1 , respectively) for producing freshwater with an extremely low-grade of dye residual and nearly neutral pH values. More interestingly, due to the self-storage water ability of WS2 -O-graphene evaporators, water evaporation can be implemented without the presence of bulk water. As a result, the evaporation rate reaches 3.23 kg m-2 h-1 , which is ≈1.5 times higher than the regular solar water evaporation system. This work provides a new approach for preparing 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene heterostructures for efficient solar water evaporation.
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- Lifeng Wang
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus, Locked Bag 20000, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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de la Asunción-Nadal V, Jurado-Sánchez B, Vázquez L, Escarpa A. Near infrared-light responsive WS 2 microengines with high-performance electro- and photo-catalytic activities. Chem Sci 2020; 11:132-140. [PMID: 32110364 PMCID: PMC7012050 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03156a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tungsten disulfide (WS2)-based micromotors with enhanced electrochemical and photo-catalytic activities are synthesized using a greatly simplified electrochemical deposition protocol at room temperature involving exclusively tungstic acid and sulfate as metal and sulfur sources without further building chemistry. The WS2-based micromotors exhibit dual electrochemical and photo-catalytic behavior in the inner and outer layers, respectively, due to the combination of the unique properties of the sp2 hybridized WS2 outer layer with highly reactive WS2-induced inner catalytic layers, accounting for this material's exclusive enhanced performances. A rough inner Pt-Ni layer allows tailoring the micromotor propulsion, with a speed increase of up to 1.6 times after external control of the micromotor with a magnetic field due to enhanced fuel accessibility. Such a coupling of the attractive capabilities of WS2 with enhanced micromotor movement holds considerable promise to address the growing energy crisis and environmental pollution concerns.
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- Víctor de la Asunción-Nadal
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , University of Alcalá , Alcala de Henares , Madrid , E-28871 , Spain . ; ; Tel: +34 91 8854995
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , University of Alcalá , Alcala de Henares , Madrid , E-28871 , Spain . ; ; Tel: +34 91 8854995
- Chemical Research Institute "Andrés M. del Río" , University of Alcala , Alcala de Henares , Madrid , E-28871 , Spain
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- Materials Science Factory , Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) , Cantoblanco , E-28049 Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , University of Alcalá , Alcala de Henares , Madrid , E-28871 , Spain . ; ; Tel: +34 91 8854995
- Chemical Research Institute "Andrés M. del Río" , University of Alcala , Alcala de Henares , Madrid , E-28871 , Spain
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Enhanced reversible lithium ion storage in stable 1T@2H WS2 nanosheet arrays anchored on carbon fiber. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.10.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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