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Bentley J, Desai S, Bastakoti BP. Porous Tungsten Oxide: Recent Advances in Design, Synthesis, and Applications. Chemistry 2021; 27:9241-9252. [PMID: 33913196 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tungsten oxide (WO3 ) has received ever more attention and has been highly researched over the last decade due to its being a low-cost transition metal semiconductor with tunable, yet widely stable, band gaps. This minireview briefly highlights the challenges in the design and synthesis of porous WO3 including methods, precursors, solvent effects, crystal phases, and surface activities of the porous WO3 base material. These topics are explored while also drawing a connection of how the morphology and crystal phase affect the band gap. The shifts in band gap not only impact the optical properties of tungsten but also allow tuning to operate on different energy levels, which makes WO3 highly desirable in many applications such as supercapacitors, batteries, solar cells, catalysts, sensors, smart windows, and bioapplications.
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Affiliation(s)
- John Bentley
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E. Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27411, USA
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- Department of Industrial and System Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E. Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27411, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E. Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27411, USA
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Effect of Calcination Temperature on the Photocatalytic Activity of Zn2Ti3O8 Materials for Phenol Photodegradation. BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.16.1.10322.196-204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zinc titanate (Zn2Ti3O8) is a bimetal oxide material that is especially attractive as a photocatalyst. In the preparation of the Zn2Ti3O8, the calcination temperature is a crucial parameter. Hence, in the present work, we aimed to synthesize the Zn2Ti3O8 materials from zinc(II) nitrate and titanium(IV) isopropoxide as precursors by using a sol-gel method and followed by calcination at 700, 900, and 1100 °C to give ZT-700, ZT-900, and ZT-100 materials, respectively. The ZT materials were characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (DR UV-vis), and fluorescence spectroscopies. It was confirmed that the ZT materials contained O−Ti−O, Zn−O−Ti, Zn−O, Ti−O−Ti, and Ti−O functional groups as shown from their FTIR spectra. Similar fluorescence properties were only observed on the ZT-700 and ZT-900. From the bandgap energy analysis, ZT-700 and ZT-900 contained spinel and cubic Zn2Ti3O8 (spl-Zn2Ti3O8 and c-Zn2Ti3O8) crystal phases), while ZT-1100 contained c-Zn2TiO4 and TiO2 rutile crystal phases. The kinetic analysis of photocatalytic phenol degradation showed that both ZT-700 and ZT-900 materials exhibited high photocatalytic activity with the reaction rate constants of 0.0353 and 0.0355 h−1, respectively. These values were higher than that of the ZT-1100 (0.0206 h−1). This study demonstrated that calcination at 700 and 900 °C resulted in the formation of the spl-Zn2Ti3O8 and c-Zn2Ti3O8 phases, which were effective as the photocatalyst, but the formation of c-Zn2TiO4 and rutile TiO2 at calcination of 1100 °C deteriorated the photocatalytic activity. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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Liao W, Li W, Tian J, Xiao Q, Dai M, Xu G, Li Y, Lin H. Solvothermal ion exchange synthesis of ternary cubic phase Zn2Ti3O8 solid spheres as superior anodes for lithium ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pang A, Shen D, Wei M, Chen ZN. Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Zn 2 Ti 3 O 8 Nanoparticles as Electron Transport Material. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:424-431. [PMID: 29160934 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Developing ternary metal oxides as electron transport layers (ETLs) for perovskite solar cells is a great challenge in the field of third-generation photovoltaics. In this study, a highly mesoporous Zn2 Ti3 O8 (m-ZTO) scaffold is synthesized by ion-exchange method and used as ETL for the fabrication of methyl ammonium lead halide (CH3 NH3 PbI3 ) perovskite solar cells. The optimized devices exhibit 17.21 % power conversion efficiency (PCE) with an open circuit voltage (Voc ) of 1.02 V, short-circuit current density (Jsc ) of 21.97 mA cm-2 and fill factor (FF) of 0.77 under AM 1.5G sunlight (100 mW cm-2 ). The PCE is significantly higher than that based on mesoporous ST01 (m-ST01; 10 nm TiO2 powder) layer (η=14.93 %), which is ascribed to the deeper conductive band of ZTO nanoparticles, better light absorption and smaller charge recombination. The devices stored for 100 days at ambient temperature with humidity of 10 % showed excellent stability with only 12 % reduction of the PCE. The charge transmission kinetic and long-term stability parameters of the ZTO-based perovskite film growth are discussed as well.
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- Aiying Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environmental, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environmental, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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Ping J, Gu K, Zhou S, Pan H, Shen Z, Fan XH. Hierarchically Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Alternating Copolymer Brush Containing Side-Chain Cholesteryl Units. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Jing Ping
- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering,
and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of
Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Synthesis, characterization and daylight active photocatalyst with antiphotocorrosive property for detoxification of azo dyes. Sep Purif Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Qiu P, Thokchom B, Choi J, Cui M, Kim HD, Han Z, Kim D, Khim J. Mesoporous TiO2 encapsulating a visible-light responsive upconversion agent for enhanced sonocatalytic degradation of bisphenol-A. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01689h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mesoporous TiO2 was coupled with an upconversion agent via a straightforward method and demonstrated as an efficient sonocatalyst for the degradation of bisphenol-A.
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- Pengpeng Qiu
- School of Civil Environmental and Architecture Engineering
- Korea University
- Seoul 136-701
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil Environmental and Architecture Engineering
- Korea University
- Seoul 136-701
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil Environmental and Architecture Engineering
- Korea University
- Seoul 136-701
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil Environmental and Architecture Engineering
- Korea University
- Seoul 136-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Ulsan Regional Division
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Ulsan 681-310
- Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Mine Reclamation Technology
- Mine Reclamation Corp
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil Environmental and Architecture Engineering
- Korea University
- Seoul 136-701
- Republic of Korea
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Li Y, Bastakoti BP, Imura M, Dai P, Yamauchi Y. Easy and General Synthesis of Large-Sized Mesoporous Rare-Earth Oxide Thin Films by ′Micelle Assembly′. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:2590-3. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Yunqi Li
- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Waseda University; 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; The University of Sydney; NSW 2006 Australia
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- Optical and Electronic Materials Unit; Environment and Energy Materials Division; National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Waseda University; 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
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