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Journal of Inorganic Materials
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2022
Volume: 37 Issue 1
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EDITORIAL
Editorial: Green Conversion of CO
2
Shuxin OUYANG, and Wenzhong WANG
.
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 1 (2022)
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Recent Progress on Photocatalytic CO
2
Reduction with Ultrathin Nanostructures
Wa GAO, Yujie XIONG, Congping WU, Yong ZHOU, and Zhigang ZOU
Since the beginning of the 21st century, energy shortage and environmental pollution have been the major challenges faced by human beings. Photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction is one of the promising strategies to solve the energy crisis and promote the carbon cycle, in which semiconductor captures solar energ
Since the beginning of the 21st century, energy shortage and environmental pollution have been the major challenges faced by human beings. Photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO
2
) reduction is one of the promising strategies to solve the energy crisis and promote the carbon cycle, in which semiconductor captures solar energy to obtain hydrocarbon fuel. However, the low activity and poor selectivity of the products greatly limit the practical application of this technology. Thus, it is of great significance to regulate product selectivity, improve photocatalytic efficiency, and deeply understand the mechanism of CO
2
reduction reaction. In recent years, ultrathin materials have attracted extensive attention from researchers due to their high specific surface area, abundant unsaturated coordination surface atoms, shortened charge migration path from inside to surface, and tailorable energy band structure, and have achieved promising results in the field of photocatalytic CO
2
reduction. In this paper, the reaction mechanism of photocatalytic CO
2
reduction is firstly summarized. Next, the research results of promoting electron hole separation and regulating charge transport path of ultrathin nanostructures by constructing heterostructures, designing Z-scheme systems, introducing co-catalysts, and defect engineering are introduced. Finally, the prospect and challenge of improving the efficiency of photocatalytic CO
2
reduction and optimizing the product selectivity are pointed out..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 3 (2022)
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Synthesis of Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
/CdS Photocatalyst for CO
2
Reduction
Peng LIU, Shimiao WU, Yunfeng WU, and Ning ZHANG
Conversion of CO2 into fuels by photocatalysis is promising in solving the energy crisis and the greenhouse effect. Among various photocatalytic materials, Zn1-2x(CuGa)xGa2S4 materials possess visible light response and high conduction band potential, which are ideal CO2 reduction materials from thermodynamics aspect.
Conversion of CO
2
into fuels by photocatalysis is promising in solving the energy crisis and the greenhouse effect. Among various photocatalytic materials, Zn
1-2
x
(CuGa)
x
Ga
2
S
4
materials possess visible light response and high conduction band potential, which are ideal CO
2
reduction materials from thermodynamics aspect. However, their photocatalytic CO
2
reduction activity is still low which is urgent to improve its activity in terms of kinetics. In this study, Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
was synthesized and composited with CdS nanoparticles with different proportions to form Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
/CdS heterojunction photocatalysts. A series of characterizations suggest that CdS is uniformly grown on surface of Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
microcrystals to form a Z-scheme type all-solid heterojunction composite materials. Such a structure effectively suppresses the recombination of electron-hole pairs and improve the photocatalytic performance. In the solution CO
2
reduction system, the as-prepared Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
/CdS can effectively reduce CO
2
into CO under visible light irradiation. The optimal molar ratio of Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
and CdS in composite materials is 2 : 1, whose photocatalytic performance is 1.7 times of that of Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
/ CdS and 1.6 times of that of CdS. This work constructs all solid Z-scheme type Zn
0.4
(CuGa)
0.3
Ga
2
S
4
/CdS heterojunction materials with enhanced photocatalytic activity for CO
2
reduction, which is promising for designing novel photocatalysts in field of artificial photosynthesis..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 15 (2022)
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Preparation and Photothermal Catalytic Application of Powder-form Cobalt Plasmonic Superstructures
Xiao WANG, Zhijie ZHU, Zhiyi WU, Chengcheng ZHANG, Zhijie CHEN, Mengqi XIAO, Chaoran LI, and Le HE
Highly light absorptive photocatalysts are of great significance to boost the photothermal conversion efficiency. Light trapping effect of nanoarray structured photothermal catalysts can enhance the light absorption and improve the photothermal conversion efficiency. However, the practical applications of array-based c
Highly light absorptive photocatalysts are of great significance to boost the photothermal conversion efficiency. Light trapping effect of nanoarray structured photothermal catalysts can enhance the light absorption and improve the photothermal conversion efficiency. However, the practical applications of array-based catalysts are hindered by very low loadings of active metal catalysts per unit illumination area. Herein, we develop a SiO
2
-protected MOFs pyrolysis method for the preparation of powder-form cobalt plasmonic superstructures that enable a 90% absorption efficiency of sunlight and tunable metal loading per unit area. Its high light absorption capacity was confirmed by time-domain finite-difference simulation calculations due to the plasmonic hybridization effect of nanoparticles. Compared with nanoarray-structured plasmonic superstructures, the powder-form catalyst exhibit enhanced catalytic activity and stability, resulting in the increase of CO
2
conversion efficiency from 0.9% to 26.2%. This study lays the foundation for the practical application of non-precious metal photothermal catalysts..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 22 (2022)
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Modulation of CuO Surface Properties for Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO
2
to HCOOH
Lina GUO, Xuebing HE, Lin LYU, Dan WU, and Hong YUAN
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction can convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into chemical raw materials or organic fuels, providing a feasible way to overcome global warming and the conversion of electrical energy to chemical energy. The main challenge of this technology is the wide product dis
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction can convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into chemical raw materials or organic fuels, providing a feasible way to overcome global warming and the conversion of electrical energy to chemical energy. The main challenge of this technology is the wide product distribution, resulting in low selectivity of a single product, however, modulating the surface properties of the catalyst is an efficient strategy to solve this problem. In this study, the precursors of Cu
2
O and Cu
2
S were oxidized to the CuO catalysts with different surface properties. The CuO-FS catalyst derived from Cu
2
S delivered the improved activity of electro-reduction of carbon dioxide and selectivity for formic acid product. This catalyst exhibited a higher total current density and the Faraday efficiency of formic acid > 70% in a wide test voltage range of -0.8 - -1.1 V; the Faraday efficiency for formic acid could reach a maximum of 78.4% at -0.9 V. The mechanism study indicated that the excellent performance of CuO-FS for electro-reduction of carbon dioxide could be attributed to the large electrochemically active surface area, which provided a large number of surface active sites, resulting in a higher total current density; moreover, the less zero-valent Cu was produced over the surface of CuO-FS during the electrocatalytic process, which reduced the production of ethylene and thus promoted the production of formic acid..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 29 (2022)
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Selective Oxidation of Biomass over Modified Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts
Xuechen LIU, Di ZENG, Yuanyi ZHOU, Haipeng WANG, Ling ZHANG, and Wenzhong WANG
Using carbon nitride photocatalysts to catalyze the selective conversion of biomass platform molecules could not only expand the application fields of non-metallic catalysts but also alleviate the dependence on fossil energy in chemical manufacturing. 2,5-diformylfuran is an indispensable intermediate for the productio
Using carbon nitride photocatalysts to catalyze the selective conversion of biomass platform molecules could not only expand the application fields of non-metallic catalysts but also alleviate the dependence on fossil energy in chemical manufacturing. 2,5-diformylfuran is an indispensable intermediate for the production of value-added chemicals. In this study, pyromellitic dianhydride and melem were used as the precursors. The pyromellitic dianhydride monomer was incorporated into the carbon nitride skeleton by high-temperature heat-treatment, and the catalysts were further treated with H
2
O
2
. Finally non-metallic carbon nitride photocatalysts containing nitrogen hydroxyl groups were prepared. Moreover, its performance in the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-diformylfuran under visible light excitation was investigated. The results showed that H
2
O
2
-treated samples could generate nitroxide radicals under light irradiation, resulting in the selective oxidation of hydroxyl groups on the side chains of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural molecules into aldehyde groups, avoiding undesired side-reactions (ring-opening, mineralization reactions,
etc
.) caused by various reactive oxygen species that may be generated in aqueous solutions. In particular, under the excitation of an LED light source with a specific wavelength (400 nm), when the ratio of melem to PMDA precursor was 1 : 2, the selectivity of 2,5-diformylfuran over the photocatalyst could reach 96.2%..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 38 (2022)
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Iron-doping Enhanced Basic Nickel Carbonate for Moisture Resistance and Catalytic Performance of Ozone Decomposition
Bangxin LI, Qian ZHANG, Jie XIAO, Wenyan XIAO, and Ying ZHOU
Ozone pollution is taking more dominant position in China than PM2.5, traditional ozonolysis catalytic materials have limited performance in humid conditions. In this study, an iron-doped basic nickel carbonate catalyst (NiCH-Fe) was successfully fabricated via a facile hydrothermal method, which could stably decompose
Ozone pollution is taking more dominant position in China than PM2.5, traditional ozonolysis catalytic materials have limited performance in humid conditions. In this study, an iron-doped basic nickel carbonate catalyst (NiCH-Fe) was successfully fabricated
via
a facile hydrothermal method, which could stably decompose 2.14 μg/L ozone at 60% relative humidity for 12 h with nearly 100% removal ratio. The result of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance test showed that the water molecules adsorbed on the surface of NiCH-Fe were significantly reduced as compared with that adsorbed on pure NiCH, which were favorable for the competitive adsorption of ozone. Density functional theory results proved that Fe atoms were new sites instead of Ni atoms and had stronger adsorption capacity for ozone molecules. In addition, the XPS results demonstrated that the iron atoms serving as active sites were substantially stable in the reaction. Therefore, material doped with Fe provided excellent moisture resistance and long-term stability. This work provides an effective technical method for the development of materials with high moisture resistance ability for efficient ozone catalytic decomposition..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 45 (2022)
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Vacancy on Structures, Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Ternary Hf-Ta-C System: a First-principles Study
Junhui PENG, and Evgenii TIKHONOV
In this study, the first-principles method was used to predict the vacancy ordered structures of ternary Hf-Ta-C system and the effect of vacancy on its mechanical properties. Crystal structure of (Hf, Ta)C1-x under ambient pressure were predicted by first-principles evolutionary using USPEX software. This calculation
In this study, the first-principles method was used to predict the vacancy ordered structures of ternary Hf-Ta-C system and the effect of vacancy on its mechanical properties. Crystal structure of (Hf, Ta)C
1-
x
under ambient pressure were predicted by first-principles evolutionary using USPEX software. This calculation found 5 stable and 3 metastable vacancy ordered structures which all share the rock-salt structure. Then, mechanical properties of (Hf, Ta)C
1-
x
vacancy ordered structures were calculated by the first-principles method, and change of mechanical properties with the concentration of vacancy was analyzed. They all showed high bulk modulus, shear modulus, elastic modulus, and Vickers hardness. Their moduli and hardness decreased with the increase of the concentration of vacancy at the same Hf/Ta ratio. Finally, their electronic density of states are calculated, revealing that their chemical bonding is a mixture of strong covalence and weak metallic. Data from this study are promising for understanding vacancy ordered structures, mechanical properties and applications of Hf-Ta-C system..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 51 (2022)
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Synthesis, Electronic Structure and Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance of Quaternary BiMnVO
5
Xian ZHANG, Ce ZHANG, Wenjun JIANG, Deqiang FENG, and Wei YAO
Removal of organic pollutants from water bodies by photocatalysis has broad application prospects in the field of sewage purification. In this study, the quaternary BiMnVO5 was synthesized by hydrothermal method and solid-state reaction, respectively. The morphology, structure and optical properties of the catalysts we
Removal of organic pollutants from water bodies by photocatalysis has broad application prospects in the field of sewage purification. In this study, the quaternary BiMnVO
5
was synthesized by hydrothermal method and solid-state reaction, respectively. The morphology, structure and optical properties of the catalysts were characterized, and the electronic structure was calculated. Results showed that the hydrothermal method can rapidly synthesize pure BiMnVO
5
with high crystallinity. BiMnVO
5
is a semiconductor with a direct band gap of 1.8 eV, which is consistent with the results of first-principles calculations. Analysis of the density of states further reveals that the optical absorption band are attributed to the transitions from Mn3d/O2p to V3d. The photocatalytic results show that the BiMnVO
5
synthesized by hydrothermal method exhibits the highest catalytic activity. About 98% Methylene Blue (MB) is degraded when exposed to visible light for 4 h. The hydroxyl radicals and photo-generated holes are proved to be the main active substances in the photocatalytic process. After 5 cycles, it still maintains capacity of degrading 85% MB in 4 h under visible light irradiation, while its morphology and structure remain unchanged, which indicates BiMnVO
5
a good photocatalyst with reliable stability..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 58 (2022)
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Decomposition of Cyclohexyl Hydroperoxide Catalyzed by Core-shell Material Co
3
O
4
@SiO
2
Xiaomei CHEN, Ying CHEN, and Xia YUAN
Decomposition of cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (CHHP) is an important step in the preparation of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone by non-catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane. Using Co3O4 nanoparticles as the core, cetyltrimethylammol/lonium bromide (CTAB) as the template and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silicon source
Decomposition of cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (CHHP) is an important step in the preparation of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone by non-catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane. Using Co
3
O
4
nanoparticles as the core, cetyltrimethylammol/lonium bromide (CTAB) as the template and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silicon source, the core-shell structure material Co
3
O
4
@SiO
2
was synthesized by template method. The effects of the preparation conditions for SiO
2
shells on the structure of core-shell material were investigated, such as the ratio of ethanol to water, the concentration of CTAB and the amount of TEOS. Textural properties of the materials were characterized by different techniques. Meanwhile, the catalytic performance and stability of the materials were evaluated on the decomposition reaction of CHHP. All results showed that the materials with thin shell and high porosity exhibited a preferable catalytic performance, and the conversion of CHHP was 81.68% and the selectivity of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone was 70.60% and 34.06%, respectively. This core-shell structure could protect the activity of the core Co
3
O
4
and significantly decrease the loss of cobalt element. However, there existed different degree of the fragmentation of SiO
2
shell in the recycling process of Co
3
O
4
@SiO
2
samples..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 65 (2022)
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4-Chlorobenzylamine-based 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cells
Xinyue YANG, Qingshun DONG, Weidong ZHAO, and Yantao SHI
Defects at the surface and grain boundary of the three-dimensional (3D) organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite film incline to cause non-radiative recombination of charge carriers and accelerate decomposition of 3D perovskite, in turn deteriorating the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of the perovskit
Defects at the surface and grain boundary of the three-dimensional (3D) organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite film incline to cause non-radiative recombination of charge carriers and accelerate decomposition of 3D perovskite, in turn deteriorating the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of the perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this study, the organic 4-chlorobenzylamine cation was applied to react with 3D perovskite and the residual PbI
2
to
in
-
situ
form a two-dimensional (2D) perovskite top layer, which can passivate the surface and grain boundary defects of the 3D perovskite film, and improve the surface hydrophobicity. Based on this strategy, 2D/3D-PSCs with higher PCE and better stability were successfully obtained. Their structure, morphology photoelectric propery and stability of PSCs were systematically studied. All results show that 2D/3D-PSCs achieve PCEs up to 20.88%, much higher than that of 18.70% for the 3D-PSCs. In addition, 2D/3D-PSCs can maintain 82% of the initial PCE after 200 h continuous operation under 1-sun illumination in N
2
atmosphere, exhibiting excellent stability..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 72 (2022)
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Preparation and Physical Property of BTO-based Multiferroic Ceramics
Sheng LI, Guoqiang SONG, Yuanyuan ZHANG, and Xiaodong TANG
Multiferroic material is one of hot spots in the materials research area which can be widely used in many new functional devices. Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BTO) has attracted many interests for its multiferroic properties, such as ferroelectricity, high dielectric constant and electro-optical properties at room temperat
Multiferroic material is one of hot spots in the materials research area which can be widely used in many new functional devices. Barium titanate (BaTiO
3
, BTO) has attracted many interests for its multiferroic properties, such as ferroelectricity, high dielectric constant and electro-optical properties at room temperature. The BaTi
0.94
(TM
1/2
Nb
1/2
)
0.06
O
3
(TM=Mn/Ni/Co) ceramic samples were prepared by solid state reaction method, and their structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties were systematically studied. The crystal structure of all doped samples changes from tetragonal to cubic phase without any hexagonal phase depending on ionic radius. Weakening of Raman scattering peaks of BTO tetragonal phase further proves the phase transition to cubic phase caused by doping. The Curie temperature (
T
C
) has a dramatic decrease with the dopant as the phase transition from tetragonal phase to cubic phase. Although the ferroelectricity is weakened, it is still existed. The magnetic measurement suggests that Ni-Nb doped sample has the strongest ferromagnetism among different dopants which can be deduced by the F-center exchange (FCE) theory. Furthermore, energy gaps of BaTi
0.94
(TM
1/2
Nb
1/2
)
0.06
O
3
are obviously reduced compared to that of BTO, which can be reasonably explained by impurity level and band theory. These results indicate that BTO based multiferroic ceramics with ferroelectric and ferromagnetic coexisting at room temperature can be obtained by B-site co-doping, which can be expected to be widely used in multiferroic functional devices..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 79 (2022)
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Ablation Behavior of Ultra-high Temperature Composite Ceramic Matrix Composites
Yinchao JU, Xiaoyong LIU, Qin WANG, Weigang ZHANG, and Xi WEI
Ultra-high temperature composite ceramic matrix composites ZrC-SiC, ZrB2-ZrC-SiC and HfB2-HfC-SiC were fabricated by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis method. The ultra-high temperature ceramic phases in the materials were characterized by submicron/ nanometer uniform dispersion distribution. Ablation behaviors of Z
Ultra-high temperature composite ceramic matrix composites ZrC-SiC, ZrB
2
-ZrC-SiC and HfB
2
-HfC-SiC were fabricated by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis method. The ultra-high temperature ceramic phases in the materials were characterized by submicron/ nanometer uniform dispersion distribution. Ablation behaviors of ZrC-SiC, ZrB
2
-ZrC-SiC and HfB
2
-HfC-SiC matrix composites under atmospheric plasma and on-ground arc-jet wind tunnel were investigated comparatively. The main factors that affect design for ultra-high temperature composite ceramic matrix composites were summarized. The result shows that, compared with traditional SiC-based composites, ultra-high temperature composite ceramic matrix composites have a solid-liquid two-phase dense oxide film formed
in situ
on the surface of the composites after ablation. Synergistic effect of the two phases has achieved effects of erosion resistance and oxidation resistance, which plays a very important role in hindering the loss of liquid SiO
2
and greatly improves the ultra-high temperature ablation performance of the materials. On this basis, the important factors that should be considered in the matrix design of ultra-high temperature composite ceramic matrix composites are obtained. The above results have instructional significance for the ultra-high temperature and the limited life application of ceramic matrix composites..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 86 (2022)
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Infrared Radiation Shielded SiZrOC Nanofiber Membranes: Preparation and High-temperature Thermal Insulation Performance
Xiaoshan ZHANG, Bing WANG, Nan WU, Cheng HAN, Haiyan LIU, and Yingde WANG
Ceramic fibers are the vital high-temperature thermal insulating materials due to their excellent mechanical property, high-temperature stability and thermal shock resistance. However, practical application of traditional ceramic fiber membranes in the field of thermal insulation are greatly limited by their high therm
Ceramic fibers are the vital high-temperature thermal insulating materials due to their excellent mechanical property, high-temperature stability and thermal shock resistance. However, practical application of traditional ceramic fiber membranes in the field of thermal insulation are greatly limited by their high thermal conductivities at high-temperatures. In this work, SiZrOC nanofiber membranes with high infrared shielding performance were prepared by electrospinning technique. The SiZrOC nanofibers were composed of SiO
2
, ZrO
2
, SiOC, and free carbon phase with average diameter of (511±108) nm. The SiZrOC nanofiber membranes exhibited possess excellent high-temperature thermal insulation performance. Thermal conductivity of SiZrOC nanofiber membranes at 1000 ℃ reached 0.127 W·m
-1
·K
-1
, obviously lower than that of other traditional ceramic fibers. In addition, the as-prepared SiZrOC nanofiber membranes exhibited high strength, good flexibility and excellent high-temperature stability, so they had great potential for high-temperature thermal insulation. Therefore, preparation strategy of SiZrOC nanofiber membranes also provides a new route for designing other high-performance thermal insulators..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 93 (2022)
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Metal Sulfide Ag
2
S: Fabrication via Zone Melting Method and Its Thermoelectric Property
Min JIN, Xudong BAI, Rulin ZHANG, Lina ZHOU, and Rongbin LI
Metal sulfide Ag2S is an attractive semiconductor due to its excellent physical and chemical property that enable it with wide applications in fields of catalysis, sensing, optoelectronics in past years. In present work, ?18 mm× 50 mm Ag2S ingot was successfully prepared using zone melting method and its thermoele
Metal sulfide Ag
2
S is an attractive semiconductor due to its excellent physical and chemical property that enable it with wide applications in fields of catalysis, sensing, optoelectronics in past years. In present work,
?
18 mm× 50 mm Ag
2
S ingot was successfully prepared using zone melting method and its thermoelectric (TE) behavior was investigated. Ag
2
S has standard monoclinic P2
1
/c space group (
α
-Ag
2
S phase) below 450 K and transfer to cubic structure (
β
-Ag
2
S phase) over this temperature. Ag
2
S is a
n
-type semiconductor as the Seebeck coefficient
S
is always negative due to the Ag interstitial ions in the material that can provide additional electrons.
S
is about -1200 μV·K
-1
near room temperature, declines to -680 μV·K
-1
at 440 K and finally decreases to ~-100 μV·K
-1
at
β
-Ag
2
S state. The electrical conductivity (
σ
) of
α
-Ag
2
S is almost zero. However, the value sharply jumps to ~40000.5 S·m
-1
as the material just changes to
β
-Ag
2
S at 450 K and then gradually deceases to 33256.2 S·m
-1
at 650 K. Hall measurement demonstrates that carrier concentration
n
H
of Ag
2
S is suddenly increased from the level of ~10
17
cm
-3
to ~10
18
cm
-3
during phase transition. Total thermal conductivity
κ
of
α
-Ag
2
S is ~0.20 W·m
-1
·K
-1
but is ~0.45 W·m
-1
·K
-1
of
β
-Ag
2
S. Ultimately, a maximum
ZT
=0.57 is achieved around 580 K that means Ag
2
S might be a promising middle-temperature TE material..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 101 (2022)
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Advanced Multi-laser-beam Parallel Heating System for Rapid High Temperature Treatment
Xiaoke XU, Mingxue DENG, Qian LIU, Jianding YU, Zhenzhen ZHOU, Xiang ZHANG, and Huan HE
Rapid and high-throughput experimental methods are of great significance to the development of material genetic engineering technology. High temperature heat treatment is a necessary part for the preparation of inorganic non-metallic materials, while the rapid heat treatment technology of materials library needed for m
Rapid and high-throughput experimental methods are of great significance to the development of material genetic engineering technology. High temperature heat treatment is a necessary part for the preparation of inorganic non-metallic materials, while the rapid heat treatment technology of materials library needed for material genetic engineering is still blank. Here we report the multi-laser-beam parallel heating system which can be used in rapid high temperature treatment for samples arranged in an array of {A′B}, named as materials library. We introduce the design principle, operation mode, structure details, and software of the multi-laser-beam parallel heating system. The facility presents many advantages of independent adjustment of laser heating time, power and spot size for each beam and high automation. The maximum laser power is above 100 W, and the maximum stable heating temperature is ~2000 ℃ for each laser beam. As a typical application demonstration, a series of sintering experiments of Y
3
Al
5
O
12
:Ce (YAG:Ce) luminescent ceramics were carried out. Their heating temperature was 1400 ℃, 1500 ℃ and 1600 ℃, while their holding time was 180, 360 and 540 s, respectively. Above facility operated automatically according to the pre-set heating positions and heating curves. All results show that, using the multi-laser-beam parallel heating system, fully-sintered samples with good crystallinity and luminescence properties can be obtained within several minute heat treatment, while the conventional sintering technology needs more than 10 h. This study may provide a new technical solution for processing condition screening and high-throughput preparation of multi-samples in an energy and time saving mode..
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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Publication Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Vol. 37, Issue 1, 107 (2022)
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