{"title":"Carbon nitride photoelectrode prepared via a combined strategy of electrophoresis and vapor deposition","authors":"Zhiqiang Xie, Yuqing Wang, Wei Peng, Zhehan Yi, Tao Zhang, Wenping Si, Feng Hou","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00048","url":null,"abstract":"Photoelectrochemical water splitting converts solar energy into clean hydrogen fuel. In this system, the preparation of high-quality photoanode is essential for achieving efficient solar hydrolysis. Polymeric carbon nitride has emerged as a promising photocatalyst for solar water splitting due to its visible light absorption, suitable band edge positions and good chemical stability. However, considerable difficulties have been encountered for the preparation of robust and well-bonded carbon nitride films on conductive substrates. Herein, a combined strategy of electrophoresis and vapor deposition results in robust and high performing carbon nitride film photoelectrodes with good bonding on substrates, suitable thickness for light absorption, and enhanced charge separation and transfer abilities. The unique structure of the photoanode thus facilitates the oxidation of water and leads to an optimal photocurrent density of approximately 120 μA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE. This work provides new insights for the preparation of polymeric carbon nitride film photoelectrodes, promoting the developments of photoelectric and photoelectrochemical applications based on carbon nitride.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47045354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of quaternized chitosan and its application in cotton as wound dressing material","authors":"Yingfeng Wang, Mengfan Zhang, Hao Hou, Maoli Yin, Zhipeng Ma, Kefan Chen, Qizhen Huang","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00037","url":null,"abstract":"The antimicrobial and hemostatic activities of wound dressing drew more and more attention in the healthcare or medical industry. Here, the quaternary ammonium groups were introduced in the chitosan backbone via co-polymerization, and the quaternized chitosan was coated on the cotton fabric through the PDC process. Compared with BPTCD treated cotton (cotton/BPTCD), the breaking strength of CS-b-pSBMA coated cotton (cotton/SBMA) have not affected by the addition of CS-b-pSBMA. The SBMA coated cotton displayed good liquid adsorptive activity with or without pressure. As a dressing material, cotton/SBMA exhibited good hemostatic activity and hemocompatibility. After being challenged with E. coli O157:H7 and S. aureus for 60 min, cotton/SBMA showed good antimicrobial properties, and 100% bacteria was inhibited within the contact time. These attractive functions make the quaternized chitosan-coated cotton fabrics a good candidate for wound dressing materials.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43492651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md Salauddin Sk, Rony Mia, Ejajul Hoque, B. Ahmed, Md. Jawad Ibn Amin, Shekh Md. Mamun Kabir, Sakil Mahmud
{"title":"Antimicrobial performance of silver-copper-zeolite microparticles treated organic cotton fabric using versatile methods","authors":"Md Salauddin Sk, Rony Mia, Ejajul Hoque, B. Ahmed, Md. Jawad Ibn Amin, Shekh Md. Mamun Kabir, Sakil Mahmud","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00023","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, the influence of the antimicrobial treatments of organic cotton fabrics (OCFs) using silver-copper-zeolite microparticles (hereafter referred to as ‘zeolite’) was investigated. There were six different methods applied to six different types of OCFs. The antimicrobial performances demonstrate around 95.33% and 93.88% reduction of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria after 30 times home laundry, respectively. The color stability yield by the surface plasmon resonance mates the commercial requirement in items of colorfastness ratings of 3-4 for wash, 4 for light, 4-5 for dry rubbing, and 3-4 for wet rubbing. These findings established that this treatment successfully endowed OCFs with long-lasting antimicrobial capabilities and thermal stability due to the interaction with the microparticles. The phenomenon was further confirmed by morphological, spectroscopical, and thermal characterization. This approach of OCFs functionalization avoiding hazardous chemicals could be a benchmark for antimicrobial performances in sustainable industrial applications.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41807507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhangyang Zhou, B. Ma, Xin Zhang, C. Deng, Shujie Yang, Chuanbo Hu
{"title":"Fabrication of superhydrophobic PDMS/TiO2 composite coatings with corrosion resistance","authors":"Zhangyang Zhou, B. Ma, Xin Zhang, C. Deng, Shujie Yang, Chuanbo Hu","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00013","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a combination of hydrothermal and sol-gel methods was used to prepare superhydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/TiO2 composite coating with good self-cleaning properties and corrosion resistance. The structural, surface roughness and wettability behavior of the PDMS/TiO2 superhydrophobic coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angles measurements. Results showed that surfaces of composite coatings possessed rough hierarchical micro/nanostructures, especially, the surface water contact angle is as high as 160° and the sliding angle is less than 2.1° when the ratio of PDMS/TiO2 was 1:5. In addition, through a series of high-temperature exposure, acid-alkali resistance, self-cleaning, and electrochemical corrosion tests, it was also found that the superhydrophobic surface with a PDMS/TiO2 ratio of 1:5 had excellent properties, and showed certain practicability in terms of anticorrosion, antipollution and durability. Therefore, it can be concluded that this kind of corrosion resistant superhydrophobic PDMS/TiO2 composite coating with simple operation, high performance and multi-scale use on metal substrates has good application prospects in harsh environments.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47994653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anticorrosion and surface evaluation of some electrodeposited Ni-Co-TiO2 nanocomposite coatings in 3.5 wt. % NaCl solutions","authors":"H. Nady, M. Negem, E. E. El-Katori","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00017","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we are interested to provide the synthetic methodologies, chemical properties, and the corrosion performance of some Ni-xCo-yTiO2 nanocomposite electroplated on Cu using the gluconate-cysteine bath, pointing at the classification of these materials corresponding to their stability in that simulated marine solution and recommend using these materials in such aggressive media. Electrochemical and spectroscopic measurements were employed in 3.5 wt. % NaCl electrolytes at 25°C. The electrochemical properties of the applicable nanocomposite material will be studied to enhance manufacturing technology and forecast the stability of structures made from it. The produced nanocomposite coatings have been demonstrated to have high corrosion resistance in the investigated electrolyte, which is commonly utilized in hydrogen evolution reaction applications and other novel materials corrosion investigations. By characterizing the corrosion performance of the examined Ni-xCo-yTiO2 nanocomposite coatings in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, the Ni-48Co-3.8TiO2 is regarded as the most stable electrode. The results exposed that the inclusion of Co inside Ni-xCo-yTiO2 significantly lessened the corrosion rate of the investigated composites. The surface examination revealed the presence of several materials constituents in the passive layer. DFT and Monte Carlo simulation approaches have been used to investigate and analyze the relationship between molecular structure and inhibitory effect.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45099154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Pavlov, F. Valeeva, G. Gaynanova, D. Kuznetsov, L. Zakharova
{"title":"Aggregation of morpholinium surfactants with amino alcohols as additives: a close look","authors":"R. Pavlov, F. Valeeva, G. Gaynanova, D. Kuznetsov, L. Zakharova","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00006","url":null,"abstract":"Mono-, di-, triethanolamine in a combination with methylmorpholinium and hydroxyethylmorpholinium surfactants were investigated for their aggregation and solubilizing properties. A cooperative behavior of the solubilization by mixed surfactant – ethanolamine systems is described. Ethanolamines strongly affect pH and lead to Orange OT phenolic group deprotonation and subsequent increase in aqueous/micellar solubility. The morpholinium surfactant micelles reduce pKa of Orange OT phenolic group, enabling its deprotonation at the earlier stages of media alkalinization. Obtained surfactant – ethanolamine mixtures can solubilize very large amounts of hydrophobic dye, which can then be triggered to precipitate via acidification.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45619406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ni nanoparticles modified Cu nanowires for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrate removal","authors":"Yiyang Feng, Xiaoqing Liu, Zhehan Yi, Haotian Tan, Liqun Wang, Feng Hou, Ji Liang","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00040","url":null,"abstract":"Cu-based materials have been extensively studied for nitrate removal as an inexpensive and abundant electrocatalyst for water purification via the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR). But it typically suffers from nitrite accumulation due to the high selectivity towards nitrite formation. To address this issue, we herein report a strategy of modifying Cu nanowires with Ni nanoparticles to improve the NO3RR performance. The Ni nanoparticles both facilitate electron transfer from Ni to Cu and enhance the conversion of nitrite, thereby improving the overall removal of nitrate with a minimal yield of nitrite. Through a facile liquid phase deposition process, the loading amount of Ni nanoparticles can be easily tailored by simply changing the concentration of precursors, and the best Cu/Ni molar ratio for nitrate removal performance is 20. Under this ratio, the material simultaneously delivers a high nitrate removal rate of 92.2% and a low nitrite selectivity of only 2.2% at –0.9 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, accompanied with superior stability for a continuous NO3RR. This study thus offers an efficient, stable, and low-cost Cu-Ni bimetallic catalyst for NO3RR.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49160871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization and linear/nonlinear optical properties of polymer nanocomposite films for optoelectronics applications","authors":"B. M. Alotaibi, H. Al-Yousef, N. Alsaif, A. Atta","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00026","url":null,"abstract":"Polymer nanocomposite films combining of polyaniline (PANI) and lead sulfide (PbSNPs) were effectively synthesized using a casting solution approach for used in optical energy applications. Transmission microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) methods demonstrate that PbSNPs is successfully introduced into the PANI matrix. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images reveal that the PbS is homogenously loaded and distributed in PANI chain. Using UV-Vis optical absorbance, the optical parameters of PANI/PbSNPs were evaluated, including absorption edge (Ed), band gap (Eg), carbon cluster number (N) and Urbach energies (Eu). PbSNPs has been investigated for their impact on PANI polymer linear optical (LO) as well as nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics including refractive index, nonlinear susceptibility, and dielectric parameter’s. When comparing the PANI/PbSNPs film to the pure PANI film, the band gap of the PANI/PbSNPs samples was found to be significantly reduced. However, the addition of PbSNPs increased the predicted amount of optical conductivity and carbon cluster number. The addition of PbSNPs to the PANI polymer improved its optical characteristics, resulting in a synthetic composite that can be used in energy applications as well as optoelectronics devices.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43621955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbon nanofiber aerogel/silicon oxycarbide composites for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding","authors":"Wenxia Zhu, Zhengkai Tian, Xiao-xia Yan, Dong Su","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00001","url":null,"abstract":"Lightweight electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials under harsh environments are in urgent need to tackle the increasing electromagnetic pollution and hazards. Herein, carbon nanofiber aerogel (CNFA) modified silicon oxycarbide (CNFA/SiOC) composites were prepared following a precursor infiltration pyrolysis procedure by using three-dimensional CNFA as a skeleton. Their structures and mass densities (0.28-1.35 g cm−3) were tunable by adjusting the content of polysiloxane precursor in impregnating solution. The lightweight CNFA/SiOC composite featured with continuous conductive network and highly porous structure in SiOC matrix, resulting in high specific shielding effectiveness (up to 68.9 dB·cm3 g−1 with SETotal of 19.3 dB) due to enhanced conductance loss and multi reflection/scattering. When increasing the density, the CNFA/SiOC composite can deliver EMI shielding effectiveness as high as 27.5 dB due to the generation of defective carbon and carbon dangling bonds as well as abundant interfaces between CNFs and SiOC which induce polarization loss. Moreover, the CNFA/SiOC composite exhibits good oxidation resistance with SETotal retention of above 98% after heat treatment at 600°C for 2 h in air, which arises from the effective protection of CNFs by SiOC.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46429545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuan Gao, Miaowen Jiang, L. Bao, Zhichen Yin, Jicheng Zhang, Guangzhen Pan, Shiqiang Zheng, Yufeng Zheng, Chuanjie Wu, Ming Li, Xu Ji
{"title":"Preparation and characterization of air sprayed silk fibroin/silica-based thermal-insulation coatings on catheters for cerebral hypothermia therapy","authors":"Yuan Gao, Miaowen Jiang, L. Bao, Zhichen Yin, Jicheng Zhang, Guangzhen Pan, Shiqiang Zheng, Yufeng Zheng, Chuanjie Wu, Ming Li, Xu Ji","doi":"10.1680/jsuin.22.00022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jsuin.22.00022","url":null,"abstract":"Clinical practice of therapeutic hypothermia for neuroprotection in acute cerebral ischemia has been hindered by warming effect on the cold infusate along pathway, which results from the poor thermal resistance of traditional interventional catheter. In this study, thermal insulation coatings with different spray parameters and coating suspension compositions were prepared via air-spraying on Nylon substrate for biomedical application. The surface morphology and microstructure of coatings were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. Silk fibroin (SF) and hollow silica based nanospheres (HSBNS) were successfully sprayed on Nylon substrate. The thermal conductivity of coating measured by light flash apparatus is down to 0.00105 W/(m·K). The tape test indicates that coatings containing SF, HSBNS and glyceryl have good adhesion which is a promising method to enhance the thermal insulation performance of traditional catheter for cerebral hypothermia therapy.","PeriodicalId":22032,"journal":{"name":"Surface Innovations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44956847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}