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{"title":"Single-atom molybdenum modified ZnIn2S4 nanoflowers for improving photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance","authors":"Zetian He, Daimei Chen, Shiqing Ma, Lingling Guo, Fengshan Zhou, Yilei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163023","url":null,"abstract":"The construction of efficient photocatalysts with abundant active sites can effectively address the energy challenge of hydrogen production through water photolysis. In this study, we report an efficient photocatalytic catalyst, consisting of single-atom Mo-modified ZnIn₂S₄ nanoflowers, and propose a mechanism for photocatalytic hydrogen production. Using LA as sacrificial agent under the irradiation of Xe lamp (300W), the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of the catalyst achieved 138.8 μmol‧h^-1 (per 20 mg of catalyst), which is 3.5 times higher than that of bulk ZnIn₂S₄. And the quantum efficiency of the catalyst reached 23.59 % at the wavelength of 350 nm, demonstrating good stability. The XANES, XPS, FTIR tests confirm that Mo is monoatomically dispersed in the form of Mo-O bonds. The uniformly dispersed single-atom Mo provides abundant active sites, while the formed Mo-O bonds facilitate electron transport and inhibit the recombination of electron-hole pairs, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of ZnIn₂S₄. This work offers a novel approach for the development of single-atom catalytic materials.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Light-promoted synergy between CO2 adsorption sites and active oxygen leads to efficient photothermocatalytic dry reforming of methane on Ni/Ni-Sr-Al2O3","authors":"Wenhao Liao, Lei Ji, Yuanzhi Li, Jichun Wu, Meiqi Zhong","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163027","url":null,"abstract":"Photothermal catalytic dry reforming of methane (DRM) technology opens up a highly potential pathway for converting solar energy into fuels. However, achieving high fuel production rates often requires extremely high light intensities and is accompanied by unfavorable coking side reactions. In response to these challenges, this study successfully synthesized a composite material consisting of nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) supported on Ni and Sr co-doped alumina, named Ni/Ni-Sr-Al₂O₃. Under comparatively low light intensity conditions (80.0 kW m⁻²), this composite material exhibited exceptional photothermal catalytic activity. Specifically, the production rates of hydrogen (<em>r</em>_H2) and carbon monoxide (<em>r</em>_CO) achieved 114.2 mmol min⁻¹ g⁻¹ and 129.4 mmol min⁻¹ g⁻¹, respectively, with an efficiency (<em>η</em>) increased to 30.6 %. Compared to a reference catalyst of Ni/Al₂O₃, the Ni/Ni-Sr-Al₂O₃ catalyst shows a 29.6-fold increase in coking resistance. The high efficiency of Ni/Ni-Sr-Al₂O₃ in DRM catalysis is attributed to a light-promoted synergy between CO₂ adsorption sites due to Sr doping and active oxygen due to Ni doping, both of which participate in the oxidation of carbon species (formed by decomposition of methane on Ni nanoparticles). This not only increases catalytic activity, but also significantly inhibits the polymerization of carbon species into coke.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"487 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alloy/Interface-Induced activation of Metal-Phosphorus bonds in Ni5Cu3/CoP for efficient water splitting","authors":"Wei Luo, Ning Long, Jing Peng, Wenbin Wang, Yimin Jiang, Wei Shen, Rongxing He, Wei Su, Ming Li","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163025","url":null,"abstract":"Designing and fabricating heterostructure electrocatalysts composed of alloys and transition metal compounds might be a promising strategy for high-efficiency electrocatalysis. Herein, by anchoring a layer of Ni₅Cu₃ alloy on CoP nanorods with the help of an electrodeposition strategy, an efficient alloy-compound heterointerface catalyst for water splitting, Ni₅Cu₃/CoP, was designed and fabricated successfully. As shown from the experiments, the alloying effect of the Ni₅Cu₃/CoP catalyst induced a super-strong interfacial coupling due to the significant electron outflow from the Ni₅Cu₃ alloy, and it was the synergy of this alloying effect and super-strong interfacial coupling that resulted in the significant activation of cobalt-phosphorus bonds on the catalyst surface to generate rich active sites, which remarkably activated the intrinsic activity of Ni₅Cu₃/CoP. Therefore, in alkaline condition, Ni₅Cu₃/CoP exhibited low hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) overpotential of 66 mV and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotential of 190 mV at 10 mA·cm⁻², respectively, as well as only needed a small cell voltage of 1.51 V to achieve 10 mA·cm⁻² for overall water splitting. Density functional theory (DFT) results revealed that alloy-induced strong interfacial coupling considerably optimized the adsorption of OER and HER intermediates, improving the catalytic activity. These findings provided a valuable insight for the subsequent development of heterogeneous catalysts containing alloy components.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tunable electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer electride Hf2S by N decorating","authors":"Xiaole Qiu, Wenjun Zhang, Jiaxi Zhang, Kai Han, Hongchao Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163020","url":null,"abstract":"Electrides have attracted considerable attention in both experimental and theoretical research owing to the unique electron distribution characteristics in real space. The presence of free-electron gas in electrides increases the flexibility in regulating its physical properties. Here, we systematically investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer Hf₂S via N-atom adsorption. We find that one-side-coverage N atoms can regulate the system to change from an antiferromagnetic metal to a ferromagnetic half-metal. The physical origin of the ferromagnetic property can be elucidated by the Stoner mechanism. Notably, two-side-coverage N atoms will further transform the system to a nonmagnetic semiconductor with large valley splitting at the K and K’ valleys. When applied an in-plane electric field, the valley Hall and spin Hall effects occurred due to optical excitation and charge doping. With these flexible properties, N-absorbed monolayer Hf₂S exhibits significant potential applications in future electronic, spintronic, and valleytronic devices.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Crystal plane regulation and heterostructure construction of ZnIn2S4/h-BN for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution","authors":"Ping Zou, Zewen Wu, Shenggui Ma, Guangmei Cao, Xia Jiang, Hualin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163017","url":null,"abstract":"Visible light photocatalytic decomposition of water to form hydrogen provides a green and safe production method for clean energy, in which high activity and stability of heterocatalysts are high demand. In this paper, we report an inorganic anion regulation strategy to tune different exposed crystal planes of hexagonal ZnIn₂S₄, while modifying them with h-BN cocatalyst to form van der Waals heterojunction (vdWH) and reduce the photocorrosion, thereby boosting the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. Consequently, ZnIn₂S₄(102)-20BN (ZIS-20BN) photocatalysts showed a remarkable photocatalytic H₂ production performance of 3.61 mmol/g_cat/h with a 10 W LED as the light source, 1.64 times higher than that of ZnIn₂S₄(102) (ZIS-(102)). Moreover, characterization and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that ZIS-(102) exhibited the lowest work function and the introduction of an appropriate amount of h-BN induced the formation of the van der Waals heterostructure, which are conducive to the improvement of the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity and stability. Therefore, this study provides a new feasible option for the rational design of heterojunction photocatalysts utilizing specific crystal planes and non-noble metal cocatalysts to achieve efficient photocatalytic production of hydrogen.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Promoted synergistic interactions between Ce and Ni in hierarchical porous Ce-UiO-66 supported Ni NPs for dicyclopentadiene hydrogenation to tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene","authors":"Fajie Hu, Rushuo Li, Danfeng Zhao, Xiubing Huang, Ge Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163022","url":null,"abstract":"The hydrogenation of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) to synthesize tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene (THDCPD) is one of the key processes for the preparation of high-energy–density fuels, and the development of low-temperature and high-activity Ni catalysts is still challenging. In this work, hierarchical porous (HP) Ce-UiO-66 loaded Ni nanoparticles (NPs) catalysts were prepared based on the soft template method and liquid-phase in situ reduction method. The introduction of mesopores into Ce-UiO-66 can effectively enhance the transfer and adsorption of the substrate, and Ni NPs act as the main active centers. Furthermore, the modulation of the electronic structure of Ni NPs and the promotion of Ce-Ni interaction were effectively achieved by changing the in-situ deposition conditions. With a low loading of 3 wt% Ni NPs, the prepared 3Ni/HP-UiO-66 catalysts could achieve the observed complete DCPD conversion and 100 % selectivity of THDCPD within 1 h and retained good cycling stability. The results demonstrated preferential adsorption and hydrogenation of the norbornene ring, confirming the reaction pathway of the 3Ni/HP-UiO-66 catalyst for the hydrogenation of DCPD. The present work provides a guidance for exploring and designing non-noble metal catalysts for the hydrogenation of olefins and aromatics.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Highly sensitive non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for uric acid detection using copper oxide nanopebbles-modified glassy carbon electrode","authors":"Arun Kumar Gunasekaran, Noel Nesakumar, Balu Mahendran Gunasekaran, Arockia Jayalatha Kulandaisamy, John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162956","url":null,"abstract":"A highly sensitive mediator-dependent electrochemical non-enzymatic biosensor for uric acid sensing was developed using copper oxide nanopebbles as an effective electrochemical sensing platform. For this purpose, CuO nanopebbles were prepared using a simple wet chemical route and employed to fabricate CuO-modified glass carbon (GC) electrode with chitosan as a binder to form GC/CuO/Chitosan. The electrochemical oxidation and reduction of uric acid at the electrode–electrolyte interface were facilitated by the electrocatalytic behaviour of CuO nanopebbles. Upon employing differential pulse voltammetry, the fabricated electrode detected uric acid over a broad linear range of 0.1–1.2 mM with a high sensitivity of 0.020 µA µM⁻¹ and a low limit of detection of 28.2 nM. The developed electrode offers high stability over a period of 14 days with good repeatability (1.61 % RSD) and reproducibility (2.27 % RSD). Finally, the fabricated electrode was tested to quantify the spiked uric acid concentrations in synthetic urine samples to analyse the practical ability of the electrode in real-world analysis, and the recovery results (99.4–100.7 %) were satisfactory. Taken together, the fabricated CuO nanopebble-based GC electrode could be used as a promising candidate for sensing and quantifying ultra-low levels of uric acid in urine samples.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preparation of Z-scheme hetero-structure Co-doped BiFeO3/BiVO4 film photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting","authors":"Xingang Kong, Hao Tian, Xinmiao Yang, Guoyu Ren, Jianfeng Huang, Lixiong Yin, Hao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162961","url":null,"abstract":"The Co-doped BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ composite photoanode was successfully synthesized via the sol–gel method. The surface work function of BiFeO₃ was modified by doping Co³⁺ ions, resulting in the formation of a Z-scheme Co-BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ hetero-structure. In this hetero-structure, the photogenerated carriers were not only able to effectively separated, but also the high oxidation capacity of BiVO₄ and the high reduction of Co-BiFeO₃ retained. And the direction of the spatial electric field on the BiVO₄ surface aligned with the electric field on the Co-BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ interface, which enhanced the separation of photogenerated carriers and promoted the photogenerated hole migration forward the surface of photoanode. As a result, the Z-scheme Co-BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ composite photoanode exhibited strong photoelectrochemical performance compared with BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ composite photoanode.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of dual inhibitor-loaded ZIF-8 decorated montmorillonite nanocomposite toward active corrosion resistance of waterborne epoxy coatings","authors":"Chen Wang, Chenyang Zhao, Yue Li, Wenlin Yuan, Yi Huang, Di Cheng, Tao Shen, Ji Zhang, Jie Liu, Libei Jiang, Chao Yang, Qianhong Shen, Hui Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163021","url":null,"abstract":"Impregnation of multiple corrosion inhibitors within stimuli-responsive nanocontainers significantly enhances the active corrosion protection capabilities of anticorrosion coatings, thus extending their service life. This study introduces a novel nanocontainer, BTA-ZIF-8@Ce-MMT, for the active corrosion protection of carbon steel. In this design, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) containing 1H-benzotriazole are in-situ grown on cerium ion-intercalated montmorillonite. The dual inhibitor-loaded nanocontainers exhibit superior on-demand inhibitor release properties, where the cerium ions and BTA molecules effectively mitigate corrosion reactions at the cathodic and anodic sites, respectively. Potentiodynamic polarization measurements demonstrated that addition of 1 g/L of BTA-ZIF-8@Ce-MMT reduced the corrosion current density (i_corr) of Q235 carbon steel immersed in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution from 3.389 to 1.541 μA·cm⁻², resulting in a maximum inhibition efficiency of 67.6 %. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis of the bare carbon steel surface further indicated that dual inhibitor system provided synergistic corrosion inhibition and enhanced interfacial corrosion resistance (R_ct). When incorporated into a waterborne epoxy matrix, BTA-ZIF-8@Ce-MMT nanocontainers significantly improved the anticorrosive stability of the coatings. After 28 d of immersion in a saline solution, the impedance modulus of the coating at 0.01 Hz (|Z|_{0.01 Hz}) remains at 5.12 × 10⁹ Ω cm², nearly two orders of magnitude higher than that of the pure epoxy coating. Additionally, the adhesion strength of the coating declined by only 50.8 % after two weeks of salt spray test. This enhanced performance is contributed by the synergistic effects of montmorillonite, cerium ions, and 1H-benzotriazole (BTA) molecules. Together, these components establish a robust anticorrosion mechanism, which includes an extended diffusion pathway for corrosive media via the flake-structured MMT, the formation of protective cerium hydroxide or cerium oxide films, and acid-responsive BTA release from the ZIF-8 frameworks. This study for the first time introduces a dual-inhibitor strategy for modifying montmorillonite with functional MOF structures, offering a promising approach to improving the corrosion protection of epoxy coatings on Q235 mild steel.","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing TiO2@FexOy magnetic core–shell catalyst with 3D flower-like surface morphology preservation for enhanced photocatalytic performance","authors":"Daniel Ghercă ,&nbsp;Tiberiu Roman ,&nbsp;Dana-Georgeta Popescu ,&nbsp;Adrian-Iulian Borhan ,&nbsp;Daniel-Dumitru Herea ,&nbsp;George Stoian ,&nbsp;Horia Chiriac ,&nbsp;Gabriel Ababei ,&nbsp;Nicoleta Lupu","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A synthetic rational design of core–shell magnetic nanomaterials has garnered significant attention for their potential in photocatalysis and adsorption applications. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of a TiO₂-based core–shell photocatalyst functionalized with Fe_xO_y co-catalyst for the efficient adsorption and degradation of synthetic methylene blue dye. The chemical synthesis technique involved a three-step process consisting in the preparation of TiO₂ nanoparticles followed by surface nanocompartmentalization with a ferrihydrite layer exhibiting a flower-like morphology and lastly the calcination of the resulting composite at 400 °C to produce a magnetic core–shell nanomaterial. Comprehensive physicochemical characterization was performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultra-high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (UHR-TEM) to elucidate the structural and morphological properties of the synthesized materials. Photodegradation experiments were conducted under both UV and Visible light irradiation using methylene blue as a model contaminant. The results revealed remarkable photocatalytic performance, with nearly instantaneous adsorption of the dye onto the catalyst surface, followed by efficient photodegradation. Detailed investigations confirmed that the adsorption process occurred at an exceptionally rapid rate, which was attributed to the unique surface functionalization and nanocompartmentalized structure of the core–shell material.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"696 ","pages":"Article 163003"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143644379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}