Shuna Li , Long Cao , Rui Li , Yunfang Wang , Jianxin Liu , Yawen Wang , Caimei Fan
{"title":"Electron transfer induced removal of BPA: a comparative study of Bi2WO6-PMS and Bi2WO6-PDS system","authors":"Shuna Li , Long Cao , Rui Li , Yunfang Wang , Jianxin Liu , Yawen Wang , Caimei Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The non-radical pathway-induced polymerization removal of pollutants by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate (PDS) has increasingly attracted research interest. In this study, nanosheet-structured Bi<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>6</sub> was synthesized and demonstrated the ability in enhancing the polymerization removal of bisphenol A in aqueous solutions through an electron transfer induced process when coexisting with PMS/PDS, without requiring any additional activation methods. The BWO-PDS system showed significantly higher removal efficiency than the BWO-PMS system, indicating distinct catalytic performance between the two persulfate systems. Therefore, a comprehensive comparative investigation was conducted, focusing on the verification of exclusive electron transfer pathways and the interfacial interactions between BWO and PMS/PDS. Experimental results combined with density functional theory calculations revealed that the adsorption stability, quantity of electron transfer, and O–O bond activation degree upon adsorption are the key factors governing the performance differences between the two systems. Additionally, the potential of the system for photocatalytic degradation applications was explored.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164161"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144710680","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}
Jie Pan , Ao Liu , Zeyuan Sun , Zixie Wang , Minghui Ouyang , Zhen Wang , Jun Li , Xueshan Xiao
{"title":"Corrosion characteristics of the Gd-rich FeCrNiMo alloy in the boric acid solution at 40 °C","authors":"Jie Pan , Ao Liu , Zeyuan Sun , Zixie Wang , Minghui Ouyang , Zhen Wang , Jun Li , Xueshan Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Corrosion characteristics of the Gd-rich FeCrNiMo alloys in simulated spent nuclear fuel pool water (boric acid solution, 40 °C) was investigated. Increasing the Mo addition reduces the weight loss rate of the alloys during long-term immersion. The cationic fractions of Fe, Ni, and Cr in the corrosion product layer decrease as the Mo content increases. The matrix around the matrix/(Ni,Fe,Cr)<sub>5</sub>Gd interface undergoes preferential dissolution, leading to the detachment of (Ni,Fe,Cr)<sub>5</sub>Gd phase. The addition Mo element can reduce the detachment of (Ni,Fe,Cr)<sub>5</sub>Gd phase in solution. This work is beneficial for the promotion of this novel Gd-rich alloy in spent fuel storage environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164158"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144710678","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":"Low-cost, washable, and highly reusable Ag nanoparticle surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates","authors":"Xu Zhao, Linhan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164145","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164145","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, the reusability of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates has gained significant research attention, offering great potential to expand SERS applications. The high fabrication costs and time constraints have driven the development of reusable substrates. Ag nanoparticles (NPs) with nanogaps are widely used as SERS substrates because of their ability to excite strong localized surface plasmon coupling. However, developing a facile method for producing reusable Ag NP SERS substrates remains challenging. In this study, we introduce a rapid and cost-effective method for mass-producing Ag NPs using a two-step process: Spin coating a self-reducing solution, followed by heating treatment. This method enables the mass production of Ag NPs with nanogaps as small as approximately 10 nm, eliminating the need for a vacuum environment, expensive equipment, or complex processing steps. The formation mechanism of Ag NPs is briefly discussed, and the key factors for successful preparation are highlighted. The resulting Ag NPs exhibit superior SERS performance, uniformity, and sensitivity. They functioned as washable and highly reusable SERS substrates, showing no significant performance loss after four ultrasonic cleaning cycles. Even after ten cycles, over 60% of the initial SERS performance was retained, demonstrating their robustness and practical applicability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164145"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144710713","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":"Activating the Pt triangular chain of Janus Pt2C monolayer forms multiple active sites for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions","authors":"Huan Lou , Chi Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Development catalysts with remarkable hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER, OER) catalytic activity remains a critical challenge for achieving large-scale hydrogen production. As one of the most efficient HER catalysts, noble metal platinum (Pt), with its unique d-orbital electron configuration, plays a crucial role in various catalytic reactions, and its compounds are also widely utilized. Here, we investigate high activity catalysts composed of different ratio Pt and C elements by composition-adjustment strategy. Among the predicted four stable and metallic structures, the Pt<sub>2</sub>C monolayer with low Pt loading exhibits the highest electron occupation at the Fermi level, and owns lower adsorption energy and dissociation energy for water molecule, thereby providing a platform for investigating catalytic performance. Its HER activity is predicted to be superior to that of commercial Pt due to several key factors, <em>i.e.</em> Gibbs free energy, active site density, and exchange current density, which can primarily be attributed to its Janus steric configuration and excellent conductivity. Moreover, the OER overpotential is low to 0.58 V, which of the value is lower than that of Pt (111) surface and Pt monolayer. All of the intriguing properties make the Pt<sub>2</sub>C monolayer a promising bifunctional catalyst toward HER and OER.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164148"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701711","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":"Practical ALD method for improving gas barrier properties of plastic bottles","authors":"Hiroshi Fujimori , Yoshihide Yamada , Masaki Kawano , Yukari Mikami , Daisuke Tadaki , Ayumi Hirano-Iwata , Akemi Kumagai , Tomohiro Miyata , Hiroshi Jinnai , Emiko Takemoto , Michio Niwano","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164151","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plastic bottles are widely used as containers for food and cosmetics. The contents in a container can deteriorate due to oxidation when oxygen enters the container through the wall. To address this limitation, in this study, we investigated a practical technique for depositing a silicon oxide film as a gas barrier on the bottle wall using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. A test machine capable of depositing a batch of approximately 40 plastic bottles was built. Various properties, such as the gas barrier properties, composition, and film thickness, of the oxide film deposited at room temperature were investigated. The water resistance of the film was examined via infrared spectroscopy and oxygen transmission rate (OTR) measurements. The results demonstrated that water molecules trapped in the gaps of the SiO<sub>2</sub> network remained in the ALD film. The OTR decreased with film thickness. The OTR (in units of cc/pkg(package)/day) of the 40-nm-thick films was 0.4–2 × 10<sup>−3</sup>, which is less than one-tenth of that of the uncoated bottle. Water immersion degraded the barrier properties of the ALD films. However, films that exhibited good barrier properties before water immersion showed a lower degree of degradation after water immersion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164151"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701718","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}
Nikita J. Patil , Nynita Makkapati , V. Deeksha , Ramakrishnan Vishnuraj , G. Balaji , Murali Rangarajan , Parthasarathy Srinivasan
{"title":"Role of reversible redox couples (Ni2+/Ni3+ and Fe2+/Fe3+) in selective H2O2 detection behaviour of two-pot synthesized NiFeP nanointerface: An enzyme-free voltammetric approach","authors":"Nikita J. Patil , Nynita Makkapati , V. Deeksha , Ramakrishnan Vishnuraj , G. Balaji , Murali Rangarajan , Parthasarathy Srinivasan","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164147","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164147","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Probing H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> in drinking water is vital as it directly impacts the lives of aquatic animals and humans. Herein, we report an enzyme-free electrochemical voltammetric approach for selectively detecting H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> in drinking water employing NiFeP nanointerface for the first time. The NiFeP was synthesized <em>via</em> a two-pot synthesis by phosphorizing hydrothermally prepared NiFe Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH). Structural analysis revealed the disappearance of LDH-specific diffraction peaks ((0 0 3) and (0 0 6)) and the emergence of distinct NiFeP crystalline planes, confirming the successful structural conversion from NiFe-LDH to NiFeP. NiFeP nanointerface showed linear detection ranges of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (0.1–1 μM and 5–100 μM), with LODs of 0.027 μM and 1.58 μM, and sensitivities of 17.11 and 0.81 μA mM<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>, respectively. The enhanced electrochemical performance of the NiFeP system prevails in the interaction with H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2,</sub> with substantial redox activity by reversible redox couples, compared to the NiFe LDH, where the redox couples (Ni<sup>2+</sup>/Ni<sup>3+</sup> and Fe<sup>2+</sup>/Fe<sup>3+</sup>) are limited. This work demonstrates NiFeP as a redox-active nanointerface for highly selective enzyme-free H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> sensing, with recovery studies being carried out in drinking water, which validated its practical applicability in real-time environmental monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164147"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701747","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}
M.R. Alfaro Cruz , R. Garza-Hernandez , Mayur A. Gaikwad , Jin Hyeok Kim , Leticia M. Torres-Martínez , Jong-Sook Lee
{"title":"Enhanced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic performance of SILAR deposited Zn2SnO4 inverse spinels","authors":"M.R. Alfaro Cruz , R. Garza-Hernandez , Mayur A. Gaikwad , Jin Hyeok Kim , Leticia M. Torres-Martínez , Jong-Sook Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents the synthesis of Zn<sub>2</sub>SnO<sub>4</sub> inverse spinel nanostructures using the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method, focusing on their photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photocatalytic properties for water oxidation and CO<sub>2</sub> photoreduction. Zn<sub>2</sub>SnO<sub>4</sub> films were deposited with varying cycles (30, 60, and 90), resulting in a mixed-phase composition of SnO<sub>2</sub> and Zn<sub>2</sub>SnO<sub>4</sub>, as evidenced by XRD and Raman analyses. Among these, the film deposited with 60 cycles (60/ZTO) exhibited superior PEC performance, achieving a photocurrent density of 0.624 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> at 1.23 V vs RHE. This enhanced performance is attributed to its improved crystallinity and surface morphology with an improved charge transfer mechanism. The presence of a higher Sn concentration in the film surface allows the increase in photocatalytic hydrogen production, as, after three days of the test, the hydrogen generation increases four times than the first day of the test, owing to the presence of different Sn and Zn defects where the reaction takes place. Additionally, the 60/ZTO film demonstrated the capability to continuously reduce CO<sub>2</sub> into CH<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>2</sub>O, highlighting its potential for sustainable fuel generation. These findings emphasize the importance of deposition conditions in optimizing Zn<sub>2</sub>SnO<sub>4</sub> films for clean energy applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164153"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701725","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}
Wenlong Li , Li Zhao , Yuanhu Tang , Yunze Ren , Shujie Wang
{"title":"Electrochemical sensor based on Cu(II) coordination covalent organic framework for ultra-sensitive and specific detection of paclitaxel","authors":"Wenlong Li , Li Zhao , Yuanhu Tang , Yunze Ren , Shujie Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a MWCNT/COF@Cu(II)/GCE electrochemical sensor based on Cu(II)-coordinated covalent organic framework (COF) was developed for the efficient detection of paclitaxel (PTX) content in <em>Taxus cuspidata</em> suspended cells extract. Specifically, a COF was constructed through an ambient temperature synthesis strategy, utilizing 4,4′,4′’-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)trisaniline (TTA) and 2,6-pyridinedialdehyde (PDA) as the fundamental building blocks. Subsequently, Cu(II) was immobilized on the COF surface by pyridinic and imine groups, followed by integration with MWCNT, to fabricate an electrode modification material MWCNT@COF@Cu(II) with enhanced charge transfer kinetics and electrocatalytic activity. The results showed that the modified electrode significantly improved the electrochemically active area and electron transport capacity, and had excellent electrochemical detection performance of PTX. The sensor’s detection range is 0.5 to 20 μM, and the PTX detection limit is 1.6 nM. Furthermore, quantum chemical simulations reveal the high conductivity mechanism on MWCNT/COF@Cu(II)/GCE and the possible electrooxidation mechanism for PTX. Finally, the sensor showed superior detection performance in the actual sample detection, with a recovery rate of 98.22 %–103.03 %. These results suggest that MWCNT@COF@Cu(II)/GCE has the potential to effectively detect PTX from T. <em>cuspidata</em> suspended cell extract.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164143"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701748","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}
Yoona Choi , Seungwoo Lee , Jonghwan Jeong , Donghyun Kim , Hansol Oh , Yongjoo Park , Woojin Jeon
{"title":"In2O3/TiN bi-layer electrode for ZrO2-based metal-insulator-metal capacitor","authors":"Yoona Choi , Seungwoo Lee , Jonghwan Jeong , Donghyun Kim , Hansol Oh , Yongjoo Park , Woojin Jeon","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the improvement of the electrical properties in TiN/ZrO<sub>2</sub>/TiN metal–insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) applications through the introduction of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. The oxidation potential between the TiN electrode and the ZrO<sub>2</sub> dielectric film induces an oxygen scavenging effect, resulting in the formation of oxygen vacancies within the ZrO<sub>2</sub>. This formation of oxygen vacancies severely degrades not only the electrical properties but also the overall performance of MIM capacitors. By introducing of an In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> buffer layer at the ZrO<sub>2</sub>/TiN interface, we effectively reduce oxygen vacancies by supplying oxygen to the ZrO<sub>2</sub> and TiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> interfacial layer, based on low oxygen vacancy formation energy of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Furthermore, the cubic phase of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> induced into a tetragonal phase of ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Consequently, the introduction of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> increases the capacitance density and leakage characteristic of the MIM capacitor, simultaneously, by enhancing the crystallinity and suppressing the formation of oxygen vacancy in ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Eventually, the insertion of 1.5 nm of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> significantly improved the leakage current characteristics, achieving a minimum equivalent oxide thickness of 0.75 nm that satisfies the DRAM leakage current density specification (<10<sup>−7</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>) at an applied voltage of + 0.8 V.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164149"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144693621","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}
Piotr Rytlewski , Piotr Augustyn , Rafał Malinowski , Bogusław Budner , Arkadiusz Antończak
{"title":"Surface metallisation of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) composites via a novel electroplating technique","authors":"Piotr Rytlewski , Piotr Augustyn , Rafał Malinowski , Bogusław Budner , Arkadiusz Antończak","doi":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel approach to the direct metallisation of polymer composites. The investigated composites were based on an acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) matrix and incorporated conductive fillers consisting of various ratio of copper fibres to tin powder, with a total filler content of 25 vol%. Ultraviolet (UV) laser irradiation (λ = 343 nm) selectively ablated the polymer matrix and exposed the embedded conductive fillers. Subsequent infrared (IR) laser irradiation (λ = 1030 nm) partially melted the tin and promoted its bonding with the copper fibres. This sequence produced an electrically conductive surface layer. The modified surfaces were subsequently subjected to electroplating, which effectively resulted in copper coatings. Changes in surface geometry and chemical structure arising from the sequential laser treatment (UV followed by IR) were characterised. In addition, the adhesion strength of the deposited metallic coatings was evaluated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":247,"journal":{"name":"Applied Surface Science","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 164146"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144701720","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}