CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-30DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120377
Zhengwei Xu , Congcong Ning , Qian Yang , Yan Jin , Fanli Liu , Xiankun Chen , Xiangnan Gong , Baoshan Hu
{"title":"Reactively liquid eutectic salts intermediated CVD growth and photoelectric properties of MoSe2/Graphene heterojunction","authors":"Zhengwei Xu , Congcong Ning , Qian Yang , Yan Jin , Fanli Liu , Xiankun Chen , Xiangnan Gong , Baoshan Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transition metal chalcogenides (TMDs)/graphene heterojunctions are considered as potential materials of high-performance photodetectors in a prerequisite of controllable preparation. Here, we propose a salt-assisted chemical vapor deposition with pre-spin-coating precursors to advance the fabrication of MoSe<sub>2</sub>/graphene heterojunctions, in which Se vapor and H<sub>2</sub> gas are transported to react with the molten Na<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> and NH<sub>4</sub>Cl salts atop the graphene layer for the MoSe<sub>2</sub> growth. The effects of H<sub>2</sub> flowrate, temperature and time of reaction, composition and ratio of elements in the salt precursors, as well as the layer number of graphene film, are investigated. The results demonstrate that a liquid eutectic salt complex, consisting of sodium-molybdenum-oxyhalide, is an essential transient intermediate, and the growth follows a novel vapor–liquid/vapor–solid (V–L/V–S) mechanism. By optimizing the growth parameters, MoSe<sub>2</sub>/graphene heterojunctions with the monolayer up to 80 % of MoSe<sub>2</sub> are synthesized with the lattice alignment of graphene (100) to MoSe<sub>2</sub> (100). The interaction between graphene and MoSe<sub>2</sub> is monitored by the Raman, UV–Vis and PL spectra. Additionally, carrier inversion phenomenon in MoSe<sub>2</sub>/graphene heterojunction is found relying on the light illumination intensity. These results contribute new insights into the controllable synthesis and fascinating properties of graphene-based TMDs heterojunctions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"240 ","pages":"Article 120377"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891792","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120371
Tao Huang , Mai Yang , Yibing Su , Yuzhe Han , Qizhong Li , Song Zhang , Takashi Goto , Rong Tu , Lianmeng Zhang
{"title":"Molecular dynamics study on nano sliding behavior at DLC/AISI 304 interface","authors":"Tao Huang , Mai Yang , Yibing Su , Yuzhe Han , Qizhong Li , Song Zhang , Takashi Goto , Rong Tu , Lianmeng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Diamond-like carbon (DLC) serves as a prevalent protective coating for stainless steel in various applications, including automotive engines and medical devices, to combat wear and corrosion. This investigation delves into the nanoscale interface friction and mechanical behavior between DLC and polycrystalline austenitic stainless steel. Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to model the sliding interface structure's evolution and friction performance under differing contact pressures and graphitization states. In the friction sliding process, carbon atoms predominantly experience surface structural reorganization with minimal diffusion. The displacement of stainless steel's internal atoms is chiefly driven by deformation rather than diffusion. The study also examines the synergistic impacts of external pressure, structural transformations, and interfacial compounds on the system's friction mechanism. At low contact pressures (≤8 GPa), austenite deformation and recrystallization triggered by friction were noted. Conversely, at high junction pressures (>8 GPa), the interplay of stress and strain induces martensitic transformation in stainless steel and amplifies mechanical mixing with DLC. The α′-martensite proportion correlates positively with contact pressure and friction duration. An uptick in martensite content escalates the system's friction force; however, when the system's friction is governed entirely by martensite, it manifests a stable low friction force. Furthermore, under varied carbon atom hybridization conditions, systems characterized by high sp<sup>3</sup> hybridization display increased strain and friction. These insights provide valuable perspectives for improving the research on DLC and stainless steel nano micro interfaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"240 ","pages":"Article 120371"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886211","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120372
Fei Yang, Haixia Su, Yunqin Yang, Zhaodi Shen, Chun Zhang, Linwei Zhang
{"title":"A flexible porous electrospun carbon nanofiber cathode catalyst for rechargeable liquid and flexible Zn-air batteries","authors":"Fei Yang, Haixia Su, Yunqin Yang, Zhaodi Shen, Chun Zhang, Linwei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exploring flexible, porous, efficient, and stable cathodic electrocatalysts is crucial for the development of ZABs. In this study, an effective porous and flexible carbon nanofiber catalyst (Fe-ZCNF) was successfully constructed via electrospinning. PAN was used as the spinning substrate material, and hemin was incorporated to create the main active sites, while a NaCl molten salt-assisted ZIF-8 templating strategy was employed to form a connected pore structure. The Fe-ZCNF possesses an interconnected hierarchical porous structure and a high specific surface area of 1035.5 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>. Compared with commercial Pt/C (20 wt%), the <em>E</em><sub>1/2</sub> = 0.88 V <em>vs</em>. RHE for ORR of Fe-ZCNF shifted positively by 20 mV, and a significant improvement in stability was observed. The ZABs assembled using Fe-ZCNF as the cathode exhibits excellent performance, with an OCV of 1.59 V and a power density of 179.2 mW cm<sup>−2</sup>, which are superior to those of Pt/C + RuO<sub>2</sub>, along with a cycling stability of up to 200 h. Additionally, Fe-ZCNF can be used as the air cathode for FZABs, demonstrating high specific capacity and good cycling stability under different bending conditions. This work provides valuable insights into the design of flexible catalysts, potentially advancing the development of flexible electronic devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"240 ","pages":"Article 120372"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899704","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":"A review of the use of electrospinning in the preparation of flexible lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Jia-yi Xing , Yu-zhuo Zhang , Shu-xin Feng , Ke-meng Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120283","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"239 ","pages":"Article 120283"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869734","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120282
Qian Sun , Ya-feng Fan , Li-jing Xie , Zhen-bing Wang , Xian-hong Huang , Fang-yuan Su , Cheng-meng Chen
{"title":"A review of ultrafast supercapacitors for AC-line filtering","authors":"Qian Sun , Ya-feng Fan , Li-jing Xie , Zhen-bing Wang , Xian-hong Huang , Fang-yuan Su , Cheng-meng Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120282","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120282","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"239 ","pages":"Article 120282"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869733","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":"Research progress on the preparation of bamboo-based activated carbon for CO2 adsorption","authors":"Bing-jie Wang, Qiang Xie, Yu-tong Sha, Jin-chang Liu, Ding-cheng Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"239 ","pages":"Article 120285"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869736","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120370
Baoyi Mu , Guanwen Wang , Chunlei Chi , Ke Cao , Zhiyuan Li , Bin Qi , Qiushi Miao , Dianwu Wu , Tong Wei , Zhuangjun Fan
{"title":"Heterostructured Bi@Bi2O3 nanoparticles bonding on reduced graphene oxide with high-rate capability and outstanding cycling stability for sodium-ion batteries","authors":"Baoyi Mu , Guanwen Wang , Chunlei Chi , Ke Cao , Zhiyuan Li , Bin Qi , Qiushi Miao , Dianwu Wu , Tong Wei , Zhuangjun Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120370","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120370","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alloy-based anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising due to their high theoretical capacity and abundant resources. However, they suffer from significant volume expansion and aggregation during sodiation process, leading to severe capacity fading and inferior cycling stability. Herein, Bi@Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with heterostructures and rGO coating via coordination-driven self-assembly, carbonization, and local oxidation process is proposed. The built-in electric field constructed by heterostructures significantly promotes charge transfer and improves reaction kinetics. Additionally, the confinement effect of rGO not only enhance the electronic conductivity but also alleviates the volume expansion effectively. As a result, the Bi@Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-rGO anode exhibits high reversible capacity (480.1 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.1 A g<sup>−1</sup>), excellent rate capability (287.7 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 10 A g<sup>−1</sup>), and long-term stability (253.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 2000 cycles at 2 A g<sup>−1</sup>). The enhanced reaction kinetics are systematically probed by series of tests combined with theoretical calculations. This strategy offers valuable insights of designing alloy-based anodes for SIBs with high electrochemical performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"240 ","pages":"Article 120370"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886209","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120354
Jibin Liu , Huadan Xing , Xiaojie Wang , Zhixuan Cheng , Yuxuan Huang , Chaochen Xu , Wei Qiu
{"title":"Experimental study on interfacial mechanical behavior of MoS2/graphene heterostructure on soft substrate under biaxial strain using micro-Raman spectroscopy","authors":"Jibin Liu , Huadan Xing , Xiaojie Wang , Zhixuan Cheng , Yuxuan Huang , Chaochen Xu , Wei Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120354","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120354","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The mechanical behaviors at the interfaces between two-dimensional materials and flexible substrates persists as a prominent research focus in various fields. In this work, the MoS<sub>2</sub>/graphene heterostructures were assembled on the cross-shaped PDMS substrates. A series of Raman and photoluminescence experiments were performed under step-by-step loading with distinct strain states. According to the experimental results, an improved strain transfer model of finitely elastic interface (<em>i</em>FEI-ST) was proposed, which suggests that the strain transfer efficiencies between the substrate and the two-dimensional material under tensile strain should be different with that under compressive strain. The transfer efficiencies of the structure were quantified under various strain states. Furthermore, the nonlinear behaviors of interfacial debonding and wrinkles were also observed and discussed based on the <em>i</em>FEI-ST model, which further illustrates the importance of utilizing the proposed model to explore the strain transfer efficiency of any complex strain state.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"240 ","pages":"Article 120354"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886210","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}
CarbonPub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120292
Su-xia Qi , Tao Yang , Yan Song , Ning Zhao , Jun-qing Liu , Xiao-dong Tian , Jin-ru Wu , Hui Li , Zhan-jun Liu
{"title":"Impact of pitch fraction oxidation on the structure and sodium storage properties of derived carbon materials","authors":"Su-xia Qi , Tao Yang , Yan Song , Ning Zhao , Jun-qing Liu , Xiao-dong Tian , Jin-ru Wu , Hui Li , Zhan-jun Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":262,"journal":{"name":"Carbon","volume":"239 ","pages":"Article 120292"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869174","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}