简介：Ultrafastfiberlasersareingreatdemandforvariousapplications,suchasopticalcommunication,spectroscopy,biomedicaldiagnosis,andindustrialfabrication.Here,wereportthehighlystablefemtosecondpulsegenerationfromaMXenemode-lockedfiberlaser.Wehavepreparedthehigh-qualityTi3C2Txnanosheetsviatheetchingmethod,andcharacterizedtheirultrafastdynamicsandbroadbandnonlinearopticalresponses.Theobviousintensity-andwavelength-dependentnonlinearresponseshavebeenobservedandinvestigated.Inaddition,ahighlystablefemtosecondfiberlaserwithsignal-to-noiseratioupto70.7dBandcentralwavelengthof1567.3nmhasbeendelivered.Thestudymayprovidesomevaluabledesignguidelinesforthedevelopmentofultrafast,broadbandnonlinearopticalmodulators,andopennewavenuestowardadvancedphotonicdevicesbasedonMXenes.

简介：Variousagriculturalcropresiduesincludingcornstover,corncob,andsorghumstalkwithamoisturecontentof75wt%weresubjectedtoalongpretreatment(12-60h)withsupercriticalCO2(scCO2),atlowtemperature(50-80℃)andapressureof17.5-25.0Mpa.Thesugaryieldsfromtheenzymatichydrolysis(EH)ofthepretreatedsampleswereasmuchasthree-tofourfoldgreaterthanthoseaffordedbytherawmaterials.However,whenpretreatmentwasconductedwithinashorttime(e.g.0.5h),aspreviouslyreportedintheliterature,onlyaslightincreaseintheEHsugaryieldswasobserved.TheproposedscCO2pretreatmentmechanismdemonstratedtheroleofmoistureinthesystem.Wetting,softening,andswellingwereobservedtomainlyaffectthelignocellulosewhenasuitableamountofwaterwasadded.Finally,thesampleswereanalysedbyX-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscopy,beforeandafterpretreatment,toinvestigatethechangesinthemicroscopicstructureofthebiomass.

简介：Anovelgas-phaseelectrocatalyticcellcontainingalow-temperatureprotonexchangemembrane(PEM)wasdevelopedtoelectrochemicallyconvertCO2intoorganiccompounds.TwodifferentCu-basedcathodecatalysts(CuandCu-C)werepreparedbyphysicalvapordepositionmethod(sputtering)andsubsequentlyemployedforthegas-phaseelectroreductionofCO2atdifferenttemperatures(70-90℃).ThepreparedelectrodesCuandCu-CwerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),X-rayphotoemissionspectroscopy(XPS)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM).Asrevealed,CuispartiallyoxidizedonthesurfaceofthesamplesandtheCuandCu-Ccathodiccatalystswerecomprisedofaporous,continuous,andhomogeneousfilmwithnanocrystallineCuwithagrainsizeof16and8nm,respectively.Theinfluenceoftheappliedcurrentandtemperatureontheelectro-catalyticactivityandselectivityofthesematerialswasinvestigated.Amongthetwoinvestigatedelectrodes,thepureCucatalystfilmshowedthehighestCO2specificelectrocatalyticreductionratesandhigherselectivitytomethanolformationcomparedtotheCu-Celectrode,whichwasattributedtothehigherparticlesizeoftheformerandlowerCuO/Curatio.Theobtainedresultsshowpotentialinterestforthepossibleuseofelectrical「enewableenergyforthetransformationofCO2intovaluableproductsusinglowmetalloadingCubasedelectrodes(0.5mgCucm2)preparedbysputtering.

简介：WehavesynthesizedandinvestigatedphysicalpropertiesoftwonewquaternarycompoundsGd2CoAl4T2(T=Si,Ge)singlecrystals,whichareisostructuraltoTb2NiAl4Ge2andEr2CoAl4Ge2.Themostimportantstructuralfeatureofthesematerialsistheanti-CaF2-typeCoAl4T2slabs.Thesematerialsshowmetallicbehaviorbelow300Kandthereisalong-rangeantiferromagnetic(AFM)transitionappearingat20and27KforGdCoAl4Ge2andGd2CoAl4Si2,respectively.ResistivityandheatcapacitymeasurementsalsoconfirmthesebulkAFMtransitions.Furtheranalysisindicatesthatthislong-rangeantiferromagnetismshouldresultfromthemagneticinteractionbetweenlocalmomentsofGd^3+ions.

简介：Thedevelopmentofthehydrogenelectrodeisvitalfortheapplicationofalkalinepolymerelectrolytefuelcells(APEFCs).Inthisstudy,aseriesofNi(OH)2decoratedNi/Ccatalysts(Ni(OH)2-Ni/C)werepreparedbyathree-stepelectrochemicaltreatmentofNi/C.TheexistenceofNi(OH)2wasdemonstratedbyX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niofthesampleswasestimatedviaanelectrochemicalmethod.TheHORcatalyticactivityofthecatalystswasevaluatedbyarotationdiskelectrode(RDE)method,anda'volcanoplot'wasestablishedbetweentheHORexchangecurrent(j0)andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Ni.Ontopofthe'volcano',thesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niis1.1:1,thej0ofwhichwas6.8timesofthatofNi/C.ThestabilityofthesamplestowardHORwasevaluatedtobegood.OurstudyaddedasystematicexperimentalevidencetotheHORresearch,showingthattheHORcatalyticactivityofNicanbedeliberatelycontrolledviadecorationofNi(OH)2,whichmayhelpunderstandingtheHORmechanismonNi.

简介：AfacilehydrothermalmethodwasdevelopedforthepreparationofFe2O3@CnanocompositesusingFeCl3·6H2Oasironsourceandglucoseascarbonsourceunderalkalinecondition.Themorphologyandstructureoftheas-preparedproductwereidentifiedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),highresolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM),field-emissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FESEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD),Ramanspectroscopy,FourierTransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR),andthermogravimetricanalysis(TGA).Theas-prepareα-Fe2O3@Cnanocompositeswereemployedforsupercapacitorelectrodematerial.Thesynergisticcombinationofcarbonelectricaldouble-layercapacitanceandα-Fe2O3pseudo-capacitanceestablishedsuchnanocompositesasversatileplatformforhighperformancesupercapacitors.Thesynthesismethoddevelopedhereisexpectedtoobtainothermetaloxide/carboncomposite.

简介：Tomeettherequirementsofelectronicvehicles(EVs)andhybridelectricvehicles(HEVs),thehighenergydensityLiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2(NCA)cathodeandSi–Canodehaveattractedmoreattention.HerewereportthethermalbehaviorsofNCA/Si–Cpouchcellduringthecharge/dischargeprocessesatdifferentcurrentdensities.ThetotalheatgenerationsarederivedfromthesurfacetemperaturechangeduringelectrochemicalLi+insertion/extractioninadiabaticsurrounding.Thereversibleheatisdeterminedbytheentropiccoefficients,whicharerelatedwithopen-circuitvoltageatdifferenttemperatures;whiletheirreversibleheatisdeterminedbytheinternalresistance,whichcanbeobtainedviaV–Icharacteristic,electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopyandhybridpulsepowercharacterization(HPPC).Duringtheelectrochemicalprocess,thereversibleheatcontributeslessthan10%tototalheatgeneration;andtheheatgeneratedinchargeprocessislessthanthatindischargeprocess.Theresultsofthermalbehaviorsanalysesareconducivetounderstandingthesafetymanagementandpavingthewayforbuildingareliablethermalmodelofhighenergydensitylithiumionbattery.

简介：Thesuppressionoftherecombinationofelectronsandholes(e–h)andtheenhancementofthelightabsorptionofsemiconductorsaretwokeypointstowardefficientphotocatalyticdegradation.Here,wereportafew-layerg-C3N4/α-MoO3nanoneedles(flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNs)all-solid-stateZ-schememechanismphotocatalystsynthesizedviaatypicalhydrothermalmethodinacontrolledmanner.Therecombinationofthephoto-inducede–hpairscouldbeeffectivelyrestrainedbytheZ-schemepassagewaybetweentheflg-C3N4andα-MoO3NNsinthecomposite,whichcouldalsopromiseahighredoxabilitytodegradepollutants.Anditbecamepossibleforthepreparedphotocatalysttoabsorblightinawiderangeofwavelengths.Thedetailedmechanismwasstudiedbyelectronspin-resonancespectroscopy(ESR).Thelow-dimensionalnanostructureofthetwoconstituents(α-MoO3NNswithone-dimensionalstructureandflg-C3N4withtwo-dimensionalstructure)endowedthecompositewithvarietiesofexcellentphysicochemicalproperties,whichfacilitatedthetransferanddiffusionofthephotoelectronsandincreasedthespecificsurfaceareaandtheactivesites.The10wt%flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNsshowedthebestphotocatalyticperformancetowardRhBdegradation,therateofwhichwas71.86%,~2.6timeshigherthanthatofα-MoO3NNs.