Showing papers in "Applied Surface Science in 2020"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the adsorption performance of intrinsic and Pd-doped HfSe2 (Pd-HfSe 2) monolayer upon two toxic gases (NO2 and SO2), to explore their possible application as gas sensors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the adsorption performance of Ni-doped C3N (Ni-C3N) monolayer upon three SF6 decomposed species, including SO2, SOF2, and SO2F2.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) grafted on hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) polymer were synthesized, characterized and tested for heavy metals removal from secondary effluent industrial wastewater (SEIWW).

TL;DR: In this article, a simple hydrothermal route was used to synthesize core-shell structure CNTs@MoS2 nanocomposites, which were designed as novel and outstanding microwave absorbers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the 3DPC/Co3O4/AC asymmetric supercapacitor exhibited a broad potential window of 1.7 V and a maximum energy density of 21.1 Wh/kg−1 with a power density of 790

TL;DR: In this paper, a double layer cocatalysts for modification of BiVO4 to improve the PEC water splitting performance has been proposed, and the results indicate that the photoelectrode is expected to be used in practical applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the Graphene/WSeTe heterostructure was constructed and its structural, electronic, optical and transport properties were investigated through first-principles calculations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported that MXenes-based polymeric composites (Ti3C2TX-PDOPA) could be simply fabricated via mixing of MXenes and levodopa under rather mild reaction conditions.

TL;DR: Li et al. as discussed by the authors synthesized highly stable amino-functionalized Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (UiO-66-NH2) and studied the adsorption behaviors of norfloxacin (NOR) in water.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used polycaprolactone (PCL) electrospun fibers containing carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHAP) which is substituted partially via selenite ions.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel environment friendly CMP slurry was developed, containing of silica, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malic acid and deionized water.

TL;DR: In this article, MnCoP nanosheets are designed and constructed by doping Mn into CoP via direct one-step electrodeposition on carbon cloth, which can not only modify the surface electronic structure of CoP, but also enhance electrochemical surface area (ECSA) to expose more accessible active sites, and increase the intrinsic activity for HER and OER.

TL;DR: In this paper, bimetal-organic framework nanosheets wrapping polypyrrole nanotubes (NiCo-MOF@PNTs) were successfully prepared by an easy ultrasonic method.

TL;DR: In this article, a polypyrrole-modified NaTi2(PO4)3 (NaTi2PO 4)3@PPy) nanocomposite for sodium energy storage via the sol-gel approach and self-assembly procedure was fabricated.

TL;DR: In this article, the NiS-assisted WO3/g-C3N4 heterojunction system provides more active sites for the formation of heterjunction system which could promote charge separate and transfer efficiently.

TL;DR: In this article, the passive film properties of as-received selective laser-melted 316L stainless steel (SLMed 316L SS) without obvious pores were studied and compared with those of wrought and solution-annealed (SA) SLMed316L SSs.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a facile method to grow hydrophilic Fe3O4 NPs on non-pretreated carbon fibers using a polyol-assisted hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this article, hierarchical porous carbon/manganese monoxide nanosheets (HPC-MnO) composite materials are synthesized by a facile one-step approach, in which chemical activation of biomass precursor (wasted litchi shell) and loading of MnO nano-heets are conducted synchronously.

TL;DR: In this article, an unstacked two-dimensional (2-D) NiO nanosheets are synthesized via easy surfactant-free hydrothermal chemical route.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight how etching agents govern surface chemistries of Ti3C2Tx, the most widely studied MXene to date, and demonstrate that the etching agent strongly modifies the nature of surface terminal groups (F, OH and/or O), oxidation sensitivity, delamination ability, nature of inserted species, interstratification, concentration of defects and size of flakes.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel adsorbent Uio-66-(OH)2/graphene oxide (GO) composite nanomaterial was synthesized via hydrothermal method using a functionalized zirconium-based MOFs and GO.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a convenient but effective approach to synthesize porous carbon nanoflakes (PCNFs) that process high specific surface area and tunable pore size distributions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of second metals (Ce, Fe, Co, Ni) were added to modify the Mn/TiO2 mixed oxide, and the experimental results show that Ni Mn has excellent catalytic activity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a modified BNNT surface was investigated by DFT calculation, and the combination of CuO and BNNTs proved to be stable by using the modified model and showed high reactivity and sensitivity toward dissolved gas in oil.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile fabrication of non-fluorinated super-hydrophobic and antibacterial cotton fabric surfaces via in situ growing zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystals on cotton fibers under room temperature condition and subsequently coating with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).

TL;DR: In this article, the CoS2/g-C3N4-rGO hybrid nanocomposites were synthesized via a simple one-pot solvothermal method as an effective photocatalyst.

TL;DR: In this paper, NiFe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets are successfully grown on carbon fiber prepared using a facile one-pot hydrothermal route.

TL;DR: In this paper, a symmetric supercapacitor with high capacitance retention under ultra-high current density was developed to meet the requirement of fast charging, which exhibits a perfect balance between the charge storage capacity and rate capability, which specific capacitance reaches 254 and 273 F ǫg−1 at a current density of 0.

TL;DR: In this paper, ultra-thin tungsten disulfide nanosheets/carbon nanotubes (WS2-NS/CNTs) hybrids were successfully synthesized by using a one-step hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this article, FeIII doped hollow metal-organic frameworks (FeIII-HMOF-5) were prepared as promising nanocarriers for capsaicin and incorporated into gelatin/chitosan matrix to fabricate antibacterial packaging films.