Purification of emerging heavy metal antimony contaminated water based on advanced ingenious strategies.An activated modified coconut shell charcoal(CSC)was synthesized and evaluated as a substrate-supported loaded or...Purification of emerging heavy metal antimony contaminated water based on advanced ingenious strategies.An activated modified coconut shell charcoal(CSC)was synthesized and evaluated as a substrate-supported loaded organic photovoltaic material,PM6:PYIT:PM6-b-PYIT,to prepare a surprisingly highly efficient,stable,environmentally friendly,and recyclable organic photocatalyst(CSC–N–P.P.P),which showed excellent effects on the simultaneous removal of Sb(Ⅲ)and Sb(Ⅴ).The removal efficiency of CSC-N-P.P.P on Sb(Ⅲ)and Sb(Ⅴ)reached an amazing 99.9%in quite a short duration of 15 min.At the same time,under ppb level and indoor visible light(~1 W m^(2)),it can be treated to meet the drinking water standards set by the European Union and the U.S.National Environmental Protection Agency in 5 min,and even after 25 cycles of recycling,the efficiency is still maintained at about 80%,in addition to the removal of As(Ⅲ),Cd(Ⅱ),Cr(Ⅵ),and Pb(Ⅱ)can also be realized.The catalyst not only solves the problems of low reuse rate,difficult structure adjustment and high energy consumption of traditional photocatalysts but also has strong applicability and practical significance.The pioneering approach provides a much-needed solution strategy for removing highly toxic heavy metal antimony pollution from the environment.展开更多
The organic solar cells(OSCs)based on block copolymer systems bear the hope of achieving the optimal balance of power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability,but the key index,PCE of this type devices is still low.To ...The organic solar cells(OSCs)based on block copolymer systems bear the hope of achieving the optimal balance of power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability,but the key index,PCE of this type devices is still low.To improve the efficiency,regulating the thin-film morphology is always the core engineering,which is usually achieved via two aspects:precursor optimization and post treatments.展开更多
One of the most appealing material systems for solar energy conversion is allpolymer blend.Presently,the three key merits(power conversion efficiency,operation stability and mechanical robustness)exhibited a trade-off...One of the most appealing material systems for solar energy conversion is allpolymer blend.Presently,the three key merits(power conversion efficiency,operation stability and mechanical robustness)exhibited a trade-off in a particular all-polymer blend system,which greatly limit its commercial application.Diverting the classic ternary tactic of organic solar cells based on polymer,nonfullerene small molecule and fullerene,herein we demonstrate that the three merits of a benchmark all-polymer blend PM6:PY-IT can be simultaneously maximized via the introduction of a polymerized fullerene derivative PPCBMB.Importantly,the addition of the guest component promoted the power conversion efficiency of PM6:PY-IT blend from 16.59%to 18.04%.Meanwhile,the device stability and film ductility are also improved due to the addition of this polymerized fullerene material.Morphology and device physics analyses reveal that optimal ternary system contains well-maintained molecular packing and crystallinity,being beneficial to keeping favorable charge transport and the reduced domain size contributed to charge generation and ductility improvement.Furthermore,the ternary photovoltaic blend was successfully used as photocatalysts,and an excellent heavy metal removal from water was demonstrated.This study showcases the multi-functions of all-polymer blends via the use of polymerized fullerenes.展开更多
The caption of Figure 4:“Figure 4(a)2D-GIWAXS patterns.(b)IP and(c)OOP line cuts.Calculated results of d-spacing and CL values for(d)IP and(e)OOP directions.”should be corrected to“Figure 4(a)Jph vs Veff relationsh...The caption of Figure 4:“Figure 4(a)2D-GIWAXS patterns.(b)IP and(c)OOP line cuts.Calculated results of d-spacing and CL values for(d)IP and(e)OOP directions.”should be corrected to“Figure 4(a)Jph vs Veff relationships.(b)VOC and(c)JSC vs light intensity plots.Hole-only(d)and electron-only(e)device results.(f)Summarizedμh,μe and ratios.”展开更多
基金support from the Scientific and Technological Bases and Talents of Guangxi(Guike AD21238027)support from Doctoral and master's degree innovation projects+1 种基金T.Liu thanks the Training Project of High-level Professional and Technical Talents of Guangxi University and Natural Science and Technology Innovation Development Multiplication Program of Guangxi University(2022BZRC006)D.Xue thanks the support from International(regional)Cooperation and Exchange Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52220105010).
文摘Purification of emerging heavy metal antimony contaminated water based on advanced ingenious strategies.An activated modified coconut shell charcoal(CSC)was synthesized and evaluated as a substrate-supported loaded organic photovoltaic material,PM6:PYIT:PM6-b-PYIT,to prepare a surprisingly highly efficient,stable,environmentally friendly,and recyclable organic photocatalyst(CSC–N–P.P.P),which showed excellent effects on the simultaneous removal of Sb(Ⅲ)and Sb(Ⅴ).The removal efficiency of CSC-N-P.P.P on Sb(Ⅲ)and Sb(Ⅴ)reached an amazing 99.9%in quite a short duration of 15 min.At the same time,under ppb level and indoor visible light(~1 W m^(2)),it can be treated to meet the drinking water standards set by the European Union and the U.S.National Environmental Protection Agency in 5 min,and even after 25 cycles of recycling,the efficiency is still maintained at about 80%,in addition to the removal of As(Ⅲ),Cd(Ⅱ),Cr(Ⅵ),and Pb(Ⅱ)can also be realized.The catalyst not only solves the problems of low reuse rate,difficult structure adjustment and high energy consumption of traditional photocatalysts but also has strong applicability and practical significance.The pioneering approach provides a much-needed solution strategy for removing highly toxic heavy metal antimony pollution from the environment.
基金Authors declare no conflict of interest.B.Zou thanks the Guangxi NSF project(2020GXNSFDA238004)the Scientific and Technological Bases and Talents of Guangxi(Guike AD21238027)+1 种基金the special fund for"Guangxi Bagui Scholars"T.Liu thanks the Training Project of High-level Professional and Technical Talents of Guangxi University and Natural Science and Technology Innovation Development Multiplication Program of Guangxi University(2022BZRC006).
文摘The organic solar cells(OSCs)based on block copolymer systems bear the hope of achieving the optimal balance of power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability,but the key index,PCE of this type devices is still low.To improve the efficiency,regulating the thin-film morphology is always the core engineering,which is usually achieved via two aspects:precursor optimization and post treatments.
文摘One of the most appealing material systems for solar energy conversion is allpolymer blend.Presently,the three key merits(power conversion efficiency,operation stability and mechanical robustness)exhibited a trade-off in a particular all-polymer blend system,which greatly limit its commercial application.Diverting the classic ternary tactic of organic solar cells based on polymer,nonfullerene small molecule and fullerene,herein we demonstrate that the three merits of a benchmark all-polymer blend PM6:PY-IT can be simultaneously maximized via the introduction of a polymerized fullerene derivative PPCBMB.Importantly,the addition of the guest component promoted the power conversion efficiency of PM6:PY-IT blend from 16.59%to 18.04%.Meanwhile,the device stability and film ductility are also improved due to the addition of this polymerized fullerene material.Morphology and device physics analyses reveal that optimal ternary system contains well-maintained molecular packing and crystallinity,being beneficial to keeping favorable charge transport and the reduced domain size contributed to charge generation and ductility improvement.Furthermore,the ternary photovoltaic blend was successfully used as photocatalysts,and an excellent heavy metal removal from water was demonstrated.This study showcases the multi-functions of all-polymer blends via the use of polymerized fullerenes.
文摘The caption of Figure 4:“Figure 4(a)2D-GIWAXS patterns.(b)IP and(c)OOP line cuts.Calculated results of d-spacing and CL values for(d)IP and(e)OOP directions.”should be corrected to“Figure 4(a)Jph vs Veff relationships.(b)VOC and(c)JSC vs light intensity plots.Hole-only(d)and electron-only(e)device results.(f)Summarizedμh,μe and ratios.”
