Ino rganic tubular materials have an exceptionally wide range of applications,yet developing a simple and universal method to controllably synthesize them remains challenging.In this work,we report a vaporphase-etchin...Ino rganic tubular materials have an exceptionally wide range of applications,yet developing a simple and universal method to controllably synthesize them remains challenging.In this work,we report a vaporphase-etching hard-template method that can directly fabricate tubes on various thermally stable oxide and sulfide materials.This synthesis method features the introduction of a vapor-phase-etching process to greatly simplify the steps involved in preparing tubular materials and avoids complicated postprocessing procedures.Furthermore,the in-situ heating transmission electron microscopy(TEM)technique is used to observe the dynamic formation process of TiO_(2-x) tubes,indicating that the removal process of the Sb2S3 templates first experienced the Rayleigh instability,then vapor-phase-etching process.When used as an anode for sodium ion batteries,the TiO_(2-x) tube exhibits excellent rate performance of134.6 mA h g^(-1) at the high current density of 10 A g^(-1) and long-term cycling over 7000 cycles.Moreover,the full cell demonstrates excellent cycling performance with capacity retention of 98%after 1000 cycles,indicating that it is a promising anode material for batteries.This method can be expanded to the design and synthesis of other thermally-stable tubular materials such as ZnS,MoS_(2),and SiO_(2).展开更多
Dopamine(DA), one type of mussel-inspired biological molecules with adhesive nature and corrosion inhibitor property, are often used to functionalize the surfaces of various materials. Herein, we report the applicatio...Dopamine(DA), one type of mussel-inspired biological molecules with adhesive nature and corrosion inhibitor property, are often used to functionalize the surfaces of various materials. Herein, we report the application of polydopamine(PDA) microcapsules as novel nanocontainers for the purpose, loading corrosion inhibitor(benzotriazole) in its shell structure, and then were embedded into epoxy coatings to provide self-healing and anti-corrosion protection for carbon steel. Fast release of benzotriazole in acidic environment caused by local corrosion and the chelating effect of PDA-Fe^(3+)can synergistically promote the formation of protective film on bare steel surface, which endows coatings with self-healing functionality. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(LEIS), and spray tests were conducted to evaluate the active inhibition and corrosion resistance of the loaded coatings. The scratched coating with incorporation of nanocontainers presented better protection performance, exhibiting increased Ro(oxide layer resistance) and R ct(charge transfer resistance) during initial immersion periods. The EIS tests in long-term immersion were also performed to confirm the anti-corrosion effect of composited coatings. These results demonstrated that benzotriazole-decorated PDA capsules dramatically enhanced the self-healing properties and anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings with the synergistic help of PDA and benzotriazole.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21971146 and 22272093)the Taishan Scholarship Fund in Shandong Provinces(ts201511004)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2021MB127)the operational support of ANSTO staff for synchrotron-based characterizations(Awarded beamtime:AS212/PD/17323)the support from the Australian Research Council(ARC)(DE200101384 and LP180100722)。
文摘Ino rganic tubular materials have an exceptionally wide range of applications,yet developing a simple and universal method to controllably synthesize them remains challenging.In this work,we report a vaporphase-etching hard-template method that can directly fabricate tubes on various thermally stable oxide and sulfide materials.This synthesis method features the introduction of a vapor-phase-etching process to greatly simplify the steps involved in preparing tubular materials and avoids complicated postprocessing procedures.Furthermore,the in-situ heating transmission electron microscopy(TEM)technique is used to observe the dynamic formation process of TiO_(2-x) tubes,indicating that the removal process of the Sb2S3 templates first experienced the Rayleigh instability,then vapor-phase-etching process.When used as an anode for sodium ion batteries,the TiO_(2-x) tube exhibits excellent rate performance of134.6 mA h g^(-1) at the high current density of 10 A g^(-1) and long-term cycling over 7000 cycles.Moreover,the full cell demonstrates excellent cycling performance with capacity retention of 98%after 1000 cycles,indicating that it is a promising anode material for batteries.This method can be expanded to the design and synthesis of other thermally-stable tubular materials such as ZnS,MoS_(2),and SiO_(2).
基金financially supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.51825505)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51905278)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA13040601)the Special Research Funding from the Marine Biotechnology and Marine Engineering Discipline Group in Ningbo University。
文摘Dopamine(DA), one type of mussel-inspired biological molecules with adhesive nature and corrosion inhibitor property, are often used to functionalize the surfaces of various materials. Herein, we report the application of polydopamine(PDA) microcapsules as novel nanocontainers for the purpose, loading corrosion inhibitor(benzotriazole) in its shell structure, and then were embedded into epoxy coatings to provide self-healing and anti-corrosion protection for carbon steel. Fast release of benzotriazole in acidic environment caused by local corrosion and the chelating effect of PDA-Fe^(3+)can synergistically promote the formation of protective film on bare steel surface, which endows coatings with self-healing functionality. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(LEIS), and spray tests were conducted to evaluate the active inhibition and corrosion resistance of the loaded coatings. The scratched coating with incorporation of nanocontainers presented better protection performance, exhibiting increased Ro(oxide layer resistance) and R ct(charge transfer resistance) during initial immersion periods. The EIS tests in long-term immersion were also performed to confirm the anti-corrosion effect of composited coatings. These results demonstrated that benzotriazole-decorated PDA capsules dramatically enhanced the self-healing properties and anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings with the synergistic help of PDA and benzotriazole.
