Graphene has enormous potential to capture CO_(2)due to its unique properties and cost-effectiveness.However,graphene-based adsorbents have drawbacks of lower CO_(2)adsorption capacity and poor selectivity.This work d...Graphene has enormous potential to capture CO_(2)due to its unique properties and cost-effectiveness.However,graphene-based adsorbents have drawbacks of lower CO_(2)adsorption capacity and poor selectivity.This work demonstrates a one-step rapid and sustainable N_(2)/H_(2)plasma treatment process to prepare graphene-based sorbent material with enhanced CO_(2)adsorption performance.Plasma treatment directly enriches amine species,increases surface area,and improves textural properties.The CO_(2)adsorption capacity increases from 1.6 to 3.3 mmol/g for capturing flue gas,and from 0.14 to 1.3 mmol/g for direct air capture (DAC).Importantly,the electrothermal property of the plasma-modified aerogels has been significantly improved,resulting in faster heating rates and significantly reducing energy consumption compared to conventional external heating for regeneration of sorbents.Modified aerogels display improved selectivity of 42 and 87 after plasma modification for 5 and 10 min,respectively.The plasma-treated aerogels display minimal loss between 17%and 19% in capacity after 40 adsorption/desorption cycles,rendering excellent stability.The N_(2)/H_(2)plasma treatment of adsorbent materials would lower energy expenses and prevent negative effects on the global economy caused by climate change.展开更多
The layered transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have raised considerable interest in the past decades for both fundamental physics and low-dimensional nanodevice applications.Recently,intriguing phenomena of Ising s...The layered transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have raised considerable interest in the past decades for both fundamental physics and low-dimensional nanodevice applications.Recently,intriguing phenomena of Ising superconductivity and quantum metallic state have been reported in two-dimensional(2D)4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices.Here,we report the magnetic field induced superconductor–metal transition(SMT)in mechanical exfoliated 4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices with thickness down to 2.5 nm.We observe the quantum Griffiths singularity(QGS)of SMT in thin 4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices by performing ultralow temperature transport measurements and activated scaling analysis.With increasing the thickness of TaSe2 nanodevice to 10.6 nm,the signature of magnetoresistance crossing region can hardly be detected,revealing the thickness dependence of SMT.In this procedure,the disorder strength plays a dominant role.This work enriches the platform for studying QGS and may stimulate further investigations on the correlation between different novel quantum phenomena in the same 2D superconducting system.展开更多
基金Guangzhou (China) government postdoctoral program for providing financial support to conduct this worksupport from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 72140008)funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under grant agreement No. 101022484。
文摘Graphene has enormous potential to capture CO_(2)due to its unique properties and cost-effectiveness.However,graphene-based adsorbents have drawbacks of lower CO_(2)adsorption capacity and poor selectivity.This work demonstrates a one-step rapid and sustainable N_(2)/H_(2)plasma treatment process to prepare graphene-based sorbent material with enhanced CO_(2)adsorption performance.Plasma treatment directly enriches amine species,increases surface area,and improves textural properties.The CO_(2)adsorption capacity increases from 1.6 to 3.3 mmol/g for capturing flue gas,and from 0.14 to 1.3 mmol/g for direct air capture (DAC).Importantly,the electrothermal property of the plasma-modified aerogels has been significantly improved,resulting in faster heating rates and significantly reducing energy consumption compared to conventional external heating for regeneration of sorbents.Modified aerogels display improved selectivity of 42 and 87 after plasma modification for 5 and 10 min,respectively.The plasma-treated aerogels display minimal loss between 17%and 19% in capacity after 40 adsorption/desorption cycles,rendering excellent stability.The N_(2)/H_(2)plasma treatment of adsorbent materials would lower energy expenses and prevent negative effects on the global economy caused by climate change.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11888101,11974430,and 12174442)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2018YFA0305600 and 2022YFA1403103)+3 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB28000000)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(No.2021ZD0302400)Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by BAST(No.BYESS2023452)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(No.22XNKJ20).
文摘The layered transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have raised considerable interest in the past decades for both fundamental physics and low-dimensional nanodevice applications.Recently,intriguing phenomena of Ising superconductivity and quantum metallic state have been reported in two-dimensional(2D)4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices.Here,we report the magnetic field induced superconductor–metal transition(SMT)in mechanical exfoliated 4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices with thickness down to 2.5 nm.We observe the quantum Griffiths singularity(QGS)of SMT in thin 4Ha-TaSe2 nanodevices by performing ultralow temperature transport measurements and activated scaling analysis.With increasing the thickness of TaSe2 nanodevice to 10.6 nm,the signature of magnetoresistance crossing region can hardly be detected,revealing the thickness dependence of SMT.In this procedure,the disorder strength plays a dominant role.This work enriches the platform for studying QGS and may stimulate further investigations on the correlation between different novel quantum phenomena in the same 2D superconducting system.
