Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Pt-Cu tetragonal, highly branched, and dendritic superstructures have been synthesized by a facile template-free hydrothermal approach, showing growth patterns along (111, 110),...Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Pt-Cu tetragonal, highly branched, and dendritic superstructures have been synthesized by a facile template-free hydrothermal approach, showing growth patterns along (111, 110), (111), and (100) planes, respectively. These structures have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and a detailed formation mechanism has been developed, which shows that the in situ formed 12 and the galvanic replacement reaction between Cu and Pt4, may guide the formation of these superstructures. The comparative electrocatalytic properties have been investigated for methanol and ethanol oxidation. Due to their interconnected arms, sufficient absorption sites, and exposed surfaces, these superstructures exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic performance for electro-oxidation of methanol and ethanol when compared with commercial Pt/C and Pt black.展开更多
Hybrid density functional calculations was used to comprehensively study the electronic structure of S-,Snand Pb-monodoped and(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoped hexagonal WO_3(h-WO_3)in order to improve their visible ligh...Hybrid density functional calculations was used to comprehensively study the electronic structure of S-,Snand Pb-monodoped and(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoped hexagonal WO_3(h-WO_3)in order to improve their visible light photocatalytic activity.Results indicate that the(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoped h-WO_3 can realize a significant band gap reduction and prevent the formation of empty states in the valence band of h-WO_3,while Sn/Pb-monodoped h-WO_3 cannot,because in(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoping,the S-doping introduces the fully occupied S 3p states in the forbidden band gap of h-WO_3 and the acceptor metals(Sn and Pb)would assist the coupling of the introduced S with its nearest O.In particular,the(Sn,S)-codoped h-WO_3 has the narrowest band gap of 1.85 eV and highest reducing ability among the doped case.Moreover,the calculated optical absorption spectra show that(Sn,S)-codoping can improve the visible light absorption.In short,these results indicate that the(Sn,S)-codoped h-WO_3 is a promising material in solar-driven water splitting.展开更多
An effective action for Bose-Hubbard model with two-and three-body on-site interaction in a square optical lattice is derived in the frame of a strong-coupling approach developed by Sengupta and Dupuis.From this effec...An effective action for Bose-Hubbard model with two-and three-body on-site interaction in a square optical lattice is derived in the frame of a strong-coupling approach developed by Sengupta and Dupuis.From this effective action,superfluid-Mott insulator(MI) phase transition,excitation spectrum and momentum distribution for two phases are calculated by taking into account Gaussian fluctuation about the saddle-point approximation.In addition the effects of three-body interaction are also discussed.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 91127040 and 21221062), and the State Key Project of Fundamental Research for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (No. 2011CB932402).
文摘Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Pt-Cu tetragonal, highly branched, and dendritic superstructures have been synthesized by a facile template-free hydrothermal approach, showing growth patterns along (111, 110), (111), and (100) planes, respectively. These structures have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and a detailed formation mechanism has been developed, which shows that the in situ formed 12 and the galvanic replacement reaction between Cu and Pt4, may guide the formation of these superstructures. The comparative electrocatalytic properties have been investigated for methanol and ethanol oxidation. Due to their interconnected arms, sufficient absorption sites, and exposed surfaces, these superstructures exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic performance for electro-oxidation of methanol and ethanol when compared with commercial Pt/C and Pt black.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21476024, 21576008, 91334203 and 91634116)the National Key Technology Support Program (2014BAE12B01)+2 种基金Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project (Z151100003315005)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (PYCC1705)the “Chemical Grid Project” of BUCT
文摘Hybrid density functional calculations was used to comprehensively study the electronic structure of S-,Snand Pb-monodoped and(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoped hexagonal WO_3(h-WO_3)in order to improve their visible light photocatalytic activity.Results indicate that the(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoped h-WO_3 can realize a significant band gap reduction and prevent the formation of empty states in the valence band of h-WO_3,while Sn/Pb-monodoped h-WO_3 cannot,because in(Sn,S)-and(Pb,S)-codoping,the S-doping introduces the fully occupied S 3p states in the forbidden band gap of h-WO_3 and the acceptor metals(Sn and Pb)would assist the coupling of the introduced S with its nearest O.In particular,the(Sn,S)-codoped h-WO_3 has the narrowest band gap of 1.85 eV and highest reducing ability among the doped case.Moreover,the calculated optical absorption spectra show that(Sn,S)-codoping can improve the visible light absorption.In short,these results indicate that the(Sn,S)-codoped h-WO_3 is a promising material in solar-driven water splitting.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11275108Foundation of Yancheng Institute of Technology under Grant No. XKR2010007
文摘An effective action for Bose-Hubbard model with two-and three-body on-site interaction in a square optical lattice is derived in the frame of a strong-coupling approach developed by Sengupta and Dupuis.From this effective action,superfluid-Mott insulator(MI) phase transition,excitation spectrum and momentum distribution for two phases are calculated by taking into account Gaussian fluctuation about the saddle-point approximation.In addition the effects of three-body interaction are also discussed.