33 results on '"Chung-Li, Dong"'
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2. Atomically Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts with d-Orbital Electronic Configuration-Dependent Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2-to-CO Reduction
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Jialin Wang, Yu-Cheng Huang, Yiqing Wang, Hao Deng, Yuchuan Shi, Daixing Wei, Mingtao Li, Chung-Li Dong, Hui Jin, Samuel S. Mao, and Shaohua Shen
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General Chemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2023
3. Bifunctional Monolayer WSe2/Graphene Self-Stitching Heterojunction Microreactors for Efficient Overall Water Splitting in Neutral Medium
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Chun-Hao Chiang, Yueh-Chiang Yang, Jia-Wei Lin, Yung-Chang Lin, Po-Tuan Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Hung-Min Lin, Kwun Man Chan, Yu-Ting Kao, Kazu Suenaga, Po-Wen Chiu, and Chun-Wei Chen
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General Engineering ,General Physics and Astronomy ,General Materials Science - Published
- 2022
4. In Situ/Operando Soft X-ray Spectroscopic Identification of a Co4+ Intermediate in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction of Defective Co3O4 Nanosheets
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Yu-Cheng Huang, Wei Chen, Zhaohui Xiao, Zhiwei Hu, Ying-Rui Lu, Jeng-Lung Chen, Chi-Liang Chen, Hong-Ji Lin, Chien-Te Chen, K. Thanigai Arul, Shuangyin Wang, Chung-Li Dong, and Wu-Ching Chou
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General Materials Science ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - Published
- 2022
5. A Facile Approach for Pt Single Atoms Deposition on Two-Dimensional Calcium Niobate Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
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Sajjad ul Haq, Muhammad Shuaib Khan, Essossimna Djatoubai, Chung-Li Dong, Penghui Guo, Yu-Cheng Huang, and Shaohua Shen
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Chemical Engineering ,Environmental Chemistry ,General Chemistry - Published
- 2022
6. Integrated Catalytic Sites for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Oxidation of the Aldehyde and Hydroxyl Groups in 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
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Yuxuan Lu, Tianyang Liu, Yu-Cheng Huang, Ling Zhou, Yingying Li, Wei Chen, Liu Yang, Bo Zhou, Yandong Wu, Zhijie Kong, Zhifeng Huang, Yafei Li, Chung-Li Dong, Shuangyin Wang, and Yuqin Zou
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General Chemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2022
7. In Situ Exploring of the Origin of the Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Efficiency of Metal(Co/Fe)–Organic Framework Catalysts Via Postprocessing
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Jing Zhou, Yitian Hu, Yu-Chung Chang, Zhiwei Hu, Yu-Cheng Huang, YaLei Fan, Hong-Ji Lin, Chih-Wen Pao, Chung-Li Dong, Jyh-Fu Lee, Chien-Te Chen, Jian-Qiang Wang, and Linjuan Zhang
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General Chemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2022
8. 5f Covalency Synergistically Boosting Oxygen Evolution of UCoO4 Catalyst
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Xiao Lin, Yu-Cheng Huang, Zhiwei Hu, Lili Li, Jing Zhou, Qingyun Zhao, Haoliang Huang, Jian Sun, Chih-Wen Pao, Yu-Chung Chang, Hong-Ji Lin, Chien-Te Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Jian-Qiang Wang, and Linjuan Zhang
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Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Article ,Catalysis - Abstract
Electronic structure modulation among multiple metal sites is key to the design of efficient catalysts. Most studies have focused on regulating 3d transition-metal active ions through other d-block metals, while few have utilized f-block metals. Herein, we report a new class of catalyst, namely, UCoO4 with alternative CoO6 and 5f-related UO6 octahedra, as a unique example of a 5f-covalent compound that exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity because of the presence of the U 5f–O 2p–Co 3d network. UCoO4 exhibits a low overpotential of 250 mV at 10 mA cm–2, surpassing other unitary cobalt-based catalysts ever reported. X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that the Co2+ ion in pristine UCoO4 was converted to high-valence Co3+/4+, while U6+ remained unchanged during the OER, indicating that only Co was the active site. Density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the OER activity of Co3+/4+ was synergistically enhanced by the covalent bonding of U6+-5f in the U 5f–O 2p–Co 3d network. This study opens new avenues for the realization of electronic structure manipulation via unique 5f involvement.
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- 2021
9. A’–B Intersite Cooperation-Enhanced Water Splitting in Quadruple Perovskite Oxide CaCu3Ir4O12
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Chung-Li Dong, Zhehong Liu, Chih-Wen Pao, Xubin Ye, Jianqiang Wang, Jing Zhou, Lili Li, Yu-Chung Chang, Yu-Cheng Huang, Chien-Te Chen, Linjuan Zhang, Youwen Long, Hong-Ji Lin, Zhiwei Hu, Shijun Qin, and Sanzhao Song
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Crystallography ,Materials science ,chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Materials Chemistry ,Oxide ,Water splitting ,General Chemistry ,Perovskite (structure) - Published
- 2021
10. Role of Interfacial Defects in Photoelectrochemical Properties of BiVO4 Coated on ZnO Nanodendrites: X-ray Spectroscopic and Microscopic Investigation
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Jih-Sheng Yang, Hung-Wei Shiu, Chun-Hao Lai, K. Asokan, Chao-Hung Du, C. W. Pao, S. H. Hsieh, Kuan-Hung Chen, Jih-Jen Wu, Chun-Yen Lai, Abhijeet R. Shelke, J. W. Chiou, Ping-Hung Yeh, Chung-Li Dong, Takuji Ohigashi, Way-Faung Pong, H. M. Tsai, and H. T. Wang
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Crystal ,X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Materials science ,Semiconductor ,Band gap ,business.industry ,Water splitting ,Optoelectronics ,General Materials Science ,Heterojunction ,Charge carrier ,business ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
Synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopic and microscopic techniques are used to identify the origin of enhancement of the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of BiVO4 (BVO) that is coated on ZnO nanodendrites (hereafter referred to as BVO/ZnO). The atomic and electronic structures of core-shell BVO/ZnO nanodendrites have been well-characterized, and the heterojunction has been determined to favor the migration of charge carriers under the PEC condition. The variation of charge density between ZnO and BVO in core-shell BVO/ZnO nanodendrites with many unpaired O 2p-derived states at the interface forms interfacial oxygen defects and yields a band gap of approximately 2.6 eV in BVO/ZnO nanocomposites. Atomic structural distortions at the interface of BVO/ZnO nanodendrites, which support the fact that there are many interfacial oxygen defects, affect the O 2p-V 3d hybridization and reduce the crystal field energy 10Dq ∼2.1 eV. Such an interfacial atomic/electronic structure and band gap modulation increase the efficiency of absorption of solar light and electron-hole separation. This study provides evidence that the interfacial oxygen defects act as a trapping center and are critical for the charge transfer, retarding electron-hole recombination, and high absorption of visible light, which can result in favorable PEC properties of a nanostructured core-shell BVO/ZnO heterojunction. Insights into the local atomic and electronic structures of the BVO/ZnO heterojunction support the fabrication of semiconductor heterojunctions with optimal compositions and an optimal interface, which are sought to maximize solar light utilization and the transportation of charge carriers for PEC water splitting and related applications.
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- 2021
11. AuPd Nanoicosahedra: Atomic-Level Surface Modulation for Optimization of Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Energy Conversion
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Wu-Ching Chou, Chen Rui Kao, Hung Min Lin, Biva Talukdar, Ying-Rui Lu, Chung-Li Dong, Yu-Chun Chuang, Yu-Cheng Huang, David A. Cullen, and Chun Hong Kuo
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Materials science ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Nanomaterial-based catalyst ,Catalysis ,Chemical engineering ,Modulation ,Materials Chemistry ,Electrochemistry ,Photocatalysis ,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Energy transformation ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Bimetallic strip - Abstract
Modulation of bimetallic nanocatalysts with atomic precision would allow for significant increases in catalyst activity through the optimization of heteroatomic interplay. In practice, this level o...
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- 2021
12. Catalytically Active Site Identification of Molybdenum Disulfide as Gas Cathode in a Nonaqueous Li–CO2 Battery
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Ru-Shi Liu, Lichang Yin, Chung-Li Dong, Chih-Sheng Huang, Wen-Sheng Chang, Fu-Ming Wang, Chih Jung Chen, Ching-Chen Wu, Xing-Chun Wang, and Yu-Cheng Huang
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Battery (electricity) ,Materials science ,02 engineering and technology ,Carbon nanotube ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Energy storage ,Cathode ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,law ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Molybdenum disulfide ,Faraday efficiency - Abstract
Li-CO2 batteries have recently attracted attention as promising candidates for next-generation energy storage devices due to their extremely high theoretical energy density. The real application of Li-CO2 cells involves addressing several drawbacks, including high charging potential, poor coulombic efficiency, and low rechargeability. Molybdenum disulfide supported on carbon nanotubes (MoS2/CNT) with various ratios functioned as a cathode catalyst for Li-CO2 batteries. The optimal MoS2/CNT composite achieved a maximum discharge capacity of 8551 mAh g-1 with a coulombic efficiency of 96.7%. This hybrid also obtained an initial charging plateau of 3.87 V at a current density of 100 mA g-1 with a cutoff capacity of 500 mAh g-1. It provided ideal electrochemical stability of 142 cycles at the current densities of 100 mA g-1, which was comparable with that of some precious metal catalysts. This optimized MoS2/CNT was also cycled at 200 and 400 mA g-1 for 112 and 55 times, respectively. Density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the sulfided Mo-edge (s-Mo-edge) on MoS2 materials showed appropriate adsorption strengths of Li, CO2, and Li2CO3. Moreover, joint results of Raman profiles and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra elucidated that the catalytic efficiencies of MoS2/CNT hybrids were proportional to the quantities of exposed s-Mo-edge active sites.
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- 2021
13. Operando Identification of the Dynamic Behavior of Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Co3O4 for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
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Yu-Cheng Huang, Zhaohui Xiao, Shuangyin Wang, Chao Xie, Ru Chen, Zhiwen Shu, Shiqian Du, Li Tao, Huigao Duan, Yanyong Wang, Zhijuan Liu, Chung-Li Dong, Yuqin Zou, Dafeng Yan, Guanhua Zhang, and Wei Chen
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Reaction mechanism ,Chemistry ,Oxygen evolution ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,X-ray absorption fine structure ,Dielectric spectroscopy ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ,Chemical engineering ,Cyclic voltammetry - Abstract
The exact role of a defect structure on transition metal compounds for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is a very dynamic process, remains unclear. Studying the structure-activity relationship of defective electrocatalysts under operando conditions is crucial for understanding their intrinsic reaction mechanism and dynamic behavior of defect sites. Co3O4 with rich oxygen vacancy (VO) has been reported to efficiently catalyze OER. Herein, we constructed pure spinel Co3O4 and VO-rich Co3O4 as catalyst models to study the defect mechanism and investigate the dynamic behavior of defect sites during the electrocatalytic OER process by various operando characterizations. Operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) implied that the VO could facilitate the pre-oxidation of the low-valence Co (Co2+, part of which was induced by the VO to balance the charge) at a relatively lower applied potential. This observation confirmed that the VO could initialize the surface reconstruction of VO-Co3O4 prior to the occurrence of the OER process. The quasi-operando X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and operando X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) results further demonstrated the oxygen vacancies were filled with OH• first for VO-Co3O4 and facilitated pre-oxidation of low-valence Co and promoted reconstruction/deprotonation of intermediate Co-OOH•. This work provides insight into the defect mechanism in Co3O4 for OER in a dynamic way by observing the surface dynamic evolution process of defective electrocatalysts and identifying the real active sites during the electrocatalysis process. The current finding would motivate the community to focus more on the dynamic behavior of defect electrocatalysts.
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- 2020
14. Critical Factors Controlling Superoxide Reactions in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
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Chung-Li Dong, Yi-Chun Lu, Yu Wang, and Ying-Rui Lu
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Chemistry ,Superoxide ,education ,Critical factors ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Oxygen ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Fuel Technology ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,Materials Chemistry ,Biophysics ,Lithium ,0210 nano-technology ,Mechanism (sociology) - Abstract
Superoxide (LiO2) formation on charging is one of the major causes of poor cycle life of Li–O2 batteries. The underlying mechanism controlling LiO2 formation remains elusive. Here, we reveal that t...
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- 2020
15. Operando Spectral and Electrochemical Investigation into the Heterophase Stimulated Active Species Transformation in Transition-Metal Sulfides for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution
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Chung-Li Dong, Miao Wang, Shaohua Shen, and Yu-Cheng Huang
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Materials science ,Transition metal ,Oxygen evolution ,Water splitting ,General Chemistry ,Photochemistry ,Electrochemistry ,Catalysis ,Transformation (music) - Abstract
In-depth understanding of electrocatalytically active species transformation during oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly guidable to design effective electrocatalysts for water splitting. Here...
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- 2020
16. Quinary Defect-Rich Ultrathin Bimetal Hydroxide Nanosheets for Water Oxidation
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Shuangyin Wang, Xiaobo Chen, Zhijuan Liu, Xiao Tong, Jiajie Cen, Yu-Cheng Huang, Chung-Li Dong, Yanyong Wang, Dong Su, and Haotian Yang
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Tafel equation ,Materials science ,Heteroatom ,Doping ,Oxygen evolution ,Layered double hydroxides ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,Overpotential ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Exfoliation joint ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,engineering ,Hydroxide ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The electronic structure of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) can be modulated by heteroatom doping and creating vacancies. The number of exposed active sites can be enriched by exfoliating the bulk structure into fewer layers. Herein, we successfully achieved multielement doping and exfoliation for Co3Fe LDHs by one SF6-plasma etching step at room temperature (named as Co3Fe LDHs-SF6). The obtained Co3Fe LDHs-SF6 ultrathin nanosheets display outstanding oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, which only needs 268 mV overpotential to reach 10 mA cm-2. Tafel slope and charge transfer resistance are dramatically decreased indicating a faster reaction kinetic rate. The excellent OER activity can be attributed to an increased number of active sites and an optimized electronic structure modulated by the incorporation of electron-withdrawing F, electron-donating S, and abundant vacancies resulting in proper adsorption energy to oxygen species.
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- 2019
17. Morphology Manipulation of Copper Nanocrystals and Product Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
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Hsiao Chien Chen, Chin Chang Shen, Zhong Ri Kong, Hao Ming Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Ying-Rui Lu, Chia-Shuo Hsu, Jen Chieh Chung, Nian Tzu Suen, and Ching Wei Tung
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Ethanol ,Materials science ,Ethylene ,010405 organic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,Copper ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Nanocrystal ,Carbon dioxide ,Selectivity - Abstract
We have revealed that cubelike and hexarhombic docadehedron-like Cu single crystals showed an enhancement of C2 products (ethylene and ethanol) while octahedron-like Cu nanoscale single crystals pr...
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- 2019
18. Au-BINOL Hybrid Nanocatalysts: Insights into the Structure-Based Enhancement of Catalytic and Photocatalytic Performance
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Shashank Reddy Patlolla, Yu-Chun Chuang, Tiow-Gan Ong, Guan Wei Chen, Brian T. Sneed, Wu-Ching Chou, Chun Hong Kuo, Yu-Cheng Huang, Chen Rui Kao, and Chung-Li Dong
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Materials science ,Nanocomposite ,Nanostructure ,Nanocrystal ,General Chemical Engineering ,Photocatalysis ,Nanotechnology ,General Chemistry ,Surface plasmon resonance ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Nanomaterial-based catalyst ,Visible spectrum ,Catalysis - Abstract
Advances in new systems of organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposites are less prevalent, owing to a lack of facile strategies for precise control of their structures, compositions, and, hence, their properties. In this work, Au-BINOL hybrid nanocomposites with eccentric and concentric nanostructures were produced. The hybrid nanocomposites containing two distinct moieties of inorganic Au nanocrystals and organic BINOL nanospheres were applied to the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol with NaBH4 in the aqueous phase with and without the illumination of visible light. Here, we demonstrate that the existence of Au–BINOL interfaces offers benefits to their performance. The eccentric nanostructures made with CTAC show the superior activity from large Au–BINOL interfaces formed between the BINOL nanospheres and the faces of Au nanoplates. They further exhibit a high Au localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-enhancement effect on the photoreduction of 4-nitrophenol, which is attributed to the strong LSPR...
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- 2019
19. Structure and Transport Properties of Nickel-Implanted CoSb3 Skutterudite Thin Films Synthesized via Pulsed Laser Deposition
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Anha Masarrat, Ying-Rui Lu, Manju Bala, R. C. Meena, Sunil Ojha, Anuradha Bhogra, Chung-Li Dong, S. Annapoorni, Yu-Cheng Huang, D.K. Avasthi, Chi-Liang Chen, and K. Asokan
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Materials science ,Ion beam ,Analytical chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Pulsed laser deposition ,Ion implantation ,Electrical resistivity and conductivity ,Seebeck coefficient ,Thermoelectric effect ,Materials Chemistry ,Electrochemistry ,engineering ,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Skutterudite ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Thin film ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The present study reports the effect of Ni ion implantation on the structural, compositional, electrical, and thermoelectric properties and electronic structures of CoSb3 skutterudite thin films deposited on Si substrate by pulsed laser deposition. Ni ions were implanted at 200 keV in CoSb3 thin films at three different fluences: 3 × 1015, 6 × 1015, and 1.5 × 1016 ions/cm2. X-ray diffraction of Ni-implanted films shows an additional phase of Co0.75Ni0.25Sb3. The electrical measurement of pristine films exhibits typical semiconductor behavior, while the Ni-implanted films show an abrupt increase in resistivity, which may be attributed to the formation of Co0.75Ni0.25Sb3 and material modification by the energetic ion beam. The Seebeck coefficient measurements imply that all the films are n-type with maximum Seebeck coefficient of ∼75 μV/K at ∼410 K for 2% Ni-implanted film which is about 7 times higher than the pristine CoSb3 film. The X-ray absorption study of Ni, Co, and Sb spectrum confirms that Ni ions ...
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- 2018
20. Evolution of Visible Photocatalytic Properties of Cu-Doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: Role of Cu2+-Mediated Oxygen Vacancies and the Mixed-Valence States of Ce Ions
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Ying-Rui Lu, Chi-Liang Chen, Ramasamy Thangavelu Rajendrakumar, Chung-Li Dong, K. Asokan, Padmanapan Saravanan, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, and Yu-Cheng Huang
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Materials science ,Valence (chemistry) ,Nanostructure ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Coprecipitation ,General Chemical Engineering ,Doping ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Oxygen ,0104 chemical sciences ,Ion ,chemistry ,Transmission electron microscopy ,Photocatalysis ,Environmental Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
We report the contribution of oxygen vacancies for enhancing the optical and visible photocatalytic properties of Cu-doped CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized through a low-temperature coprecipitation method. Doping Cu ions in the ceria lattice in different mole percentages, 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 15 wt %, results in enhancement of visible photocatalytic properties even under natural sunlight. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction studies showcase the monodispersive nature of Cu-doped CeO2 NPs in the size range of 3–7 nm with face-centered cubic structure. The Cu-based defect states induce a narrow band function in ceria nanostructures and influence the red shift in absorption with the Cu concentrations. Visible photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue was investigated in the presence of pure CeO2 NPs, CuO NPs, and Cu-doped CeO2 NPs. These studies revealed that the 7 wt % of Cu-doped CeO2 NPs exhibit the degradation rates of 1.41 × 10–2 and 1.12 × 10–2 min–1 under exposure to natural sun...
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- 2018
21. Plasmon-Induced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity of Au Nanoparticle-Decorated Hollow Mesoporous TiO2: A View by X-ray Spectroscopy
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Chung-Li Dong, Ying-Ya Hsu, Da-Hua Wei, Kai-Shiang Yang, Sofia Ya Hsuan Liou, Ying-Rui Lu, Chuan-Ming Tseng, Krishna Kumar, Chi-Liang Chen, and Chin-Jung Lin
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X-ray spectroscopy ,X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Nanoparticle ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,General Energy ,Photocatalysis ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Surface plasmon resonance ,0210 nano-technology ,Mesoporous material ,Plasmon - Abstract
Plasmonic photocatalyst of Au nanoparticle-decorated hollow mesoporous TiO2 with 0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, and 1% Au content was successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Controlling the particle size of Au coated on TiO2 hollow microspheres (AuTHMSs) is expected to improve the photocatalytic ability. Our results of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) indicated that the coated Au ions are nulvalent and cause a lattice distortion as well as a variation in Ti 3d orbital orientation. It is also inferred that TiO6 octahedral symmetry is significantly affected by the Au incorporation, giving rise to an increase in the Ti 3d t2g unoccupied state. UV–visible absorption spectra and I–V measurements were performed to examine localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect and photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) ability. We present the first in situ XAS measurements on AuTHMS system, which enabled us to correlate the electronic structure and photocatalytic property of the material. An analysis of the results showed an ...
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- 2018
22. The Electro-Deposition/Dissolution of CuSO4 Aqueous Electrolyte Investigated by In Situ Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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Cheng-Jhih Hsu, Axel Knop-Gericke, Juan-Jesús Velasco-Vélez, Elias Frei, Hung-Yu Chou, Peter Strasser, Robert Schlögl, Yu-Cheng Huang, Bing-Jian Su, Chung-Li Dong, Jin-Ming Chen, Cheng-Hao Chuang, and Katarzyna Skorupska
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Absorption spectroscopy ,Chemistry ,Thermal desorption spectroscopy ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Quartz crystal microbalance ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Copper ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Oxidation state ,Materials Chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,Polarization (electrochemistry) ,Dissolution - Abstract
The electrodeposition nature of copper on a gold electrode in a 4.8 pH CuSO4 solution was inquired using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, and thermal desorption spectroscopy techniques. Our results point out that the electrodeposition of copper prompts the formation of stable oxi-hydroxide species with a formal oxidation state Cu+ without the evidence of metallic copper formation (Cu0). Moreover, the subsequent anodic polarization of Cu2Oaq yields the formation of CuO, in the formal oxidation state Cu2+, which is dissolved at higher anodic potential. It was found that the dissolution process needs less charge than that required for the electrodeposition indicating a nonreversible process most likely due to concomitant water splitting and formation of protons during the electrodeposition.
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- 2017
23. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study on Interfacial Electronic Properties of FeOOH/Reduced Graphene Oxide for Asymmetric Supercapacitors
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Jin-Ming Chen, Jyh Fu Lee, Wu-Ching Chou, Jeng Lung Chen, Han Wei Chang, Chi-Liang Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Yu-Chen Tsai, Ying-Rui Lu, and Yu-Cheng Huang
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Supercapacitor ,X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Graphene ,General Chemical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,Oxide ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Carbon nanotube ,Electrolyte ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,Environmental Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The effects of growth time and interface between the iron oxyhydroxide (FeOOH) and carbon materials (carbon nanotubes (CNT) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO)) to form an asymmetric supercapacitor was studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and electrochemical measurements. FeOOH/CNT (FCNT) and FeOOH/RGO (FRGO) were successfully synthesized by a simple spontaneous redox reaction with FeCl3. The RGO functions as an ideal substrate, providing rich growth sites for FeOOH, and it is believed to facilitate the transport of electrons/ions across the electrode/electrolyte interface. FRGO has been identified as a supercapacitor and found to exhibit significantly greater capacitance than FCNT. To gain further insight into the effects of growth times and the interface of FeOOH for FCNT and FRGO, the electronic structures of FCNT and FRGO with various FeOOH growth times were elucidated by XAS. The difference between the surface electronic structures of CNT and RGO yields different nucleation and growth rates of...
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- 2017
24. Synergistic-Effect-Controlled CoTe2/Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Material for Efficient Water Oxidation
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Chung-Li Dong, Chih Jung Chen, Ru-Shi Liu, Tzu-Hsiang Lu, and Ying-Rui Lu
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Tafel equation ,Nanotube ,Hydrogen ,Chemistry ,Oxygen evolution ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,Carbon nanotube ,Overpotential ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,law.invention ,Anode ,General Energy ,Chemical engineering ,law ,Water splitting ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
In anode, electrocatalytic water splitting involves oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is a complex and sluggish reaction, and thus the efficiency to produce hydrogen is seriously limited by OER. We report that CoTe2 exhibits optimized OER activity for the first time. Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) is utilized to support CoTe2 in generating a synergistic effect to enhance OER activity and improve stability by tuning different loading amounts of CoTe2 on CNT. In 1.0 M KOH, bare CoTe2 needed overpotential of 323 mV to produce 10 mA/cm2 with Tafel slope of 85.1 mV/dec, but CoTe2/carbon nanotube (CNT) with optimized loading amount of CoTe2 required only 291 mV to produce10 mA/cm2 with Tafel slope of 44.2 mV/dec. X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) was applied to prove that an electron transfer from eg band of CoTe2 to CNT caused a synergistic effect. This electron transfer modulated the bond strength of oxygen-related intermediate species on the surface of catalyst and optimized OER performa...
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- 2016
25. Electrochemically Activated Reduced Graphene Oxide Used as Solid-State Symmetric Supercapacitor: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigation
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Yu-Chen Tsai, Jeng Lung Chen, Wu-Ching Chou, Ying-Rui Lu, Jin-Ming Chen, Chi-Liang Chen, Han Wei Chang, and Chung-Li Dong
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Supercapacitor ,X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Vinyl alcohol ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Graphene ,Inorganic chemistry ,Oxide ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Pseudocapacitance ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,General Energy ,chemistry ,law ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
A solid-state symmetric supercapacitor is successfully fabricated by assembling the sulfuric acid–poly(vinyl alcohol) (H2SO4–PVA) gel electrolyte between the two pieces of electrochemically activated reduced graphene oxide (aRGO) electrodes. The electrochemical and electronic properties of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and aRGO were characterized by ex situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The aRGO exhibits better electrochemical supercapacitive performances than RGO, owing to the conjunction of the electrochemical double-layer capacitance (EDLC) and the pseudocapacitance. The specific capacitance increases with the oxygen-containing functional groups content in the electrochemically activated aRGO than RGO, increasing the pseudocapacitive contribution. The aRGO20//aRGO20 solid-state symmetric supercapacitors (SSC) exhibit an energy density of 4.7 Wh kg–1 at a power density of 402 W kg–1 and 4 Wh kg–1 at a power density of 1989 W kg–1, which is competitive with the commercially available supercapacitor...
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- 2016
26. Tandem Structure of QD Cosensitized TiO2 Nanorod Arrays for Solar Light Driven Hydrogen Generation
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Li Cheng Kao, Ping Hung Yeh, Chung-Li Dong, Chi-Liang Chen, and Sofia Ya Hsuan Liou
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Nanostructure ,Materials science ,Tandem ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Band gap ,General Chemical Engineering ,Energy conversion efficiency ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Quantum dot ,Environmental Chemistry ,Optoelectronics ,Water splitting ,Nanorod ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
One-dimensional (1D) TiO2 nanorod arrays as photoelectrode have great potential for solar photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation. However, the large band gap and Ti-growth unit preference of rutile TiO2 limit its solar light utilizing and multijunction nanostructure photoelectrode design. This paper presents a double-sided tandem structure for quantum dot cosensitized photoelectrodes with excellent solar PEC hydrogen generation. TiO2 nanorod arrays were grown directly on transparent and conductive glass substrates by hydrothermal method and then coated with CdS or CdSe as photosensitizer to extend successfully their photoresponse to visible light. Given the transparent substrate, TiO2 nanorod arrays could be grown on both sides, allowing the formation of the tandem structure of cosensitized CdS and CdSe with high reactivity under visible light. The double-sided CdS and CdSe cosensitized 1D TiO2 photoelectrode exhibited the highest solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2.78% and pronounced enh...
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- 2015
27. Enhanced Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism on Co-Doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: Mechanism and Electronic and Optical Properties
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Shih-Hsien Chen, Padmanapan Saravanan, Chung-Li Dong, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Shih-Yun Chen, Chih Liang Chen, K. Asokan, and Ramasamy Thangavelu Rajendra Kumar
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Materials science ,Doping ,Analytical chemistry ,Valency ,Nanotechnology ,Coercivity ,Cubic crystal system ,XANES ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Cerium nitrate ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,General Energy ,Ferromagnetism ,chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
The present study reports the effect of Co doping on the structural, optical, magnetic, and electronic properties of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by a simple low-temperature co-precipitation method. Co doping was introduced by adding CoCl3 with different mole percentages (0%, 2%, 4%, and 6%) to cerium nitrate, which resulted in room-temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM). TEM and XRD analysis showed that the Co-doped CeO2 NPs are monodispersed with face centered cubic structure. The 6% Co-doped CeO2 NPs showed a coercivity value of 155 Oe and saturation magnetization of 0.028 emu/g at room temperature. The electronic structures of the as-prepared CeO2 and Co-doped CeO2 NPs were investigated by X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. The XANES spectra at Ce M- and L-edges clearly indicated a decrease in the valency state of Ce ions from Ce4+ to Ce3+ upon Co doping. This causes redistribution of oxygen ions and Co–Co bonding. The XANES study revealed that Co doping plays a prominent ro...
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- 2014
28. Defect Structure Guided Room Temperature Ferromagnetism of Y-Doped CeO2 Nanoparticles
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Alexandre Gloter, Chien-Te Chen, William Lee, Shih-Yun Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Yu-Sheng Chen, and Hong-Ji Lin
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Materials science ,Condensed matter physics ,Magnetism ,Magnetic circular dichroism ,Doping ,Analytical chemistry ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Condensed Matter::Materials Science ,symbols.namesake ,Delocalized electron ,General Energy ,Ferromagnetism ,symbols ,Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Raman spectroscopy ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
In this study, the defect structure of Y doped CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) was investigated systematically by using spectroscopy and microscopy. The doping level of Y ranges from 0% to 15%. It is demonstrated that Y3+ substitutes Ce and governs the formation of oxygen vacancy. At low doping level, Y3+ randomly distributed throughout the particle. However, as doping level increased above 9%, Y3+ aggregates at the surface and forms Y-rich clusters. Room temperature ferromagnetism (FM) was observed in these Y-doped CeO2 NPs. It is found that the value of saturation magnetization (Ms) increases until Y reaches 9%, then it decreases. Raman, X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) analysis has provided several aspects on the electronic properties of theses nanoparticles. A charge delocalization occurs upon Y doping on the Ce(Y)-O(VO)-Ce(Y) orbitals. The magnetism is evidenced by XMCD spectroscopy only on Ce orbitals, and the magnetism intensity is mainly related to the ...
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- 2014
29. Understanding and Tuning Electronic Structure in Modified Ceria Nanocrystals by Defect Engineering
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Alexandre Gloter, Ting-Shan Chan, Jin-Ming Chen, Chien-Te Chen, Shih-Yun Chen, Jyh-Fu Lee, Chi-Liang Chen, Yang-Yuan Chen, Chung-Li Dong, Dong Ze Peng, Hong-Ji Lin, and Fei-Ting Huang
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Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Electron energy loss spectroscopy ,Doping ,Analytical chemistry ,Nanotechnology ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,Electronic structure ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Nanocrystalline material ,Nanocrystal ,Scanning transmission electron microscopy ,Electrochemistry ,General Materials Science ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
This study investigates the effect of Fe(3+) on the electronic structure of nanocrystalline ceria. Systematic synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy coupled with scanning transmission electron microscopy/electron energy loss spectroscopy was utilized. The oxygen vacancies can be engineered and their number varied with the degree of iron doping. Comparing the local electronic structure around Ce sites with that around Fe sites reveals two stages of defect engineering. The concentration of Ce(3+) and the distribution of defects differ between lower and higher degrees of doping. Charge is transferred between Ce and Fe when the doping level is less than 5%, but this effect is not significant at a doping level of over 5%. This transfer of charge is verified by energy loss spectroscopy. These Fe-modified ceria nanoparticles exhibit core-shell-like structures at low doping levels and this finding is consistent with the results of scanning transmission electron microscopy/electron energy loss spectroscopy. More Fe is distributed at the surface for doping levels less than 5%, whereas the homogeneity of Fe in the system increases for doping levels higher than 5%. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy reveals that Ce, rather than Fe, is responsible for the ferromagnetism. Interestingly, Ce(3+) is not essential for producing the ferromagnetism. The oxygen vacancies and the defect structure are suggested to be the main causes of the ferromagnetism. The charge transfer and defect structure Fe(3+)-Vo-Ce(3+) and Fe(3+)-Vo-Fe(3+) are critical for the magnetism, and the change in saturated magnetization can be understood as being caused by the competition between interactions that originate from magnetic polarons and from paired ions.
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- 2014
30. Enhancement of Ferromagnetism in CeO2 Nanoparticles by Nonmagnetic Cr3+ Doping
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Tung-Tse Peng, Kong-Wei Fong, Alexandre Gloter, Shih-Yun Chen, Chi-Liang Chen, Hong-Ji Lin, Der-Chung Yan, Chung-Li Dong, and Chien-Te Chen
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Materials science ,Condensed matter physics ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Magnetism ,Magnetic circular dichroism ,Doping ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Ion ,General Energy ,Ferromagnetism ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
This study presents the effect of Cr3+ on the formation of ferromagnetism in Cr-doped CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs). Systematic synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy analysis was utilized to investigate the defects in CeO2 NPs. X-ray absorption spectrum (XAS) revealed that the magnetic properties are correlated to the type and structure of defects. Both concentration of Ce3+ and the oxygen vacancy increased with increasing the content of Cr3+. The magnetism raises as the Cr increases and reaches maximum at Cr3+ ≈ 11% and, in turn, diminishes beyond this value. Interestingly, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) results indicate that ferromagnetism was contributed mainly by Ce3+ ions but not Cr3+. With comparing to the concentration dependence of Ce3+ in reduced undoped CeO2 nanoparticles, the relationships between the defects and magnetism were unraveled. The magnetism of CeO2 NPs was closely related to the oxygen deficiency. The major effect of doping Cr3+ on the formation of ferromagnetism in CeO2 nanoparticles...
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- 2012
31. Concentration Dependence of Oxygen Vacancy on the Magnetism of CeO2 Nanoparticles
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Mei-Zi Huang, Chung-Li Dong, Der-Chung Yan, Chi-Liang Chen, Alexandre Gloter, Chien-Te Chen, Tzu-Wen Huang, Shih-Yun Chen, Chi-Hang Tsai, and Hong-Ji Lin
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Materials science ,Condensed matter physics ,Magnetic moment ,Magnetic circular dichroism ,Magnetism ,Nanoparticle ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Electron ,equipment and supplies ,Polaron ,Oxygen ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,General Energy ,chemistry ,Particle ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,human activities - Abstract
This investigation demonstrates a strong dependence of the magnetism of CeO2 nanoparticles on the concentration of oxygen vacancies. A strong magnetic signal is over for a narrow range (0.1 < Ce3+/Ce < 0.2) of Ce3+ concentrations in the nanoparticles. Previous studies have determined that most of the vacancies are at the surface of the particle and, given particles of size 3–10 nm, the strong magnetic signal corresponds to an even narrower range of Ce3+ content at the surface (0.40 < Ce3+surface/Cesurface < 0.45). X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurement reveals that electrons in Ce bear magnetic moments while oxygen atoms do not respond magnetically indicating that the bounded magnetic polarons are more important to magnetism than is oxygen-mediated exchange.
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- 2012
32. Oxygen Vacancy Dependent Magnetism of CeO2 Nanoparticles Prepared by Thermal Decomposition Method
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Yi-Hsing Lu, Shih-Yun Chen, Der-Chung Yan, Chung-Li Dong, and Tzu-Wen Huang
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General Energy ,Chemical engineering ,Magnetism ,Chemistry ,Thermal decomposition method ,Analytical chemistry ,food and beverages ,Ceo2 nanoparticles ,Reduction treatment ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Oxygen vacancy ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials - Abstract
This study reports that highly oxygen-deficient CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) can be obtained without reduction treatment by using thermal decomposition method. Different amounts of surfactants are used...
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- 2010
33. Thickness-Dependent Electronic Structure of Intermetallic CeCo2 Nanothin Films Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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Chung-Li Dong, Yang-Yuan Chen, Jinghua Guo, Jyh-Fu Lee, Chinglin Chang, Chi-Liang Chen, and Kandasami Asokan
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy ,Valence (chemistry) ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,Intermetallic ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,Electronic structure ,Condensed Matter Physics ,XANES ,Ion ,Electrochemistry ,General Materials Science ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
We report the electronic structure study of intermetallic CeCo2 nanothin films of various thicknesses by X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at Ce L3-, Co K-, and L2,3-edges. The Ce L3-edge absorption spectra reveal that the contribution of tetravalent Ce component increases with the film thickness, and all investigated nanothin films exhibit intermediate valence nature. Variation of the spectral intensities observed at the Co K-edge threshold implies modification in the Co 3d states and the enhancement of 3d-4f-5d hybridization. The Co 3d and Ce 4f occupation numbers were estimated from these spectroscopic results. The present study brings out how the surface-to-bulk ratio and the charge transfer between Ce and Co ions affect the electronic structure of nanothin films.
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- 2009
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