Eosin Y sensitized BiPO nanorods for bi-functionally enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis.

In this work, we report a novel photocatalyst of Eosin Y dye sensitized BiPO4 nanorods via a low-temperature and impregnation adsorption method. It shows enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for degrading methylene blue (MB) and 2,4-DCP compared to that of pristine BiPO4 nanorods. The mass ratio of Eosin Y/BiPO4 is varied from 5 wt% to 30 wt% and the optimum value is 15 wt%, showing 46.

Rational shape control of porous CoO assemblies derived from MOF and their structural effects on n-butanol sensing.

Porous metal oxides are promising materials for VOCs (volatile organic compounds) chemical sensors, because they have large specific surface areas and enough internal space for the fast gas diffusion. Recently, metal-organic framework (MOF) materials with varied shapes and sizes have been regarded as good templates for preparing porous metal oxides. Herein, four kinds of Co-MOFs were prepared by altering the ratios of Co ions and 2-methylimidazole at room temperature, which exhibited well-controlled shapes.

Isolated Platinum Atoms Stabilized by Amorphous Tungstenic Acid: Metal-Support Interaction for Synergistic Oxygen Activation.

Oxygen activation plays a crucial role in many important chemical reactions such as oxidation of organic compounds and oxygen reduction. For developing highly active materials for oxygen activation, herein, we report an atomically dispersed Pt on WO nanoplates stabilized by in situ formed amorphous H WO out-layer and the mechanism for activating molecular oxygen. Experimental and theoretical studies demonstrate that the isolated Pt atoms coordinated with oxygen atoms from [WO ] and water of H WO , consequently leading to optimized surface electronic configuration and strong metal-support interaction (SMSI).