利用水热法制备石墨烯和Ag@TiO2核壳纳米颗粒（nanoparticles,NPs）共同修饰的染料敏化太阳能电池（dye-sensitized solar cell,DSSC）,研究石墨烯和Ag@TiO2纳米颗粒对光阳极和DSSC性能的影响.实验结果显示,掺入的Ag@TiO2纳米颗粒质量...利用水热法制备石墨烯和Ag@TiO2核壳纳米颗粒（nanoparticles,NPs）共同修饰的染料敏化太阳能电池（dye-sensitized solar cell,DSSC）,研究石墨烯和Ag@TiO2纳米颗粒对光阳极和DSSC性能的影响.实验结果显示,掺入的Ag@TiO2纳米颗粒质量分数为0.6%时,制备的DSSC性能最优,光电转换效率（photoelectric conversion efficiency,PCE）为5.84%,相比于纯TiO2光阳极DSSC提高了近20%.研究表明,石墨烯/Ag@TiO2染料敏化太阳能电池性能的提高,一方面是由于Ag@TiO2纳米颗粒的掺入增强了染料的光吸收能力;另一方面是由于石墨烯的引入显著改善了光阳极染料的吸附量,加快了载流子的传输,增加了载流子寿命,两者协同显著提高了DSSC的短路电流密度（short-circuit photocurrent density,J（sc））和光电转换效率.展开更多
This study aims to synthesise,characterise and evaluate the performance characteristics of packaging films based on biodegradable natural resources incorporated with nanoparticles.Particularly,it is focused on the val...This study aims to synthesise,characterise and evaluate the performance characteristics of packaging films based on biodegradable natural resources incorporated with nanoparticles.Particularly,it is focused on the valorisation of the fibers from the underexploited Lonchocarpus cyanescens plant fromWest Africa as raw renewable lignocellulosebiomassmaterial source for the productionof carboxymethylcellulose(CMC).To this end,biodegradable films were prepared from CMC derived from the fibers of the Lonchocarpus cyanescens plant,and collagen.In order to improve the properties of these films,in particular their mechanical and humidity resistance and their ability to fight microbes,silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs),titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiO2 NPs),as well as heterostructure Ag@TiO2 nanocomposite were incorporated.The different products obtained were characterised by differentmethods,including DLS,UV-VIS,SEM,contact angle,UTM,absorption and antimicrobial activity tests.The results show that the hybrid biocomposite films exhibit good mechanical properties,improved moisture resistance,and a significant antimicrobial effect against certain pathogenic bacteria.In particular,the synergy between Ag and TiO_(2) nanoparticles in the heterostructure Ag@TiO_(2) nanocomposite optimized the performance characteristics of the packaging films,particularly in terms of mechanical properties with a maximum stress of 38.77 MPa and a strain of 9%,low water absorption reaching 50% at 48 h,improved hydrophobic behaviorwith contact angle of 87°,and antimicrobial resistance compared with the control film without nanoparticles.This work highlights the valorisation of an underexploitedWest African local plant and contributes to the search for sustainable solutions for food packaging.展开更多
基金funded by CSIR-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship grand number FR 3240316961.
文摘This study aims to synthesise,characterise and evaluate the performance characteristics of packaging films based on biodegradable natural resources incorporated with nanoparticles.Particularly,it is focused on the valorisation of the fibers from the underexploited Lonchocarpus cyanescens plant fromWest Africa as raw renewable lignocellulosebiomassmaterial source for the productionof carboxymethylcellulose(CMC).To this end,biodegradable films were prepared from CMC derived from the fibers of the Lonchocarpus cyanescens plant,and collagen.In order to improve the properties of these films,in particular their mechanical and humidity resistance and their ability to fight microbes,silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs),titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiO2 NPs),as well as heterostructure Ag@TiO2 nanocomposite were incorporated.The different products obtained were characterised by differentmethods,including DLS,UV-VIS,SEM,contact angle,UTM,absorption and antimicrobial activity tests.The results show that the hybrid biocomposite films exhibit good mechanical properties,improved moisture resistance,and a significant antimicrobial effect against certain pathogenic bacteria.In particular,the synergy between Ag and TiO_(2) nanoparticles in the heterostructure Ag@TiO_(2) nanocomposite optimized the performance characteristics of the packaging films,particularly in terms of mechanical properties with a maximum stress of 38.77 MPa and a strain of 9%,low water absorption reaching 50% at 48 h,improved hydrophobic behaviorwith contact angle of 87°,and antimicrobial resistance compared with the control film without nanoparticles.This work highlights the valorisation of an underexploitedWest African local plant and contributes to the search for sustainable solutions for food packaging.
