Shuai Cao

ORCID: 0000-0003-0746-0117
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Research Areas
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Yangzhou University
2014-2025

Lanzhou University
2007-2025

Bozhou People's Hospital
2023-2024

Zhejiang University of Technology
2024

State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology
2024

Sun Yat-sen University
2024

Xinyang Normal University
2023

Hefei University of Technology
2019-2021

Hefei University
2021

Beihang University
2016-2020

Abstract Transition metal sulfides, as an important class of inorganics, can be used excellent electrode materials for various types electrochemical energy storage, such lithium‐ion batteries, sodium‐ion supercapacitors, and others. Recent works have identified that mixing graphene or derivatives with transition sulfides result in novel composites better performance. This review summarizes the latest advances sulfide derivatives. The synthetic strategies morphologies these are introduced....

10.1002/aenm.201703259 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2018-02-19

This paper presents a novel method and rationale for utilizing carbonized MOFs sulphur loading to fabricate cathode structures lithium–sulphur batteries. Unique carbon materials with differing hierarchical pore were synthesized from four types of zinc-containing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). It is found that made MOFs-derived carbons higher mesopore (2–50 nm) volumes exhibit increased initial discharge capacities, whereas micropore (<2 lead better cycle stability.

10.1039/c3cc38009b article EN Chemical Communications 2013-01-01

Limited by single metal active sites and low electrical conductivity, designing nickel-based metal-organic framework (MOF) materials with high capacity energy density remains a challenge. Herein, series of bi/multimetallic MOF-74 family in situ grown on carbon cloth (CC) doping Mx+ ions Ni-MOF-74 is fabricated: NiM-MOF@CC (M = Mn2+ , Co2+ Cu2+ Zn2+ Al3+ Fe3+ ), NiCoM-MOF@CC ). The type ratio can be adjusted while the original topology preserved. Different are confirmed X-ray absorption fine...

10.1002/adma.202201779 article EN Advanced Materials 2022-05-20

Polypyrrole coated hollow MOF composites are synthesized for Li–S battery electrodes, combining the porous structure of ZIF-67 and high conductivity polypyrrole. The obtained a initial specific capacity good cycling performance.

10.1039/c9ta05812e article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019-01-01

Abstract The synthesis of metal‐organic framework (MOF) nanocomposites with high energy density and excellent mechanical strength is limited by the degree lattice matching crystal surface structure. In this study, dodecahedral ZIF‐67 synthesized uniformly on vanadium pentoxide nanowires. influence coordination mode in ethanol also investigated. Benefitting from different abilities Ni 2+ , Co N atoms, spatially separated surface‐active sites are created through metal‐ion exchange....

10.1002/adma.202211523 article EN Advanced Materials 2023-02-21

Various metal ions with different valence states (Mg2+ , Al3+ Ca2+ Ti4+ Mn2+ Fe3+ Ni2+ Zn2+ Pb2+ Ba2+ Ce4+ ) are successfully confined in quasi-microcube shaped cobalt benzimidazole frameworks using a space-confined synthesis strategy. More importantly, series of derived carbon materials that confine obtained by high-temperature pyrolysis. Interestingly, the exhibited electric double-layer and pseudocapacitance properties because presence various states. Moreover, additional within may...

10.1002/adma.202301011 article EN Advanced Materials 2023-03-29

The limited active sites and poor acid-alkaline solution stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), significantly limit their wider application. In this study, the acid property tannic (TA) was used as an etchant to etch surface-active sites. Subsequently, further chelation protonated TA with exposed metal site can effectively protect ions. Meanwhile, provided a large amount phenolic hydroxyl groups, which greatly improve imidazolate-coordinated MOFs. electrochemical test results...

10.1002/anie.202311075 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023-08-21

This work reports that a low-temperature thermal calcination strategy was adopted to modulate the electronic structure and attain an abundance of surface-active sites while maintaining crystal morphology. All experiments demonstrate new photocatalyst nano MIL-125(Ti)-250 obtained by has abundant Ti

10.1002/anie.202316973 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023-12-05

Carbon-based materials with high capacitance ability and fast electrosorption rate are ideal electrode in capacitive deionization (CDI). However, traditional carbon have structural limitations electrochemical desalination performance due to the low poor transmission channel of prepared electrodes. Therefore, reasonable design material structure is great importance for achieving excellent CDI properties. Here, uniform hollow different morphologies (hollow nanospheres, nanorods,...

10.1002/advs.202206960 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2023-01-19

Abstract This work reports that a low‐temperature thermal calcination strategy was adopted to modulate the electronic structure and attain an abundance of surface‐active sites while maintaining crystal morphology. All experiments demonstrate new photocatalyst nano MIL‐125(Ti)‐250 obtained by has abundant Ti 3+ induced oxygen vacancies high specific surface area. facilitates adsorption activation N 2 molecules on active in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. The NH 3 yield over is enhanced...

10.1002/ange.202316973 article EN Angewandte Chemie 2023-12-05

Polymetallic phosphides exhibit favorable conductivities. A reasonable design of nano-metal-organic frame (MOF) composite morphologies and in situ introduction polymetallic into the framework can effectively improve electrolyte penetration rapid electron transfer. To address existing challenges, Ni, with a strong coordination ability N, is introduced to partially replace Co nano-Co-MOF composite. The hollow nanostructure stabilized through CoNi bimetallic low-temperature controllable...

10.1002/adma.202401856 article EN Advanced Materials 2024-03-26

Abstract Exploring new carbon‐based electrode materials is quite necessary for enhancing capacitive deionization (CDI). Here, hollow mesoporous carbon spheres (HMCSs)/metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) derived (NC(M)/HMCSs and NC(M)@HMCSs) are successfully prepared by interface‐coating space‐encapsulating design, respectively. The obtained NC(M)/HMCSs NC(M)@HMCSs possess a hierarchical nanoarchitecture with abundant nitrogen doping, high specific surface area, meso‐/microporous pores. These...

10.1002/advs.202403802 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2024-08-14

A fast and efficient mechanosynthesis (ball-milling) method of preparing amorphous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) from different starting materials is discussed. Using X-ray total scattering, N(2) sorption analysis, gas pycnometry, these are indistinguishable one another temperature-amorphized ZIFs. Gas analysis also confirms that they nonporous once formed, in contrast to activated ZIF-4, which displays interesting gate-opening behavior. Nanoparticles a prototypical nanoporous...

10.1021/ja206082s article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011-08-17

We report the rapid amorphization of prototypical substituted zeolitic imidazolate framework, ZIF-8, by ball-milling. The resultant amorphous ZIF-8 (amZIF-8) possesses a continuous random network (CRN) topology with higher density and lower porosity than its crystalline counterpart. A decrease in thermal stability upon is also evident.

10.1039/c2cc33773h article EN Chemical Communications 2012-01-01

The synthesis of stable bicontinuous hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is described. Two functional block co-oligomer templates were used independently, i.e. poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) and poly(styrene)-block-poly(acrylic acid). prototypical MOFs, ZIF-8 HKUST-1, selected to demonstrate our approach. resulting materials resemble the microstructures silica aerogels. They exhibit interconnected porosities throughout micro-, meso- macro-porous regions, as shown...

10.1039/c3sc51336j article EN Chemical Science 2013-01-01

High performance and commercially attractive mixed-matrix membranes were developed for H2/CO2 separation via a scalable hollow fiber spinning process. Thin (~300 nm) defect-free selective layers successfully created with uniform distribution of the nanosized (~60 zeolitic-imidazole framework (ZIF-8) filler within polymer (polybenzimidazole, PBI) matrix. These able to operate at high temperature (150 °C) pressure (up 30 bar) process conditions required in treatment pre-combustion syngas gas...

10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116347 article EN cc-by Separation and Purification Technology 2019-11-23

Ultrathin Cu-MOF@δ-MnO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets have been successfully prepared and the operating voltage window of asymmetric supercapacitor can reach high values in aqueous electrolyte without any water electrolysis.

10.1039/c8ta05976d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018-01-01
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