A facile one‐step hydrothermal method is developed for large‐scale production of well‐designed flexible and free‐standing Co3O4/reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hybrid paper as an electrode for electrochemical capacitors. Densely packed unique Co3O4 monolayer microsphere arrays uniformly cover the surface of the rGO/CNTs film. The alkaline hydrothermal treatment leads to not only the deposition of Co3O4 microspheres array, but also the reduction of the GO sheets at the same time. The unique hybrid paper is evaluated as an electrode for electrochemical capacitors without any ancillary materials. It is found that the obtained hybrid flexible paper, composed of Co3O4 microsphere array anchored to the underling conductive rGO/CNTs substrate with robust adhesion, is able to deliver high specific capacitance with excellent electrochemical stability even at high current densities, suggesting its promising application as an efficient electrode material for electrochemical capacitors.

We present the superconducting properties and phase compositions of Mg 1Ϫx Zr x B 2 bulk samples fabricated by a solid-state reaction at ambient pressure. It is found that a small amount of Zr atoms may be introduced into the lattice of MgB 2 , while the majority of them forms ZrB 2 phase. The Mg 0.9 Zr 0.1 B 2 sample shows the highest J C of 2.1ϫ10 6 A/cm 2 in 0.56 T at 5 K and 1.83ϫ10 6 A/cm 2 in self-field at 20 K, higher irreversibility field and larger upper critical field in MgB 2 bulk samples. The combination of good grain connection, the reduction of grain size and small ZrB 2 particles in the sample may be responsible for the significant enhancement of J C in Zr-doped samples. This technique has a great potential to prepare high performance MgB 2 bulk samples and wires on an industrial scale.

A nickel-catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation and deuteration of N-sulfonyl imines was developed. Excellent α-selectivity and high deuterium content were achieved by using inexpensive 2-propanol-d 8 as a deuterium source. As a highlight, no deuteration of β-C–H and the remote C–H of N-sulfonyl amines occurred, which is hard to achieve using other imines or by hydrogen isotope exchange with D2O. Mechanism studies indicated a stepwise pathway through the [Ni–D] intermediate.

The composite Ag 3 PO 4 /CeO 2 photocatlyst, a novel p-n type heterojunction, has been successfully fabricated through a facile hydrothermal process combined with a successive in situ precipitation technique. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) were used to characterize the as-obtained products. The SEM and TEM image show that CeO 2 particles have been successfully loaded and well distributed in the surface of Ag 3 PO 4. The photocatalytic activities of the p-Ag 3 PO 4 /n-CeO 2 heterojunctions were investigated for their efficiency on the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under ultraviolet light and visible light irradiation, and the results showed that the p-Ag 3 PO 4 /n-CeO 2 heterojunctions possessed remarkable photocatalytic activities. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the extended absorption in the visible light region resulting from the Ag 3 PO 4 and the effective separation of photogenerated carriers driven by the internal electrostatic field in the junction region.

Protective fabrics with air-permeable and flexible features are crucial for practical application in the detoxification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Zr-based metal−organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) are desirable to exhibit outstanding degradation toward CWAs. However, generally, MOFs with powders cannot afford the utilization as a protective layer directly; meanwhile, it is still a puzzling challenge to integrate MOFs with textiles efficiently. Herein, we develop a scalable and controllable strategy to fabricate UiO-66-NH 2 on electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers (UiO-66-NH 2 fabrics) firmly and uniformly to capture and catalyze 2chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES) effectively for self-detoxification. The obtained UiO-66-NH 2 fabrics are greatly capable of specific surface area, ample porosity, excellent crystallinity, and abundant catalytic active sites. Consequently, CEES can be removed efficiently up to 97.7% after 48 h by reaction and adsorption. The degradation products mainly including ethyl-2-hydroxyethyl sulfide, ether, bis [2-(ethylthio)ethyl], and 2-(2-(ethylthio)ethylamino) terephthalic acid are detected. Moreover, the obtained nanofibrous fabrics possess air-permeable, washable, and flexible as well as lightweight merits, totally ensuring their promising engineering applications for protective clothing.