Porous nitrogen-doped graphdiyne templated from zinc acetylacetonate for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction
Available online 20 February 2025
Catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are crucial for energy conversion and storage. Notably, the number of available active sites directly influences the catalyst activity. A large specific...
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Graphdiyne-supported nickel nanoparticles for enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation performance
Available online 19 February 2025
•A facile one-step synthesis method enables in-situ loading of Ni NPs onto GDY.•The SMSI effect of Ni NPs/GDY can modulate the electronic structure of the catalyst.•Ni NPs/GDY shows low overpotential...
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Advances in lithium-ion battery recycling: Strategies, pathways, and technologies
January 2025
•Typical battery recycling processes are summarized, including pretreatment, pyrometallurgy, and hydrometallurgy.•The characteristics of the various parallel processes are meticulously analyzed.•Innovative...
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Epitaxial growth of Pd clusters on N-doped Ag nanowires for oxygen reduction reaction
January 2025
Efficient and stable Pt-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are indispensable for future fuel cells. Herein, we describe a heterostructure of Pd nanocrystals (PdNCs) on N-doped...
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Rapid Joule-heating synthesis of metal/carbon-based electrocatalysts for efficient carbon dioxide reduction
January 2025
Carbon-loaded metal nanoparticles (NPs) are widely employed as functional materials for electrocatalysis. In this study, a rapid thermal shock method was developed to load various metal nanoparticles...
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Introducing Ce ions and oxygen vacancies into VO2 nanostructures with high specific surface area for efficient aqueous Zn-ion storage
January 2025
Positive electrodes play a decisive role in exploring the Zn2+ storage mechanism and improving the electrochemical performance of aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs). Feasible design and preparation of...
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MXene-derived TiO2 nanosheets/rGO heterostructures for superior sodium-ion storage
January 2025
Transition metal oxides hold promise as electrode materials for energy-storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. However, achieving ideal electrode materials with high capacity, long-term...
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Fullerene nanosheets for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
January 2025
Most surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates are based on noble metals or transition metal semiconductors. Developing nonmetallic SERS substrates is of great significance for expanding the...
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One-step solvothermal preparation of Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF: An efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction
January 2025
•The Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF nanoparticles are designed and successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method.•The Fe-Ni0.85Se/NF nanoparticles show much lower overpotential of 276 mV at 100 mA...
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Phase engineering of H/T-Nb2O5 homojunction for enhanced lithium-ion storage
January 2025
•The H/T-Nb2O5 homojunction has been constructed via crystallographic engineering.•The charge redistribution at the hetero-phase interface induces built-in electric field, facilitating electron transfer.•The...
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Solid-electrolyte interphases for all-solid-state batteries
January 2025
Interfacial engineering, particularly the design of artificial solid-electrolyte interphases (SEIs), has been successfully applied in all-solid-state batteries (ASSLBs) for industrial applications....
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Self-supported cuprous oxide/graphdiyne nanosheets array for efficient ammonia synthesis
Available online 27 January 2025
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrates plays a crucial role in ammonia (NH3) production. In this study, a novel cuprous oxide/graphdiyne (Cu2O/GDY) electrocatalyst was synthesized by growing Cu2O/GDY...
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Mechanism of interaction between TTR tetramer and Aβ42 oligomers: Dependence on the Aβ42 oligomeric size and morphology
Available online 6 January 2025
β-amyloid (Aβ) deposits are the leading cause of Alzheimer's disease. Many studies have confirmed that transthyretin (TTR) inhibits the cytotoxicity of Aβ oligomers (AβOs) with various species (oligomers...
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3D printed 2D materials for tissue engineering applications
Available online 4 January 2025
The field of tissue engineering has witnessed significant progress with the emergence of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies. The ability to fabricate precise structures with complex geometries...
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A flexible self-powered humidity sensor with graphdiyne oxide
Available online 3 January 2025
Humidity sensors are widely used in various fields of research. However, continuous power supplementation remains a significant challenge for further development. Harvesting energy directly from the...
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Selective growth of graphdiyne-based vanadium–iridium oxide interfaces for efficient alkaline oxygen evolution reaction
Available online 28 December 2024
Electrocatalytic water splitting is a green and sustainable solution for hydrogen production, but its overall performance is still limited by the sluggish and inefficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER)....
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Correlations between synthetic conditions and catalytic activity of LaMO3 perovskite-like oxide materials (M: Fe, Co, Ni): The key role of glycine
Available online 27 December 2024
Herein N2O decomposition over LaMO3 (M: Fe, Co, Ni) mixed oxides with perovskite structures has been optimized. The influence of the organic additive and the additive to (La3+ + Co2+) molar ratio on...
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Rare-earth praseodymium-substituted Bi5Ti3FeO15 exhibiting enhanced piezoelectric properties for high-temperature application
October 2024
Owing to their exceptional piezoelectric effects, piezoelectric materials play a crucial role in high-end technologies and contribute significantly to the national economy. Bismuth layer-structured...
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Impact of doping and hydrostatic pressure on structural, electronic, optical, and mechanical properties of novel double halide perovskite Cs2LiGaBr6
October 2024
•Cr and Mn doping of Cs2LiGaBr6 perovskites induce dopant modulated band structure shifts and introduce intermediate levels.•Pressure-induced variations in band gap reveal quantum confinement effects,...
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High-performance alkaline aqueous zinc battery enabled by nickel-cobalt-tellurium materials
October 2024
•Firstly, the high conductivity of bimetallic Ni-Co telluride (CoTe2-NiTe2) is indeed beneficial for promoting electron transfer and facilitating fast charge and discharge rates in energy storage systems.•Secondly,...
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Anisotropic etching of 2D layered materials
October 2024
Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with unique physicochemical properties, such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and hexagonal boron nitride, have shown considerable potential in the...
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Theoretical study on the efficiency of new organic dyes based on (E)-2-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)vinyl)-1,1′-bipyrrole as dye-sensitized solar cell sensitizers
October 2024
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have gained critical importance as a leading emerging photovoltaic technology for low-cost power generation due to their simple production, light weight, applicability...
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A first look at the formation of PEO-PDA coatings on 3D titanium
October 2024
•Coatings with hydroxyapatite and polydopamine were formed on Ti6Al4V alloy.•Layers containing PDA have higher protective properties compared to the base PEO coatings.•The resulting coatings significantly...
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Nitrogen-doped carbon dots as efficient turn-on fluorescent probe for assay of organophosphorus pesticides
October 2024
Concerns regarding human health and food safety have generated interest in developing simple, accurate, and cost-effective strategies for evaluating organophosphorus pesticide (OP) residues. In this...
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Detection of a glass fiber-reinforced polymer with defects by terahertz computed tomography
October 2024
Terahertz (THz) computed tomography (THz CT) exhibits the potential to provide a wealth of data, surpassing that of THz tomographic imaging in applications such as detecting embedded defects, particularly...
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