Design of narrow bandgap Fe2O3/MoO3 heterostructure for boosting triethylamine sensing performance
July 2024
•Narrow bandgap Fe2O3/MoO3 composites were synthesized with rapid response/recovery of 5 s/10 s towards triethylamine.•The n-n heterostructures contributed to the excellent sensing properties.•The sensing...
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Theoretical studies of two-dimensional structure design and topological electronic properties of organic Dirac materials
July 2024
Owing to the significant development in graphene, an increasing number of studies have been conducted to identify novel two-dimensional (2D) organic materials with Dirac cones and topological properties....
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Advances in lithium-ion battery recycling: Strategies, pathways, and technologies
Available online 29 June 2024
•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
Available online 24 June 2024
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
Available online 20 June 2024
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
Available online 14 June 2024
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
Available online 29 May 2024
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
Available online 9 May 2024
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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Construction of lightweight NiCo-LDH/carbon fiber nanocomposites for broad-band microwave absorption
April 2024
•The NiCo-LDHs/CF composites with enhanced microwave absorption were obtained.•The effective bandwidth of NiCo-LDHs/CF composites could cover the whole Ku band.•NiCo-LDHs/CF composites exhibited RL...
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An overview of metal hydroxyfluoride–A novel semiconductor material
April 2024
Semiconductors have been widely used in many high-tech fields such as photo- and electro-catalysis, ion batteries, and solar cells. In addition to the earliest discovered elemental and compound semiconductors,...
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Molecular origin for pH-responsive wormlike micelles of zwitterionic surfactants triggered by aromatic acid derivatives
April 2024
Introduction of aromatic acid derivatives (AADs) into zwitterionic surfactants is an efficient method to prepare wormlike micelles with pH-controllable viscosity; however, the coincident molecular origin...
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Development of red phosphor Li8CaLa2Ta2O13:Eu3+ for WLEDs and anti-counterfeiting applications
April 2024
A set of novel red phosphors Li8CaLa2Ta2O13:xEu3+ (LCLTO:xEu3+) were successfully prepared using a solid-state reaction method. The properties of the prepared samples, including phase purity, elemental...
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Study on the energy level limitations of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion with anthracene-isomerized dimers as annihilators
April 2024
•Four isomerized DPA-An dimers are used as annihilators of TTA-UC.•Connecting TTA efficiency and molecular structure from an energetic perspective.•Upconversion efficiency is inversely proportional...
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Flower-like Fe-doped NiSe2/C hybrid spheres fabricated by a glucose-intercalation strategy for enhanced sodium storage properties
April 2024
Nickel diselenide (NiSe2), which has a high theoretical capacity, has attracted considerable attention as a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Nevertheless, the intrinsically...
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Highly exposed Cu active sites as efficient peroxidase mimics for colorimetric analysis
April 2024
Nanozymes are nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-mimic activity, but their large-scale application is generally limited by their low catalytic activity. Herein, we demonstrated that highly exposed...
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Recent advances and trends of single-atom catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes
April 2024
•The components and principle of PEMFC are introduced.•The ORR mechanism of M-N-C SACs are reviewed.•Applications of M-N-C SACs for PEMFC cathode are briefly summarized.•The challenges and future perspective...
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Recent advances in the electrocatalytic oxidative upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass
April 2024
Lignocellulosic biomass is a critical renewable carbon resource, but most of its utilization is inefficient, and electrocatalytic oxidation is a promising method of upgrading lignocellulose into value-added...
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One-step solvothermal preparation of Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF: An efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction
Available online 2 April 2024
•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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In-situ template etching synthesis of BiON/BiOCl0.9I0.1 heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline
January 2024
•BiOCl0.9I0.1/BiON catalysts are reasonably designed and synthesized via a room temperature in-situ etching method.•BiOCl0.9I0.1/BiON catalysts provide typical sample model to study heterojunction effect...
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Advancements in materials for hydrogen production: A review of cutting-edge technologies
January 2024
Hydrogen, a clean and versatile energy carrier, has gained significant attention as a potential solution for addressing the challenges of climate change and energy sustainability. Efficient hydrogen...
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Mo-doped one-dimensional needle-like Ni3S2 as bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution and overall-water-splitting
January 2024
Hydrogen energy plays an important role in clean energy system and is considered the core energy source for future technological development owing to its lightweight nature, high calorific value, and...
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Hierarchical assembly of NiFe-PB-derived bimetallic phosphides on 3D Ti3C2 MXene ribbon networks for efficient oxygen evolution
January 2024
The development of MXene-based heterostructures for electrocatalysis has garnered significant attention owing to their potential as high-performance catalysts that play a pivotal role in hydrogen energy....
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Study of ZnO nanoparticle-supported clay minerals for electrochemical sensors, photocatalysis, and antioxidant applications
January 2024
In view of the current study's demonstration of the synthesis of clay-doped ZnO composites, we present a low-cost method for producing clay-metal oxide (clay/ZnO). Utilizing the solution combustion...
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Covalent organic frameworks: Design, synthesis, characterization, and applications
January 2024
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as an interesting class of crystalline porous materials with desirable properties (such as highly ordered porosity, structural versatility, high chemical...
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