Comprehensive review of sodium-ion battery materials: Advances and performance challenges
Available online 6 August 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries for sustainable energy storage. Its widespread availability and lower cost make it an attractive option for...
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3D printed 2D materials for tissue engineering applications
July 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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Porous nitrogen-doped graphdiyne templated from zinc acetylacetonate for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction
July 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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Modulation of electronic structure of metal-free graphdiyne via precise nitrogen modification for oxygen evolution reaction
July 2025
•A bottom-up synthesis enables tunable N-doped GDY with nanoarray structures on carbon cloth.•Precise sp2-N doping in GDY reduces energy barriers and enhances OER efficiency.•3NGDY achieves 310 mV overpotential...
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Graphdiyne-based nanomaterials: Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications
July 2025
Graphdiyne (GDY)-based nanomaterials are a novel class of two-dimensional carbon structures characterized by a distinctive arrangement of sp- and sp²-hybridized carbon atoms that have garnered significant...
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Pressure induced crossover from 2D-like to 3D structural arrangement in van der Waals magnet CrBr3
July 2025
The evolution of the structural and electronic properties of the van der Waals layered ferromagnet CrBr3 across the semiconductor-metal transition was investigated using X-ray powder diffraction and...
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Cr(VI) and oxytetracycline using CuFeS₂@Zn composites
July 2025
Water pollution caused by heavy metals and antibiotics poses a significant global challenge, necessitating the development of efficient remediation strategies. In this study, zinc (Zn) doped CuFeS2...
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Stable, high-performance vertical heterojunction ultraviolet photodetectors with Ga2O3-protected Ag nanowires window electrode
July 2025
Large-scale ultraviolet photodetectors are highly promising for detection of weak signals and have the potential for widespread applications in high-tech areas such as aerospace detection and wearable...
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Electronic perturbation of Pd single-atom catalysts on graphdiyne derivatives toward effective electrocatalytic nitrate reduction
July 2025
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3−) to ammonia (NH3) is a promising approach for addressing water pollution caused by nitrate and producing industrial feedstock NH3. However, a significant...
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Progress in graphdiyne-based membrane for gas separation and water purification
July 2025
Membrane separation is an efficient method with significant applications across various fields. Graphdiyne (GDY), a novel carbon allotrope composed of sp and sp2 hybridized carbon atoms, possesses unique...
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DFT study of CO2 activation on pristine and vacancy-containing 2D-GeC monolayers
Available online 14 July 2025
Designing a highly reactive adsorbent material for the catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products to help ameliorate climate change and address the decreasing availability of...
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Investigation of Mn-doping effects on the structural, morphological, thermal, and catalytic properties of Co3O4 spinel nanoparticle catalysts for CO oxidation
Available online 20 June 2025
This study reports the synthesis of three sets of high-performance manganese (Mn)-doped Co3O4 porous nanocrystals (PNCs) (5%Mn@Co3O4, 10%Mn@Co3O4, and 15%Mn@Co3O4) using a simple chemical co-precipitation...
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High-mass-loading NiCo-LDH hollow nanoflower for high-performance alkaline aqueous zinc batteries
Available online 19 June 2025
•Abundant oxygen vacancies are confirmed in the NiCo-LDH nanoflower.•Hollow hierarchical structure facilitates fast ion transport and structural integrity.•High areal mass loading (13 mg cm−2) is realized...
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Synthesizing glassy materials using LiMn2O4 as cathode powder from Li-ion batteries and P2O5
Available online 14 June 2025
The making of glasses using lithium manganese(III,IV) oxide as cathode-active material of lithium-ion batteries and phosphorus pentoxide as glass former is herein reported for the first time. The raw...
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Strontium encapsulated molybdenum diselenide as an enhanced electron transport layer for high efficiency perovskite solar cells
Available online 9 June 2025
•Hydrothermal synthesis used for pristine and Sr@MoSe2 ETL synthesis.•Sr@MoSe2 achieves Jsc of 13.73 mA/cm², Voc of 1.04 V, and FF of 82 % and PCE of 10.12 %.•ETL optimization via Sr doping boosts stability...
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High-performance cerium oxide thin film electrodes prepared by layered deposition technique for enhanced supercapacitor performance
Available online 23 May 2025
•CeO2 electrodes synthesized via SILAR for supercapacitor enhancement.•Cauliflower-like nanostructure boosts surface area and ion diffusion efficiency.•Specific capacitance of 659 F/g achieved at a...
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Composition-dependent opto electronic characteristics of rhenium chalcogenide ReS2-xSex (x = 0, 1, 2) single crystals
Available online 10 May 2025
In recent years, Rhenium-based chalcogenides have gained traction as promising materials for optoelectronic applications. The photoresponse of the as-grown rhenium chalcogenide ReS2-xSex (x = 0, 1,...
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Tailoring memory performance via engineering conjugated bridges in benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole based donor–acceptor small molecules
Available online 10 May 2025
Tuning the conjugated bridges between the electron-donor and electron-acceptor moieties plays a crucial role in enhancing the memristive properties of organic materials, yet it is rarely reported. Herein,...
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Oxygen doping induced intramolecular electron acceptor system in red g-C3N4 nanosheets with remarkably enhanced photocatalytic performance
April 2025
The enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) depends on the rational design of its visible-light harvesting and charge separation/migration properties. Herein,...
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Synthesis of copper-containing metal–polymer nanocomposites and their use as a humidity sensor
April 2025
Recently, the synthesis of new gas-sensitive materials for use in resistive humidity sensors has attracted considerable interest. In the study, copper-containing metal–polymer nanocomposites were obtained...
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Design strategies, luminescence mechanisms, and solid-state lighting applications of lanthanide-doped phosphorescent materials
April 2025
Nanomaterials have emerged as an active area of research. This is because of their broad spectrum of applications such as sensors, white light emitting diodes (LEDs), electronic displays, and other...
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Recent progress in two-dimensional graphdiyne: Synthesis, characterization, and applications
April 2025
Graphdiyne (GDY) is a novel carbon allotrope that has attracted significant attention owing to its unique structural and electronic properties. Comprising sp2- and sp-hybridized carbon atoms, GDY forms...
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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
April 2025
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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Selective growth of graphdiyne-based vanadium–iridium oxide interfaces for efficient alkaline oxygen evolution reaction
April 2025
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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