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ISSN: 2772-5715
CN: 37-1531/O
p-ISSN: 2097-0323

Mo-doped one-dimensional needle-like Ni3S2 as bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution and overall-water-splitting

Hydrogen energy plays an important role clean energy system and is considered the core energy source for future technological development owing to its lightweight nature, high calorific value, and clean...

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Solvation number, thermochemical parameter, and viscosity study of sweeteners in aqueous and non-aqueous media through ultrasonic measurements

•Hydration number study on aqueous solutions of Ammonium bromide is carried out.•From the adiabatic compressibility, the hydration number and allied parameters namely apparent molal compressibility,...

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Carbon materials for metal-ion batteries

•Carbon materials are indispensable for metal ions batteries.•Discuss the recent development trend of advanced carbon-based materials.•Address the impact of structural properties on energy storage....

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Boosting the high-rate performance and cycling life of NaTi2(PO4)3 anode by forming N-doped carbon coating derived from polyacrylonitrile

•Conductive polyacrylonitrile-modified NaTi2(PO4)3 (NTP/PAN) was firstly fabricated.•N-doped carbon coating layer from PAN enhanced the electronic conductivity of NTP.•Defects induced by N-doping in...

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Phosphor-aluminosilicate CsPbX3 perovskite fluorescent glass with low formation temperature for photoluminescence display applications

•The phosphor-aluminosilicate glass-stabilized CsPbX3 QDs with low glass transition temperature was prepared.•Full chromatographic fluorescent CsPbX3 QDs glasses were synthetized to significantly improve...

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One-pot solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical Co-doped NiO microspheres with enhanced hydrogen sulfide sensing performances

•Hierarchical Co-doped NiO microspheres have been synthesized for the first time.•Hierarchical Co-NiO microspheres shows ultrahigh specific surface areas and reduced grain sizes.•The 1 mol% Co-doped...

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Polaron-assisted nonadiabatic dynamics in protonated TiO2 with surface water molecule

We investigated the polaron-assisted nonadiabatic dynamics in protonated TiO2, as well as the polaron-H2O coupling and its effects on the relaxation of photogenerated electrons. We observed that different...

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Atomic-scale characterization of two-dimensional magnets and their heterostructures

The realization of long-range magnetic ordering in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals systems significantly expands the scope of the 2D family as well as their possible spin-related phenomena and device...

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Polarization-dependent optical engineering of ferroelectric domains

Ferroelectric domain engineering with infrared femtosecond laser pulses has been a powerful technique to achieve a spatially modulated second-order nonlinear coefficient in three dimensions. However,...

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Adsorption and desorption of acetone by TiO2 clusters: Transition state theory and sensing analysis

TiO2 cluster sensitivity to acetone adsorption using transition state theory is investigated. Ti10O20 cluster is used to perform the calculations using density functional theory with dispersion corrections....

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Bimetallic synergistic Pd-Pt icosahedra as highly active peroxidase-like mimics for colorimetric analysis

Thanks to the synergistic effect, the bimetallic catalysts show better catalytic activity than the single metal catalysts and become a focus of research in heterogeneous catalysis. In this study, we...

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Advancements in materials for hydrogen production: A review of cutting-edge technologies

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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Hierarchical assembly of NiFe-PB-derived bimetallic phosphides on 3D Ti3C2 MXene ribbon networks for efficient oxygen evolution

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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Covalent organic frameworks: Design, synthesis, characterization, and applications

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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High-entropy oxide, (FeCoNiMnV)xO, boost the oxygen evolution

The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an essential half-reaction of water splitting, lead to high OER overpotential and low energy-conversion efficiency, hampering its industrial...

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In-situ template etching synthesis of BiON/BiOCl0.9I0.1 heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline

•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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Transient self-assembly driven by chemical fuels

Self-assembly has been extensively studied in chemistry, physics, biology, and materials engineering and has become an important “bottom-up” approach in creating intriguing structures for different...

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Study of ZnO nanoparticle-supported clay minerals for electrochemical sensors, photocatalysis, and antioxidant applications

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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Microstructure and thermoelectric properties of nanoparticled copper selenide alloys synthesized using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method

With the fabrication of high-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials, developments are being made in enhancing the figure of merit, zT, of TE materials. Liquid-like binary copper selenide (Cu2Se)...

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Treating oily solids using a CO2-responsive surfactant-free microemulsion: An enhanced approach for oil removal from solid surfaces

Because switchable water is difficult to apply directly for oil removal, an enhanced approach to improve oil removal is proposed using a surfactant-free microemulsion (SFME) containing switchable water....

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Improvement of photovoltaic properties of benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran-conjugated polymer by side-chain modification

The development of polymer solar cells (PSCs) for the donor materials based on benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT) has significantly boosted the power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the PCE...

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Multifunctional catalytic activity of Cu3N (001) surface: A first-principles study

Multifunctional catalysts that exhibit high catalytic performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in a single material...

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Recent progress of electromagnetic wave absorbers: A systematic review and bibliometric approach

The electromagnetic wave absorption capabilities of an absorber depend on its dielectric and magnetic components, which determine its interfacial polarization, conductivity loss, magnetic loss, and...

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Non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction toward seawater splitting: A review

The direct electrolytic splitting of abundant seawater instead of scarce freshwater is an ideal strategy for producing clean and renewable hydrogen (H2) fuels. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is...

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Defect engineered clay-rich media with enhanced hydrogen uptakes

In this study, various chemical treatments were performed on clay-rich media to investigate their effects on hydrogen adsorption performance. We unequivocally demonstrated that acid-treated samples...

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