Design of narrow bandgap Fe2O3/MoO3 heterostructure for boosting triethylamine sensing performance
Available online 26 March 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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Molecular origin for pH-responsive wormlike micelles of zwitterionic surfactants triggered by aromatic acid derivatives
Available online 12 March 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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Recent advances in the electrocatalytic oxidative upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass
Available online 11 March 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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Flower-like Fe-doped NiSe2/C hybrid spheres fabricated by a glucose-intercalation strategy for enhanced sodium storage properties
Available online 2 February 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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Carbon nanotube‐supported mixed‐valence Mn3O4 electrodes for high‐performance lithium‐oxygen batteries
January 2024
Lithium–oxygen batteries (LOBs) have extensive applications because of their ultra-high energy densities. However, the practical application of LOBs is limited by several factors, such as a high overpotential,...
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In-situ observation of structural evolution of single-atom catalysts: From synthesis to catalysis
January 2024
Atomically dispersed single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been extensively studied over the past decade because of their high atom utilization efficiencies and specific selectivities. Although numerous...
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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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Transient self-assembly driven by chemical fuels
January 2024
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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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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High-entropy oxide, (FeCoNiMnV)xO, boost the oxygen evolution
January 2024
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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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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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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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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Construction of lightweight NiCo-LDH/carbon fiber nanocomposites for broad-band microwave absorption
Available online 27 January 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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Study on the energy level limitations of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion with anthracene-isomerized dimers as annihilators
Available online 11 January 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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Recent advances and trends of single-atom catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes
Available online 20 December 2023
•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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Highly exposed Cu active sites as efficient peroxidase mimics for colorimetric analysis
Available online 15 December 2023
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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Development of red phosphor Li8CaLa2Ta2O13:Eu3+ for WLEDs and anti-counterfeiting applications
Available online 10 December 2023
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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Solvation number, thermochemical parameter, and viscosity study of sweeteners in aqueous and non-aqueous media through ultrasonic measurements
October 2023
•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
October 2023
•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
October 2023
•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
October 2023
•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
October 2023
•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
October 2023
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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