Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuxin Zhang, Anyang Hu, Dawei Xia, Sooyeon Hwang, Sami Sainio, Dennis Nordlund, F. Marc Michel, Robert B. B. Moore, Luxi Li, Feng Lin
Summary: Operando synchrotron experiments provide insights into the Mn dissolution/redeposition dynamics in Mn-containing cathodes and demonstrate the effectiveness of ion-capturing polymers in regulating Mn interfacial dynamics. Mn dissolution is a major issue that negatively affects the performance of Mn-based battery materials. This study visualizes and quantifies the dynamic Mn dissolution/redeposition process in Mn-containing cathodes and identifies the contributions of different interfacial degradation mechanisms at different states of charge. The introduction of sulfonated polymers (Nafion) into composite electrodes can successfully modulate the Mn dissolution/redeposition dynamics and improve battery performance.
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haiyun Cheng, Caiyu Ma, Wenyao Li
Summary: LiMn2O4 (LMO) nano-cubes with a porous structure were synthesized using pre-synthesized Mn2O3 porous nano-cubes as a sacrificial template. As a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, the porous LiMn2O4 nano-cubes effectively shorten the Li+ transport paths, leading to excellent Li+ extraction and insertion performance. The discharge specific capacity was 95.39 mA h g(-1) with a capacity retention rate of 90.91% after 500 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g(-1). This work provides a reliable synthetic route for LiMn2O4 materials and offers a potential solution for lithium manganate synthesis.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xinghe Xu, Shichang Sun, Juan Luo, Rui Ma, Junhao Lin, Lin Fang, Peixin Zhang, Yi Chen
Summary: Traditional heating often results in amorphous carbon or small graphite clusters, hindering electron transport in supercapacitors. Microwave heating, however, offers a molecular-level heating alternative. In this study, microwave irradiation was used to create biomass-based porous graphene with excellent specific surface area and capacitance. The microwave-induced rearrangement of amorphous carbon to ordered carbon, high-density hot spots, and graphite layer exfoliation were observed. The resulting graphene exhibited outstanding electrochemical performance, demonstrating the potential of microwave technology for preparing high-performance supercapacitors.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Wangting Luo, Xiaoqian Wang, Jiayun Li, Yaqi Wang, Fanbin Meng, Yujie Zhang
Summary: This study synthesized nickel cobalt oxide and sulfide electrode materials with various nanostructures via a hydrothermal method. The effect of adding sulfur into NiCo2O4 on the structural, morphological, electrochemical, and electronic properties of the materials was investigated. The results showed that the addition of sulfur improved the lattice structure and electrochemical performance of the materials.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2024)
Article
Electrochemistry
Xiaoqian Wang, Wangting Luo, Yaqi Wang, Chao Yu, Fanbin Meng, Yujie Zhang
Summary: In this study, MgCo2O4@NiO composites were synthesized on nickel foam using hydrothermal synthesis and calcination strategies. The resulting electrode exhibited superior high-rate electrochemical performance and long-cycle stability, making it a promising candidate for next-generation energy storage devices.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Siyu Ding, Chen Zhu, Hajime Hojo, Hisahiro Einaga
Summary: The study investigated microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of benzene using Cu-Mn spinel oxides, which showed superior activity and lower apparent activation energy under microwave heating, reducing the required reaction temperature. Transient tests revealed the high reactivity of Cu-Mn spinel oxides related to lattice oxygen on the catalyst surface, which was enhanced under microwave heating, leading to an accelerated benzene oxidation reaction. The combination of adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes efficiently decomposed benzene at low concentrations using Cu-Mn spinel oxides and zeolites.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Junhui Miao, Dajun Wu, Xiaorui Gao, Wei Wang, Wangping Wu, Shi Tao, Yong Fang, Zhida Han, Bin Qian, Xuefan Jiang, Lei Zhang
Summary: Ni3S2/rGO nanoparticles ensemble synthesized on nickel foam demonstrates superior capacitive performance compared to bare Ni3S2, especially Ni3S2/rGO electrode with 20 mg GO precursor (Ni3S2-20) shows the highest specific capacitances among all samples studied. The design of fast and facile synthesis provides new insight into developing novel composite electrodes for energy storage applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Siyu Ding, Hajime Hojo, Hisahiro Einaga
Summary: This study demonstrated the excellent activity and stability of Co-Cu-Mn mixed oxides for the catalytic oxidation of benzene under microwave irradiation, enabling full oxidation of benzene at relatively low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Daiane Piva B. Silva, Juliana Bruneli Falqueto, Nerilso Bocchi, Sonia R. Biaggio, Romeu C. Rocha-Filho
Summary: A new route for the synthesis of highly pure true nanoparticles of LiMn2O4 through microwave-assisted hydrothermal reaction using water-soluble reagents at low temperature and short reaction time is presented. The synthesized nanoparticles showed excellent chemical, structural, and promising electrochemical properties.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kimiko Nakajima, Flavio L. Souza, Andre L. M. Freitas, Andrew Thron, Ricardo H. R. Castro
Summary: Nanomaterials can enhance electrochemical performance in batteries, but their high surface areas lead to instability issues. This study investigates the manipulation of surface energies in nanomaterials through doping to improve stability.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
M. Mayakkannan, A. Murugan, A. Shameem, V Siva, S. Sasikumar, S. Thangarasu, S. Asath Bahadur
Summary: Ternary transition metal ferrite (NiCoFe2O4) was successfully synthesized using a microwave-assisted method as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications. Structural analysis confirmed the material's cubic spinel structure, and the prepared nanomaterial exhibited excellent electrochemical performance with high specific capacitance and retention rate.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Keyvan Malaie, Mohammad Reza Ganjali
Summary: Spinel nano-ferrites are versatile metal oxides with unique properties, making them promising materials for sustainable energy applications. Recent studies have focused on their use as electrodes in supercapacitors, with different ferrites showing varying electrochemical behaviors in aqueous electrolytes.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Valerie Siller, Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Rosillo, Marc Nunez-Eroies, Federico Baiutti, Maciej Oskar Liedke, Maik Butterling, Ahmed G. Attallah, Eric Hirschmann, Andreas Wagner, Alex Morata, Albert Tarancon
Summary: Introduction of porous structure with varying stoichiometry in LiMn2O4 thin-film cathodes shows improved cycling stability in the extended cycling range, attributed to the small volume change during lithiation.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mingliang Guo, Zijian Huang, Binbin Liu, Yanji Bao, Xiaohong Wang, Kexi Zhang, Qiang Wu, Yang Cao, Jinchun Tu, Lei Ding
Summary: The advanced structural design of Ni3S2/NiCo2S4/NF electrodes via a simple microwave-assisted method shows high specific capacitance, remarkable rate capacity, and cycling stability, making them promising anode materials in asymmetric SCs.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaoying Hu, Encai Tian, Bo Wang, Xiaotong Zhou, Liang Qiao, Shujie Liu, Zeshuo Meng, Hongwei Tian
Summary: In this study, flower-like heterogeneous La2CoMnO6@NiCo2O4 materials were synthesized on a nickel foam via interface and morphological engineering. The as-constructed material exhibited excellent supercapacitor performance with a high specific capacitance, making it suitable for practical applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
T. Prasankumar, J. Vigneshwaran, Sibi Abraham, Sujin P. Jose
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sibi Abraham, T. Prasankumar, K. Vinoth Kumar, Smagul Zh Karazhanov, Sujin Jose
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jemini Jose, Sujin P. Jose, T. Prasankumar, Sadasivan Shaji, Saju Pillai, P. B. Sreeja
Summary: The novel electrodeposited PdP and its ternary composite PdPGO with reduced graphene oxide exhibit excellent electrochemical properties and high stability. The exhaustive study reveals that the PdPGO composite on stainless steel shows superior electrochemical properties with a specific capacitance of 595 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) in 1 M H2SO4. The outstanding supercapacitance retention of 88% even after 5000 cycles at 5 A g(-1) demonstrates the synergistic effect of the individual components and the potential for Pd based composites as novel electrode materials for high efficiency supercapacitors.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anand B. Puthirath, Aravind Puthirath Balan, Eliezer F. Oliveira, Vishnu Sreepal, Francisco C. Robles Hernandez, Guanhui Gao, Nithya Chakingal, Lucas M. Sassi, Prasankumar Thibeorchews, Gelu Costin, Robert Vajtai, Douglas S. Galvao, Rahul R. Nair, Pulickel M. Ajayan
Summary: By successfully isolating ultrathin nanosheets of FeS2 derived from pyrite, researchers have shown that these sheets exhibit a stable ferromagnetic ground state supported by density functional theory. Experimental measurements confirmed this theoretical finding, revealing an anomalous ferromagnetic behavior in the nanosheets.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Soumyabrata Roy, Xiang Zhang, Anand B. Puthirath, Ashokkumar Meiyazhagan, Sohini Bhattacharyya, Muhammad M. Rahman, Ganguli Babu, Sandhya Susarla, Sreehari K. Saju, Mai Kim Tran, Lucas M. Sassi, M. A. S. R. Saadi, Jiawei Lai, Onur Sahin, Seyed Mohammad Sajadi, Bhuvaneswari Dharmarajan, Devashish Salpekar, Nithya Chakingal, Abhijit Baburaj, Xinting Shuai, Aparna Adumbumkulath, Kristen A. Miller, Jessica M. Gayle, Alec Ajnsztajn, Thibeorchews Prasankumar, Vijay Vedhan Jayanthi Harikrishnan, Ved Ojha, Harikishan Kannan, Ali Zein Khater, Zhenwei Zhu, Sathvik Ajay Iyengar, Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto, Eliezer Fernando Oliveira, Guanhui Gao, A. Glen Birdwell, Mahesh R. Neupane, Tony G. Ivanov, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Ram Manohar Yadav, Sivaram Arepalli, Robert Vajtai, Pulickel M. Ajayan
Summary: Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a strong candidate for two-dimensional (2D) materials due to its exciting optoelectrical properties, combined with mechanical robustness, thermal stability, and chemical inertness. Various synthesis strategies for 2D h-BN, including chemical exfoliation, chemical, and physical vapor deposition, have been developed in recent years. The potential applications of h-BN structures in nanoelectronics, photonics, biomedical, anti-corrosion, and catalysis are described based on their extraordinary properties and stability.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Thibeorchews Prasankumar, Sujin Jose, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Meiyazhagan Ashokkumar
Summary: This article focuses on the innovations and studies of carbon-based nanocomposites and their applications, highlighting the excellent properties of carbon and the characteristics of TMO and CPs. It is pointed out that the functionality of carbon electrodes can be significantly improved by the homogeneous blending of TMO and CPs.
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter Serles, Taib Arif, Anand B. Puthirath, Shwetank Yadav, Guorui Wang, Teng Cui, Aravind Puthirath Balan, Thakur Prasad Yadav, Prasankumar Thibeorchews, Nithya Chakingal, Gelu Costin, Chandra Veer Singh, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Tobin Filleter
Summary: Two-dimensional materials are known for their low-friction interfaces, with van der Waals bonding being a major factor. However, nanoscale and quantum confinement effects can also play a role in modifying the atomic interactions of 2D materials, resulting in unique interfacial properties. Magnetene, a non-vdW 2D material obtained through the exfoliation of magnetite, demonstrates low-friction behavior similar to benchmark vdW 2D materials due to 2D confinement effects that minimize potential energy surface corrugation, reduce surface adsorbates, and restrict low-damping phonon modes.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
J. Vigneshwaran, Sibi Abraham, Bagavathi Muniyandi, T. Prasankumar, Jun-Tao Li, Sujin Jose
Summary: This study utilized an advanced technique to fabricate a three-dimensional ternary electrode material with excellent electrochemical performance, particularly suitable for flexible supercapacitors. The experimental results demonstrated that the Fe-PrGO electrode exhibited outstanding cycle performance, providing reliability for long-term applications.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Thibeorchews Prasankumar, Devashish Salpekar, Sohini Bhattacharyya, Kaaviah Manoharan, Ram Manohar Yadav, Kristen A. Miller, Robert Vajtai, Sujin Jose, Soumyabrata Roy, Pulickel M. Ajayan
Summary: In this study, high surface area porous carbons derived from sustainable biomass wastes were prepared and showed excellent performance in energy storage and gas sorption applications. The activated porous carbon derived from Tasmanian Blue Gum tree bark exhibited a hierarchically connected mesoporous structure with a large surface area and showed remarkable electrochemical storage capacity and CO2 capture performance. This work provides a simple and feasible strategy for converting waste biomass into value-added activated carbon.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Samuel Castro-Pardo, Sohini Bhattacharyya, Ram Manohar Yadav, Ana Paula de Carvalho Teixeira, M. Astrid Campos Mata, Thibeorchews Prasankumar, Mohamad A. Kabbani, Md Golam Kibria, Tao Xu, Soumyabrata Roy, Pulickel M. Ajayan
Summary: The separation and sequestration of anthropogenic CO2 is crucial in combating global warming, with the selection of a suitable sorbent being the key aspect of any CO2 capture technology. Researchers globally have made significant contributions in various sorbents, measurement techniques, reactors, and processes to address the urgent CO2 crisis.
Article
Electrochemistry
Hyung-Tae Lim, Atif Khan Niaz, Thibeorchews Prasankumar, Min Ju Kim, Sung Kang, Jun-Young Park, Anil V. Virkar
Summary: The chemo-mechanical stability behavior of the BCZYYb-based protonic ceramic cells was investigated in terms of local electronic conduction in the electrolyte. The electrolyte exhibited sufficient p-type and n-type conductivity near the oxygen and hydrogen electrodes, respectively. The stable performance of the cell without delamination or cracks was attributed to local electronic conduction.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
J. Vigneshwaran, Jemini Jose, T. Prasankumar, A. Saranraj, Sujin P. Jose
RESULTS IN ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nirosha Bose, Vairam Sundararajan, T. Prasankumar, Sujin P. Jose
Article
Chemistry, Physical
J. Zamora, T. Bautista, N. S. Portillo-Velez, A. Reyes-Montero, H. Pfeiffer, F. Sanchez-Ochoa, H. A. Lara-Garcia
Summary: Experimental and DFT studies were conducted on the structural, magnetic, and optical properties of RFeO3 perovskites. The perovskites exhibited an orthorhombic crystal structure and weak ferromagnetic behavior. They were confirmed to be semiconductors with a bandgap of approximately 2.1 eV.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xianxiang Lv, Jing Jin, Weiguang Yang
Summary: By depositing TiN and TiO2 surface layers on AlSi films, the electrochemical performance of silicon-based anodes can be significantly improved, suppressing volume expansion and promoting the formation of a stable SEI layer.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sharafat Ali, Haider Ali, Syedul Hasnain Bakhtiar, Sajjad Ali, Muhammad Zahid, Ahmed Ismail, Pir Muhammad Ismail, Amir Zada, Imran Khan, Huahai Shen, Rizwan Ullah, Habib Khan, Mohamed Bououdina, Xiaoqiang Wu, Fazal Raziq, Liang Qiao
Summary: The construction and optimization of redox-heterojunctions using a bifunctional phosphate as an electron-bridge demonstrated significant improvements in photo catalytic activity, including enhanced dispersion, reduced interfacial migration resistance, and increased abundance of active-sites.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ren-Ni Luan, Na Xu, Chao-Ran Li, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Yu-Sheng Zhang, Jun Nan, Shu-Tao Wang, Yong-Ming Chai, Bin Dong
Summary: Extensive research has revealed that oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline conditions involves dynamic surface restructuring. The development and design of sulfide/oxide pre-catalysts can reasonably adjust the composition and structure after surface reconstruction, which is crucial for OER. This study utilized a simple two-step hydrothermal method to achieve in situ S leaching and doping, inducing the composition change and structure reconstruction of CoFe oxides. The transformed FeOOH and CoOOH exhibited excellent OER activity and could be easily mass-produced using low-cost iron based materials and simple methods.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jun'an Lai, Daofu Wu, Peng He, Kang An, Yijia Wang, Peng Feng, WeiWei Chen, Zixian Wang, Linfeng Guo, Xiaosheng Tang
Summary: Zero-dimensional organic-inorganic metal halides (OMHs) are gaining attention in the fabrication of light-emitting diodes due to their broad emission band and high photoluminescence quantum yield. This work synthesized a zero-dimensional organic tetraphenylphosphonium bismuth chloride (TBC) that showed efficient blue light emission, with the emission mechanism attributed to the transition of Bi3+ ions. White light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) were fabricated using TBC, along with green-emitting and red-emitting single crystals, achieving single-component white emissions. These findings demonstrate the different emission mechanism of ns2 ions-based OMHs and highlight the potential of bismuth-based OMHs in WLEDs applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xuewei Liang, Yunhai Su, Taisen Yang, Zhiyong Dai, Yingdi Wang, Xingping Yong
Summary: The revolutionary design concept of high-entropy alloys has brought new opportunities and challenges to the development of advanced metal materials. In this work, AlCrCuFe2NiTix high-entropy flux cored wires were prepared by combining the design idea of a high-entropy alloy with the characteristics of flux cored wire. AlCr-CuFe2NiTix high-entropy surfacing alloys were prepared using gas metal arc welding technology. The wear properties of the alloys were analyzed, and the phase composition, microstructure, strengthening mechanism, and wear mechanism were discussed. The results show that the alloys exhibit a dendritic microstructure with BCC/B2 + FCC phases. Increasing Ti content leads to the precipitation of Laves phase. The alloys show improved microhardness and wear resistance due to the precipitation of coherent B2 and Laves phases. However, excessive Ti addition results in the increase of Laves phase and reduced wear resistance of the alloys.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
M. Vadivel, M. Senthil Pandian, P. Ramasamy, Qiang Jing, Bo Liu
Summary: This work presents the enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical performance of g-C3N4 assisted PAA on CoFe2O4 ternary nanocomposites. The incorporation of PAA and g-C3N4 improves the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers, resulting in superior photocatalytic degradation and high specific capacitance values.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Vibhu T. Sivanandan, Ramany Revathy, Arun S. Prasad
Summary: In this study, pure and doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles were prepared using the sol-gel auto-combustion method with the aid of lemon juice as eco-fuel. The crystal structure, lattice parameter, crystallite size, microstrain, optical parameters, and room temperature magnetic properties of the samples were analyzed. The effect of doping on the magnetic properties was also investigated.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qing Guo, Bowen Zhang, Benzhe Sun, Yang Qi
Summary: This study prepared ZnO films with various nonpolar preferred orientations using conventional chemical bath deposition method and characterized their growth process and mechanism. It was found that the type and concentration of nitrate could control the preferred orientation and surface roughness of ZnO films. Additionally, ZnO films with different preferred orientations exhibited different optical properties.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chong Zhang, Yan Liu, Zhaoyan Wang, Hang Yang
Summary: In this study, six bimetallic FeCo particles were synthesized via the hydrothermal method at different Fe:Co ratios. The Fe:Co ratio not only modulates the composition of the particles but also influences their structure and magnetic properties. The FeCo alloys showed a transformation from an Fe-based structure to a Co-based structure with increasing Co content. The Fe:Co ratio of 1:1 and 3:1 resulted in particles with the highest and lowest saturation magnetization, respectively.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jianning Zhang, Jing Li, Yiren Wang, Xiaodong Mao, Yong Jiang
Summary: We conducted a study on the formation of ultra-fine Y-Ti-Ta-O nano-oxides in Ta+B micro-alloyed 13CrWTi-ODS alloys using electron microscopy and first-principles calculations. The Y-Ti-Ta-O nano-oxides were found to be mainly Y2(Ti,Ta)2O7, with an average size of 7 nm and a number density of 6.8 x 1023 m-3. Excess boron was found to enhance the adhesion of some low-sigma grain boundaries but weaken the Fe/Y2Ti2O7 interface, while excess tantalum enhanced the Fe/Y2Ti2O7 interface but caused serious degradation of grain boundaries.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yirong Fang, Pei Cheng, Hang Yuan, Hao Zhao, Lishu Zhang
Summary: A new composite system of nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide and black phosphorus quantum dots has been developed for tumor therapy, showing improved electrochemical properties and stability. The system generates hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical to effectively kill tumor cells.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiufang Qin, Yuanli Ma, Hui Zhang, Ting Zhang, Fang Wang, Xiaohong Xu
Summary: The structure and magnetism of cobalt ferrites after Mn2+-Tb3+ co-doping were studied. Co-doped samples exhibited cubic spinel structure and spherical shape of ferrite nanoparticles. The redistribution of Co2+ and Fe3+ ions between octahedral and tetrahedral sites was observed due to Mn2+-Tb3+ co-doping. The coercivity and magnetization saturation of co-doped samples were significantly improved, leading to a maximum energy product that is 190% higher than that of the un-doped sample.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ho Yeon Lee, Wonjong Yu, Yoon Ho Lee
Summary: Recently, there has been an increasing interest in developing ultra-fine nanostructured electrodes with extensive reaction areas to enhance the performance and low-temperature operation of solid oxide fuel cells. The use of a refined approach involving co-sputtering metal alloys and oxide targets has demonstrated the feasibility of nano-columnar structures in perovskite-based electrodes, expanding the temperature range of thin film electrodes. This study systematically examines the effects of chamber pressure control in the co-sputtering process and identifies the intricate relationship between sputtering pressure and film structure. By fine-tuning the columnar growth in the electrode, significant improvements in performance and thermo-mechanical properties were achieved, resulting in high-performance all-sputtered solid oxide fuel cells.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qianyun Bai, Xiaoxiao Yan, Da Liu, Kang Xiang, Xin Tu, Yanhui Guo, Renbing Wu
Summary: This study proposes a simple method to develop a non-precious transition metal-based electrocatalyst with high catalytic activity and robustness for the hydrogen evolution reaction. The as-synthesized electrode exhibits a low overpotential and high current density, indicating its potential in energy conversion.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2024)