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Free radical attack on proton exchange membranes (PEM) is detrimental to the long-term durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), and although state-of-the-art cerium-based antioxidants defend...
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An artificial interphase enables stable PVDF-based solid-state Li metal batteries
Composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) have attracted much attention for high energy density solid-state lithium-metal batteries owing to their flexibility, low cost, and easy scale-up. However, the unstable Li...
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Tuning the oxygen vacancies and mass transfer of porous conductive ceramic supported IrOx catalyst via polyether-derived composite oxide pyrolysis: Toward a highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst for water electrolysis
Slow oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and material transport impedance in catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) are major challenges for the practical proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE). Herein, we pr...
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Sulfur/carbon cathode composite with LiI additives for enhanced electrochemical performance in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
The high theoretical energy density and superior safety of all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) make them a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage applications. The sulfur active mate...
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Metal-nitrogen-doped hybrid ionic/electronic conduction triple-phase interfaces for high-performance all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
The point-to-point contact mechanism in all-solid-state Li-S batteries (ASSLSBs) is not as efficient as a liquid electrolyte which has superior mobility in the electrode, resulting in a slower reaction kinetic...
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Dysprosium-induced FeN0.0324-Dy2O3 sites with efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic reactions for Zn-air batteries
Iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon material (Fe/NC) is considered as a promising catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to its excellent catalytic activity. However, it is still challenging to further...
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Construction of reliable ion-conducting channels based on the perfluorinated anion-exchange membrane for high-performance pure-water-fed electrolysis
Constructing reliable ion transport channels is an effective strategy of achieving equal hydroxide conductivity and physical stability in anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). Herein, a series of perfluorinated ani...
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Nitrogen doped porous carbon-based bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst with controllable phosphorus content for zinc-air battery
The controllable construction of non-noble metal based bifunctional catalysts with high activities towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance, but rema...
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Experimental and theoretical insights into cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated in N- and S-codoped carbon as advanced bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries
The high-catalytic bifunctional Co nanoparticles uniformly encapsulated in N- and S-codoped carbon (Co@NSC) with precisely regulated electronic structure due to sulfur dopant were simply and successfully synth...
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Proton-conductive channels engineering of perfluorosulfonic acid membrane via in situ acid–base pair of metal organic framework for fuel cells
The development of rapid and dependable proton transport channels is crucial for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) operating in low humidity conditions. Herein, a metal–organic framework (NH-Zr fram...
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Controlled fabrication of Ru–O–Se composites for enhanced acidic oxygen evolution
Develo** relatively cost-effective and high-performance Ru-based composites as electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution has become the critical step toward emerging renewable energy conversion, in which ...
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Carbon nanotubes supported oxygen reduction reaction catalysts: role of inner tubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely investigated to develop efficient ORR catalysts. Here we demonstrate that CNTs with 2–7 inner tubes are better supports to develop highly efficient ORR catalysts. Macro...
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Deposition of IrO2 on Nb-doped SnO2 as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reactions
We reported sol-gel-derived Nb-doped SnO2 which is an effective catalyst carrier for deposition of IrO2, and the electrocatalytic activity of the synthesized catalysts for OER was investigated. It is found that t...
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Nucleation growth quenching for superior cluster catalysts
Cluster catalysts are rapidly growing into an important sub-field in heterogeneous catalysis, owing to their distinct geometric structure, neighboring metal sites, and unique electronic structure. Although the...
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Si-P-Ti stabilized Si-P/Ti3C2Tx nanohybrids for enhanced lithium-ion storage
The Si-P nanohybrids, as an underlying candidate for the anode material of the next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), possess a high theoretical specific capacity of 2900 mAh g−1 but decays rapidly owing t...
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Growth of branched heterostructure of nickel and iron phosphides on carbon cloth as electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction under wide pH ranges
Development of transition metal phosphides with tunable morphology and chemical composition is a potential way to construct electrocatalysts with superior hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity in a wide r...
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Wet-milling synthesis of immobilized Pt/Ir nanoclusters as promising heterogeneous catalysts
Being a typical state of the art heterogeneous catalyst, supported noble metal catalyst often demonstrates enhanced catalytic properties. However, a facile synthetic method for realizing large-scale and low-co...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Construction of Pd-Zn dual sites to enhance the performance for ethanol electro-oxidation reaction
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell
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Angle of Arrival Based Signal Classification in Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications
Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS) has been recognized as a promising technology for future wireless communications. It can reconfigure the radio signal propagation environment and improve the performance of...
