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Open AccessFunctionalized MXene ink enables environmentally stable printed electronics
Establishing dependable, cost-effective electrical connections is vital for enhancing device performance and shrinking electronic circuits. MXenes, combining excellent electrical conductivity, high breakdown v...
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Synthesis of folic acid functionalized, tannic acid-based gold quantum dots for potential use in various applications
Surface modification of gold quantum dots (AuQDs) has emerged as a highly interesting area of study in terms of different applications, such as sensors, medical, and aerospace technology. For synthesis of gold...
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Open AccessA Review on Interface Engineering of MXenes for Perovskite Solar Cells
This review discusses the roles of MXenes in different positions/layers in perovskite solar cells.
The issues in different l...
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Stability and Degradation of MXene
Novel materials with intriguing qualities, which emerge from time to time as a result of the research community’s tireless efforts, are cornerstones for the advancement of science and technology. MXenes, a cla...
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Atomic Force Microscopy: An Advanced Imaging Technique—From Molecules to Morphologies
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an extensively used advanced characterization technique for a nanoscale range of materials. This chapter clearly describes the importance and advantages of AFM, its working pri...
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Novel Design Aspects of All-Solid-State Batteries
Conventional design of all-solid-state battery limits the portable device fabrication due to sluggish interfacial contact, safety, and high manufacturing cost. Additionally, unfavorable Li-dendrite formation a...
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Vertically Aligned Nanosheets of an Electrodeposited Lanthanum Oxide Electrode for Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensing Application
A lanthanum oxide (La2O3) thin film electrode was synthesized by inexpensive electrodeposition using potentiostatic mode. The structural, morphological and electrochemical characterizations of La2O3 film was carr...
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Correction to: Substrate-Assisted Electrosynthesis of Patterned Lamellar Type Indium Selenide (InSe) Layer for Photovoltaic Application
In the original version of this chapter, the author “A. G. Banpurkar” name was included erroneously as a co-author. This has now been rectified and the author name has been removed.
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Substrate-Assisted Electrosynthesis of Patterned Lamellar Type Indium Selenide (InSe) Layer for Photovoltaic Application
Indium selenide (InSe) thin films are synthesized by electrodeposition technique over diagonally scratched stainless steel substrates in potentiostatic mode. Growth kinetics of film studied to optimize deposit...
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Mixed Transition Metal Oxides for Energy Applications
Performance of emergent energy storage devices like supercapacitor or batteries is based on morphology-dependent electrochemical properties of the electrode material. Hence, research interest toward spinel str...
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Chemical synthesis of nano-grained ytterbium sulfide thin films for supercapacitor application
Nano-grained ytterbium sulfide (Yb2S3) thin film is deposited by an inexpensive chemical bath deposition (CBD) method with excellent supercapacitive performance. The formation of Yb2S3 thin film is confirmed from...
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Facile synthesis of layered reduced graphene oxide–copper sulfide (rGO-CuS) hybrid electrode for all solid-state symmetric supercapacitor
A straightforward process for synthesis of hybrid porous electrode material composed of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and copper sulfide (CuS) with layered structure on the stainless steel substrate is develope...
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Bipolar-resistive switching and memristive properties of solution-processable cobalt oxide nanoparticles
This work reports the memristive properties of solution-processable cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoO NPs) for resistive memory application. The memristive current–voltage hysteresis loop with good bipolar-resis...
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pH-Selective Fluorescent Probe with Photothermal Ablation of Bacteria Based NIR Dye-Embedded Zwitterionic Carbon Dots
We developed a highly pH-sensitive fluorescent carbon dot probe containing IR825 photothermal dye for rapid detection of environmental bacteria, with subsequent killing activity via near-infrared (NIR) driven pho...
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Hydrothermal synthesis of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles using maleic acid as surface-stabilizing ligands
Water-soluble silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been synthesized with photoluminescence quantum yield more than 32% via a hydrothermal treatment of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as silicon sources and maleic ...
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Synthesis of β-FeOOH/Fe3O4 hybrid photocatalyst using catechol-quaternized poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) as a double-sided molecular tape
Mussel-inspired linking of β-FeOOH (akaganeite) on core Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) was successfully attempted to produce a novel hybrid photocatalyst that facilitates both visible-light-driven photocatalysis and e...
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Visible-light-driven photocatalysis with dopamine-derivatized titanium dioxide/N-doped carbon core/shell nanoparticles
Titanium dioxide/N-doped carbon core/shell nanoparticles enabling efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B, considered a model compound for water-soluble environmental pollutants, ...
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Open AccessProduction of graphene oxide from pitch-based carbon fiber
Pitch-based graphene oxide (p-GO) whose compositional/structural features are comparable to those of graphene oxide (GO) was firstly produced by chemical exfoliation of pitch-based carbon fiber rather than nat...
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Preparation of stable dispersions of chemically reduced graphene oxide through noncovalent interactions with poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)-grafted pluronic copolymer
Stable dispersions of chemically reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were prepared by simple noncovalent interaction with poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAAm)-grafted Pluronic (NGP). Prepared NGP/RGO assembly solution...
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Preparation and characterization of imide-grafted poly(ethersulfone)s
Poly(ethersulfone)s carrying pendant imide side group with a low dielectric constant were prepared. The first step in the preparation involved the nitration of poly(ethersulfone) (ultrason®-S6010), with ammoni...
