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Fabrication and Investigation of Low-Temperature MS–SOFCs
In order to enhance the performances of low–temperature MS–SOFCs (<600 °C), polarization resistances and long–term stabilities of the infiltrated La0.8Sr0.2CoO3-δ (LSC)–scandia stabilized zirconia (SSZ), La0.58
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Summary and Outlook
In this thesis, MS–SOFCs have been successfully fabricated and promising electrochemical performances and long-term stabilities have been demonstrated. The structure-performance relationship of the electrodes,...
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Fabrication and Investigation of MS–SOFCs with a Symmetric Configuration
In order to simplify the structure and enhance the performance of the MS–SOFCs, a symmetric configuration with “anode infiltrated 430L-electrolyte-cathode infiltrated 430L” was developed. Reaction kinetics o...
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In Situ Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy for Gold and Silver Nanoparticles
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) is a powerful technique for chemical and biological sensing experiments. LSPR is responsible for the electromagnetic fiel...
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Fabrication and Investigation of Intermediate-Temperature MS–SOFCs
Intermediate–temperature (600–800 °C) metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS–SOFCs) with infiltrated La0.6Sr0.4Fe0.9Sc0.1O3−δ (LSFSc) cathode and Ni–based anode materials were developed. The structure, phase ...
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Nanoparticles-Induced Oxidative Stress
With the growing usage of nanoparticles (NPs) in industry, biomedicine, and daily life, an increasing chance for humans to be exposed to NPs has been issued. However, the basis of toxicity of most manufactured...
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Preparation and Chemistry of N@C60
Endohedral fullerene N@C60, which is formed by C60 plus an atomic nitrogen located in the centre of the fullerene cage, has attracted interest, due to its exotic properties, such spin . Its preparation and chem...
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Nanomaterials in Cancer Theranostics
Recent advances in the development of novel nanomaterials and evaluation of their biomedical applications have shown promises of those multifunctional nanomaterials in the development of new approaches for can...
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Porous Carbons for Hydrogen Storage
Porous carbon-based materials are promising candidates as adsorbents to increase the gravimetric and volumetric uptake of hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures and moderate pressures. In most cases, this uptake i...
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Nanomaterials for Adsorption and Heterogeneous Reaction in Water Decontamination
In recent decades, nanomaterials have been intensively studied for water decontamination, especially for contaminants of emerging concern. Details are provided on a series of engineered nanomaterials for water...
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Carbon Nanomaterials Derived from Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
This chapter is aimed to overview the recent progress in the development and characterization of a new group of nanomaterials, in free-standing forms, such as fiber/yarns (1D), paper/sheet (2D), and bulk (3D),...
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Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks
In the past two decades, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), constructed with coordination bonds between organic linkers and inorganic metal clusters, have become a burgeoning field of research and a great potent...
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Characterization of H2 Adsorption Sites: Where Are the Hydrogens Stored in the Materials?
The most significant parameters such as pore size and binding energy need to be quantified to design advanced absorbents and improve their hydrogen uptake. The in situ and ex situ examination of hydrogen stora...
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Block Copolymers Containing Mesogen-Jacketed Liquid Crystalline Polymers as Rod Blocks: Synthesis and Self-Assembly
With bulky, side-on attached side chains connected to the backbones directly or through very short spacers, mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers (MJLCPs) take an extended-chain conformation. They can b...
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Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission X-Ray-Based Micro-computed Tomography for Biomedical Imaging
Conventional X-ray sources face limitations due to their reliance upon thermionic emission for electron generation. A recently developed X-ray source avoids this problem by using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a c...
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Co-electrospun Brain Mimetic Hollow Microfibres Fibres for Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) provides a non-invasive tool to explore biological tissues, including brain with its highly organised hierarchical fibrous structures. An MR phantom is a test object...
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Optical Fredericks Transition in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Layer
One of the most fascinating aspects of liquid crystals is the Fredericks transition, which can occur when a finite sample of nematic liquid crystal is subjected to an externally applied magnetic or electric fi...
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Strain Glass as a Novel Multi-functional Material
Strain glass is a frozen disordered state of local lattice strains (nano-martensite domains), which is the third state of the martensitic/ferroelastic system in addition to parent phase and martensite. In this...
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Multicomponent Nanofibers via Electrospinning of Polymers and Colloidal Dispersions for Environmental and Optical Applications
Electrospinning of solutions, melts, and coaxial configurations is a well-known conventional method for the fabrication of nano- and microfibers. Electrospinning of colloids, or colloid electrospinning, is a r...
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Nanopiezotronics and Nanogenerators
Today’s nanoelectronics rely on the transport of charge carriers under the driving of externally applied voltage to perform specific functionality, such as transistors and diodes. Recently, Piezotronics was in...
