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Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, G. Z. (2020). Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 27(12), 1572-1587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2202-1

© 2020, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Molten salts play multiple important roles in the electrolysis of solid metal compounds, particularly oxides and sulfides, for the extract... Read More about Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process.

Carbon-emcoating architecture boosts lithium storage of Nb2O5 (2020)
Journal Article
Ji, Q., Xu, Z., Gao, X., Cheng, Y.-J., Wan, X., Zuo, X., …Xia, Y. (2021). Carbon-emcoating architecture boosts lithium storage of Nb2O5. SCIENCE CHINA Materials, 64(5), 1071-1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-020-1532-0

Intercalation transition metal oxides (ITMO) have attracted great attention as lithium-ion battery negative electrodes due to high operation safety, high capacity and rapid ion intercalation. However, the intrinsic low electron conductivity plagues t... Read More about Carbon-emcoating architecture boosts lithium storage of Nb2O5.

Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Diverse Hydrocarbon Fuels via Molten Salt Electrolysis (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Juboori, O., Sher, F., Rahman, S., Rasheed, T., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Diverse Hydrocarbon Fuels via Molten Salt Electrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(51), 19178-19188. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08209

© 2020 American Chemical Society. In recent decades, the unlimited use of fossil fuels mostly for power generation has emitted a huge amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which in return has led to global warming. Here we use green technology... Read More about Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Diverse Hydrocarbon Fuels via Molten Salt Electrolysis.

P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wei, C., T. Bishop, M., Wang, Y., Gao, F., Wang, C., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(28), Article 1951. https://doi.org/10.1149/ma2020-02281951mtgabs

Photovoltaic devices based of P3HT:ZnS bulk heterojunctions currently produce relatively low efficiencies, limiting the scope these devices have for further development. This work aims to produce a novel photoactive layer, by incorporating oxidised c... Read More about P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes.

Quasi-solid-state electrolyte for rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-air battery (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Yang, Y., Cheng, L., Sun, J., Wang, X., Nan, P., …Wang, J. Q. (2021). Quasi-solid-state electrolyte for rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-air battery. Energy Storage Materials, 35, 142-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2020.11.014

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Molten salts are a unique type of electrolyte enabling high-temperature electrochemical energy storage (EES) with unmatched reversible electrode kinetics and high ion-conductivities, and hence impressive storage capacity and powe... Read More about Quasi-solid-state electrolyte for rechargeable high-temperature molten salt iron-air battery.

Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream (2020)
Journal Article
Dong, B., Qian, H., Xue, C., Yang, X., Li, G., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream. Advanced Powder Technology, 31(10), 4292-4300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2020.09.002

© 2020 The Society of Powder Technology Japan Hierarchical micro/nano-structured FePO4 (FP) particles were environmental-friendly and controllable synthesized through synergistic intensification of ultrasound and impinging streams. Nano-scale FP seed... Read More about Controllable synthesis of hierarchical micro/nano structured FePO4 particles under synergistic effects of ultrasound irradiation and impinging stream.

P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes (2020)
Journal Article
Wei, C., T. Bishop, M., Wang, Y., Gao, F., Wang, C., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes. ECS Transactions, 98(7), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1149/09807.0225ecst

© 2020 ECS - The Electrochemical Society. Photovoltaic devices based on P3HT:ZnS bulk heterojunctions currently produce relatively low efficiencies. This work aims to produce a novel photoactive layer, by incorporating oxidised carbon nanotubes (CNTs... Read More about P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes.

Charge Storage Properties of Aqueous Halide Supercapatteries with Activated Carbon and Graphene Nanoplatelets as Active Electrode Materials (2020)
Journal Article
Akinwolemiwa, B., Wei, C., Yang, Q., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Charge Storage Properties of Aqueous Halide Supercapatteries with Activated Carbon and Graphene Nanoplatelets as Active Electrode Materials. Energy & Environmental Materials, 4(3), 481-491. https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12133

Device level performance of aqueous halide supercapatteries fabricated with equal electrode mass of activated carbon or graphene nanoplatelets has been characterized. It was revealed that the surface oxygen groups in the graphitic structures of the n... Read More about Charge Storage Properties of Aqueous Halide Supercapatteries with Activated Carbon and Graphene Nanoplatelets as Active Electrode Materials.

Enhancing hydrogen production from steam electrolysis in molten hydroxides via selection of non-precious metal electrodes (2020)
Journal Article
Sher, F., Al-Shara, N. K., Iqbal, S. Z., Jahan, Z., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Enhancing hydrogen production from steam electrolysis in molten hydroxides via selection of non-precious metal electrodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(53), 28260-28271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.07.183

© 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC There are still gaps in the field of reference electrode that is needed to assist electrolysis in high temperature electrolytes (e.g. molten hydroxides) for H2 gas production. This research aims to fill the gap... Read More about Enhancing hydrogen production from steam electrolysis in molten hydroxides via selection of non-precious metal electrodes.

Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Juboori, O., Sher, F., Khalid, U., Niazi, M. B., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(34), 12877-12890. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03314

© 2020 American Chemical Society. Because of the heavy reliance of people on limited fossil fuels as energy resources, global warming has increased to severe levels because of huge CO2 emission into the atmosphere. To mitigate this situation, a green... Read More about Electrochemical Production of Sustainable Hydrocarbon Fuels from CO2Co-electrolysis in Eutectic Molten Melts.

Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Hao, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage. Energy & Environmental Materials, 3(3), 247-264. https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12101

This article reviews recent progresses in the preparation and supercapacitor applications of selected nanoporous and nanoparticulate carbon-based materials, namely activated carbons, graphenes and carbon nanotubes and their composites with redox mate... Read More about Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon-Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage.

The effect of variable operating parameters for hydrocarbon fuel formation from CO2 by molten salts electrolysis (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Juboori, O., Sher, F., Hazafa, A., Khan, M. K., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). The effect of variable operating parameters for hydrocarbon fuel formation from CO2 by molten salts electrolysis. Journal of Co2 Utilization, 40, Article 101193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101193

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. The emission of CO2 has been increasing day by day by growing world population, which resulted in the atmospheric and environmental destruction. Conventionally different strategies, including nuclear power and geothermal energy h... Read More about The effect of variable operating parameters for hydrocarbon fuel formation from CO2 by molten salts electrolysis.

Supercapattery: Merit merge of capacitive and Nernstian charge storage mechanisms (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, G. Z. (2020). Supercapattery: Merit merge of capacitive and Nernstian charge storage mechanisms. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 21, 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2020.04.002

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Supercapattery is the generic name for hybrids of supercapacitor and rechargeable battery. Batteries store charge via Faradaic processes, involving reversible transfer of localised or zone-delocalised valence electrons. The forme... Read More about Supercapattery: Merit merge of capacitive and Nernstian charge storage mechanisms.

Design and optimization of electrochemical cell potential for hydrogen gas production (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Shara, N. K., Sher, F., Iqbal, S. Z., Curnick, O., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Design and optimization of electrochemical cell potential for hydrogen gas production. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 52, 421-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.04.026

© 2020 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences This study deals with the optimization of best working conditions in molten melt for the production of hydrogen (H2) gas. Limited research has been carried out... Read More about Design and optimization of electrochemical cell potential for hydrogen gas production.

Synergetic treatment of dye contaminated wastewater using microparticles functionalized with carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide nanocomposites (2020)
Journal Article
Lian, Z., Wei, C., Gao, B., Yang, X., Chan, Y., Wang, J., …Liu, F. (2020). Synergetic treatment of dye contaminated wastewater using microparticles functionalized with carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide nanocomposites. RSC Advances, 10(16), 9210-9225. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra10899h

This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry. The highly efficient treatment of azo dye contaminated wastewater from the textile industry is an important but challenging problem. Herein, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microparticles, incorporating m... Read More about Synergetic treatment of dye contaminated wastewater using microparticles functionalized with carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide nanocomposites.

Effects of pore widening versus oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Chi, Y., Sun, X., Gu, H., Zhang, H., Li, Z., …Chen, G. Z. (2020). Effects of pore widening versus oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167, Article 040524. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab75c8

The commercial activated carbon has a relatively low specific capacitance in the Na2SO4 electrolyte, which hinder the development of asymmetrical supercapacitors with high voltage. Re-activation and oxidative etching methods were applied to change th... Read More about Effects of pore widening versus oxygenation on capacitance of activated carbon in aqueous sodium sulfate electrolyte.

Effects of Pore Widening vs Oxygenation on Capacitance of Activated Carbon in Aqueous Sodium Sulfate Electrolyte (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Chi, Y., Li, Z., Sun, X., Gu, H., Zhang, H., …Chen, G. Z. (2020). Effects of Pore Widening vs Oxygenation on Capacitance of Activated Carbon in Aqueous Sodium Sulfate Electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(4), Article 040524. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab75c8

© 2020 The Electrochemical Society ("ECS"). Published on behalf of ECS by IOP Publishing Limited. The commercial activated carbon has a relatively low specific capacitance in the Na2SO4 electrolyte, which hinder the development of asymmetrical superc... Read More about Effects of Pore Widening vs Oxygenation on Capacitance of Activated Carbon in Aqueous Sodium Sulfate Electrolyte.

Supercapatteries as High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices (2020)
Journal Article
Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). Supercapatteries as High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 3(2), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41918-020-00063-6

The development of novel electrochemical energy storage (EES) technologies to enhance the performance of EES devices in terms of energy capacity, power capability and cycling life is urgently needed. To address this need, supercapatteries are being d... Read More about Supercapatteries as High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices.