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Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies (2024)
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Yu, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2024). Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies. Electrochemistry, Article 24-69009. https://doi.org/10.5796/electrochemistry.24-69009

Molten salts of inorganic nature are excellent reaction media for various research and industrial uses. Their applications in energy technologies are also wide, including, but not limited to, thermal, nuclear, and electrochemical processes and their... Read More about Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies.

Nano-Scale Engineering of Heterojunction for Alkaline Water Electrolysis (2023)
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Chen, Y., Xu, Z., & Chen, G. Z. (2024). Nano-Scale Engineering of Heterojunction for Alkaline Water Electrolysis. Materials, 17(1), Article 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010199

Alkaline water electrolysis is promising for low-cost and scalable hydrogen production. Renewable energy-driven alkaline water electrolysis requires highly effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution... Read More about Nano-Scale Engineering of Heterojunction for Alkaline Water Electrolysis.

Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning (2023)
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Gao, L., Li, M., Wang, L., Chen, G. Z., Yang, H., Hu, B., & Huang, Q. (2023). Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning. Advanced Functional Materials, Article 2313243. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313243

Intercalation of layered materials offers an effective approach for tunning their structures and generating unprecedented properties. The multiple van der Waals (vdW) gap combined with long‐range ordering guests can change the interaction of layered... Read More about Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning.

Alkali and alkaline earth metals in liquid salts for supercapatteries (2023)
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Guo, Q., Fan, P., Zhang, Y., Guan, L., Croft, A., Wang, H., …Chen, G. Z. (2024). Alkali and alkaline earth metals in liquid salts for supercapatteries. RSC Sustainability, 2024(2), 101-124. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3su00197k

The full oxidation of lithium metal (4Li + O2 ⇌ 2Li2O) offers a mass normalised Gibbs energy change greater than that for the combustion of carbon (C + O2 ⇌ CO2) or any hydrocarbon fuel (CnH2n+2 + ((3n+1)/2)O2 ⇌ nCO2 + (n+1)H2O). This thermodynamic c... Read More about Alkali and alkaline earth metals in liquid salts for supercapatteries.

Dimensionally-controlled interlayer spaces of covalent organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reaction (2023)
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Liu, M., Fu, Y., Bi, S., Yang, S., Yang, X., Li, X., …Zeng, G. (2023). Dimensionally-controlled interlayer spaces of covalent organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, 147682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147682

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been employed to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, their catalytic activities have been limited, because their narrow interlayer space hindered the mass transport to the catalytic sites. He... Read More about Dimensionally-controlled interlayer spaces of covalent organic frameworks for the oxygen evolution reaction.

Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery (2023)
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Liu, M., Jiang, D., Fu, Y., Zheng Chen, G., Bi, S., Ding, X., …Zeng, G. (2024). Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(1), Article e202317015. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317015

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have attracted considerable attention as adsorbents for capturing and separating gold from electronic wastes. To enhance the binding capture efficiency, constructing hydrogen-bond nanotraps along the pore walls was... Read More about Modulating Skeletons of Covalent Organic Framework for High‐Efficiency Gold Recovery.

Facile synthesis of multi-layer Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 ternary synergistic heterostructure for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light (2023)
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Xiao, Z., Do, H., Yusuf, A., Jia, H., Ma, H., Jiang, S., …He, J. (2024). Facile synthesis of multi-layer Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 ternary synergistic heterostructure for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 462, Article 132744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132744

In this work, we report a one-step synthesis of ternary Z-scheme Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 (CoCe-CN) heterostructure via hydrothermal method. Owing to the modification of Co(OH)2 and CeO2, the existence of Co(OH)2 as an electron acceptor-donor center betwe... Read More about Facile synthesis of multi-layer Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 ternary synergistic heterostructure for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light.

A comparative study on silicon-based negatrode materials in metallic cavity electrode and button half cell — Uncovering unseen microscopic and dynamic features (2023)
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Tan, Y., Xiong, Q., Jiang, T., Tang, F., Zhou, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2023). A comparative study on silicon-based negatrode materials in metallic cavity electrode and button half cell — Uncovering unseen microscopic and dynamic features. Journal of Energy Storage, 73(Part A), Article 108854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108854

The electrochemical characterization of lithium storage materials using the button cell is commonplace, but it is also tedious and time-consuming. Also, the results are often affected by the use of the binders and separator membranes, and by the elec... Read More about A comparative study on silicon-based negatrode materials in metallic cavity electrode and button half cell — Uncovering unseen microscopic and dynamic features.

Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction (2023)
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Liu, M., Zhao, X., Yang, S., Yang, X., Li, X., He, J., …Zeng, G. (2023). Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(37), 44384-44393. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c10802

It is generally assumed that the more metal atoms in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) contribute to higher activity toward electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) and hindered us in exploring the correlation between the density of catalyt... Read More about Modulating the Density of Catalytic Sites in Multiple-Component Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction.

Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping (2023)
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Guo, Q., Wang, S., Li, Y., Wang, J., Wu, Y., Yu, Y., …Liu, Z. (2023). Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping. Journal of Power Sources, 580, Article 233401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233401

Cu foils are physically heavy and chemically inappropriate for lithium metal rechargeable batteries with lithium-metal-free negatrode (LMFRBs). Physically light carbon-based current collectors (CBCCs) with high conductivity and stro... Read More about Weldable and electrochemically stable composite of graphene and polyvinylidene fluoride as a current collector for promoting reversible lithium plating/stripping.

Post-synthetic modification of covalent organic frameworks for CO 2 electroreduction (2023)
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Liu, M., Yang, S., Yang, X., Cui, C. X., Liu, G., Li, X., …Zeng, G. (2023). Post-synthetic modification of covalent organic frameworks for CO 2 electroreduction. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 3800. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39544-9

To achieve high-efficiency catalysts for CO2 reduction reaction, various catalytic metal centres and linker molecules have been assembled into covalent organic frameworks. The amine-linkages enhance the binding ability of CO2 molecules, and the ionic... Read More about Post-synthetic modification of covalent organic frameworks for CO 2 electroreduction.

Half-Electrolysis of Water with the Aid of a Supercapacitor Electrode (2023)
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Chen, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2023). Half-Electrolysis of Water with the Aid of a Supercapacitor Electrode. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6(11), 6104–6110. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00615

Half-electrolysis runs one desirable half-cell reaction with the aid of a counter supercapacitor electrode which replaces the other unwanted half-cell reaction occurred inevitably in conventional electrolysis. Herein, it is developed to complete the... Read More about Half-Electrolysis of Water with the Aid of a Supercapacitor Electrode.

Electrochemistry of Titanium Carbide MXenes in Supercapacitor (2023)
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Jiang, T., Wang, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2023). Electrochemistry of Titanium Carbide MXenes in Supercapacitor. Small Methods, 7(8), Article 2201724. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202201724

Novel electrode materials are always explored to achieve better performance of supercapacitors. Titanium carbide MXenes, Ti3C2Tx, are one of the very promising candidates for electrode materials in supercapacitors due to their unique structural and i... Read More about Electrochemistry of Titanium Carbide MXenes in Supercapacitor.

Non‐Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Framework with Dia Topology for Au Ions Capture (2023)
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Liu, M., Kong, H., Bi, S., Ding, X., Chen, G. Z., He, J., …Zeng, G. (2023). Non‐Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Framework with Dia Topology for Au Ions Capture. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(33), Article 2302637. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202302637

The 3D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique structural characteristics. However, most of 3D COFs have interpenetration phenomena, which will result in decreased surface area and porosities, an... Read More about Non‐Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Framework with Dia Topology for Au Ions Capture.

A new vehicle specific power method based on internally observable variables: Application to CO2 emission assessment for a hybrid electric vehicle (2023)
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Wang, W., Bie, J., Yusuf, A., Liu, Y., Wang, X., Wang, C., …He, J. (2023). A new vehicle specific power method based on internally observable variables: Application to CO2 emission assessment for a hybrid electric vehicle. Energy Conversion and Management, 286, Article 117050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117050

As an important vehicle activity recognition method, vehicle specific power (VSP) has been widely used for on-road traffic emission modelling since its introduction in 1999. The conventional VSP (VSP_veh) is calculated from externally observable vari... Read More about A new vehicle specific power method based on internally observable variables: Application to CO2 emission assessment for a hybrid electric vehicle.

LiAlO2-Modified Li Negative Electrode with Li10GeP2S12 Electrolytes for Stable All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries (2023)
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Chang, X., Weng, W., Li, M., Wu, M., Chen, G. Z., Fow, K. L., & Yao, X. (2023). LiAlO2-Modified Li Negative Electrode with Li10GeP2S12 Electrolytes for Stable All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(17), 21179–21186. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c03242

Lithium (Li) metal has an ultrahigh specific capacity in theory with an extremely negative potential (versus hydrogen), receiving extensive attention as a negative electrode material in batteries. However, the formation of Li dendrites and unstable i... Read More about LiAlO2-Modified Li Negative Electrode with Li10GeP2S12 Electrolytes for Stable All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries.

Synergistic Effects of 1-Octyl-3-Methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and Cellulose Nanocrystals on Improving Polyacrylate Waterborne Anti-Corrosion Coatings (2023)
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Wang, Z., Hu, B., Yu, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2023). Synergistic Effects of 1-Octyl-3-Methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and Cellulose Nanocrystals on Improving Polyacrylate Waterborne Anti-Corrosion Coatings. Polymers, 15(4), Article 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040810

In this study, three copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(butyl acrylate) (PMMA-co-PBA) latex containing 1-octyl-3 methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (C8mimPF6), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and C8mimPF6-CNCs were successfully synthe... Read More about Synergistic Effects of 1-Octyl-3-Methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and Cellulose Nanocrystals on Improving Polyacrylate Waterborne Anti-Corrosion Coatings.

Performance and application of Si/ Ti3C2Tx (MXene) composites in lithium ion battery (2023)
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Jiang, T., Xiong, Q., Yang, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2023). Performance and application of Si/ Ti3C2Tx (MXene) composites in lithium ion battery. JPhys Energy, 5(1), Article 014020. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acb6b4

The excellent theoretical specific charge (lithium) storage capacity and rich abundance of silicon (Si), and the good mechanical and electrical properties of titanium based MXene (Ti3C2Tx) nanosheets promise high performance composites (Si/Ti3C2Tx) f... Read More about Performance and application of Si/ Ti3C2Tx (MXene) composites in lithium ion battery.

Dual atomic catalysts from COF-derived carbon for CO2RR by Suppressing HER through Synergistic Effects (2023)
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Liu, M., Liu, S., Xu, Q., Miao, Q., Yang, S., Hanson, S., …Zeng, G. (2023). Dual atomic catalysts from COF-derived carbon for CO2RR by Suppressing HER through Synergistic Effects. Carbon Energy, 5(6), Article e300. https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.300

The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) for high-value-added products is a promising strategy to tackle excessive CO2 emissions. However, the activity of and selectivity for catalysts for CO2RR still need to be improved because... Read More about Dual atomic catalysts from COF-derived carbon for CO2RR by Suppressing HER through Synergistic Effects.

Dual-Functional ZnO/LiF Layer Protected Lithium Metal for Stable Li10GeP2S12-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries (2022)
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Changa, X., Liu, G., Wu, M., Chang, M., Zhao, X., Chen, G. Z., …Yaoa, X. (2023). Dual-Functional ZnO/LiF Layer Protected Lithium Metal for Stable Li10GeP2S12-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Battery Energy, 2(3), Article 20220051. https://doi.org/10.1002/bte2.20220051

All-solid-state lithium battery has become one of the most promising secondary batteries due to its high energy density and excellent safety. However, the growth of lithium dendrites and side reactions between lithium metal and solid electrolytes hin... Read More about Dual-Functional ZnO/LiF Layer Protected Lithium Metal for Stable Li10GeP2S12-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries.