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Cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nanotube-array with coaxial heterogeneous structure synthesized by multiple-cycle chemical adsorption plus reduction method (2016)
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Zhu, W., Chong, B., Qin, K., Guan, L., Hou, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nanotube-array with coaxial heterogeneous structure synthesized by multiple-cycle chemical adsorption plus reduction method. RSC Advances, 6(64), 59160-59168. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA06893F

We report the formation and characterization of Cuprous oxide/Titanium dioxide (Cu2O/TiO2) nanotube-array coaxial heterogeneous structure, which is supposed to have potential applications in photo-induced water decomposition and organic pollutant deg... Read More about Cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nanotube-array with coaxial heterogeneous structure synthesized by multiple-cycle chemical adsorption plus reduction method.

Nitrogen-doped graphene guided formation of monodisperse microspheres of LiFePO4 nanoplates as the positive electrode material of lithium-ion batteries (2016)
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Zhou, Y., Lu, J., Deng, C., Zhu, H., Chen, G. Z., Zhang, S., & Tian, X. (2016). Nitrogen-doped graphene guided formation of monodisperse microspheres of LiFePO4 nanoplates as the positive electrode material of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(31), 12065-12072. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA03440C

Three-dimensional porous composite microspheres of LiFePO4 and nitrogen doped graphene have been synthesized by a solvothermal process coupled with subsequent calcination. The morphologies and microstructures of the composites are investigated by sca... Read More about Nitrogen-doped graphene guided formation of monodisperse microspheres of LiFePO4 nanoplates as the positive electrode material of lithium-ion batteries.

Redox electrode materials for supercapatteries (2016)
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Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Redox electrode materials for supercapatteries. Journal of Power Sources, 326, 604-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.04.095

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Redox electrode materials, including transition metal oxides and electronically conducting polymers, are capable of faradaic charge transfer reactions, and play important roles in most electrochemical energy storage devices, such... Read More about Redox electrode materials for supercapatteries.

Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades (2016)
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Wu, Y., Connelly, K., Liu, Y., Gu, X., Gao, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades. Solar Energy, 133, 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.03.046

In this study a novel static concentrating photovoltaic (PV) system, suitable for use in windows or glazing façades, has been designed. The developed smart Concentrating PV (CPV) system is lightweight, low cost and able to generate electricity. Addit... Read More about Smart solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic façades.

Esterification of fatty acids from waste cooking oil to biodiesel over a sulfonated resin/PVA composite (2016)
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Zhang, H., Gao, J., Zhao, Z., Chen, G. Z., Wu, T., & He, F. (in press). Esterification of fatty acids from waste cooking oil to biodiesel over a sulfonated resin/PVA composite. Catalysis Science and Technology, 2016(6), https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CY02133B

Sulfonated cation exchange resins (s-CERs) have been widely studied as a replacement of liquid acids for the catalysis of esterification of free fatty acids (FFAs) to produce biodiesel with water as the only by-product. However, the water produced ha... Read More about Esterification of fatty acids from waste cooking oil to biodiesel over a sulfonated resin/PVA composite.

More sustainable electricity generation in hot and dry fuel cells with a novel hybrid membrane of Nafion/nano-silica/hydroxyl ionic liquid (2016)
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Li, Y., Shi, Y., Mehio, N., Tan, M., Wang, Z., Hu, X., …Jin, X. (2016). More sustainable electricity generation in hot and dry fuel cells with a novel hybrid membrane of Nafion/nano-silica/hydroxyl ionic liquid. Applied Energy, 175, 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.075

A new hybrid proton exchange membrane (PEM) has been prepared from hydroxyl functionalized imidazolium ionic liquid (IL-OH), Nafion and nano-SiO2. The IL-OH, with a hydroxyl group that acts as both a proton acceptor and donor, forms strong hydrogen b... Read More about More sustainable electricity generation in hot and dry fuel cells with a novel hybrid membrane of Nafion/nano-silica/hydroxyl ionic liquid.

Preparation and characterization of a sulfonated carbon-based solid acid microspheric material (SCSAM) and its use for the esterification of oleic acid with methanol (2016)
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Zhang, H., Luo, X., Chen, G. Z., He, F., & Wu, T. (2016). Preparation and characterization of a sulfonated carbon-based solid acid microspheric material (SCSAM) and its use for the esterification of oleic acid with methanol. Austin Chemical Engineering, 3(1),

In this study, a sulfonated group (-SO3H) rich carbon-based solid acid microspheric material was prepared by hydrothermal method followed by sulfonation using glucose as the raw material. Such a green, non-corrosive, and renewable carbon material was... Read More about Preparation and characterization of a sulfonated carbon-based solid acid microspheric material (SCSAM) and its use for the esterification of oleic acid with methanol.

Capacitive and non-capacitive faradaic charge storage (2016)
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Guan, L., Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Capacitive and non-capacitive faradaic charge storage. Electrochimica Acta, 206, 464-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.01.213

This article aims to offer a critical overview of selected literature on capacitive and non-capacitive faradaic charge storage. It is particularly relevant to the concept of pseudocapacitance that is generally described as a result of fast surface fa... Read More about Capacitive and non-capacitive faradaic charge storage.

Electrolysis of metal oxides in MgCl2 based molten salts with an inert graphite anode (2016)
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Yuan, Y., Li, W., Chen, H., Wang, Z., Jin, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Electrolysis of metal oxides in MgCl2 based molten salts with an inert graphite anode. Faraday Discussions, 190, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fd00231a

Electrolysis of solid metal oxides has been demonstrated in MgCl2–NaCl–KCl melt at 700 °C taking the electrolysis of Ta2O5 as an example. Both the cathodic and anodic processes have been investigated using cyclic voltammetry, and potentiostatic and c... Read More about Electrolysis of metal oxides in MgCl2 based molten salts with an inert graphite anode.

Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes (2016)
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Liu, X., Wu, T., Dai, Z., Tao, K., Shi, Y., Peng, C., …Chen, G. Z. (2016). Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes. Journal of Power Sources, 307, 208-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.01.006

Stacked electrolysers with titanium bipolar plates are constructed for electrodeposition of polypyrrole electrodes for supercapacitors. The cathode side of the bipolar Ti plates are pre-coated with activated carbon. In this new design, half electroly... Read More about Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes.

Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids (2016)
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Eshtaya, M., Ejigu, A., Stephens, G., Walsh, D. A., Chen, G. Z., & Croft, A. K. (2016). Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids. Faraday Discussions, 190, 127-145. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fd00226e

Environmental concerns have brought attention to the requirement for more efficient and renewable processes for chemicals production. Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer, and might serve as a sustainable resource for manufacturing fuel... Read More about Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids.

Highly efficient photoanodes based on cascade structural semiconductors of Cu2Se/CdSe/TiO2: A multifaceted approach to achieving microstructural and compositional control (2016)
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Chong, B., Zhu, W., Liu, Y., Guan, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). Highly efficient photoanodes based on cascade structural semiconductors of Cu2Se/CdSe/TiO2: A multifaceted approach to achieving microstructural and compositional control. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 1336-1344. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta09179a

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016. Hydrogen produced by splitting water is receiving significant attention due to the rising global energy demand and growing climate concerns. The photocatalytic decomposition of water converts solar energy into c... Read More about Highly efficient photoanodes based on cascade structural semiconductors of Cu2Se/CdSe/TiO2: A multifaceted approach to achieving microstructural and compositional control.

High energy supercapattery with an ionic liquid solution of LiClO4 (2016)
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Yu, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2016). High energy supercapattery with an ionic liquid solution of LiClO4. Faraday Discussions, 190, 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5FD00232J

A supercapattery combining an ideally polarized capacitor-like electrode and a battery-like electrode is demonstrated theoretically and practically using an ionic liquid electrolyte containing 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium tri(pentafluoroethyl)triflu... Read More about High energy supercapattery with an ionic liquid solution of LiClO4.

Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides (2015)
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Li, W., Yuan, Y., Jin, X., Chen, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2015). Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides. Progress in Natural Science, 25(6), 650-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.002

© 2015 The Authors. The molten eutectic mixture of magnesium, sodium and potassium chlorides (MgCl2-NaCl-KCl) has inappreciable solubility for oxide ions, and can help disengage a carbon anode from the oxide ions generated at a metal oxide cathode, a... Read More about Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides.

Correlation of energy storage performance of supercapacitor with iso-propanol improved wettability of aqueous electrolyte on activated carbon electrodes of various apparent densities (2015)
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Gromadskyi, D. G., Chae, J. H., Norman, S. A., & Chen, G. Z. (2015). Correlation of energy storage performance of supercapacitor with iso-propanol improved wettability of aqueous electrolyte on activated carbon electrodes of various apparent densities. Applied Energy, 159, 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.108

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Addition of iso-propanol in the aqueous electrolyte of 1.0mol/L Na2SO4 was found to be most effective at about 8vol.% to minimise electrolyte surface tension, and hence maximise electrolyte wetting on a commercial supercapacitor... Read More about Correlation of energy storage performance of supercapacitor with iso-propanol improved wettability of aqueous electrolyte on activated carbon electrodes of various apparent densities.

Organoaqueous calcium chloride electrolytes for capacitive charge storage in carbon nanotubes at sub-zero-temperatures (2015)
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Gao, Y., Qin, Z., Guan, L., Wang, X., & Chen, G. Z. (2015). Organoaqueous calcium chloride electrolytes for capacitive charge storage in carbon nanotubes at sub-zero-temperatures. Chemical Communications, 51(54), 10819-10822. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc03048j

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Solutions of calcium chloride in mixed water and formamide are excellent electrolytes for capacitive charge storage in partially oxidised carbon nanotubes at unprecedented sub-zero-temperatures (e.g. 67% capacitance... Read More about Organoaqueous calcium chloride electrolytes for capacitive charge storage in carbon nanotubes at sub-zero-temperatures.