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Dual-Functional ZnO/LiF Layer Protected Lithium Metal for Stable Li10GeP2S12-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries (2022)
Journal Article
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.

CNT/PVDF Composite Coating Layer on Cu with a Synergy of Uniform Current Distribution and Stress Releasing for Improving Reversible Li Plating/Stripping (2022)
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Guo, Q., Yu, Y., Xia, S., Shen, C., Hu, D., Deng, W., …Liu, Z. (2022). CNT/PVDF Composite Coating Layer on Cu with a Synergy of Uniform Current Distribution and Stress Releasing for Improving Reversible Li Plating/Stripping. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c13193

The uncontrollable formation of polymorphous Li deposits, e.g., whiskers, mosses, or dendrites resulting from nonuniform interfacial current distribution and internal stress release in the upward direction on the conventional current collector (e.g.,... Read More about CNT/PVDF Composite Coating Layer on Cu with a Synergy of Uniform Current Distribution and Stress Releasing for Improving Reversible Li Plating/Stripping.

Molten Salt Carbonization and Activation of Biomass to Functional Biocarbon (2022)
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Egun, I. L., He, H., Hu, D., & Chen, G. Z. (2022). Molten Salt Carbonization and Activation of Biomass to Functional Biocarbon. Advanced Sustainable Systems, Article 2200294. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200294

Functional carbon materials are useful for energy storage, catalysis, and pollutant adsorption, and are in high demand, for which biomass has become a valuable raw material. Molten salt carbonization and activation (MSCA) is a promising approach to c... Read More about Molten Salt Carbonization and Activation of Biomass to Functional Biocarbon.

Enhanced Performance of Silicon Negative Electrodes Composited with Titanium Carbide Based MXenes for Lithium-Ion Batteries (2022)
Journal Article
Jiang, T., Yang, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2022). Enhanced Performance of Silicon Negative Electrodes Composited with Titanium Carbide Based MXenes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nanoenergy Advances, 2(2), 165-196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2020007

Silicon is considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation negative electrode (negatrode) materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its high theoretical specific capacity, appropriate lithiation potential range, and... Read More about Enhanced Performance of Silicon Negative Electrodes Composited with Titanium Carbide Based MXenes for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

The role of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate in anticorrosion coating formula development (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Hu, B., & Chen, G. Z. (2022). The role of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate in anticorrosion coating formula development. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 26(3), Article 101446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101446

A hydrophobic ionic liquid (1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, C8mimPF6) with a function of inhibiting corrosion was encapsulated at different concentrations in the copolymer of poly (methyl methacrylate) and poly (butyl acrylate) throu... Read More about The role of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate in anticorrosion coating formula development.

Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery (2022)
Journal Article
Guan, L., Chen, G. Z., Croft, A., & Grant, D. (2022). Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169(3), Article 030529. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac5ba8

Adding redox activity into ionic liquids (ILs) extends their practical roles beyond an inert ionic conductor or electrolyte for applications in electrochemical energy storage. Especially for supercapatteries, redox ILs are desirable because they can... Read More about Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery.

Linear and non-linear pseudocapacitances with or without diffusion control (2021)
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Chen, G. Z. (2021). Linear and non-linear pseudocapacitances with or without diffusion control. Progress in Natural Science, 31(6), 792-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2021.10.011

Pseudocapacitance is an important reversible charge storage mechanism in many electrode materials. Although the concept was first proposed in early 1960s, it has been more widely studied following the observation of rectangular cyclic voltammograms (... Read More about Linear and non-linear pseudocapacitances with or without diffusion control.

Enhancement of photoconversion efficiency and light harvesting ability of TiO2 nanotube-arrays with Cu2ZnSnS4 (2021)
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Al-Shihabi Al-Ani, A., Tokay, B., Zhu, W., & Chen, G. Z. (2022). Enhancement of photoconversion efficiency and light harvesting ability of TiO2 nanotube-arrays with Cu2ZnSnS4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(72), 31003-31013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.110

We report an underpotential deposition (UPD) route of Cu2ZnSnS4/TiO2 nanotube arrays (TiO2-NTAs) in which the Kesterite (Cu2ZnSnS4) was employed as a sensitizer to enhance the photoconversion efficiency of the TiO2-NTAs. Cu2ZnSnS4 was simultaneously... Read More about Enhancement of photoconversion efficiency and light harvesting ability of TiO2 nanotube-arrays with Cu2ZnSnS4.

A composite surface configuration towards improving cycling stability of Li-rich layered oxide materials (2021)
Journal Article
Shi, Z., Gu, Q., Yun, L., Wei, Z., Hu, D., Qiu, B., …Liu, Z. (2021). A composite surface configuration towards improving cycling stability of Li-rich layered oxide materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(43), 24426-24437. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ta06971c

Li-rich layered oxides are promising positive electrode candidates for next-generation high-energy Li-ion batteries. However, they suffer from a severe gas release issue and side reaction-induced surface degradation resulting in significant capacity... Read More about A composite surface configuration towards improving cycling stability of Li-rich layered oxide materials.

Current progress on catalytic oxidation of toluene: a review (2021)
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Murindababisha, D., Yusuf, A., Sun, Y., Wang, C., Ren, Y., Lv, J., …He, J. (2021). Current progress on catalytic oxidation of toluene: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(44), 62030-62060. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16492-9

Toluene is one of the pollutants that are dangerous to the environment and human health and has been sorted into priority pollutants; hence, the control of its emission is necessary. Due to severe problems caused by toluene, different techniques for... Read More about Current progress on catalytic oxidation of toluene: a review.

Correction: Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure (2021)
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Hu, Y., Chen, G. Z., Zhuang, L., Wang, Z., & Jin, X. (2021). Correction: Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(7), Article 100497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100497

(Cell Reports Physical Science 2, 100425-1–100425-15; May 19, 2021) In the originally published version of this article, Table 1 had duplicated reactions but was meant to demonstrate three different reactions: Mg3N2(s) + 6HCl(a), Mg3N2(s) + 6HCl(g),... Read More about Correction: Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure.

Nano-channel-based physical and chemical synergic regulation for dendrite-free lithium plating (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, Q., Deng, W., Xia, S., Zhang, Z., Zhao, F., Hu, B., …Liu, Z. (2021). Nano-channel-based physical and chemical synergic regulation for dendrite-free lithium plating. Nano Research, 14(10), 3585-3597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3643-1

Uncontrollable dendrite growth resulting from the non-uniform lithium ion (Li+) flux and volume expansion in lithium metal (Li) negative electrode leads to rapid performance degradation and serious safety problems of lithium metal batteries. Although... Read More about Nano-channel-based physical and chemical synergic regulation for dendrite-free lithium plating.

Honeycombed activated carbon with greatly increased specific surface by direct activation of glucose for supercapacitors (2021)
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Zhang, L., Zhang, L., Gu, H., Chen, Y., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Honeycombed activated carbon with greatly increased specific surface by direct activation of glucose for supercapacitors. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 883, Article 160907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160907

In the production of activated carbons (ACs), glucose as a precursor is prone to producing the graphitic char intermediates after carbonization, which are difficult to be activated in the subsequent activation. In order to obtain a desirable specific... Read More about Honeycombed activated carbon with greatly increased specific surface by direct activation of glucose for supercapacitors.

High Yield and Packing Density Activated Carbon by One-Step Molecular Level Activation of Hydrophilic Pomelo Peel for Supercapacitors (2021)
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Li, Y., Sun, Z., Zhang, L., Zou, Y., Yao, N., Lei, W., …Chen, G. Z. (2021). High Yield and Packing Density Activated Carbon by One-Step Molecular Level Activation of Hydrophilic Pomelo Peel for Supercapacitors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168(6), Article 060521. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac0762

Highly hydrophilic pomelo peel is used as an activated carbon (AC) precursor so that KOH can be homogeneously absorbed within it. Subsequent cryodesiccation retains the original morphology of the pomelo peel and distribution of KOH, which provides th... Read More about High Yield and Packing Density Activated Carbon by One-Step Molecular Level Activation of Hydrophilic Pomelo Peel for Supercapacitors.

Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure (2021)
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Hu, Y., Chen, G. Z., Zhuang, L., Wang, Z., & Jin, X. (2021). Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(5), Article 100425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100425

Artificial N2 fixation is one of the most important industrial processes for human beings. However, the current Haber-Bosch process based on fossil fuel suffers from unsustainability and a low N2 to NH3 conversion. Here, we report a magnesium chlorid... Read More about Indirect electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water by a magnesium chloride cycle at atmospheric pressure.

Review—recent advances in non-aqueous liquid electrolytes containing fluorinated compounds for high energy density lithium-ion batteries (2021)
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Yuan, J., Zhang, C., Chen, G. Z., Miao, H., & Xia, L. (2021). Review—recent advances in non-aqueous liquid electrolytes containing fluorinated compounds for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 38, 542-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.03.032

Fluorinated compounds have received a huge amount of attention in non-aqueous liquid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because they possess desirable properties, such as high oxidation stability, high flash point, low melting point, good... Read More about Review—recent advances in non-aqueous liquid electrolytes containing fluorinated compounds for high energy density lithium-ion batteries.

Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt (2021)
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Li, G., Chen, G. Z., Qin, Q., Gao, Y., Huang, Z., & He, L. (2021). Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 52, 1708-1715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-021-02138-1

A novel integrated cell with O2-|YSZ|Pt|O2(air) reference and counter electrodes was constructed using a short yttria-stabilized zirconia solid electrolyte (YSZ) tube. Combining with cyclic voltammetry and potentiostatic electrolysis methods, green e... Read More about Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt.

Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Tan, Y., Jiang, T., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. Frontiers in Energy Research, 9, Article 651386. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.651386

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been one of the most predominant rechargeable power sources due to their high energy/power density and long cycle life. As one of the most promising candidates for the new generation negative electrode materials in L... Read More about Mechanisms and Product Options of Magnesiothermic Reduction of Silica to Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications.

Nanomaterials Enhanced Heat Storage in Molten Salts (2021)
Book Chapter
Guo, X., Hu, D., Yu, L., Xia, L., & Chen, G. Z. (2021). Nanomaterials Enhanced Heat Storage in Molten Salts. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57492-5_6

Molten salts have great potentials as thermal energy storage (TES) media due to their many types and compositions, wide operating temperatures and relatively high values of specific heat capacity. The rapid development of TES technologies in recent y... Read More about Nanomaterials Enhanced Heat Storage in Molten Salts.

Erratum to: Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process (International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, (2020), 27, 12, (1572-1587), 10.1007/s12613-020-2202-1) (2021)
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Chen, G. Z. (2021). Erratum to: Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process (International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, (2020), 27, 12, (1572-1587), 10.1007/s12613-020-2202-1). International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 28(3), 511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2271-9

The copyright information of the print version for this article unfortunately is not the same with that of the online version. The copyright information of the online version is right, which is “© The Author(s) 2020”.