Reconfiguring hard carbons with emerging sodium‐ion batteries: a perspective

Y Chu, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Li, Y Jia, X Dong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbons, an important category of amorphous carbons, are non‐graphitizable and are
widely accepted as the most promising anode materials for emerging sodium‐ion batteries …

Mechanical enhancement of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers: from interfacial regulating strategies to advanced processing technologies

Z Sun, Y Luo, C Chen, Z Dong, G Jiang, F Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites with marked comprehensive properties,
such as lightweight, high specific strength, and stiffness, have attracted riveting attention in …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous carbon spheres with programmable interiors as efficient nanoreactors for H2O2 electrosynthesis

Q Tian, L Jing, H Du, Y Yin, X Cheng, J Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The nanoreactor holds great promise as it emulates the natural processes of living
organisms to facilitate chemical reactions, offering immense potential in catalytic energy …

Differential bonding behaviors of sodium/potassium-ion storage in sawdust waste carbon derivatives

JM Cao, KY Zhang, JL Yang, ZY Gu, XL Wu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are the most promising
alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, and thus have drawn intensive research attention …

Catalytic pyrolysis of fatty acids and oils into liquid biofuels and chemicals over supported Ni catalysts on biomass-derived carbon

B Chen, Z Zhou, Y Li, KB Tan, Y Wang, X Rao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, biomass-derived activated carbon (bio-AC) was synthesized using rice husk as a
biotemplate and natural carbon source. After immobilization of Ni, the supported Ni/bio-AC …

Electronic Enhancement Engineering by Atomic Fe–N4 Sites for Highly‐Efficient PEMFCs: Tailored Electric‐Thermal Field on Pt Surface

K Wang, H Yang, Q Wang, J Yu, Y He… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lowering noble‐metal Pt usage and simultaneously enhancing electrocatalytic oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) activity and stability of Pt‐based ORR electrocatalysts is the key to …

[HTML][HTML] Hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries: progress, strategies and future perspective

C Wu, Y Yang, Y Zhang, H Xu, X He, X Wu… - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of abundant resource, low cost and high reversible specific capacity, hard carbon
(HC) is considered to be the most likely commercial anode material for sodium-ion batteries …

Anchoring and catalyzing polysulfides by rGO/MoS2/C modified separator in lithium–sulfur batteries

B Fan, Q He, Q Wei, W Liu, B Zhou, Y Zou - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective adsorption and catalysis are vital in developing high-efficient and stable lithium-
sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Here, a coral-like porous composite containing molybdenum sulfide …

Targeted regeneration and upcycling of spent graphite by defect‐driven tin nucleation

Z Cheng, Z Luo, H Zhang, W Zhang, W Gao… - Carbon …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recycling of spent batteries has become increasingly important owing to their wide
applications, abundant raw material supply, and sustainable development. Compared with …

Characterization of solid and liquid carbonization products of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and investigation of the PVC-derived adsorbent for the removal of organic …

N Yao, X Wang, Z Yang, P Zhao, X Meng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation of plastic wastes into value-added carbon materials is a promising
strategy for the recycling of plastics. Commonly used polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics are …