Porous materials with their ordered bicontinuous structures have attracted great interest
owing to ordered periodic structures as well as 3D interconnected network and pore …

Nanomaterials (NMs) with unique structures and compositions can give rise to exotic
physicochemical properties and applications. Despite the advancement in solution-based …

Co3O4, which is of mixed valences Co2+ and Co3+, has been extensively investigated as
an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The proper control of …

Glycerol is a highly versatile molecule because of its three hydroxyl groups and can be
transformed to a plethora of different value-added fine chemicals and products. It is an …

While electrochemical water splitting is one of the most promising methods to store
light/electrical energy in chemical bonds, a key challenge remains in the realization of an …

Inspired by natural processes, there is an enormous interest in light-driven water splitting to
convert solar energy into electrical and chemical energy. This approach is thought to be able …

Mesoporous non-siliceous oxides have attracted great interest due to their unique properties
and potential applications. Since the discovery of mesoporous silicates in 1990s, organic …

Great progress has been made in the preparation and application of ordered mesoporous
metal oxides during the past decade. However, the applications of these novel and …

A nanoparticle with well‐defined surfaces, prepared through colloidal chemistry, enables it
to be studied as a model heterogeneous catalyst. The colloidal synthetic approach provides …

Ordered mesoporous transition metal oxides have attracted considerable research attention
due to their unique properties and wide applications. The preparation of these materials has …