Recent advances in metal sulfides: from controlled fabrication to electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting and beyond

S Chandrasekaran, L Yao, L Deng, C Bowen… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, nanocrystals of metal sulfide materials have attracted scientific research
interest for renewable energy applications due to the abundant choice of materials with …

A review of the microwave-assisted synthesis of carbon nanomaterials, metal oxides/hydroxides and their composites for energy storage applications

N Devi, S Sahoo, R Kumar, RK Singh - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, nanomaterials are considered to be the backbone of modern civilization.
Especially in the energy sector, nanomaterials (mainly, carbon-and metal oxide/hydroxide …

The enhancement of CdS photocatalytic activity for water splitting via anti-photocorrosion by coating Ni2P shell and removing nascent formed oxygen with artificial gill

W Zhen, X Ning, B Yang, Y Wu, Z Li, G Lu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
CdS photocorrosion seriously impeded its application in photocatalysis, especially for water
splitting. Here we report new strategies to improve CdS photocorrosion resistance properties …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave-assisted preparation of inorganic nanostructures in liquid phase

YJ Zhu, F Chen - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The heating effect of microwaves was accidentally discovered in 1945 by Percy LeBaron
Spencer, an American engineer and inventor, at the Raytheon Co. While working on radar …

Nanostructured metal chalcogenides: synthesis, modification, and applications in energy conversion and storage devices

MR Gao, YF Xu, J Jiang, SH Yu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced energy conversion and storage (ECS) devices (including fuel cells,
photoelectrochemical water splitting cells, solar cells, Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors) …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures for gas sensing application: A review

A Mirzaei, G Neri - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
This review gives a comprehensive report on the microwave-assisted synthesis of metal
oxides for applications in the field of gas sensing. In recent years, microwave heating …

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on graphene functionalized with metal oxide nanostructures for healthcare applications

S Kumar, SD Bukkitgar, S Singh, Pratibha… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene has attracted wide consideration in recent years to the assembly of sensitive
sensors and biosensors due to its unique and remarkable physical and electrochemical …

Real-Time Imaging of Pt3Fe Nanorod Growth in Solution

HG Liao, L Cui, S Whitelam, H Zheng - science, 2012 - science.org
The growth of colloidal nanocrystal architectures by nanoparticle attachment is frequently
reported as an alternative to the conventional growth by monomer attachment. However, the …

Microwave‐assisted synthesis of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals

M Baghbanzadeh, L Carbone… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals stand out as an important class of advanced nanomaterials
owing to the flexibility with which their physical–chemical properties can be controlled …

Microwave chemistry for inorganic nanomaterials synthesis

I Bilecka, M Niederberger - Nanoscale, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This Feature Article gives an overview of microwave-assisted liquid phase routes to
inorganic nanomaterials. Whereas microwave chemistry is a well-established technique in …