Greener nanomaterials and their diverse applications in the energy sector

I Chakrabartty, KR Hakeem, YK Mohanta… - Clean Technologies and …, 2022 - Springer
Energy crisis is a matter of serious global concern as the depleting energy sources exert a
deleterious effect on the economy. Additionally, the existing sources of energy are brimming …

Highly efficient Ag2O/Na-g-C3N4 heterojunction for photocatalytic desulfurization of thiophene in fuel under ambient air conditions

X Zhou, T Wang, L Zhang, S Che, H Liu, S Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
A composite photocatalyst of Ag 2 O and Na doped gC 3 N 4 (Ag 2 O/Na-CN) with high
efficiency was investigated for photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization (PODS). The …

Flexible barium titanate@ polydopamine/polyvinylidene fluoride/polymethyl methacrylate nanocomposite films with high performance energy storage

Y Wang, D Yang, MM Hessien, K Du… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
The introduction of high-permittivity inorganic ceramic materials into organic polymer-based
dielectric materials can effectively increase the energy density of film capacitors. In this …

Roles of Heterojunction and Cu Vacancies in the Au@Cu2–xSe for the Enhancement of Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Performance

Y Jeong, G Janani, D Kim, TY An… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The utilization of hydrogen (H2) as a fuel source is hindered by the limited infrastructure and
storage requirements. In contrast, ammonia (NH3) offers a promising solution as a hydrogen …

[HTML][HTML] Sodium and lithium incorporated cathode materials for energy storage applications-A focused review

JJ Abraham, CRA Arro, HA Tariq, R Kahraman… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
The idea of lithium (Li)/sodium (Na) incorporated cathodes for both Li/Na-ion batteries has
gained significant consideration throughout the past decade. The encouraging performance …

Overview of electrocatalytic treatment of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater

H Gu, W Xie, AI Du, D Pan, Z Guo - Catalysis Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry and medicine has led to severe environmental
problems especially the risk of bacterial resistance. Different from common organic …

Improving the performance of quantum dot sensitized solar cells by employing Zn doped CuInS2 quantum dots

Y Ma, Y Zhang, M Liu, T Han, Y Wang… - Advanced Composites and …, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, the Zn-CuInS 2 and CuInS 2 quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by heat
injection method and were explored as photosensitizers for quantum dot sensitized solar …

Hydrothermal carbons/ferrihydrite heterogeneous Fenton catalysts with low H2O2 consumption and the effect of graphitization degrees

Y Zhu, Q Xie, R Zhu, Y Lv, Y Xi, J Zhu, J Fan - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
As the heterogeneous Fenton reactions are always restricted by the unsatisfied reduction
efficiency of Fe (III) and ineffective consumption of H 2 O 2, many strategies have been …

Phosphine-based porous organic polymer/rGO composite anode and α-MnO2 nanowire cathode cooperatively enabling high-voltage aqueous asymmetric …

M Sajjad, K Kang, Z Wu, Y Ma, R Tao, L Qiu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Aqueous supercapacitors often yield a restricted cell voltage, resulting in a low specific
energy, due to unwanted water electrolysis and a narrow electrode potential range. Herein …

Synthesis of rGO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite as an alternative counter electrode material to fabricate Pt-free efficient dye sensitized solar cells

VAF Samson, SB Bernadsha, JF Britto, MVA Raj… - Diamond and Related …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reduced graphene oxide/nickel ferrite (rNiF) nanocomposites via one pot hydrothermal
procedure were synthesised. The synthesised rNiF composite was used as a catalytic …