Recent advances of noble-metal-free bifunctional oxygen reduction and evolution electrocatalysts

CX Zhao, JN Liu, J Wang, D Ren, BQ Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen reduction and evolution reactions constitute the core process of many vital energy
storage or conversion techniques. However, the kinetic sluggishness of the oxygen redox …

Carbon dots as new building blocks for electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis

Y Zhai, B Zhang, R Shi, S Zhang, Y Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, research into the synthesis and applications of 0D carbon dots (CDs) has
blossomed into a vibrant and exciting new research field. CDs possess diverse and …

Recent advances in scanning electrochemical microscopy for probing the sites in electrocatalysts

J Li, H Yang, X Gu, Y Zou, D Zhan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In electrochemical reactions, the study of catalyst activity is becoming increasingly extensive.
The insights into the active sites of catalysts have been providing ideas for efficiently …

Surface state engineering of carbon dot/carbon nanotube heterojunctions for boosting oxygen reduction performance

B Zhang, G An, J Chen, H Guo, L Wang - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Platinum-based (Pt) catalysts are the most common commercial catalysts for oxygen
reduction reactions (ORR). Unfortunately, their high price, scarcity and poor durability hinder …

Template-free, self-doped approach to porous carbon spheres with high N/O contents for high-performance supercapacitors

D Xue, D Zhu, W Xiong, T Cao, Z Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A template-free and self-doping approach is developed for fabricating N, O-enriched porous
carbon spheres (PCSs) via direct carbonization/activation of melamine-glyoxal polymer. The …

Rock salt type NiCo2O3 supported on ordered mesoporous carbon as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

Y Zhang, X Wang, F Luo, Y Tan, L Zeng, B Fang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is a great challenge to develop cost-effective and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
electrocatalysts for energy sustainability. Herein, we report nanocomposites of rock salt type …

A high-performance battery–supercapacitor hybrid device and electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction based on NiCo 2− x Mn x O 4@ Ni-MOF ternary metal oxide …

SD Dhas, AC Mendhe, PN Thonge, AM Patil… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrodes, refined by adjusting the Co and Mn ratios in the precursor solution to
NiCo2− xMnxO4 (x= 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2), demonstrate superior electrochemical performance …

Controlled three-dimensional leaf-like NiCoO2@ NiCo layered double hydroxide heterostructures for oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in rechargeable Zn–air …

Z Wu, X Hu, C Cai, Y Wang, X Li, J Wen, B Li… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have garnered attention as a viable choice for large-
scale energy storage due to their advantageous characteristics, such as high energy density …

Schiff-base/resin copolymer under hypersaline condition to high-level N-doped porous carbon nanosheets for supercapacitors

D Xue, D Zhu, M Liu, H Duan, L Li, X Chai… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We develop a novel strategy to fabricate nitrogen-rich porous carbon nanosheets (N-PCNs)
using Schiff-base/resin copolymer under hypersaline medium. Melamine …

Unveiling composition/crystal structure-dependent electrochemical behaviors via experiments and first-principles calculations: rock-salt NiCoO2 vs. spinel Ni1. 5Co1 …

X Sun, J Sun, C Wu, L Guo, L Hou, C Yuan - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Ni–Co binary oxides hold enormous promise in hybrid supercapacitors as cathodes thanks
to remarkable electrochemical behaviors. However, current research efforts are always …