Developments and perspectives on robust nano‐and microstructured binder‐free electrodes for bifunctional water electrolysis and beyond

S Chandrasekaran, M Khandelwal… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of robust nano‐and microstructured catalysts on highly conductive
substrates is an effective approach to produce highly active binder‐free electrodes for …

Silicon nanostructures for solid-state hydrogen storage: A review

RC Muduli, P Kale - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable development of hydrogen energy is a prime concern to address the rising
energy demand and the global energy problem since the hydrogen economy is reliable for …

Nanoscale silicon porous materials for efficient hydrogen storage application

M Saeed, HM Marwani, U Shahzad… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The increasing energy demand and the worldwide energy crisis must be met in large part
via the sustainable growth of hydrogen energy, since this economy is relied upon to provide …

A hygroscopic janus heterojunction for continuous moisture-triggered electricity generators

Y Wu, B Shao, Z Song, Y Li, Y Zou… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Moisture-triggered electricity generator (MEG) harvesting energy from the ubiquity of
atmospheric moisture is one of the promising potential candidates for renewable power …

Mechanochemically Tailored Silicon Particles for Efficient H2 Production: Entropy and Enthalpy Engineering

T Mizutani, H Ohta, T Ueda, T Kashiwagi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Silicon–water reactions can generate large amounts of H2, and hence, discarded solar cells
can be upcycled to produce reactants. However, concerns about silicon (Si) particle …

Fabrication of periodic, flexible and porous silicon microwire arrays with controlled diameter and spacing: Effects on optical properties

A Saini, M Abdelhameed, D Rani, W Jevasuwan… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A new method of introducing nanopores with spongy morphology during fabrication of size
and pitch controlled flexible silicon microwires (SiMWs) in wafer-scale is presented using …

Enhancing the Photoelectrochemical Performance of a Nanoporous Silicon Photocathode through Electroless Nickel Deposition

YH Yeh, CL Chang, ZC Tseng, VKS Hsiao, CY Huang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy, are key to our efforts to decarbonize.
This study investigates the photoelectrochemical (PEC) behavior of nanoporous silicon …

Surface Termination Tuning Photoexcited-Carrier Dynamics and Carrier Transfer Pathway on Silicon for High-Performance Photocatalytic H2 Evolution from Pure …

J Shao, C Cheng, F Xing, W Shi, J Tang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tuning surface termination can improve the carrier dynamics and photoredox performance
of photocatalysts by modifying the surface physicochemical properties. Herein, we prepared …

Hydrogen generation during the purification of metallurgical-grade silicon

N Tan, H Li, Z Ding, K Wei, W Ma, D Wu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental and resource implications of metallurgical-grade silicon (MG-Si) slag with
more than 15% of silicon become increasingly serious. The recycle or reuse of silicon slag is …

Decoding Hydrogen Desorption Kinetics in Porous Silicon: An Electrical Circuit Modeling Approach

SP Muduli, RC Muduli, P Kale - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solid-state hydrogen storage outperforms conventional storage methods in terms of safety
and on-board applications. Porous Si (PS) is the optimized Si nanostructure with ample …