Science and engineering for non-noble-metal-based electrocatalysts to boost their ORR performance: A critical review

SD Bhoyate, J Kim, FM de Souza, J Lin, E Lee… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal-air batteries (MABs) and fuel cells (FCs) critically rely on electrocatalytic O 2 activation,
and O 2 reduction reaction (ORR), with noble metal-free materials. However, the inception of …

Graphene oxide and its chemical nature: Multi-stage interactions between the oxygen and graphene

VA Nebol'Sin, V Galstyan, YE Silina - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we have comprehensively reviewed the results of recent studies on novel
unique material, which is a product of oxidation of graphene or graphite and generally …

Unveiling bonding states and roles of edges in nitrogen-doped graphene nanoribbon by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Y Yamada, H Tanaka, S Kubo, S Sato - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is among the most utilized analytical methods for
nitrogen-doped carbon materials. Clarifying the assignments of nitrogen-doped carbon …

Carbonization mechanisms of polyimide: Methodology to analyze carbon materials with nitrogen, oxygen, pentagons, and heptagons

T Kato, Y Yamada, Y Nishikawa, H Ishikawa, S Sato - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonization process of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA)-4, 4′-diaminodiphenyl ether
(ODA)-type polyimide has been studied for decades. However, various reaction …

Origins of peaks of graphitic and pyrrolic nitrogen in N1s X-ray photoelectron spectra of carbon materials: quaternary nitrogen, tertiary amine, or secondary amine?

T Kato, Y Yamada, Y Nishikawa, T Otomo… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is among the most powerful techniques to analyse
structures of nitrogen-doped carbon materials. However, reported assignments of (1) …

Electromagnetic wave absorption in graphene nanoribbon nanocomposite foam by multiscale electron dissipation of atomic defects, interfacial polarization and …

H Ma, X Zhang, L Yang, L Ma, CB Park, P Gong, G Li - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
For carbon-based nanocomposites, enhanced conduction loss, polarization loss and
impedance match are beneficial for enhancing electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption …

In situ growth of metal–organic framework HKUST-1 on graphene oxide nanoribbons with high electrochemical sensing performance in imatinib determination

N Rezvani Jalal, T Madrakian, A Afkhami… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been previously investigated as electrode materials
for developing electrochemical sensors. They have usually been reported to suffer from poor …

[HTML][HTML] Avoiding common errors in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data collection and analysis, and properly reporting instrument parameters

JW Pinder, GH Major, DR Baer, J Terry… - Applied Surface Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite numerous tutorials and standards written to the technical community on X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), difficulties with data acquisition, analysis, and reporting …

Electronic, transport, magnetic, and optical properties of graphene nanoribbons and their optical sensing applications: A comprehensive review

S Kumar, S Pratap, V Kumar, RK Mishra… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Low dimensional materials have attracted great research interest from both theoretical and
experimental point of views. These materials exhibit novel physical and chemical properties …

Toward strategical bottom-up synthesis of carbon materials with exceptionally high pyridinic-nitrogen content: development of screening techniques

Y Yamada, H Tanaka, Y Tanaka, S Kubo, T Taguchi… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective doping of nitrogen-containing functional groups of carbon materials is the most
essential technique for enhancing properties significantly for various applications such as …