Continuous hydrothermal synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles: applications and future directions

JA Darr, J Zhang, NM Makwana, X Weng - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the emerging field of nanotechnology. Their
unique and tunable size-dependent properties (in the range 1–100 nm) make these …

Research advances towards large-scale solar hydrogen production from water

G Liu, Y Sheng, JW Ager, M Kraft, R Xu - EnergyChem, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar hydrogen production from water is a sustainable alternative to traditional hydrogen
production route using fossil fuels. However, there is still no existing large-scale solar …

Nanoparticle manufacturing–heterogeneity through processes to products

SM Stavis, JA Fagan, M Stopa… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Commercial products are now making use of the unique properties of nanoscale particles.
However, common challenges of making nanoparticles into products still limit their impact. In …

High power nano-Nb2O5 negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

M Lübke, A Sumboja, ID Johnson, DJL Brett… - Electrochimica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano-sized, semi-crystalline niobium pentoxide (Nb 2 O 5) was synthesized in a single step
via a continuous hydrothermal process. The nanomaterial was characterized using a range …

Highly efficient electro-reduction of CO 2 to formic acid by nano-copper

K Gupta, M Bersani, JA Darr - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultra-fine copper (II) oxide nanoparticles were used for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2
to formic acid at high Faradaic efficiencies. The nanoparticles were directly synthesised via …

Towards High Capacity Li-ion Batteries Based on Silicon-Graphene Composite Anodes and Sub-micron V-doped LiFePO4 Cathodes

MJ Loveridge, MJ Lain, ID Johnson, A Roberts… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4 (LFP) has demonstrated promising performance as a
cathode material in lithium ion batteries (LIBs), by overcoming the rate performance issues …

Solvothermal synthesis of zirconia nanomaterials: latest developments and future

L Liu, S Wang, G Jiang, B Zhang, J Yang, J Wang… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability and catalytic characteristics,
zirconia is considered as the most important ceramic materials. Different crystal forms make …

[HTML][HTML] High power TiO2 and high capacity Sn-doped TiO2 nanomaterial anodes for lithium-ion batteries

M Lübke, I Johnson, NM Makwana, D Brett… - Journal of Power …, 2015 - Elsevier
A range of phase-pure anatase TiO 2 (∼ 5 nm) and Sn-doped TiO 2 nanoparticles with the
formula Ti 1-x Sn x O 2 (where x= 0, 0.06, 0.11 and 0.15) were synthesized using a …

Moisture resistance in perovskite solar cells attributed to a water-splitting layer

M Kim, A Alfano, G Perotto, M Serri, N Dengo… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Commercialization of lead halide perovskite-based devices is hindered by their instability
towards environmental conditions. In particular, water promotes fast decomposition, leading …

Scale up production of nanoparticles: continuous supercritical water synthesis of Ce–Zn oxides

CJ Tighe, RQ Cabrera, RI Gruar… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A new continuous supercritical water pilot plant was used for the large-scale production of
nanomaterials in the Zn–Ce oxide system. Similar to an existing laboratory continuous …