The surface properties of carbon materials are very important since many complex physical
and chemical reactions take place on their surfaces. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy …

The ever-growing demand for advanced rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in portable
electronics and electric vehicles has spurred intensive research efforts over the past decade …

Water electrolysis is a key technology to establish CO2-neutral hydrogen production.
Nonetheless, the near-surface structure of electrocatalysts during the anodic oxygen …

In this work, we established a one-step strategy to synthesize three-dimensional porous
graphitic biomass carbon (PGBC) from bamboo char (BC), and studied its electrochemical …

We investigated the role of metal atomization and solvent decomposition into reductive
species and carbon clusters in the phase formation of transition‐metal carbides (TMCs; …

Abstract “Anode‐less” sodium metal batteries (SMBs) with high energy may become the next‐
generation batteries due to the abundant resources. However, their cycling performance is …

Spinel-type catalysts are promising anode materials for the alkaline oxygen evolution
reaction (OER), exhibiting low overpotentials and providing long-term stability. In this study …

The interpretation of C1s XPS spectra from disordered oxygenated carbons remains
uncertain despite a variety of schemes reported in the literature. Here, a thermoseries of …

The fabrication of eco-benign, low cost, and high-performance supercapacitors comprising
hierarchical porous electrodes and superior electrolytes are crucial for effective energy …

Since their discovery in 2011, MXenes have garnered worldwide interest. Given their 2D
structure, surface, or termination, chemistries play a vital role in most applications. X-ray …