First row transition metal doped B12P12 and Al12P12 nanocages as excellent single atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

A Allangawi, MA Gilani, K Ayub, T Mahmood - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a promising process to produce high purity
hydrogen gas. However, the overpotential of this reaction hinders its practical applications …

Anchoring the late first row transition metals with B12P12 nanocage to act as single atom catalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER)

A Allangawi, T Mahmood, K Ayub, MA Gilani - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high over-potential associated with water splitting hinders the wide production of
hydrogen and oxygen gases. Recent advancements in this field are being made by …

Removal of methylene blue by using sodium alginate-based hydrogel; validation of experimental findings via DFT calculations

A Allangawi, MAA Aljar, K Ayub, A Abd El-Fattah… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Removal of commonly used dyes from water bodies has recently gained great interest from
the scientific community. Presence of the methylene blue (MB) dye in drinking water poses …

Investigation of the cyclo [12] carbon nanoring and respective analogues (Al6N6 and B6N6) as support for the single atom catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction

A Allangawi, HH Shanaah, T Mahmood… - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the pursuit of finding suitable supports for single atom catalysts (SACs) is rising
in interest. Novel carbon-based nanostructures are most promising due to their unique …

Spectroscopic, structural, and intermolecular interactions of 4-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)-N-(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl) benzenesulfonamide enol-imine …

H Louis, GJ Ogunwale, EC Agwamba… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spectroscopic (IR vibrational snd UV–vis analysis), structural, electronic properties,
NBO, QTAIM studies of enol-imine (A) and keto-amine (B) isomers of 4-(2‑hydroxy-3 …

Strengthened CO2 adsorption over Ce/Al-promoted MgO for fast capture

P Hu, S Wang, Y Zhuo - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Big transition state (TS) energy barriers of free-state CO 2 molecules getting adsorbed on
different sites of MgO are one of the most difficult issues to accomplish fast CO 2 adsorption …

[HTML][HTML] A promising ZnO/Graphene van der Waals heterojunction as solar cell devices: A first-principles study

A Gong, Y Feng, C Liu, J Chen, Z Wang, T Shen - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The electronic structure of two-dimensional (2D) materials in van der Waals heterojunctions
also appears extensive theoretical research, we use DFT-D2 theory to calculate the energy …

Illuminating the Role of Mo Defective 2D Monolayer MoTe2 toward Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic O2 Reduction Reaction

SN Upadhyay, D Halba, L Yadav, S Pakhira - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The fuel cell is one of the solutions to current energy problems as it comes under green and
renewable energy technology. The primary limitation of a fuel cell lies in the relatively slow …

The effect of long-range interactions on the infrared and Raman spectra of aragonite (CaCO3, Pmcn) up to 25 GPa

G Ulian, G Valdrè - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Long-range interactions are relevant in the physical description of materials, even for those
where other stronger bonds give the leading contributions. In this work, we demonstrate this …

Chemical sensing ability of aminated graphdiyne (GDY-NH2) toward highly toxic organic volatile pollutants

A Allangawi, KA Jalal, K Ayub, MA Gilani… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The detection of common environmental pollutants through chemical sensors has received
significant interest from the scientific community. Acetamide (AM), benzamide (BM) …