The increasing role assumed by carbon materials in technological applications is
intrinsically linked to a better understanding of carbon surface chemistry as a result of …

Fabricating a porous scaffold with high surface area has been a major strategy in the tissue
engineering field. Among the many fabrication methods, electrospinning has become one of …

The surface chemistry of carbon materials is predominantly explored using x-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). However, many published papers have critical failures in …

Although many studies have demonstrated the excellent potential of hard carbon as an
anode in sodium ion batteries, the contribution of its active sites to the capacities of the …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a modern polymer material used in a wide variety of ways.
Thanks to its excellent resistance to chemical or thermal degradation and low reactivity, it …

Seawater, one of nature's most bountiful resources, holds promise as a valuable and
inexhaustible raw material for hydrogen production through water electrolysis. However, to …

Samples of highly-orientated pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and nuclear graphite grades,
Gilsocarbon and Pile Grade-A (PGA), were examined using x-ray photoelectron …

The existence of asymmetry in X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) photoemission lines
is widely accepted, but line shapes designed to accommodate asymmetry are generally …

This review examines new techniques and applications of organic petrography in source-
rock reservoir petroleum systems that have occurred along with development of the global …

Nanosecond pulsed laser annealing significantly improves cyclability and current carrying
capacity of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This improvement is achieved by engineering of …