Electrospinning and electrospun nanofibers: Methods, materials, and applications

J Xue, T Wu, Y Dai, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Electrospinning is a versatile and viable technique for generating ultrathin fibers.
Remarkable progress has been made with regard to the development of electrospinning …

Electrospun carbon nanofibers and their hybrid composites as advanced materials for energy conversion and storage

S Peng, L Li, JKY Lee, L Tian, M Srinivasan, S Adams… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Among the various kinds of electrospun materials, electrospun carbon nanofibers (ECNFs)
represent one of the most interesting research directions in nanoscience and …

[PDF][PDF] Scalable fabrication of nanoporous carbon fiber films as bifunctional catalytic electrodes for flexible Zn-air batteries

Q Liu, Y Wang, L Dai, J Yao - Adv. Mater, 2016 - case.edu
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201506112 the commercialization of rechargeable Zn-air batteries.[9]
Recent studies indicated that metal-free heteroatom-doped carbons are promising ORR and …

Work function-tailored graphene via transition metal encapsulation as a highly active and durable catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

M Sharma, JH Jang, DY Shin, JA Kwon… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
To dramatically improve the performance of non-precious catalyst-based anion exchange
membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), a conceptual change in the structure of conventional …

Noble-metal-free electrospun nanomaterials as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Z Xu, H Zhao, J Liang, Y Wang, T Li, Y Luo, X Shi… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a core reaction of fuel cells and the fabrication of ORR
electrocatalysts to improve the cathodic reaction has attracted wide attention. Electrospun …

Outstanding platinum group metal-free bifunctional catalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

K Muuli, X Lyu, M Mooste, M Käärik, B Zulevi, J Leis… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing highly active and durable catalysts for zinc-air batteries (ZAB) is critical for
energy conversion and storage. Herein, we prepared Fe-NC catalysts at a kilogram scale by …

Large scale production of biomass-derived N-doped porous carbon spheres for oxygen reduction and supercapacitors

S Gao, Y Chen, H Fan, X Wei, C Hu, H Luo… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The urgent need for sustainable energy development depends on the progress of green
technologies, which have steered hot research areas into environmentally benign …

Cobalt-nitrogen-doped ordered macro-/mesoporous carbon for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction

T Sun, L Xu, S Li, W Chai, Y Huang, Y Yan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cobalt-nitrogen-doped three-dimensionally (3D) ordered macro-/mesoporous carbons (Co-
N-OMMCs) have been fabricated through a dual-templating synthesis approach in a one-pot …

Electrospinning of nanofibers for energy applications

G Sun, L Sun, H Xie, J Liu - Nanomaterials, 2016 - mdpi.com
With global concerns about the shortage of fossil fuels and environmental issues, the
development of efficient and clean energy storage devices has been drastically accelerated …

Freestanding Mo2C-decorating N-doped carbon nanofibers as 3D current collector for ultra-stable Li-S batteries

C Shang, L Cao, M Yang, Z Wang, M Li, G Zhou… - Energy Storage …, 2019 - Elsevier
The shuttle effect in Li-S batteries caused by high solubility of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs)
results in rapid capacity decay and low Coulombic efficiency. To address these issues, we …