1.1 Background Developing efficient energy conversion devices that are in line with the
conservation of the natural environment is a critical challenge for modern society. Fossil …

Manganese dioxides, inorganic materials which have been used in industry for more than a
century, now find great renewal of interest for storage and conversion of energy applications …

The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) limit the efficiency of numerous
oxygen-based energy conversion devices such as fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Among …

Oxygen vacancies (OVs) are important for changing the geometric and electronic structures
as well as the chemical properties of MnO2. In this study, we performed a DFT+ U …

Progress in the field of electrocatalysis is often hampered by the difficulty in identifying the
active site on an electrode surface. Herein we combine theoretical analysis and …

Beyond graphene, transitional metal dichalcogenides, and black phosphorus, there are
other layered materials called metal thiophosphites (MPS x), which are recently attracting …

MnO x/C and Me-MnO x/C (Me= Ni, Mg) electrocatalysts prepared by chemical deposition of
manganese oxide nanoparticles on carbon have been characterized by Transmission …

This paper gives a technical background to alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), introducing the
advantages and drawbacks of the technology. AFCs offer the potential for low cost, mass …

Aluminum is examined as energy storage and carrier. To provide the correct feasibility study
the work includes the analysis of aluminum production process: from ore to metal. During …

Overcoming the sluggish electrode kinetics of both oxygen reduction and evolution reactions
(ORR/OER) with non‐precious metal electrocatalysts will accelerate the development of …