The need to develop sustainable energy solutions is an urgent requirement for society, with
the additional requirement to limit dependence on critical raw materials, within a virtuous …

Abstract CoBi 2 O 4 (CBO) nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel method using
polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a complexing reagent. For a single phase with the spinel …

The development of effective and low-cost catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
has become an effective and promising strategy for sustainable energy technologies. In this …

Small polarons (SPs) are known to exist in most important transition metal oxides; however,
the nature of small polaron formation remains enigmatic, and a fundamental understanding …

Catalytic reduction processes represent a promising approach to treat the toxic nitro-
aromatic pollutant, 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), via converting 4-NP to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) …

The classical architecture of the resistive Non-Volatile Memories (NVM) is
metal/insulator/metal and, more recently, metal/metal oxides/metal. An alternative …

The magnetic properties of spinel nanoparticles can be controlled by synthesizing particles
of a specific shape and size. The synthesized nanorods, nanodots and cubic nanoparticles …

Transition metal spinel oxides have received renewed attention with their demonstrated
usefulness as anodes for oxygen evolution reaction. The careful choice of the synthesis …

LiMn 2 O 4 is a battery cathode material with desirable properties such as low cost, low
toxicity, high natural abundance of Mn, and environmental compatibility. By means of first …

The superparamagnetic ZnFe2O4 (ZFO) powder with spinel structure was synthesized by a
sol–gel based liquid-mix method using deionized water, citric acid, iron nitrate, zinc nitrate …