Multifunctional transition metal‐based phosphides in energy‐related electrocatalysis

Y Li, Z Dong, L Jiao - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The exploitation of cheap and efficient electrocatalysts is the key to make energy‐related
electrocatalytic techniques commercially viable. In recent years, transition metal phosphides …

Dealloyed nanoporous materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

Q Sang, S Hao, J Han, Y Ding - EnergyChem, 2022 - Elsevier
Dealloying, which is traditionally originated in the research of alloy corrosion, has recently
been developed as a robust and generic method for fabricating functional 3D nanoporous …

Scaling behavior of stiffness and strength of hierarchical network nanomaterials

S Shi, Y Li, BN Ngo-Dinh, J Markmann, J Weissmüller - Science, 2021 - science.org
Structural hierarchy can enhance the mechanical behavior of materials and systems. This is
exemplified by the fracture toughness of nacre or enamel in nature and by human-made …

[PDF][PDF] Metal aerogels: Controlled synthesis and applications

N Wang, Y Li, Q Cui, X Sun, Y Hu, Y Luo… - Acta Phys.-Chim …, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Emerging as one of the youngest members in the family of porous materials, metal aerogels
(MAs) are a new class of aerogels entirely built of nanostructured metals such as gold, silver …

A roadmap for 3D metal aerogels: materials design and application attempts

X Jiang, R Du, R Hübner, Y Hu, A Eychmüller - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Armed with merits of the metals (eg, electrical conductivity, catalytic activity, and plasmonic
properties) and aerogels (eg, monolithic structure, porous network, and large specific …

Multifunctional porous NiCo bimetallic foams toward water splitting and methanol oxidation-assisted hydrogen production

F Arshad, T ul Haq, A Khan, Y Haik, I Hussain… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multifunctional electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity and selectivity are highly desirable
for environmentally benign and sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies …

Engineering self‐supported noble metal foams toward electrocatalysis and beyond

R Du, X Jin, R Hübner, X Fan, Y Hu… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Noble metals, despite their expensiveness, display irreplaceable roles in widespread fields.
To acquire novel physicochemical properties and boost the performance‐to‐price ratio for …

Carbon dots decorated ultrathin CdS nanosheets enabling in-situ anchored Pt single atoms: A highly efficient solar-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

S Qiu, Y Shen, G Wei, S Yao, W Xi, M Shu, R Si… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Maximizing the usage of cocatalyst to provide fruitful proton reduction sites and suppress
charge carrier recombination is an effective stratagy to dramatically improve the …

Monolithic nanoporous Zn anode for rechargeable alkaline batteries

C Wang, G Zhu, P Liu, Q Chen - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The fabrication of monolithic nanoporous zinc bears its significance in safe and inexpensive
energy storage; it can provide the much needed electrical conductivity and specific area in a …

Topology evolution during coarsening of nanoscale metal network structures

Y Li, BN Dinh Ngô, J Markmann, J Weissmüller - Physical review materials, 2019 - APS
Many experiments exploit curvature-driven, surface-diffusion-mediated coarsening for tuning
the characteristic structure size of metal network structures made by dealloying, such as …