Semiconductor-membrane fuel cell (SMFC) for renewable energy technology

MAKY Shah, Y Lu, N Mushtaq, M Yousaf… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The expansion of the human population and improved living conditions for a sizable portion
of people are the primary forces behind adopting sustainable energy production …

Toward next-generation fuel cell materials

MAKY Shah, PD Lund, B Zhu - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The fuel cell's three layers—anode/electrolyte/cathode—convert fuel's chemical energy into
electricity. Electrolyte membranes determine fuel cell types. Solid-state and ceramic …

Enhanced ORR catalytic activity of rare earth-doped Gd oxide ions in a CoFe2O4 cathode for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs)

M Yousaf, M Akbar, MAKY Shah, A Noor, Y Lu… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The search for cathode materials with fast oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic
activities and high ionic conductivity is the key obstacle to SOFCs commercialization and its …

Fast ionic conduction and rectification effect of NaCo0. 5Fe0. 5O2-CeO2 nanoscale heterostructure for LT-SOFC electrolyte application

M Akbar, G Qu, W Yang, J Gao, M Yousaf… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructure electrolytes made of semiconductor and ionic conductor have drawn
significant attention in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) field owing to their attractive ionic …

[HTML][HTML] Designing Gadolinium-doped ceria electrolyte for low temperature electrochemical energy conversion

MAKY Shah, Y Lu, N Mushtaq, M Yousaf… - international journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing the operational temperature of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) is vital to improving
their durability and lifetime. However, a traditional SOFC suffers from high ohmic and …

Superionic conduction of self-assembled heterostructural LSCrF-CeO2 electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cell at 375–550° C

Y Meng, M Akbar, J Gao, M Singh, TW Chiu… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insufficient ionic conductivity of electrolyte materials and high manufacturing costs create
bottlenecks in the commercialization of low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs) …

Designing of low-temperature high performance semiconductor ionic fuel cells based on molten hydroxide percolation network

Y Zhang, D Zhu, C Zhu, J Liu, J Yu, Z Liu, X Bai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A low-temperature high performance semiconductor ionic membrane fuel cell (SIMFC)
featuring a γ-Al 2 O 3/NCAL symmetrical electrode and a ceria-based Li 0.85 Na 0.15 …

Doped ceria electrolyte rich in oxygen vacancies for boosting the fuel cell performance of LT-CFCs

MAKY Shah, Y Lu, N Mushtaq, M Yousaf… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multifunctional semiconductor CeO 2 is used as an electrolyte for a fuel cell application,
delivering meaningful power density and better OCV. Further, surface doping of Al was …

400° C operable SOFCs based on ceria electrolyte for powering wireless sensor in internet of things

M Akbar, Q An, Y Ye, L Wu, C Wu, T Bu, W Dong… - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can generate high-efficiency and clean power but face a high-
temperature bottleneck that hinders their widespread application. If alternative electrolytes …

Uncovering proton transportation enabled via the surface and interfacial engineering for ceramic fuel cells

MAKY Shah, Y Lu, N Mushtaq, M Alomar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor Ceria oxide attracts tremendous interest because of its
high stability and electrical properties. The ionic transport properties of CeO 2 have …