Nanostructures and catalytic atoms engineering of tellurium‐based materials and their roles in electrochemical energy conversion

T Li, Y Deng, X Rong, C He, M Zhou, Y Tang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the dramatic developments of renewable and environmental‐friendly electrochemical
energy conversion systems, there is an urgent need to fabricate durable and efficient …

Influence of the choice of precursors on the synthesis of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

V Brune, M Grosch, R Weißing, F Hartl, M Frank… - Dalton …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The interest in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs; MEy/2; M= transition metal; E=
chalcogenide, y= valence of the metal) has grown exponentially across various science and …

Adsorption and detection analysis of metal clusters (Pt3, Rh3) modified WTe2 monolayers to dissolved gases (CO, CO2, H2, C2H2) in transformer oil: A density …

L Huang, T Li, D Yang, W Zeng, Q Zhou - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gas sensors are the key equipment in transformer fault online monitoring systems, and
developing new and efficient gas sensing materials is an important prerequisite for breaking …

Nano‐sized niobium tungsten oxide anode for advanced fast‐charge lithium‐ion batteries

C Guo, Z Liu, K Han, L Zhang, X Ding, X Wang, L Mai - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The further demand for electric vehicles and smart grids prompts that the comprehensive
function of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) has been improved greatly. However, due to sluggish …

Treatment-dependent surface chemistry and gas sensing behavior of the thinnest member of titanium carbide MXenes

Q Sun, J Wang, X Wang, J Dai, X Wang, H Fan, Z Wang… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes, a rapidly developing family of two-dimensional materials possessing tunable
electronic properties and abundant surface functional groups, are promising gas-sensing …

cm2-Scale Synthesis of MoTe2 Thin Films with Large Grains and Layer Control

DJ Hynek, RM Singhania, S Xu, B Davis, L Wang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Owing to the small energy differences between its polymorphs, MoTe2 can access a full
spectrum of electronic states from the 2H semiconducting state to the 1T′ semimetallic state …

Highly efficient uniaxial in‐plane stretching of a 2D material via ion insertion

PK Muscher, DA Rehn, A Sood, K Lim, D Luo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
On‐chip dynamic strain engineering requires efficient micro‐actuators that can generate
large in‐plane strains. Inorganic electrochemical actuators are unique in that they are driven …

Superior peroxidase mimetic activity induced by topological surface states of Weyl semimetal WTe2

Y Chen, Y He, H Xu, C Du, X Wu, G Yang - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanozymes, as promising alternatives that integrate the advantage of natural enzymes and
nanomaterials are attracted enormous interest due to their low cost, environmental …

Highly selective photothermal conversion of CO 2 to ethylene using hierarchical boxwood ball-like Weyl semimetal WTe 2 catalysts

X Zhang, C Dong, Y Yang, Y Hu, L Wu, Y Gu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
It is of significance to convert CO2 into value-added carbon compounds under solar light.
Here, we report a WTe2 photothermal catalyst for the highly selective conversion of CO2 into …

Vapor phase synthesis of topological semimetal MoP2 nanowires and their resistivity

G Jin, HJ Han, JL Hart, QP Sam, MT Kiani… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Topological semimetals (TSMs) possess topologically protected surface states near the
Fermi level with high carrier densities and high mobilities, holding distinct potential for low …