Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

Exploring conducting polymers as a promising alternative for electrochromic devices

TV Nguyen, QV Le, S Peng, Z Dai… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochromism is a unique phenomenon based on the ability to change the optical
properties or color of a material when an external potential is applied. Conventional …

Controllable transition engineering from homogeneous NiSe2 nanowrinkles to heterogeneous Ni3Se4/NiSe2 rod-like nanoarrays for promoted urea-rich water …

X Xu, J Li, C Zhang, S Zhang, G Su, Z Shi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fundamental understanding of the transition from a homogeneous nanostructure to a
heterogeneous one is essential for controllably exploiting the heterostructure catalysts …

Reliable bi-functional nickel-phosphate /TiO2 integration enables stable n-GaAs photoanode for water oxidation under alkaline condition

M Arunachalam, RS Kanase, K Zhu… - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Hydrogen is one of the most widely used essential chemicals worldwide, and it is also
employed in the production of many other chemicals, especially carbon-free energy fuels …

Rapid Surface Reconstruction of In2S3 Photoanode via Flame Treatment for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance

YJ Jeong, R Tan, S Nam, JH Lee, SK Kim… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Surface reconstruction, reorganizing the surface atoms or structure, is a promising strategy
to manipulate materials' electrical, electrochemical, and surface catalytic properties. Herein …

Boosting catalytic activity toward methanol oxidation reaction for platinum via heterostructure engineering

F Luo, Y Yu, X Long, C Li, T Xiong, Z Yang - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is hampered by the sluggish methanol oxidation reaction.
In this work, we have invited rhodium phosphides (Rh 2 P) to platinum (Pt) as robust MOR …

Electronic structure engineering of electrocatalyst for efficient urea oxidation reaction

AS Rasal, HM Chen, WY Yu - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Urea electrolysis is a viable approach to produce hydrogen energy, while the urea oxidation
reaction (UOR) presents major obstacles due to its low conversion efficiency and high …

Boosted charge transport through Au-modified NiFe layered double hydroxide on silicon for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

S Choi, SA Lee, JW Yang, W Sohn, J Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Designing an appropriate oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst for photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting is an urgent issue for providing high-efficiency solar to hydrogen …

Vacancy and doping engineering of Ni-based charge-buffer electrode for highly-efficient membrane-free and decoupled hydrogen/oxygen evolution

Z Nie, L Zhang, Z Du, J Hu, X Huang, C Zhou… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The realization of the membrane-free two-step water electrolysis is particularly important yet
challenging for the low-cost and large-scale supply of hydrogen energy. In this effort, Co …

Non-noble metal single atom catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion reactions

SE Jun, S Choi, J Kim, KC Kwon, SH Park… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-noble metal single atom catalysts (NNMSACs) are being pursued as economical
alternatives to noble-metal SACs while retaining the high catalytic activity derived from the …