Monthly Archives: October 2023

Efficient photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH3OH via porous g-C3N4 nanosheets modified with cobalt phthalocyanine in ionic liquids

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21078-21088
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03285J, Paper
Pengyan Li, Yuhang Lin, Zhenhong Qi, Dongpeng Yan
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction into fuels is desirable; however, realizing efficient CnH2n+1OH (n = 1, 2) synthesis that involves multielectron-coupled proton transfer alongside C–C bond formation remains a challenge.
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Understanding the role of surface oxygen-containing functional groups on carbon-supported cobalt catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21066-21077
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04077A, Paper
Thi Ha My Pham, Youngdon Ko, Manhui Wei, Kangning Zhao, Liping Zhong, Andreas Züttel
A high content of acidic surface OFGs on a carbon support enables the fine dispersion of Co-based nanocatalysts, enhancing its OER mass activity, while also inducing additional COOH surface groups that act as O2 spillover sites.
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High-performance Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite oxide with in situ exsolved nanoparticles for direct CO2 electrolysis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21354-21364
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04122K, Paper
Ka-Young Park, Taehee Lee, Wanhua Wang, Haixia Li, Fanglin Chen
Phase-transformed RP-PSMF with exsolved Fe nanoparticles enhanced both CO2RR performance and long-term stability for high-temperature direct CO2 electrolysis cells.
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Embedding Au nanoclusters into the pores of carboxylated COF for the efficient photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21109-21122
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03966H, Paper
Qigao Shang, Yanyang Liu, Jing Ai, Ying Yan, Xiaofang Yang, Dongsheng Wang, Guiying Liao
TCOF was modified with carboxy-quinoline in its pores as growth sites for gold NCs. Construction of an Au@COF photocatalyst is facilitated by COF–O–Au bonding bridges, resulting in increased charge-separation efficiency and excellent photocatalytic H2O2 production under simulated solar irradiation.
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Waterbed inspired stress relaxation strategies of patterned silicon anodes for fast-charging and longevity of lithium microbatteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21211-21221
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03968D, Paper
Yi-Xiu Chen, Yin-Wei Cheng, Jun-Han Huang, Chuan-Pu Liu
Our pattern strategy draws inspiration from the structure of “waterbeds”, achieving stress relaxation, thereby enabling fast-charging capabilities and ensuring the longevity of lithium microbatteries.
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Interface-suppressed high-quality symmetrical bifacial flexible CZTSe solar cells through a green electrodeposition process

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21293-21299
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03411A, Paper
Jingling Liu, Hang Cai, Xinyu Wu, Sheng Liu, Ying Xue, Xinsheng Liu, Ke Cheng, Zuliang Du
A symmetrical bifacial flexible Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) solar cells are fabricated through a green electrodeposition process with championed efficiencies for both sides.
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Recyclable Fe3O4/MWCNT/CNF composite nanopaper as an advanced negative electrode for flexible asymmetric supercapacitors

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21123-21134
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04295B, Paper
Haoran Zhao, Haidong Jin, Shenghui Li, Yahui Dong, Shipeng Wang, Qian Cheng, Yu Li
This work constructed recyclable Fe3O4/MWCNT/CNF composite nanopaper, exhibiting exceptional flexibility, high electrical conductivity, and extraordinary mass- and area-specific capacitances as the negative electrode.
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Enhancing the selective electrochemical conversion of nitrate via π back-donation on Lewis acid sites induced by noble-metal doped CoP

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21161-21169
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04044E, Paper
Yihong Gao, Kunpeng Wang, Shikuo Li, Hui Zhang, Fangzhi Huang
Nitrate is a typical Lewis base, while noble-metals have unoccupied d-orbitals that can form Lewis acidic sites. Therefore, Pd/CoP can utilize Lewis acid–base interactions to promote the adsorption and conversion of NO3−.
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Fuel cell electrode degradation followed by identical location transmission electron microscopy

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21029-21035
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA01303K, Communication
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Victor Shokhen, Linnéa Strandberg, Magnus Skoglundh, Björn Wickman
Identical location transmission electron microscopy has been used to follow degradation at the top of the catalytic Pt/C layer in a real proton exchange membrane fuel cell on the atomic scale under operation.
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Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction via photoelectrochemical water splitting utilizing asymmetric MoSSe under a low external magnetic field

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21135-21145
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03227B, Paper
Krishnendu Roy, Dibyendu Ghosh, Soumyajit Maitra, Praveen Kumar
The co-existence of superior photocatalytic properties and strong spin–orbit-coupling in two-dimensional polar MoSSe plays a benign role in external magnetic field enhanced photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction.
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