Recent progress of amorphous nanomaterials

J Kang, X Yang, Q Hu, Z Cai, LM Liu, L Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amorphous materials are metastable solids with only short-range order at the atomic scale,
which results from local intermolecular chemical bonding. The lack of long-range order …

Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis

C Hu, R Paul, Q Dai, L Dai - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free
electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have …

Interfacial assembly and applications of functional mesoporous materials

L Duan, C Wang, W Zhang, B Ma, Y Deng, W Li… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive
properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and …

Energy-related small molecule activation reactions: oxygen reduction and hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions catalyzed by porphyrin-and corrole-based …

W Zhang, W Lai, R Cao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Globally increasing energy demands and environmental concerns related to the use of fossil
fuels have stimulated extensive research to identify new energy systems and economies that …

Highly Efficient Degradation of Persistent Pollutants with 3D Nanocone TiO2-Based Photoelectrocatalysis

R Song, H Chi, Q Ma, D Li, X Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of organic pollutants into CO2 and H2O is a
promising strategy for addressing ever-growing environmental problems. Titanium dioxide …

Self-assembly of block copolymers towards mesoporous materials for energy storage and conversion systems

C Li, Q Li, YV Kaneti, D Hou, Y Yamauchi… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) provides a versatile strategy for controllable
preparation of a broad range of functional materials with different ordered structures. In …

Bimetal-Organic Framework Derived CoFe2 O4/C Porous Hybrid Nanorod Arrays as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

XF Lu, LF Gu, JW Wang, JX Wu, PQ Liao… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2016 - europepmc.org
Porous CoFe2 O4/C NRAs supported on nickel foam@ NC (denoted as NF@ NC-CoFe2
O4/C NRAs) are directly fabricated by the carbonization of bimetal-organic framework NRAs …

ZnO-based heterostructures as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and depollution: a review

P Dhiman, G Rana, A Kumar, G Sharma… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Energy shortage and escalating pollution are major challenges globally. Heterogeneous
photocatalysis is one of the most cost-effective methods for producing renewable energy …

Metal/semiconductor hybrid nanostructures for plasmon‐enhanced applications

R Jiang, B Li, C Fang, J Wang - Advanced materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

[HTML][HTML] ZnO tetrapod materials for functional applications

YK Mishra, R Adelung - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last 15 years, more than 50,000 papers with zinc oxide (ZnO) in the title are listed
within ISI database. The outstanding popularity of ZnO has many reasons; the most …