Nanoengineering carbon spheres as nanoreactors for sustainable energy applications

H Tian, J Liang, J Liu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal carbon sphere nanoreactors have been explored extensively as a class of
versatile materials for various applications in energy storage, electrochemical conversion …

Recent advances in polyaniline research: Polymerization mechanisms, structural aspects, properties and applications

G Ćirić-Marjanović - Synthetic metals, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent progress in synthesis, characterization, processing and application of polyaniline
(PANI), with the focus on the period 2010–2012, is reviewed. Special attention was paid to …

The origin of selective nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction on metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel catalysts

R Li, T Gao, P Wang, W Qiu, K Liu, Y Liu, Z **… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NitRR) to NH 3 provides an appealing route to
reform the energy-consuming ammonia industry. Considerable studies have demonstrated …

Recent progress on nitrogen/carbon structures designed for use in energy and sustainability applications

KN Wood, R O'Hayre, S Pylypenko - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Heteroatom modification represents one of the largest studied areas of research related to
nanostructured carbon materials, with integrated applications stretching from energy …

Hard carbon nanoparticles as high-capacity, high-stability anodic materials for Na-ion batteries

L **ao, Y Cao, WA Henderson, ML Sushko, Y Shao… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Hard carbon nanoparticles (HCNP) were synthesized by the pyrolysis of a polyaniline
precursor. The measured Na+ cation diffusion coefficient (10− 13–10− 15 cm 2 s− 1) in the …

Synthesis of an MXene/polyaniline composite with excellent electrochemical properties

H Xu, D Zheng, F Liu, W Li, J Lin - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As a family member of MXenes, Ti3C2Tx has received worldwide interest due to its excellent
electrochemical energy storage properties. However, freestanding Ti3C2Tx films …

Polyaniline nanostructures and the role of aniline oligomers in their formation

J Stejskal, I Sapurina, M Trchová - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Polyaniline (PANI) is prepared by the oxidation of aniline. Depending on the acidity
conditions during the chemical oxidation, different types of products can be identified. The …

Ultrahigh performance supercapacitors utilizing core–shell nanoarchitectures from a metal–organic framework-derived nanoporous carbon and a conducting polymer

RR Salunkhe, J Tang, N Kobayashi, J Kim, Y Ide… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hitherto, many reports on composite materials for electrochemical applications are based on
one-dimensional carbon nanotubes or two-dimensional graphene materials. However …

Enhancement of Pt and Pt-alloy fuel cell catalyst activity and durability via nitrogen-modified carbon supports

Y Zhou, K Neyerlin, TS Olson, S Pylypenko… - Energy & …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Insufficient catalytic activity and durability are key barriers to the commercial deployment of
low temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) and direct-methanol fuel cells …

ZnO@ MOF@ PANI core-shell nanoarrays on carbon cloth for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

C Zhu, Y He, Y Liu, N Kazantseva, P Saha… - Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hierarchical ZnO@ metal-organic framework@ polyaniline (ZnO@ MOF@ PANI) core-shell
nanorod arrays on carbon cloth has been fabricated by combining electrodeposition and …