Applications of 2D MXenes in energy conversion and storage systems

J Pang, RG Mendes, A Bachmatiuk, L Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), a family of two-dimensional (2D) inorganic
compounds, are materials composed of a few atomic layers of transition metal carbides …

Materials design for rechargeable metal-air batteries

HF Wang, Q Xu - Matter, 2019 - cell.com
In consideration of the growing problems regarding environment and energy, the
development of clean and renewable electrochemical energy-storage devices has attracted …

Carbon-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions: Optimization strategies and mechanistic analysis

H Xu, J Yang, R Ge, J Zhang, Y Li, M Zhu, L Dai… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrocatalysts are one of the essential components for the devices of high-efficiency green
energy storage and conversion, such as metal-air cells, fuel cells, and water electrolysis …

Atomically Dispersed Manganese on Carbon Substrate for Aqueous and Aprotic CO2 Electrochemical Reduction

M Wang, Y Yao, Y Tian, Y Yuan, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
CO2 utilization and conversion are of great importance in alleviating the rising CO2
concentration in the atmosphere. Here, a single‐atom catalyst (SAC) is reported for …

Tunable Cationic Vacancies of Cobalt Oxides for Efficient Electrocatalysis in Li–O2 Batteries

X Liu, L Zhao, H Xu, Q Huang, Y Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Vacancy engineering is one of the most effective strategies to introduce defects for
improving electrocatalytic activities of cobalt oxides. Recent intensive research has been …

Lewis‐Acidic PtIr Multipods Enable High‐Performance Li–O2 Batteries

Y Zhou, K Yin, Q Gu, L Tao, Y Li, H Tan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The sluggish oxygen reaction kinetics concomitant with the high overpotentials and parasitic
reactions from cathodes and solvents is the major challenge in aprotic lithium‐oxygen (Li …

Enabling future nanomanufacturing through block copolymer self-assembly: A review

C Cummins, R Lundy, JJ Walsh, V Ponsinet, G Fleury… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Self-assembly approaches, eg colloidal, emulsion and polymer phase separation, provide
scientists with an exotic yet direct platform to access technologically desired nanostructures …

Co4N nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon box as tri-functional catalyst for Zn-air battery and overall water splitting

H Ge, G Li, J Shen, W Ma, X Meng, L Xu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rational design of high-performance tri-functional electrocatalysts plays an important
role for the fast development of Zn-air batteries (ZABs) and water splitting and still remains a …

Efficient oxygen reduction catalysts of porous carbon nanostructures decorated with transition metal species

X Huang, T Shen, T Zhang, H Qiu, X Gu… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** substitutes of noble metal catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at
the cathode is of vital importance for promoting low‐temperature polymer electrolyte …

Two-Dimensional Mn3O4 Nanosheets with Dominant (101) Crystal Planes on Graphene as Efficient Oxygen Catalysts for Ultrahigh Capacity and Long-Life Li–O2 …

Y Li, J Qin, Y Ding, J Ma, P Das, H Liu, ZS Wu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Designing oxygen catalysts with well-defined shapes and high-activity crystal facets is of
great importance to boost catalytic performance of Li–O2 batteries but challenging. Herein …