Designing copper‐based catalysts for efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction

Y Wang, J Liu, G Zheng - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emerging as a high‐potential
approach for CO2 utilization using renewables. When copper (Cu) based catalysts are used …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic materials development for maritime applications

ZQ Tang, T Tian, PJ Molino, A Skvortsov… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Underwater superhydrophobic surfaces stand as a promising frontier in materials science,
holding immense potential for applications in underwater infrastructure, vehicles, pipelines …

Bio-inspired hydrophobicity promotes CO2 reduction on a Cu surface

D Wakerley, S Lamaison, F Ozanam, N Menguy… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
The aqueous electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into alcohol and hydrocarbon fuels presents
a sustainable route towards energy-rich chemical feedstocks. Cu is the only material able to …

The challenges, achievements and applications of submersible superhydrophobic materials

YA Mehanna, E Sadler, RL Upton… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic materials have been widely reported throughout the scientific literature.
Their properties originate from a highly rough morphology and inherently water repellent …

Bio‐Inspired Aerobic‐Hydrophobic Janus Interface on Partially Carbonized Iron Heterostructure Promotes Bifunctional Nitrogen Fixation

W Zong, H Gao, Y Ouyang, K Chu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Competition from hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions and low solubility of N2 in aqueous
systems limited the selectivity and activity on nitrogen fixation reaction. Herein, we design an …

Superhydrophobic drag reduction in turbulent flows: A critical review

H Park, CH Choi, CJ Kim - Experiments in Fluids, 2021 - Springer
Superhydrophobic (SHPo) surfaces have been investigated vigorously since around 2000
due in large part to their unique potential for hydrodynamic frictional drag reduction without …

Predicting plastron thermodynamic stability for underwater superhydrophobicity

AB Tesler, HA Nurmi, S Kolle, LH Prado… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Non-wettable surfaces, especially those capable of passively trap** air in rough
protrusions, can provide surface resilience to the detrimental effects of wetting-related …

Recent progress and prospects of random lasers using advanced materials

N Padiyakkuth, S Thomas, R Antoine… - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Random lasers (RLs) are a particular class of optical devices. In a random laser, the optical
feedback is provided by scattering media rather than by an optical cavity, as for traditional …

Bioinspired Hydrophobicity Coupled with Single Fe‐N4 Sites Promotes Oxygen Diffusion for Efficient Zinc‐Air Batteries

C Xu, C Guo, J Liu, B Hu, H Chen, G Li, X Xu, C Shu… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The poor oxygen diffusion and sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics at
multiphase interfaces in the cathode suppress the practical application of zinc‐air batteries …

Recent status and advanced progress of tip effect induced by micro-nanostructure

J Li, J Pan, W Yin, Y Cai, H Huang, Y He, G Gong… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unique structural features represented by micro-nanoneedle tip structure reflect
wonderful physical and chemical properties. The tip effect includes the concentration of …