Jingsong Huang

TL;DR: An "in-plane" fabrication approach for ultrathin supercapacitors based on electrodes comprised of pristine graphene and multilayer reduced graphene oxide to provide a prototype for a broad range of thin-film based energy storage devices.

TL;DR: This work proposes a heuristic model to replace the commonly used model for an electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) on the basis of anElectric double-cylinder capacitor for mesopores (2 {50 nm pore size), which becomes an electric wire-in-cylinders capacitor (EWCC) for micropores (< 2 nm port size).

TL;DR: A heuristic theoretical model that takes pore curvature into account as a replacement for the EDLC model, which is based on a traditional parallel-plate capacitor, is proposed and may lend support for the systematic optimization of the properties of carbon supercapacitors through experiments.

TL;DR: A nanostructured, carbon-based physical catalyst electrochemically reduces N2 to ammonia under ambient conditions that has a surface composed of sharp spikes, which concentrates the electric field at the tips, thereby promoting the electroreduction of dissolved N2 molecules near the electrode.

TL;DR: A theoretical framework for understanding the capacitance of electrical double layers in nanopores is established and mechanistic details into the origins of the observed scaling behavior are provided, highlighting the critical role of "ion solvation" in controlling pore capacitance and the importance of choosing anion/cation couples carefully for optimal energy storage in a given pore system.