Showing papers in "Electrochemistry Communications in 2020"

TL;DR: In this article, the coffee ring and its effects on the reproducibility of the drop casted surfaces are discussed, and approaches for amelioration of the coffee-ring effect by various methods are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the influence of sintering aids on the electrochemical performance of proton-conducting oxides, considering older studies as well as more recent results, is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the anodizing process of anodic titanium dioxide nanotubes (ATDNs) is compared in three different electrolytes containing 0.7 ¾wt% NH4F and 1.8 ¾vol% H2O.

TL;DR: In this paper, the volume expansion factor of anodic TiO2 nanotubes was found to be 2.073 and the ratio of the total volume of the nanotube array to the volume of consumed titanium was 2.285.

TL;DR: In this article, gold nanoparticles and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanocomposites (Au@ZIF-8) were synthesized through a simple hydrothermal method and used as an enzyme free sensor for dopamine detection.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mini-review presented an overall opinion of the technological challenges associated with each component of PEMWE at the cell level, and a selection of state-of-the-art and novel advances in PemWE technology are presented in order to put the performance and limitations of each component in the context followed by a perspective for strategies in the near future (short term) to alleviate the limitations associated with components.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present some of the recent advances in electrochemical sensors for the detection of viruses and their associated antibody profiles, given the speed, portability, sensitivity and selectivity achieved using electrochemical detection.

TL;DR: In this mini-review, recent advances in EA sensor based on various strategies/nanomaterials for CAP detection and elaborate their merits as well as drawbacks were summarized to clarify future research areas for researchers in the field of EA sensor forCAP detection, and further optimize current EA sensor.

TL;DR: In this article, the electrochemical performance of Nb2CTx and Nb4C3Tx MXenes in the aqueous media and their application as a sensing platform for small biomolecules was studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, a non-enzymatic printed nanocarbon electrode sensor was developed to detect sugar via copper and nickel electroplating over a 3D-printed conducting electrode.

TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of a Ni, Ru, Ir-based and graphene-supported nano-structured catalyst through an easily scalable, cost-effective, surfactant-free approach has been proposed.

TL;DR: In this article, a mini-review highlights recent applications suggested for intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) in electrochemical energy systems, including batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, and flow energy storage systems.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new non-flammable electrolyte consisting of trimethyl phosphate (TMP) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2, 2,3,3-trimethylopropyl ether (F-EPE) solvents and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) as additive with different concentration of Na salts was tested.

TL;DR: The role of text mining is demonstrated to automatically compile materials synthesis parameters across tens of thousands of scholarly publications using machine learning and natural language processing techniques that glean information into the processing of sulfide and oxide-based Li SSEs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the preparation and characterization of indium catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction to formate, which is an elegant alternative for combining CO2 utilization with renewable energy conversion and storage.

TL;DR: In this article, a three-dimensional network of carbon nanofibers embedded with Cu and CeOx nanoparticles (Cu/CeOx@CNFs) was used as a CO2RR catalyst.

TL;DR: In this paper, the electrochemical corrosion behavior of copper in a broad pH window relevant to CO2 reduction applications was investigated using an electrochemical on-line inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS).

TL;DR: In this article, a novel membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication method for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) via direct membrane deposition (DMD) was presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a 61.7 m K-ion aqueous electrolyte composed of KN(SO2F)2 (KFSI) and KSO3CF3 (KOTf) was reported.

TL;DR: In this article, a binary-metal selenide NiCo2Se4 was synthesized and investigated as a new anode material for SIBs, which achieved a reversible capacity of 603.2 mAhg−1 with a high initial coulombic efficiency of 85.79% at 0.5 mA g−1.

TL;DR: In this paper, the volume changes taking place during potentiostatic lithiation of the high capacity electrode material amorphous silicon were investigated at potentials of 0.45, 0.28, and 0.06 V vs Li/Li+ during lithiation using inoperando neutron reflectometry.

TL;DR: In this article, the current state of the art devoted to the application of EIS in neural science, with the particular focus on the use of the impedance measurements to monitor cell adhesion, cell growth and morphological changes during neuronal differentiation, to track cell apoptosis, neural degeneration, and distinguish among specific types of cells.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used 3D-printed graphene electrodes for the detection of the mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEA) in food analysis and food safety.

TL;DR: In this paper, a single-atom-Ni-decorated, nitrogen-doped carbon layers (SA-Ni@NC) was proposed as an efficient electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction.

TL;DR: In this article, the electrochemical properties of MX2 nanosheets were analyzed using SEM and Raman spectroscopy to confirm the success of the exfoliation process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduced the new concept of using metal-air battery technology for desalination and presented performance data for zinc-air desaline (ZAD) in 600mM NaCl.

TL;DR: In this article, a three-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) process coupling adsorbed H 2O2 (H2O2ad) generation with an in situ EF-like reaction on TiO2 during cathodic electrolysis was established.

TL;DR: In this article, a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) half-cell approach was used to evaluate and optimize Fe-N-C-based oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst layers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the evolution of localised corrosion kinetics as a function of applied electrochemical potential is discussed, and pit nucleation occurred at the interface between ferrite and austenite, growing into the ferrite phase.