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NiCo2S4 nanocrystals anchored on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries
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In this paper, a new inorganic-nanocarbon coupled hybrid, homogeneous NiCo2S4 nanocrystals anchored on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes, has been developed as an extremely efficient bifunctional catalyst to promote the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for advanced rechargeable zinc-air battery.About:
This article is published in Nano Energy.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 330 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Electrocatalyst & Bifunctional catalyst.read more
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Designed synthesis of three-dimensional callistemon-like networks structural multifunctional electrocatalyst: Graphitic-carbon-encapsulated Co nanoparticles/N-doped carbon nanotubes@carbon nanofibers for Zn-air batteries application
TL;DR: In this paper, a 3D callistemon-like hierarchical network structural catalysts (CoNC/NCNTs@CNF) was synthesized by encapsulating Co nanoparticles within N-doped carbon nanotubes apexes via electrospinning.
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Origin of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity of nickel phosphides: in-situ electrochemical oxidation and Cr doping to achieve high performance
Xiaolin Hu,Gan Luo,Xiaolong Guo,Qiannan Zhao,Ronghua Wang,Guangsheng Huang,Bin Jiang,Chaohe Xu,Fusheng Pan +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the nickel-based phosphides are actually acting as pre-electrocatalysts in OER, and also in battery reactions of rechargeable Zn-air batteries, which are well disclosed by detailed experimental and theoretical investigations.
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Metal-Organic Frameworks as Metal Ion Precursors for the Synthesis of Nanocomposites for Lithium-Ion Batteries.
Hongfeng Li,Peng Wu,Yawen Xiao,Meng Shao,Yu Shen,Yun Fan,Huanhuan Chen,Ruijie Xie,Wenlei Zhang,Sheng Li,Jiansheng Wu,Yu Fu,Bing Zheng,Weina Zhang,Fengwei Huo +14 more
TL;DR: A concept of taking MOFs as metal ion precursors for constructing functional nanocomposites by utilizing the instability of MOFs is reported, which develops a new view for exploiting the instabilityof MOFs, and supplies a potential prospect for designing versatile functional Nanocomposite.
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Tuning Confined Nanospace for Preparation of N‐doped Hollow Carbon Spheres for High Performance Supercapacitors
TL;DR: The N-HCS synthesized in relatively porous conditions had thinner shell, larger mesopore size, higher surface area, and higher nitrogen content and showed excellent electrochemical performance as a supercapacitor with a specific capacitance of 436.5 F g-1 at 0.7 A G-1 .
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Hierarchical Co–FeS2/CoS2 heterostructures as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesized Co-FeS2/CoS2 heterostructures via a hydrothermal method for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and achieved an overpotential of 278 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in 1 M KOH solution.
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Li-O2 and Li-S batteries with high energy storage.
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TL;DR: The energy that can be stored in Li-air and Li-S cells is compared with Li-ion; the operation of the cells is discussed, as are the significant hurdles that will have to be overcome if such batteries are to succeed.
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Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube arrays with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction.
TL;DR: It is reported that vertically aligned nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes (VA-NCNTs) can act as a metal-free electrode with a much better electrocatalytic activity, long-term operation stability, and tolerance to crossover effect than platinum for oxygen reduction in alkaline fuel cells.
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Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a synergistic catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
TL;DR: The Co₃O₄/N-doped graphene hybrid exhibits similar catalytic activity but superior stability to Pt in alkaline solutions, making it a high-performance non-precious metal-based bi-catalyst for both ORR and OER.
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Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells
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