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Oxygen defective metal oxides for energy conversion and storage
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In this article, the authors present an overview of progress made in preparing oxygen defective metal oxide nanostructures and probing the role of oxygen vacancies on the performance of metal oxides.About:
This article is published in Nano Today.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 242 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oxide & Water splitting.read more
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Pre-lithiation Optimized Voltage Ranges and MnO2/rGO negative electrodes with Oxygen Vacancies for Enhanced Performance of Lithium-Ion Capacitors
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors designed moderate amount of oxygen vacancies in manganese oxide nanosheets/reduced graphene oxide composites (OV-MnO2/rGO) for lithium-ion capacitors.
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Highly enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic performance of TiO 2 quantum dots synthesized by microwaves for degradation of reactive red azo dye
Marcela Sagrilo Frizzo,Kaoma Betega,C.M. Poffo,Gilberto S. Falk,Dachamir Hotza,João Batista Rodrigues Neto +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, highly homogeneous TiO2 quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized and evaluated about their adsorption potential and applied as photocatalysts for the degradation of reactive red azo dye (RR141).
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Exploring the roles of oxygen species in H2 oxidation at β-MnO2 surfaces using operando DRIFTS-MS
Jiacheng Xu,Tian-Bei Zhang,Shiyu Fang,Jing Li,Zuliang Wu,Wei Wang,Jiali Zhu,Erhao Gao,S. B. Yao +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , a combination of operando diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy with a temperature-programmed reaction cell and mass spectrometry was used to explore the behaviors of oxygen species during H2 oxidation in a temperature range of 25-400 °C at β-MnO2 surfaces.
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Unveiling the role of carbon defects in the exceptional narrowing of m-ZrO2 wide-bandgap for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of carbon defects in wide-band gap metal oxides on their performance in photoelectrochemical (PEC) applications was investigated using the density functional theory to probe the thermodynamic, electronic, and optical properties of the defective structures against pristine m-ZrO2.
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Energy, Society and the Environment: Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between energy and sustainable development was illustrated and discussed with the reference to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, and it was shown that the established sustainable development goals are in accordance with the energy system for holistic sustainable development actions.
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