A5100339056- 2D Materials and Applications
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Graphene research and applications
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
- Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Xiangtan University
2016-2025
Ocean University of China
2019-2025
University of Wollongong
2016-2017
The low-cost room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery system is arousing extensive interest owing to its promise for large-scale applications. Although significant efforts have been made, resolving low sulfur reaction activity and severe polysulfide dissolution remains challenging. Here, a host comprised of atomic cobalt-decorated hollow carbon nanospheres synthesized enhance reactivity electrocatalytically reduce into the final product, sodium sulfide. constructed cathode delivers an initial...
Abstract Black phosphorus (BP) is a new rediscovered layered material, which has attracted enormous interests in the field of electrocatalysis. Recent investigations reveal that bulk BP promising electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reactions (OER), whereas its crystal structure restricts sufficient active sites achieving highly efficient OER catalytic performances. Toward this end, few‐layer nanosheets prepared by facile liquid exfoliation are applied as electrocatalysts and exhibit...
The prospective utilization of nanoscale superconductors as micro/nanocoils or circuits with superior current density and no electrical resistance loss in next‐generation electronics electromagnetic equipment represents a fascinating opportunity for new microsystem technologies. Here, family superconducting liquid metals (Ga–In–Sn alloys) their nanodroplets toward printable stretchable micro/nanoelectronics is developed. By tuning the composition highest critical temperature ( T c ) this can...
A convenient hydrothermal intercalation/exfoliation method for large-scale manufacturing of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) nanosheets is reported here. Lithium cations can be intercalated between the layers Bi2Te3 using reducing power ethylene glycol in common process, and high quality with thickness down to only 3–4 nm are obtained by removing lithium following exfoliating process. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission microscopy Raman spectrum characterizations confirm that yield good...
A novel binder-free electrode material of NiMoO4@CoMoO4 hierarchical nanospheres anchored on nickel foam with excellent electrochemical performance has been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal strategy. Microstructures and morphologies samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) photoelectron (XPS). Besides, the effect Ni/Co molar ratios raw materials behaviors is also investigated...
Abstract New and novel 3D hierarchical porous graphene aerogels (HPGA) with uniform tunable meso-pores (e.g., 21 53 nm) on nanosheets (GNS) were prepared by a hydrothermal self-assembly process an in-situ carbothermal reaction. The size distribution of the individual GNS could be tuned controlling sizes Co 3 O 4 NPs used in This unique architecture HPGA prevents stacking promises more electrochemically active sites that enhance electrochemical storage level significantly. HPGA, as...
Here, a graphene-based aerogel embedded with two types of functional nanoparticles shaped in three-dimensional (3D) cylindrical architecture was prepared by facile one-pot hydrothermal process. During the reaction, uniformly dispersed TiO2 (P25) and CdS were loaded on graphene sheets, resulting composites self-assembled into 3D interconnected network. It is shown that hydrogel are appropriate robust hosts for anchoring different nanostructured particles. The outstanding synergistic effect...
Herein, a new nanocomposite consisting of up-conversion (UC) material (YF3:Yb3+,Tm3+), TiO2 (P25) and graphene (GR) has been prepared shown to be an advanced sunlight activated photocatalyst. During the facile hydrothermal method, reduction oxide loading YF3:Yb3+,Tm3+ P25 were achieved simultaneously, functionalities each part integrated together. The as-prepared ternary UC–P25–GR photocatalyst exhibited great adsorptivity dyes, significantly extended light absorption range, efficient charge...
Abstract We successfully developed a simple electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method to decorate the MoSe 2 nanosheets on carbon fiber surface of cloth (MoSe /CC). With this process, can be uniformly and tightly deposited flexible conductor form 3D binder-free electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The film thickness also controlled by EPD time. Directly used as electrodes reaction, as-prepared /CC samples exhibit excellent catalytic activity in an acidic electrolyte (21 mA/cm at...
Abstract As a unique monoelemental 2D material, black phosphorus (BP) has attracted great research interest in the field of electrocatalytic oxygen release due to its special electronic structure and satisfactory catalytic activity. However, limited activity BP nanosheets limits practical application. Here, one‐pot hot solution method is used synthesize mixed‐dimensional hybrid loaded with Au nanoparticles (BP/Au). The electrochemical test results show BP/Au exhibits excellent evolution...
Room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries are competitive candidates for large-scale stationary energy storage because of their low price and high theoretical capacity. Herein, pure S nanosheet cathodes can be grown in situ on three-dimensional Cu foam substrate with the condensation between binary polymeric binders, serving as a model system to investigate formation electrochemical mechanism unique nanosheets current collectors. On basis confirmed conversion reactions Na2S, The constructed...
Phase engineering has a profound effect on the chemical bonding and electric configuration, which play significant roles in regulating activities of catalysts. The metallic phases transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been proposed to show more excellent performance electrocatalysis over their semiconductor phase; however, controllable phase for these compounds remains challenge. In this work, filmlike 1T′ MoTe2 (F-1T′ MoTe2), 1T′/2H MoTe2, porous small granular large were...
Searching for quantum spin Hall insulators with large fully opened energy gap to overcome the thermal disturbance at room temperature has attracted tremendous attention because of robustness one-dimensional (1D) spin-momentum locked topological edge states in practical applications electronic devices and spintronics. Here, we report investigation nature monolayer Bi4Br4 by techniques angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) scanning tunneling microscopy. The possible nontriviality...
A binder-free electrode is prepared by directly depositing electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) on the metal current collector. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectrum have been used to demonstrate effective reduction of electrode, porous structure ERGO film was further characterized scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical properties were investigated cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge impedance (EIS). Electrochemical measurements...
Two-dimensional (2D) material with thickness down to the atomic state is regarded as able expose more active sites and achieve much higher catalytic efficiency than its bulk counterpart. Recent investigated semi-metallic antimony (Sb) demonstrates high charge carrier density environmental stability toward prospective electrocatalytic performance. In this work, we adopt a favorable liquid exfoliation approach produce few-layer antimonene implement it metal-free electrocatalyst for water...