Akif Zeb

ORCID: 0000-0003-2188-6704
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Research Areas
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

South China Normal University
2019-2024

Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale
2016-2024

University of Science and Technology of China
2016-2024

Hunan University
2023-2024

Zhejiang University
2023

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
2022

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
2021

Microscale (United States)
2016-2019

Hefei University
2016-2019

National University of Sciences and Technology
2016-2018

Electrochemical water splitting is an important process to produce hydrogen and oxygen for energy storage conversion devices. However, it often restricted by the evolution reaction (OER) due its sluggish kinetics. To overcome problem, precious metal oxide-based electrocatalysts, such as RuO2 IrO2, are widely used. The lack of availability high cost metals compel researchers find other resources development cost-effective, environmentally friendly, earth-abundant, nonprecious electrocatalysts...

10.1021/acsami.7b08922 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017-08-21

Research progress of MOF-derived metal oxides and composites in lithium ion batteries has been presented based on different organic linkers.

10.1039/d0qi00929f article EN Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2020-01-01

Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation reactions are of great importance to the petrochemical industry and fine chemical synthesis. Herein, we present first example gadolinium hydroxide (Gd(OH)3) nanorods as a support for loading ultra-small Pd nanoparticles reactions. Gd(OH)3 possesses large number hydroxyl groups on surface, which act an ideal good dispersion nanoparticles. prepared by hydrothermal treatment, Pd/Gd(OH)3 catalyst with low 0.95 wt% is obtained photochemical deposition. The...

10.1039/c7nr05096h article EN Nanoscale 2017-01-01

Abstract For the increasing attention focused on saving endangered environments, there is a growing need for developing membrane materials able to perform complex functions such as removing radioactive pollutants and oil spills from water. A major challenge scalable fabrication of membranes with good mechanical thermal stability, superior resistance radiation, excellent recyclability. In this study, we constructed multifunctional flexible free-standing sodium titanate nanobelt (Na-TNB) that...

10.1038/srep20920 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2016-02-11

Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) with noble metals based anode and cathode is a promising energy generator to portable power devices. However, the deterioration of catalyst performance suffered by CO poisoning, crossover from cathode, higher economical cost such devices hinder their commercialization. Herein, all above issues have been neutralized crossed huge hump faced challenges. Highly efficient, durable, surfactant-free ultralow Pt3Pd1 loadings supported on CeO2/C was synthesized. The...

10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11528 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017-01-19

Artificial enzyme mimetics is a current research area with much interest from scientific community. Some nanomaterials have been found to possess intrinsic enzyme-mimetic activity. In this study, VOx nanoflakes mixed-phases are synthesized via quick and facile one-pot synthetic process their Fenton reaction activities studied. The results show that obtained not only highly effective reagent, completely decomposing Rhodamine B (RhB) within less than 1 min, but also exhibits excellent...

10.1021/acsami.6b09557 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016-10-25

Inspired by the cascade reactions occurring in micro-organelles of living systems, we have developed a hybrid hydrogel, nanozyme that mimics three key enzymes including peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase. The organic/inorganic nanostructured hydrogel constituting VOx incorporated hexacyanoferrate Berlin green analogue complex (VOxBG) is prepared simple one-step hydrothermal process, its composition, structure, properties are thoroughly investigated. Polyvinylpyrrolidone, low-cost...

10.1021/acsnano.9b07886 article EN ACS Nano 2020-02-27

A novel PB-MoO<sub>3−x</sub> NC has been developed by fabrication of molybdenum oxide within the framework PB, to perform highly efficient synergistic PTT/PDT treatment under a single continuous NIR wave laser.

10.1039/c8tb03148g article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2019-01-01

This review presents a comprehensive discussion on the development and application of pristine Fe-MOFs in lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion potassium-ion metal–air batteries lithium–sulfur batteries.

10.1039/d1qi01396c article EN Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2022-01-01

Developing heterogeneous catalysts that promote activation of hydrogen and adsorption reactants on the surface is crucial to improve activity hydrogenation reactions. Herein, we present use highly reduced TiO support for loading noble metal nanoparticles, which provides a synergistic effect boosting catalytic activity. The low-temperature polymorph titanium monoxide used as promoter, contains vacancies in both Ti O sublattices with ordered distribution. lattice increase donor density enhance...

10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10274 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017-01-05

Abstract Rational manipulation of multicomponent materials into a sophisticated architecture is prerequisite for developing lithium‐ion batteries. However, mechanical diffusion‐induced strain accumulation leads to sluggish diffusion kinetics and anomalous structure instability, further resulting in inferior long‐term cyclability rate performance. Herein, the von Mises stress distribution on open microcages composed secondary nanoparticles (OCNs) mechanically investigated by finite element...

10.1002/cey2.226 article EN cc-by Carbon Energy 2022-06-22

In recent years, transition metal oxides have been considered as the most promising anode materials due to their high theoretical capacity, low price, and abundant natural reserves. Among them, zinc manganate is used an electrode material for anodes, whose application mostly hindered its poor ionic/electronic conductivity. this work, a series of ZnMn2O4 (ZMO) are synthesized by hydrothermal technique coordinated with metal-organic framework-based high-temperature calcination process in...

10.1021/acsami.2c06897 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022-08-12
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