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From defects to catalysis: mechanism and optimization of NO electroreduction synthesis of NH3

Frontiers in Chemistry
Ammonia (NH₃) is a crucial industrial raw material, but the traditional Haber-Bosch process is energy-intensive and highly polluting. Electrochemical methods for synthesizing ammonia using nitric oxide (NO) as a precursor offer the advantages of ...
Gan Linling, Zhen Liao, Huimei Zhang, Jinxia Jiang, Zhikai Chen   +4 more
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Recent trends in combinative defect engineering and hybridization approach to develop efficient energy-functional layered double hydroxide-based materials

Nano Research Energy
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have attracted significant attention for their outstanding performance in renewable energy technologies. However, despite their promising electrochemical and catalytic activities, LDHs face challenges owing to their low ...
Yeon Hu Park, Yiyang Sun, Dong Wook Lee, In Young Kim, Xiaoyan Jin, Seong-Ju Hwang   +5 more
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Engineering the Electrical and Optical Properties of WS2 Monolayers via Defect Control

Advanced Science
Two‐dimensional (2D) materials as tungsten disulphide (WS2) are rising as the ideal platform for the next generation of nanoscale devices due to the excellent electric‐transport and optical properties.
Michele Giovanni Bianchi, Francesca Risplendi, Michele Re Fiorentin, Giancarlo Cicero   +3 more
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Better engineering layered vanadium oxides for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries: Going beyond widening the interlayer spacing

SmartMat
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are regarded as among the most promising candidates for large‐scale grid energy storage, owing to their high safety, low costs, and environmental friendliness. Over the past decade, vanadium oxides, which are exemplified
Yue Guo, Hanmei Jiang, Binbin Liu, Xingyang Wang, Yifu Zhang, Jianguo Sun, John Wang   +6 more
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Band Structure-Driven Design of a α-CsPbI₃ Ammonia Sensor for Industrial Applications

Nanomaterials
We investigate the defect-dependent electronic structure and gas-sensing potential of cubic α-CsPbI3 using first-principles density functional theory and nonadiabatic molecular dynamics.
Sean Nations, Lavrenty Gutsev, Oleg Prezhdo, Bala Ramachandran, Yuhua Duan, Shengnian Wang   +5 more
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Defect engineering via Ag and Na Co-doping in wide-bandgap CIGS: from interfacial suppression to bulk enhancement

Materials Futures
The efficiency of wide-bandgap (WBG) CIGS solar cells is restricted by bulk quality degradation and severe heterojunction interface recombination, resulting in high V _oc loss and suboptimal fill factor (FF).
Weimin Li, Lulu Chen, Dagang Wang, Bowen Liang, Xingchao Shao, Yao Sun, Chunlei Yang   +6 more
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Recent advances of metal suboxide catalysts for carbon‐neutral energy applications

EcoEnergy
Metal suboxides have emerged as a class of promising candidates for many electrocatalytic applications owing to their enhanced electrical conductivity and chemical activities. In this review, we have summarized the recent progress of metal suboxides.
Shan Ding, Jingjing Duan, Sheng Chen
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Defect-engineering-driven synergistic modulation of dual-phase (Fe0.5Mg0.5CoNiCuMn)3O4@CuO ceramics for superior microwave absorption

Journal of Advanced Ceramics
To overcome the challenge of insufficient loss strength in single-phase high-entropy ferrites, this work develops a novel defect-engineering-driven dual-phase strategy to fabricate spinel/rock-salt structured (Fe0.5Mg0.5CoNiCuMn)3O4@CuO composite ...
Xia Feng, Yixiang Lu, Fanqi Meng, Yi Hou, Xiaodong Feng, Haikui Zhu, Lixi Wang   +6 more
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Quantum confinement-driven catalysis in perovskite quantum dots for next-generation lithium batteries: mechanistic insights and sustainable pathways

International Journal of Sustainable Energy
Quantum confinement profoundly influences the catalytic and electronic behavior of perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), opening new frontiers for advanced lithium-based energy storage.
Rima Heider Al Omari, Magdi E. A. Zaki, G. Padma Priya, Amaal Mohammed Ali, Y. Sasikumar, Ahmed Aldulaimi, Renu Sharma, Sobhi M. Gomha, Shaima Messa   +8 more
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Defect engineering within clusters to enhance cluster-support interaction boosts catalytic performance. [PDF]

Chem Sci
Chen J, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Yan H, Li Q, Chai J, Gao G, Liu C, Yang S, Zhu M.   +9 more
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