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Women’s Commission sitting held in Kollam




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Rate cut unlikely even in February, inflation to dip January onwards: SBI research

The report adds that inflation is likely to average around 4.8 per cent to 4.9 per cent for financial year 2025, higher than the RBI target of 4.5 per cent




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Africa's elephant population declines by 70 per cent over past 50 years: study




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Coast Guard Chief S Paramesh calls on India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, discusses maritime security




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India is now Russia's second-largest economic partner, says Denis Manturov at trade session




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Germany to hold snap elections on February 23 as coalition crumbles under economic strain




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India, Russia discuss economic cooperation, facilitating mobility of talent and skills




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Indian Embassy in Kathmandu calls on diaspora to sign-up for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention of January




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S.Korea, US-developed solar coronagraph installed at International Space Station




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WFP seeks fund to help over 1 million food-insecure Kenyans




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South Korea to double marine protection zone, address climate change




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Andhra CM puts brakes on proposal for uranium exploration




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Rahul Gandhi's video promoting Wayanad as tourist destination goes viral




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Affordable generics will stay relevant amid a premiumisation trend: Bhushan Akshikar

GSK will keep its existing portfolios while entering areas like oncology, said company officials at its centenary celebrations




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UN report warns nitrous oxide emissions impact public health




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Genetic mutation may help people stop craving sugary foods: Study




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[LINK] Perspective, by Adactio

If you haven’t, you should immediately read Jeremy’s post titled A responsive mind. Not because he says some incredibly kind things about yours truly, but, well, of bits like this:

That’s the thing about responsive web design: you can’t just think of it as a sprinkle of pixie dust that can be applied to any site. It requires the right mindset. It requires that sites be built on solid foundations of best practice. If those foundations are in place—a flexible layout, flexible images, optimised performance—then responsive web design can work its magic.

There are so many wonderful, quotable points that I’m doing Jeremy a disservice by even excerpting that one. If you’d like to understand why a responsive approach would be right for your project (or, perhaps as importantly, why it might not), I urge you to read the whole thing.




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Autocomplete Interview - Megan Thee Stallion Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions

Musician Megan Thee Stallion visits WIRED to answer her most searched for questions on Google. Where did Megan Thee Stallion get her name? What's her favorite anime? What is Megan Thee Stallion's typical workout routine? What does Megan Thee Stallion call her fans? Answers to these questions and many more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview. 'Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words' is now streaming on Prime Video. Megan Thee Stallion's deluxe album 'Megan: Act II" is now available to stream. Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Daniel Poler Talent: Megan Thee Stallion Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White; Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Talent Booker: Jenna Caldwell Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss Sound Mixer: Michael Guggino Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Jason Malizia Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds




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Non-classical electrostriction in calcium-doped cerium oxide ceramics

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9173-9183
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07512E, Paper
Ahsanul Kabir, Victor Buratto Tinti, Simone Santucci, Maxim Varenik, Samuel Griffiths, Sebastian Molin, Igor Lubomirsky, Vincenzo Esposito
Oxygen-defective metal oxides, e.g., acceptor-doped CeO2, demonstrate exceptionally large electrostrictive responses compared to state-of-the-art electromechanically active ceramic materials.
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Electrochemical nitrate reduction for ammonia production: amorphous or crystalline oxidized copper catalyst?

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,8689-8693
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07506K, Communication
Quanxiao Peng, Dandan Xing, Liuqi Dong, Yuhan Fu, Jixue Lu, Xiaoyu Wang, Changhong Wang, Chunxian Guo
An amorphous oxidized copper (a-O–Cu) is designed to investigate for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. It is found that a-O–Cu has high capability for water dissociation and amorphous structure-enabled high catalytic activity.
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Initial SEI formation in LiBOB-, LiDFOB- and LiBF4-containing PEO electrolytes

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9184-9199
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07175H, Paper
Open Access
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Edvin K. W. Andersson, Liang-Ting Wu, Luca Bertoli, Yi-Chen Weng, Daniel Friesen, Kenza Elbouazzaoui, Sophia Bloch, Ruslan Ovsyannikov, Erika Giangrisostomi, Daniel Brandell, Jonas Mindemark, Jyh-Chiang Jiang, Maria Hahlin
A limiting factor for solid polymer electrolyte (SPE)-based Li-batteries is the functionality of the electrolyte decomposition layer that is formed at the Li metal anode during battery operation.
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Crystal reconstruction and defect healing enabled high-quality Sb2Se3 films for solar cell applications

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00734D, Paper
Qi Zhao, Bo Che, Haolin Wang, Xiaoqi Peng, Junjie Yang, Rongfeng Tang, Changfei Zhu, Tao Chen
A post-sulfurization technique has been developed to refine Sb2Se3 crystallization. This process enables high-quality Sb2Se3 with a smooth surface, large compact crystal grains and benign [hkl] growth orientation. It also mitigates the device VOC deficit, owing to the healed deep level defects.
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Porous carbon nitride rods as an efficient photoanode for water splitting and benzylamine oxidation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00237G, Paper
Sanjit Mondal, Gabriel Mark, Ayelet Tashakory, Michael Volokh, Menny Shalom
A polymeric carbon nitride layer with controlled directionality, morphology, and nitrogen defects serves as a photoanode to allow photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting and benzylamine oxidation.
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Introduction to functional framework materials

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,8613-8616
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90056A, Editorial
Paolo Falcaro, Patricia Horcajada, Dan Li
This themed issue covers functional framework materials and their related applications.
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Correction: Superhydrophobic and mechanical properties enhanced the electrospinning film with a multiscale micro-nano structure for high-efficiency radiation cooling

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9241-9241
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90062F, Correction
Open Access
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Lijing Kong, Puqing Sun, Jincheng Liu, Yongxing Lin, Chao Xiao, Chao Bao, Kang Zheng, Meng Xue, Xian Zhang, Xianglan Liu, Xingyou Tian
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Expediting ion migration and stabilizing interface deposition through pre-polarized ion channels for zinc-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00580E, Paper
Gang Li, Fulong Hu, Jinxiu Chen, Xiaozhong Fan, Xiong Xiao, Longtao Ma, Long Kong
A pre-polarized ion channels are constructed to inhibit the tip effect and selectively accelerate ion transport, achieving stable and uniform ion deposition, suppressing dendrite growth and side reaction for long-term Zn striping/plating.
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Unveiling the fundamental understanding of two dimensional π-conjugated FeN4+4 sites for boosting peroxymonosulfate activation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01195C, Paper
Sijia Jin, Wenxian Tan, Xiaofeng Tang, Xia Yao, Yingjian Bao, Haiyan Zhang, Shuang Song, Tao Zeng
The precisely defined FeN4+4 active sites in fully π-conjugated polyphthalocyanine frameworks establish a dual-pump-driven electron fast shuttle path—electron-rich Fe centers and electron-poor C atoms—ensuring continuous production of 1O2.
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Identifying lithium difluoro(oxalate)borate as a multifunctional electrolyte additive to enable high-voltage Li4Ti5O12 lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00750F, Paper
Ou Ka, Fang Cheng, Lang Wen, Xiaoqu Wang, Ting Wang, Xinyu Zeng, Wen Lu, Liming Dai
Lithium difluoro(oxalate)borate (LiDFOB) is identified as a multifunctional electrolyte additive, stabilizing the electrolyte and protecting the electrodes, to enable the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4//Li4Ti5O12 battery with an excellent performance at 3.50 V.
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Retraction: Nickel nanoparticles immobilized on three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene as a superb catalyst for the generation of hydrogen from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9247-9247
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90071E, Retraction
Open Access
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Mojtaba Mahyari, Ahmad Shaabani
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Correction: Super-adsorbent hydrogel for removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9242-9246
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90061H, Correction
Open Access
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Xiao-Sai Hu, Rui Liang, Guoxing Sun
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Superhydrophilic covalent organic frameworks accelerate photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide through proton channels

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01785D, Paper
Xiaojuan Bai, Linlong Guo, Tianqi Jia, Zhuofeng Hu
Superhydrophilic COFs with D–A structure accelerate photocatalytic synthesis of H2O2 using water as a proton supply reservoir.
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A review of noble metal-free high entropy alloys for water splitting applications

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00690A, Review Article
Open Access
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Hamzah Kamaruddin, Zhang Jianghong, Liang Yu, Wei Yuefan, Huang Yizhong
Nano-sized high entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts have attracted much attention as extraordinary electrocatalysts in water-splitting applications, i.e., the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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Photothermal conversion enabled temperature modulation for the growth of complex polymorphic architectures of calcium carbonate

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00802B, Paper
Boning Shi, Lifu Zhang, Zeda Yang, Jiangnan Deng, Shun An, Benwei Fu, Chengyi Song, Peng Tao, Tao Deng, Wen Shang
As a highly efficient and eco-friendly heat generation approach, photothermal conversion process has been applied to many important areas such as desalination and medical treatments. We explored in this work...
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Prolonging exciton diffusion length via manipulating molecular stacking enables pseudo-planar heterojunction organic solar cells over 19% efficiency

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00594E, Paper
Wang Ke, Fuwen Zhao, Yufan Zhu, Yi He, Zesheng Liu, Xiao Han, Qi Ai, Xingxing Shen, Bao Li, Jianqi Zhang, Yuze Lin, Chun-Ru Wang, Dan He
The limited exciton diffusion length (LD) of organic semiconductors constraints exciton dissociation in pseudo-planar heterojunction (PPHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs), which is deemed as the bottleneck issue hampering the further...
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Aggregation between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers promote efficient and long-lifetime photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07365C, Paper
Yifan Huang, Shihan Liu, Bo Wang, Ying Wang, Yifan Zhang, Pengyang Deng
In this paper, the aggregation effect between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was first discovered and investigated. Four oligomeric Ir photosensitizers were synthesized by copolymerization of [Ir(ppy)2(dabpy)](PF6) (H1)...
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From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00711E, Paper
Open Access
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Madasamy Thangamuthu, Emerson C. Kohlrausch, Ming Li, Alistair Speidel, Adam T. Clare, Richard Plummer, Paul Geary, James W. Murray, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Jesum Alves Fernandes
Atomically deposited Pt and Co on nano-grooves result in active and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions.
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Design of Interfacial Dual Schottky Junctions to Modulate Charge Transfer for Enhanced Piezo-assisted Photocatalytic Degradation RhB Performances

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00619D, Paper
Xiaoqi Jiang, Shengdong Sun, Yuqiao Wang, Lebing Zhao, Fangzhi Huang, Shikuo Li
Regulating charge transfer is a great challenge to improving the efficiency of piezoelectric photocatalytic reactions. Herein, sandwich-like Bi2WO6@Ag/MXene nanoflower spheres (BWO@Ag/MXene) with piezoelectric/plasma dual characteristics were synthesized by a facile...
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A new versatile crystalline sponge for organic structural analysis without the need of activation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07946E, Paper
Jin chang Liu, Weiping Huang, Yuxin Tian, Wei Xu, Wen-Cai Ye, Ren-Wang Jiang
Crystalline sponges made “crystallography without crystals” and received current attentions, but were difficult to apply directly because of the tedious activation procedures. It was important to prepare crystalline sponges that...
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Symmetry-induced Modulation of Proton Conductivity in Y-doped Ba(Zr,Ce)O3: Insights from Raman Spectroscopy

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00415A, Paper
Yiming Yang, Jiachen Lu, Xinyu Zhang, Yanuo Shi, Peng Du, Xiao Ling, Nan Yang, Qianli Chen
Y-doped Ba(Zr,Ce)O3 (BZCY) proton conducting ceramics have attracted extensive attention for their promising applications as electrolytes for intermediate-temperature proton ceramic electrochemical cells. The proton conductivity of BZCY is governed by...
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Investigating the Lithium Plating Triggering Criterion for Graphite Electrode

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00244J, Paper
Open Access
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Jiani Li, Lubing Wang, Jun Xu
Lithium plating is considered an undesirable side reaction due to its potential to induce capacity fade and pose safety concerns in Li-ion batteries. The timely detection of lithium plating onset...
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Structure/interface synergistic stabilizes high-nickel cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01230E, Paper
Guihong Mao, Liming Zeng, Jieyu Yang, Tengyu Yao, Fanming Xiao, Renheng Tang, Xin Shu, Ying Wang, Laifa Shen
Due to with high specific capacity, high nickel layered oxides have been at the forefront of the development of high-energy density lithium-ion batteries. However, high nickel cathodes invariably suffer from...
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Oxygen vacancy-induced efficient hydrogen spillover in Ni17W3/WO3−x/MoO3−x for a superior pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00729H, Paper
Open Access
Yiqing Sun, Yiwei Bao, Di Yin, Xiuming Bu, Yuxuan Zhang, Kaihang Yue, Xiaoshuang Qi, Ziyan Cai, Yongqiang Li, Xiulan Hu, Johnny C. Ho, Xianying Wang
By regulating the oxygen vacancy in the WO3−x/MoO3−x support synergistically, the active phase transition can be accomplished at low voltage, resulting in fast intermediate hydrogen uptake/transfer/desorption kinetics on the prepared catalyst surface and interface.
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Engineering electronic band structure of ternary thermoelectric nanocatalysts for highly efficient detection of hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00438H, Paper
Hongyuan Shang, Xiaofei Zhang, Aiping Zhang, Jinwen Du, Ruiping Zhang
This study rationally designs a ternary thermoelectric nanocatalyst PtTeCu nanorod for the accurate detection of hydrogen sulfide in biomedical applications.
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A sacrificial separator facilitating in situ creation of a durable CEI layer and tailoring lithium dendrites for practical lithium metal batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01234H, Paper
Sung Joon Park, Yun Jeong Choi, Jaemun Cheon, Hyungjun Kim, Jong-Won Lee, Taeeun Yim, Ki Jae Kim
The TBB–PE separator can form a robust and uniform boron-rich CEI (cathode electrolyte interphase) layer on the cathode surface via electrochemical oxidation as well as inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites by anion anchoring.
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Synthesis of a pyridine-based covalent organic framework as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00892H, Paper
Shixi Zhong, He Zhao, Yingming Ji, Xiuhua Li, Ting Shu, Zhiming Cui, Shijun Liao
Covalent organic framework (COF) materials with redox activity have emerged as promising electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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Origin of sputter damage during transparent conductive oxide deposition for semitransparent perovskite solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06654A, Paper
Open Access
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Qing Yang, Weiyuan Duan, Alexander Eberst, Benjamin Klingebiel, Yueming Wang, Ashish Kulkarni, Andreas Lambertz, Karsten Bittkau, Yongqiang Zhang, Svetlana Vitusevich, Uwe Rau, Thomas Kirchartz, Kaining Ding
The origin of sputter damage during transparent conductive oxide deposition is ion bombardment rather than plasma radiation. Ion bombardment increased recombination, whereas plasma radiation reduced recombination.
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Enhanced catalytic activity and stability of SOFC electrodes through plasma-driven surface modification

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06111F, Paper
Open Access
Hyunduck Shin, Jongsu Seo, SungHyun Jeon, Seung Jin Jeong, Jinwook Kim, Siwon Lee, Jeong Jin Lee, WooChul Jung
Plasma-induced surface amorphization prevents Sr phase separation, boosting the catalytic activity and stability of SOFC cathode. This finding expands the application of amorphous features to practical electrodes, previously limited to model studies.
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Electric field distribution regulation of zinc anode toward long cycle life zinc metal battery

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00629A, Paper
Xintao Long, Yizhou Liu, Dongxin Wang, Yihang Nie, Xiaoyong Lai, Dan Luo, Xin Wang
Zinc ion batteries are expected to be the next generation of rechargeable aqueous metal ion batteries, but their application is limited by its severe dendrite growth caused by inhomogeneous plating...
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Atomically Dispersed Ru Sites on MOF-derived NC-ZnO for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acid Media

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00586D, Paper
Sagar Varangane, Ragunath Madhu, Saad Mehmood, Bhavya Jaksani, Vidha Bhasin, Moses Abraham Abraham Bokinala, Ammavasi Nagaraj, Chandra Shobha Vennapoosa, Venkata Subba Reddy Basireddy, Subrata Kundu, Ujjwal Pal
Developing acid-stable oxygen evolution/reduction reaction (OER/ORR) electrocatalysts is essential for high-performance water splitting. Still, the slow kinetics of the ORR and OER during the discharge and charge processes seriously impede...
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