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    • A CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy boosting oxygen evolution/reduction reactions and zinc-air battery performance 

      He, Ren; Yang, Linlin; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Xiang; Lee, Seungho; Zhang, Ting; Li, Lingxiao; Liang, Zhifu; Chen, Jingwei; Li, Junshan; Moghaddam, Ahmad Ostovari; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Ibánez, María; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Xu, Ying hao; Cabot, Andreu (Elsevier, 2023-04-01)
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      The development of cost-effective, high-activity and stable bifunctional catalysts for the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is essential for zinc–air batteries (ZABs) to reach the market. Such catalysts ...
    • A direct Z-scheme for the photocatalytic hydrogen production from a water ethanol mixture on CoTiO3/TiO2 heterostructures 

      Xing, Congcong; Liu, Yongpeng; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Xiang; Guardia, Pablo; Yao, Liang; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Soler Turu, Lluís; Chen, Yufen; Sivula, Kevin; Guijarro, Néstor; Cabot, Andreu; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2021-01-01)
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      Photocatalytic H2 evolution from ethanol dehydrogenation is a convenient strategy to store solar energy in a highly valuable fuel with potential zero net CO2 balance. Herein, we report on the synthesis of CoTiO3/TiO2 ...
    • A high conductivity 1D p–d conjugated metal–organic framework with efficient polysulfide trapping-diffusion-catalysis in lithium–sulfur batteries 

      Yang, Dawei; Liang, Zhifu; Tang, Pengyi; Zhang, Chaoqi; Tang, Mingxue; Li, Qizhen; Jacas Biendicho, Jordi; Li, Junshan; Heggen, Marc; Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.; Xu, Ming; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Morante, Joan Ramon; Chou, Shu-Lei; Cabot, Andreu (John Wiley & sons, 2022-03-10)
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      The shuttling behavior and sluggish conversion kinetics of the intermediate lithium polysulfides (LiPS) represent the main obstructions to the practical application of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, a 1D p–d ...
    • A prototype reactor for highly selective solar-driven CO2 reduction to synthesis gas using nanosized earth-abundant catalysts and silicon photovoltaics 

      Urbain, Félix; Tang, Pengyi; Carretero González, Nina Maga; Andreu, Teresa; Gerling Sarabia, Luis Guillermo; Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Morante Lleonart, Joan Ramon (2017-10)
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      The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals and fuels, preferably using renewable energy and earth-abundant materials, is considered a key priority for future energy research. In this work, a bias-free ...
    • Activating the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism in amorphous molybdenum cobalt oxide nanosheets for water oxidation 

      Wang, Xiang; Xing, Congcong; Liang, Zhifu; Guardia, Pablo; Han, Xu; Zuo, Yong; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Li, Junshan; Cabot, Andreu (2022-02-21)
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      The cost-effective deployment of several key energy technologies, such as water electrolysis, CO2 electroreduction and metal–air batteries, relies on the design and engineering of cost-effective catalysts able to accelerate ...
    • Brookite TiO2 nanorods as promising electrochromic and energy storage materials for smart windows 

      Xing, Congcong; Yang, Linlin; He, Ren; Spadaro, Maria Chiara; Zhang, Yu; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Li, Junshan; Poudel, Bed; Nozariasbmarz, Amin; Li, Wenjie; Lim, Khak Ho; Liu, Yu; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2023-01-01)
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      Electrochromic smart windows (ESWs) offer an attractive option for regulating indoor lighting conditions. Electrochromic materials based on ion insertion/desertion mechanisms also present the possibility for energy storage, ...
    • Doping-mediated stabilization of copper vacancies to promote thermoelectric properties of Cu2-xS 

      Zhang, Yu; Xing, Congcong; Liu, Yu; Spadaro, Maria Chiara; Wang, Xiang; Li, Mengyao; Xiao, Ke; Zhang, Ting; Guardia Girós, Pablo; Lim, Khak Ho; Moghaddam, Ahmad Ostovari; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Ibánez, María; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2021-07-01)
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      Copper chalcogenides are outstanding thermoelectric materials for applications in the medium-high temperature range. Among different chalcogenides, while Cu2-xSe is characterized by higher thermoelectric figures of merit, ...
    • Engineering of thermoelectric composites based on silver selenide in aqueous solution and ambient temperature 

      Nan, Bingfei; Li, Mengyao; Zhang, Yu; Xiao, Ke; Lim, Khak Ho; Chang, Cheng; Han, Xu; Zuo, Yong; Li, Junshan; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Ibánez, María; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2023-05-01)
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      The direct, solid state, and reversible conversion between heat and electricity using thermoelectric devices finds numerous potential uses, especially around room temperature. However, the relatively high material processing ...
    • Sulfate-decorated amorphous-crystalline cobalt-iron oxide nanosheets to enhance O-O coupling in the oxygen evolution reaction 

      Wang, Xiang; Li, Junshan; Xue, Qian; Han, Xu; Xing, Congcong; Liang, Zhifu; Guardia, Pablo; Zuo, Yong; Du, Ruifeng; Balcells Argemí, Lluis; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Qi, Xueqiang; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society, 2022-12-23)
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      The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a fundamental role in several energy technologies, which performance and cost-effectiveness are in large part related to the used OER electrocatalyst. Herein, we ...
    • Unveiling the role of counter-anions in amorphous transition metal-based oxygen evolution electrocatalysts 

      Wang, Xiang; Xu, Han; Du, Ruifeng; Liang, Zhifu; Zuo, Yong; Guardia, Pablo; Li, Junshan; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Zheng, Renji; Cabot, Andreu (Elsevier, 2023-01-01)
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      At the initial stage of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) most electrocatalysts undergo structural and chemical surface reconstruction. While this reconstruction strongly influences their performance, it is frequently ...
    • ZnSe/N-doped carbon nanoreactor with multiple adsorption sites for stable lithium–sulfur batteries 

      Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (2020-10-21)
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      To commercially realize the enormous potential of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) several challenges remain to be overcome. At the cathode, the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect must be inhibited and the redox ...