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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 SnS2 molecular precursor for conformal nanostructured coatings 

      Zuo, Yong; Li, Junshan; Yu, Xiaoting; Du, Ruifeng; Zhang, Ting; Wang, Xiang; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-02-11)
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      We present a simple, versatile, and scalable procedure to produce SnS2 nanostructured layers based on an amine/thiol-based molecular ink. The ratios amine/thiol and Sn/S, and the reaction conditions, are systematically ...
    • Chromium phosphide CrP as highly active and stable electrocatalysts for oxygen electroreduction in alkaline media 

      Liu, Junfeng; Yu, Xiaoting; Du, Ruifeng; Zhang, Chaoqi; Zhang, Ting; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2019-11-05)
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      Catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are key components in emerging energy technologies such as fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Developing low-cost, high performance and stable electrocatalysts is critical for ...
    • Colloidal Ni-Co-Sn nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction 

      Li, Junshan; Luo, Zhishan; He, Feng; Zuo, Yong; Zang, Chaoqui; Liu, Junfeng; Yu, Xiaoting; Du, Ruifeng; Zhang, Ting; Infante Carrió, Maria F.; Tang, Pengyi; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot Codina, Andreu (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2018-01-01)
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      The deployment of direct methanol fuel cells requires engineering cost-effective and durable electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). As an alternative to noble metals, Ni-based alloys have shown excellent ...
    • Co–Sn nanocrystalline solid solutions as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries with high pseudocapacitive contribution 

      Li, Junshan; Xu, Xijun; Luo, Zhishan; Zhang, Chaoqi; Zuo, Yong; Zhang, Ting; Tang, Pengyi; Infante Carrió, Maria F.; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Jun; Cabot, Andreu (2019-04-05)
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      Co–Sn solid-solution nanoparticles with Sn crystal structure and tuned metal ratios were synthesized by a facile one pot solution-based procedure involving the initial reduction of a Sn precursor followed by incorporation ...
    • 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, ...
    • Effect of the annealing atmosphere on crystal phase and thermoelectric properties of copper sulfide 

      Li, Mengyao; Liu, Yu; Zhang, Yu; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Zuo, Yong; Xie, Chenyang; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Junfeng; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society, 2021-03-01)
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      Cu2–xS has become one of the most promising thermoelectric materials for application in the middle-high temperature range. Its advantages include the abundance, low cost, and safety of its elements and a high performance ...
    • Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type bi2se3 nanosheets through sn doping 

      Li, Mengyao; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Ting; Zuo, Yong; Xiao, Ke; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Yu; Cabot, Andreu (2021-07-14)
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      The cost-effective conversion of low-grade heat into electricity using thermoelectric devices requires developing alternative materials and material processing technologies able to reduce the currently high device manufacturing ...
    • Hydrogen photogeneration using ternary CuGaS2-TiO2-Pt nanocomposites 

      Caudillo Flores, Uriel; Kubacka, Anna; Berestok, Taisiia; Zhang, Ting; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu; Fernández García, Marcos (2020-01-13)
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      In this contribution we synthesized ternary CuGaS2-TiO2-Pt materials. The semiconductor components were surface functionalized with mercapto-alifatic acids to drive their linking and were platinized prior to or after contact ...
    • In situ electrochemical oxidation of Cu2S into CuO nanowires as a durable and efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction 

      Zuo, Yong; Liu, Yongpeng; Li, Junshan; Du, Ruifeng; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Arbiol, Jordi; Jiménez Divins, Nuria; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Guijarro, Néstor; Sivula, Kevin; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2019-08-15)
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      Development of cost-effective oxygen evolution catalysts is of capital importance for the deployment of large-scale energy-storage systems based on metal–air batteries and reversible fuel cells. In this direction, a wide ...
    • Molecular engineering to tune the ligand environment of atomically dispersed nickel for efficient alcohol electrochemical oxidation 

      Liang, Zhifu; Jiang, Daochuan; Wang, Xiang; Shakouri, Mohsen; Zhang, Ting; Li, Zhongjun; Tang, Pengyi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Lijia; Yuan, Yupeng; Heggen, Marc; Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.; Morante Lleonart, Joan Ramon; Cabot Codina, Andreu; Arbiol, Jordi (2021-09-16)
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      Atomically dispersed metals maximize the number of catalytic sites and enhance their activity. However, their challenging synthesis and characterization strongly complicates their optimization. Here, the aim is to demonstrate ...
    • Monodisperse CoSn and NiSn nanoparticles supported on commercial carbon as anode for lithium- and potassium-ion batteries 

      Li, Junshan; Xu, Xijun; Yu, Xiaoting; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Zuo, Yong; Zhang, Chaoqi; Yang, Dawei; Wang, Xiang; Luo, Zhishan; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Jun; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2020-01-07)
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      Monodisperse CoSn and NiSn nanoparticles were prepared in solution and supported on commercial carbon black. The obtained nanocomposites were applied as anodes for Li- and K-ion batteries. CoSn@C delivered stable average ...
    • Nickel iron diselenide for highly efficient and selective electrocatalytic conversion of methanol to formate 

      Li, Junshan; Xing, Congcong; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Ting; Spadaro, Maria Chiara; Wu, Qianbao; Yi, Yunan; He, Shenglan; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu; Cui, Chunhua (2021-02-01)
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      The electro-oxidation of methanol to formate is an interesting example of the potential use of renewable energies to add value to a biosourced chemical commodity. Additionally, methanol electro-oxidation can replace the ...
    • NiSn bimetallic nanoparticles as stable electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction 

      Li, Junshan; Luo, Zhishan; Zuo, Yong; Liu, Junfeng; Zhang, Ting; Tang, Pengyi; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2018-10-15)
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      Nickel is an excellent alternative catalyst to high cost Pt and Pt-group metals as anode material in direct methanol fuel cells. However, nickel presents a relatively low stability under operation conditions, even in ...
    • Porous NiTiO3/TiO2 nanostructures for photocatatalytic hydrogen evolution 

      Xing, Congcong; Liu, Yongpeng; Zhang, Yu; Liu, Junfeng; Zhang, Ting; Soler Turu, Lluís; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2019-01-01)
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      We present a strategy to produce porous NiTiO3/TiO2 nanostructures with excellent photocatalytic activity toward hydrogen generation. In a first step, nickel-doped TiO2 needle bundles were synthesized by a hydrothermal ...
    • Solution-processed ultrathin SnS 2 -Pt nanoplates for photoelectrochemical water oxidation 

      Zuo, Yong; Liu, Yongpeng; Li, Junshan; Du, Ruifeng; Yu, Xiaoting; Xing, Congcong; Zhang, Ting; Yao, Liang; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Sivula, Kevin; Guijarro, Néstor; Cabot Codina, Andreu (2019-02-20)
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      Tin disulfide (SnS2) is attracting significant interest due to the abundance of its elements and its excellent optoelectronic properties in part related to its layered structure. In this work, we detail the preparation of ...
    • Stability of Pd3Pb nanocubes during electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation 

      Yu, Xiaoting; Luo, Zhishan; Zhang, Ting; Tang, Pengyi; Li, Junshan; Wang, Xiang; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol, Jordi; Liu, Junfeng; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-02-07)
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      Intermetallic Pd3Pb nanocrystals with controlled size and cubic geometry exposing (100) facets are synthesized and tested as electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media. We observe the ethanol oxidation activity ...
    • Tin selenide molecular precursor for the solution processing of thermoelectric materials and devices 

      Zhang, Yu; Xing, Congcong; Zhang, Ting; Yu, Xiaoting; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cadavid, Doris; Ibáñez, María; Cabot, Andreu (2020-05-21)
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      In the present work, we report a solution-based strategy to produce crystallographically textured SnSe bulk nanomaterials and printed layers with optimized thermoelectric performance in the direction normal to the substrate. ...
    • Tubular CoFeP@CN as a Mott–Schottky catalyst with multiple adsorption sites for robust lithium-sulfur batteries 

      Zhang, Chaoqi; Du, Ruifeng; Jacas Biendicho, Jordi; Yang, Dawei; Zhang, Ting; Wang, Xiang; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Morante Lleonart, Joan Ramon; Cabot, Andreu (2021-06-24)
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      The shuttle effect and the sluggish reaction kinetics of lithium polysulfide (LiPS) seriously compromise the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). To overcome these limitations and enable the fabrication of robust ...