Seamless Separation of OHad and Had on a Ni-O Catalyst Toward Exceptional Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

A seamless separation of intermediates (OHad and Had) to different active sites at atomic scale is realized on a Ni-O catalyst that is functionalized with low-coordinated oxygen and abundant vacancies....

Inducing Liquid Crystallinity in Dilute MXene Dispersions for Facile Processing of Multifunctional Fibers

The liquid crystal (LC) phases of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) has enabled the production of their unique macro-architectures with ordered microstructure and enhanced properties. However, LC phases in...

Atomic-level Coupled Spinel@perovskite Dual-phase Oxides toward Enhanced Performance in Zn-air Batteries

Interface engineering has been proved to be an efficient strategy for boosting electrocatalytic performance and has attracted increasing interest in past few decades. Herein, Co3O4@LaCoO3 heterojunctions with abundant oxygen vacancies,...

A highly sensitive and ultra-stretchable zwitterionic liquid hydrogel-based sensor as anti-freezing ionic skin

Soft conductors show great promise in multifunctional sensor applications. However, both electronically and ionically conductive materials are often vulnerable during large deformation or at low temperatures, leading to reduced sensitivity,...

Structural, Electronic and Electrocatalytic Evaluation of Spinel Transition Metal Sulfide Supported Reduced Graphene Oxide

Development of highly active and durable non-precious spinel transition metal sulfide (STMS)-based electrocatalysts plays a vital role in increasing the efficiency of hydrogen production via water electrolysis. Herein, we have...

Chaotropic Anion Based “Water-in-Salt” Electrolyte Realizes a High Voltage Zn–Graphite Dual-Ion Battery

Aqueous Zn-based batteries are promising candidates for grid energy storage due to their low cost, intrinsic safety, and environmental friendliness. Nevertheless, they suffer from limited energy density due to the...

Hierarchical Porous Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Efficient Oil-Water Separation

Oil contaminated water is a global issue, decreasing the quality of water sources and is posing a threat to the health of humans and many ecosystems. The utilization of industrial...

Structural Rule of N-Coordinated Single Atomic Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Metal single-atom catalysts (SACs) on nitrogen-doped carbons exhibit an attractive prospect in catalysis. However, how to quickly collocate various metal centers with diversified N-coordination topologic structures to maximize the catalytic...

Bichannel Design Inspired by Membrane Pump: A Rate Booster for Conversion-type Anode of Sodium Ion Battery

The sluggish kinetic of Na+ in anode limits the rate capability of sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, pyrophosphate, as a Na+ pump in cell membrane, is integrated with cobalt redox...

Multi-variable Bayesian optimization for a new composition with high Na+ conductivity in the Na3PS4 family

Na3PS4 is an archetypal room-temperature (RT), Na+-conducting, solid-state electrolyte. Various compositional modifications of this compound via iso/aliovalent substitution are known to provide a high ionic conductivity (ion) that is comparable...