Hierarchical architecture of WS2nanosheets on graphene frameworks with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage and hydrogen evolution

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (47) ◽  
pp. 24128-24138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guowei Huang ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Shengping Wang ◽  
Xi Yang ◽  
Binhong Liu ◽  
...  

Three-dimensional interlayer-expanded WS2/3DG architecture exhibits enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage and hydrogen evolution due to synergistic effects between the components.

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1890
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Zhang ◽  
Xiaoli Liu ◽  
Jun Zhou ◽  
Chunling Qin ◽  
Zhifeng Wang

The development of facile preparation methods and novel three-dimensional structured anodes to improve cycling stability of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) is urgently needed. Herein, a dual-network ferroferric oxide/nickel oxide (Fe3O4/NiO) anode was synthesized through a facile dealloying technology, which is suitable for commercial mass manufacturing. The dual-network with high specific surface area contains a nanoplate array network and a bimodal nanoporous urchin network. It exhibits excellent electrochemical performance as an anode material for LIB, delivering a reversible capacity of 721 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1 after 100 cycles. The good lithium storage performance is related to the ample porous structure, which can relieve stress and mitigate the volume change in the charge/discharge process, the interconnected porous network that enhances ionic mobility and permeability, and synergistic effects of two kinds of active materials. The paper provides a new idea for the design and preparation of anode materials with a novel porous structure by a dealloying method and may promote the development of the dealloying field.


Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1446-1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanjuan Bai ◽  
Huijuan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Haitao Xu ◽  
...  

A novel peapod-like Ni2P/C nanocomposite is designed and synthesized using NiNH4PO4H2O nanorod sacrificial templates. The nanocomposite exhibits high activity and stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction and an excellent electrochemical performance for use in lithium ion batteries.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (38) ◽  
pp. 20228-20238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Meng ◽  
Lirong Zheng ◽  
Jinwen Qin ◽  
Di Zhao ◽  
Minhua Cao

3DHP-Mo2C synthesized by a salt-template method can be used as a multifunctional material for the hydrogen evolution reaction and lithium storage.


Hydrogen ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Youyi Sun ◽  
Alexey Y. Ganin

Metal alloys have become a ubiquitous choice as catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution in alkaline media. However, scarce and expensive Pt remains the key electrocatalyst in acidic electrolytes, making the search for earth-abundant and cheaper alternatives important. Herein, we present a facile and efficient synthetic route towards polycrystalline Co3Mo and Co7Mo6 alloys. The single-phased nature of the alloys is confirmed by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. When electrochemically tested, they achieve competitively low overpotentials of 115 mV (Co3Mo) and 160 mV (Co7Mo6) at 10 mA cm−2 in 0.5 M H2SO4, and 120 mV (Co3Mo) and 160 mV (Co7Mo6) at 10 mA cm−2 in 1 M KOH. Both alloys outperform Co and Mo metals, which showed significantly higher overpotentials and lower current densities when tested under identical conditions, confirming the synergistic effect of the alloying. However, the low overpotential in Co3Mo comes at the price of stability. It rapidly becomes inactive when tested under applied potential bias. On the other hand, Co7Mo6 retains the current density over time without evidence of current decay. The findings demonstrate that even in free-standing form and without nanostructuring, polycrystalline bimetallic electrocatalysts could challenge the dominance of Pt in acidic media if ways for improving their stability were found.


Small ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 3032-3037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqiang Mai ◽  
Qinyou An ◽  
Qiulong Wei ◽  
Jiayang Fei ◽  
Pengfei Zhang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 286 ◽  
pp. 129231
Author(s):  
Lingchang Wang ◽  
Mengmeng Zhen ◽  
Feng Hu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Haiyang Jia ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 18823-18830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Keun Park ◽  
Jin Koo Kim ◽  
Yun Chan Kang

Multishell structured metal selenide nanocubes, namely, Co/(NiCo)Se2 box-in-box structures with different shell compositions, were successfully synthesized by applying zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) as a template.


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