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Anchoring Fe3O4 nanoparticles in a reduced graphene oxide aerogel matrix via polydopamine coating

  • Błażej Scheibe,
  • Radosław Mrówczyński,
  • Natalia Michalak,
  • Karol Załęski,
  • Michał Matczak,
  • Mateusz Kempiński,
  • Zuzanna Pietralik,
  • Mikołaj Lewandowski,
  • Stefan Jurga and
  • Feliks Stobiecki

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 591–601, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.55

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  • batteries [8][9][10][11], supercapacitors [12][13][14][15][16]), sensors (gas sensors [17][18][19], biosensors [20][21]) and adsorbers (oil pollution [22][23], organic contaminants [24][25]). Moreover, the properties of GO-based aerogels can be modified by addition of various functional additives, e.g
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Published 15 Feb 2018

Blister formation during graphite surface oxidation by Hummers’ method

  • Olga V. Sinitsyna,
  • Georgy B. Meshkov,
  • Anastasija V. Grigorieva,
  • Alexander A. Antonov,
  • Inna G. Grigorieva and
  • Igor V. Yaminsky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 407–414, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.40

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  • , lithium-ion batteries, catalysts, systems for water pollution treatment, nonlinear optical devices and sensors [1][2][3][4]. One of the most important applications of graphene oxide is the synthesis of reduced graphene oxide, which exhibits properties similar to graphene [4][5]. The formation of GO
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Published 02 Feb 2018

Synthesis and characterization of electrospun molybdenum dioxide–carbon nanofibers as sulfur matrix additives for rechargeable lithium–sulfur battery applications

  • Ruiyuan Zhuang,
  • Shanshan Yao,
  • Maoxiang Jing,
  • Xiangqian Shen,
  • Jun Xiang,
  • Tianbao Li,
  • Kesong Xiao and
  • Shibiao Qin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 262–270, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.28

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  • ) surface area measurements, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). MoO2–CNFs with an average diameter of 425–575 nm obtained after heat treatment were used as a matrix to prepare sulfur/MoO2–CNF cathodes for lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The polysulfide adsorption
  • coefficient, low interfacial resistance and much better electrochemical performance than pristine sulfur cathodes. Keywords: electrochemical performance; electrospinning; lithium–sulfur batteries; MoO2–CNFs; sulfur matrix; Introduction Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are considered to be the most promising
  • candidates for the next green rechargeable batteries due to their high energy density (2600 Wh kg−1) and theoretical specific capacity (1675 mAh g−1). However, before Li–S batteries become a viable technology, some challenges need to be solved such as the insulating nature of sulfur and the shuttle effect
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Published 24 Jan 2018

Ab initio study of adsorption and diffusion of lithium on transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers

  • Xiaoli Sun and
  • Zhiguo Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2711–2718, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.270

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  • monolayers of the type MX2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, Cr, W; X= S, Se, Te). The adsorption and diffusion of lithium on the stable MX2 phase was also investigated for potential application as an anode for lithium ion batteries. Some of these compounds were found to be stable in the 2H phase and some are
  • monolayers explored in this work can be used as promising anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Keywords: anode materials; lithium adsorption; lithium diffusion; lithium ion batteries; transition metal dichalcogenide; Introduction Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used in portable
  • 1.66 and 1.96 eV, respectively. The diffusion energy barrier is in the range between 0.17 and 0.63 eV for lithium on MX2 monolayers, and most of the materials are around 0.25 eV. It is therefore concluded that most of the MX2 monolayers can be used as promising anode materials for lithium ion batteries
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Published 15 Dec 2017

One-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis and supercapacitor performance of nitrogen-doped porous carbon–carbon nanotube hybrids

  • Egor V. Lobiak,
  • Lyubov G. Bulusheva,
  • Ekaterina O. Fedorovskaya,
  • Yury V. Shubin,
  • Pavel E. Plyusnin,
  • Pierre Lonchambon,
  • Boris V. Senkovskiy,
  • Zinfer R. Ismagilov,
  • Emmanuel Flahaut and
  • Alexander V. Okotrub

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2669–2679, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.267

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  • nickel hydroxide in hydrogen atmosphere [15]. The hybrid showed improved cycling stability in lithium–sulfur batteries as compared to the electrode made from porous carbon only. Cai et al. have synthesized N-doped hierarchical porous carbon–CNT hybrids using a melamine-formaldehyde resin, Fe/Co catalyst
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Published 12 Dec 2017

Synthesis of [{AgO2CCH2OMe(PPh3)}n] and theoretical study of its use in focused electron beam induced deposition

  • Jelena Tamuliene,
  • Julian Noll,
  • Peter Frenzel,
  • Tobias Rüffer,
  • Alexander Jakob,
  • Bernhard Walfort and
  • Heinrich Lang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2615–2624, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.262

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  • metals [5]. In this context, the deposition of, for example, silver is challenging, since there is a lack of volatile silver precursors for FEBID processes [5]. Silver (nano)structures are of importance, for example, in circuits, batteries, LED or RFID chips, medicine and photovoltaics [1]. Recently, it
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Published 06 Dec 2017

Synthesis of metal-fluoride nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide

  • Alexa Schmitz,
  • Kai Schütte,
  • Vesko Ilievski,
  • Juri Barthel,
  • Laura Burk,
  • Rolf Mülhaupt,
  • Junpei Yue,
  • Bernd Smarsly and
  • Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2474–2483, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.247

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  • the MFx-NPs. Electrochemical investigations of the FeF2-NPs@TRGO as cathode material for lithium-ion batteries were evaluated by galvanostatic charge/discharge profiles. The results indicate that the FeF2-NPs@TRGO as cathode material can present a specific capacity of 500 mAh/g at a current density of
  • heterogeneous nanocatalysts [55][56]. Transition-metal-fluoride nanoparticles are applied, for example, as cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries for vehicles and other mobile devices [57]. In this field, the modification of lithium–transition-metal electrodes is a very important issue to improve the
  • performance of lithium-ion batteries [58][59][60][61]. Herein, we report on the utilization of metal amidinates (M{MeC[N(iPr)]2}n or M(AMD)n) of iron, cobalt and praseodymium and of tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)europium, Eu(dpm)3 as precursors with different types of TRGO for the synthesis of
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Published 22 Nov 2017

Substrate and Mg doping effects in GaAs nanowires

  • Perumal Kannappan,
  • Nabiha Ben Sedrine,
  • Jennifer P. Teixeira,
  • Maria R. Soares,
  • Bruno P. Falcão,
  • Maria R. Correia,
  • Nestor Cifuentes,
  • Emilson R. Viana,
  • Marcus V. B. Moreira,
  • Geraldo M. Ribeiro,
  • Alfredo G. de Oliveira,
  • Juan C. González and
  • Joaquim P. Leitão

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2126–2138, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.212

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  • ; photoluminescence; Introduction In recent years, semiconductor nanowires have attracted a great deal of interest as building blocks for a new generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices, namely, batteries, biological and chemical sensors, thermoelectric devices, laser diodes, photo detectors, integrated
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Published 11 Oct 2017

Systematic control of α-Fe2O3 crystal growth direction for improved electrochemical performance of lithium-ion battery anodes

  • Nan Shen,
  • Miriam Keppeler,
  • Barbara Stiaszny,
  • Holger Hain,
  • Filippo Maglia and
  • Madhavi Srinivasan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2032–2044, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.204

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  • derivatives as shape-controlling agents (SCAs) for application as anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The physicochemical characteristics were investigated via XRD and FESEM, revealing well-crystallized α-Fe2O3 with adjustable nanorod lengths between 240 and 400 nm and aspect ratios in the range from 2.6
  • power sources, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered as the most promising candidates, since LIBs offer the highest energy density of all known rechargeable battery systems [2][3][4]. In order to address today’s challenges of electromobility (e.g., customer acceptance of BEVs by extending driving
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Published 28 Sep 2017

Freestanding graphene/MnO2 cathodes for Li-ion batteries

  • Şeyma Özcan,
  • Aslıhan Güler,
  • Tugrul Cetinkaya,
  • Mehmet O. Guler and
  • Hatem Akbulut

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1932–1938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.193

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  • storage requirements with high performance are of great need because of rapid improvement of mobile and stationary electronic applications. Lithium-ion batteries have been one of the key energy storage devices to meet these energy demands since the last century [1]. However, increased capacity and energy
  • density of Li-ion batteries is desired in order to store more, efficient energy. Although researchers have made significant progress in the development of high capacity anode electrodes, such as SnO2 [2], Sn-Ni [3], and Si [4], the performance of cathodes has been bottlenecked by the energy density and
  • capacity of Li-ion batteries. In commercial Li-ion batteries, LiCoO2, which has a specific capacity of 140 mAh/g, is used as the cathode material although it has many disadvantages such as high cost, toxicity and limited sources. Therefore, researchers have been developing different cathode materials such
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Published 14 Sep 2017

Fabrication of carbon nanospheres by the pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile–poly(methyl methacrylate) core–shell composite nanoparticles

  • Dafu Wei,
  • Youwei Zhang and
  • Jinping Fu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1897–1908, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.190

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  • batteries [3][4][5], fuel cells [6][7], supercapacitors [8][9], catalysis carriers [10][11], drug delivery [12][13] and adsorption [14][15]. Various techniques, including arc discharge [16], laser ablation [17], chemical vapor deposition [18], and solvothermal method [19], have been developed for the
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Published 11 Sep 2017

Adsorption and diffusion characteristics of lithium on hydrogenated α- and β-silicene

  • Fadil Iyikanat,
  • Ali Kandemir,
  • Cihan Bacaksiz and
  • Hasan Sahin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1742–1748, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.175

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  • candidates as electrode materials for Li-ion batteries [39]. For applications in Li-ion batteries, a high coverage of Li atoms on a material is required. Due to its buckled large surface area, silicene seems to be a good candidate for Li-ion battery applications. Li adsorption on pristine silicene has been
  • convenient or forbidden regions for Li atom diffusion. High binding energies and relatively low diffusion barriers for a Li atom on H-α-Si and H-β-Si suggest that hydrogenated forms of α- and β-silicene are suitable materials for Li-ion batteries. Top and side views of (a) H-α-Si and (b) its three different
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Published 23 Aug 2017

Surface functionalization of 3D-printed plastics via initiated chemical vapor deposition

  • Christine Cheng and
  • Malancha Gupta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1629–1636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.162

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  • [1][2]. These attractive features have led to applications of 3DP in diverse fields including tissue engineering [2][3], microfluidics [4], robotics [5], and batteries [6][7]. 3DP involves a computer-aided design of the target structure sliced into 2D layers and printed layer-by-layer [2][3]. Four
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Published 08 Aug 2017

Two-dimensional carbon-based nanocomposites for photocatalytic energy generation and environmental remediation applications

  • Suneel Kumar,
  • Ashish Kumar,
  • Ashish Bahuguna,
  • Vipul Sharma and
  • Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1571–1600, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.159

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  • of the most abundant elements on the earth. In the past two decades, carbon-based materials such as graphene, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), fullerenes and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been explored for various applications such as Li-ion batteries [22], supercapacitors [23], energy storage [24
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Published 03 Aug 2017

Nanostructures for sensors, electronics, energy and environment III

  • Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1530–1531, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.154

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  • with more powerful batteries and supercapacitors connected in a smart way to the network, will be part of the “internet of things”, allowing ubiquitous environmental and health monitoring with immediate access to this critical information from anywhere in the world. Nanotechnology is bringing forth a
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Published 27 Jul 2017

Fabrication of hierarchically porous TiO2 nanofibers by microemulsion electrospinning and their application as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

  • Jin Zhang,
  • Yibing Cai,
  • Xuebin Hou,
  • Xiaofei Song,
  • Pengfei Lv,
  • Huimin Zhou and
  • Qufu Wei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1297–1306, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.131

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  • its rapid development in lithium-ion batteries (LIB). In order to improve the electrochemical performances of TiO2 nanomaterials as anode for LIB, hierarchically porous TiO2 nanofibers with different tetrabutyl titanate (TBT)/paraffin oil ratios were prepared as anode for LIB via a versatile single
  • −1 after 60 cycles at increasing stepwise current density from 40 mA·g−1 to 800 mA·g−1. Herein, hierarchically porous TiO2 nanofibers have the potential to be applied as anode for lithium-ion batteries in practical applications. Keywords: anode; hierarchically porous TiO2 nanofibers; lithium-ion
  • batteries; microemulsion electrospinning (ME-ES); multichannel; Introduction The increasing demand for energy has heightened the need for the development of renewable resources because fossil fuels, which are currently the most common energy resources, are a finite resource [1][2][3][4]. Battery industry
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Published 22 Jun 2017

Oxidative chemical vapor deposition of polyaniline thin films

  • Yuriy Y. Smolin,
  • Masoud Soroush and
  • Kenneth K. S. Lau

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1266–1276, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.128

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  • in recent years for their use in solar cells [1][2][3][4][5][6], batteries [7], supercapacitors [8][9][10][11][12], sensors [13], biosensors [14], and microelectronics [15][16]. As devices continue to decrease in size, the integration of conducting polymers within nanomaterials using conventional
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Published 16 Jun 2017

A top-down approach for fabricating three-dimensional closed hollow nanostructures with permeable thin metal walls

  • Carlos Angulo Barrios and
  • Víctor Canalejas-Tejero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1231–1237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.124

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  • as artificial cells [2], controlled transport and delivery of chemical agents (e.g., pharmaceutical drugs) [3], catalysis [4], lithium batteries [5] and confined reaction compartments (nanoreactors) [1]. Most fabrication methods of nanocages are based on bottom-up techniques, mainly colloidal and sol
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Published 08 Jun 2017

Structural properties and thermal stability of cobalt- and chromium-doped α-MnO2 nanorods

  • Romana Cerc Korošec,
  • Polona Umek,
  • Alexandre Gloter,
  • Jana Padežnik Gomilšek and
  • Peter Bukovec

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1032–1042, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.104

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  • can be used as a cathode-active material for rechargeable lithium batteries [8], an electrode material for supercapacitors [9][10], and shows excellent catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols [11][12]. The catalytic properties are related to the redox cycling of various
  • Co2+ have been published. It seems that doping with cobalt allows for the preparation of materials with enhanced characteristics. In an attempt to modify α-MnO2 as cathode for high energy density lithium batteries, nanostructured MnO2, doped with 2 atom % Co, was synthesized [20]. In Co-doped
  • dopant so drastically affects the physical properties of the MnO2 matrix. Because of economic reasons MnO2 is one of the most attractive cathodes for rechargable lithium batteries. Since Mn is the tenth-most abundant element in the Earth crust, lithiated MnO2 cathodes would cost around 1% of LiCoO2, the
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Published 10 May 2017

First examples of organosilica-based ionogels: synthesis and electrochemical behavior

  • Andreas Taubert,
  • Ruben Löbbicke,
  • Barbara Kirchner and
  • Fabrice Leroux

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 736–751, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.77

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  • molecular solvents, ILs often offer improved safety of a device by way of their low vapor pressure and low flammability [8]. As a result, ILs have been investigated as advanced electrolytes to replace traditional aqueous or organic electrolytes in batteries and fuel cells [5][6][7]. Among others, ILs are
  • material without specific optical properties is desired, such as batteries or fuel cells. The IL used in the current study (Scheme 1) is a new IL based on a related example published earlier [25]. The difference between the two ILs is the chain length of the sulfonated side chain attached to the
  • flexible IGs that may be interesting as membrane materials in electrochemical devices such as sensors, batteries, or fuel cells. Conclusion The current article is the first account on organosilica host materials for ionogel fabrication. Compared to pure silica host materials, organosilica hosts offer many
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Published 29 Mar 2017

Vapor deposition routes to conformal polymer thin films

  • Priya Moni,
  • Ahmed Al-Obeidi and
  • Karen K. Gleason

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 723–735, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.76

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  • times the Young’s Modulus of a bare CNT sheet [40]. Emerging applications for ultrathin polymer films on nanostructured high aspect ratio structures include various energy storage devices and soft electronics. For instance, silicon based anodes are of interest for lithium ion batteries since Li–Si
  • . Gleason and coworkers, having previously shown pV4D4 as potential solid electrolyte, are exploring the Si nanowire assembly in Figure 8a as a route toward anodes for micro lithium ion batteries [39]. Figure 9e shows a corresponding, conformal pV4D4 coating on a lithium spinel oxide particle, a material
  • that can be used as a cathode for micro lithium ion batteries. Composite electrodes for supercapacitors have been developed by forming pseudo-capacitive, conjugated polymer thin films on various electrodes such as vertically aligned CNTs, aligned graphene flakes, and nano-porous anodized alumina (NAA
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Published 28 Mar 2017

Synthesis of graphene–transition metal oxide hybrid nanoparticles and their application in various fields

  • Arpita Jana,
  • Elke Scheer and
  • Sebastian Polarz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 688–714, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.74

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  • ) and therefore offers the possibility to fabricate a large variety of graphene–transition metal oxide (TMO) NP hybrids. These hybrid materials are promising alternatives to reduce the drawbacks of using only TMO NPs in various applications, such as anode materials in lithium ion batteries (LIBs
  • as a high-performance electrochemical capacitor [108], shows enhanced optical response [109], and represents highly durable electrodes for Li and Na ion batteries [110]. Yang et al. have prepared VO2–graphene architectures by using graphene as a substrate for the in situ growth of VO2 ribbons (Figure
  • rechargeable Li batteries [115][116]. Kim et al. have introduced the use of VO2–graphene hybrid materials for the fabrication of thermochromic films for energy saving windows. VO2 crystals have been prepared on graphene and the graphene-supported VO2 is easily transferred to a plastic substrate which enables
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Published 24 Mar 2017

Carbon nanotube-wrapped Fe2O3 anode with improved performance for lithium-ion batteries

  • Guoliang Gao,
  • Yan Jin,
  • Qun Zeng,
  • Deyu Wang and
  • Cai Shen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 649–656, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.69

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  • material of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because they offer high theoretical capacities, and are environmentally friendly and widely available. However, the low electronic conductivity and severe irreversible lithium storage have hindered a practical application. Herein, we employed ethanolamine as
  • precursor to prepare Fe2O3/COOH-MWCNT composites through a simple hydrothermal synthesis. When these composites were used as electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, a reversible capacity of 711.2 mAh·g−1 at a current density of 500 mA·g−1 after 400 cycles was obtained. The result indicated that Fe2O3
  • /COOH-MWCNT composite is a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Keywords: anode material; carbon nanotubes; hydrothermal synthesis method; lithium-ion batteries; Introduction The depletion of non-renewable energy resources such as coal, petrol and natural gas has led to the urgent need
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Published 17 Mar 2017

Role of oxygen in wetting of copper nanoparticles on silicon surfaces at elevated temperature

  • Tapas Ghosh and
  • Biswarup Satpati

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 425–433, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.45

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  • recent years, several CuO nanostructure syntheses and their applications have been reported. Different shaped CuO nanostructures such as nanowires, nanoplatelets, nanorods, and nanoflowers have been employed as the anode material for lithium ion batteries [4][5][6][7], and improved performance has also
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Published 13 Feb 2017

Photocatalysis applications of some hybrid polymeric composites incorporating TiO2 nanoparticles and their combinations with SiO2/Fe2O3

  • Andreea Laura Chibac,
  • Tinca Buruiana,
  • Violeta Melinte and
  • Emil C. Buruiana

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 272–286, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.30

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  • , Li-ion batteries, sensors, photodynamic cancer therapy or in biomaterials [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Since 1972, when Fujishima and Honda published their seminal work [8], much work has been focused on investigating the photocatalytic properties of TiO2 [9]. Titanium dioxide catalysts proved to be better
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