A sub-kilogram scale (similar to 500 g) of expanded graphite nanoplatelet (EGnP) with multi-layered graphene sheets were successfully fabricated using a simple mild-oxidation of pristine graphite. In particular, a substa...
A novel three-dimensional branched double-shelled TiO2 nanotube network (3DNTNs) structure was constructed on transparent conducting oxide substrates (TCO) by using a ZnO-nanorod array template-assisted method. Various m...
In this contribution, new data on the reversible Li+ intercalation in iron substituted sodium manganates are provided. Novel Na2/3Mn1-yFeyO2 (y = 0, 1/3 and 2/3) compounds with a P'3-type structure are prepared from free...
We present a systematic investigation of the microscopic mechanism of interface interaction, charge transfer and separation, as well as their influence on the photocatalytic activity of heterojunctions by a combination o...
An efficient method for the preparation of benzoxazole and benzimidazole covalently grafted graphene and their application as high performance electrode materials for supercapacitors is reported. The synthesis of such co...
Noble metal nanocatalysts are one of the most promising candidates for various catalysis applications. However, their high surface energy undesirably causes serious stability problems, which remarkably decreases the intr...
A group of novel zinc complexes containing 2-hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole (BTZ) ligands were designed and synthesized, in which different substituents (OCH3, CH3, F, CF3, COOCH2CH3) were attached at the 6-position of the b...
Rare earth Eu3+-doped nanoceria with an average size of 60 nm were synthesized by urea-nitrate solution combustion reaction. The microstructure and morphology of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction patter...
In this work, we report a novel antiferroelectric-like performance at high poling fields obtained in poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) series copolymers ...
Novel polyaniline decorated reduced graphene oxide (rPANI@rGO) two-dimensional (2D) hybrids sheets were successfully prepared by in situ polymerization of aniline on graphene oxide (GO) sheets and successive reduction by...
Two new hole-transporting materials, namely HFB-Cz and HFB-Dpa, were designed and synthesized by attaching carbazole and diphenylamine units to the hexakis(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)benzene (HFB) core via Buchwald-Hart...
Vertically standing pi-pi stacks play a key role in advancing the charge transporting properties in the fields of some organic materials and devices such as organic solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes and photodet...
It is well known that the structure of ZrO2 powder synthesized by low temperature calcination of hydrous zirconia is strongly affected by the nature and properties of precursors. In the present paper, we combined a preci...
We report an efficient template-free synthetic route for the preparation of mesoporous nitrogen-doped graphene (NGE) containing a high weight percentage of pyrrolic nitrogen, good specific surface area and comparable ele...
A series of axially chiral 1,1-binaphthyl-thiophene copolymers were synthesized by Migita-Kosugi-Stille polycondensation and electrochemical polymerization. The polymers exhibit circular dichroism not only in the ultravi...
Manganese oxide/graphite oxide (GO) composites containing GO of two different oxidation levels are investigated as supercapacitors in neutral electrolytes, Na2SO4 and Li2SO4. Addition of only 10 wt% of GO with a low oxid...