Center for Advanced Materials: Recent submissions
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Highly conductive phase change composites based on paraffin-infiltrated graphite panels for photo/electrothermal conversion and storage
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The extensive utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy harvesting, storage, and thermal management is often constrained by their inadequate thermal and electrical conductivity, form instability, and ... -
A practical perspective for chromatic orthogonality for implementing in photolithography
( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)Theoretically, it is more challenging to anticipate the conversion and selectivity of a photochemical experiment compared to thermally generated reactivity. This is due to the interaction of light with a photoreactive ... -
Fiber Bragg Gratings based smart insole to measure plantar pressure and temperature
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Various foot complications can be easily avoided by continuously monitoring plantar (foot sole) pressure and temperature at home. Systems which can simultaneously measure plantar pressure and temperature in real time are ... -
Highly efficient sustainable photocatalytic Z-scheme hydrogen production from an α-Fe2O3 engineered ZnCdS heterostructure
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)We present an α-Fe2O3/Zn0.4Cd0.6S heterostructure that shows visible light photocatalytic H2 production as high as 536.8μmolh−1 with apparent quantum efficiency of 11.2% at 420nm. The UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra of ... -
Enhanced and durable electrocatalytic performance of thin layer PtRu bimetallic alloys on Pd-nanocubes for methanol oxidation reactions
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)As a renewable and promising energy devices, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have attracted a wide range of interest in recent years. The design of electrocatalysts highly influences the performance of DMFCs systems. ... -
Method to prepare ternary methanol electro-oxidation catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell applications
( Electrochemical Society, Inc. , 2017 , Article)In this work ternary methanol electro-oxidation catalysts based on mesoporous carbon (MC) were prepared by a novel approach for direct methanol fuel cell applications. Platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru) along with oxides of ... -
Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance of Pt3Pd1 Alloys Supported on CeO2/C for Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reactions
( American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2017 , Article)Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) with noble metals based anode and cathode is a promising energy generator to portable power devices. However, the deterioration of catalyst performance suffered by CO poisoning, crossover ... -
Synergistic effect of Co-Ni co-bridging with MoS2nanosheets for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2018 , Article)The depletion of fossil fuels and associated environmental problems have drawn our attention to renewable energy resources in order to meet the global energy demand. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution has been considered ... -
Nano-magnetic hydrotalcite synthesized by double in-situ hydrothermal method with enhanced electromagnetic characteristics
( Electrochemical Science Group, University of Belgrade , 2017 , Article)A series of nano-magnetic hydrotalcite with different content of CoFe2O4 is prepared by homogeneous double in-situ hydrothermal method using self-synthesised CoFe2O4, Cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO3)2·6H2O), magnesium ... -
Engineering and understanding of synergistic effects in the interfaces of rGO-CNTs/PtPd nanocomposite revealed fast electro-oxidation of methanol
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The developing human societies are being faced provoking energy crises due to higher demands of energy for increasing worldwide populations. The massive depletion of natural resources and global warming issues sound a laud ... -
Tailoring electrocatalytic properties of Pt nanoparticles grown on Ti3C2Tx MXene surface
( Electrochemical Society, Inc. , 2019 , Article)In this work, the spontaneous and NaBH4-induced reduction of chloroplatinic acid on the surface of Ti3C2TX MXene was investigated to synthesize a hybrid PtNP-decorated MXene nanomaterial (MX-Pt) with potential as hydrogen ... -
Synergistic effect of reduced graphene oxide layers wrapped in polyaniline sheets to porous blades for boosted oxygen evolution reaction
( Taylor & Francis , 2021 , Article)Electrochemical water splitting is a unique approach for producing renewable energy in hydrogen fuel, though it is limited due to the sluggish kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). To enhance the efficacy of hydrogen ... -
Enhancement of visible light-driven hydrogen production over zinc cadmium sulfide nanoparticles anchored on BiVO4 nanorods
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Photocatalytic water splitting to produce H2 is a promising technology for clean energy generation. However, the use of expensive noble metals, toxicity, low charge separation efficiency and wide band gap of semiconductors ... -
Lanthanum-zinc binary oxide nanocomposite with promising heterogeneous catalysis performance for the active conversion of 4-nitrophenol into 4-aminophenol
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)This work intended to enhance the unique and outstanding properties of lanthanum by synthesizing its nanocomposite. A lanthanum-based nanocomposite was prepared by a simple and cost-effective “co-precipitation” method. ... -
Engineering at Subatomic Scale: Achieving Selective Catalytic Pathways via Tuning of the Oxidation States in Functionalized Single-Atom Quantum Catalysts
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2022 , Article)Regulating the catalytic pathways of single-atom sites in single atom catalysts (SACs) is an exciting debate at the moment, which has redirected the research towards understanding and modifying the single-atom catalytic ... -
High-Precision Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensing Based on CNTs/CuO Nanocomposite
( Springer , 2022 , Article)The measurement of blood glucose levels is essential for diagnosing and managing diabetes. Enzymatic and nonenzymatic approaches using electrochemical biosensors are used to measure serum or plasma glucose accurately. ... -
Highly sensitive and selective colorimetric sensing of CO2 for biomedical applications
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in unhealthy people differs greatly from healthy people. High-precision CO2 detection with a quick response time is essential for many biomedical applications. A major focus of ... -
A smartphone-interfaced, low-cost colorimetry biosensor for selective detection of bronchiectasis via an artificial neural network
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article)Exhaled breath (EB) contains several macromolecules that can be exploited as biomarkers to provide clinical information about various diseases. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a biomarker because it indicates bronchiectasis ... -
Synergistic Behavior of Polyethyleneimine and Epoxy Monomers Loaded in Mesoporous Silica as a Corrosion-Resistant Self-Healing Epoxy Coating
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Corrosion is a significant problem and is, to a large extent, responsible for the degradation of metallic parts. In this direction, mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) were synthesized by a sol–gel technique and had an ... -
Modified halloysite nanotubes decorated with Ceria for synergistic corrosion inhibition of Polyolefin based smart composite coatings
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The deteriorating effect of corrosion can be controlled by applying suitable polymeric-based coatings. In this work, polyolefin based smart composite coatings containing modified halloysite nanotubes decorated with ceria ...
