1. Synthesis of novel ZnV2O4spinel oxide nanosheets and their hydrogen storage properties
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Tai Cao, Rashid Ahmed, Faryal Idrees, Qi Wan, Waheed S. Khan, Faheem K. Butt, Noriah Bidin, Muhammad Tahir, Xuanhui Qu, Ping Li, and Chuanbao Cao
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Template free ,Materials science ,Nanostructure ,Inorganic chemistry ,Kinetics ,Spinel ,Oxide ,General Chemistry ,engineering.material ,Nitride ,Condensed Matter Physics ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Hydrogen storage ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,Hydrogen absorption - Abstract
We report the synthesis of ZnV2O4 spinel oxide novel nanosheets via a template free route to explore its potential hydrogen storage properties for the first time. 2D layered nanostructures are excellent candidates for storage applications. This attracted our interest to synthesize novel spinel oxide nanosheets (NSNs) of ZnV2O4. The maximum value for hydrogen absorption in ZnV2O4 nanosheets at 473 K is 1.36 wt.% and 1.74 wt.% at 573 K, respectively. Our hydrogen storage measurements along ZnV2O4 reveal its superiority over previous reports on hydrogen absorption values concerning oxides, nitrides and chalcogenides. To understand the rate-limiting mechanism, various kinetics models are applied. The calculations show that kinetics is governed by 3D growth with constant interface velocity. The measurements point to ZnV2O4 spinel oxide as a promising hydrogen storage material. PL measurements demonstrate the potential for violet/blue optoelectronic devices.
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- 2014
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