432 results on '"Qingyu Yan"'
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2. Discordant Distortion in Cubic GeMnTe2 and High Thermoelectric Properties of GeMnTe2-x%SbTe
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Jinfeng Dong, Yilin Jiang, Yandong Sun, Jue Liu, Jun Pei, Wei Li, Xian Yi Tan, Lei Hu, Ning Jia, Ben Xu, Qian Li, Jing-Feng Li, Qingyu Yan, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
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Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2023
3. Machine Learning Assisted Understanding and Discovery of CO2 Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst
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Erhai Hu, Chuntai Liu, Wei Zhang, and Qingyu Yan
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General Energy ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials - Published
- 2023
4. GaSb doping facilitates conduction band convergence and improves thermoelectric performance in n-type PbS
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Zixuan Chen, Hong-Hua Cui, Shiqiang Hao, Yukun Liu, Hui Liu, Jing Zhou, Yan Yu, Qingyu Yan, Christopher Wolverton, Vinayak P. Dravid, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Zhigang Zou, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
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Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Environmental Chemistry ,Pollution - Abstract
We improve n-type lead chalcogenides by adding GaSb to reduce lattice thermal conductivity and achieve conduction band convergence. This significantly enhances the thermoelectric performance of n-type PbS, making it comparable to its p-type counterpart.
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- 2023
5. Time-Resolved Dynamic Crystallization at Liquid/Vapor Interface
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Wen-Ya Wu, Fong Yew Leong, Shi Wun Tong, Hui Ru Tan, Siew Lang Teo, Yi Fan Chen, Fengxia Wei, Ming Lin, Qingyu Yan, and Qiang Zhu
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General Energy ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials - Published
- 2022
6. Self-Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Properties in van der Waals Ferroelectric CuInP2S6 by Photoassisted Acid Hydrolysis
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Shun Wang, Ningbo Fan, Zhou Zhou, Yiqi Hu, Qiang Hui, Qiankun Li, Jinshuo Xue, Ziwen Zhou, Zhijian Feng, Qingyu Yan, Yuyan Weng, Rujun Tang, Fengang Zheng, Ronglei Fan, Bin Xu, Liang Fang, and Lu You
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General Materials Science - Published
- 2022
7. Recent Advances in Metal‐Organic Framework‐Based Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction
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Bo Han, Jiawei Liu, Carmen Lee, Chade Lv, and Qingyu Yan
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General Materials Science ,General Chemistry - Published
- 2023
8. Optoelectronic and Ionic Effects on Transport in van der Waals Metal Selenophosphate AgBiP2Se6
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Qiankun Li, Shun Wang, Jinshuo Xue, Ziwen Zhou, Yiqi Hu, Zhou Zhou, Zhijian Feng, Qingyu Yan, Yiqing Yu, Yuyan Weng, Rujun Tang, Xiaodong Su, Fengang Zheng, Liang Fang, and Lu You
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General Physics and Astronomy - Published
- 2023
9. Recent progress in intermetallic nanocrystals for electrocatalysis: From binary to ternary to high‐entropy intermetallics
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Jiawei Liu, Carmen Lee, Yue Hu, Zhishan Liang, Rong Ji, Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Qiang Zhu, and Qingyu Yan
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Materials Science (miscellaneous) - Published
- 2023
10. Passivating violet phosphorus against ambient degradation for highly sensitive and long-term stable optoelectronic devices
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Jinshuo Xue, Shun Wang, Ju Zhou, Qiankun Li, Ziwen Zhou, Qiang Hui, Yiqi Hu, Zhou Zhou, Zhijian Feng, Qingyu Yan, Yiqing Yu, Yuyan Weng, Rujun Tang, Xiaodong Su, Yu Xin, Fengang Zheng, Sheng Ju, Lu You, and Liang Fang
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Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) - Abstract
Recent success in exfoliating violet or Hittorf's phosphorus down to monolayer reignites the research passion in this ancient yet mysterious material, questing for superior electronic and optoelectronic functionalities. Unfortunately, the poor air stability that plagues black phosphorus also exists in the violet counterpart. Aiming to provide more insight into the degradation chemistry and accordingly find a facile solution for it, herein, we employ concerted elemental, chemical and vibrational spectroscopies to reveal the critical role of oxygen and water in the degradation mechanism and pathway of violet phosphorus in ambient condition. Thereafter, a simple passivation approach by oxide encapsulation is demonstrated to realize air-stable violet phosphorus photodetector device. As the proof-of-concept, the photodetector fabricated accordingly shows superior figures of merit with ultralow dark current (< 10−13 A), high low-light responsivity (6 A W−1) and fast response time (< 10 ms) in the ultraviolet to visible spectrum, as well as great chemical robustness against harsh environments.
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- 2023
11. Challenges and opportunities in low-dimensional thermoelectric nanomaterials
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Jinfeng Dong, Ady Suwardi, Xian Yi Tan, Ning Jia, Kivanc Saglik, Rong Ji, Xizu Wang, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, and Qingyu Yan
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Mechanics of Materials ,Mechanical Engineering ,General Materials Science ,Condensed Matter Physics - Published
- 2023
12. Reversible Al Metal Anodes Enabled by Amorphization for Aqueous Aluminum Batteries
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Chunshuang Yan, Chade Lv, Bei-Er Jia, Lixiang Zhong, Xun Cao, Xuelin Guo, Hengjie Liu, Wenjie Xu, Daobin Liu, Lan Yang, Jiawei Liu, Huey Hoon Hng, Wei Chen, Li Song, Shuzhou Li, Zheng Liu, Qingyu Yan, Guihua Yu, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR
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Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Materials [Engineering] ,Aluminum Alloys ,Amorphizations ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis - Abstract
Aqueous aluminum metal batteries (AMBs) are regarded as one of the most sustainable energy storage systems among post-lithium-ion candidates, which is attributable to their highest theoretical volumetric capacity, inherent safe operation, and low cost. Yet, the development of aqueous AMBs is plagued by the incapable aluminum plating in an aqueous solution and severe parasitic reactions, which results in the limited discharge voltage, thus making the development of aqueous AMBs unsuccessful so far. Here, we demonstrate that amorphization is an effective strategy to tackle these critical issues of a metallic Al anode by shifting the reduction potential for Al deposition. The amorphous aluminum (a-Al) interfacial layer is triggered by an in situ lithium-ion alloying/dealloying process on a metallic Al substrate with low strength. Unveiled by experimental and theoretical investigations, the amorphous structure greatly lowers the Al nucleation energy barrier, which forces the Al deposition competitive to the electron-stealing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Simultaneously, the inhibited HER mitigates the passivation, promoting interfacial ion transfer kinetics and enabling steady aluminum plating/stripping for 800 h in the symmetric cell. The resultant multiple full cells using Al@a-Al anodes deliver approximately a 0.6 V increase in the discharge voltage plateau compared to that of bare Al-based cells, which far outperform all reported aqueous AMBs. In both symmetric cells and full cells, the excellent electrochemical performances are achieved in a noncorrosive, low-cost, and fluorine-free Al2(SO4)3 electrolyte, which is ecofriendly and can be easily adapted for sustainable large-scale applications. This work brings an intriguing picture of the design of metallic anodes for reversible and high-voltage AMBs. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) C.Y. acknowledges funding supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 52101246) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (grant no. 5710010721). Q.Y. acknowledges funding support from the Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1 grant no. 2020-T1-001- 031 and the Singapore A*STAR project A19D9a0096. G.Y. acknowledges funding support from the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and the Welch Foundation Award F1861.
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- 2022
13. Gallium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Tunable Transparent Thermoelectric Films
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Xizu Wang, Xiaohu Huang, Zicong Marvin Wong, Ady Suwardi, Yun Zheng, Fengxia Wei, Shijie Wang, Teck Leong Tan, Gang Wu, Qiang Zhu, Hendrix Tanoto, Kian Soo Ong, Shuo-Wang Yang, Alex Qingyu Yan, and Jianwei Xu
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General Materials Science - Published
- 2022
14. Integration of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Metals: Synergy for Electrocatalysis
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Yue Hu, Jiawei Liu, Carmen Lee, Meng Li, Bin Han, Tianci Wu, Hongge Pan, Dongsheng Geng, and Qingyu Yan
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Biomaterials ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry ,Biotechnology - Published
- 2023
15. Polyethylene glycol/polylactic acid block co‐polymers as solid–solid phase change materials
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Xiang Y. D. Soo, Joseph K. Muiruri, Jayven C. C. Yeo, Zhuang M. Png, Anqi Sng, Huiqing Xie, Rong Ji, Suxi Wang, Hongfei Liu, Jianwei Xu, Xian J. Loh, Qingyu Yan, Zibiao Li, and Qiang Zhu
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Materials Science (miscellaneous) - Published
- 2023
16. Texture Engineering to Boost the Thermoelectric Properties
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Kivanc Saglik, Xianyi Tan, Ady Suwardi, and Alex Qingyu Yan
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Multidisciplinary - Published
- 2023
17. Valence Disproportionation of GeS in the PbS Matrix Forms Pb5Ge5S12 Inclusions with Conduction Band Alignment Leading to High n-Type Thermoelectric Performance
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Zhong-Zhen Luo, Songting Cai, Shiqiang Hao, Trevor P. Bailey, Hongyao Xie, Tyler J. Slade, Yukun Liu, Yubo Luo, Zixuan Chen, Jianwei Xu, Wenjun Luo, Yan Yu, Ctirad Uher, Christopher Wolverton, Vinayak P. Dravid, Zhigang Zou, Qingyu Yan, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
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Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2022
18. A Defect Engineered Electrocatalyst that Promotes High-Efficiency Urea Synthesis under Ambient Conditions
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Chade Lv, Carmen Lee, Lixiang Zhong, Hengjie Liu, Jiawei Liu, Lan Yang, Chunshuang Yan, Wei Yu, Huey Hoon Hng, Zeming Qi, Li Song, Shuzhou Li, Kian Ping Loh, Qingyu Yan, Guihua Yu, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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C−N Coupling ,Materials [Engineering] ,General Engineering ,General Physics and Astronomy ,General Materials Science ,Electrocatalysis - Abstract
Synthesizing urea from nitrate and carbon dioxide through an electrocatalysis approach under ambient conditions is extraordinarily sustainable. However, this approach still lacks electrocatalysts developed with high catalytic efficiencies, which is a key challenge. Here, we report the high-efficiency electrocatalytic synthesis of urea using indium oxyhydroxide with oxygen vacancy defects, which enables selective C-N coupling toward standout electrocatalytic urea synthesis activity. Analysis by operando synchrotron radiation-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showcases that *CO2NH2 protonation is the potential-determining step for the overall urea formation process. As such, defect engineering is employed to lower the energy barrier for the protonation of the *CO2NH2 intermediate to accelerate urea synthesis. Consequently, the defect-engineered catalyst delivers a high Faradaic efficiency of 51.0%. In conjunction with an in-depth study on the catalytic mechanism, this design strategy may facilitate the exploration of advanced catalysts for electrochemical urea synthesis and other sustainable applications. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) C.Y. acknowledges funding supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 52101246) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant 5710010721). Q.Y. acknowledges funding support from Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant 2020-T1-001-031 and Singapore A*STAR project A19D9a0096. G.Y. acknowledges funding support from the Camille Dreyfus TeacherScholar Award and Welch Foundation Award F-1861. The authors acknowledge computing resources from the National Supercomputing Centre, Singapore. This work is also supported by the Users with Excellence program of Hefei Science Center of CAS (2020HSC-UE003) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WK2310000099).
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- 2022
19. Vanadium‐based metal‐organic frameworks and their derivatives for electrochemical energy conversion and storage
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Jing Zhu, Xiaoyu Chen, Ai Qin Thang, Fei‐Long Li, Dong Chen, Hongbo Geng, Xianhong Rui, Qingyu Yan, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Materials::Functional materials [Engineering] ,Materials::Energy materials [Engineering] ,Electrocatalysis ,Derivatives - Abstract
With the excessive consumption of non-renewable resources, the exploration of effective and durable materials is highly sought after in the field of sustainable energy conversion and storage system. In this aspect, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of crystalline porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials. MOFs have recently been gaining traction in energy-related fields. Owing to the coordination flexibility and multiple accessible oxidation states of vanadium ions or clusters, Vanadium-MOFs (VMOFs) possess unique structural characteristics and satisfactory electrochemical properties. Furthermore, V-MOFs derived materials also exhibit superior electrical conductivity and stability when used as electrocatalysts and electrode materials. This review summarizes the research progress of V-MOFs (inclusive of pristine V-MOFs, V/M-MOFs and POV-based MOFs) and their derivatives (vanadium oxides, carboncoated vanadium oxide, vanadium phosphate, vanadate, and other vanadium doped nanomaterials) in electrochemical energy conversion (water splitting, oxygen reduction reaction) and energy storage (supercapacitor, rechargeable battery). Future possibilities and challenges for V-MOFs and their derivatives in terms of design and synthesis are discussed. Lastly, their applications in energy-related fields are also highlighted. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51972067, 22001021, 51802044, 51902062 and 51802043), Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar (No.2019B151502039), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20201048), Natural Science Research Project of Higher Education Institutions in Jiangsu Province (No. 20KJB150008), Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1(No. 2020‐T1‐001‐031), the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization (No.SKLTOF20190119), and the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF) Investigatorship (No. NRF2016NRF‐NRFI001‐22).
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- 2022
20. Achieving Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in Multiphase Materials
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Ning Jia, Xian Yi Tan, Jianwei Xu, Qingyu Yan, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
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Polymers and Plastics ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,Materials Chemistry ,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) - Published
- 2022
21. Thermoelectric Performance of the 2D Bi2Si2Te6 Semiconductor
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Yubo Luo, Zheng Ma, Shiqiang Hao, Songting Cai, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Christopher Wolverton, Vinayak P. Dravid, Junyou Yang, Qingyu Yan, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
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Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis - Published
- 2022
22. Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe
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Zhong-Zhen Luo, Songting Cai, Shiqiang Hao, Trevor P. Bailey, Yubo Luo, Wenjun Luo, Yan Yu, Ctirad Uher, Christopher Wolverton, Vinayak P. Dravid, Zhigang Zou, Qingyu Yan, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Thermoelectric Equipment ,Environmental Chemistry ,Materials::Energy materials [Engineering] ,Electrical Conductivity ,Pollution - Abstract
Although Ga doping can weaken the electron phonon coupling of n-type PbTe, Ga-doped PbTe has a relatively low carrier concentration (n) and high lattice thermal conductivity (κlat), resulting in a lower figure of merit (ZT) compared with those of other top-performing n-type PbTe-based thermoelectric materials. Herein, we report the extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped PbTe. It is discovered that Zn can simultaneously improve the electronic transport properties and decrease the κlat of Ga-doped PbTe, thereby affording a record high ZTavg ~1.26 at 400–873 K, with a maximum ZT value of 1.55 at 723 K. The isoelectronic substitution of Zn for Pb in Ga-doped PbTe increases the electrical conductivity and n by inducing the nucleation and growth of Ga2Te3 in the second phase. The formation of Ga2Te3 results in nonstoichiometric and Te deficiency in the PbTe matrix, which increases the number of electron carriers. Additionally, discordant Zn and Ga atoms with the highest displacement of ~0.35 Å for Zn alloying, as well as Ga2Te3 nanocrystals ranging from 30 to 200 nm coherently embedded into the PbTe matrix effectively weaken the phonon modes and scatter heat-carrying phonons, resulting in a significant reduction in κlat. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) Submitted/Accepted version This study was supported primarily by the Department of Energy, Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences under grant DE-SC0014520, DOE Office of Science (sample preparation, synthesis, XRD, TE measurements, TEM measurements, DFT calculations), and Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China (2021ZZ127). The authors acknowledge the Minjiang Scholar Professorship (GXRC-21004) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61728401). The authors acknowledge the EPIC facility of Northwestern University’s NUANCE Center, which received support from the Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource (NSF ECCS-1542205); the MRSEC program (NSF DMR-1720139) at the Materials Research Center, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), Keck Foundation, State of Illinois, through the IIN; and the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 and DE-AC02-05CH11231. Access to facilities for high-performance computational resources at the Northwestern University is acknowledged. The authors acknowledge Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 2 under Grant No. 2018-T2-1- 010, Singapore A*STAR project A19D9a0096, and the support from FACTs of Nanyang Technological University for sample analysis.
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23. Potassium doping towards enhanced Na-ion diffusivity in a fluorophosphate cathode for sodium-ion full cells
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Hong Yu, Yan Gao, Jinjin Wang, Qinghua Liang, Jinzhao Kang, Xiaomei Wang, Cheng-Feng Du, and Qingyu Yan
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry - Abstract
K+ doping into the Na-site of a Na3V2(PO4)2O2F cathode creates Na vacancies and increases disordering in the crystal structure, which dramatically accelerates Na ion diffusivity with outstanding rate and cycle performances in sodium-ion full batteries.
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- 2022
24. Li+, Na+ co-stabilized vanadium oxide nanobelts with a bilayer structure for boosted zinc-ion storage performance
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Jinjin Wang, Xiangyuan Zhao, Jinzhao Kang, Xiaomei Wang, Hong Yu, Cheng-Feng Du, and Qingyu Yan
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry - Abstract
Li+, Na+ co-stabilized vanadium oxide nanobelts with a bilayer structure are prepared via a quick one-pot eutectic oxidation process. Faster charge-transfer/ion-diffusion kinetics and robust architecture lead to a superior zinc-ion storage performance.
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- 2022
25. Improved zT in Nb5Ge3–GeTe thermoelectric nanocomposite
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Jing Cao, Xian Yi Tan, Ning Jia, Da Lan, Samantha Faye Duran Solco, Kewei Chen, Sheau Wei Chien, Hongfei Liu, Chee Kiang Ivan Tan, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Qingyu Yan, and Ady Suwardi
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General Materials Science - Abstract
Doping high electrical conductivity Nb5Ge3 precipitates into GeTe results in nanoprecipitates phonon scattering, while retaining electrical mobility. As a result, thermoelectric zT of GeTe is drastically enhanced to 2.0 at 723 K.
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- 2022
26. Integrating recyclable polymers into thermoelectric devices for green electronics
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Jie Zheng, Samantha Faye Duran Solco, Claris Jie Ee Wong, Seng Ann Sia, Xian Yi Tan, Jing Cao, Jayven Chee Chuan Yeo, Weili Yan, Qiang Zhu, Qingyu Yan, Jing Wu, Ady Suwardi, and Zibiao Li
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry - Abstract
Electronic waste (e-waste) recycling is one of the central frameworks of the circular economy.
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- 2022
27. The Uncertainty Quantification for Parameters Optimization in SERF Atomic Magnetomer
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Qingyu Yan, Yang Li, Xiangyu Kang, Weiyu Zhao, Chencheng Wang, Yu Wang, Xiumin Gao, and Qiuyang Song
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Physics ,Mathematical model ,Magnetometer ,Magnetic separation ,Linearity ,Sobol sequence ,law.invention ,law ,Physics::Atomic Physics ,Laser power scaling ,Sensitivity (control systems) ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Uncertainty quantification ,Biological system ,Instrumentation - Abstract
The magnetometer is a multi-parameter system, parameters optimization is always the problem to improve the sensitivity of the atomic magnetometer. Multiple parameters hardly decide the optimized conditions in the experiments because of the influence of several parameters and parameters may interact with each other. Besides, the influence of parameters on the signal-to-noise ratio can hardly be analyzed theoretically due to the complex physical configuration. We used a generalized polynomial chaos expansion to construct an agent model for the SERF atomic magnetometer to replace its complex physical model, and used a variance-based sobol method to perform a global sensitivity analysis of the parameters in this paper. The mathematical method of uncertainty quantification is used to comprehensively analyze six parameters’ effect on SERF atomic magnetometer performance. The results show that the probe laser power has the greatest impact on the atomic magnetometer, and it is the parameter with the highest degree of linearity with the atomic magnetometer. In accordance with the results of the uncertainty quantification analysis, the parameters of the probe laser power of the SERF atomic magnetometer were experimentally optimized, and the performance of the magnetometer was significantly improved.
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- 2021
28. Dynamic Restructuring of Cu‐Doped SnS 2 Nanoflowers for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Formate
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Mengxin Chen, Shipeng Wan, Lixiang Zhong, Daobin Liu, Hongbin Yang, Chengcheng Li, Zhiqi Huang, Chuntai Liu, Jian Chen, Hongge Pan, Dong‐Sheng Li, Shuzhou Li, Qingyu Yan, and Bin Liu
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General Medicine - Published
- 2021
29. Dynamic Restructuring of Cu‐Doped SnS 2 Nanoflowers for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Formate
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Hongbin Yang, Shipeng Wan, Daobin Liu, Qingyu Yan, Chengcheng Li, Shuzhou Li, Zhiqi Huang, Lixiang Zhong, Dongsheng Li, Hongge Pan, Mengxin Chen, Chuntai Liu, Bin Liu, Jian Chen, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
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Dynamic Restructuring ,biology ,Chemistry ,Alloy ,Active site ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Chemistry ,engineering.material ,Electrochemistry ,Photochemistry ,Redox ,Catalysis ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Materials::Functional materials [Engineering] ,visual_art ,biology.protein ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,engineering ,Formate ,Materials::Energy materials [Engineering] ,Selectivity ,Tin - Abstract
With ever-increasing energy consumption and continuous rise in atmospheric CO2 concentration, electrochemical reduction of CO2 into chemicals/fuels is becoming a promising yet challenging solution. Sn-based materials are identified as attractive electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to formate but suffer from insufficient selectivity and activity, especially at large cathodic current densities. Herein, we demonstrate that Cu-doped SnS2 nanoflowers can undergo in situ dynamic restructuring to generate catalytically active S-doped Cu/Sn alloy for highly selective electrochemical CO2 RR to formate over a wide potential window. Theoretical thermodynamic analysis of reaction energetics indicates that the optimal electronic structure of the Sn active site can be regulated by both S-doping and Cu-alloying to favor formate formation, while the CO and H2 pathways will be suppressed. Our findings provide a rational strategy for electronic modulation of metal active site(s) for the design of active and selective electrocatalysts towards CO2 RR. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) We acknowledge the funding support from Singapore Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 1: RG5/20 and RG4/20; Tier 2: MOET2EP10120-0002, and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) AME IRG: A20E5c0080.Great thanks are given to the Facility for Analysis, Characterization, Testing and Simulation (FACTS) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. We also like to acknowledge 111 project (D18023 ) from Zhengzhou University for their support of this work.
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- 2021
30. Ammonia Electrosynthesis with a Stable Metal-Free 2D Silicon Phosphide Catalyst
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Chade Lv, Ning Jia, Yumin Qian, Shanpeng Wang, Xuechun Wang, Wei Yu, Chuntai Liu, Hongge Pan, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Xutang Tao, Kian Ping Loh, Can Xue, Qingyu Yan, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Material Research and Engineering, A*STAR
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Biomaterials ,Metal-Free ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry ,Materials::Nanostructured materials [Engineering] ,Chemical Stability ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Metal-free 2D phosphorus-based materials are emerging catalysts for ammonia (NH3 ) production through a sustainable electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction route under ambient conditions. However, their efficiency and stability remain challenging due to the surface oxidization. Herein, a stable phosphorus-based electrocatalyst, silicon phosphide (SiP), is explored. Density functional theory calculations certify that the N2 activation can be realized on the zigzag Si sites with a dimeric end-on coordinated mode. Such sites also allow the subsequent protonation process via the alternating associative mechanism. As the proof-of-concept demonstration, both the crystalline and amorphous SiP nanosheets (denoted as C-SiP NSs and A-SiP NSs, respectively) are obtained through ultrasonic exfoliation processes, but only the crystalline one enables effective and stable electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction, in terms of an NH3 yield rate of 16.12 µg h-1 mgcat. -1 and a Faradaic efficiency of 22.48% at -0.3 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. The resistance to oxidization plays the decisive role in guaranteeing the NH3 electrosynthesis activity for C-SiP NSs. This surface stability endows C-SiP NSs with the capability to serve as appealing electrocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reactions and other promising applications. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) Submitted/Accepted version Q.Y. acknowledges the funding support from Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1 under grant no. 2020-T1-001-031 and Singapore A*STAR project A19D9a0096. C.X. thanks the support from the Ministry of Education Singapore under AcRF-Tier1 (2021-T1-002-012, RG65/21.
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- 2022
31. High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices
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Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Qingyu Yan, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Energy Conservation ,Computer science ,Energy management ,Mechanical Engineering ,General Chemistry ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Thermoelectric materials ,Commercialization ,Engineering physics ,Thermoelectric generator ,Materials::Functional materials [Engineering] ,Mechanics of Materials ,Thermoelectric Equipment ,Waste heat ,General Materials Science ,Electric power - Abstract
Thermoelectric materials can be potentially employed in solid-state devices that harvest waste heat and convert it to electrical power, thereby improving the efficiency of fuel utilisation. The spectacular increases in the efficiencies of these materials achieved over the past decade have raised expectations regarding the use of thermoelectric generators (TEG) in various energy saving and energy management applications, especially at mid-high temperature (400-900 oC). However, several important issues that prevent successful TEG commercialisation remain unresolved in good part because of lack of a research roadmap. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) Submitted/Accepted version TE materials research at NTU is supported by Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 2 under grant nos. 2018-T2-1-010, Singapore A*STAR Pharos Program SERC 1527200022 and Singapore A*STAR project A19D9a0096. Basic TE materials research at Northwestern University is supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science and Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under award no. DE-SC0014520.
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- 2021
32. Cubic AgMnSbTe3 Semiconductor with a High Thermoelectric Performance
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Zheng Ma, Qinghui Jiang, Tian Xu, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Qingyu Yan, Junyou Yang, Dan Zhang, Zhongnan Guo, and Yubo Luo
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Condensed matter physics ,Band gap ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,Pair distribution function ,General Chemistry ,Atmospheric temperature range ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Semiconductor ,Thermoelectric effect ,Density functional theory ,Grain boundary ,Electronic band structure ,business - Abstract
The reaction of MnTe with AgSbTe2 in an equimolar ratio (ATMS) provides a new semiconductor, AgMnSbTe3. AgMnSbTe3 crystallizes in an average rock-salt NaCl structure with Ag, Mn, and Sb cations statistically occupying the Na sites. AgMnSbTe3 is a p-type semiconductor with a narrow optical band gap of ∼0.36 eV. A pair distribution function analysis indicates that local distortions are associated with the location of the Ag atoms in the lattice. Density functional theory calculations suggest a specific electronic band structure with multi-peak valence band maxima prone to energy convergence. In addition, Ag2Te nanograins precipitate at grain boundaries of AgMnSbTe3. The energy offset of the valence band edge between AgMnSbTe3 and Ag2Te is ∼0.05 eV, which implies that Ag2Te precipitates exhibit a negligible effect on the hole transmission. As a result, ATMS exhibits a high power factor of ∼12.2 μW cm-1 K-2 at 823 K, ultralow lattice thermal conductivity of ∼0.34 W m-1 K-1 (823 K), high peak ZT of ∼1.46 at 823 K, and high average ZT of ∼0.87 in the temperature range of 400-823 K.
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- 2021
33. From mouse to mouse‐ear cress: Nanomaterials as vehicles in plant biotechnology
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Xiaogang Qu, Siyi Guo, Meng Zheng, Yun Zhou, Xun Sun, Youqing Shen, Zhen Gu, Xing-Jie Liang, Xuelu Wang, Gang Cheng, Daishun Ling, Yu Chen, Ashley I. Bush, Gaiping Zhang, Bingyang Shi, Yongwei Huang, Jingjing Duan, Qiangbin Wang, Gang Liu, Qingyu Yan, Chun-Peng Song, Daxiang Cui, David Tai Leong, Zhimou Yang, Wenyi Kang, Paul S. Weiss, Xue Xue, Ertao Wang, Martina M. Stenzel, Ho Won Jang, John W. Patrick, David W. Galbraith, Kelong Fan, Guoping Chen, Christopher P. L. Grof, Yan Jiao, Wolfgang J. Parak, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey, Feng Bai, Yuchen Miao, Chunhai Fan, Yuanyu Huang, Lixin Zhang, Yingfang Zhu, Gang Han, Christina E. Offler, Shanhu Liu, Aiguo Wu, Zongqiang Cui, Huiyu Liu, Gregory V. Lowry, Yan Zou, Yong Zhao, Yang Liu, Zhiyong Qian, Xue Xia, Ben Zhong Tang, Wei Tao, and Lei Wang
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Chemistry ,Nanotechnology ,Nanocarriers ,Nanomaterials - Published
- 2021
34. Bismuth-nickel bimetal nanosheets with a porous structure for efficient hydrogen production in neutral and alkaline media
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Xueping Yu, Li Qu, Carmen Lee, Juan Peng, Qingyu Yan, Hongcun Bai, and Min Yao
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General Materials Science - Abstract
A Bi–Ni bimetal nanosheet with mesoporous structure is prepared via a self-template electrochemical in situ method. The alloying effect between Bi and Ni regulated the electronic structure, thus improving the intrinsic activity of Bi–Ni catalyst.
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- 2022
35. Emerging p-Block-Element-Based Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Nitrogen Conversion
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Chade Lv, Jiawei Liu, Carmen Lee, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Hongge Pan, Can Xue, and Qingyu Yan
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General Engineering ,General Physics and Astronomy ,General Materials Science - Abstract
Artificial nitrogen conversion reactions, such as the production of ammonia via dinitrogen or nitrate reduction and the synthesis of organonitrogen compounds via C-N coupling, play a pivotal role in the modern life. As alternatives to the traditional industrial processes that are energy- and carbon-emission-intensive, electrocatalytic nitrogen conversion reactions under mild conditions have attracted significant research interests. However, the electrosynthesis process still suffers from low product yield and Faradaic efficiency, which highlight the importance of developing efficient catalysts. In contrast to the transition-metal-based catalysts that have been widely studied, the p-block-element-based catalysts have recently shown promising performance because of their intriguing physiochemical properties and intrinsically poor hydrogen adsorption ability. In this Perspective, we summarize the latest breakthroughs in the development of p-block-element-based electrocatalysts toward nitrogen conversion applications, including ammonia electrosynthesis from N
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36. Cover Picture: Special Issue: Next Generation Metal‐Ion Batteries (Chem. Rec. 10/2022)
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Xiang Wu, Xianhong Rui, and Qingyu Yan
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General Chemical Engineering ,Materials Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry - Published
- 2022
37. Special Issue: Next Generation Metal‐Ion Batteries
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Xiang Wu, Xianhong Rui, and Qingyu Yan
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General Chemical Engineering ,Materials Chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Biochemistry - Abstract
Recently, rechargeable metal-ion batteries have been the research focus for their long cycle life and high energy density. In this special issue, we collected 30 researcch and review papers that cover the research progress of electrode materials, separators, and electrolytes in various advanced metal-ion and other energy storage devices.
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- 2022
38. Inside Front Cover: Volume 3 Issue 3
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Jing Zhu, Xiaoyu Chen, Ai Qin Thang, Fei‐Long Li, Dong Chen, Hongbo Geng, Xianhong Rui, and Qingyu Yan
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39. Integration of phase change material and thermal insulation material as a passive strategy for building cooling in the tropics
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Pin Jin Ong, Yun Yee Lum, Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Suxi Wang, Pei Wang, Dongzhi Chi, Hongfei Liu, Dan Kai, Chi-Lik Ken Lee, Qingyu Yan, Jianwei Xu, Xian Jun Loh, and Qiang Zhu
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General Materials Science ,Building and Construction ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Published
- 2023
40. Bilateral Interfaces in In2Se3-CoIn2-CoSe2 Heterostructures for High-Rate Reversible Sodium Storage
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Xiaobin Niu, Shuhao Xiao, Yong Xiang, Qingyu Yan, Wensi Zhang, Xinyan Li, Tingshuai Li, and Jun Song Chen
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Materials science ,Alloy ,General Engineering ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Sodium-ion battery ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Ionic bonding ,engineering.material ,Anode ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Selenide ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,Nanorod ,Indium ,Zeolitic imidazolate framework - Abstract
Metal selenides are considered as a group of promising candidates as the anode material for sodium-ion batteries due to their high theoretical capacity. However, the intrinsically low electrical and ionic conductivities as well as huge volume change during the charge-discharge process give rise to an inferior sodium storage capability, which severely hinders their practical application. Herein, we fabricated In2Se3/CoSe2 hollow nanorods composed of In2Se3/CoIn2/CoSe2 by growing cobalt-based zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-67 on the surface of indium-based metal-organic framework MIL-68, followed by in situ gaseous selenization. Because of the CoIn2 alloy phase in between In2Se3 and CoSe2, a heterostructure consisting of two alloy/selenide interfaces has been successfully constructed, offering synergistically enhanced electrical conductivity, Na diffusion process, and structural stability, in comparison to the single CoIn2-free interface with only two metal selenides. As expected, this nanoconstruction delivers a high reversible capacity of 297.5 and 205.5 mAh g-1 at 5 and 10 A g-1 after 2000 cycles, respectively, and a superior rate performance of 371.6 mAh g-1 at even 20 A g-1.
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- 2021
41. Laser-Induced Fast Assembly of Wettability-Finely-Tunable Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Lossless Droplet Transfer
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Lisha Fan, Qingyu Yan, Qiangqiang Qian, Shuowen Zhang, Ling Wu, Yang Peng, Shibin Jiang, Lianbo Guo, Jianhua Yao, and Huaping Wu
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General Materials Science - Abstract
Rose-petal-like superhydrophobic surfaces with strong water adhesion are promising for microdroplet manipulation and lossless droplet transfer. Assembly of self-grown micropillars on shape-memory polymer sheets with their surface adhesion finely tunable was enabled using a picosecond laser microprocessing system in a simple, fast, and large-scale manner. The processing speed of the wettability-finely-tunable superhydrophobic surfaces is up to 0.5 cm
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- 2022
42. Constructing a multi-bishelled cobalt-based electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in CO2 electrolysis
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Yu Zhang, Penglun Zheng, Xueping Qin, Jun Yang, Khang Ngoc Dinh, Yun Zheng, Minhua Shao, and Qingyu Yan
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Modeling and Simulation ,General Materials Science ,Condensed Matter Physics - Abstract
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 into value-added chemicals has been envisioned as a promising strategy to alleviate the issue of increasing CO2 emissions. However, the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER), as the anodic reaction, typically consumes approximately 90% of the electricity input, necessitating the development of an efficient OER for energy-saving purposes. Herein, we developed a unique heterostructure of multi-double (bi)-shelled Co-based spheres via a facile template-free method, in which each bi-shelled structure is composed of Co9Se8/Co9S8/CoO (Co-S-Se) with a symmetric configuration. These heterogeneous nanospheres possess both sufficient heterointerfaces and a high density of active sites and exhibit excellent OER activity in alkaline media with a low overpotential of 226 mV at 10 mA cm−2, a small Tafel slope of 46.5 mV dec−1, and long-term durability over 15 h. As a proof and concept, when coupled with a cathodic CO2 reduction reaction, the electrochemical performance of Pd nanosheets (NSs) for CO2 reduction can be significantly enhanced in terms of product selectivity and energy input. Our study might provide insight into the development of efficient OER electrocatalysts for practical CO2 reduction reactions.
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- 2022
43. Efficient Electrocatalyst Nanoparticles from Upcycled Class II Capacitors
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Junhua Xu, Daobin Liu, Carmen Lee, Pierre Feydi, Marlene Chapuis, Jing Yu, Emmanuel Billy, Qingyu Yan, Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, SCARCE Laboratory, Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanayang Technological University (NTU), Laboratoire d'Innovation pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles et les nanomatériaux (LITEN), Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département des Technologies des NanoMatériaux (DTNM), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), Laboratoire Innovation en Chimie des Surfaces et NanoSciences (LICSEN UMR 3685), Nanosciences et Innovation pour les Matériaux, la Biomédecine et l'Energie (ex SIS2M) (NIMBE UMR 3685), Institut Rayonnement Matière de Saclay (IRAMIS), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Rayonnement Matière de Saclay (IRAMIS), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and financial support from the SCARCE project, which is supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore, and National Environment Agency, Singapore under its Closing the Waste Loop Funding Initiative (Award No. USS-IF-2018-4)
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layered double hydroxide ,liquid-liquid extraction ,Materials [Engineering] ,nanoparticle ,General Chemical Engineering ,circular economy ,[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry ,[CHIM.CATA]Chemical Sciences/Catalysis ,recycling ,Electronic Waste ,electronic waste ,nickel ,ceramic capacitor ,re-use ,electrocatalysis ,ionic liquid ,[CHIM]Chemical Sciences ,General Materials Science ,Electrocatalysis - Abstract
To move away from fossil fuels, the electrochemical reaction plays a critical role in renewable energy sources and devices. The anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is always coupled with these reactions in devices but suffers from large energy barriers. Thus, it is important for developing efficient OER catalysts with low overpotential. On the other hand, there are large amounts of metals in electronic waste (E-waste), especially various transition metals that are promising alternatives for catalyzing OER. Hence, this work, which focuses on upcycling Class II BaTiO3 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors, of which two trillion were produced in 2011 alone. We achieved this by first using a green solvent extraction method that combined the ionic liquid Aliquat® 336 and hydrochloride acid to recover a mixed solution of Ni, Fe and Cu cations, and then using such a solution to synthesize high potential catalysts NiFe hydroxide and NiCu hydroxide for OER. NiFe-hydroxide has been demonstrated to have faster OER kinetics than the NiCu-hydroxide and commercial c-RuO2. In addition, it showed promising results after the chronopotentiometry tests that outperform c-RuO2. National Environmental Agency (NEA) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version All authors acknowledge financial support from the SCARCE project, which is supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore, and National Environment Agency, Singapore under its Closing the Waste Loop Funding Initiative (Award No. USS-IF-2018-4).
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- 2022
44. Rechargeable Aqueous Aluminum-Ion Battery: Progress and Outlook
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Bei‐Er Jia, Ai Qin Thang, Chunshuang Yan, Chuntai Liu, Chade Lv, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Jian Chen, Hongge Pan, Qingyu Yan, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR
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Biomaterials ,Aqueous Aluminum-Ion Batteries ,Materials [Engineering] ,General Materials Science ,General Chemistry ,Anode Materials ,Biotechnology - Abstract
The high cost and scarcity of lithium resources have prompted researchers to seek alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Among emerging "Beyond Lithium" batteries, rechargeable aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) are yet another attractive electrochemical storage device due to their high specific capacity and the abundance of aluminum. Although the current electrochemical performance of nonaqueous AIBs is better than aqueous AIBs (AAIBs), AAIBs have recently gained attention due to their low cost and enhanced safety. Extensive efforts are devoted to developing AAIBs in the last few years. Yet, it is still challenging to achieve stable electrodes with good electrochemical performance and electrolytes without side reactions. This review summarizes the recent progress in the exploration of anode and cathode materials and the selection of electrolytes of AAIBs. Lastly, the main challenges and future research outlook of high-performance AAIBs are also presented. Ministry of Education (MOE) Q.Y. acknowledges the funding support from Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1 under grant no. 2020-T1-001-031
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- 2022
45. NcRNAs: Multi‑angle participation in the regulation of glioma chemotherapy resistance (Review)
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Zhaomu Zeng, Yueyue Chen, Xiuchao Geng, Yuhao Zhang, Xichao Wen, Qingyu Yan, Tingting Wang, Chen Ling, Yan Xu, Junchao Duan, Kebin Zheng, and Zhiwei Sun
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Cancer Research ,RNA, Untranslated ,Oncology ,Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ,Temozolomide ,Humans ,Glioma ,Glioblastoma - Abstract
As the most common primary tumour of the central nervous system, gliomas have a high recurrence rate after surgical resection and are resistant to chemotherapy, particularly high‑grade gliomas dominated by glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The prognosis of GBM remains poor despite improvements in treatment modalities, posing a serious threat to human health. At present, although drugs such as temozolomide, cisplatin and bevacizumab, are effective in improving the overall survival of patients with GBM, most patients eventually develop drug resistance, leading to poor clinical prognosis. The development of multidrug resistance has therefore become a major obstacle to improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy for GBM. The ability to fully understand the underlying mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance and to develop novel therapeutic targets to overcome resistance is critical to improving the prognosis of patients with GBM. Of note, growing evidence indicates that a large number of abnormally expressed noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have a central role in glioma chemoresistance and may target various mechanisms to modulate chemosensitivity. In the present review, the roles and molecular mechanisms of ncRNAs in glioma drug resistance were systematically summarized, the potential of ncRNAs as drug resistance markers and novel therapeutic targets of glioma were discussed and prospects for glioma treatment were outlined. ncRNAs are a research direction for tumor drug resistance mechanisms and targeted therapies, which not only provides novel perspectives for reversing glioma drug resistance but may also promote the development of precision medicine for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- 2022
46. Realizing zT Values of 2.0 in Cubic GeTe
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Hongfei Liu, Jing Cao, Chee Kiang Ivan Tan, Jianwei Xu, Xian Yi Tan, Ady Suwardi, Jing Wu, Xizu Wang, Sheau Wei Chien, Qingyu Yan, Yunshan Zhao, Qiang Zhu, and Le Yang
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Biomaterials ,Phase transition ,Materials science ,Thermal transport ,Condensed matter physics ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Materials Chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Thermoelectric materials - Published
- 2021
47. Non-equilibrium strategy for enhancing thermoelectric properties and improving stability of AgSbTe2
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Jing Cao, Jinfeng Dong, Kivanc Saglik, Danwei Zhang, Samantha Faye Duran Solco, Ivan Joel Wen Jie You, Hongfei Liu, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Jing Wu, Fengxia Wei, Qingyu Yan, and Ady Suwardi
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Materials Science ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Published
- 2023
48. Recent advances in vanadium-based cathode materials for rechargeable zinc ion batteries
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Qingyu Yan, Yao Zhang, Kun Rui, Huijuan Lin, Jixin Zhu, Edison Huixiang Ang, and Khang Ngoc Dinh
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Materials science ,Vanadium ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nanotechnology ,Zinc ,Electrochemistry ,Cathode ,Energy storage ,law.invention ,Ion ,Nanomaterials ,chemistry ,law ,Materials Chemistry ,General Materials Science ,Power density - Abstract
The fast depletion of lithium resources has led to active research work on other emerging electrochemical energy storage systems. Among those, many studies have focused on the development of cathode materials of zinc ion batteries for even higher energy efficiency, outstanding rate capability, remarkable power density, and longer lifetime. Vanadium-based nanomaterials show fast ion diffusion and excellent reversible capacity because of their rich valence state of vanadium, facile distortion of V–O polyhedrons, and tunable chemical composition, offering great opportunities for developing emerging energy storage technologies. This article systematically reviews vanadium-based nanomaterials in the cathode materials for zinc ion batteries, aiming to present a comprehensive discussion. Herein, we group vanadium-based cathode materials into three categories including vanadium oxides, vanadates, and vanadium phosphates. The cathode electrochemical performance, improvement strategies, structural stability, and zinc storage mechanism are reviewed in detail. Lastly, the existing bottlenecks and prospects are provided for further progressive research.
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- 2021
49. Ni nanoparticles/V4C3Tx MXene heterostructures for electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation
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Chengfeng Du, Xianhu Liu, Kewei Tang, Qinghua Liang, Xiangyuan Zhao, Hong Yu, Weihong Qi, Wei Fang, Lan Yang, and Qingyu Yan
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Materials science ,Nanocomposite ,Nanoparticle ,Electrocatalyst ,Redox ,Ammonia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Vacancy defect ,Materials Chemistry ,Surface modification ,General Materials Science ,Surface states - Abstract
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) to generate ammonium is a promising renewable technology for nitrogen cycling. Engineering the composition and surface states of an electrocatalyst is critical to improve the intrinsic NRR performance. Here, a facile preparation of Ni nanoparticles (NPs) loaded on V4C3Tx MXene (denoted as Ni@MX) as a highly efficient NRR electrocatalyst is reported. Remarkably, the Ni@MX nanocomposite presents an ammonia yield rate of 21.29 μg h−1 mgcat−1 at 0.2 mA cm−2. The presented NRR activity is considerably higher than that of the recently reported MXene derivatives and is even comparable to that of the noble-metal-based electrocatalysts. Combined with various characterization methods and the density functional theory (DFT) simulation, we propose that the improved NRR activity was ascribed to a synergistic NRR route by Ni sites in the nanoparticles and the surface O vacancy of V4C3Tx MXene. Given the remarkable improvement of NRR activity on the MXene-based nanocomposites, this work demonstrates the critical role of MXene and its derivatives with surface modification as electrocatalysts.
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- 2021
50. Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?
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Lei Hu, Jianwei Xu, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Xian Yi Tan, Yubo Luo, Tyler J. Slade, Qingyu Yan, Yun Zheng, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Materials science ,Defect Engineering ,Stacking ,Defect engineering ,General Chemistry ,Thermoelectric materials ,Crystallographic defect ,Engineering physics ,Thermoelectric Energy Conversion ,Thermal transport ,Thermoelectric effect ,Grain boundary ,Materials::Energy materials [Engineering] ,Curse of dimensionality - Abstract
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies involving the engineering of defects in their structure. In this review, we summarize the recent advances of defect engineering to improve the thermoelectric (TE) performance and mechanical properties of inorganic materials. First, we introduce the various types of defects categorized by dimensionality, i.e. point defects (vacancies, interstitials, and antisites), dislocations, planar defects (twin boundaries, stacking faults and grain boundaries), and volume defects (precipitation and voids). Next, we discuss the advanced methods for characterizing defects in TE materials. Subsequently, we elaborate on the influences of defect engineering on the electrical and thermal transport properties as well as mechanical performance of TE materials. In the end, we discuss the outlook for the future development of defect engineering to further advance the TE field. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Submitted/Accepted version TE materials research at NTU is supported by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Industry Alignment Fund, Pharos ‘‘Hybrid thermoelectric materials for ambient applications’’ Program (Grant No. 1527200019). TE materials research at Northwestern (TJS, YL, ZZL, and MGK) is supported by the U.S Department of Energy, Office of Science and Office of Basic Energy Sciences for funding under award number DE-SC0014520. YZ acknowledges the support from Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2020CFB217).
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- 2021
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