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Dual-function highly oxidative potassium salts empowering high-performance transition metal oxide/activated carbon for hybrid aqueous supercapacitors Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Huanxi Liao, Longsheng Zhong, Hejun Zeng, Yanhe Xiao, Baochang Cheng, Shuijin Lei
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Light fraction of pitch realizes robust coating on silicon anodes: The inhibition of volume expansion by self-delithiation Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Zhiyan Qi, Jingpeng Chen, Zonglin Yi, Lijing Xie, Yuxiu Yu, Fangyuan Su, Yannan Zhao, Guohua Sun, Chengmeng Chen, Xiaoming Li
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A tumor microenvironment responsive mesoporous polydopamine theranostic probe embedded with Gd/I-doped carbon nanodots for CT/MR/FL imaging and chemo/photothermal synergistic therapy Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Junkai Zhao, Deshen Dai, Lefei Zhou, Zipei Yu, Junping Ma, Mo Yang, Changqing Yi
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High-purity rayon-based carbon fiber felt prepared by halogen gas purification for superior thermal insulation and oxidation resistance Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Biao Li, Xiao Wu, Dong Huang, Chong Ye, Xiang Chen, Xinlei Cao, Ke Shen, Jinshui Liu
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Designed MoSe2 modified multi-layer hollow carbon fiber composite material achieves tunable electromagnetic wave absorption in the X and Ku bands Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Xiaoxiao Zhao, Ying Huang, Huiyang Jiang, Xudong Liu, Meng Yu, Meng Zong
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Accelerating water dissociation at hierarchical nanostructured electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Beibei Chen, Dou Wang, Shusheng Wei, Juan Wang
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Towards the preparation of single-walled carbon nanotubes with average diameter of 1.2 nm Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Xiaofan Qin, Yahui Li, Alexander I. Chernov, Maoshuai He, Wenyue Zhao, Yan Gao, Yahan Li, Song Qiu, Qingwen Li
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Robust wear performance of graphene-reinforced high entropy alloy composites Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Wenting Ye, Qing Zhou, Yeran Shi, Mingda Xie, Biao Chen, Haifeng Wang, Weimin Liu
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Highly ion-selective graphene-oxide-based membranes for nanofluidic osmotic energy conversion Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Xin Yu, Wencai Ren
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Hollow carbon nanospheres with optimized nitrogen configuration controlled by heteroatom doping for high-performance potassium-ion storage Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Yao Dai, Zong-Tao Qu, Wen-Kang Wang, Min-Shan Li, Kai-Xuan Chen, Shu-Shen Lyu
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Mesoscopic combinatorial design of anisotropic graphitic carbon with ordered porous frameworks for thermoelectric conversion Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Shengzhi Duan, Xiaowen Wu, Weihua Ao, Zhi Lei, Guoqing Leng, Minghao Fang, Zhaohui Huang, Bingcheng Luo
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Membrane based In-situ reduction of graphene oxide for electrochemical supercapacitor application Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Tongxi Lin, Xiaojun Ren, Xinyue Wen, Amir Karton, Vanesa Quintano, Rakesh Joshi
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Observation of room-temperature ferromagnetism in copper-based graphene induced by stress engineering Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Weikang Liu, Liang Liu, Zhuangzhi Li, Xinyi Wu, Xiaomin Li, Kepeng Song, Xiangxiang Zhao, Guide Tang, Jihao Xie, Shuyun Wu, Bin Cheng, Bin Cui, Jifan Hu
Two-dimensional (2D) room-temperature ferromagnetism is highly sought after for its great application potential but is challenged by chemical or magnetic structural instability. If room-temperature ferromagnetism can be realized in structurally stable 2D graphene, it will have a broad application prospect and market in flexible spintronics and wearable artificial intelligence. Although symmetry breaking
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Investigation of the pH-mediated fabrication process of pure and polyethyleneimine-crosslinked graphene oxide membranes for desalination and heavy metal ion separation Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Hannah Faye M. Austria, Owen Setiawan, Januar Widakdo, Tsung-Han Huang, T.M. Subrahmanya, Wei-Song Hung, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Juin-Yih Lai
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Analysis of the turbostratic structures in PAN-based carbon fibers with wide-angle x-ray diffraction Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Cole A. Love-Baker, Timothy M. Harrell, Frederic Vautard, James Klett, Xiaodong Li
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Self-assembly of porous curly graphene film as an efficient gas diffusion layer for high-performance Zn-air batteries Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Tian Han, Hui Sun, Jian Hu, Ningkang Sun, Yuan Liu, Jie Chen, Mingming Chen, Dawei Cao
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Removal of conjugated polymer on carbon nanotube array by dry process Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jie Han, Xiaoguang Xu, Zhiyong Zhang
With the progress in the purity and alignment of semiconductor carbon nanotubes (CNTs), how to efficiently remove the conjugated polymers twining round CNTs has become an important and urgent matter for the further development of CNT electronics. The removal of conjugated polymers (CPs) by wet cleaning will inevitably lead to the destruction of the morphology of aligned CNT array films, which will
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Integrated design of MOFs-derived 0D/1D/2D/3D hierarchical network for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Kai Nan, Lihong Fan, Wei Wang, Shengnan Chen, Jiantao Mo, Yuankai Zhang, Yan Wang, Peng Xu
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Synthesis of graphene oxide: Effect of sonication during oxidation Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Chinthani D. Liyanage, Harish Kumar, Inosh Perera, Prabodha G. Abeykoon, Feiyang Chen, Jakiya S. Joya, Steven L. Suib, Douglas H. Adamson
The oxidation of graphite to graphene oxide (GO) is a widely used approach to exfoliate graphite. Nevertheless, achieving precise control over the degree of oxidation and the resulting properties of GO has considerable challenges. In this study, we demonstrate that using sonication during the oxidation of graphite by Hummers' method alters the chemistry and properties of the GO. Contrary to our expectations
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Rare earth modified carbon-based catalysts for oxygen electrode reactions: A machine learning assisted density functional theory investigation Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Qiming Fu, Tao Xu, Daomiao Wang, Chao Liu
The oxygen electrode reactions (oxygen reduction reaction, ORR and oxygen evolution reaction, OER) are two key reactions in applications such as metal-air batteries, however, slow kinetics have a significant impact on the overall reaction efficiency of the batteries, thus emphasizing the profound significance of catalyst development. In this study, we systematically investigated the catalytic activity
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Effect of bundling on phonon transport in single-walled carbon nanotubes Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Takuma Shiga, Yukihiko Terada, Shohei Chiashi, Takashi Kodama
Thermally conductive bulk materials composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), such as fibers and mats, are characterized by a complex network formed by entangled SWCNTs. The fundamental unit of this network is a bundle, in which SWCNTs are assembled through weak van der Waals interactions. Although the thermal conductivity of a bundle is conventionally described as the sum of the heat conduction
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Selectively etched inhomogeneous metal-organic framework-derived CoS/N-codoped hierarchical hollow carbon for long-cycling lithium sulfur batteries Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yao Yao, Cheng Zhou, Ze-Lin Zhao, Gang-Gang Chang, Jian-Kun Wei, Ke-Xin Huang, Jing-Jing Xie, Jun-Sheng Li, Xiao-Yu Yang
Owing to high theoretical energy density and potentially low cost, lithium sulfur (Li–S) batteries have become a viable alternative for use in future energy storage devices. However, practical applications of this battery type are limited by the significant volume change of S and the undesired shuttle effect of polysulfides during cycling, ultimately causing rapid capacity decay. Herein, we developed
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A new strategy for preparing high oil content PAO40@HMCs microcapsules for improving tribological properties of PA6 composites Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Xin Li, Haiyan Li, Zhike Li, Hongxin Luo, Nanqi Shi, Jiaying Jin, Changqing Yu
Enhancing the tribological characteristics of polyamide 6 (PA6) represents an effective strategy for extending the service life of self-lubricating PA6 composites. In this investigation, hollow mesoporous carbon spheres (HMCs) with an average diameter of 10 μm were synthesized using the template method, and the crucial factors influencing HMCs preparation were thoroughly examined. Successful synthesis
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Collective radial breathing modes in homogeneous nanotube bundles Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Charlotte Berrezueta-Palacios, Dekel Nakar, Anna Wroblewska, Oisín Garrity, Han Li, Nitzan Shadmi, Benjamin S. Flavel, Ernesto Joselevich, Stephanie Reich, Georgy Gordeev
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One-dimensional diamond nanostructures: Fabrication, properties and applications Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jiaqi Lu, Dai Xu, Nan Huang, Xin Jiang, Bing Yang
Diamonds exhibit a unique combination of numerous excellent physical and chemical properties, such as the highest hardness, high Young's modulus, wide bandgap, high carrier mobility, negative electron affinity, and high thermal conductivity. Especially, diamond has attracted significant attention in recent years for its outstanding performance in high-frequency and high-power electronic devices and
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Precursor screening of fruit shell derived hard carbons for low-potential sodium storage: A low lignin content supports the formation of closed pores Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Lei Shang, Renlu Yuan, Haiyan Liu, Xiaotian Li, Boyang Zhao, Xuewei Liu, Ang Li, Xiaohong Chen, Huaihe Song
Biomass hard carbons are being explored for anode materials of sodium-ion batteries due to the wide availability. However, the precursor screening for optimal microstructure and sodium storage performance is tedious and time-consuming. Here, we selected three kinds of fruit shells to prepare hard carbons for sodium-ion batteries and investigated their structure characteristics and sodium storage performance
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Development of long-range conductivity mechanisms in glass-like carbon Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jaspa Stritt, Jerome A. Cuenca, Evan L.H. Thomas, Oliver A. Williams
The conductivity mechanisms in glass-like carbon synthesised from SU-8 3005 photoresist are explored as a function of pyrolysis temperature (between 700–750 C) utilising microwave dielectric spectroscopy techniques. Broadband measurements using an open-ended coaxial probe (BCP) are used to investigate the complex permittivity and conductivity as a function of frequency and show the development of long
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Charge-induced ultralow friction between graphite and atomically flat surfaces Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Mengzhou Liao, Antonio Cammarata, Tomas Polcar
Reaching near-zero friction is one of the jewels on the crown of tribology, and structural superlubricity is a crucial mechanism to achieve it. Previous works focus mainly on the structural superlubricity at incommensurate crystalline interfaces. However, realizing such interfaces on a large scale without defects and contaminations is a formidable challenge. Here, we report a charge-induced robust
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MIL-88A derived zerovalent iron embedded mesoporous carbon with carbon black composite based electrochemical sensor for the detection of metol Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Thangavelu Sakthi Priya, Tse-Wei Chen, Shen-Ming Chen, Thangavelu Kokulnathan, Bih-Show Lou, Tahani saad Algarni, Wedad A. Al-onazi, Mohamed S. Elshikh
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Self-supporting nickel-doped V2O5 nanoarrays as bifunctional electrodes for wearable aqueous zinc-ion batteries and pressure sensors Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Jiajun Wu, Jianxian Zhou, Jiabin Guo, Yu Meng, Yucheng Xie, Ying Ling, Bin Zheng, Zhanyong Wang, Qichong Zhang
Vanadium pentoxide (VO), due to its distinctive open-framework construction and significant theoretical capacity, has widespread applications in the rapid development of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) and pressure sensors. However, VO exhibits rapid capacity degradation and poor cycling stability due to its low electrical conductivity and ion diffusion rate, limiting its vast application prospects
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Ir nanoclusters on ZIF-8-derived nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks to give a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xi-ao Wang, Yan-shang Gong, Zhi-kun Liu, Pei-shan Wu, Li-xue Zhang, Jian-kun Sun
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A cactus-like NC/CoXP electrode enables efficient and stable hydrogen evolution for saline water splitting Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xu Chen, Jin-yu Zhao, Wen-sheng Zhang, Xiao-min Wang
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A Co3o4/graphdiyne heterointerface for efficient ammonia production from nitrates Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Zhao-yang Chen, Shu-ya Zhao, Xiao-yu Luan, Zhi-qiang Zheng, Jia-yu Yan, Yu-rui Xue
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Bismuth nanoparticles anchored on n-doped graphite felts to give stable and efficient iron-chromium redox flow batteries Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Hang-xin Che, Yu-fei Gao, Jia-hui Yang, Song Hong, Lei-duan Hao, Liang Xu, Sana Taimoor, Alex W. Robertson, Zhen-yu Sun
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Graphene-based CO2 reduction electrocatalysts: a review Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Ze-lin Wu, Cong-wei Wang, Xiao-xiang Zhang, Quan-gui Guo, Jun-ying Wang
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MOF-derived nanocarbon materials for electrochemical catalysis and their advanced characterization Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xi Chen, Ming-xuan Li, Jin-lun Yan, Long-li Zhang
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A review of carbon-based catalysts and catalyst supports for simultaneous organic electro-oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Zhi-dong Wang, Tian Xia, Zhen-hua Li, Ming-fei Shao
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Carbon-based metal-free nanomaterials for the electrosynthesis of small-molecule chemicals: a review Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lei Shi, Yan-zhe Li, Hua-jie Yin, Shen-long Zhao
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Defect engineering of carbon-based electrocatalysts for the Co2 reduction reaction: a review Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yan-kun Lu, Bai-xue Cheng, Hao-yu Zhan, Peng Zhou
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Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: a review Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yu-xiang Chen, Xiu-hui Zhao, Peng Dong, Ying-jie Zhang, Yu-qin Zou, Shuang-yin Wang
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Graphene oxide and carbon black synergistic coated cotton fabric for enhancing energy harvesting from water droplets Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yamei Wang, Changjun Yang, Xinzhao Zhou, Yipan Zuo, Zehui Zhao, Huawei Chen
Hydrovoltaic generators (HGs), which harness sustainable energy directly from water flow have garnered tremendous interest worldwide due to their cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness and potential for powering wearable electronics. However, current HGs generally suffer from poor ion selectivity and resistance matching resulting in low output current, limiting their application scenarios. Herein, a
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Ultrasensitive detection of miRNA based on single-walled carbon nanotube@MoS2 field-effect transistor regulated by atomic layer deposition Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Youqiang Xing, Jiaqi Hu, Ze Wu, Peng Huang, Bingjue Li, Lei Liu
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) act as diagnostic markers for various diseases, and achieving ultra-sensitive detection of miRNAs has an important effect on early disease diagnosis. Field-effect transistor (FET) biosensor exhibits superior sensitivity compared to conventional clinical detection instruments in detecting biomolecules. However, developing high-sensitive FET biosensors for detecting microRNAs remains
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Interaction of industrial graphene and carbon nanotubes with human primary macrophages: Assessment of nanotoxicity and immune responses Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Álvaro Artiga, Hazel Lin, Alberto Bianco
The use of graphene and carbon nanotubes as part of commercial products has already been implemented in a wide variety of industrial sectors thanks to their outstanding physicochemical properties, opening the door to possible occupational and consumer exposure. Macrophages hold major importance in phagocytosis and immune activation against nanomaterials, so human primary macrophages are the most appropriate
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Deformation induced absorption band-tunable smart CNTs/Ti3C2Tx-WPU electromagnetic wave absorbing aerogel Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Luo Kong, Guiqin Zhang, Haodong Cui, Jun Qi, Tong Wang, Hailong Xu
Intelligent devices and multi-functional integrated electromagnetic functional materials have been widely concerned, and it's really matter to develop intelligently adjustable electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing materials. However, MXene TiCTx-based aerogel with adjustable strain and EMW absorption properties have rarely been reported. We use Water-borne polyurethane (WPU) as a binder to connect CNTs/TiCTx
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Vascular tissue-derived hard carbon with ultra-high rate capability for sodium-ion storage Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Guoyu Pan, Renfei Zhao, Zhikun Huang, Chenghao Cui, Fanqi Wang, Yuanfan Gu, Yingjie Gao, Zhuang Sun, Tao Zhang
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Enhancement of interfacial thermal conductance by introducing carbon vacancy at the Cu/diamond interface Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Kongping Wu, Leng Zhang, Fangzhen Li, Liwen Sang, Meiyong Liao, Kun Tang, Jiandong Ye, Shulin Gu
Effective heat dissipation of semiconductor devices is crucial for their extended lifespan and operational stability, and the interface of semiconductors provides an effective window for thermal design and management. In this work, we have systematically investigated the effect of the carbon vacancy on the thermal conductivity of diamond and the interface thermal conductance (ITC) of Cu/diamond by
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Perspectives for electromagnetic wave absorption with graphene Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Chang Liu, Jingpeng Lin, Na Wu, Chuangxin Weng, Mingrui Han, Wei Liu, Jiurong Liu, Zhihui Zeng
Graphene-based electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing materials have become a focus of scientific research as the demand for addressing the adverse electromagnetic radiation or pollution. Furthermore, graphene-based EMW absorbers promise richer application scenarios than other carbon materials due to graphene's low density, high electrical conductivity, and thermal stability. Consequently, a summary
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A comprehensive morphology study on the carbon nanotube agglomerations in cementitious composite Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Haoxin Lai, Qinghua Li, Xiaoran Wang, Shilang Xu
To comprehensively understand the fundamental role of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in cementitious composites, three independent methods were employed to investigate the morphological characteristics of the composites. The embedding method and the depositing method controlled the direction of hydrate reactions by compulsorily segregating CNTs and cement grains, helping to more accurately deduce the formation
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Tritium storage and release mechanism in nuclear graphite using first-principles combined thermal desorption theory Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Ziling Zhou, Rui Nie, Yu Wang, Jingni Guo, Liqiang Wei, Feng Xie, Jianzhu Cao, Yujie Dong, Yanwei Wen, Bin Shan
Nuclear graphite (NG) is widely applied in nuclear facilities, and its strong interaction with tritium is an essential factor for tritium transport behavior in various reactors and the treatment of radioactive NG waste. Given that NG is a polycrystalline and porous material, interactions between tritium and NG exist in various microstructures, including graphite edges, graphene basal planes, and amorphous
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The role of oxygen in mechanochemical wear of graphene Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Wenmeng Yan, Yilong Jiang, Lei Chen, Chuan Tang, Junhui Sun, Yangqin Liu, Jie Qin, Yang Wang, Linmao Qian
As a protective coating with wide applications due to its outstanding stiffness and chemical inert, graphene often undergoes significantly local stress and chemical etching in practical use conditions, but the degeneration mechanism of graphene under the mechanical and chemical coupling remains largely open. In this work, the experimental measurement demonstrates that the edges of graphene are vulnerable
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Unleashing asymmetric polyoxometalate redox activators on 2D interfaces for high-performance hybrid energy storage Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Arya Das, Mamata Mohapatra, Suddhasatwa Basu
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are an intriguing class of compounds with remarkable redox capabilities, making them prime candidates for energy storage applications. However, the challenge lies in their heightened solubility, which limits their direct use as electrode materials. The successful confinement of POMs into suitable templates becomes pivotal in creating supercapacitors with elevated energy and
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Space-confined intercalation expansion strategy for simple and rapid synthesis of kish-based expanded graphite for aluminum ion batteries Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Zhenshuai Wang, Dai Zhang, Xingyang Bao, Ruoyu Hong, Ying Xu, Jinjia Xu, Tsungheng Hsieh
The practical application of graphite cathodes in aluminum ion batteries (AIBs) is hindered by poor cycle and rate performance of graphite, due to serious structural degradation. In this work, different types of kish-expanded graphite (KEG) with different expansion volumes were prepared simply and rapidly using low-cost solid waste kish graphite (KG) as precursor, and KSO and concentrated HSO as oxide
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Engineering phonon transport through cation disorder in dimensionally constricted high entropy MXene Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Prince Sharma, Prashant Singh, Ganesh Balasubramanian
Designing materials with low thermal conductivity is a crucial objective for applications in thermal insulation and thermoelectrics. Traditional methods such as doping, mechanical strain and introducing defects in perfect crystals have been widely explored to impede the flow of heat. This work introduces dimensional constriction and cationic disorder as novel avenues to manipulate lattice thermal conductivity
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Piezoinductance in a carbon fiber tow Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Min Kyoung Kim, D.D.L. Chung
Piezoinductance (the influence of stress/strain on the inductance) enables inductance-based structural self-sensing and inductance-based investigation of the microstructural effect of loading. The first report of piezoinductance in a carbon material is provided. The piezoinductance of a carbon fiber tow (12K) involves the inductance increasing upon tension. The stress is in the low range of the elastic
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Ultralight anisotropic Ti3C2Tx MXene/Carbon nanotube hybrid aerogel for highly efficient solar steam generation Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jinyi Wu, Dan Liu, Yuxuan Sun, Bokun Wei, Kun Dai, Yiqing Sun, Fei Zhang, Chuanbing Li, Jie Xue, Zifu Zhu, Xiaobo Gao, Qingbin Zheng
Solar steam generation (SSG) has been considered as a promising method to produce fresh water from seawater. Due to high light absorption and excellent chemical stability, carbon nanotube (CNT) has been widely used for SSG. However, it is still challenge to simultaneously realize high water evaporation rate and energy efficiency for CNT based solar steam generator. Herein, ultralight anisotropic TiCT
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An effective descriptor for identifying the electrocatalytic activity and selectivity of bilayer carbon-based heterojunction catalysts Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Lei Yang, Jiake Fan, Weihua Zhu
The usage of composite carbon-based materials supported by graphene has emerged as a powerful selection for designing electrocatalytic electrodes due to their agile electronic transmission and diversiform redox active sites. Here, we constructed fresh electroactive organic catalysts for hydrogen carrier synthesis by stacking a series of organic molecules on transition metal azide doped graphene substrates
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Highly conductive graphene fiber textile for electromagnetic interference shielding Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Ziqiu Wang, Gangfeng Cai, Yuxing Xia, Peng Li, Songhan Shi, Bo Wang, Weiwei Gao, Yingjun Liu, Zhen Xu, Chao Gao
Textiles with excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding properties are highly desirable to prevent interference between electronic devices and ensure their stable service in this era of serious electromagnetic radiation. However, prevalent method to prepare EMI shielding textiles focused on decorating conductive nanomaterials onto insulative textile, limiting the performance of textiles
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Reduced graphene oxide/nonwoven fabric filled honeycomb composite structure for broadband microwave absorption Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Hao Li, Song Bi, Jianing Cai, Xuming Chu, Genliang Hou, Junying Zhang, Tong Wu
The prevalence of electromagnetic pollution in daily life has led to a rapid escalation in the demand for high-performance electromagnetic absorption and protection materials. Herein, a composite material consisting of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/nonwoven absorbent was prepared and filled into honeycomb structures. The single-layer nonwoven/honeycomb composite, with a thickness of 5 mm, demonstrates
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Structure-dependent lithium storage characteristics of Fe3O4/rGO aerogels Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Fei Wang, Xinyue Wen, Uttam Mittal, Rasoul Khayyam Nekouei, Tobias Foller, Yuan Shang, Abhirup Bhadra, Dewei Chu, Neeraj Sharma, Dipan Kundu, Rakesh Joshi
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) not only shows distinctive electrochemical properties desirable for battery performance but also presents functionalities that enable the production of free-standing electrodes and allow further functionalization to form composites. When combined with FeO which possesses a high theoretical capacity, FeO/rGO composites demonstrate enhanced battery performance compared to
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The coking mechanism of conjugated radicals and its inhibition by additives: ReaxFF simulations and quantum chemical calculations Carbon (IF 10.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Long Wang, Jingbo Wang, Jianyi Ma, Xiangyuan Li
To investigate the aggregation behavior of conjugated radicals and the impact of additives on coking growth, 17 conjugated radicals are simulated as initial species in the dynamic formation of coke, with water (HO), methanol (CHOH), and formaldehyde (CHO) considered as inhibitory additives. After 6.0 ns of ReaxFF simulations, coking phenomena emerge in all initial systems of conjugated radicals. A