Publications by authors named "Hind Benzidi"

The oxygen evolution reaction is the bottleneck to energy-efficient water-based electrolysis for the production of hydrogen and other solar fuels. In proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), precious metals have generally been necessary for the stable catalysis of this reaction. In this work, we report that delamination of cobalt tungstate enables high activity and durability through the stabilization of oxide and water-hydroxide networks of the lattice defects in acid.

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Arsenene, a single-layer arsenic nanosheet with a honeycomb structure, has recently attracted increasing attention due to its numerous exceptional properties. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate and compare the interactions of Li, Na and Mg ions with the Arsenene monolayer for the purpose of using it as an anode in lithium, sodium, and magnesium ion rechargeable batteries. The results indicated that the Li, Na and Mg adatoms preferentially adsorbed on the valley sites, with negative adsorption energies of -2.

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