Unlocking the Electrocatalytic Behavior of CuMnS Nanoflake-Anchored rGO for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in an Alkaline Medium.

A catalyst of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that is viable, affordable, and active for effective water-splitting applications is critical. A variety of electrocatalysts have been discovered to replace noble metal-based catalysts. Of these, transition metal-based sulfides are essential for incorporating carbonaceous materials to improve electrical conductivity, resulting in better electrocatalytic performance.

Microwave-assisted green synthesis of fluorescent carbon quantum dots from Mexican Mint extract for Fe detection and bio-imaging applications.

Biomass-derived carbon quantum dots have drawn special interest owing to their admirable photostability, biocompatibility, fluorescence, high solubility, sensitivity and environmentally friendly properties. In the present work, the Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) was synthesized from the Plectranthus amboinicus (Mexican Mint) leaves via the microwave-assisted reflux method. The strong absorption peaks observed from UV-vis spectra at 291 and 330 nm corresponds to the π-π* and n-π* transitions, respectively, reveal the formation of CQDs.

Polyol assisted formaldehyde reduction of bi-metallic Pt-Pd supported agro-waste derived carbon spheres as an efficient electrocatalyst for formic acid and ethylene glycol oxidation.

This report explains, (i) the preparation of carbon spheres (CS) from agro-waste through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) followed by high temperature carbonization, (ii) the decoration of bi-metallic Pt-Pd nanoparticles (Pt-Pd NPs) with different compositions (Pt/C, PtPd/C, PtPd/C and PtPd/C, Pd/C) on the carbon by ethylene glycol solvated polyol assisted formaldehyde reduction method and (iii) subsequently used as the electrocatalyst for formic acid (FA) and ethylene glycol (EG) electro-oxidation. The structural and morphological properties of the electrocatalysts were studied using advanced physicochemical characterization techniques. The obtained results well evidence the homogeneous dispersion of Pt-Pd NPs on the surface of the carbon.

Preparation of starch-based porous carbon electrode and biopolymer electrolyte for all solid-state electric double layer capacitor.

An ever-increasing demand for energy coupled with environmental pollution associated with conventional energy production continues to drive the search for alternative renewable energy storage solutions. In this regard, a high surface area (1841 m g), hierarchically porous (∼1.18 cm g) and self-inherited nitrogen (2.

Facile hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of CoGeO/r-GO@C ternary nanocomposite as negative electrode for Li-ion batteries.

Ternary nanocomposite of CoGeO/r-GO@C is synthesized by single step hydrothermal method followed by calcination. The XRD analysis reveals the formation of cubic structured CoGeO and their corresponding functional groups identified through Raman analysis. The TEM analysis assures that uniform distribution of CoGeO nanoparticles on the r-GO layers.