Publications by authors named "Mrunal Bhosale"
Here, integrated functional components into a hybrid heterostructure via highly stabilized network-like interconnected electronic nanoarchitecture of 1D N-doped holey-carbon nanotube (NHCNT) with 2D nickel─metal-organic framework (Ni─MOF) nanosheets are developed as high-performance electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. The NHCNT promoting electron transport pathways in electrocatalyst, and formation of holes in nanotubes further enables excellent diffusion of ions for promoting the overall reaction rate. An excellent combination of 1D/2D structure of NHCNT/Ni─MOF-4 electrocatalyst exhibits excellent oxygen evolution reaction (η = 207.
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- Creating lightweight, stable surfaces is essential for reliable energy devices, and aerogel-based electrocatalysts show promise for hydrogen production due to their unique properties.
- The study presents a simple method for synthesizing a nanorod-like molybdenum sulfide-reduced graphene oxide (M-rG) aerogel, designed for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
- The M-rG-300 aerogel demonstrated impressive performance with a low overpotential and enhanced reliability, which is linked to effective connectivity between its components, leading to a larger active surface area and better electrocatalytic properties.
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- The study focuses on creating a hybrid polymer composite film (PVDF/MoS-ZnO) to enhance the degradation of organic pollutants using environmentally friendly technology.
- The new composite exhibits a significant degradation efficiency of 97.23% for rhodamine B dye, compared to only 17.7% for the base polymer, due to improved electron-hole dynamics.
- The film shows good reusability and attributes its success to active species involved in the degradation process and the effective integration of ZnO onto MoS in the polymer matrix.
A key challenge in the development of sustainable water-splitting (WS) systems is the formulation of electrodes by efficient combinations of electrocatalyst and binder materials. Cellulose, a biopolymer, can be considered an excellent dispersing agent and binder that can replace high-cost synthetic polymers to construct low-cost electrodes. Herein, a novel electrocatalyst was fabricated by combining FeO and Ni on microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) without the use of any additional binder.
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