Hot Electrons Induced by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance in Ag/g-CN Schottky Junction for Photothermal Catalytic CO Reduction.

Converting carbon dioxide (CO) into high-value-added chemicals using solar energy is a promising approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions; however, single photocatalysts suffer from quick the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and poor photoredox ability. Herein, silver (Ag) nanoparticles featuring with localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are combined with g-CN to form a Schottky junction for photothermal catalytic CO reduction. The Ag/g-CN exhibits higher photocatalytic CO reduction activity under UV-vis light; the CH and CO evolution rates are 10.

CsBiBr nanoparticles decorated CN nanotubes composite photocatalyst for highly selective oxidation of benzylic alcohol.

Solar-light driven oxidation of benzylic alcohols over photocatalysts endows significant prospects in value-added organics evolution owing to its facile, inexpensive and sustainable process. However, the unsatisfactory performance of actual photocatalysts due to the inefficient charge separation, low photoredox potential and sluggish surface reaction impedes the practical application of this process. Herein, we developed an innovative Z-Scheme CsBiBr nanoparticles@porous CN tubes (CBB-NP@P-tube-CN) heterojunction photocatalyst for highly selective benzyl alcohol oxidation.

Toward Sustainable Metal-Iodine Batteries: Materials, Electrochemistry and Design Strategies.

Due to the natural abundance of iodine, cost-effective, and sustainability, metal-iodine batteries are competitive for the next-generation energy storage systems with high energy density, and large power density. However, the inherent properties of iodine such as electronic insulation and shuttle behavior of soluble iodine species affect negatively rate performance, cyclability, and self-discharge behavior of metal-iodine batteries, while the dendrite growth and metal corrosion on the anode side brings potential safety hazards and inferior durability. These problems of metal-iodine system still exist and need to be solved urgently.

Ammonium Ion Batteries: Material, Electrochemistry and Strategy.

Ammonium-ion batteries (AIBs) have recently attracted increasing attention in the field of aqueous batteries owing to their high safety and fast diffusion kinetics. The NH storage mechanism is quite different from that of spherical metal ions (e.g.

A TiSe -Graphite Dual Ion Battery: Fast Na-Ion Insertion and Excellent Stability.

The sodium dual ion battery (Na-DIB) technology is proposed as highly promising alternative over lithium-ion batteries for the stationary electrochemical energy-storage devices. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics of anode materials seriously impedes their practical implementation. Herein, a Na-DIB based on TiSe -graphite is reported.

Observation of ZrNbO Nanowires as a Lithium Container via In Situ and Ex Situ Techniques for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Based on the high theoretical capacity and relatively high safety voltage, niobium-based oxides are regarded as promising intercalation-type electrode materials for advanced lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Here, ZrNbO nanowires are fabricated via a facile electrospinning method, presenting a nanoparticle-in-nanowire architecture. As an anode for LIBs, the as-fabricated ZrNbO nanowires maintain a capacity of 244.

HKTiNbO Nanowires Enabling High-Performance Lithium-Ion Uptake.

HTiNbO has been widely investigated in many fields because of its distinctive properties such as good redox activity, high photocatalytic activity, and environmental benignancy. Here, this work reports the synthesis of one-dimensional HKTiNbO nanowires via simple electrospinning followed by an ion-exchange reaction. The HKTiNbO nanowires consist of many small "lumps" with a uniform diameter distribution of around 150 nm.