Publications by authors named "Taozhu Zhan"

Developing highly active electrocatalysts is crucial for the application of electrocatalytic water splitting. In this study, we prepared vanadium oxide-graphene carbon nanocomposites (VO/C) with abundant defects using a carbon- and oxygen-rich hexavanadate derivative Na[VO{(OCH)CCH}] as a precursor without the addition of an extra carbon source. Subsequently, the VO/C was used as a catalyst support to load a small amount of Ir, forming the Ir/VO/C nanoelectrocatalyst.

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Developing inexpensive, efficient, and stable catalysts is crucial for reducing the cost of electrolytic hydrogen production. Recently, polyoxometalates (POMs) have gained attention and widespread use due to their excellent electrocatalytic properties. This study designed and synthesized three composite materials, NF/PMoW, by using phosphomolybdic-tungstic heteropolyacids as precursors to grow in situ on nickel foam via the hydrothermal process and subsequent calcination.

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Polyoxometalates (POMs) are promising inorganic drug candidates for cancer chemotherapy. They are becoming attractive because of their easy accessibility and low cost. Herein, we report the synthesis and antitumor activity studies of four Lindqvist-type POMs with mixed-addenda atoms Na[VWO{(OCH)CR}] (R=-CHOH, -CH, -CHCH) and (BuN)[VW{(OCH)CHOOCCHCH}].

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To explore, highly active electrocatalysts are essential for water splitting materials. Polyoxometalates (POMs) have drawn interesting attention in recent years due to their abundant structure and unique electrocatalytic properties. In this study, by using a POM-based precursor Co2Mo10, novel bimetallic sulfide (CoS-MoS) nanocomposites are rationally designed and synthesized under hydrothermal conditions.

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