Publications by authors named "Xuexian Wu"

Converting carbon-based molecular fuels into electricity efficiently and cleanly without emitting CO remains a challenge. Conventional fuel cells using noble metals as anode catalysts often suffer performance degradation due to CO poisoning and a host of problems associated with CO production. This study provides a CO -emission-free direct formaldehyde fuel cell.

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Nickel based materials are promising electrocatalysts to produce hydrogen from water in alkaline media. However, the stability is of great challenge, limiting its practical material functions. Herein, a new technique for electro-deposition flower-like NiCo S nanosheets on carbon-cloth (CC@NiCo S ) is proposed for energy-saving production of H from water/methanol coelectrolysis at high current density by constructing array architectures and regulating surface magnetism.

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Pt-Co electrocatalysts have attracted significant attention because of their excellent performance in many electrochemical reactions. This review focuses on Pt-Co electrocatalysts designed and prepared for electrocatalytic applications. First, the various synthetic methods and synthesis mechanisms are systematically summarized; typical examples and core synthesis parameters are discussed for regulating the morphology and structure.

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Eucommia ulmoides is an economic tree that can biosynthesize secondary metabolites with pharmacological functions. Genetic basis of biosynthesis of these compounds is almost unknown. Therefore, genomic-wide association study was performed to exploit the genetic loci maybe involved in biosynthetic pathways of 5 leaf inclusions (aucubin, chlorogenic acid, gutta-percha, polyphenols, total flavonoids).

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We examined the influence of three reference points (minimum requirements [MR], the status quo [SQ], and goal [G]) proposed by the tri-reference point (TRP) theory on fairness and satisfaction perceptions of pay in three laboratory experiments. To test the effects, we manipulated these three reference points both implicitly (Experiment 1) and explicitly (Experiments 2 and 3). We also provided the information of the salary offered to a peer person that was lower than, equal to, or higher than the salary offer to the participant.

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