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Electrochemical modification of a pyrolytic graphite sheet for improved negative electrode performance in the vanadium redox flow battery by Kabir, Humayun, Gyan, Isaiah O., Francis Cheng, I.

“…The vanadium redox flow battery is a promising technology for buffering renewable energies. It is recognized that negative electrode is the limitation in this…”
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Synthesis of graphene paper from pyrolyzed asphalt by Cheng, I. Francis, Xie, Yuqun, Allen Gonzales, R., Brejna, Przemysław R., Sundararajan, Jency Pricilla, Fouetio Kengne, B.A., Eric Aston, D., McIlroy, David N., Foutch, Jeremy D., Griffiths, Peter R.

“…A new technique for the synthesis of large sheets (>10 cm 2) of multi-layered graphene is presented. The condensation onto a heated surface (≈650 °C) of fumes…”
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Utilizing a Single Silica Nanospring as an Insulating Support to Characterize the Electrical Transport and Morphology of Nanocrystalline Graphite by Wojcik, Peter M, Rajabi, Negar, Zhu, Haoyu, Estrada, David, Davis, Paul H, Pandhi, Twinkle, Cheng, I Francis, McIlroy, David N

“…A graphitic carbon, referred to as graphite from the University of Idaho thermolyzed asphalt reaction (GUITAR), was coated in silica nanosprings and silicon…”
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Aqueous treatment of single-walled carbon nanotubes for preparation of Pt–Fe core–shell alloy using galvanic exchange reaction: Selective catalytic activity towards oxygen reduction over methanol oxidation by Shimizu, Kenichi, Francis Cheng, I., Wai, Chien M.

“…We have demonstrated a new, cost effective synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotube supported Pt–Fe core–shell alloy catalyst (Pt–Fe/SWNT) for the direct…”
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Electrochemical Dechlorination of 4-Chlorophenol to Phenol by Cheng, I. Francis, Fernando, Quintus, Korte, Nic

“…We have hypothesized that hydrogen gas intercalated in a palladium lattice is the powerful reducing agent that reductively dechlorinates chlorinated organic…”
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Biosensing with Polymerase Chain Reaction-Stable DNA-Functionalized Magnetically Susceptible Carbon–Iron Microparticles by Koirala, Dipak, Dalbec, Forrest, May, Jeremy, Hamal, Kailash, Allen, Peter B., Cheng, I. Francis

“…We demonstrate a rapid and sensitive method for DNA detection without the need for fluorescence. This is based on carbon-coated magnetic iron (Fe)…”
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Electrochemical determination of free chlorine on pseudo-graphite electrode by Kabir, Humayun, Ma, Peng Yi, Renn, Nicholas, Nicholas, Nolan W., Cheng, I. Francis

“…Pseudo-graphite from the University of Idaho Thermolyzed Asphalt Reaction also known as GUITAR is a new form of carbon. It shares morphological features with…”
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A Comparison of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Evolution on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic and Disordered Graphite Negative Electrodes in Lithium‐Ion Batteries by Zhu, Haoyu, Russell, Joshua A., Fang, Zongtang, Barnes, Pete, Li, Lan, Efaw, CoreyM, Muenzer, Allison, May, Jeremy, Hamal, Kailash, Cheng, I. Francis, Davis, Paul H., Dufek, EricJ, Xiong, Hui

“…The presence and stability of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on graphitic electrodes is vital to the performance of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However,…”
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Electrochemical determination of chemical oxygen demand on functionalized pseudo-graphite electrode by Kabir, Humayun, Zhu, Haoyu, Lopez, Ricardo, Nicholas, Nolan W., McIlroy, David N., Echeverria, Elena, May, Jeremy, Cheng, I. Francis

“…Graphite-like carbon electrodes produced from the University of Idaho thermolyzed asphalt reaction (GUITAR) were examined for anodic sensing of chemical oxygen…”
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Enhanced Reactivity of Superoxide in Water−Solid Matrices by Furman, Olha, Laine, Derek F, Blumenfeld, Alexander, Teel, Amy L, Shimizu, Kenichi, Cheng, I. Francis, Watts, Richard J

“…Superoxide is unreactive in deionized water, but aqueous systems containing added solvents, including H2O2 at >100 mM, show significantly increased reactivity…”
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EDTA Degradation Induced by Oxygen Activation in a Zerovalent Iron/Air/Water System by Noradoun, Christina E, Cheng, I. Francis

“…A method for the removal of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) at room temperature and 1 atm is demonstrated. EDTA (1 mM, 50 mL) containing 2.5 g of…”
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Chemical Fluid Deposition of Pt-Based Bimetallic Nanoparticles on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Application by Yen, Clive H, Shimizu, Kenichi, Lin, Ying-Ying, Bailey, Franklin, Cheng, I. Francis, Wai, Chien M

“…A simple and green method of depositing platinum-based bimetallic nanoparticles (Pt−Ru, Pt−Cu, Pt−Au, Pt−Pd, and Pt−Ni) on multiwalled carbon nanotubes…”
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Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Zerovalent Iron in Subcritical Water by Yak, Hwa K, Wenclawiak, Bernd W, Cheng, I. Francis, Doyle, John G, Wai, Chien M

“…A method for remediation of PCB-contaminated soil and sediments is described that uses zerovalent iron as the dechlorination agent and subcritical water…”
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The sp2-sp3 carbon hybridization content of nanocrystalline graphite from pyrolyzed vegetable oil, comparison of electrochemistry and physical properties with other carbon forms and allotropes by Kabir, Humayun, Zhu, Haoyu, May, Jeremy, Hamal, Kailash, Kan, Yuwei, Williams, Thomas, Echeverria, Elena, McIlroy, David N., Estrada, David, Davis, Paul H., Pandhi, Twinkle, Yocham, Katie, Higginbotham, Kari, Clearfield, Abraham, Cheng, I. Francis

“…Nanocrystalline (nc) graphite produced from pyrolyzed vegetable oil has properties that deviate from typical graphites, but is similar to the previously…”
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An oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst tuned for hydrogen peroxide generation based on a pseudo-graphite doped with graphitic nitrogen by Hamal, Kailash, Koirala, Dipak, May, Jeremy, Dalbec, Forrest, Nicholas, Nolan, Cheng, I. Francis

“…The carbon material, GUITAR (pseudo-graphite from the University of Idaho thermolyzed asphalt reaction) can be doped with nitrogen in two prevalent forms. In a…”
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Fabrication of porous hollow glass microspheres by Xie, Yuqun, McAllister, Simon D., Edwards, Dean B., Cheng, I. Francis

“…► Porous hollow glass microspheres are synthesized for use as battery additives. ► A simple fabrication method with commercial hollow glass microsphere…”
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Batteries: Recent Advances in Carbon Materials by Cheng, I.

“…We welcome readers to this Special Issue of C. From the standpoint of economics of energy storage, carbon electrodes offer the practicality of large-scale…”
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Cyclic voltammetric and aqueous equilibria model study of the pH dependant iron(II/III)ethylenediamminetetraacetate complex reduction potential by Shimizu, Kenichi, Hutcheson, Ryan, Engelmann, Mark D., Francis Cheng, I.

“…A mathematical interpretation of the voltammetric half-wave potential vs. pH ( E 1/2–pH) behavior of the Fe II/III ethylenediamminetetraacetate (EDTA) redox…”
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Stability of Ferric Complexes with 3-Hydroxyflavone (Flavonol), 5,7-Dihydroxyflavone (Chrysin), and 3‘,4‘-Dihydroxyflavone by Engelmann, Mark D, Hutcheson, Ryan, Cheng, I. Francis

“…The acid dissociation and ferric stability constants for complexation by the flavonoids 3-hydroxyflavone (flavonol), 5,7-dihydroxyflavone (chrysin), and…”
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Electrochemical detection of triacetone triperoxide employing the electrocatalytic reaction of iron(II/III)-ethylenediaminetetraacetate and hydrogen peroxide by Laine, Derek F., Roske, Christopher W., Cheng, I. Francis

“…An electrochemical method for the detection of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is proposed and examined. In this method, TATP solutions were treated with 1.08 M…”
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