Search Results - "Kang, Yijin"
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Promoting Formation of Oxygen Vacancies in Two-Dimensional Cobalt-Doped Ceria Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (08-04-2020)“…As an alternative for depleting fossil fuel energy, hydrogen economy desires low-cost and efficient hydrogen production from water splitting. In order to…”
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Eliminating dissolution of platinum-based electrocatalysts at the atomic scale
Published in Nature materials (01-11-2020)“…A remaining challenge for the deployment of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells is the limited durability of platinum (Pt) nanoscale materials that operate at…”
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Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Properties of Cubic Mn−Pt Nanocrystals (Nanocubes)
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (09-06-2010)“…Mn−Pt nanocubes were synthesized from platinum acetylacetonate and manganese carbonyl in the presence of oleic acid and oleylamine. The Mn−Pt nanocubes were…”
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Shaping electrocatalysis through tailored nanomaterials
Published in Nano today (01-10-2016)“…[Display omitted] •Performance of an electrocatalyst is altered through the control of size, composition, morphology and architecture of employed…”
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High-Entropy Alloy Nanosheets for Fine-Tuning Hydrogen Evolution
Published in ACS catalysis (07-10-2022)“…The electrolysis of water is promising for hydrogen production. The development of high-performance and low-cost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)…”
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Atomic Fe Dispersed Hierarchical Mesoporous Fe–N–C Nanostructures for an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Published in ACS catalysis (01-01-2021)“…Due to the scarcity and high cost of precious metals, the hydrogen economy would ultimately rely on non-platinum-group-metal (non-PGM) catalysts. The…”
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A Generalized Ligand-Exchange Strategy Enabling Sequential Surface Functionalization of Colloidal Nanocrystals
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (02-02-2011)“…The ability to engineer surface properties of nanocrystals (NCs) is important for various applications, as many of the physical and chemical properties of…”
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Enhanced Thermopower via Carrier Energy Filtering in Solution-Processable Pt–Sb2Te3 Nanocomposites
Published in Nano letters (13-07-2011)“…This work demonstrates the first solution-processable metal–semiconductor nanocomposites with enhanced thermoelectric properties via carrier energy filtering…”
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SnO2 Quantum Dots Enabled Site-Directed Sodium Deposition for Stable Sodium Metal Batteries
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Size- and Shape-Selective Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals and Nanowires Using CO as a Reducing Agent
Published in Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) (16-08-2010)“…Putting the pedal to the metal: A facile strategy for the synthesis of metal nanocrystals is demonstrated that employs carbon monoxide as a reducing agent…”
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Interfacial engineering of Ni/V2O3 for hydrogen evolution reaction
Published in Nano research (01-09-2020)“…Electrocatalytic water splitting offers a sustainable route for hydrogen production, enabling the clean and renewable alternative energy system of hydrogen…”
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Atomic Structure of Pt3Ni Nanoframe Electrocatalysts by in Situ X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (23-12-2015)“…Understanding the atomic structure of a catalyst is crucial to exposing the source of its performance characteristics. It is highly unlikely that a catalyst…”
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Using Surface Segregation To Design Stable Ru-Ir Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Environments
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (15-12-2014)“…The methods used to improve catalytic activity are well‐established, however elucidating the factors that simultaneously control activity and stability is…”
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Synthesis, Shape Control, and Methanol Electro-oxidation Properties of Pt–Zn Alloy and Pt3Zn Intermetallic Nanocrystals
Published in ACS nano (26-06-2012)“…We report the first synthesis of highly monodisperse Pt3Zn nanocrystals (NCs). Shape-controlled synthesis generates cubic and spherical Pt–Zn NCs. Reaction…”
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Improved Size-Tunable Synthesis of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods through the Use of Aromatic Additives
Published in ACS nano (27-03-2012)“…We report an improved synthesis of colloidal gold nanorods (NRs) by using aromatic additives that reduce the concentration of hexadecyltrimethylammonium…”
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Enhancing Hydrogen Diffusion in Catalytic Removal of Nitrate Using a Flow Reactor
Published in Topics in catalysis (01-09-2023)“…The excessive application of nitrogen fertilizers, pesticides and sewage irrigation in agriculture has caused serious nitrate pollution in natural water…”
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Morphologically controlled synthesis of colloidal upconversion nanophosphors and their shape-directed self-assembly
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-12-2010)“…We report a one-pot chemical approach for the synthesis of highly monodisperse colloidal nanophosphors displaying bright upconversion luminescence under 980 nm…”
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Multimetallic Core/Interlayer/Shell Nanostructures as Advanced Electrocatalysts
Published in Nano letters (12-11-2014)“…The fine balance between activity and durability is crucial for the development of high performance electrocatalysts. The importance of atomic structure and…”
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Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Pt Nanocrystals: The Role of Metal Carbonyls
Published in ACS nano (22-01-2013)“…Well-controlled synthesis of nanocrystals is necessary to unambiguously correlate the structural properties of nanocrystals with the catalytic properties. The…”
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Design of Pt–Pd Binary Superlattices Exploiting Shape Effects and Synergistic Effects for Oxygen Reduction Reactions
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (09-01-2013)“…Large-area icosahedral-AB13-type Pt–Pd binary superlattices (BNSLs) are fabricated through self-assembly of 6 nm Pd nanocrystals (NCs) and 13 nm Pt octahedra…”
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