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Binder-free Li-O2 battery cathodes using Ni- and PtRu-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers as electrocatalysts for enhanced stability by Syed Shoaib Hassan Zaidi, Sabari Rajendran, Archana Sekar, Ayyappan Elangovan, Jun Li, Xianglin Li

“…The development of an ideal cathode for Li-O2 battery (LOB) has been a great challenge in achieving high discharge capacity, enhanced stability, and longevity…”
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Platinum Deposited Nitrogen-Doped Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers as Methanol Tolerant Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Improved Durability by Elangovan, Ayyappan, Xu, Jiayi, Sekar, Archana, Rajendran, Sabari, Liu, Bin, Li, Jun

“…Nitrogen doping in carbon materials can modify the employed carbon material’s electronic and structural properties, which helps in creating a stronger…”
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Graphene nanosheets from the controlled explosion of aromatic hydrocarbons by Sigdel, Shusil, Wright, Justin P., Covarrubias, Jose, Sekar, Archana, Mutthukumar, Kamalambika, Bossmann, Stefan H., Li, Jun, Nepal, Arjun, Corkill, Stephen, Sorensen, Christopher M.

“…Explosions of benzene, toluene and xylenes were carried out in a 16.7 L chamber in the presence of O2 at different fuel-rich molar ratios such that an aerosol…”
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Mechanistic understanding of Li metal anode processes in a model 3D conductive host based on vertically aligned carbon nanofibers by Rajendran, Sabari, Sekar, Archana, Li, Jun

“…The use of three dimensional (3D) conductive hosts is a promising strategy to alleviate dendrite formation in lithium metal anodes. However, the fundamental…”
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Deciphering the effect of nucleation/growth kinetics on the morphology of Li plating/stripping on vertically aligned carbon nanofibers - A low-tortuosity 3-D nanostructured carbon host by Rajendran, Sabari, Sekar, Archana, Li, Jun

“…[Display omitted] •The role of electrodeposition kinetics on Li morphology has been unraveled in 3-D VACNF array host.•Li plating was found to follow classical…”
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Synthesis of defect-engineered molybdenum sulfides on reduced graphene oxide for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction kinetics by Sekar, Archana, Muthukumar, Kamalambika, Rajendran, Sabari, Li, Jun

“…Amorphous molybdenum sulfide (a-MoS3) is a promising non-precious electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction owing to the abundant defective active sites…”
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Synthesis of V2O5 Nanoribbon–Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids as Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Cathodes via Divalent Transition Metal Cation-Mediated Coprecipitation by Muthukumar, Kamalambika, Rajendran, Sabari, Sekar, Archana, Chen, Ya, Li, Jun

“…Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are an emerging sustainable and safer technology for large-scale electrical energy storage. Here, we report the synthesis of…”
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Enhancing Methanol Oxidation Reaction with Platinum‐based Catalysts using a N‐Doped Three‐dimensional Graphitic Carbon Support by Elangovan, Ayyappan, Xu, Jiayi, Sekar, Archana, Liu, Bin, Li, Jun

“…Nitrogen‐doped graphitic carbon materials have been widely used as a catalyst support in the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). In this study, we report the…”
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Hydrogenated TiO2 Carbon Support for PtRu Anode Catalyst in High–Performance Anion–Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Douglin, John C., Sekar, Archana, Singh, Ramesh K., Chen, Zihua, Li, Jun, Dekel, Dario R.

“…The availability of durable, high-performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is currently a constraint for anion-exchange membrane…”
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Integrating Hydrogenated TiO2‑Modified Carbon-Supported PtRu Anodes and Fe–N–C Cathodes for High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by Sekar, Archana, Zeng, Yachao, Rajendran, Sabari, Metzger, Nathaniel, Li, Xianglin, Wu, Gang, Li, Jun

“…Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have attracted significant interest owing to their high energy density and ease of handling methanol. However,…”
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Integrating Hydrogenated TiO 2 -Modified Carbon-Supported PtRu Anodes and Fe–N–C Cathodes for High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by Sekar, Archana, Zeng, Yachao, Rajendran, Sabari, Metzger, Nathaniel, Li, Xianglin, Wu, Gang, Li, Jun

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Development of Novel Nanomaterials Based Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Devices by Sekar, Archana

“…The growing global energy demand, due to the depletion of fossil fuels and accompanied global warming, has compelled the utilization of renewable and…”
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Synthesis of V 2 O 5 Nanoribbon–Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids as Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Cathodes via Divalent Transition Metal Cation-Mediated Coprecipitation by Muthukumar, Kamalambika, Rajendran, Sabari, Sekar, Archana, Chen, Ya, Li, Jun

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Mechanistic Insight into Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Ultrathin Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Modified Pt Electrodes by Guha, Anku, Veettil Vineesh, Thazhe, Sekar, Archana, Narayanaru, Sreekanth, Sahoo, Mihir, Nayak, Saroj, Chakraborty, Sudip, Narayanan, Tharangattu N

“…Enhancing the intrinsic activity of a benchmarked electrocatalyst such as platinum (Pt) is highly intriguing from fundamental as well as applied perspectives…”
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Hierarchical TiO2-g-C3N4 photocatalyst with purification effect for NOx oxidation under cyan light by Mayyahi, Ahmed Al, Sekar, Archana, Rajendran, Sabari, Sigdel, Shusil, Lu, Lianying, Wang, Juan, Wang, Guohong, Li, Jun, Amama, Placidus B.

“…[Display omitted] •Design of hierarchical Z-scheme TiO2-g-C3N4 photocatalyst with a porous framework.•NO conversion of TiO2-g-C3N4 is two times higher than…”
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Hydrogenated TiO2 Carbon Support for PtRu Anode Catalyst in High‐Performance Anion‐Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Douglin, John C., Sekar, Archana, Singh, Ramesh K., Chen, Zihua, Li, Jun, Dekel, Dario R.

“…The availability of durable, high‐performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is currently a constraint for anion‐exchange membrane…”
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Hydrogenated TiO 2 Carbon Support for PtRu Anode Catalyst in High-Performance Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Douglin, John C, Sekar, Archana, Singh, Ramesh K, Chen, Zihua, Li, Jun, Dekel, Dario R

“…The availability of durable, high-performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is currently a constraint for anion-exchange membrane…”
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Non‐Precious Metal/Metal Oxides and Nitrogen‐Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide based Alkaline Water‐Electrolysis Cell by Vineesh, Thazhe Veettil, Sekar, Archana, Rajappa, Sivamathini, Pal, Shubhadeep, Alwarappan, Subbiah, Narayanan, Tharangattu N

“…The development of strategies for water‐electrolysis half‐cell‐reaction catalysts without the use of precious metals/metal oxides and the synergistic…”
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PtRu Catalysts on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Conformal Hydrogenated TiO2 Shells for Methanol Oxidation by Sekar, Archana, Metzger, Nathaniel, Rajendran, Sabari, Elangovan, Ayyappan, Cao, Yonghai, Peng, Feng, Li, Xianglin, Li, Jun

“…The methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is the limiting factor in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). There is an urgent need to improve the catalytic activity…”
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Binder-free Li-O 2 battery cathodes using Ni- and PtRu-coated vertically aligned carbon nanofibers as electrocatalysts for enhanced stability by Hassan Zaidi, Syed Shoaib, Rajendran, Sabari, Sekar, Archana, Elangovan, Ayyappan, Li, Jun, Li, Xianglin

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