• An extending Mg thermal reduction improved two-step method was developed to prepare silicon-based anode; This novel synthesis strategy leaded the high-yield (exceed 95%) of desirable three-dimensional (3D) interconnecting microscale mesoporous silicon with interconnected conductive network; Silicon nano-ligaments below critical size and continuous layer, which can accommodate volume expansion...

Here, we present oxygen-deficient black ZrO2-x as a new material for sunlight absorption with a low band gap around ~1.5 eV, via a controlled magnesiothermic reduction in 5% H2/Ar from white ZrO2, a wide bandgap(~5 eV) semiconductor, usually not considered for solar light absorption. It shows for the first time a dramatic increase in solar light absorbance and significant activity for solar lig...

Silicon is produced in a variety of ways as an ultra-high capacity lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode material. The traditional carbothermic reduction process required is expensive and energy-intensive; in this work, we use an efficient magnesiothermic reduction to convert the silica-based frustules within diatomaceous earth (diatomite, DE) to nanosilicon (nanoSi) for use as LIB anodes. Polyacryli...

the combustion process of tio2- 2mg- c and 3tio2-4al-3c systems in a tubular furnace was investigated. tic has been synthesized by the magnesiothermic reaction from a mixture of compacted powders of tio2, mg and charcoal as starting materials in the presence and absence of nacl. the effects of temperature, pressure, and the stoichiometry ratio in the reaction yield have been studied. the result...

Functional features of Ni-W composite materials combined with successful performance enabled a breakthrough in their broad application. To disclose the formation pathway at extreme conditions combustion synthesis NiO-WO3-Mg-C and NiWO4-Mg-C systems for optimization procedure, process was modeled under programmed linear heating by thermal analysis methods. The reduction kinetics tungsten nickel ...