Ultrathin nanocomposite films were prepared on solid supports via adsorption of organic and inorganic molecules from solution. Coordination geometry for transition metal ions was preserved by embedding metal ligands into titanium oxide gel films, and porous titanium oxide films were prepared by selective removal of organic components from polymer/metal oxide composite films using oxygen plasma ...

Well-ordered, thin oxide films have drawn some attention in recent years as suitable oxide supports for modeling highly dispersed metal catalysts at the atomic scale. It turned out, however, that ultrathin oxide films may exhibit interesting catalytic properties in their own right. In this review, we discuss phenomena specifically connected to ultrathin oxide films to explain and understand the...

Cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) is now established as a popular choice of sensor for the detection of γ -rays and hard x-rays, leading to its adoption in security, medical and scientific applications. There are still many technical challenges involving the deposition of high-quality, uniform metal contacts on CdZnTe. A detailed understanding of the interface between the bulk CdZnTe and the meta...

A facile and scalable approach to synthesize silicon composite anode was developed by encapsulating Si particles via in-situ polymerization and carbonization of phloroglucinolformaldehyde gel, followed by incorporation of graphene nanoplatelets. Attributed to the improved structural integrity, a high packing density and an intimate electrical contact consolidated by the conductive networks, the...

Perovskite oxides exhibit potential for use as electrocatalysts in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, their low specific surface area is the main obstacle to realizing a high mass-specific activity that is required to be competitive against the state-of-the-art precious metal-based catalysts. We report the enhanced performance of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ (BSCF) for the OER with intri...

Metallic lithium is a promising anode candidate for future high-energy-density lithium batteries. It is a light-weight material, and has the highest theoretical capacity (3,860 mAh g(-1)) and the lowest electrochemical potential of all candidates. There are, however, at least three major hurdles before lithium metal anodes can become a viable technology: uneven and dendritic lithium deposition,...

Transition metal oxides have a high initial charge-discharge capacity of 800–1000 mAh/g, the electrochemical performance, cyclic performance and rate composite transition oxide graphene been improved due to unique two-dimensional structure excellent electrical conductivity graphene. In this paper, iron materials with different morphs were prepared by hydrothermal reaction temperatures, rGO/Fe2O...

Metal and semiconductor oxides are ubiquitous electronic materials. Normally insulating, oxides can change behavior under high electric fields--through 'electroforming' or 'breakdown'--critically affecting CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) logic, DRAM (dynamic random access memory) and flash memory, and tunnel barrier oxides. An initial irreversible electroforming process has been ...

This paper reviews different modification methods to cathode, anode and electrolyte materials in view of their electrochemical properties for application in lithium/sulfur batteries. In the sulfur electrode, carbonaceous materials, conductive polymer materials, and metal oxide adsorbing materials are employed to enhance conductivity and reduce polysulfide dissolution. The effects of anodes and ...

Raman and infrared spectroscopy provide complementary information about the nature of the surface metal oxide species present in supported metal oxide catalysts. This paper reviews the type of fundamental information that is typically obtained in Raman and IR characterization studies of supported metal oxide catalysts. The molecular structures of the surface metal oxide species are reflected in...