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Proton conducting blend membranes: physical, morphological and electronic properties
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
Blend membranes of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and sulfonated polyetherimide (SPEI) have been prepared and investigated as a potential polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). ...
Enhanced and durable electrocatalytic performance of thin layer PtRu bimetallic alloys on Pd-nanocubes for methanol oxidation reactions
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2017 , Article)
As a renewable and promising energy devices, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have attracted a wide range of interest in recent years. The design of electrocatalysts highly influences the performance of DMFCs systems. ...
Synergistic effect of interfacial phenomenon on enhancing catalytic performance of Pd loaded MnO: X-CeO2-C hetero-nanostructure for hydrogenation and electrochemical reactions
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2017 , Article)
Hetero-nanostructures have proven to be impressive materials due to their multi-functionalities in various catalytic applications. Here, the basic focus has been devoted to interface chemistry among different domains in ...
Highly efficient photocatalytic z-scheme hydrogen production over oxygen-deficient WO3-x nanorods supported Zn0.3Cd0.7S heterostructure
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article)
The demand for clean renewable energy is increasing due to depleting fossil fuels and environmental concerns. Photocatalytic hydrogen production through water splitting is one such promising route to meet global energy ...
Effects of amphiphilic pluronic F127 on the performance of PS/SPEEK blend ultrafiltration membrane: Characterization and antifouling study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The effect of amphiphilic Pluronic F127 additive on the ultrafiltration performance of polysulfone (PSf)/sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) blend flat sheet membranes was investigated in the present work. Fixed ...
A precious-metal-free Fe-intercalated carbon nitride porous-network with enhanced activity for the oxygen reduction reaction and methanol-tolerant oxygen reduction reaction
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2020 , Article)
The economical cost of the catalyst material has remained a challenging task in traditional fuel cells (FCs) and in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). However, replacement of noble metals with precious metal-free materials ...
Carbon nitride embedded MnO2 nanospheres decorated with low-content Pt nanoparticles as highly efficient and durable electrode material for solid state supercapacitors
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
The provoking energy crises attracted and stimulated higher attention towards energy storage devices. Solid state supercapacitors proved to be one of the promising power devices for the storage and utilization of electrical ...
Engineering and understanding of synergistic effects in the interfaces of rGO-CNTs/PtPd nanocomposite revealed fast electro-oxidation of methanol
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
The developing human societies are being faced provoking energy crises due to higher demands of energy for increasing worldwide populations. The massive depletion of natural resources and global warming issues sound a laud ...
Tungsten-molybdenum oxide nanowires/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced and durable performance for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Hydrogen has attracted huge interest globally as a durable, environmentally safe and renewable fuel. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the most promising methods for large scale hydrogen production, ...
Mesoporous carbon supported Pt/MO2 (M=Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) heteronanostructure: Promising non-Ru methanol oxidation reaction catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell application
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) proved to be promising alternative for renewable energy resources. There are several factors involved for the hindrance of their commercialization. Herein, the alteration in catalyst's ...