Dong‐Wan Kim

For mass production of hydrogen fuel by electrochemical water splitting, seawater electrolysis is preferred over freshwater electrolysis because of the abundance of seawater in nature. However, the electrochemically active anions in seawater can cause the corrosion of electrodes or undesirable side reactions during the anodic reaction at the anode, thus degrading the overall system efficiency. Hence, it is imperative to develop highly active and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocata

In this work, a simple, high-yield biomineralization process is reported for cobalt oxide nanostructures using Gram-positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis , as the soft templates. Rod-type cobalt oxide is prepared at room temperature through an electrostatic interaction between the functional surface structures of the bacteria and the cobalt ions in an aqueous solution. Additionally, porous Co₃O₄ hollow rods are formed through a subsequent heat treatment at 300 °C. These rods have a high surface a

Abstract Hollow carbon materials are considered promising sulfur reservoirs for lithium–sulfur batteries owing to their internal void space and porous conductive shell, providing high loading and utilization of sulfur. Since the pores in carbon materials play a critical role in the infusion of sulfur, access of the electrolyte, and the passage of lithium polysulfides (LPSs), the creation and tuning of hierarchical pore structures is strongly required to improve the electrochemical properties of

Abstract Developing low‐cost, highly active, and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts is a challenging issue in electrochemical water electrolysis. Building on 3D architectured electrocatalysts through structural and compositional engineering is an effective strategy to enhance catalytic activities as well as stability and durability. Herein, 3D architectures of quaternary Co‐Ni‐S‐P compounds coupled with graphene ((Co 1− x Ni x )(S 1− y P y ) 2 /G) electrocatalysts are proposed, in which nanosh

Abstract Lithium is regarded as an ideal anode for next‐generation Li metal batteries (LMB) as it exhibits extraordinarily high theoretical capacity and the lowest electrochemical potential among all anode candidates. However, safety concerns and poor cycling stability of Li induced by uncontrollable dendrite growth and severe side reactions impede its practical application for LMB. Although various strategies for fabricating Li anodes have been suggested, developing high‐rate LMB remains a sign

We report on the self-supported, two-dimensional (2D) SnS nanosheets electrode directly grown on metallic current collectors via non-catalytic and template-free, vapor transport synthetic route. The self-supported SnS nanosheets electrode demonstrates good cycling performance and superior rate capabilities: a capacity of ∼380 mAh g−1 even at 20C rate (after charging for 3 min), larger than the theoretical capacity of the carbon-based electrodes currently used in commercial Li ion batteries. The

Germanium (Ge) nanoparticle-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) anodes are fabricated through the anchoring of Ge on the surface of electrophoretically pre-deposited MWCNT networks via a thermal evaporation process. This Ge-MWCNT nanocomposite displays a large reversible capacity of over 800 mA h g(-1) at 1 C even after 200 cycles.

Abstract Aqueous Zn metal batteries (ZMBs) are receiving attention as large‐scale energy storage systems owing to their high theoretical capacity, low toxicity, and the abundance of Zn. However, Zn anodes still undergo undesired dendrite growth and intrinsic side reactions, thereby hindering the practical application of ZMBs. In this study, a multifunctional porous zincophilic carbon host (FPCH) assisted by a thin ZnO interphase (ZI) on bare Zn (FPCH‐ZI/Zn) is rationally designed as the interfac

A divalent wolframite-structure zinc tungstate (ZnWO 4 ) was synthesized using a facile hydrothermal process at 180 °C, with pH adjustment to drive the preferential growth along the [100] direction, resulting in the formation of one-dimensional nanorods. The resulting nanorods were characterized in detail using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and Brunauer–Emmett

A simple synthesis route is demonstrated for the preparation of hybrid nanocomposite electrodes with a combination of SnO 2 nanoparticles and conducting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Li ion battery applications. The MWCNTs were initially treated using strong acid solutions to generate functional groups with negative charges on their surfaces. For the formation of the nanocomposites, the next process was driven by the mutual electrostatic interactions between the functionalized MWCNTs