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Template-free formation of uniform urchin-like α-FeOOH hollow spheres with superior capability for water treatment
(2012)
Uniform urchin-like α-FeOOH hollow spheres assembled from nanoneedles have been synthesized via a facile and green one-pot method. By simply adjusting the amount of glycerol in the reaction system, hierarchical urchin-like ...
Porous molybdenum carbide nano-octahedrons synthesized via confined carburization in metal-organic frameworks for efficient hydrogen production
(2015)
Electrochemical water splitting has been considered as a promising approach to produce clean and sustainable hydrogen fuel. However, the lack of high-performance and low-cost electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction ...
Rutile TiO2 submicroboxes with superior lithium storage properties
(2015)
Hollow structures of rutile TiO2, and especially with non-spherical shape, have rarely been reported. Herein, high-quality rutile TiO2 submicroboxes have been synthesized by a facile templating method using Fe2O3 submicrocubes ...
Formation of nickel sulfide nanoframes from metal-organic frameworks with enhanced pseudocapacitive and electrocatalytic properties
(2015)
Nanoframe-like hollow structures with unique three-dimensional (3D) open architecture hold great promise for various applications. Current research efforts mainly focus on frame-like noble metals and metal oxides. However, ...
Formation of ZnMn2O4 ball-in-ball hollow microspheres as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries
(2012)
Novel ZnMn2O4 ball-in-ball hollow microspheres are fabricated by a facile two-step method involving the solution synthesis of ZnMn-glycolate hollow microspheres and subsequent thermal annealing in air. When evaluated as ...
Synthesis of hierarchical three-dimensional vanadium oxide microstructures as high-Capacity cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
(2012)
Hierarchical three-dimensional (3D) vanadium oxide microstructures, including urchin-like microflowers, nanohorn-structured microspheres, nanosheet-assembled microflowers, and nanosheets bundles, are successfully synthesized ...
TiO2 nanotube arrays grafted with Fe2O3 hollow nanorods as integrated electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
(2013)
Novel nano-heterostructures composed of Fe2O3 hollow nanorods on both the outer and inner surface of the aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) have been fabricated by growing FeOOH nanospindles onto the TNAs, and then followed ...
Template-free synthesis of VO2 hollow microspheres with various interiors and their conversion into V2O5 for lithium-ion batteries
(2013)
Getting a charge out of microspheres: Uniform VO2 microspheres with various complex interiors, such as yolk-shelled and multi-shelled hollow structures, have been synthesized through a template-free solvothermal method. ...
Formation of NixCo3−xS4 hollow nanoprisms with enhanced pseudocapacitive properties
(2013)
Hollow nanostructures are of great interest for a wide variety of applications. Despite the great advances, synthesis of anisotropic hollow structures is still very challenging. In this work, we have developed a simple ...
Mesoporous Li4Ti5O12 hollow spheres with enhanced lithium storage capability
(2013)
Uniform Li4Ti5O12 hollow spheres with mesoporous shells of tuneable thickness have been synthesized by an efficient templating approach. Owing to the unique hollow structure and highly mesoporous framework, these Li4Ti5O12 ...
