A hybridized self-powered textile for simultaneously collecting solar energy and random body motion energy was demonstrated.

Electronic regulation of Mo2C and thus intrinsically improved HER activity via balanced Volmer and Heyrovsky/Tafel steps.

One-dimensional silicon-carbon nanotubes and nanowires of various shapes and structures were synthesized via the reaction of silicon (produced by disproportionation reaction of SiO) with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (as templates) at different temperatures. A new type of multiwalled silicon carbide nanotube (SiCNT), with 3.5-4.5 A interlayer spacings, was observed in addition to the previously known beta-SiC (cubic zinc blende structure) nanowires and the biaxial SiC-SiO(x) nanowires. The SiCNT was identified by high-resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM), elemental mapping, and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The multiwalled SiCNT was found to transform to a beta-SiC crystalline structure by electron beam annealing under TEM.