Valence state modulation of Mn/FePO₄ nanostructures for the oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the limiting factor in many renewable technologies, for example, metal-air batteries and fuel cells, that have received a lot of scientific attention. Herein, we...

Theoretical design and discovery of two‐dimensional materials for next‐generation flexible piezotronics and energy conversion

“…It opened up an avenue of 2D nanomaterials that can be exploited for various properties ranging from piezoelectricity, thermoelectricity to optoelectronics, spintronics and valleytronics [11][12][13][14][15]. Moreover, 2D materials have been extensively explored in electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications such that dominantly, as electrodes in batteries [16][17][18], capacitors [19], water splitting cells [20][21][22][23], field emitters [24] and gas sensors [25]. The experimental progress is slow because of the limitations and challenges of the current technology to extract or synthesize ultra-thin materials.…”