IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining)’s Post

Check out this new paper from the lab of Dreyfus Board Member Zhenan Bao of Stanford University in Nature titled: "Skin-inspired soft bioelectronic materials, devices and systems" https://lnkd.in/gdt26qRA

It's #FreePaperFriday, and I'd like to share a paper about finding materials to make hydrogen via water splitting. Hydrogen can be a carbon-free way to provide energy (either combustion or in fuel cells), but where the H comes from is the key to that "can be". Splitting H from water using solar energy (photocatalytic processes) is an exciting opportunity to create H2 as a carrier, but there hasn't been a material that has "won" yet and splits water efficiently. At Purdue University School of Materials Engineering Prof. Arun Mannodi Kanakkithodi and his graduate students Maitreyo Biswas and Rushik Desai used a machine learning approach to screen bazillions (ok, I made that up, more like 150,000) of dopant combinations in halide perovskites that could create a material with the right band gap for water splitting. The rapid screening methods they present were then checked using DFT in more detail, materials with efficiencies of almost 25% were predicted, and I hope researchers will be working on fabricating these for experimental testing in the future. https://lnkd.in/g4MGz_2F

<3 It is a really great pleasure to share our novel Research Article entitled "Nanostructured Cu/Zn/Al-based oxide as a new sensing material for NO2 detection", just published in the prestigious journal Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical of Elsevier!!! This article is the outcome of a fruitful collaboration with the groups coordinated by Profs. Jean-Marc Tulliani and Simelys Hernández at Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy! Enjoy its reading! :) #CuZnAloxide #Pnheterojunction #NO2detection #NH3detection https://lnkd.in/eshdcEv3

In 1862, it was proposed that liquid water might freeze when exposed to electric fields. This hypothesis is particularly relevant when the electric fields are comparable to those naturally occurring on the surface of biological systems or of solids of technological relevance. However, no clear answer has been provided so far. In a recent article published in Nature Communications Springer Nature Group with a collaboration between IBM Research and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, we show that these electric fields induce a transition in water which transforms into a yet unknown phase. Given its properties, we named this new phase "ferroelectric glassy water", or f-GW. The implications of our work span multiple fields of science and technology, from biology to catalysis to microfluidics and semiconductors. Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to know more. Link to the paper in the comment! #naturecommunications

Professor Xiao Su led a study that created a new method that safely extracts valuable metals locked up in discarded electronics and low-grade ore using dramatically less energy and fewer chemical materials than current methods. Learn more about this breakthrough: bit.ly/3vxqDoT

❗ ❗ ❗ BREAKING: BME researchers have solved a question that had been waiting for an explanation for years! A study on the phenomenon of superconducting transistors switching has been published in Springer Nature Communications! Find the full article from the first comment! #discovery #innovation #research #international #science #electric #computers #quantumcomputers

📣Highly-Cited Papers #Article Fabrication of Functional Super-Hydrophilic TiO2 Thin Film for pH Detection by Cheng Chen, Yalei Zhang, Han Gao, Kun Xu and Xiliang Zhang 👉https://lnkd.in/ev8Ea57t MDPI Jiangsu University Henan University of Technology #pHsensitiveelectrode #superhydrophilic #TiO2thinfilm #chemicaletching This article belongs to the Section Electrochemical Devices and Sensors https://lnkd.in/e-zPZdy5

#callforarticles#reviews This Special Issue focuses on coordination compounds, also known as transition metal complexes, used in the design of catalytic materials, storage devices, and sensors. Coordination compounds are formed when transition metal ions bind with ligands to create a stable complex. Coordination compounds have proven to be versatile catalysts for various reactions, offering distinct advantages such as high selectivity, tunable reactivity, and efficient catalytic activity. In the field of energy storage systems, coordination compounds have shown the potential to create new materials for energy storage devices such as rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. The unique properties of coordination compounds, such as sensitivity to external stimuli, have made them excellent candidates for their potential application in sensors. This Special Issue aims to publish outstanding papers covering the latest progress in the field of materials based on coordination compounds. We welcome scholars in this field to submit original research articles, reviews, and short communications related to the subject. #callforpapers#coorinationpolymers#MOF#CP

I am pleased to share that our latest research article has been published in the Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy Journal. The paper titled "Electrosynthesis of formate coupled green hydrogen production on the interface of CuMoO4 nanostructures: A novel electrocatalyst for hybrid water electrolysis system" is now available online at https://lnkd.in/ggMkQJdf It was published recently and covers material properties in terms of electron transfer, work function, DFT studies, and final application for hybrid water electrolyzers. If you're interested in water electrolysis systems, I highly recommend checking it out. #ReadingRecommendation #MustRead

🚀 Just Released: Explore the Latest Findings from #CES! Section Category: Engineering Science 📄 Title: Exploring the Reaction Mechanism and Kinetic Properties of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol on Cu/CeO2 Authors: Hong-Sheng Cao, Shen Li, Yun-Xiang Pan, Xi-Bao Zhang, Zheng-Hong Luo 🔗 Read the full article now: https://lnkd.in/dzkceYS9 #CO2hydrogenation #Methanolsynthesis #CuCeO2 #Densityfunctionaltheory #Reactionmechanism #Kinetics