Landfill and use as fuel were more practical with a solid. In this project, we aim to develop an architectural materials based on carbon-coated TiO2. The design is started from core-shell hybrid nanospheres, which have TiO2 nanoclusters as incorporated core and polymer as both host matrix and shell. These obtained monodispersed nanospheres will form close-packed array either through gravitational sedimentation or centrifugation. Therefore, the whole array will become well conductive.

Mao, X.W.; Rutledge, G.C.; Hatton, T.A. Nanocarbon-based electrochemical systems for sensing, electrocatalysis, and energy storage. Nano Today 2014, 9, 405–432. In recent years, graphene has been employed as an encapsulating agent for these materials. So, this work that eventually provides materials with high capacities requires consideration.

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Standard Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia anode-supports and half-cells (anode + electrolyte) were studied during repeated reduction and oxidation cycles at different scales and different temperatures. The nanometer scale observations point out that the … Read More

The space left between the two electrodes is filled with an electrolyte that ensures charge transportation through a redox couple, typically iodide/tri-iodide. Finally, the two electrodes are sealed together with an encapsulant for electrolyte confinement. For stability purpose and manufacturing facilitation, the solvents used at laboratory scale can advantageously be replaced by non-volatile compounds, or even a solid entirely.

Thanks to the redox couple present in the electrolyte, electrons can be transported from the cathode’s surface to recombine with the “holes” of the oxidized dye molecules, closing the regeneration loop. This light-induced cycle can then restart all over again, as the solar cell produces electricity. Oxygen evolution reaction is a crucial reaction for many energy technologies such as high efficiency water electrolyzers, or photo-driven water splitting, regenerative fuel cells, and advanced rechargeable metal-air batteries. Accordingly, high performance catalysts are urgently needed to speed up the OER, lower the high overpotential … Read More