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Natural abundance of sodium and its similar behavior to lithium triggered recent extensive studies of cost-effective sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) for large-scale energy storage systems. A challenge is to develop electrode materials with a…
We elucidate the thermodynamics of sodium (Na) intercalation into the sodium super-ionic conductor (NaSICON)-type electrode, Na$_x$V$_2$(PO$_4$)$_3$, for promising Na-ion batteries with high-power density. This is the first report of a…
We report the structural, resistivity, impedance, and dielectric studies of isovalent substituted Na$_{3}$Zr$_{2-x}$Ti$_{x}$Si$_2$PO$_{\rm 12}$ ($x=$ 0.1--0.4) NASICON type solid electrolyte materials. The Rietveld refinement of XRD…
The study shows the importance of moving towards hollow nanostructures for obtaining next-generation supercapacitors and batteries. Amongst various sodium-based electrode materials, NaFePO4 is one of the most promising cathodic material…
This work reports on the synthesis and characterization of a new type of electrospun magnetic nanofibers (MNFs), and their application for degradation of organic pollutants using remote magnetic inductive heating. We describe a simple…
Molybdenum sulfide (MoS$_2$) has attracted significant attention due to its great potential as a low-cost and efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Developing a facile, easily upscalable, and inexpensive approach to…
Surface passivation with acidic (NH4)2S solution is shown to be effective in improving the interfacial and electrical properties of HfO2/GaSb metal oxide semiconductor devices. Compared with control samples, those treated with acidic…
Sodium-ion batteries are a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology due to the plentiful sodium resources. However, certain commercialization challenges, such as low specific energies and poor cycling performance of current Na-ion…
Solid-state sodium batteries require effective electrolytes that conduct at room temperature. The Na$_3$SbS$_4$ (Pn = P, Sb; Ch = S, Se) family have been studied for their high Na ion conductivity. The population of Na vacancies, which…
Polycrystalline MgB2 samples with 10 wt % silicon powder addition were prepared by an in-situ reaction process. Two different Si powders, one with coarse (44 mm) and the other with nano-size (<100 nm) particles were used for making samples.…
The development of efficient and stable intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) necessitates high-performance cathode materials that are cobalt-free, cost-effective, and compatible with proton-conducting electrolytes. While…
Superconducting transition temperatures ($T_c$'s) of MgB$_2$, Mg$_{1-x}$Ca$_x$B$_2$, Mg$_{1-x}$Na$_x$B$_2$, and Mg$_{1-x}$Al$_x$B$_2$ are studied within the McMillan approximation using electronic and structural information obtained from…
We employ ab initio modeling to investigate the possibility of attaining high-temperature conventional superconductivity in ambient-pressure materials based on the known MgB$_2$C$_2$ and recently proposed thermodynamically stable NaBC…
Natural abundance, impressive chemical characteristics and economic feasibility have rekindled the appeal for rechargeable sodium (Na) batteries as a practical solution for the growing energy demand, environmental sustainability and energy…
Superconductivity has been explored in single crystals of the Ni-doped FeAs-compound SrFe2-xNixAs2 grown by self-flux solution method. The antiferromagnetic order associated with the magnetostructural transition of the parent compound…
The effect of nanoscale-SiC doping of MgB2 was investigated using transport and magnetic measurements. It was found that there is a clear correlation between the critical temperature Tc, the resistivity r, the residual resistivity ratio,…
The rapid progress on MgB2 superconductor since its discovery[1] has made this material a strong competitor to low and high temperature superconductors (HTS) for applications with a great potential to catch the niche market such as in…
The development of silicon anodes to replace conventional graphite in efforts to increase energy densities of lithium-ion batteries has been largely impeded by poor interfacial stability against liquid electrolytes. Here, stable operation…
For being used as an electrolyte in All Solid State Batteries (ASSB), a solid electrolyte must possess ionic conductivity comparable to that of conventional liquid electrolytes. To achieve this conductivity range, the series…
Thermoelectric materials enables the harvest of waste heat and directly conversion into electricity. In search of high efficient thermoelectric materials, low thermal conductivity of a material is essential and critical. Here, we have…