@article{YuQuanMeietal.2019,
  author    = {Yu, Hongtao and Quan, Ting and Mei, Shilin and Kochovski, Zdravko and Huang, Wei and Meng, Hong and Lu, Yan},
  title     = {Prompt Electrodeposition of Ni Nanodots on Ni Foam to Construct a High-Performance Water-Splitting Electrode},
  series = {Nano-Micro Letters},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Nano-Micro Letters},
  number    = {41},
  publisher = {Shanghai JIAO TONG univ press},
  address   = {Shanghai},
  issn      = {2311-6706},
  doi       = {10.1007/s40820-019-0269-x},
  pages     = {13},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {HighlightsFacile electrodeposition for fabricating active Ni nanodots (NiNDs) on Ni foam (NF) is shown.Binder- and heteroatom-free recyclable NiO/NiNDs@NF electrodes are efficiently made.NiO/NiNDs@NF bifunctional catalytic electrodes are used for water splitting. AbstractIn past decades, Ni-based catalytic materials and electrodes have been intensively explored as low-cost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts for water splitting. With increasing demands for Ni worldwide, simplifying the fabrication process, increasing Ni recycling, and reducing waste are tangible sustainability goals. Here, binder-free, heteroatom-free, and recyclable Ni-based bifunctional catalytic electrodes were fabricated via a one-step quick electrodeposition method. Typically, active Ni nanodot (NiND) clusters are electrodeposited on Ni foam (NF) in Ni(NO3)(2) acetonitrile solution. After drying in air, NiO/NiND composites are obtained, leading to a binder-free and heteroatom-free NiO/NiNDs@NF catalytic electrode. The electrode shows high efficiency and long-term stability for catalyzing hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions at low overpotentials ((10)(HER)=119mV and (50)(OER)=360mV) and can promote water catalysis at 1.70V@10mAcm(-2). More importantly, the recovery of raw materials (NF and Ni(NO3)(2)) is quite easy because of the solubility of NiO/NiNDs composites in acid solution for recycling the electrodes. Additionally, a large-sized (S similar to 70cm(2)) NiO/NiNDs@NF catalytic electrode with high durability has also been constructed. This method provides a simple and fast technology to construct high-performance, low-cost, and environmentally friendly Ni-based bifunctional electrocatalytic electrodes for water splitting.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NingYuMeietal.2022,
  author    = {Ning, Jiaoyi and Yu, Hongtao and Mei, Shilin and Sch{\"u}tze, Yannik and Risse, Sebastian and Kardjilov, Nikolay and Hilger, Andr{\´e} and Manke, Ingo and Bande, Annika and Ruiz, Victor G. and Dzubiella, Joachim and Meng, Hong and Lu, Yan},
  title     = {Constructing binder- and carbon additive-free organosulfur cathodes based on conducting thiol-polymers through electropolymerization for lithium-sulfur batteries},
  series = {ChemSusChem},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {ChemSusChem},
  number    = {14},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1864-5631},
  doi       = {10.1002/cssc.202200434},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Herein, the concept of constructing binder- and carbon additive-free organosulfur cathode was proved based on thiol-containing conducting polymer poly(4-(thiophene-3-yl) benzenethiol) (PTBT). The PTBT featured the polythiophene-structure main chain as a highly conducting framework and the benzenethiol side chain to copolymerize with sulfur and form a crosslinked organosulfur polymer (namely S/PTBT). Meanwhile, it could be in-situ deposited on the current collector by electro-polymerization, making it a binder-free and free-standing cathode for Li-S batteries. The S/PTBT cathode exhibited a reversible capacity of around 870 mAh g(-1) at 0.1 C and improved cycling performance compared to the physically mixed cathode (namely S\&PTBT). This multifunction cathode eliminated the influence of the additives (carbon/binder), making it suitable to be applied as a model electrode for operando analysis. Operando X-ray imaging revealed the remarkable effect in the suppression of polysulfides shuttle via introducing covalent bonds, paving the way for the study of the intrinsic mechanisms in Li-S batteries.},
  language  = {en}
}