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We have prepared nearly perfect hexagonal m-plane-oriented RbxWO3 films on (010)-oriented RbLaNb2O7 layers. The prepared bilayer films showed Rb diffusion from the RbLaNb2O7 seed layers, and we obtained uniaxially oriented RbxWO3/Rb1-yLaNb2O7 photoanodes. The RbxWO3/Rb1-yLaNb2O7 bilayer photoanodes exhibited enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting compared with the RbxWO3 and RbLaNb2O7 monolayer photoanodes. Furthermore, we clearly demonstrated that the high crystal quality of the heterojunction significantly enhanced water splitting. The photocurrent density of the nearly perfectly oriented RbxWO3/Rb1-yLaNb2O7 photoanode that we prepared was 9.4-fold that of an unoriented bilayer photoanode. This increase was attributed to the inhibition of photo-excited charge recombination and stimulated electron transfer derived from low grain-boundary resistance.
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Nano Lett
September 2025
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China.
Developing highly active and stable nonprecious electrocatalysts toward sluggish alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is essential for large-scale green hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting. Here we report phase and surface co-reconstruction of S-doped (NiCo)WC nanoparticles into (NiCo)C with amorphous electroactive NiCoOOH layer for highly efficient alkaline OER by W dissolution and NiCo surface oxidation. The W dissolution results in the formation of Brønsted base WO ions, which electrostatically accumulate around electrode to promote water dissociation into abundant OH* intermediates, in situ constructing a locally strong alkaline microenvironment to facilitate OH* adsorption on NiCoOOH sites and trigger lattice-oxygen oxidation path.
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September 2025
Henan International Joint Laboratory of Nano-Photoelectric Magnetic Material, School of Material Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
The demand for sustainable energy technologies is high due to the depletion and risks linked to fossil fuel usage. Diverse energy technologies, such as regenerative fuel cells, zinc-air batteries, and comprehensive water-splitting devices, possess significant potential for the advancement of green energy. MOFs hold a prominent position among the various kinds of materials utilized in renewable energy technologies.
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Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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September 2025
School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, South Korea.
Constructing robust electrocatalysts and shedding light on the processes of surface reconstruction is crucial for sustained hydrogen production and a deeper understanding of catalytic behavior. Here, a novel ZIF-67-derived lanthanum- and phosphorus-co-doped CoO catalyst (La, P-CoO) has been reported. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirms that the La and P co-doping reduces the coordination number (CN), improves oxygen vacancies (O), and leads to lattice distortion.
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September 2025
School of Labor Economics Capital University of Economics and Business, Xian, China.
Objective: This study aims to identify risk factors and develop predictive models of child malnutrition (stunting, wasting, and underweight) in Pakistani children under five using machine learning approaches.
Study Design: This cross-sectional design utilized data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 (PDHS).
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