Synthesis and catalytic application of nanofibrous La0.9A0.1MnO3 (A=Ca, Cu, Ag) with macroscopic shapes

Novel synthesis and photocatalytic performance of BiVO4 with tunable morphologies and macroscopic structures

“…The average layer thickness of CNFs was calculated to be 2.5 mm, and its diameters ranged from 50.0 to 90.0 nm. Our previous studies have already proved that silica fiber functionalized with CNFs on its surface is a necessary prerequisite to facilitate mass and uniform target material immobilizations due to its very low specific surface area and chemical inertness [30].…”

“…These results clearly indicate that the solvent composition of the precursor solution plays a crucial role in governing the morphology of BiVO 4 products by the present applied synthetic method. It was worth noting that CNFs templates route is a facile and versatile fabrication technique for novel material coating on the substrate surface, and the morphology and property of the asprepared material depends upon the original CNFs templates [28][29][30]. Thus it is reliable to control the properties of the resulting immobilized BiVO 4 samples either by tuning the formation of the CNFs templates or by controlling different solvent composition.…”

“…In recent years, carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been highlighted by the promising and efficient templates for confining and directing the growth of novel composites materials [28][29][30]. In our previous communication [31], we have undertaken the study on the fabrication of BiVO 4 that possesses a unique macroscopic shape via a combined ethanol-thermal and CNFs template route.…”

La1−xAgxMnO3 electrocatalyst with high catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction in aluminium air batteries

“…27,28 Whereas, to the best of our knowledge, the investigation on the Ag-doped LaMnO 3 perovskite as the ORRC has not been reported, though it has been widely applied as the solid oxide fuel cell cathode, NO oxidation catalyst and electromagnetic material. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] In this work, a series of La 1Àx Ag x MnO 3 (x ¼ 0, 0.15, 0.3 and 0.45) perovskites were prepared by an improved sol-gel method. And the La 0.7 Ag 0.3 MnO 3 exhibits the optimal catalytic activity toward ORR, which can be ascribed to the regulation of Mn valence state and improvement of the oxygen absorption ability by the substitution of Ag.…”