Fixation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into advanced energy materials is an ideal protocol to address challenges in energy and environmental sustainability, with the efficiency of CO2 fixation and the
Direct conversion of biomass to advanced energy materials is an ideal solution to relieve climate change. We recently demonstrate a one-step molten salt-assisted electrochemical synthesis strategy for value-added utilization
Silicon nanotube (Si-NT) is an ideal architecture for energy and optoelectronic devices. The state-of-the-art preparation of Si-NT via expensive chemical vapor deposition using toxic SiH4/SiCl4 as feedstock retards the
Implementation of non-precious electrocatalysts is key-enabling for water electrolysis to relieve challenges in energy and environmental sustainability. We recently demonstrate an interfacial confinement of Ni-V2O3 in molten salts to
Interaction between iron and nonmetals is a classic topic in industrial iron/steel making and catalysis, in which the modulation of linkage and distribution of iron and nonmetals is a
Fate of O2- in molten salts plays an important role in electrochemical reduction of oxide ores and electrochemical fixation of CO2. Our recent investigation shows that such two processes
I’m quite proud to share the news that I win the 2019 National Scholarship for Ph.D. candidates. This is my third year at Wuhan university and I have been
Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) is yet a demanding task for practical water splitting. Compared with powdery OER electrocatalysts, binder-free catalyst films directly deposited on conductive substrates are intriguing
To be commercially implemented, electrochemical reduction of silica in molten chlorides for Si extraction needs improvement in terms of productivity and functionality of electrolytic silicon. Wei Weng and Chen
We have long been bothered by the poor lithium storage capability of the electrolytic silicon nanowires derived from electro-reduction of solid silica in molten salts (a and b). Such