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  • Perspective
  • Open Access
19 Citations
20,349 Views
15 Pages

Silicon Anode: A Perspective on Fast Charging Lithium-Ion Battery

  • Jun Lee,
  • Gwangeon Oh,
  • Ho-Young Jung and
  • Jang-Yeon Hwang

Power sources supported by lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology has been considered to be the most suitable for public and military use. Battery quality is always a critical issue since electric engines and portable devices use power-consuming algori...

  • Review
  • Open Access
114 Citations
19,881 Views
22 Pages

Layered Double Hydroxide Materials: A Review on Their Preparation, Characterization, and Applications

  • Jitendra Kameliya,
  • Aazad Verma,
  • Partha Dutta,
  • Charu Arora,
  • Shweta Vyas and
  • Rajender S. Varma

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential applications, are deliberated upon in view of their specific properties, such as adsorbent-specific behavior, biocompatibility, fire-retardant capacity, and catalytic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
18,053 Views
21 Pages

Effects of Boron-Containing Compounds on Liposoluble Hormone Functions

  • Elizabeth Estevez-Fregoso,
  • Ahmet Kilic,
  • Diana Rodríguez-Vera,
  • Luis E. Nicanor-Juárez,
  • C. Elena M. Romero-Rizo,
  • Eunice D. Farfán-García and
  • Marvin A. Soriano-Ursúa

17 February 2023

Boron-containing compounds (BCC), particularly boronic acids and derivatives, are being increasingly tested as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Some effects of BCC involve phenomena linked to the action of steroid or thyroid hormones; among these,...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
17,924 Views
10 Pages

The structural aspects of homo-chromophores in Cu(I)(XXX) complexes, where X3 = N3, C3, Cl3, S3, P3, Br3, or I3, are analyzed in this study. These copper(I) derivatives crystallize in five distinct crystal systems as follows: rhombohedral (1 example)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
14,383 Views
40 Pages

24 October 2024

The synthesis, isolation, and characterisation of well-defined low-valent actinide complexes are reviewed with a main focus on compounds featuring uranium and thorium metal centres in formal oxidation states ≤ +3. The importance of the ligand envi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
12,713 Views
20 Pages

Carbon dots (CDs) are zero-dimensional nanomaterials composed of carbon and surface groups attached to their surface. CDs have a size smaller than 10 nm and have potential applications in different fields such as metal ion detection, photodegradation...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
11,948 Views
18 Pages

Recent Advances in Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

  • Xue Bai,
  • Nannan Wu,
  • Gengchen Yu and
  • Tao Li

Although lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology has prevailed for years, the growing pressure and increased cost of lithium sources urge the rapid development of other promising energy storage devices. As a low-cost alternative, sodium-ion batteries (S...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,805 Views
27 Pages

Recent Advances in Aluminum Nitride (AlN) Growth by Magnetron Sputtering Techniques and Its Applications

  • Nabeel Ahmad Khan Jadoon,
  • Vaigunthan Puvanenthiram,
  • Mayada Ahmed Hassan Mosa,
  • Ashutosh Sharma and
  • Kaiying Wang

7 October 2024

This review explores the processes involved in enhancing AlN film quality through various magnetron sputtering techniques, crucial for optimizing performance and expanding their application scope. It presents recent advancements in growing AlN thin f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
9,714 Views
10 Pages

Preventing Dental Caries with Calcium-Based Materials: A Concise Review

  • Jieyi Chen,
  • Yuqing Zhang,
  • Iris Xiaoxue Yin,
  • Ollie Yiru Yu,
  • Alice Kit Ying Chan and
  • Chun Hung Chu

19 September 2024

This concise review provides an update on the use of calcium-based materials for the prevention of dental caries. Some calcium-based materials promote remineralization and neutralize bacterial acids, disrupting cariogenic biofilms and inhibiting bact...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
8,385 Views
30 Pages

MOFs for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

  • Claudio Pettinari and
  • Alessia Tombesi

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are a family of crystalline porous materials which attracts much attention for their possible application in energy electrochemical conversion and storage devices due to their ordered structures characterized by large...