Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 7, Issue 42, Pages 17590-17610Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05299h
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21376061, 21076060]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-12-0686]
- Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholar of Hebei Province [B2015208010]
- Scientific Research Foundation for High-Level Talent in University of Hebei Province [GCC2014057]
- Australian Research Council (ARC) [DP140104062, DP130104459]
- China Scholarship Council
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The design and synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials is one of the key steps for achieving highly efficient energy conversion and storage on an industrial scale. Solution combustion synthesis (SCS) is a time-and energy-saving method as compared with other routes, especially for the preparation of complex oxides which can be easily adapted for scale-up applications. This review summarizes the synthesis of various metal oxide nanomaterials and their applications for energy conversion and storage, including lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, hydrogen and methane production, fuel cells and solar cells. In particular, some novel concepts such as reverse support combustion, self-combustion of ionic liquids, and creation of oxygen vacancies are presented. SCS has some unique advantages such as its capability for in situ doping of oxides and construction of heterojunctions. The well-developed porosity and large specific surface area caused by gas evolution during the combustion process endow the resulting materials with exceptional properties. The relationship between the structural properties of the metal oxides studied and their performance is discussed. Finally, the conclusions and perspectives are briefly presented.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available