Enlarged Co-O covalency in octahedral sites leading to highly efficient spinel oxides for oxygen evolution reaction by Zhou, Ye, Sun, Shengnan, Song, Jiajia, Xi, Shibo, Chen, Bo, Du, Yonghua, Fisher, Adrian C., Cheng, Fangyi, Wang, Xin, Zhang, Hua, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Cobalt-containing spinel oxides are promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) owing to their remarkable activity and durability. …”
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Combining Co₃S₄ and Ni:Co₃S₄ nanowires as efficient catalysts for overall water splitting: an experimental and theoretical study by Tang, Shasha, Wang, Xing, Zhang, Yongqi, Courté, Marc, Fan, Hong Jin, Fichou, Denis

“…We report here on the design and performances of cobalt-based oxide and sulfide nanowires as catalysts that can be used for both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (denoted HER and OER respectively) in the same compatible electrolyte. …”
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Facile oxidative recovery of manganese as electrochemically active MnO2 from spent lithium-ion battery bioleachate by Ranganathan, Deepika, Roy, Joseph Jegan, Cao, Bin, Srinivasan, Madhavi

“…This study reports facile persulfate-mediated selective recovery of manganese as electrochemically active manganese dioxide (MnO2) from nickel manganese cobalt (NMC)-based spent LIB black mass (60 mesh) after processing via an environmentally friendly bioleaching technique. …”
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Graphdiyne/graphene heterostructure: a universal 2D scaffold anchoring monodispersed transition-metal phthalocyanines for selective and durable CO₂ electroreduction by Gu, Huoliang, Zhong, Lixiang, Shi, Guoshuai, Li, Jiaqiang, Yu, Ke, Li, Jiong, Zhang, Shuo, Zhu, Chenyuan, Chen, Shaohua, Yang, Chunlei, Kong, Ya, Chen, Chen, Li, Shuzhou, Zhang, Jin, Zhang, Liming

“…Here we show a graphdiyne/graphene (GDY/G) heterostructure as a 2D conductive scaffold to anchor monodispersed cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) and reduce CO2 with an appreciable activity, selectivity, and durability. …”
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Modulating optical and electrical properties of TiO2 photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells by Pham, Thi Thu Trang

“…By using high extinction coefficient organic dye and ionic liquid or cobalt electrolyte, the films containing macropores exhibited improved power conversion efficiency, mostly attributed to higher Voc, increasing FF and Jsc at high light intensity. …”
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Electric-field control of magnetism in multiferroic composites by Ding, Hui

“…First, the bulk composites consisting barium titanate (BaTiO3) and cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) were synthesized using conventional and spark plasma sintering (SPS) techniques. …”
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Sulfate radical based advanced oxidation processes coupled with ceramic membranes for water purification by Bao, Yueping

“…Due to the advantages of mix-metal oxides on PMS activation, a cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) impregnated ceramic membrane was developed via a one-step urea combustion method (Chapter 5). …”
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Dynamic chloride ion adsorption on single iridium atom boosts seawater oxidation catalysis by Duan, Xinxuan, Sha, Qihao, Li, Pengsong, Li, Tianshui, Yang, Guotao, Liu, Wei, Yu, Ende, Zhou, Daojin, Fang, Jinjie, Chen, Wenxing, Chen, Yizhen, Zheng, Lirong, Liao, Jiangwen, Wang, Zeyu, Li, Yaping, Yang, Hongbin, Zhang, Guoxin, Zhuang, Zhongbin, Hung, Sung-Fu, Jing, Changfei, Luo, Jun, Bai, Lu, Dong, Juncai, Xiao, Hai, Liu, Wen, Kuang, Yun, Liu, Bin, Sun, Xiaoming

“…Herein, different from conventional catalysts designed to repel Cl- adsorption, we develop an atomic Ir catalyst on cobalt iron layered double hydroxide (Ir/CoFe-LDH) to tailor Cl- adsorption and modulate the electronic structure of the Ir active center, thereby establishing a unique Ir-OH/Cl coordination for alkaline seawater electrolysis. …”
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Partial purification and characterization of molybdenum reducing enzyme from Escherichia coli strain K12 by Sulaiman, Mohd Haris

“…Mercury (Hg), Argentum (Ag), Copper (Cu) and Chromium (Cr) totally inhibited molybdate reductase enzyme while Zink (Zn), Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb) Aluminium (Al), Cadmium (Cd), and Magnesium (Mg) decreased the molybdenum reduction activity. …”
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Identifying influential parameters of octahedrally coordinated cations in spinel ZnMnₓCo₂–ₓO₄ oxides for the oxidation reaction by Wang, Ting, Sun, Yuanmiao, Zhou, Ye, Sun, Shengnan, Hu, Xiao, Dai, Yihu, Xi, Shibo, Du,Yonghua, Yang, Yanhui, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Among these earth abundant oxide catalysts, cobalt- or manganese-based spinel oxides have attracted consistent interest because of their superior catalytic performances. …”
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Methods of growth and transfer of carbon nanotubes onto substrates for advanced electrical and electronic applications by Ng, Zhi Kai

“…This composite was utilized as a battery electrode and its electrical performance was evaluated by incorporating nickel cobalt oxide as the active material. This novel composite electrode yielded 60 times the charging current density (0.25 mA/cm^2 vs 15 mA/cm^2) of the previously reported electrode without compromising the specific capacity. …”
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