01925nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245009300055210006900148260000800217300001400225490000700239520108500246653001701331653001701348653002101365653001901386100001901405700001701424700002201441700001901463700001801482700001701500700002401517856011801541       2022                        eng d  a1380-222400aSponge microflowers of NiCo2O4: a versatile material for high performance supercapacitor0 aSponge microflowers of NiCo2O4 a versatile material for high per  cAUG  a1239-12520 v293 a<p>
	We report the development of well optimised NiCo2O4 microflowers for high performance supercapacitor application. The efforts were made to optimise the electrode material by tuning the synthetic as well as electrolyte concentration parameters such as (i) hydrothermal reaction temperature, (ii) hydrothermal reaction time, (iii) sintering temperature, and (iv) electrolyte concentration. The physico-chemical and supercapacitive properties were analysed using TGA, XRD, SEM/TEM/HRTEM, XPS, BET, and electrochemical measurements. The well optimised electrode material was obtained at 150 degrees C hydrothermal reaction temperature, 12 h of hydrothermal reaction time, 300 degrees C sintering temperature, and 3 M KOH electrolyte concentration. The optimised sample displayed high specific -capacitance (1478 F/g), -energy density (16.5 Wh/kg), and -power density (248 W/kg). The specific capacitance can be retained to 97.61% after 1000 cycles. The developed NiCo2O4 microflower structures are well optimised and offer great promise for future industrial applications.</p>
10ahydrothermal10aMicroflowers10aNickel cobaltite10asupercapacitor1 aGhadage, Ambar1 aKodam, Pavan1 aNadargi, Digambar1 aShinde, K., P.1 aMulla, Imtiaz1 aPark, J., S.1 aSuryavanshi, Sharad  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/sponge-microflowers-nico2o4-versatile-material-high-performance-supercapacitor02439nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245015200055210006900207260000800276300001400284490000700298520144800305653001901753653002001772653002201792653002701814100002301841700001701864700002201881700001701903700002201920700002101942700001801963700001701981700002401998856012702022       2023                        eng d  a0272-884200aPd loaded bismuth ferrite: a versatile perovskite for dual applications as acetone gas sensor and photocatalytic dye degradation of malachite green0 aPd loaded bismuth ferrite a versatile perovskite for dual applic  cFEB  a5738-57470 v493 a<p>Herein we report the palladium loaded bismuth ferrite for its bidirectional application as acetone gas sensor and photocatalytic dye degradation of malachite green. The motivation for loading Pd on bismuth ferrite (BFO) is due to its fascinating catalytic redox reactions causing faster adsorption and desorption of the oxygen molecules over the metal oxide. The planned perovskites were developed via surfactant assisted sol-gel auto-combustion route, and characterized their physico-chemical properties using XRD, SEM, TEM, HRTEM, EDAX, XPS and BET. The developed BFO showed the best selectivity towards acetone, whose response was 69% at 300 degrees C operating temperature for 500 ppm gas concentration. By tuning the surface area and catalytic behavior using CTAB and Pd loading, respectively, the enhancement in the gas response properties of BFO was achieved to 95% with the response and recovery time of 75 s and 104 s. The 1 wt% Pd loaded BFO showed the highest response (95%) in comparison to rest of the Pd loadings (0.5, 1.5 and 2.0 wt%). Moreover, the sunlight driven photocatalytic dye degradation of malachite green is carried out at 1 h exposure time. Here as well, 1 wt% Pd loaded BFO exhibited the maximum dye degradation efficiency of 51%. The results of this study demonstrate the developed perovskites have a significant potential for the use in dual applications such as acetone gas sensor and MG photocatalysis.</p>
10aAcetone sensor10aBismuth ferrite10aPalladium loading10aPhoto dye -degradation1 aGhadage, Pandurang1 aKodam, Pavan1 aNadargi, Digambar1 aPatil, Suraj1 aTamboli, Mohaseen1 aBhandari, Nagesh1 aMulla, Imtiaz1 aPark, Chinho1 aSuryavanshi, Sharad  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/pd-loaded-bismuth-ferrite-versatile-perovskite-dual-applications-acetone-gas-sensor-and