<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dokhe, Revati</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ugale, Atul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dube, Onkar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Varpe, Vaibhav</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galave, Chaitanya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hattale, Gangadhar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kadam, Rutuja</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Virole, Vishal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Ajay</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Husale, Sudhir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natu, Varun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shevate, Rahul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanawade, Rajesh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Optimisation of metallic bismuth nanoparticle supported Pt-Bi(x%)/C hybrid electrocatalyst for cost effective and efficient hydrogen production in alkaline media</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">International Journal of Hydrogen Energy</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AEM</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bismuth nanoparticles</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrocatalyst</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Full cell electrolysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">hydrogen evolution reaction</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water electrolysis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AUG</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">161</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">150699</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	The present study employed a simple mechanochemical method followed by 24-h ultrasonication to synthesize oxide-free metallic bismuth (Bi) nanoparticles. This was further used to synthesize a Pt-Bi(x%)/C (NC-x) hybrid electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and contact angle measurements reveal, Bi modifies the electronic structure and surface morphology of the Pt/C electrocatalyst, thus enhancing reaction kinetics and active site availability. The relative three-electrode study reveals that optimised NC-20 electrocatalyst reduces the overpotentials by 10.44 % and enhances the current density by 53 % compared to commercial Pt/C. The practical applicability of the NC-20 electrocatalyst was studied with the 13 cm2 single cell anion exchange membrane electrolyser. The catalyst demonstrates promising performance where the current density of NC-20//IrO2 relatively increases by 22.6 % compared to standard Pt/ C//IrO2, and shows continuous production and stable performance when monitored for 30 h.&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dokhe, Revati</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ugale, Atul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Virole, Vishal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dube, Onkar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Varpe, Vaibhav</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galave, Chaitanya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hattale, Gangadhar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kadam, Rutuja</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Ajay</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Husale, Sudhir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natu, Varun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shevate, Rahul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Torris, Arun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Banpurkar, Arun G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanawade, Rajesh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Effect of surface engineering of nickel foam on hydrogen evolution reaction: a comprehensive study for high throughput</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Advanced Engineering Materials</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrode surface coating</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrode surface engineering</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrolyzer performance testing</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">engineered nickel foam</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">hydrogen production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nickel foam</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water electrolysis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUL</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">28</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Interfacial engineering plays a key role in enhancing the performance of electrocatalysts for Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Surface modification of porous transport layer (PTL) enhances the active catalytic sites, improves membrane electrode interfacial contact, and facilitates efficient mass transport during water electrolysis. In this study, we report a simple, cost and time effective mechanical bilateral polishing technique to engineer the surface of nickel foam (NF) for efficient HER. The structural and surface analysis, using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurement, and 3D X-ray CT, confirms the effective removal of unwanted dendritic microstructures, enhanced wettability, and a more uniform catalyst coating, leading to increased active catalytic sites. Contact pressure analysis shows improved interfacial contact between the engineered NF, membrane and monopolar/bipolar plates. The relative electrochemical half-cell measurements show that the Pt/C coated engineered NF delivers a significantly higher current density of -552.55 mA cm-2 compared to -357.85 mA cm-2 for the Pt/C coated bare NF at lower overpotentials. In a 13 cm2 AEM electrolyzer cell, the Pt/C@Eng // RuO2@Eng configuration demonstrates a superior current density of 283.9 mA cm-2 compared to 156.63 mA cm-2 for the bare Pt/C // RuO2 configuration. A stability test of over 155 h shows robust durability. This work highlights the effectiveness of a simple surface engineering approach for NF in improving the HER.&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hattale, Gangadhar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kadam, Rutuja</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Virole, Vishal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pandya, Rinu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paul, Aditya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Ajay</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shevate, Rahul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vanka, Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saha, Avishek</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanawade, Rajesh</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photoluminescence decay lifetime study of hydrothermally synthesized highly porous ruthenium-silica composite for optical dissolved oxygen sensing application</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ACS Applied Nano Materials</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hydrothermal method</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">opticalDO sensor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oxygen quenching</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">photoluminescent</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ruthenium composite</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">937-949</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Pore size and surface area of photoluminescence (PL)-based transition metal composites play crucial roles in facilitating oxygen diffusion, thereby enhancing the response and sensitivity of optical dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors. In this study, we successfully applied the hydrothermal method to synthesize a porous ruthenium composite embedded in a silica matrix, demonstrating its effectiveness for optical DO sensing applications. The ruthenium-silica (Ru-Si) composites were synthesized using Ru(bpy)3 2+ and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as precursors, with reaction temperatures ranging from 120 degrees C to 200 degrees C over a fixed duration of 4 h. The structural, morphological, and compositional characterization techniques confirmed the successful synthesis and evaluated the porosity, surface features, and chemical structure of the resulting composites. The optimized Ru-Si composite exhibited the highest porosity, characterized by a specific surface area of 996.78 m2 g- 1, and exhibited the highest decay lifetime of 8.14 mu s in deionized (DI) water, compared to other composites. Importantly, we demonstrate an excellent linear response of the synthesized Ru-Si composite to DO concentrations ranging from 2.58 to 11.16 mg L-1, with a Stern-Volmer constant of 0.12. Furthermore, a density functional theory study was conducted to investigate the electronic transitions and to elucidate the oxygen quenching mechanism of the excited Ru composite with molecular oxygen. The calculated photophysical parameters of the composite show good agreement with the experimental results. Preliminary results suggest that the synthesized Ru-Si with high pore size and surface area could be an efficient and effective composite for use in DO sensing applications.&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kadam, Rutuja</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hattale, Gangadhar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Virole, Vishal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pal, Sanjivani</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abraham, Athira</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paul, Aditya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Ajay</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shevate, Rahul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Banpurkar, Arun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanawade, Rajesh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saha, Avishek</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polysulfone-based polymer carbon dot membrane for optical dissolved oxygen sensing application</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemistry-An Asian Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">decay lifetime</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">dissolved oxygen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hydrothermal method</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polymer carbon dots</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polysulfone-based membrane</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAR</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">21</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">e70685</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	The precise monitoring of dissolved oxygen (DO) is essential across industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. However, the state-of-the-art DO sensing methods often suffer from inherent limitations, which hinder their effectiveness for real-time and long-term DO monitoring. Optical DO sensing, despite its advantages, utilizes expensive metal complexes and is prone to photobleaching and slow response time. Here, we introduce a novel polymer carbon dot (PCD) as a promising candidate for lifetime-based optical DO sensing. The PCD is a metal-free, nontoxic, fluorescent, long decay-lifetime material that is synthesized through hydrothermal method. Our fluorescent PCD exhibits high emission quantum yield (24.32%), long decay-lifetime (10.43 &amp;amp; micro;s), and a linear response to DO concentrations ranging from 0.7 to 12.7 mg/L, with a Stern-Volmer constant of 0.1115. Further, to obtain better oxygen diffusion, high porosity, optical transparency, and high flexibility, PCD was embedded into a polysulfone matrix (PSF_PCD). The PSF_PCD membrane shows better results for the decay lifetime (9.4 &amp;amp; micro;s), surface energy (40.26 mN/m), and average pore diameter of 5 nm. Hence, the obtained results demonstrate the applicability of the PCD in optical DO sensors for real-time and long-term monitoring of DO levels.&lt;/p&gt;
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