Tao Deng

Dec 21, 2024 | mdpi.com | Tao Deng

1. IntroductionSustainable development of human society urges the utilization of clean energy to reduce environmental pollution and reduce the dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels [1,2,3]. Converting renewable energy into thermal energy for storage and subsequent use in heating-related applications can overcome the intermittency of many renewable energy sources and address the mismatch between heating supply and consumption need [4].

Aug 22, 2024 | nature.com | Longsheng Cao |Fernando Soto |Dan Li |Tao Deng |Enyuan Hu |David Cullen | +3 more

AbstractHydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline media is critical for alkaline fuel cells and electrochemical ammonia compressors. The slow hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline electrolytes requires large amounts of scarce and expensive platinum catalysts. While transition metal decoration can enhance Pt catalysts’ activity, it often reduces the electrochemical active surface area, limiting the improvement in Pt mass activity.

Aug 21, 2024 | nature.com | Ruhong Li |Tao Deng |Hao Zhang |Ruixin Zhang |Shouhong Ding |Haotian Zhu | +2 more

AbstractCation solvation is well understood in the bulk solution phase, but knowledge is limited regarding the electrode–electrolyte interface. The process by which cation solvation conforms to the interfacial field to form interphases remains unclear. Here we examine the synergistic effects of external and intramolecular fields on accommodating Li+ solvates to the Li-metal anode, leading to dielectric-mediated transfer dynamics on the interface.

Jun 22, 2024 | mdpi.com | Bin Wang |Tao Deng |Jingjing Liu |Beibei Sun

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Jun 4, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hong Qian |Yi Jin |Tao Deng

Aim Beta-diversity quantifies the change in taxonomic and phylogenetic composition between areas, and is a scalar between local (α) and regional (γ) diversity. Geographic distance, which reflects dispersal limitation, and climatic distance, which reflects environmental filtering, are major drivers of β-diversity.