Mullins Research Group @ UT Austin
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Student-run account🧪Materials (electro)chemistry for energy conversion & storage, catalysis, & gas separation🔋@TexasChE @UTChemistry @CockrellSchool @UTAustin
Austin, TX
Joined August 2020
Our recent Letter was published in ACS Energy Lett. 👇Please check it out👇@ACSEnergyLett @ZiqingWang10 Beyond Conventional Methods for Evaluating Charge Transfer Kinetics in Aqueous ZIBs: Insights from UME Voltammetry and Marcus–Hush Theory https://t.co/knRCegwnay
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Understanding intrinsic charge transfer kinetics is essential for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). In this work, we employ fast-scan cyclic voltammetry with ultramicroelectrodes (UMEs) to elimin...
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Our recent Article was published in ACS Catal. 👇Please check it out👇@ACSCatalysis @Tom_C_Underwood Mitigating Surface Deactivation for N2O Abatement Using Plasma Activated Co-reactants https://t.co/RZDBFozewd
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Catalyst deactivation by surface bound intermediates is a persistent challenge in plasma catalysis, often limiting conversion, product selectivity, and energy efficiency in chemical processes. In...
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Our new Preprint was published on ChemRxiv. 👇Please check it out👇@ChemRxiv @Tom_C_Underwood Plasma-Enabled Active Site Regeneration for Selective Liquid Fuel Production across Catalyst Binding Regimes in CH4-CO2 Conversion https://t.co/UzeA2fHqHf
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Our new Preprint was published on SciOpen. 👇Please check it out👇@SciOpenTUP Unraveling thickness-dependent lithiation behaviors of boride films for all-solid-state thin-film lithium batteries https://t.co/sZzdSxAQnf
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The energy density of thin-film lithium batteries (TFLBs) is predominantly determined by the average voltage and specific capacity, however, the mechanism of regulating the voltage plateaus of the...
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Our recent Article was published in Energy Storage Mater. 👇Please check it out👇@ElsevierConnect Characterizing hazardous gases from NMC811 materials and coin cells with TGA and tube-furnace FTIR-MS evolved-gas-analysis https://t.co/IQJK4uQbho
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Our recent Article was published in ACS Catal. 👇Please check it out👇@ACSCatalysis Plasma-Enabled Catalytic Design to Upgrade Methane Directly and Limit Coking https://t.co/o5eDz5opvw
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The direct conversion of methane (CH4) to hydrogen (H2) is limited by scaling laws in heterogeneous catalysis, which create a trade-off between rates of conversion and surface deactivation at...
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Dual Alkali-Carbonate Activated Nitrogen-Doped Carbons as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts: A Study of Porosity Structure Effects
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Nitrogen-doped carbons with consistent N-content and N-functionality distribution but variable porosity and surface area were prepared and studied to evaluate textural property effects on oxygen...
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Our recent Article was published in J. Mater. Chem. A. 👇Please check it out👇@JMaterChem Dual Alkali-Carbonate Activated Nitrogen-Doped Carbons as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts: A Study of Porosity Structure Effects https://t.co/nwAFcEtHbi
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Nitrogen-doped carbons with consistent N-content and N-functionality distribution but variable porosity and surface area were prepared and studied to evaluate textural property effects on oxygen...
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Our recent Article was published in ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 👇Please check it out👇@ACS_AMI Highly Breathable and Protective Carbon Fabrics https://t.co/pzTYbFl1jM
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Achieving high water vapor transport while maintaining selective barrier properties in a single material is a crucial property desired in various fields. Breathable protective fabrics is one such...
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Our recent Article was published in Energy Environ. Sci. 👇Please check it out👇@RoySocChem @Ruloufo Insights into catalyst degradation during alkaline water electrolysis under variable operation
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Energy conversion technologies that are key to decarbonization efforts face significant durability challenges due to variable operation. Understanding the impact of variable operation on catalytic...
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We're proud to announce this year’s Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows—a group of eight exceptional graduate students advancing the frontiers of energy research. Learn about the fellows: https://t.co/MOfEsa4tg2
#ChevronFellows #UTEnergy #GraduateResearch #HookEm
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Our recent Article was published in Energy Materials and Devices. 👇Please check it out👇@SciOpenTUP Unraveling thickness-dependent lithiation behaviors of boride films for all-solid-state thin-film lithium batteries https://t.co/rQdirUDF9E
sciopen.com
The energy density of thin-film lithium batteries (TFLBs) is predominantly determined by the average voltage and specific capacity, however, the mechanism of regulating the voltage plateaus of the...
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Our recent Letter was published in ACS Energy Lett. 👇Please check it out👇@ACSEnergyLett @Ruloufo Tracking Local pH Dynamics during Water Electrolysis via In-Line Continuous Flow Raman Spectroscopy https://t.co/NdzQubZyV3
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The performance of electrochemical devices, which play a critical role in decarbonization efforts, is often governed by proton-coupled electron transfer reactions at the electrode–electrolyte...
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Our recent Article was published in ChemSusChem. 👇Please check it out👇@ChemSusChem @ZiqingWang10 Sandwich‐Structured Aqueous Electrolyte with Water‐Content Gradient for Enhanced Longevity and Reaction Kinetics in Zinc Metal Batteries https://t.co/fbWYG3KJsl
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A sandwich-structured aqueous electrolyte is constructed by two layers of molecular crowding electrolyte and one layer of conventional aqueous electrolyte in between. This electrolyte exhibits a...
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Our recent Article was published in Small. 👇Please check it out👇@wileyinresearch A Deep Dive Into the Study of Nitrogen‐Doped Carbons as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction via Design of Experiments https://t.co/K0fdnowywR
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Using a design of experiments approach, synthesis-structure-function-relationships between synthetic parameters, material properties, and electrocatalytic performance for the ORR are elucidated for...
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Our recent Article was published in Surf. Sci. 👇Please check it out👇@ElsevierConnect Water activation and reaction with ethane to form CO2(g) and H2(g) on a Mn/Au surface https://t.co/i5F8Aa1jLb
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Our recent Article was published in Adv. Funct. Mater. 👇Please check it out👇@wileyinresearch @ReddyRinish Templated Freeze‐Casting for Porous Organic Battery Electrodes with High‐Rate Capabilities https://t.co/JLSPzq0tbB
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This study highlights the use of bio-derived camphene as a solvent to fabricate porous, interconnected organic electrodes. The unique morphology significantly improves ion diffusion, lowers charge...
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Our recent Article was published in ACS EST Water. 👇Please check it out👇@EnvSciTech Moringa oleifera Protein-Functionalized Diatomaceous Earth for Nanoparticle Removal https://t.co/qaeIHwNbVC
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are present in the environment because of the widespread use of engineered nanomaterials and the breakdown of plastic waste. NPs can negatively impact human health, and water...
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Our recent Article was published in Energy Environ. Mater. 👇Please check it out👇@EEMZZU1 Lithium Storage Mechanisms and Electrochemical Behavior of a Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoparticle Anode https://t.co/zdP7oaogVy
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During the first discharge, MoS₂ forms LiMoS₂, then converts to metallic Mo, Li₂S, and Li-rich LixMoS₂. The battery then undergoes Li–S cycling and reversible Li intercalation in LixMoS₂ in the...
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Our recent Focus Review was published in ACS Energy Lett. 👇Please check it out👇@ACSEnergyLett @KentaKawashima3 Incidental and Intentional Transformation: Transition Metal Pnictide and Chalcogenide Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution https://t.co/k1Tq3Vyhp1
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Transition metal pnictides and chalcogenides (X-ides) have been studied as promising electrocatalysts for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). These materials often undergo dynamic...
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