Muhammad Harussani Moklis , Cries Avian , Cheng Shuo , Sasipa Boonyubol , Jeffrey S. Cross
{"title":"Machine learning-driven prediction and optimization of selective glycerol electrocatalytic reduction into propanediols","authors":"Muhammad Harussani Moklis , Cries Avian , Cheng Shuo , Sasipa Boonyubol , Jeffrey S. Cross","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical conversion of crude glycerol–a surplus by-product of biodiesel production–into value-added propanediols (PDO) presents a sustainable bioresource valorization. However, optimizing selective glycerol electrocatalytic reduction (ECR) remains challenging due to complex interactions among multiple reaction parameters. Here, we employ an integrated machine learning-driven optimization framework combining XGBoost with particle swarm optimization (PSO) to predict and optimize glycerol ECR performance, targeting both conversion rate (CR) and electroreduction product yields (ECR PY). A dataset of 446 experimental datapoints curated from published literature was used to train the XGBoost model, achieving high prediction accuracy (R<sup>2</sup> of 0.98 for CR; 0.80 for ECR PY), outperforming other algorithms and demonstrating robustness against unbalanced datasets. Feature analysis revealed that low-pH electrolytes and longer reaction times significantly enhance both outputs, while higher temperatures and carbon-based electrocatalysts positively influence ECR PY by facilitating C<img>O bond cleavage in glycerol. XGBoost-PSO optimization predicted maximum CR (100 %) using a Pt cathode at 24.15 h, 24.66 °C, pH 1.08, 66.96 rpm stir rate, 0.43 M electrolyte concentration, and 0.28 A/cm<sup>2</sup> current density. Meanwhile, the highest ECR PY (53.29 %) was predicted with a carbon cathode at 22.27 h, 78.87 °C, pH 0.99, 650.18 rpm, 3.84 M electrolyte, and 0.14 A/cm<sup>2</sup>. Experimental validation confirmed the model's predictive accuracy within ∼10 % error. GC–MS further validated the selective formation of PDOs, with yield of 21.01 % under optimized conditions. This framework offers a robust, data-driven alternative to traditional trial-and-error approaches, providing mechanistic insights and practical guidance for scalable, economically viable glycerol ECR in biodiesel industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119150"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143876735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facile synthesis of Nano-SiO2@RF@TiO2 anode for lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Haiping Lei , Yiwa Luo , Suqin Li , Jiguo Tu","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119140","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119140","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Silicon dioxide (SiO<sub>2</sub>), attributed to its exceptional specific capacity, vast resource availability, and cost-effectiveness, has emerged as a promising anode candidate for lithium-ion batteries. Nevertheless, its inherent drawbacks of poor electrical conductivity and pronounced volume expansion during charge/discharge cycles pose significant obstacles to widespread adoption. To address these challenges, innovative strategies involving the design of nanostructured SiO<sub>2</sub> and its integration with coatings have been explored. The unique structure of the resultant SiO<sub>2</sub>-based composites (SiO<sub>2</sub>@RF@TiO<sub>2</sub>) profoundly facilitates the swift diffusion of both Li<sup>+</sup> ions and electrons, enhances the accessibility of active sites for Li<sup>+</sup> insertion, and effectively accommodates the volume fluctuations of SiO<sub>2</sub> during operation. The SiO<sub>2</sub>@RF@TiO<sub>2</sub> composite demonstrates remarkable performance, exhibiting a superior specific capacity of 502 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> at a current density of 100 mA g<sup>−1</sup>, outstanding rate capability and enhanced cycling stability (retaining 323 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> at 200 mA g<sup>−1</sup> after 900 cycles), all of which surpass the SiO<sub>2</sub>@RF, thereby offering a compelling solution for the development of high-performance SiO<sub>2</sub>-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119140"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Wang , Siji Wei , Hong Deng , Hong Wang , Naiqiang Liu , Xinyue Li
{"title":"Mo/VONC as a polysulfide immobilizer and catalyst to enhance performance of Lithium sulfur batteries","authors":"Bo Wang , Siji Wei , Hong Deng , Hong Wang , Naiqiang Liu , Xinyue Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dissolution of polysulfides and the slow conversion reactions of sulfur species represent significant challenges that impede the electrochemical performance of lithium‑sulfur (Li<img>S) batteries. To address these issues, we have developed Mo/VONC, a material derived from molybdenum-doped vanadium-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which serves as both a lithium polysulfide (LiPS) immobilizer and a catalyst. The distinctive “rice-flower rod” morphology of Mo/VONC facilitates enhanced electrolyte penetration and lithium-ion (Li<sup>+</sup>) diffusion. Furthermore, molybdenum (Mo) doping accelerates Li<sub>2</sub>S nucleation and the liquid-solid transition, thereby improving the kinetics of sulfur species transition during the charging and discharging processes. This effectively mitigates the shuttle effect and enhances cycling performance. Li<img>S batteries incorporating Mo/VONC exhibit superior electrochemical performance, retaining a capacity of 564 mAh/g after 200 cycles at 0.5C (82.8 % capacity retention).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119143"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potential-controlled structural evolution of Bromobenzene on Au(111): Insights from in situ STM","authors":"Chiao-An Hsieh , Ezhumalai Yamuna , Shuehlin Yau , Yuh-Lang Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119141","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119141","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The adsorption behavior of bromobenzene (BrB) on an Au(111) electrode was investigated using in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) under potential control in 0.1 M sulfuric and perchloric acid solutions. Real-time STM imaging revealed that BrB adsorption induced immediate structural changes on the Au(111) surface, including the formation of 2.3 Å deep vacancy islands (VIs) and predominantly disordered BrB structures. The preferential interaction of BrB with Au adatoms, rather than the Au(111) terrace, likely drove VI formation. As the potential increased, BrB coverage expanded, leading to a structural transition from 1D molecular chains to 2D arrays, and eventually to a well-ordered 3D multilayer film. Concurrently, the BrB molecular orientation shifted from a flat-lying to an upright configuration. At positive potentials, the multilayer BrB film remained structurally stable but dissolved upon a negative potential shift and irreversibly decomposed at more negative potentials. Additionally, BrB assembled differently in perchloric acid, highlighting the critical role of anions in interfacial organization. Local linear BrB structures preferentially aligned along the 〈121〉 direction of Au(111), forming triangular fractal patterns and an increasingly disordered 3D film at positive potentials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119141"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacopo Strada , Elisa Emanuele , Luca Magagnin , Francesco Nespoli , Benedetto Bozzini
{"title":"Multiphysics modelling for rechargeable zinc-air flow batteries – Part I: A physico-chemical and mathematical reassessment of the model","authors":"Jacopo Strada , Elisa Emanuele , Luca Magagnin , Francesco Nespoli , Benedetto Bozzini","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119136","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mathematical modelling of zinc-air flow batteries is a crucial tool for the design of prototypes and their scaleup: these are highly strategic tasks in the current development of this technology. A limited amount of efforts has been devoted to this research and, notwithstanding results of high scientific standard, often the emphasis on applications dominates the methodological one. In this work, we have first reassessed and clarified some physico-chemical complexities aspects of a standard multiphysics model for a zinc-air flow battery with a porous GDE, a metallic Zn anode and a flowing electrolyte, and extended it to the rechargeable case. The model couples: (i) material conservation for oxygen, zincates and hydroxide with (ii) electrodic electrochemistry in the porous cathode and the compact anode, (iii) charge conservation in the electronically conductive region of the GDE and in the electrolyte, (iv) fluid dynamics for both gas and electrolyte. Then, we have employed the model to: (i) predict polarization curves as a function of operating conditions; (ii) map the limiting current density distribution over the Zn anode during charge, as an estimate of shape change. Some of the functionally relevant computed trends are confirmed by a selection of experimental results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119136"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bromide crossover through various perfluorinated cation-exchange membranes in the presence of two cationic components in solution","authors":"O.I. Istakova , D.V. Konev , E.V. Zolotukhina , M.A. Vorotyntsev","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chronoamperometry and steady-state voltammetry data for a specially designed working electrode composed of a Pt disk covered mechanically with various perfluorinated cation-exchange membranes in contact with an external 2 M sulfuric acid solution with addition of various NaBr concentrations have been employed to estimate crossover parameters of bromide ions in relation to redox-flow battery applications. This technically simple but efficient approach has allowed us to determine the values of the diffusion coefficient of the electroactive Br<sup>−</sup> co-ion inside each membrane and of its equilibrium distribution coefficient between the membrane and the outer solution via an express experimental procedure and subsequent simple calculations. These crossover parameters of bromide co-ions have been found for Nafion NR211, Nafion XL, Nafion NR212, Nafion N115, Nafion N117 as well as GP-IEM-103, GP-IEM-105 membranes. Correlation of the steady-state diffusion-limited current due to the bromide oxidation both with its concentration in the outer solution and with the membrane thickness has been analyzed. It has been established that the transport characteristics of the bromide anion are close to each other for all homogeneous membranes under study in contact with a mixed X M NaBr +2 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solution (the value of X varies between 0.125 and 0.75): their values belong to the range from 2.6 10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup> to 3.4 10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup> for its diffusion coefficient inside membrane and to the range from 0.13 to 0.18 for its distribution coefficient at the membrane/solution boundary. Compared to the homogeneous membranes, the Br<sup>−</sup> anion diffusion inside the heterogenous (Nafion XL) membrane is slower and there is a tendency to its accumulation to a larger amount. Comparison of these results for Nafion NR212 in contact with the NaBr+H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solution with those previously obtained for the same membrane in contact with the HBr + H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solution has allowed us to conclude that the applied approximate treatment of experimental data based on the theory of molecular-diffusion transport of this co-ion inside the membrane (without taking into account the migration contribution to the bromide flux owing to the suppression of the electric field by highly mobile H<sup>+</sup> cations) remains applicable for systems where the NaBr concentration inside the external solution does not exceed 0. 75 M.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119139"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcelline Carine Ngo-Ngwem , Thria Alkhaldi , Guy Bertrand Tamne , Justin Claude Kemmegne-Mbouguen , Firmin Parfait Tchoumi , Emmanuel Durand Ngambi , Anayel Nzueton-Fagna , Robert Mokaya
{"title":"Electrochemical behavior and quantification of acetaminophen and tyrosine at clay/activated carbon composite film modified glassy carbon electrode","authors":"Marcelline Carine Ngo-Ngwem , Thria Alkhaldi , Guy Bertrand Tamne , Justin Claude Kemmegne-Mbouguen , Firmin Parfait Tchoumi , Emmanuel Durand Ngambi , Anayel Nzueton-Fagna , Robert Mokaya","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119135","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119135","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A composite (namely Sa-AC) made of 2.5 % of mesoporous carbon and 97.5 % of natural Cameroonian clay was obtained using batch method. As revealed by XRD analysis, the clay within the composite retains its layer structure despite a slight decrease of interlayer space between clay sheets. The as-obtained composite has larger surface area (<em>ca</em> 111 m<sup>2</sup>/g) and high pore volume compared to the pristine clay (90 m<sup>2</sup>/g), which endowed the composite film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE), designated as Sa-AC/GCE, with a large active surface area and fast electron transfer rate. In contrast to the bare and clay modified electrodes, the composite film modified GCE has (i) good electrocatalytic activity toward acetaminophen (Acet) and Tyrosine (Tyr) via an EC mechanism, and (ii) the reversibility of the electrooxidation of Acet was not affected by the irreversible oxidation of Tyr. Under optimal conditions, and using linear sweep voltammetry, the composite film electrodes were used to simultaneously quantify Acet and Tyr in the range of 0.2 μM to 90 μM for Acet and 0.2 μM to 32 μM for Tyr with LOD of 0.19 μM and 0.23 μM (S/N = 3); LOQ of 0.77 μM and 2.05 μM (LOD = 10 S/M), respectively. The sensitivity of Sa-AC/GCE was estimated to be 0.022 μA/μM for Acet and 0.017 μA/μM for Tyr. In addition, the Sa-AC/GCEs were successful for the quantification of Acet in pharmaceutical medicine and Tyr in a tap water with a good recovery range from 91.30 to 109.44 % for the tablets and 102.47 % for tab water.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119135"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrode pretreatment cycles for suppressing self-discharge of electrochemical double-layer capacitors","authors":"Woo Jung Choi, Hyun Ook Seo, Ketack Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119133","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-discharge is an intrinsic property of electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), and its elimination by any method is challenging. This study investigated ways to reduce the faradaic reaction triggers of self-discharge using simple pretreatment cycles. When the cell was operated between 0 and 2.7 V (baseline), a passivation film was formed on the electrodes, which allowed the cell to survive for a long life cycle without rapidly consuming the electrolyte. However, the passivation layer was not sufficiently firm to prevent electrolyte penetration during self-discharge. Once the electrolyte penetrated the passivation layer, electrolysis gradually eroded the charged state. Pretreatment cycles can reinforce the passivation layers with a few 2.9 or 3.1 V cutoff cycles. Cells with a 3.1 V pretreatment cycle reduced the self-discharge rate by 45 % at 26 h compared to the baseline value. This simple pretreatment method was incorporated into the passivation layer formation process, effectively suppressing self-discharge. However, the capacitance decreased slightly as the movement of ions slowed during self-discharge, which is a natural phenomenon. This study demonstrates that the electrolyte itself acts as a self-discharge trigger, serving as a Faradaic reactant. In addition, a simple method for reducing self-discharge has been reported. This suggests the need for a novel electrolyte additive that strongly suppresses electrolysis without impeding ion movement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119133"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Wang , Zikang Zhao , Li Ji , Yan Wang , Ying Zhang , Shan Song , Junshuang Zhou , Faming Gao
{"title":"Electrodeposition of nickel layer to enhance the alkaline catalytic performance of nickel‑iron oxyhydroxide","authors":"Jing Wang , Zikang Zhao , Li Ji , Yan Wang , Ying Zhang , Shan Song , Junshuang Zhou , Faming Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119132","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119132","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alkaline electrocatalysts are key to achieving cost-effective and environmentally friendly hydrogen production due to their low cost, high stability, and compatibility with renewable energy sources. This study successfully prepared a Ni@NiFeOOH/IF sample with excellent catalytic performance by electrodeposition of a nickel thin layer on NiFeOOH. The overpotentials for HER and OER of this sample were only 230 mV and 252 mV, respectively, at a current density of 500 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. Characterization techniques such as SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and XPS confirmed the presence of the nickel layer and its role in enhancing electron transfer rates and electrical conductivity. In an alkaline environment, the Ni@NiFeOOH/IF electrode not only exhibited outstanding HER and OER performance and good stability but also showed excellent performance in full water splitting tests under high-temperature and high-concentration conditions, offering a reliable possibility for industrial applications. This research provides a new approach for the development of efficient and stable non-noble metal water splitting catalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119132"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jyun-Siang Wang , Guan-Bo Liao , Zhen Chong , Cheng-Hsun Ho , Po-Chia Huang , Jow-Lay Huang , Chia-Chin Chang , Dipti R. Sahu , Yu-Min Shen
{"title":"Carbon-coated nonstoichiometric TiOx for application of Li-ion battery anodes in fast charging-in situ XRD study","authors":"Jyun-Siang Wang , Guan-Bo Liao , Zhen Chong , Cheng-Hsun Ho , Po-Chia Huang , Jow-Lay Huang , Chia-Chin Chang , Dipti R. Sahu , Yu-Min Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as a promising solution for electric vehicles, owing to their high specific capacity. However, the commonly used carbon anodes suffer from poor high-rate capability, which restricts their wider application. In this work carbon-coated nonstoichiometric TiO<sub>x</sub> (C@TiO<sub>1</sub><em>.</em><sub>944</sub>) nanopowder was synthesized using a two-step annealing method. The performances of batteries show that the C@TiO<sub>1.944</sub> electrode has a remarkable initial capacity of 246.3 mAh/g with 71.5 % ICE and retains 166.2 mAh/g at a rate of 0.2C with 100 % CE and 109.0 mAh/g at 5C after formation. In contrast, the TiO<em>x</em> battery's initial capacity is 264.3 mAh/g with a 67.4 % ICE with a retention of 156.6 mAh/g at the same rate and 79.2 mAh/g at a discharge rate of 5C. Additionally, in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments was conducted with a potentiostat for elucidating the reaction mechanism which enables to track the phase transition in real-time during charge and discharge. The carbon coating protects the inner TiO<em>x</em> core from phase transition and lattice distortion occurs when Li ions are intercalated in the rutile TiO<sub>2</sub> matrix. The Li storage mechanism of rutile TiO<sub>2</sub> indicates it is not phase-transformed that can be taken as extra evidence for the high Coulombic efficiency. Further, the carbon coating enhanced the Coulombic efficiency by preventing dead Li ions while retaining in the anatase phase. The results shows that carbon-coated nonstoichiometric TiO<sub>2</sub> (C@TiO<em>x</em>) used in LIBs will be a solution for rapid charge application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"988 ","pages":"Article 119127"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}