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Shanwen Tao is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily across engineering and materials science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, catalysis, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, methane hydrates and related phenomena, advanced battery technologies research, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, advanced battery materials and technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and advancements in solid oxide fuel cells.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Development and Recent Progress on Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts for Haber-Bosch Process (2020, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research)
  • Recent progress in ammonia fuel cells and their potential applications (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Historical development and novel concepts on electrolytes for aqueous rechargeable batteries (2022, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Salt-concentrated acetate electrolytes for a high voltage aqueous Zn/MnO2 battery (2020, Energy storage materials)
  • Recent development of perovskite oxide-based electrocatalysts and their applications in low to intermediate temperature electrochemical devices (2021, Materials Today)

Shanwen Tao collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors, including Shigang Chen, Peimiao Zou, Mengfei Zhang, Qingbai Wu, and John Humphreys. These collaborations contribute significantly to their publication output.

The primary publication venues where their research appears are:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy storage materials
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Energy & Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • A redox-stable efficient anode for solid-oxide fuel cells.

    Shanwen Tao;John T. S. Irvine

  • Ammonia and related chemicals as potential indirect hydrogen storage materials

    Rong Lan;John T.S. Irvine;Shanwen Tao

  • Development and Recent Progress on Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts for Haber–Bosch Process

    John Humphreys;Rong Lan;Shanwen Tao;Shanwen Tao

  • Synthesis and Characterization of ( La0.75Sr0.25 ) Cr0.5Mn0.5 O 3 − δ , a Redox-Stable, Efficient Perovskite Anode for SOFCs

    Shanwen Tao;John T. S. Irvine

  • Synthesis of ammonia directly from air and water at ambient temperature and pressure

    Rong Lan;John T. S. Irvine;Shanwen Tao

  • A symmetrical solid oxide fuel cell demonstrating redox stable perovskite electrodes

    David M. Bastidas;Shanwen Tao;John T. S. Irvine

  • A Stable, Easily Sintered Proton‐ Conducting Oxide Electrolyte for Moderate‐Temperature Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

    Shanwen Tao;John T. S. Irvine

  • Recent progress in the development of anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells

    Peter Ian Cowin;Christophe Tg Petit;Rong Lan;John T S Irvine

  • Advances in reforming and partial oxidation of hydrocarbons for hydrogen production and fuel cell applications

    Sivaprakash Sengodan;Rong Lan;John Humphreys;Dongwei Du

  • A direct urea fuel cell – power from fertiliser and waste

    Rong Lan;Shanwen Tao;John T. S. Irvine

  • Recent progress in ammonia fuel cells and their potential applications

    Georgina Jeerh;Mengfei Zhang;Shanwen Tao;Shanwen Tao

  • Conductivity studies of dense yttrium-doped BaZrO3 sintered at 1325 °C

    Shanwen Tao;John T.S. Irvine

  • Solid-state electrochemical synthesis of ammonia: a review

    Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Amar;Rong Lan;Christophe Thom Gustave Petit;Shanwen Tao

  • Preparation and characterisation of apatite-type lanthanum silicates by a sol-gel process

    Shanwen Tao;John T.S Irvine

  • Ammonia as a suitable fuel for fuel cells

    Rong Lan;Shanwen Tao

  • Discovery and characterization of novel oxide anodes for solid oxide fuel cells.

    Shanwen Tao;John T.S. Irvine

  • CuInS2 quantum dots synthesized by a solvothermal route and their application as effective electron acceptors for hybrid solar cells

    Wenjin Yue;Wenjin Yue;Shikui Han;Ruixiang Peng;Wei Shen

  • Urea‐Based Fuel Cells and Electrocatalysts for Urea Oxidation

    Weijun Xu;Weijun Xu;Zucheng Wu;Shanwen Tao;Shanwen Tao

  • Electrodeposited NiCu bimetal on carbon paper as stable non-noble anode for efficient electrooxidation of ammonia

    Wei Xu;Wei Xu;Dongwei Du;Rong Lan;John Humphreys

  • An Efficient Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Based upon Single‐Phase Perovskites

    S. W. Tao;J. T. S. Irvine;J. A. Kilner

  • Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3 by a sol-gel process

    X.Q. Liu;S.W. Tao;Y.S. Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. S. Irvine
John T. S. Irvine University of St Andrews
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang University of Glasgow
Huanting Wang
Huanting Wang Monash University
Guangyao Meng
Guangyao Meng University of Science and Technology of China
Kui Xie
Kui Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoxiang Xu
Xiaoxiang Xu Tongji University
Yinzhu Jiang
Yinzhu Jiang Zhejiang University
San Ping Jiang
San Ping Jiang Curtin University
Peter J. Skabara
Peter J. Skabara University of Glasgow
Xiwang Zhang
Xiwang Zhang Monash University

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