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Suppressing Charge Recombination in Methylammonium-free Wide-bandgap Perovskite Film for High-performance and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 15:26
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00666F, PaperQiufeng Ye, Wenzheng Hu, Junchi Zhu, Ziyu Cai, Hengkang Zhang, Tao Dong, Boyang Yu, Feiyang Chen, Xieli Wei, Bo Yao, Wei-Dong Dou, Zebo Fang, Feng Ye, Zhun Liu, Tie Li
Wide-bandgap (WBG) formamidinium–cesium (FA-Cs) hybrid lead iodide–bromide mixed perovskites (~1.7 eV) gain great attention with the potential of enabling highly efficient tandem photovoltaics when integrated with crystalline silicon and other...
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Mitigated front contact energy barrier for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 09:49
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00316K, PaperDaoyong Zhang, Biao Li, Pengjie Hang, Jiangsheng Xie, Yuxin Yao, Chenxia Kan, Xuegong Yu, Yiqiang Zhang, Deren Yang
The large work function difference between indium tin oxide (ITO) and electron transporting layers (ETLs) in the n-i-p perovskite solar cells (PSCs) usually causes a front contact energy barrier (ΦFC),...
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Utilizing three-terminal, interdigitated back contact Si solar cells as a platform to study the durability of photoelectrodes for solar fuel production

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 15:49

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00349G, Communication Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Darci K. Collins, Zebulon G. Schichtl, Nathan T. Nesbitt, Ann L. Greenaway, Valentin D. Mihailetchi, Daniel Tune, Emily L. Warren
Demonstration of a new three-terminal semiconductor photoabsorber architecture for photoelectrochemical fuel production that enables protection of the semiconductor in the dark.
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Robust Battery Interphases from Dilute Fluorinated Cations

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00296B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chulgi Nathan Hong, Mengwen Yan, Oleg A. Borodin, Travis P. Pollard, Langyuan Wu, Manuel Reiter, Dario Gomez Vazquez, Katharina Trapp, Jimun Yoo, Netanel Shpigel, Jeremy I. Feldblyum, Maria R. Lukatskaya
Controlling solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in batteries is crucial for their efficient cycling. Herein, we demonstrate an approach to enable robust battery performance that does not rely on high fractions...
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Biocompatible and Stable Quasi-solid-state Zinc-ion Batteries for Real-time Responsive Wireless Wearable Electronics

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01212G, PaperBingyao Zhang, Xinze Cai, Jingjing Li, Hao Zhang, Dongmin Li, Haoyang Ge, Shuquan Liang, Bingan Lu, Jiangqi Zhao, Jiang Zhou
Wearable systems for continuous monitoring of muscle activity, data storage, and feedback treatment delivery represent innovative approaches to personalized healthcare. Monitoring the physiological responses of the body requires wearable systems...
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Tailoring Desolvation Strategies for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00313F, Review ArticleWenhao Ma, Sunyufei Wang, Xianwen Wu, Wenwen Liu, Fan Yang, Shude Liu, Seong Chan Jun, Lei Dai, Zhangxing He, Qiaobao Zhang
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are recognized as a promising power supply for energy storage devices due to their high theoretical capacity, inherent safety, suitable redox potential, and environmental friendliness. However,...
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Regulating dielectricity of polymer electrolyte to promote cation mobility for high-performance solid zinc hybrid batteries

Thu, 02/05/2024 - 05:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01366B, PaperYue Hou, Zhiquan Wei, Zhuoxi Wu, Yiqiao Wang, Zhaodong Huang, Qing Li, Ze Chen, Xinliang Li, Pei Li, Huilin Cui, Guojin Liang, Chunyi Zhi
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) offer advantages in suppressing uncontrollable dendrite formation and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the Zn metal anode of Zn-based batteries, providing good electrochemical stability and...
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Enhancement of the voltage output of droplet electricity generators using high dielectric high-entropy oxide composites

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 09:20

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01234H, PaperYanan Zhou, Yan Zeng, Jianming Wang, Xiaoyi Li, Peng Wang, Wenlong Ma, Congyu Wang, Jiawei Li, Wenyong Jiang, Dun Zhang
By doping high-entropy materials into PDMS as an intermediate layer, HP-DEG achieve high voltage output performance and excellent applications.
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A Large-Capacity, Superhigh-Rate Integrated Lithium Metal Anode with Top-Down Composition Gradient Enabled by Polyantimonic Acid

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 05:14
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04243J, PaperYueying Zhang, Yi Guo, Kai Yong, Qian Wang, Meng Yao, Yun Zhang, Hao Wu
Interface engineering is an effective approach to solve the knotty Li-dendrite issues in lithium-metal batteries, and yet the robust large-capacity Li anode(>20 mAh cm−2) working at ultrahigh rate density(>20 mA cm−2) is still rarely...
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Breaking current limitation of electrochemical CO2 reduction via silica-hydroxide cycle

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 18:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00448E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chulwan Lim, Sangkuk Kim, Ji Hwan Song, Man Ho Han, Young-Jin Ko, Kwan-Young Lee, Jae-Young Choi, Woong Hee Lee, Hyung-Suk Oh
Alkaline local pH during vigorous electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) can improve the activity and selectivity of CO2RR. However, it also leads an alkalinity problem that hydroxide ion obstructs the...
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Ruthenium nanoparticles decorated with surface hydroxyl and borate species boost the overall seawater splitting via increased hydrophilicity

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 14:19
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00950A, PaperLe-Wei Shen, Yong Wang, Ling Shen, Jiang-Bo Chen, Yu Liu, Ming-Xia Hu, Wen-Ying Zhao, Kang-Yi Xiong, Si-Ming Wu, Yi Lu, Jie Ying, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Christoph Janiak, Ge Tian, Xiao-Yu Yang
The use of seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production faces several serious challenges including rapid deactivation of electrocatalysts through chloride anion (Cl-) induced corrosion. We have demonstrated that Ru nanoparticles possessing...
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High-performance and durable anion-exchange membrane water electrolysers with high-molecular-weight polycarbazole-based anion-conducting polymer

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 10:56

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01003E, PaperSungjun Kim, Seok Hwan Yang, Sang-Hun Shin, Hye Jin Cho, Jung Kyu Jang, Tae Hoon Kim, Seong-Geun Oh, Tae-Ho Kim, HyukSu Han, Jang Yong Lee
Development of high-performance and durable anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis enabled by chain-extender derived high-molecular-weight polycarbazole-based anion-conductive polymer.
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Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 16:13

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03270A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Benjamin K. Sovacool, Dylan Furszyfer Del Rio, Kyle Herman, Marfuga Iskandarova, Joao M. Uratani, Steve Griffiths
This paper explores the benefits, barriers, and justice impacts of industrial decarbonization via hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) via European industrial firms located in UK clusters.
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Global production potential of green methanol based on variable renewable electricity

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 11:55

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02951D, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mahdi Fasihi, Christian Breyer
The production cost of green methanol from renewable electricity-based hydrogen and atmospheric carbon dioxide could reach market prices by 2040, making it a potential solution for defossilisation of the global chemical industry and marine transport.
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Facets control charge separation during photoelectrochemical water oxidation with strontium titanate (SrTiO3) single crystals

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 11:55

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04308H, PaperSamutr Assavachin, Chengcan Xiao, Kathleen Becker, Frank E. Osterloh
The photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity of SrTiO3 crystals is determined by the variable work functions of different facets. This produces facet dependent semiconductor–liquid junctions that can drive charge separation in photocatalysts.
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Dissociation mechanism of lithium salt by BaTiO3 with spontaneous polarization

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 12:49
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00798K, PaperShaoke Guo, Shendong Tan, Jiabin Ma, Likun Chen, Ke Yang, Qiannan Zhu, Yuetao Ma, Peiran Shi, Yinping Wei, Xufei An, Qingkang Ren, Yanfei Huang, Yingman Zhu, Ye Cheng, Wei Lv, Tingzheng Hou, Ming Liu, Yanbing He, Quanhong Yang, Feiyu Kang
In composite solid-state electrolytes, the functional fillers with ferroelectric properties have demonstrated their ability to prompt the dissociation of lithium salt (LiFSI), thereby significantly enhancing ionic conductivity. However, the underlying...
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Multi-Angle Tracking Synthetic Kinetics of Phase Evolution in Li-Rich Mn-Based Cathodes

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 09:25
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04199A, PaperShenyang Xu, Zhefeng Chen, Wenguang Zhao, Wenju Ren, Chenxin Hou, Jiajie Liu, Wu Wang, Chong Yin, Xinghua Tan, Xiaobing Lou, Xiangming Yao, Zhihai Gao, Hao Liu, Lu Wang, Zuwei Yin, Bao Qiu, Bingwen Hu, Tianyi Li, Cheng Dong, Feng Pan, Mingjian Zhang
As the commercial cathode with the highest practical capacity, the structural nature of Li-rich Mn-based cathodes (LMR), composite or solid solution, is still under debate. Due to the extreme structure...
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Tailoring cobalt spinel oxide with site-specific single atom incorporation for high-performance electrocatalysis

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 17:19
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00058G, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Taeghwan Hyeon, Kangjae Lee, Jaehyuk Shim, Hyunsoo Ji, Jungho Kim, Hyeon Seok Lee, Heejong Shin, Megalamane S. Bootharaju, Kug-Seung Lee, Wonjae Ko, Jaewoo Lee, Kang Kim, Seungwoo Yoo, Sungeun Heo, Jaeyune Ryu, Seoin Back, Byoung-Hoon Lee, Yung-Eun Sung
Universal incorporation of metals into cobalt spinel oxide (CSO) has emerged as a versatile and promising strategy to enhance catalytic performance. However, the uncontrolled reactivity of early transition metal and...
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A Comparison of Molecular Iodine Evolution on the Chemistry of Lead and Tin Perovskites

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 15:33
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03004K, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Thomas Webb, Saif Ahmed Haque
The development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has gone from strength to strength over the last decade, enabling low-cost, flexible and high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. However, the significance of molecular iodine...
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Urea Electrochemical Production Using Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate: State of the Art and Perspectives

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 12:13
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00561A, MinireviewMohsin Muhyuddin, Giovanni Zuccante, Piercarlo Mustarelli, Jonathan Filippi, Alessandro Lavacchi, Lior Elbaz, Yu-Han Chen, Plamen Atanassov, Carlo Santoro
Complete decarbonization of hard-to-abate industrial sectors is critical to reach the carbon neutrality goal set for 2050. The production of nitrogen-containing fertilizers (N-fertilizers) is responsible for 2.1% of the overall...
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