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Stepwise MXene and MOF conversion assisted ultrathin dual-carbon-protected V2O3 nanosheets for ultrafast and durable Zn-ion storage

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04387A, PaperXiaolin Ma, Ke Han, Hongxing Li, Lulu Song, Yuan Lin, Liangxu Lin, Yang Liu, Yi Zhao, Zhen Yang, Wei Huang
Ultrathin dual-carbon-protected V2O3 nanosheets are developed through stepwise MXene and MOF conversion to realize ultrafast and durable zinc-ion storage.
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Arbitrary and active colouring of solar cells with negligible loss of efficiency

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 15:41

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03010A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yan-Song Zhang, Hasan Arif Yetkin, Hakam Agha, Sevan Gharabeiki, Rijeesh Kizhakidathazhath, Lena Merges, Ricardo G. Poeira, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Phillip J. Dale
Self-assembled cholesteric liquid crystals uniquely enable non-spectral coloured and thermochromic covered highly efficient photovoltaic devices for aesthetic integration.
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Dislocation-engineered piezocatalytic water splitting in single-crystal BaTiO3

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 13:36

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03789H, Communication Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yan Zhang, Kaiyu Feng, Miao Song, Shan Xiang, Yan Zhao, Hanyu Gong, Fan Ni, Felix Dietrich, Lovro Fulanović, Fangping Zhuo, Gerd Buntkowsky, Till Frömling, Dou Zhang, Chris Bowen, Jürgen Rödel
Dislocations were introduced into BaTiO3 single crystals and become catalytically active centers.
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Manipulating Crystallization Kinetics and Vertical Phase Distribution via Small Molecule Donor Guest for Organic Photovoltaic Cells with 20% Efficiency

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 11:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04623D, PaperBo Cheng , Wenwen Hou, Chenyu Han, Sixuan Cheng , Xinxin Xia , Xia Guo, Yongfang Li, Maojie Zhang
Precise control over molecular crystallization and vertical phase distribution of photovoltaic bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) films is crucial for enhancing their optoelectronic properties toward high-performing polymer solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a kinetics-controlling...
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A versatile energy-level-tunable hole-transport layer for multi-composition inverted perovskite solar cells

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03208J, PaperWenbo Peng, Yong Zhang, Xianyong Zhou, Jiawen Wu, Deng Wang, Geping Qu, Jie Zeng, Yintai Xu, Bo Jiang, Peide Zhu, Yifan Du, Zhitong Li, Xia Lei, Zhixin Liu, Lei Yan, Xingzhu Wang, Baomin Xu
Through a bimolecular energy-level-tunable design, an ET-HTL reaches optimal energy level alignment with three different perovskite compositions, providing balanced interface defect passivation, charge extraction, and transition loss suppression.
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A dynamically assembled bionic ion pump interface towards high-rate and stable-cycling zinc metal batteries

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05028B, PaperXiaoyun Xu, Songmei Li, Junwei An, Zicheng Luo, Juan Du, Jinyan Zhong, Mei Yu, Shubin Yang, Bin Li
A bionic ion pump interface is developed by introducing acetylated proteins (α-HPace) with strong Zn2+ recognition ability.
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Non-fused core-linked star-shaped oligomer acceptors for stable binary organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency

Tue, 10/12/2024 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04149F, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Cheng Sun, Jianxiao Wang, Fuzhen Bi, Huanxiang Jiang, Chunming Yang, Yonghai Li, Junhao Chu, Xichang Bao
Non-fused core with non-covalent interactions refines the film-forming kinetics of star-shaped oligomer acceptors for achieving long-term stable solar cells with 19.27% efficiency.
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Symbiotic reactions over a high-entropy alloy catalyst enable ultrahigh-voltage Li–CO2 batteries

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 17:39

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04116J, PaperTao Chen, Junfei Cai, Hangchao Wang, Chuan Gao, Chonglin Yuan, Kun Zhang, Yue Yu, Wukun Xiao, Tie Luo, Dingguo Xia
The Li–CO2 battery with ultra-high discharge voltage and low overpotential is realized by using the high entropy alloy catalyst to realize the symbiotic reaction.
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Suppressing non-radiative recombination for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 17:39

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02917H, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiahua Tao, Chunhu Zhao, Zhaojin Wang, You Chen, Lele Zang, Guang Yang, Yang Bai, Junhao Chu
This review analyzes non-radiative recombination mechanisms, device stability, and hysteresis, providing strategies to reduce trap states and improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, offering a forward-looking perspective.
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Analysis of the charge generation and recombination processes in the PM6:Y6 organic solar cell

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 15:43

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03815K, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Saied Md Pratik, Grit Kupgan, Jean-Luc Brédas, Veaceslav Coropceanu
This work gives a comprehensive description of the fundamental electronic processes taking place in the active layer of PM6:Y6 solar cells. It also points to the role of triplet states, excimer-like states, and defect states in device performance.
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Intermediate phase induced in situ self-reconstruction of amorphous NASICON for long-life solid-state sodium metal batteries

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 12:42

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01743A, PaperBenben Wei, Shuo Huang, Xuan Wang, Min Liu, Can Huang, Ruoqing Liu, Hongyun Jin
An intermediate phase self-construction strategy is proposed to improve the ion transfer and the interfacial compatibility of solid-state electrolyte and Na.
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Self-Assembly-Assisted Dynamic Placement of Noble Metals Selectively on Multifunctional Carbide Supports for Alkaline Hydrogen Electrocatalysis

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 10:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04660A, PaperSeongbeen Kim, Seung-Jae Shin, Hoyoung Kim, Bupmo Kim, Namgyu Noh, Kug-Seung Lee, Jinkyu Park, Hyunwoo Jun, Jiwon Kim, Jaeho Byeon, Seonggyu Lee, Huawei Huang, Sunghyun Noh, Han Beom Jeong, Jong Hyun Jang, Jongmin Yuk, Wooyul Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Jinwoo Lee
Atomically dispersed catalysts are ideal for alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis with low noble metal loadings. However, previous designs have exhibited insufficient *OH binding and low cell performance, which limit their application...
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Dry-processed thick electrode design with porous conductive agent enabling 20 mA h cm-2 for high-energy-density lithium-ion Battery

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 10:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04106B, PaperHyeseong Oh, Gyu-sang Kim, Jiyoon Bang, San Kim, Kyeong-Min Jeong
Designing thick electrodes is essential for the applications of lithium-ion batteries that demand high energy density. Introducing a dry electrode process that does not require solvents during electrode fabrication has...
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Halogen-bond chemistry-rectified hypervalent tellurium redox kinetics towards high-energy Zn batteries

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 10:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04806G, PaperJintu Qi, Yongchao Tang, Yue Wei, Guigui Liu, Jianping Yan, Zhenfeng Feng, Zixin Han, Minghui Ye, Wencheng Du, Qi Yang, Yufei Zhang, Zhipeng Wen, Xiaoqing Liu, Cheng Chao Li
A halogen-bond chemistry-rectified Te0/Te4+ redox with an almost maximized capacity contribution (ca. 90.0%) is achieved for high-energy Zn batteries in localized concentrated ILEs, far surpassing those in aqueous systems (ca. 33.0%).
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In situ bulk hydrogen intercalation in a mirror-symmetric Ru/WO3−x nanoarray boosts neutral electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

Mon, 09/12/2024 - 10:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03970J, PaperHongchuan Fu, Song Lu, Yu Xin, Shoukang Xiao, Liyu Chen, Yingwei Li, Kui Shen
An unprecedented mirror-symmetric Ru/MSN-WO3−x nanoarray is successfully constructed. The hydrogen intercalation endows Ru/MSN-HyWO3−x with a dynamic proton-concentrated microenvironment, which accelerates the hydrogenation of nitrate to ammonia.
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Efficient organic solar cells with a printed p–i–n stack enabled by an azeotrope-processed self-assembled monolayer

Fri, 06/12/2024 - 12:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04479G, PaperGengxin Du, Wenlin Jiang, Nan Zhang, Yiwen Wang, Ming Liu, Tingfeng Lei, Yidan An, Lingyi Ke, Chengda Ge, Francis R. Lin, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Hin-Lap Yip
Azeotrope-assisted self-assembled monolayer printing boosts efficiency across all slot-die coated p–i–n organic solar cells.
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Moderate solvation structures of lithium ions for high-voltage lithium metal batteries at −40 °C

Fri, 06/12/2024 - 10:41

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03192J, PaperYing Wei, Han Wang, Xing Lin, Tianyu Wang, Yanming Cui, Yu Huang, Jiayi Yang, Te-Huan Liu, Yang Ren, Xiulin Fan, Henghui Xu, Yunhui Huang
This work proposed an electrolyte with a moderate solvation structure, addressing the low ionic conductivity, slow de-solvation and unstable cathode–electrolyte interphase of high-voltage lithium metal batteries at low temperature.
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A facile route to plastic inorganic electrolytes for all-solid state batteries based on molecular design

Fri, 06/12/2024 - 10:41

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03944K, PaperInsang You, Baltej Singh, Mengyang Cui, Gillian Goward, Lanting Qian, Zachary Arthur, Graham King, Linda F. Nazar
An easily synthesised Li–Al–O–Cl glassy electrolyte based on molecular design exhibits high ion conductivity, viscoplasticity and a transference number ∼1, along with exceptional anodic stability in a solid-state cell with an NMC85 cathode.
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Collaborative multi-interface engineering and dynamic iron exchange boost robust bifunctional water electrolysis at 2 A cm-2

Fri, 06/12/2024 - 05:38
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04619F, PaperDongyang Li, Yong Zhang, Weiqiang Xie, Qian Zhou, Fang Yu, Ying Qi, Ziyi Lian, Long Zhang, Hui Wang, Dongsheng Tang, Haiqing Zhou
Due to the incompatibility and inconsistence of the active species for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, nearly all the intermetallic catalysts present superb catalytic activity for one half reaction at...
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Boosting oxygen redox reversibility in chemo-mechanically robust Li-rich oxides cathode via multi-scale defect design

Fri, 06/12/2024 - 02:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04266B, PaperFangkun Li, Yanchen Lin, Junhao Liu, Jiahe Chen, Xuanhong Wan, Linwei Zhao, Lei Xi, Zheng Li, Hangyu Zhang, Xijun Xu, Zhidu Zhou, Baitao Su, Min Zhu, Jun Liu
Li-rich oxides (LROs) cathode can deliver high-energy density established on the synergistic effect of cation and anion redox. However, continued accumulation of lattice strain and irreversible oxygen-anion redox reactions generate...
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