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Flexibility-pneumatic triboelectric nanogenerator for stable output of irregular wave energy

Tue, 01/04/2025 - 14:38
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00211G, PaperJianlong Wang, Zheng Yang, Zhenjie Wang, Xinxian Wang, Yanrui Zhao, Jinbiao Ma, Hengyu Li, Yang Yu, Zhong Lin Wang, Tinghai Cheng
With the challenges of monitoring marine environmental pollution, developing in-situ energy harvesting technologies for self-powered marine sensing nodes has become increasingly urgent for effective environmental protection. As an effective approach...
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Intrinsic point defect tolerance in selenium for indoor and tandem photovoltaics

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 16:45
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04647A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Seán R. Kavanagh, Rasmus Svejstrup Nielsen, John Lundsgaard Hansen, Rasmus Schmidt Davidsen, Ole Hansen, Alp E Samli, Peter C K Vesborg, David O. Scanlon, Aron Walsh
Selenium has reemerged as a promising absorber material for tandem and indoor photovoltaic (PV) devices due to its elemental simplicity, unique structural features, and wide band gap. However, despite rapid...
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Semi-crystalline polymer binder with enhanced electrical conductivity and strong underwater adhesion in aqueous sodium-air batteries

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 16:45
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01350J, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hyo Jin, Dong Woog Lee, Jeonguk Hwang, Min Hoon Myung, Jee Ho Ha, Seungwoo Choi, Soon-Jae Jung, Seunghyun Lee, Jinwoo Park, Young-Ryul Kim, Nyung Joo Kong, Youngsik Kim, Hyun-Wook Lee, Hyunhyub Ko, Tae Joo Shin, Seok Ju Kang, Myung-Jin Baek
Common polymer binders are insulators, which significantly diminish the battery performance owing to their low electron mobility. For aqueous sodium-air batteries (SABs) to exhibit reliable performance as energy storage systems,...
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Unraveling the Dynamic Transformation of Azobenzene-driven Redox Electrolytes for Zn-ion Hybrid Capacitors

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 15:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05696E, PaperMing Chen, Li Gong, Igor Zhitomirsky, Kaiyuan Shi
The incorporation of redox-active molecules into aqueous electrolytes addressed the challenges in the development of energy storage devices by enhancing energy density, expanding voltage windows, and improving cycling stability. Aqueous...
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An Electrochemically Paralleled Biomass Electrolyte Additive Facilitates the Integrated Modification of Multi-dimensional Zn Metal Batteries

Sat, 29/03/2025 - 02:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00237K, PaperKefeng Ouyang, Sheng Chen, Lidong Yu, Hongyu Qin, Ao Liu, Youfa Liu, Quan Wu, Bingjie Ran, Shubing Wei, Fei Gao, Kun Zhang, Jin Hu, Yan Huang
A diverse array of Zn metal batteries (ZMBs) is swiftly emerging as a prominent force in the energy storage sector. The electrolyte modification is integral to improving ZMB performance by...
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Correction: Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 11:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE90031J, Correction 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
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Robust interphase derived from a dual-cation ionic liquid electrolyte enabling exceptional stability of high-nickel layered cathodes

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00669D, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Fanglin Wu, Haolin Tang, Jian Wang, Xilai Xue, Thomas Diemant, Shan Fang, Huihua Li, Ziyuan Lyu, Hao Li, En Xie, Hongzhen Lin, Jae-Kwang Kim, Guk Tae Kim, Stefano Passerini
Nickel-rich layered cathodes suffer from unstable interface and structural collapse, leading to poor cycling stability in conventional carbonate-based electrolytes. Ionic liquid electrolytes promise to enable high-safety and high-specific energy lithium...
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Strategies toward high-energy-density Co-free lithium nickel manganese oxide: From crystal structure to flexible configuration

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 09:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00197H, Review ArticleJiguo Tu, Yan Li, Bokun Zhang, Xiaoyun Wang, Ramachandran Vasant Kumar, Libo Chen, Shuqiang Jiao
High-voltage spinel lithium nickel manganese oxide (LNMO) stand out as a promising cobalt-free cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, due to its low cost, high voltage and energy density capabilities. However,...
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Aluminum Macrocycles Induced Superior High-temperature Capacitive Energy Storage for Polymer-based Dielectrics via Constructing Charge Trap Rings

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 07:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05689B, PaperZhongbin Pan, Yu Cheng, Zhicheng Li, Pang Xi, Peng Wang, Xu Fan, Hanxi Chen, Jinjun Liu, Junfei Luo, Jinhong Yu, Minhao Yang, Jiwei Zhai, Weiping Li
Electrostatic capacitors are typically necessary to operate in harsh-temperature environments to fulfill the demanding requirements of renewable energy, electrified transportations, and advanced propulsion systems. However, achieving exceptional capacitive performance in...
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Single-atom mediated crystal facet engineering for the exceptional production of acetate in CO electrolysis

Wed, 26/03/2025 - 13:48
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06192F, PaperJiacheng Liu, Yan Wen, Wei Yan, Zhongliang Huang, Xiaozhi Liu, Xuan Huang, Changhong Zhan, Yuqi Zhang, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Chih-Wen Pao, Zhiwei Hu, Dong Su, Shunji Xie, Ye Wang, Jiajia Han, Haifeng Xiong, Xiaoqing Huang, Nanjun Chen
The production of value-added liquid fuels via the electroreduction of CO has received widespread attention. Although copper (Cu) has demonstrated promising activity in producing multi-carbon products, the yield of a...
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Porous Organic Materials-Based Atomically Dispersed Metal Electrocatalysts

Wed, 26/03/2025 - 10:43
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00273G, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Hao Zhang, Suwen Wang, Enmin Lv, menghui qi, Chengchao He, Xing-Long Dong, Jieshan Qiu, Yong Wang, Zhenhai Wen
The transition to renewable energy sources and the need for efficient energy conversion technologies have led to the development of various types of catalysts, among which atomically dispersed metal catalysts...
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Over 12% efficiency solar-powered green hydrogen production from seawater

Tue, 25/03/2025 - 17:43
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06203E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xuanjie Wang, Jintong Gao, Yipu Wang, Yayuan Liu, Xinyue Liu, Lenan Zhang
Solar-powered water electrolysis holds significant promise for the mass production of green hydrogen. However, the substantial water consumption associated with electrolysis not only increases the cost of green hydrogen but...
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Butterfly-effect of Flexible Linker in Giant-molecule Acceptor: Optimized Crystallization and Aggregation for Enhancing Mechanical Durability and Approaching 19% Efficiency in Binary Organic Solar Cells

Tue, 25/03/2025 - 05:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05456C, PaperQinrui Ye, Wei Song, Yong Bai, Zhenyu Chen, Pengfei Ding, Jinfeng Ge, Yuanyuan Meng, Bin Han, Xin Zhou, Ziyi Ge
Achieving a balance between power conversion efficiency (PCE) and mechanical robustness in flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) remains a significant challenge for small molecule acceptors (SMA) and polymer acceptors. Here,...
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High-performance inverted perovskite solar cells and modules via aminothiazole passivation

Tue, 25/03/2025 - 03:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01083G, PaperZewei Zhu, Bingcan Ke, Kexuan Sun, Chengkai Jing, Zhenhua Song, Ruixuan Jiang, Jing Li, Song Kong, Chang Liu, Sai Bai, Sisi He, Ziyi Ge, Fuzhi Huang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Tongle Bu
The passivation of undesirable defects in the perovskite light-absorption layer is an essential and effective strategy for improving the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a novel additive, 5-Aminothiazole...
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Operando single-particle imaging reveals that asymmetric ion flux contributes to capacity degradation in aged Ni-rich layered cathodes

Mon, 24/03/2025 - 16:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00267B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhengyan Lun, Alice Jane Merryweather, Amoghavarsha Mahadevegowda, Shrinidhi S. Pandurangi, Chao Xu, Simon M Fairclough, V. S. Deshpande, Norman Fleck, Caterina Ducati, Christoph Schnedermann, Akshay Rao, Clare P. Grey
Extensive worldwide efforts have been made to understand the degradation behavior of layered Ni-rich LiNixMnyCo(1−x−y)O2 (NMC) cathodes. The majority of studies carried out to date have focused on thermodynamic perspectives...
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Small modification, Striking Improvement: Super-Fast Charging Over a Wide Temperature Range by Simply Replacing n-propyl Acetate with Isopropyl Acetate

Mon, 24/03/2025 - 14:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05789A, PaperShengyao Luo, Mengqi Wu, Said Amzil , Tonghui Xu, Qing Ming, Lei Zhang, Jie Gao, Shuang Tian, Yisen Qian, Donghai Wang, Yajun Cheng, Yonggao Xia
The combination of high-nickel cathodes with lithium metal anodes is widely considered a promising solution to alleviate range anxiety. Alternatively, challenges such as limited fast-charging capacity and rapid degradation persist...
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Nucleation driving force-controlled fibril network formation enables polythiophene solar cells with exceeding 18% efficiency from non-halogenated solvent

Mon, 24/03/2025 - 10:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06158F, PaperJianglong Li, Dongsheng Xie, Xiyue Yuan, Youle Li, Wenkui Wei, Yue Zhang, Haozhe Feng, Xiang Luo, Jiayuan Zhu, Zhao Qin, Jianbin Zhong, lifu zhang, Hongxiang Li, Wei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Fei Huang, Yong Cao, Chunhui Duan
Polythiophenes are the most promising electron donors for organic solar cells (OSCs) in large-scale manufacturing due to their simple chemical structures and low production cost. However, the efficiency of polythiophene...
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Incorporating Lithium-Deficient Layer and Interfacial-Confined Catalysis Enables the Reversible Redox of Surface Oxygen Species in Lithium-Rich Manganese-based Oxides

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 07:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00430F, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Junpeng Sun, Jialong Shen, Huadong Qi, Mei Sun, Yuhang Lou, Yu Yao, Xianhong Rui, Yu Shao, Xiaojun Wu, Hai Yang, Yan Yu
Lithium-rich manganese-based oxides (LRMO) are a promising next-generation candidate cathode material, offering a high discharge capacity exceeding 300 mAh g−1. This exceptional capacity is attributed to the synergistic redox activity...
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Comprehensive crystallization retardation of inorganic perovskite for high performance inverted solar cells

Fri, 21/03/2025 - 07:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00149H, PaperZezhang Wang, Tianfei Xu, Nan Li, Zhen Chang, Jing Shan, Yong Wang, Minfang Wu, Fengwei Xiao, Shengzhong Frank Liu, Wanchun Xiang
Inverted inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are ideal top cells for tandem configurations due to their ideal bandgap and excellent thermal stability. However, water-induced rapid crystallization during inorganic perovskite film...
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Cobalt Metal Enables Ultrahigh-Efficiency, Long-Life, and Dendrite-Free Aqueous Multivalent Batteries

Thu, 20/03/2025 - 23:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06091A, PaperSongyang Chang, Wentao Hou, Angelica Del Valle-Perez, Irfan Ullah, Xiaoyu Du, Lisandro Cunci, Gerardo Morell, Xianyong Wu
Aqueous multivalent metal batteries represent an attractive option for energy storage. Currently, various metals have been attempted for aqueous battery operation, ranging from divalent metals (zinc, iron, nickel, manganese) to...
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