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Ultrathin dense LiF coverage coupled with a near-surface gradient fluorination lattice enables fast-charging long-life 4.6 V LiCoO2
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2765-2775
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03464J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhihong Bi, Zonglin Yi, Liangzhu Zhang, Gongrui Wang, Anping Zhang, Shihao Liao, Qinghe Zhao, Zhangquan Peng, Li Song, Yi Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, Shiqiang Wei, Wenguang Zhao, Xiaoyu Shi, Mingrun Li, Na Ta, Jinxing Mi, Shunning Li, Pratteek Das, Yi Cui, Chengmeng Chen, Feng Pan, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Schematic diagram of the fluorination interfacial reconstruction process and mechanism for stabilizing the cathode/electrolyte interface.
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03464J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhihong Bi, Zonglin Yi, Liangzhu Zhang, Gongrui Wang, Anping Zhang, Shihao Liao, Qinghe Zhao, Zhangquan Peng, Li Song, Yi Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, Shiqiang Wei, Wenguang Zhao, Xiaoyu Shi, Mingrun Li, Na Ta, Jinxing Mi, Shunning Li, Pratteek Das, Yi Cui, Chengmeng Chen, Feng Pan, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Schematic diagram of the fluorination interfacial reconstruction process and mechanism for stabilizing the cathode/electrolyte interface.
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Lithium-ion battery cell formation: status and future directions towards a knowledge-based process design
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2686-2733
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03559J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Felix Schomburg, Bastian Heidrich, Sarah Wennemar, Robin Drees, Thomas Roth, Michael Kurrat, Heiner Heimes, Andreas Jossen, Martin Winter, Jun Young Cheong, Fridolin Röder
This review examines the key process of lithium-ion battery cell formation. Influencing factors, challenges, experimental and simulation tools required for knowledge-based process design of current and emerging battery technologies are addressed.
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03559J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Felix Schomburg, Bastian Heidrich, Sarah Wennemar, Robin Drees, Thomas Roth, Michael Kurrat, Heiner Heimes, Andreas Jossen, Martin Winter, Jun Young Cheong, Fridolin Röder
This review examines the key process of lithium-ion battery cell formation. Influencing factors, challenges, experimental and simulation tools required for knowledge-based process design of current and emerging battery technologies are addressed.
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Triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 24.4%
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2800-2814
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03687A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hang Hu, Sophie X. An, Yang Li, Seyedamir Orooji, Roja Singh, Fabian Schackmar, Felix Laufer, Qihao Jin, Thomas Feeney, Alexander Diercks, Fabrizio Gota, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Ting Pan, Michael Rienäcker, Robby Peibst, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Ulrich W. Paetzold
Key advances on triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–Si solar cells with an unprecedented efficiency of 24.4% and enhanced long-term thermal stability are reported via the development of high-performance middle perovskite solar cell.
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03687A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hang Hu, Sophie X. An, Yang Li, Seyedamir Orooji, Roja Singh, Fabian Schackmar, Felix Laufer, Qihao Jin, Thomas Feeney, Alexander Diercks, Fabrizio Gota, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Ting Pan, Michael Rienäcker, Robby Peibst, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Ulrich W. Paetzold
Key advances on triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–Si solar cells with an unprecedented efficiency of 24.4% and enhanced long-term thermal stability are reported via the development of high-performance middle perovskite solar cell.
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Achieving Highly Efficient, Mechanically Robust and Thermally Stable Organic Solar Cells through Optimizing Branching Positions and Side Chain Length of Small Molecule Acceptors
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04969A, PaperMing Shao, Di Zhang, Junfeng Liu, Xiang Gao, Zhi Wang, Jiayi He, Zhenye Wang, Yerun Gao, Lvpeng Yang
Achieving high efficiency, mechanical robustness and long-term stability is crucial for practical application of organic solar cells (OSCs). Owing to the crystalline nature of small molecule acceptors (SMAs), high-efficiency OSCs...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04969A, PaperMing Shao, Di Zhang, Junfeng Liu, Xiang Gao, Zhi Wang, Jiayi He, Zhenye Wang, Yerun Gao, Lvpeng Yang
Achieving high efficiency, mechanical robustness and long-term stability is crucial for practical application of organic solar cells (OSCs). Owing to the crystalline nature of small molecule acceptors (SMAs), high-efficiency OSCs...
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Iron-doped ruthenium with good interfacial environment achieving superior hydrogen evolution activity under alkaline condition
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05356G, PaperQun He, Yuzhu Zhou, Li-Hui Mou, Chuanqiang Wu, Daobin Liu, Binghui Ge, Jun Jiang, Li Song
Electrocatalytic water splitting, a promising alternative to fossil fuels, has substantial potential for hydrogen generation. However, developing efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) faces challenges, especially in alkaline...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05356G, PaperQun He, Yuzhu Zhou, Li-Hui Mou, Chuanqiang Wu, Daobin Liu, Binghui Ge, Jun Jiang, Li Song
Electrocatalytic water splitting, a promising alternative to fossil fuels, has substantial potential for hydrogen generation. However, developing efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) faces challenges, especially in alkaline...
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Non-destructive degradation pattern decoupling for early battery trajectory prediction via physics-informed learning
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03839H, PaperShengyu Tao, Mengtian Zhang, Zixi Zhao, Haoyang Li, Ruifei Ma, Yunhong Che, Xin Sun, Lin Su, Chongbo Sun, Xiangyu Chen, Heng Chang, Shiji Zhou, Zepeng Li, Hanyang Lin, Yaojun Liu, Wenjun Yu, Zhongling Xu, Han Hao, Scott Moura, Xuan Zhang, Yang Li, Xiaosong Hu, Guangmin Zhou
The paper proposes a physics-informed model to predict battery lifetime trajectories by computing thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, saving costly data that has not been established for sustainable manufacturing, reuse, and recycling.
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03839H, PaperShengyu Tao, Mengtian Zhang, Zixi Zhao, Haoyang Li, Ruifei Ma, Yunhong Che, Xin Sun, Lin Su, Chongbo Sun, Xiangyu Chen, Heng Chang, Shiji Zhou, Zepeng Li, Hanyang Lin, Yaojun Liu, Wenjun Yu, Zhongling Xu, Han Hao, Scott Moura, Xuan Zhang, Yang Li, Xiaosong Hu, Guangmin Zhou
The paper proposes a physics-informed model to predict battery lifetime trajectories by computing thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, saving costly data that has not been established for sustainable manufacturing, reuse, and recycling.
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Superthermal Solar Interfacial Evaporation is not due to Reduced Latent Heat of Water
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05591H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.James Han Zhang, Rohith Mittapally, Guangxin Lv, Gang Chen
To explain reported solar interfacial-evaporation rates from porous materials beyond an apparent 100% efficiency using the thermal evaporation mechanism, many publications hypothesize that intermediate water inside porous materials have a...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05591H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.James Han Zhang, Rohith Mittapally, Guangxin Lv, Gang Chen
To explain reported solar interfacial-evaporation rates from porous materials beyond an apparent 100% efficiency using the thermal evaporation mechanism, many publications hypothesize that intermediate water inside porous materials have a...
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An ultra-high output self-managed power system based on a multilayer magnetic suspension hybrid nanogenerator for harvesting water wave energy
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04205K, PaperYing Lou, Mengfan Li, Aifang Yu, Zhong Lin Wang, Junyi Zhai
The highly coupled energy self-management power system achieves a synergistic effect of 1 + 1 > 2 for a triboelectric–electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator and efficiently enables water wave energy harvesting.
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04205K, PaperYing Lou, Mengfan Li, Aifang Yu, Zhong Lin Wang, Junyi Zhai
The highly coupled energy self-management power system achieves a synergistic effect of 1 + 1 > 2 for a triboelectric–electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator and efficiently enables water wave energy harvesting.
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A hindered-urea vitrimer: recyclable for circular use and upcyclable for rechargeable battery
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05288A, PaperYanjun Wang, Yue Wang, Wenjing Duan, Xuang Bai, Pengyuan Liu, Chiwei Xu, Hongqin Wang, Jinjue Zeng, Qi Wang, Fanyu Zhou, Yuhang Meng, Lijun Yang, Cheng-Hui Li, Zheng Hu, Xiangfen Jiang, Liang Jiang, Jingxin Lei, Xue-Bin Wang
The matter cycle and the renewable energy are fundamental to sustainable development. Despite the recognized urgency of plastic recycling, its implementation is still limited technologically. A dynamic crosslinker can enable...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05288A, PaperYanjun Wang, Yue Wang, Wenjing Duan, Xuang Bai, Pengyuan Liu, Chiwei Xu, Hongqin Wang, Jinjue Zeng, Qi Wang, Fanyu Zhou, Yuhang Meng, Lijun Yang, Cheng-Hui Li, Zheng Hu, Xiangfen Jiang, Liang Jiang, Jingxin Lei, Xue-Bin Wang
The matter cycle and the renewable energy are fundamental to sustainable development. Despite the recognized urgency of plastic recycling, its implementation is still limited technologically. A dynamic crosslinker can enable...
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MOF-Derived Ultrathin Carbon Nanosheets Integrated with Telluride Nanoparticles: Synergistic Polysulfide Adsorption and Catalytic Sites for Enhanced Sulfur Redox Reactions
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04689G, PaperWei Bi, Canhuang Li, Dawei Yang, Yu-Zhen Zhang, Lei Hu, Qianhong Gong, Jie Zhang, Yong Cai Zhang, Mengyao Li, Jishi Wei, Yingtang Zhou, Dan Zhou, Wu Tianli, Li-Feng Chen, Andreu Cabot
Two-dimensional (2D) nanocarbon-based materials with controllable pore structures and hydrophilic surfaces exhibit significant potential in various applications. However, traditional methods often encounter challenges in achieving these 2D carbon nanomaterials effectively....
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04689G, PaperWei Bi, Canhuang Li, Dawei Yang, Yu-Zhen Zhang, Lei Hu, Qianhong Gong, Jie Zhang, Yong Cai Zhang, Mengyao Li, Jishi Wei, Yingtang Zhou, Dan Zhou, Wu Tianli, Li-Feng Chen, Andreu Cabot
Two-dimensional (2D) nanocarbon-based materials with controllable pore structures and hydrophilic surfaces exhibit significant potential in various applications. However, traditional methods often encounter challenges in achieving these 2D carbon nanomaterials effectively....
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Modular perovskite-BiVO4 artificial leaves towards syngas synthesis on a m2 scale
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05780E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Virgil Andrei, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Motiar Rahaman, Miguel Anaya, Taeheon Kang, Edoardo Ruggeri, Samuel D Stranks, Erwin Reisner
Metal halide perovskite-based artificial leaves have emerged in recent years as a promising design towards direct solar fuel synthesis. However, the complexity of these layered devices and reliance on solution-based...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05780E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Virgil Andrei, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Motiar Rahaman, Miguel Anaya, Taeheon Kang, Edoardo Ruggeri, Samuel D Stranks, Erwin Reisner
Metal halide perovskite-based artificial leaves have emerged in recent years as a promising design towards direct solar fuel synthesis. However, the complexity of these layered devices and reliance on solution-based...
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An oxide-promoted, self-supported Ni4Mo catalyst for high current density anion exchange membrane water electrolysis
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04528A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ariana Serban, Meng-Ting Liu, Nanjun Chen, Hao Ming Chen, Xile Hu
A highly efficient Ni4Mo–MoOx catalyst enables anionic exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolyzers to operate at 3 A cm−2 with a voltage of only about 2 V.
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04528A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ariana Serban, Meng-Ting Liu, Nanjun Chen, Hao Ming Chen, Xile Hu
A highly efficient Ni4Mo–MoOx catalyst enables anionic exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolyzers to operate at 3 A cm−2 with a voltage of only about 2 V.
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Amorphous material based heterostructures with disordered heterointerfaces for advanced rechargeable batteries
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04566A, Review ArticleJunwei Ding, Miao Du, Shiwen Wang, Linsen Zhang, Yuanzheng Yue, Morten M Smedskjaer
Advanced rechargeable batteries are critical for enabling effective energy storage. A promising strategy to improve the electrochemical performance involves tailoring heterostructures (HSs) with heterointerfaces (HIs) in the active battery components....
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04566A, Review ArticleJunwei Ding, Miao Du, Shiwen Wang, Linsen Zhang, Yuanzheng Yue, Morten M Smedskjaer
Advanced rechargeable batteries are critical for enabling effective energy storage. A promising strategy to improve the electrochemical performance involves tailoring heterostructures (HSs) with heterointerfaces (HIs) in the active battery components....
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High efficiency of solution-processed inverted organic solar cells enabled by an aluminum oxide conjunction structure
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05337K, PaperYi Yang, Mengqi Cui, Zhengyan Jiang, Ruijia Zhang, Xinjun He, Hui Liu, Biao Zhou, Wallace C. H. Choy
The lack of solution-processed hole transport layers (HTLs) has become an obstacle to not only developing all-solution-processed inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) but also enabling their full potential of high...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05337K, PaperYi Yang, Mengqi Cui, Zhengyan Jiang, Ruijia Zhang, Xinjun He, Hui Liu, Biao Zhou, Wallace C. H. Choy
The lack of solution-processed hole transport layers (HTLs) has become an obstacle to not only developing all-solution-processed inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) but also enabling their full potential of high...
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