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Rapid electrothermal rejuvenation of spent lithium cobalt oxide cathode

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 20:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00962F, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yi Cheng, Jinhang Chen, Weiyin Chen, Qiming Liu, Obinna E. Onah, Zicheng Wang, Gang Wu, Tianyou Xie, Lucas Eddy, Boris I Yakobson, Ju Li, Yufeng Zhao, James M Tour
Increasing use of lithium-ion batteries has triggered intensive attention to the management of end-of-life batteries. Sustainable recycling of high-value cathode materials is needed to address resource depletion and environmental challenges....
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The Route for Applied Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation: Fundamental Principles, Device Design, and Practical Application

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 17:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01542A, Review ArticleBowen Liu, Yawei Yang, Qi Zhao, Yihong Liu, Yuyao Shen, Yong Ma, Wenxiu Que
Interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG) has emerged as a promising technology for sustainable water purification, desalination, and source extraction under solar energy. In fact, the underlying scientific principles and fundamental...
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A Hexaanionic Carboxyphenolate Framework for High Energy Alkali Cation Storage

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 14:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05701E, Papervasudeva bakuru, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, shubhadeep pal, Xiaodong Lin, Robert Markowski, Tom Goossens, Da Tie, andrii kachmar, Yan Zhang, Geraldine Chanteux, Alexandru Vlad
The development of high-performance alkali-rich organic positive electrode materials remains a significant challenge. Recent advances across various classes of organic compounds have led the achievement of either high capacity or...
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Insight into the corrosion microcell and passivation mechanisms of a Zn anode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01719J, PaperRuijia Liu, Feng Hong, Qiqi Dai, Yupeng Xing, Hongfei Li, Sanlue Hu, Bo Tang, Cuiping Han, Ding Nan
A spontaneous microcell corrosion mechanism of Zn anode in a static ZnSO4 solution was revealed via localized electrochemical analysis techniques. Zn corrosion could induce its self-passivation, causing the formation of plate-like Zn4SO4(OH)6·xH2O.
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Dual-site passivation by heterocycle functionalized amidinium cations toward high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells and modules

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00524H, PaperMenghan Lu, Jike Ding, Quanxing Ma, Zuolin Zhang, Mengjia Li, Wenhuan Gao, Wenlong Mo, Boxue Zhang, Thierry Pauporté, Jiajia Zhang, Yang Wang, Jian-Xin Tang, Jiangzhao Chen, Cong Chen
This work reports a dual-site passivation of anionic and cationic defects through heterocycle functionalized amidinium cations for achieving highly efficient perovskite solar cells.
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Over one-micron-thick void-free perovskite layers enable highly efficient and fully printed solar cells

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 11:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01722J, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Shudi Qiu, Martin Majewski, Lirong Dong, Andreas Distler, Chaohui Li, Karen Forberich, Jingjing Tian, Naveen Harindu Hemasiri, Chao Liu, Jiyun Zhang, Fu Yang, Vincent M. Le Corre, Max Bibrack, Robin Basu, Anastasia Barabash, Jens Harting, Olivier Ronsin, Tian Du, Hans Joachim Egelhaaf, Christoph J Brabec
Commercialization of perovskite photovoltaics hinges on the successful transition from laboratory-scale fabrication to industrial-scale manufacturing. A key challenge in fully printed perovskite solar cells with non-reflecting back electrodes is the...
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Gas-medium annealing for perovskite solar cells with state-of-the-art energy loss

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 11:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00851D, PaperMengjiong Chen, Zhenzhen Qin, Ziyang Zhang, Yanbo Wang, Liyuan Han
Gas-medium annealing simultaneously accomplished crystallization and surface passivation, contributing to high-quality perovskite films with much fewer defects from bulk to surface. A minimized energy loss of 0.29 eV was obtained for efficient PSCs.
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Navigating low state of charge phase transitions in layered cathodes for long-life sodium-ion batteries

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 08:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00422E, PaperWenda Li, Zhaoyue Li, Lizhi Li, Alice Jane Merryweather, Yilin Chen, Shaoyu Yang, Hao Shi, Yang Lu, Yixiao Qiu, Guangsu Tan, Zhipeng Chen, Weiwei Wang, Yuzhu Wang, Yi-Fan Huang, Zhengyan Lun, Christoph Schnedermann, Xiangwen Gao, jingyang wang, Clare P. Grey, Chao Xu
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are attracting significant attention as a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, challenges related to achieving long-term cycling stability and high energy density persist. This...
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High-efficiency ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate on ruthenium-induced trivalent cobalt sites

Tue, 13/05/2025 - 15:40

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01585E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Longcheng Zhang, Yuan Liu, Ling Li, Tianze Wu, Qian Wu, Justin Zhu Yeow Seow, Xiu Lin, Shirong Sun, Leonhard Tannesia, Kai Tang, Dongsheng Shao, Shibo Xi, Xiaodong Guo, Zhichuan J. Xu
This work highlights the potential of nitrate reduction as a viable and sustainable alternative for green ammonia production, bridging the gap between fundamental research and industrial application.
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Correction: Concurrent electrode–electrolyte interfaces engineering via nano-Si3N4 additive for high-rate, high-voltage lithium metal batteries

Tue, 13/05/2025 - 12:43
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE90048D, Correction Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jinuk Kim, Dong Gyu Lee, Juhyun Lee, Saehun Kim, Cheol-Young Park, Jiyoon Lee, Hyeokjin Kwon, Hannah Cho, Jungyoon Lee, Donghyeok Son, Hee-Tak Kim, Nam-Soon Choi, Tae Kyung Lee, Jinwoo Lee
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Stretching the Future: Strategies and Emerging Trends in Stretchable Organic Photovoltaic Materials

Mon, 12/05/2025 - 12:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01504A, Review ArticleJingyu Zuo, Dexia Han, Huifeng Yao, Vakhobjon Kuvondikov, Long Ye
As the demand for wearable electronics continues to rise, the development and fabrication of intrinsically stretchable organic photovoltaics have become a significant area of research within the energy sector. To...
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Stepwise Volatilization Induced by Nature-Sourced Volatile Solid Additives Improving Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

Mon, 12/05/2025 - 12:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03897E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jeewon Park, Seoyoung Kim, Wonjun Kim, Zhe Sun, Byongkyu Lee, Changduk Yang
In contrast to the substantial efforts dedicated to additive engineering in the field of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the exploration of volatile solid additives has received surprisingly little attention. This...
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Molecular Integration of Lewis Bases for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Mon, 12/05/2025 - 12:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00383K, PaperYinhua Lv, Chi Yang, Zhenhuang Su, Tianwei He, Ruohao Wang, Ruihao Chen, Xingyu Gao, Wen-Hua Zhang
The deliberate design of functional molecules holds substantial significance to passivate detrimental defects and fabricate high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Nevertheless, a facile yet rigid approach for the systematic design...
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Recent Advances in Innovative Systems for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Mon, 12/05/2025 - 08:39
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03084B, Review ArticleLiangshuang Fei, Hainan Sun, Yu Li, Yuxing Gu, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao
Abstract Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable energy has garnered significant attention for producing high-purity hydrogen (H2) to support the H2 economy. The focus has been on developing highly active...
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Synergy of Ni single atom and RuNi alloy nanocluster enables boosted hydrogen evolution at industrial current densities

Mon, 12/05/2025 - 08:39
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01387A, PaperGuanghui Xu, Jinsheng Li, Youze Zeng, Zhaoping Shi, Wei Qi, Kai Li, Meiling Xiao, Changpeng Liu, Wei Xing, Jianbing Zhu
Ruthenium (Ru) has emerged as a promising alternative to platinum (Pt) for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), yet its practical application is severely hindered by sluggish water dissociation kinetics and...
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Asymmetric Non-Fullerene Acceptors with Balanced crystallization Kinetics Enabling Trade-Off between Charge generation and Recombination in Ternary Organic Solar Cells

Sat, 10/05/2025 - 18:38
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01604E, PaperXiaoqi Yu, Jintao Zhu, Lin Xie, Haotian Hu, Tongqiang Liu, Pengfei Ding, Xueliang Yu, Jinfeng Ge, Chengcheng Han, Wei Song, Ziyi Ge
The ternary strategy is an effective approach to enhancing luminescent properties and mitigating non-radiative recombination. However, achieving a simultaneous reduction in non-radiative recombination without sacrificing charge generation in organic solar...
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Revealing the electrochemical-autocatalytic coupling mechanism of Cu-based catalysts for high-potential formaldehyde oxidation

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 08:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01562F, PaperJia Song, Difei Xiao, Jiari He, Caiyun Zhang, Qianqian Zhang, Zeyan Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Zhaoke Zheng, Hefeng Cheng, Yaqiang Wu, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang
The electrocatalytic formaldehyde (HCHO) oxidation reaction (FOR) using copper (Cu)-based catalysts, coupled with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), presents a promising strategy for simultaneous hydrogen production at both the anode...
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Biomass-Derived Functional Additive for Highly Efficient and Stable Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with built-in Lead Immobilisation

Thu, 08/05/2025 - 15:43
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06038E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jing Li, Xiang Qiao, Bingchen He, Yuan Zhang, Subhajit Pal, Linchao Sun, Muhammad Bilal, Zhenhuang Su, Xingyu Gao, Joe Briscoe, I. Abrahams, Meng Li, Zhe Li, Yao Lu
Despite notable progress in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs), their commercial viability remains limited by stability issues and the risk of lead contamination....
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Sustaining vacancy catalysis via conformal graphene overlays boosts practical Li–S batteries

Thu, 08/05/2025 - 13:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01134E, PaperJiaxi Gu, Zixiong Shi, Yongbiao Mu, Yuzhu Wu, Meng Tian, Ziang Chen, Kaihui Chen, Huicun Gu, Miaoyu Lu, Lin Zeng, Yuqing Song, Qiang Zhang, Jingyu Sun
Sluggish reaction kinetics and uncontrollable dendrite growth are deemed as the main bottlenecks for practical Li–S batteries. Notwithstanding fruitful advances in designing dual-functional mediators for both electrodes, cooperative efforts on...
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A low-temperature aqueous Se-based battery with rapid reaction kinetics and unprecedented energy density

Thu, 08/05/2025 - 11:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06003B, PaperGuoqiang Liu, Linyu Hu, Ying Liu, Mao-Wen Xu, Jiajun Guo, Haichuan Zhou, Guoliang Ma, He Lin, Zhenhuang Su, Chang Liu, Jiangqi Zhao, Chunlong Dai, Zifeng Lin
Current strategies to improve the low-temperature performance of aqueous batteries typically comes at the cost of safety, reaction kinetics, or overall energy density. Besides, the existing cathodes of low-temperature aqueous...
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