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High-Iodine-Loading Quasi-Solid-State Zinc-Iodine Batteries Enabled by a Continuous Ion-Transport Network

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 08:47
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01170A, PaperXin Yang, Minghao Xie, Zhijie Yan, Hang Ruan, Chunpeng Yang, Zaiping Guo, Zi-Jian Zheng
Zinc-iodine (Zn–I₂) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation large-scale energy storage systems due to their inherent safety, environmental sustainability, and potential cost-effectiveness compared to lithium-ion batteries. Their applications, however, have...
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Recent Advances in Perovskite Air Electrode Materials for Protonic Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 03:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00983A, Review ArticleCancan Peng, xu han, Sebete S Mabaleha, Philip Kwong, Yao Zheng, Xiaoyong Xu
Intermediate-temperature proton-conducting solid oxide cells (P-SOCs) have emerged as a promising technology for power generation and hydrogen production. They have gained significant attention due to their lower operating temperature, higher...
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The electrode-electrolyte interface of Cu via modulation excitation X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 19:39
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01068C, CommunicationAngel T. Garcia-Esparza, Xiang Li, Finn Babbe, Jinkyu Lim, K. Dean Skoien, Philipp Stefan Simon, Junko Yano, Dimosthenis Sokaras
Accessing the electrode-electrolyte interface under operating conditions and capturing time-resolved kinetics challenge electrochemical studies. Copper’s interfacial oxidation dynamics remain unclear despite extensive research. Modulation excitation X-ray absorption spectroscopy (ME-XAS) probes...
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Advanced Energy Harvesting from Low-Frequency Ocean Waves for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 13:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01492A, PaperYingjin Luo, Wentao Lei, Pengfei Chen, Tao Jiang, Andeng Liu, Meidan Ye, Zijie Xu, Zhong Lin Wang, Wenxi Guo
The low root mean square (RMS) current density generated by triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has significantly hindered their effectiveness in charging lithium batteries. In response, we present a universal energy storage...
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Upcycling spent medium-Ni cathodes via novel liquified salts sourcing

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 13:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01086A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Moonsu Yoon, Jin-sung Park, Weiyin Chen, Yimeng Huang, Tao Dai, Yumin Lee, Jungmin Shin, Seungmi Lee, Yongil Kim, Dongsoo Lee, Daiha Shin, Jaephil Cho, Yanhao Dong, Ju Li
The rapid growth in lithium-ion battery technology underscores the urgent need for sustainable recycling to address the environmental and economic challenges of battery wastes. This study introduces a liquified-salts-assisted upcycling...
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Dynamic Cathode Interlayer for Ultralow Self-Discharge and High Iodide Utilization in Zinc-Iodine Batteries

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 13:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05584E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Junming Kang, Jiajia Zhang, Wan Wang, Zhimin Zhai, Ganxiong Liu, Ying Ge, Lequan Wang, Chao Wang, Hongbin Lu
Aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries are highly desirable for grid energy storage but subjected to polyiodide shuttling, which leads to low Coulombic efficiency (less than 98%), severe self-discharge (over 10% after...
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Mitigating chemo-mechanical heterogeneity of Ni-rich layered cathodes through the regulated medium-range order by doping

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 11:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01180A, PaperJunfeng Luo, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Jiliang Zhang, Seongkoo Kang, Chi Liang Chen, Chung-Kai Chang, Zheng-Yao Li, Ronghua Zeng, Hong Li, Jialu Li, Ruirui Zhao, Qifeng Zheng, Yong-Mook Kang
Structural heterogeneity-induced chemo-mechanical interplay has been identified as the primary reason for the capacity degradation of high-voltage Ni-rich layered cathodes. In the current study, two dopants known to have different...
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High-Conversion-Efficiency and Stable Six-Electron Zn-I2 Batteries Enabled by Organic Iodide/Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 09:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00365B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenyan Du, Qi Huang, Xunwen Zheng, Yaokang Lv, Ling Miao, Ziyang Song, Lihua Gan, Mingxian Liu
Six-electron I−/I5+ redox chemistry gives a promising platform to propel high-capacity Zn-I2 batteries, but faces limited conversion efficiency and instability of IO3− species. Here we design a thiazole-linked covalent organic...
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Performance Metrics of Triboelectric Nanogenerator toward Record-High Output Energy Density

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 09:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00376H, PaperRu Guo, Hang Luo, Shaoshuai He, Xin Xia, Tingting Hou, Haoyu WANG, Chaojie Chen, Dou Zhang, Yunlong Zi
The state-of-the-art studies have promoted the output energy density of the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) to be 10^5 J m^-3 level, while the current major barrier lies on the breakdown discharge...
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Synergistically enhancing the selective adsorption for crystal planes to regulate the (002)-texture preferred Zn deposition via supramolecular host-guest units

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 09:44
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00763A, PaperLequan Wang, Yizhen Shao, Zhongheng Fu, Xianfu Zhang, Junming Kang, Xingxiu Yang, Zhimin Zhai, Ying Ge, Long Zhang, Yanglong Hou, Hongbin Lu
Uncontrollable dendrite growth and parasitic reactions lead to poor reversibility of zinc (Zn) anodes, which seriously hinders the commercialization of aqueous Zn metal batteries. A promising strategy to address these...
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Micro-Sized CVD-Derived Si-C Anodes: Challenges, Strategies, and Prospects for Next-Generation High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 17:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01568E, PerspectiveZhexi Xiao, Haojun Wu, Lijiao Quan, Fanghong Zeng, Ruoyu Guo, Zekai Ma, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiaqi Zhan, Kang Xu, Lidan Xing, Weishan Li
The development of high-capacity anodes is of paramount importance to address the rapidly increasing demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). While the commercialization of nanoscale silicon (Si) and microscale silicon...
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Recent Progress in Underground Hydrogen Storage

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 17:37
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04564E, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Muhammad Ali, Abubakar Isah, Nurudeen Yekeen, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Rita Okoroafor, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Volker Vahrenkamp, Hussein Hoteit
With the global population anticipated to reach 9.9 billion by 2050 and rapid industrialization and economic growth, global energy demand is projected to increase by nearly 50%. Fossil fuels meet...
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Customizable Crystalline-Amorphous Rectifying Heterostructure Cathodes for Durable and Super-Fast Zinc Storage

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 15:42
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00304K, PaperMing Yang, Mingyan Chuai, Mengnan Lai, Jianhui Zhu, Yanyi Wang, Qicheng Hu, Minfeng Chen, Jizhang Chen, Kang Fang, Guoliang Chai, Hongwei Mi, Lingna Sun, Chuanxin He, Dingtao Ma, Peixin Zhang
The development of high-capacity, quick-charging, long-lasting cathodes are crucial for the advancement of aqueous zinc ion battery (AZIBs). However, it is still challenging for most developed electrodes to simultaneously satisfy...
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Reconstruction of photovoltaic waste silicon into amorphous silicon nanowire anodes

Mon, 07/04/2025 - 07:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00020C, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Liao Shen, Kaiwen Sun, Fengshuo Xi, Zhitao Jiang, Shaoyuan Li, Yanfeng Wang, Zhongqiu Tong, Jijun Lu, Wenhui Ma, Martin Green, Xiaojing Hao
The rapid growth of the crystalline silicon (Si) photovoltaic industry has led to a steady increase in the production of waste silicon (wSi) generated during the cutting of Si ingots....
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The Spontaneous Cascade Optimization Strategy of the Double Enrichment Improves Anion-Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphases to Enable Stable Lithium-Metal Batteries

Sat, 05/04/2025 - 16:38
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01219H, PaperFengxu Zhen, Hong Liu, Yingbin Wu, Xinjia Zhou, Weiping Lin, Yuzhi Chen, Yuke Zhou, Haoyang Wang, Xiangkai Yin, Shujiang Ding, Xiaodong Chen, Wei Yu
Anion regulation to generate LiF-rich solid electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) represents a highly effective, convenient, and economical approach. The anion decomposition process is influenced by charge density and anion concentration. However,...
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Grain-Boundary-Rich Cathode Enabling Fast Ion Diffusion Kinetics for Low-Temperature and High-Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 16:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00041F, PaperFanteng Meng, Yutong Li, Shitong Wang, Dong Luo, Xinghao Zhang, Manfred Wagner, Zilong Tang, Yanpeng Li, Debin Kong, Linjie Zhi
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) suffer from severe capacity degradation and shortened cycle life at low operating temperatures due to sluggish Li+ diffusion kinetics within the bulk phase of large-sized electrode materials,...
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Polymeric Membranes in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Current Trends and Future Directions in Decarbonization of Industrial Flue Gas and Climate Change Mitigation

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 13:41
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05328A, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Arash Mollahosseini, Mostafa Nikkhah Dafchahi, Saeed Khoshhal Salestan, Mohammad Mozafari, Usha D. Hemraz, Ronaldo Giro, Seyed Fatemeh Seyedpour Taji, Amirul Islam, Sajjad Kavyani, Xinyu Wang, Jia Wei Chew, Masoud Soroush, Sabahudin Hrapovic, Mathias Steiner, Young-Hye La, Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Khalid Azyat, Jae-Young Cho
The urgency to mitigate global warming and climate change has catalyzed advancements in decarbonization technologies, with membrane separation emerging as a key area of interest. Noted for its compact design,...
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Correction: Janus solar evaporators: a review of innovative technologies and diverse applications

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 11:38
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE90037A, Correction Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Boli Nie, Yanming Meng, Simeng Niu, Longjie Gong, Yufeng Chen, Liujun Guo, Xiang Li, Yan-Chao Wu, Hui-Jing Li, Weiwei Zhang
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Constructing the built-in electric field across NiMo/NiMoP heterointerface for efficient and durable seawater electrolysis in anion exchange membrane electrolyzers

Thu, 03/04/2025 - 11:50
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05829A, PaperYue Xu, Shuaidong Li, Jiawen Cao, Zhongqi Ren, Yingjian He, Zeyun Cai, Chen Hou, Jingzi Zhang, Zuhuang Chen, Rongpei Shi, Samuel Jeong, Xi Lin, Kailong Hu
Seawater electrolysis is a promising route for hydrogen production using inexhaustible seawater resource. However, the chloride ion (Cl−)-induced corrosion and limited catalytic activity pose challenges to the development of non-noble...
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Fine-tuning Central Extended Unit Symmetry via An Atom-Level Asymmetric Molecular Design Enables Efficient Binary Organic Solar Cells

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 10:40
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE06155A, PaperJian Liu, Ruohan Wang, Longyu Li, Wenkai Zhao, Zhaochen Suo, Wendi Shi, Guankui Long, Zhaoyang Yao, Xiangjian Wan, Yongsheng Chen
The central unit plays a significant role in Y-type acceptor-based organic solar cells (OSCs). However, acceptors featuring an asymmetric central unit are rare, and their structural properties as well as...
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