Ag–Ru interface for highly efficient hydrazine assisted water electrolysis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2279-2286
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02981F, Paper
Xiaoyang Fu, Dongfang Cheng, Ao Zhang, Jingxuan Zhou, Sibo Wang, Xun Zhao, Jun Chen, Philippe Sautet, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan
Ru decorated Ag nanoparticles are designed as highly effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrazine oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions, enabling a hydrazine assisted water electrolyser with greatly increased current density.
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Engineering a zinc anode interphasial chemistry for acidic, alkaline and non-aqueous electrolytes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00062E, Paper
Lin Ma, Travis P. Pollard, Marshall A. Schroeder, Chao Luo, Ye Zhang, Glenn Pastel, Longsheng Cao, Jiaxun Zhang, Vadim Shipitsyn, Yan Yao, Chunsheng Wang, Oleg Borodin, Kang Xu
By employing 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole (TFMP) as an electrolyte additive in both aqueous and non-aqueous mediums, a versatile interphase strategy is achieved. This facilitates stable Zn anodes with improved efficiency and longer cycling life.
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Does trapped O2 form in the bulk of LiNiO2 during charging?

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04354A, Paper
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Mikkel Juelsholt, Jun Chen, Miguel A. Pérez-Osorio, Gregory J. Rees, Sofia De Sousa Coutinho, Helen E. Maynard-Casely, Jue Liu, Michelle Everett, Stefano Agrestini, Mirian Garcia-Fernandez, Ke-Jin Zhou, Robert A. House, Peter G. Bruce
The charge storage mechanism in LiNiO2 in Li-ion batteries is still under debate. Here, we show that trapped O2 forms during delithiation in LiNiO2, accommodated by Ni vacancies, which form in the Ni layer.
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Tailoring a multi-system adaptable gel polymer electrolyte for the realization of carbonate ester and ether-based Li-SPAN batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04556K, Paper
Yan Zhang, Zhaokun Wang, Yanrui Pan, Hao Yu, Zuohang Li, Chen Li, Su Wang, Yue Ma, Xixi Shi, Hongzhou Zhang, Dawei Song, Lianqi Zhang
The development of PFGPE is conducive to achieving excellent performance for carbonate ester and ether based Li-SPAN batteries.
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Material–electrolyte interfacial interaction enabling the formation of an inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase for fast-charging Si-based lithium-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00407H, Paper
Kai Cheng, Shuibin Tu, Bao Zhang, Wenyu Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Yucheng Tan, Xiaoxue Chen, Chunhao Li, Chenhui Li, Li Wang, Yongming Sun
We demonstrated the interaction between electrolyte composition and P interphase of Si-based battery anode, and showed its exceptional stability and fast-charging capability by the formation of a robust Li3P/LiF solid electrolyte interphase.
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Activating lattice oxygen based on energy band engineering in oxides for industrial water/saline oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00214H, Paper
Yijie Zhang, Weiyi Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Xin Wang, Jiajun Wang, Qiang Zhao, Yuhan Sun, Jinping Li, Guang Liu, Xiaopeng Han
The oxide energy bands are adjusted by introducing Fe and F ions, thereby activating lattice oxygen for superior electrocatalytic performance.
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Strain and collapse during lithiation of layered transition metal oxides: a unified picture

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04115H, Paper
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Thibaut Jousseaume, Jean-François Colin, Marion Chandesris, Sandrine Lyonnard, Samuel Tardif
Developing long-life, high-energy density materials such as the Ni-rich LiNixMnyCozO2 (NMCxyz) is needed to manufacture advanced Li-ion batteries.
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Deciphering the high overpotential of the oxygen reduction reaction via comprehensively elucidating the open circuit potential

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04368A, Paper
Zenan Wu, Guangxing Yang, Qiao Zhang, Zhiting Liu, Feng Peng
The reduction peak potential of Pt-based catalysts during cathodic scans emerges as a novel indicator for predicting ORR performance, proposing a strategy to enhance the OCP and reduce the overpotential by kinetically inhibiting Pt oxidation.
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Trade-off between H2O-rich and H2O-poor electric double layers enables highly reversible Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00147H, Paper
Kaiwen Qi, Pengrui Liang, Shiqiang Wei, Huaisheng Ao, Xuan Ding, Shiyuan Chen, Zhechen Fan, Chengming Wang, Li Song, Xiaojun Wu, Changzheng Wu, Yongchun Zhu
Trade-off between H2O-rich and H2O-poor EDLs to balance dead Zn and dendrites and side reactions, realizing highly reversible Zn anodes.
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Synergistically optimizing the optoelectronic properties and morphology using a photo-active solid additive for high-performance binary organic photovoltaics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04065H, Paper
Mengting Wang, Tianyi Chen, Yaokai Li, Guanyu Ding, Zeng Chen, Jikun Li, Chang Xu, Adiljan Wupur, Chenran Xu, Yuang Fu, Jingwei Xue, Weifei Fu, Weiming Qiu, Xi Yang, Dawei Wang, Wei Ma, Xinhui Lu, Haiming Zhu, Xiankai Chen, Xiaoye Wang, Hongzheng Chen, Lijian Zuo
This work explores a new solid additive with TADF properties for high-performance OPVs. The TADF additive fine-tunes the morphology and enhances exciton diffusion and dissociation, resulting in an efficiency of 19.4%, making it one of the top binary OPVs.
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