Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1916-1930
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Fengbo Sun, Xufan Zheng, Tianyu Hu, Jingnan Wu, Ming Wan, Yuanyuan Xiao, Tingting Cong, Yuda Li, Biao Xiao, Juan Shan, Ergang Wang, Xunchang Wang, Renqiang Yang
The addition of cyclane 1,5-diiodocycloctane (DICO) provides critical roles in extending exciton diffusion length within active layer, consequently contributing to the improvement in the power conversion. efficiency in thick film organic solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1645-1663
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03273F, Perspective

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Tobias Abzieher, David T. Moore, Marcel Roß, Steve Albrecht, Jared Silvia, Hairen Tan, Quentin Jeangros, Christophe Ballif, Maximilian T. Hoerantner, Beom-Soo Kim, Henk J. Bolink, Paul Pistor, Jan Christoph Goldschmidt, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Samuel D. Stranks, Juliane Borchert, Michael D. McGehee, Monica Morales-Masis, Jay B. Patel, Annalisa Bruno, Ulrich W. Paetzold
While perovskite-based photovoltaics is progressing toward commercialization, it remains an open question which fabrication technology – solution-based, vapor-based, or combinations – will pave the way to faster economic breakthrough.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1931-1949
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03064D, Paper

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Andreas H. Nyhus, Maria Yliruka, Nilay Shah, Benoît Chachuat
A techno-economic analysis comparing thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic routes to green ethylene from air-captured CO₂ and off-shore wind electricity.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1677-1694
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02814C, Analysis

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Brian Tam, Oytun Babacan, Andreas Kafizas, Jenny Nelson
Photovoltaic-coupled electrolysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting are two options for storing solar energy as hydrogen. For each technology, the energy inputs and hydrogen output need to be considered to compare the overall energy balance.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1725-1755
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04410F, Review Article

Ya-Fei Guo, Shan Zhao, Nan Zhang, Zong-Lin Liu, Peng-Fei Wang, Jun-Hong Zhang, Ying Xie, Ting-Feng Yi
This article summarizes the regulation strategies of Fe-based MOFs-derived electrocatalysts for ZABs, and provides a prospect for their future development.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1695-1724
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04358D, Review Article

Junling Guo, Quan Yang, Ying Dou, Xin Ba, Wei Wei, Jinping Liu
Recent advances in prolonging the shelf life of LSBs are summarized. Furthermore, the challenges of current strategies, and research prospects for LSBs with high performance and sustained shelf life under lean electrolytes are proposed.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1637-1644
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04022D, Communication

Qiaoyan Ma, Yousheng Wang, Liming Liu, Peng Yang, Wujie He, Xing Zhang, Jianzha Zheng, Mengen Ma, Meixiu Wan, Yuzhao Yang, Cuiling Zhang, Tahmineh Mahmoudi, Shaohang Wu, Chong Liu, Yoon-Bong Hahn, Yaohua Mai
A one-step dual-additive strategy enables high-quality wide-bandgap perovskite films with efficient defect passivation, resulting in a certified record PCE of 44.72%, with a high V_oc of 1.069 V, and an FF of 82.3% under U30 light.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1756-1780
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02934D, Review Article

Huan Yang, Dong Wang, Yalan Liu, Yihua Liu, Benhe Zhong, Yang Song, Qingquan Kong, Zhenguo Wu, Xiaodong Guo
In this review, research progress on layered oxide cathodes for SIBs in recent years is summarized, with emphasis on the problems of poor cycle life caused by irreversible phase transition, Jahn–Teller effect and interface deterioration, and several strategies are proposed to alleviate these issues.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1781-1818
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02822D, Review Article

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Minasadat Heydarian, Maryamsadat Heydarian, Patrick Schygulla, S. Kasimir Reichmuth, Alexander J. Bett, Jochen Hohl-Ebinger, Florian Schindler, Martin Hermle, Martin C. Schubert, Patricia S. C. Schulze, Juliane Borchert, Stefan W. Glunz
Monolithic perovskite-based triple junction solar cells have the potential to surpass the power conversion efficiency (PCE) limits of single and dual-junction solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2046-2058
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02809G, Paper

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Felix T. Haase, Eduardo Ortega, Sascha Saddeler, Franz-Philipp Schmidt, Daniel Cruz, Fabian Scholten, Martina Rüscher, Andrea Martini, Hyo Sang Jeon, Antonia Herzog, Uta Hejral, Earl M. Davis, Janis Timoshenko, Axel Knop-Gericke, Thomas Lunkenbein, Stephan Schulz, Arno Bergmann, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya
Electrocatalytic OER activity of Co₃O₄ is enhanced by Fe near-surface decoration with a more pronounced formation of Co–FeO_x(OH)_y reaction zones comprising distinct redox-active Fe³⁺ and Co²⁺ sites as shown by comprehensive operando studies.
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