An inexpensive electrolyte with double-site hydrogen bonding and a regulated Zn2+ solvation structure for aqueous Zn-ion batteries capable of high-rate and ultra-long low-temperature operation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01741A, Paper
Chaolin You, Ruoyu Wu, Xinhai Yuan, Lili Liu, Jilei Ye, Lijun Fu, Peng Han, Yuping Wu
A FA co-solvent electrolyte avoids hydrogen evolution and corrosion, achieving uniform deposition of the zinc anode and stable operation at low temperatures.
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Correlating miscibility, mechanical parameters, and stability of ternary polymer blends for high-performance solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01683H, Paper
Kangkang Zhou, Kaihu Xian, Ruijie Ma, Junwei Liu, Mengyuan Gao, Saimeng Li, Tao Liu, Yu Chen, Yanhou Geng, Long Ye
The established miscibility–function relationships are helpful to predict mechanical properties and stability in organic photovoltaic devices based on multicomponent systems.
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Unlocking the performance of ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts via data-driven active-site engineering

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01981K, Paper
Doudou Zhang, Haobo Li, Haijiao Lu, Zongyou Yin, Zelio Fusco, Asim Riaz, Karsten Reuter, Kylie Catchpole, Siva Karuturi
A machine-learning methodology was applied to unveil the structure–property relationships of the fabricated ternary Ni, Fe, and Co amorphous oxygen evolution catalyst, showcasing remarkable performance and stability via corrosion engineering.
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Grain boundary re-crystallization and sub-nano regions leading to high plateau figure of merit for Bi2Te3 nanoflakes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02370B, Paper
Wei-Di Liu, Liang-Cao Yin, Lei Li, Qishuo Yang, De-Zhuang Wang, Meng Li, Xiao-Lei Shi, Qingfeng Liu, Yang Bai, Ian Gentle, Lianzhou Wang, Zhi-Gang Chen
Solvothermally synthesized Bi2Te3 nanoflakes can re-crystallize preferentially at the grain boundaries to form sub-nano boundary regions with a width <2 nm leading to a wide plateau figure of merit (zT) of >1.2 (from ∼323 to ∼423 K).
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Decarbonising electrical grids using photovoltaics with enhanced capacity factors

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4650-4659
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00633F, Paper
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Cai Williams, Hannes Michaels, Andrew F. Crossland, Zongtai Zhang, Natasha Shirshova, Roderick C. I. MacKenzie, Hongjian Sun, Jeff Kettle, Marina Freitag, Christopher Groves
Here we demonstrate a new concept in PV in which devices are designed to minimize variability in generation. Modelling of the UK energy network predicts that such devices yield greater reductions in carbon emissions than conventional PV technology.
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Understanding the impact of catholyte flow compartment design on the efficiency of CO2 electrolyzers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02243A, Paper
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Michael Filippi, Tim Möller, Liang Liang, Peter Strasser
Catholyte flow compartment design impacts the CO2RR product selectivity by influencing gas bubble transport and local pH. According to the hydrodynamic volcano model, an optimal catholyte fluid velocity enables the highest CO2 reduction selectivity.
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Solution-processable organic semiconductors with over 220 °C glass transition temperature: manipulating morphology using a helical polycyclic heteroaromatic motif

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02601A, Paper
Lingyi Fang, Yuyan Zhang, Yaohang Cai, Jing Zhang, Yuefang Wei, Yi Yuan, Peng Wang
A triple-helicene-based organic semiconductor was synthesized, with excellent solution-processability and exceptionally high glass temperature. This material excels as a heat-resistant hole transporter in perovskite solar cells.
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Observation of reversible light degradation in organic photovoltaics induced by long-persistent radicals

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02540C, Paper
Difei Zhang, Chao Liu, Kaicheng Zhang, Yanhua Jia, Wenkai Zhong, Weidong Qiu, Yuanfeng Li, Thomas Heumüller, Karen Forberich, Vincent M. Le Corre, Larry Lüer, Ning Li, Fei Huang, Christoph J. Brabec, Lei Ying
The reversible device performance of organic solar cells is caused by light-induced long-persistent radicals, and can be released with activation energy provided by thermal annealing.
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Atomically inner tandem catalysts for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02324A, Paper
Yan Liu, Huimei Chen, Yan Yang, Chi Jiao, Wenkun Zhu, Yaping Zhang, Xiaojun Wu, Junjie Mao, Zhiwen Zhuo
A new concept of “inner tandem catalysis” was established to boost the conversion of CO2 into highly reduced products through the directional transfer of adsorbed intermediates instead of the random transfer of CO in traditional tandem catalysis.
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Unveiling coordination transformation for dynamically enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01856C, Paper
Liming Deng, Sung-Fu Hung, Sheng Zhao, Wen-Jing Zeng, Zih-Yi Lin, Feng Hu, Yaoyi Xie, Lijie Yin, Linlin Li, Shengjie Peng
The in situ conversion of Co-based catalysts to Co(OH)2 with oxyanion-coordination induced by MXene dynamically enhances the HER performance. The non-precious metal catalyst demonstrates catalytic activity and stability that exceed benchmark Pt/C.
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