Ballistic electrolyte ion transport with undisturbed pathways for ultrahigh-rate electrochemical energy storage devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1997-2006
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03819J, Paper
Situo Cheng, Zhen Cao, Yupeng Liu, Junli Zhang, Luigi Cavallo, Erqing Xie, Jiecai Fu
By controlling the central metal cores of c-MOFs, we obtained a perfect AA-stacking configuration, in which ballistic electrolyte ion transport is theoretically and experimentally demonstrated during the electrochemical charge–discharge process.
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A high-efficiency and stable organic solar cell with balanced crystallization kinetics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2182-2192
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04169G, Paper
Weichao Zhang, Yaochang Yue, Rongsheng Yang, Yingyu Zhang, Wenna Du, Guanghao Lu, Jianqi Zhang, Huiqiong Zhou, Xuning Zhang, Yuan Zhang
In this work, we present a conceptual strategy based on multi-acceptor components to realize balanced crystallization kinetics in organic solar cells (OSC) that deliver a 19.35% power conversion efficiency with superior photostability.
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Heat pumps as a sustainable bridge for global heating and cooling at multi-scale

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2081-2087
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04246D, Opinion
Hongzhi Yan, Marcel Ulrich Ahrens, Edgar Hertwich, Trygve Magne Eikevik, Ruzhu Wang
Heat pumps integrated with renewables enable carbon-neutral heating/cooling, requiring a multi-scale strategy, interdisciplinary research, and cross-sector collaboration.
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Restructuring of aqueous electrolytes using a soft-acidic/hard-basic zwitterion for low-temperature anode-free Zn batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1961-1974
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02535G, Paper
Hong-I Kim, Kyung Min Lee, Won-Yeong Kim, Seong Hyeon Kweon, Xiao Wang, Shuanghao Zheng, Seung-Hyeok Kim, Jee Ho Ha, Seok Ju Kang, Zhong-Shuai Wu, Sang Kyu Kwak, Sang-Young Lee
Restructuring of aqueous electrolytes using a soft-acidic/hard-basic zwitterion enabled low-temperature anode-free Zn batteries, with a focus on enhancing anti-freezing phenomena and Zn2+ desolvation kinetics at electrolyte–electrode interfaces.
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Recent progress on metal–organic framework/polymer composite electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries: ion transport regulation and interface engineering

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1854-1884
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02705H, Review Article
Bei Li, Changhong Wang, Ruizhi Yu, Jingquan Han, Shaohua Jiang, Chunmei Zhang, Shuijian He
This review provides an overview of different strategies to improve the ion transport of MOF/polymer composite electrolytes and stabilize the electrode/electrolyte interface.
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Mitigating cathodic dissolution through interfacial water masking to enhance the longevity of aqueous zinc–ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2059-2068
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04208A, Paper
Open Access Open Access
Wei Zhong, Zeyu Shen, Jiale Mao, Shichao Zhang, Hao Cheng, Yoonseob Kim, Yingying Lu
Schematic illustration of interfacial water-masking agent (IWMA) strategy. Design of an IWMA to suppress the dissolution of V-based cathodes by specifically adsorbing on the interface, reconstructing hydrogen-bond networks, and regulating solvation structures.
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Double-sided engineering for space-confined reversible Zn anodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1894-1903
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04292H, Communication
Yong Gao, Nute Yang, Fan Bu, Qinghe Cao, Jie Pu, Yuxuan Wang, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Wenbo Zhao, Cao Guan
Zn anodes with double-sided engineering are rationally designed and facilely constructed, which generates a space-confined reversible Zn deposition behavior, thus enabling stable Zn anode working at high depth of discharge with high energy density.
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Transition metal incorporation: electrochemical, structure, and chemical composition effects on nickel oxyhydroxide oxygen-evolution electrocatalysts

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2028-2045
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03617K, Paper
Open Access Open Access
Raul A. Marquez, Emma Kalokowski, Michael Espinosa, Jay T. Bender, Yoon Jun Son, Kenta Kawashima, Chikaodili E. Chukwuneke, Lettie A. Smith, Hugo Celio, Andrei Dolocan, Xun Zhan, Nathaniel Miller, Delia J. Milliron, Joaquin Resasco, C. Buddie Mullins
Trace metal cations dissolved in alkaline electrolytes incorporate into nickel hydroxide/oxyhydroxide through in situ cation exchange, creating an interstratified structure near the surface of the material that impacts the electrochemical performance.
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Molecular modulation of nickel–salophen organic frameworks enables the selective photoreduction of CO2 at varying concentrations

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2260-2268
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04121B, Paper
Xiaohan Yu, Mingzi Sun, Tianran Yan, Lin Jia, Mingyu Chu, Liang Zhang, Wei Huang, Bolong Huang, Yanguang Li
Metal–salophen organic frameworks with dispersed metal centers and precise coordination environments were synthesized. The optimal sample exhibited great photocatalytic activity and near-unity CO selectivity over a wide range of CO2 concentrations.
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Renovating the surface matrix of FAPbl3 perovskite quantum dots via phase-transfer catalysis for 16.29% efficiency solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2145-2156
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03751G, Paper
Mingxu Zhang, Qiyuan Gao, Xinyi Mei, Junming Qiu, Rongshan Zhuang, Yong Hua, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
A feasible surface matrix renovation strategy is reported, which could not only substantially eliminate surface vacancies but also predominantly ameliorate the stacking orientation of perovskite quantum dots.
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