Engineering low-coordination atoms on RhPt bimetallene for 12-electron ethanol electrooxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2219-2227
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04023B, Paper
Bin Sun, Wei Zhong, Xuan Ai, Chong Zhang, Fu-Min Li, Yu Chen
The three-dimensional perforated RhPt bimetallene achieves a high exposure ratio of low-coordinated RhPt diatomic sites, demonstrating excellent activity and remarkable selectivity for 12-electron ethanol oxidation to CO2.
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Double selective ionic gel with excellent thermopower and ultra-high energy density for low-quality thermal energy harvesting

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1664-1676
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03759B, Paper
Jindong Hu, Jiuyang Wei, Jinming Li, Long Bai, Yang Liu, Zhiguo Li
Thermodiffusion and thermogalvanic effects of single redox electrolytes are synergistically utilized and enhanced by double selective gel design of ionic thermoelectric cells, generating remarkable thermopower and energy output in a long-cycle mode.
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Triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 24.4%

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03687A, Paper
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Hang Hu, Sophie X. An, Yang Li, Seyedamir Orooji, Roja Singh, Fabian Schackmar, Felix Laufer, Qihao Jin, Thomas Feeney, Alexander Diercks, Fabrizio Gota, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Ting Pan, Michael Rienäcker, Robby Peibst, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Ulrich W. Paetzold
Key advances on triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–Si solar cells with an unprecedented efficiency of 24.4% and enhanced long-term thermal stability are reported via the development of high-performance middle perovskite solar cell.
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Unifying electrolyte formulation and electrode nanoconfinement design to enable new ion–solvent cointercalation chemistries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2100-2116
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04350A, Perspective
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Haocheng Guo, Mennatalla Elmanzalawy, Prashanth Sivakumar, Simon Fleischmann
Cointercalation reactions, of particular interest for emerging battery cell chemistries, are more effectively controlled when matching electrolyte formulation with nanoconfinement properties within the interlayer space of host materials.
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Updated perspective on solar steam generation application

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2088-2099
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04073A, Perspective
Casey Onggowarsito, Shudi Mao, Xin Stella Zhang, An Feng, Haolan Xu, Qiang Fu
This perspective highlights the challenges and opportunities in interfacial evaporation, heat and water management, materials synthesis, and device development for solar steam generation.
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Theoretical modeling of contact-separation mode triboelectric nanogenerators from initial charge distribution

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2228-2247
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04143C, Paper
Hongfa Zhao, Hao Wang, Hongyong Yu, Qinghao Xu, Xiaosa Li, Jing Guo, Jiajia Shao, Zhong Lin Wang, Minyi Xu, Wenbo Ding
A systematic theoretical analysis for contact-separation mode TENGs is presented, including theoretical models, analysis methods, validation approaches, and extended analysis for applications.
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The role of dispatchability in China’s power system decarbonization

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2193-2205
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04293F, Paper
Mingquan Li, Rui Shan, Ahmed Abdulla, Edgar Virguez, Shuo Gao
The role of dispatchable resources evolves over space and over time as the power sector decarbonizes; this evolution reconfigures the spatial layout of China's power system, eventually redrawing its economic, social, and environmental maps.
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A nature-inspired solution for water management in flow fields for electrochemical devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2007-2017
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03666A, Paper
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Panagiotis Trogadas, Jason I. S. Cho, Lara Rasha, Xuekun Lu, Nikolay Kardjilov, Henning Markötter, Ingo Manke, Paul R. Shearing, Dan J. L. Brett, Marc-Olivier Coppens
A nature-inspired solution for water management in flow fields for electrochemical devices.
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Atomically dispersed Co2+ in a redox-active COF for electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethanol: unravelling mechanistic insight through operando studies

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2315-2325
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02946H, Paper
Ashish Singh, Soumitra Barman, Faruk Ahamed Rahimi, Anupam Dey, Rohan Jena, Ravi Kumar, Nijita Mathew, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Tapas Kumar Maji
Designing cheap, stable, and efficient electrocatalysts for selective CO2 reduction to ethanol is a green and sustainable approach for converting the greenhouse gas into value-added products.
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A pre-fatigue training strategy to stabilize LiCoO2 at high voltage

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2269-2278
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03884J, Paper
Siyuan Qi, Yujia Guan, Junjun Wang, Rui Xia, Lei Zhang, Jinghao Li, Congli Sun, Qinyou An, Kangning Zhao
A pre-fatigue training on commercial cathodes enabled stable cycling at high voltage through a reconstructed mechanically soft, cation-disorder, coherent interface with excellent lattice pinning effect and oxygen blocking property.
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