Heteroanion induced structural asymmetricity centered on Ru sites switches the rate-determining step of acid water oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1885-1893
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03396A, Communication
Ding Chen, Hongyu Zhao, Ruohan Yu, Kesong Yu, Jiawei Zhu, Jixiang Jiao, Xueqin Mu, Jun Yu, Jinsong Wu, Shichun Mu
The intervening Se induces the structural asymmetricity of Ru-S6 octahedrons and then regulates the electronic structure of the active Ru site, which possesses excellent acid water oxidation performance as an Ir-free catalyst.
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Co-intercalation strategy for simultaneously boosting two-electron conversion and bulk stabilization of Mn-based cathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2287-2297
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04492K, Paper
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Xuan Gao, Chen Shen, Haobo Dong, Yuhang Dai, Peie Jiang, Ivan P. Parkin, Hongbin Zhang, Claire J. Carmalt, Guanjie He
The proposed cathode, achieved by a cost-effective and scalable coating process, highlights the potential of simultaneously promoting surface reactivity while ensuring bulk stability for efficient high mass loading cathodes in zinc-ion batteries.
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Surface charge transfer doping of narrow-bandgap Sn–Pb perovskites for high-performance tandem solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03898J, Paper
Qiang Sun, Zhiguo Zhang, Haixuan Yu, Junyi Huang, Xiongjie Li, Letian Dai, Qi Wang, Yan Shen, Mingkui Wang
This study reports on the surface charge transfer doping of narrow-bandgap Sn/Pb binary metal perovskites with benzyl viologen. The as-fabricated all perovskite two-terminal tandem solar cell exhibits a power conversion efficiency of 26.33%.
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Coupling of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and CH4 oxidation for efficient methyl formate electrosynthesis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2309-2314
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00087K, Paper
Quan Zhang, Yangshen Chen, Shuai Yan, Ximeng Lv, Chao Yang, Min Kuang, Gengfeng Zheng
The coupling of CO2 reduction and CH4 oxidation in an integrated electrochemical system is demonstrated, in which the formed HCOO further reacts with CH3Cl to yield methyl formate, with excellent production rate, energy efficiency, and stability.
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An asymmetrically coordinated ZnCoFe hetero-trimetallic atom catalyst enhances the electrocatalytic oxygen reaction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2298-2308
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00134F, Paper
Changli Chen, Jing Chai, Mengru Sun, Tianqi Guo, Jie Lin, Yurong Zhou, Zhiyi Sun, Fang Zhang, Liang Zhang, Wenxing Chen, Yujing Li
In this work, we design an asymmetric hetero-trimetallic single-atom catalyst with ZnN3CoN3FeN2S active catalytic sites to enhance the oxygen reaction performances.
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Redistributing zinc-ion flux by work function chemistry toward stabilized and durable Zn metal batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04304E, Paper
Qiang Hu, Jisong Hu, Fei Ma, Yunbo Liu, Lincai Xu, Lei Li, Songtao Zhang, Xingquan Liu, Jingxin Zhao, Huan Pang
A multifunctional NbN-modified separator and an innovative work function chemistry strategy are designed to enhance the durability of ZMBs.
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Radiative sky cooling thermal concentration with cooling power exceeding one kW per square meter

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2336-2355
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03214K, Paper
Primož Poredoš, He Shan, Chenxi Wang, Zhihui Chen, Zhao Shao, Fangfang Deng, Haoran Liu, Jiaqi Yu, Ruzhu Wang
This study investigated cooling energy thermal concentration using radiative sky cooling materials coated on a thermally conductive substrate. We achieved 2000 W m−2 during nighttime and 1000 W m−2 during daytime, paving the way for low-carbon thermal management.
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Thermal battery cost scaling analysis: minimizing the cost per kW h

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2206-2218
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03594H, Paper
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Jordan D. Kocher, Jason Woods, Adewale Odukomaiya, Allison Mahvi, Shannon K. Yee
Thermal and cost-scaling analyses provide the tools to optimize the geometry of thermal batteries based on cost. Figures-of-merit comprised of storage material properties are derived as the quantities that should be maximized when different components dominate cost.
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Ultrathin dense LiF coverage coupled with a near-surface gradient fluorination lattice enables fast-charging long-life 4.6 V LiCoO2

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03464J, Paper
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Zhihong Bi, Zonglin Yi, Liangzhu Zhang, Gongrui Wang, Anping Zhang, Shihao Liao, Qinghe Zhao, Zhangquan Peng, Li Song, Yi Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, Shiqiang Wei, Wenguang Zhao, Xiaoyu Shi, Mingrun Li, Na Ta, Jinxing Mi, Shunning Li, Pratteek Das, Yi Cui, Chengmeng Chen, Feng Pan, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Schematic diagram of the fluorination interfacial reconstruction process and mechanism for stabilizing the cathode/electrolyte interface.
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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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