Does trapped O2 form in the bulk of LiNiO2 during charging?

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04354A, Paper
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Mikkel Juelsholt, Jun Chen, Miguel A. Pérez-Osorio, Gregory J. Rees, Sofia De Sousa Coutinho, Helen E. Maynard-Casely, Jue Liu, Michelle Everett, Stefano Agrestini, Mirian Garcia-Fernandez, Ke-Jin Zhou, Robert A. House, Peter G. Bruce
The charge storage mechanism in LiNiO2 in Li-ion batteries is still under debate. Here, we show that trapped O2 forms during delithiation in LiNiO2, accommodated by Ni vacancies, which form in the Ni layer.
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Engineering a zinc anode interphasial chemistry for acidic, alkaline and non-aqueous electrolytes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00062E, Paper
Lin Ma, Travis P. Pollard, Marshall A. Schroeder, Chao Luo, Ye Zhang, Glenn Pastel, Longsheng Cao, Jiaxun Zhang, Vadim Shipitsyn, Yan Yao, Chunsheng Wang, Oleg Borodin, Kang Xu
By employing 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole (TFMP) as an electrolyte additive in both aqueous and non-aqueous mediums, a versatile interphase strategy is achieved. This facilitates stable Zn anodes with improved efficiency and longer cycling life.
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Ag–Ru interface for highly efficient hydrazine assisted water electrolysis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2279-2286
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02981F, Paper
Xiaoyang Fu, Dongfang Cheng, Ao Zhang, Jingxuan Zhou, Sibo Wang, Xun Zhao, Jun Chen, Philippe Sautet, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan
Ru decorated Ag nanoparticles are designed as highly effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrazine oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions, enabling a hydrazine assisted water electrolyser with greatly increased current density.
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Correction: Mimicking ion and water management in poultry breeding for highly reversible zinc ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2356-2356
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE90009J, Correction
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Shengli Zhai, Wanrong Song, Keren Jiang, Xuehai Tan, Wenyao Zhang, Yang Yang, Weifeng Chen, Ning Chen, Hongbo Zeng, Hui Li, Zhi Li
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High-efficiency unbiased water splitting with photoanodes harnessing polycarbazole hole transport layers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03353H, Paper
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Jin Wook Yang, Su Geun Ji, Chang-Seop Jeong, Jaehyun Kim, Hee Ryeong Kwon, Tae Hyung Lee, Sol A Lee, Woo Seok Cheon, Seokju Lee, Hyungsoo Lee, Min Sang Kwon, Jooho Moon, Jin Young Kim, Ho Won Jang
The conformal heterojunction of a competent hole transport layer onto the nanoporous BiVO4 photoanode is highly challenging, despite its promise for unbiased photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.
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Future environmental impacts of global hydrogen production

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2157-2172
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03875K, Paper
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Shijie Wei, Romain Sacchi, Arnold Tukker, Sangwon Suh, Bernhard Steubing
We quantified the life-cycle environmental impacts of H2 production at the regional and global levels for the first time.
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Are sodiation/de-sodiation reactions reversible in two-dimensional metallic NbSe2?

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2173-2181
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00143E, Paper
Zaichun Liu, Rui Wang, Panpan Zhang, Chaochao Dun, Jeffrey J. Urban, Sheng Yang, Tao Wang, Yuan Ma, Yiren Zhong, Jiarui He, Zhi Zhu, Xiaosong Xiong, Weijia Fan, Qi Zhou, Haoyuan Yang, Xin-Bing Cheng, Faxing Wang, Ying Huang, Yuping Wu
The sodiation/de-sodiation mechanism of metallic NbSe2 anodes is corrected to involve an initial irreversible conversion from NbSe2 to Na2Se/Nb composites and the subsequent reversible selenide conversion reaction.
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Highly effective solid solution towards high thermoelectric and mechanical performance in Bi–Sb–Te alloys via Trojan doping

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2326-2335
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00132J, Paper
Yong-Cai Shi, Jianmin Yang, Yu Wang, Zu-Gang Li, Tian-Yu Zhong, Zhen-Hua Ge, Jing Feng, Jiaqing He
We present a novel approach named Trojan doping, which utilizes NaBiS2 to increase the solubility of Na in p-type BST alloys. The ZT value and the hardness of the doped sample are 58% and 45% higher than those of the pristine sample, respectively.
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Modeling diurnal and annual ethylene generation from solar-driven electrochemical CO2 reduction devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00545G, Paper
Kyra M. K. Yap, William J. Wei, Melanie Rodríguez Pabón, Alex J. King, Justin C. Bui, Lingze Wei, Sang-Won Lee, Adam Z. Weber, Alexis T. Bell, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo
Integrated solar fuels devices for CO2 reduction (CO2R) are a promising technology class towards reducing CO2 emissions.
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Ultra-stability and high output performance of a sliding mode triboelectric nanogenerator achieved by an asymmetric electrode structure design

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04253G, Paper
Gui Li, Jian Wang, Yue He, Shuyan Xu, Shaoke Fu, Chuncai Shan, Huiyuan Wu, Shanshan An, Kaixian Li, Wen Li, Ping Wang, Chenguo Hu
A new type of sliding-TENG with asymmetric electrode design achieves high output performance and ultra-stability by the balance of electrostatic shielding and charge accumulation for providing power supply to some electrical devices.
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