Synergistically optimizing the optoelectronic properties and morphology using a photo-active solid additive for high-performance binary organic photovoltaics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04065H, Paper
Mengting Wang, Tianyi Chen, Yaokai Li, Guanyu Ding, Zeng Chen, Jikun Li, Chang Xu, Adiljan Wupur, Chenran Xu, Yuang Fu, Jingwei Xue, Weifei Fu, Weiming Qiu, Xi Yang, Dawei Wang, Wei Ma, Xinhui Lu, Haiming Zhu, Xiankai Chen, Xiaoye Wang, Hongzheng Chen, Lijian Zuo
This work explores a new solid additive with TADF properties for high-performance OPVs. The TADF additive fine-tunes the morphology and enhances exciton diffusion and dissociation, resulting in an efficiency of 19.4%, making it one of the top binary OPVs.
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Trade-off between H2O-rich and H2O-poor electric double layers enables highly reversible Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00147H, Paper
Kaiwen Qi, Pengrui Liang, Shiqiang Wei, Huaisheng Ao, Xuan Ding, Shiyuan Chen, Zhechen Fan, Chengming Wang, Li Song, Xiaojun Wu, Changzheng Wu, Yongchun Zhu
Trade-off between H2O-rich and H2O-poor EDLs to balance dead Zn and dendrites and side reactions, realizing highly reversible Zn anodes.
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Deciphering the high overpotential of the oxygen reduction reaction via comprehensively elucidating the open circuit potential

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04368A, Paper
Zenan Wu, Guangxing Yang, Qiao Zhang, Zhiting Liu, Feng Peng
The reduction peak potential of Pt-based catalysts during cathodic scans emerges as a novel indicator for predicting ORR performance, proposing a strategy to enhance the OCP and reduce the overpotential by kinetically inhibiting Pt oxidation.
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Strain and collapse during lithiation of layered transition metal oxides: a unified picture

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04115H, Paper
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Thibaut Jousseaume, Jean-François Colin, Marion Chandesris, Sandrine Lyonnard, Samuel Tardif
Developing long-life, high-energy density materials such as the Ni-rich LiNixMnyCozO2 (NMCxyz) is needed to manufacture advanced Li-ion batteries.
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Activating lattice oxygen based on energy band engineering in oxides for industrial water/saline oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00214H, Paper
Yijie Zhang, Weiyi Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Xin Wang, Jiajun Wang, Qiang Zhao, Yuhan Sun, Jinping Li, Guang Liu, Xiaopeng Han
The oxide energy bands are adjusted by introducing Fe and F ions, thereby activating lattice oxygen for superior electrocatalytic performance.
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Material–electrolyte interfacial interaction enabling the formation of an inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase for fast-charging Si-based lithium-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00407H, Paper
Kai Cheng, Shuibin Tu, Bao Zhang, Wenyu Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Yucheng Tan, Xiaoxue Chen, Chunhao Li, Chenhui Li, Li Wang, Yongming Sun
We demonstrated the interaction between electrolyte composition and P interphase of Si-based battery anode, and showed its exceptional stability and fast-charging capability by the formation of a robust Li3P/LiF solid electrolyte interphase.
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Towards green and efficient chemical looping ammonia synthesis: design principles and advanced redox catalysts

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00037D, Review Article
Xianhua Zhang, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Jinlong Gong
This review provides insights into the design and application of redox catalysts in chemical looping ammonia synthesis.
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An ultrafast Na-ion battery chemistry through coupling sustainable organic electrodes with modulated aqueous electrolytes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00367E, Paper
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Yunpei Zhu, Xianrong Guo, Simil Thomas, Jian Yin, Youyou Yuan, Zhengnan Tian, George T. Harrison, Stefaan De Wolf, Osman M. Bakr, Omar F. Mohammed, Husam N. Alshareef
Regulating the solvation sheath reorganization kinetics through electrolyte engineering can facilitate an unprecedented battery chemistry.
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More is better: high-entropy electrolyte design in rechargeable batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03821A, Review Article
Xin Zhao, Zhiqiang Fu, Xiang Zhang, Xia Wang, Baohua Li, Dong Zhou, Feiyu Kang
This review conducts a comprehensive survey of the high-entropy effect on the key properties of electrolytes. The applications of high-entropy electrolytes in various rechargeable batteries are presented to address their critical drawbacks.
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Light-induced quinone conformation of polymer donors toward 19.9% efficiency organic solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00605D, Paper
Chuanhang Guo, Yuandong Sun, Liang Wang, Chenhao Liu, Chen Chen, Jingchao Cheng, Weiyi Xia, Zirui Gan, Jing Zhou, Zhenghong Chen, Jinpeng Zhou, Dan Liu, Jingxing Guo, Wei Li, Tao Wang
UV-light illumination converts the aromatic conformation of polymer donors into a rigid quinone structure, resulting in compact fibrillar aggregation of the active layer to achieve a maximum efficiency of 19.9% of single-junction organic solar cells.
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