Multipoint-bridging structure with a piezoelectricity-induced S-scheme junction for piezoelectricity-enhanced photoelectrochemical H2O2 production

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21393-21400
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03709F, Paper
Chenpu Chen, Jun Cheng
A novel photoanode is prepared by bridging a vertical p-type CdS nanowire array by transverse Au nanorods for piezoelectricity (PE)-enhanced photoelectrochemical H2O2 production, and a new concept of PE-induced S-scheme junctions is proposed.
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Maximizing energy efficiency with a mirror-structured hybrid generator leveraging triboelectric and photovoltaic cells for optimal coverage and wind awareness

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21443-21452
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04540D, Paper
Inkyum Kim, Daewon Kim
A hybrid generator of a mirror-based PV cell & curved wind TENG enhances the coverage area of small PV cells. The mirror-based PV cell additionally yields 69.9% (current) & 77.8% (voltage) compared to direct light with the structural optimization.
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Direct observations of electrochemically induced intergranular cracking in polycrystalline NMC811 particles

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21322-21332
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03057A, Paper
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Huw C. W. Parks, Adam M. Boyce, Aaron Wade, Thomas M. M. Heenan, Chun Tan, Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Paul R. Shearing, Dan J. L. Brett, Rhodri Jervis
Establishing the nature of crack generation, formation, and propagation is paramount to understanding the degradation modes that govern decline in battery performance.
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Role of cavities created by azobenzene-modified UiO-66 in bulky ionic liquid for high photoresponsive CO2 uptake behavior

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21058-21065
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04786E, Paper
Meng-Meng Li, Manish Kumar Dinker, Yang Liu, Mingrui Zuo, Lifeng Ding, Xiao-Qin Liu, Lin-Bing Sun
Cavities (intrinsic/extrinsic) are created in porous liquid by ionic liquid surrounding MOF with pendant azo-group which bends under UV-light and dissipates the extrinsic cavities. Thus, a large change in CO2 uptake is achieved under UV/Vis light.
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Composite polymer electrolytes incorporating two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks for ultralong cycling in solid-state lithium batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04074G, Paper
Han Jiang, Yongqian Du, Xuanyu Liu, Jiangrong Kong, Meiqi Huang, Peng Liu, Tao Zhou
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) present substantial potential for use in solid-state lithium batteries; however, their authentic usability is presently curbed by their inadequate ionic conductivity and restricted lithium-ion mobility.
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Coarse-grained molecular dynamics modeling and analysis of graded porous electrodes of reversible solid oxide cells sintered in two steps

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04802K, Paper
Chao Yang, Ran Guo, Yu Wu, Baowei Pan, Jiatang Wang, Jinliang Yuan
Two-step sintering is proposed for preparing a tri-layer skeleton composed of graded nanoparticles. Effects on the sintering behavior, microstructure and stress for graded nanoparticles are investigated by a coarse-grained molecular dynamics method.
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On the quantification of hydrogen in lithium metal oxides

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21183-21202
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03317A, Paper
Thomas Köhler, Patrick Reichart, Erica Brendler, Anastasia Vyalikh, Andre Klostermeier, Zdravko Siketić, Erik Mehner, Günther Dollinger, Hartmut Stöcker, Dirk C. Meyer
This article presents different hydrogen sensitive methods to determine the bulk hydrogen content in LiMO3 (M = Nb, Ta).
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Fully recyclable high-performance polyacylsemicarbazide/carbon fiber composites

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21231-21243
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA01841E, Paper
Zhiwen Jian, Yindong Wang, Xiaokang Zhang, Xi Yang, Zhanhua Wang, Xili Lu, Hesheng Xia
Realizing the complete and non-destructive recycling of carbon fiber reinforced composite materials is of great significance for the pursuit of sustainability and a circular economy.
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Upcycling spent cathodes into single-crystalline Ni-rich cathode materials through selective lithium extraction

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21222-21230
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03900E, Paper
Kyoung Sun Kim, Min Ku Jeon, Seok Hyun Song, Seokjae Hong, Hwa Soo Kim, Sung-Wook Kim, Jinsoo Kim, Pilgun Oh, Junhyeok Hwang, Jinju Song, Jiyoung Ma, Jung-Je Woo, Seung-Ho Yu, Hyungsub Kim
The lithium extraction method, involving the chlorination of unevenly degraded spent cathodes, successfully upcycled a Ni-rich single-crystalline cathode material that exhibited excellent performance, especially in bimodal electrodes.
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