Mechanistic insights into electrocatalytically reduced OER performance in marigold-like trimetallic NiFe-based LDH: charge localisation and d-band orbital filling

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07489G, Paper
Suvankar Deka, Manju Kumari Jaiswal, Parasmani Rajput, Biswajit Choudhury
Reduced water oxidation in a trimetallic LDH caused by charge localization due to phonon confinement and hindrance in delocalization of π symmetry electrons in the M–O–M′ moiety.
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Tin–lead halide perovskite solar cells with a robust hole transport layer

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07845K, Paper
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Chunyan Li, Yao Zhang, Haiyan Zhao, Zhongxun Yu, Jixiang Zhang, Peng Zhang, Han Chen
Cesium carbonate is used to modify the labile PEDOT : PSS into a robust polymer substrate, which suppresses nonradiative recombination and chemical erosion at the buried interface, enabling Sn–Pb perovskite solar cells with >23% efficiency.
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A domino reaction from a sensitive azide: the impact of positional isomerism on chemical reactivity featuring ortho azido/nitro substituted derivatives

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00633J, Paper
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Vikranth Thaltiri, Jatinder Singh, Richard J. Staples, Jean'ne M. Shreeve
This study highlights for the first time the impact of positional isomerism on chemical reactivity which involves a domino reaction, salt formation, cyclization, and nucleophilic substitution.
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PEO-Li21Si5 as a pre-lithiation and structural protection layer for lithium-ion batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00897A, Paper
Zhi Yong Zhang, Zhefei Sun, Shanpeng Pei, Yan Liu, Linshan Luo, Shengshi Guo, Xiang Han, Ziqi Zhang, Fuming Wang, Songyan Chen
The Li21Si5 alloy is a promising pre-lithiation material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, its instability in atmospheric environments and polar solutions limits its applications, particularly in the field of water-based...
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Molecular conformation: A key factor underlying the performances of heterojunction photocatalysts

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00159A, Paper
Wanyu Liang, Ruyue Jiang, Xiao Tian, Hantang Zhang, Bowen Zhang, Xiuqiang Lu, Jie Liu, Lang Jiang, Shifeng Hou, Shiyun Ai
Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are emerging as attractive photocatalysts in recent years. However, the low dielectric constant of OSCs suggests a high binding energy of photogenerated excitons, leading to severe charge...
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BaCuTP2 (T = Al, Ga, In): A Semiconducting Black Sheep in the ThCr2Si2 Intermetallic Family

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01063A, Paper
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Arka Sarkar, Andrew Porter, Gayatri Viswanathan, Philip Yox, Rae Ernest, Jian Wang, Aaron J Rossini, Kirill Kovnir
The ThCr2Si2 structure type has been well explored for decades with diverse magnetic, superconducting, and heavy-fermion behavior. For transition metal-containing ThCr2Si2-type compounds, metallic band structure and properties are typical. In...
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Enhancing Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction via a Single-Domain Ferroelectric Z-scheme Heterojunction of BiFeO3/CsPbBr3 Inducing Dual Built-in Electric Fields

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07842F, Paper
Danrui Pan, Yi Lu, Ahmed Mahmoud Idris, Zhihao Chen, Leyi Xu, Jin Wang, Guocan Jiang, Zhaojiang Chen, Zhengquan Li
Utilizing the inherent spontaneous polarization of single-domain ferroelectric materials is crucial for achieving spacial charge separation via the induction of a built-in electric field. Herein, a single-domain Z-scheme heterojunction of...
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Collaboratively improved energy density and efficiency in NaNbO3-based lead-free relaxor ferroelectrics via enhancing antiferrodistortion

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00575A, Paper
Aiwen Xie, Junwei Lei, Yi Zhang, Attaur Rahman, Xuewen Jiang, Tianyu Li, Xinchun Xie, Liqiang Liu, Cong Zhou, Shuang Yin, Haiqiang Ma, Xia Fang, Ruzhong Zuo
A novel strategy for enhancing antiferrodistortion is proposed to effectively achieve simultaneously high energy density and efficiency in lead-free relaxor ferroelectric capacitors.
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SrTiO3 thin film photoanodes fabricated by combinatorial chemical beam vapour deposition: intricate connection between elemental composition and thin films’ properties

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07695D, Paper
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Vincent Rogé, Corrado Garlisi, Petru Lunca Popa, Kevin Menguelti, Marc Michel, Christèle Vergne, Estelle Wagner, William Maudez, Giacomo Benvenuti, Bianca Rita Pistillo, Emanuele Barborini
In this research, we highlight an innovative combinatorial approach to explore the correlation between the elemental composition of SrTiO3 thin films and their photoelectrochemical characteristics for water splitting.
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Securing cation vacancies to enable reversible Mg insertion/extraction in rocksalt oxides

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07942B, Paper
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Tomoya Kawaguchi, Masaya Yasuda, Natsumi Nemoto, Kohei Shimokawa, Hongyi Li, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Tetsu Ichitsubo
Introducing and securing cation vacancies in a crystalline structure activates the disordered rocksalt oxide cathodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries. This strategy provides a new opportunity for novel cathode materials.
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