Water-based layer-by-layer processing enables 19% efficient binary organic solar cells with minimized thickness sensitivity

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE00068D, Paper
Chen Xie, Xianghui Zeng, Chengsheng Li, Xiaokang Sun, Songqiang Liang, Hui Huang, Baoshen Deng, Xuanlin Wen, Guangye Zhang, Peng You, Chuqun Yang, Yulai Han, Shunpu Li, Guanghao Lu, Hanlin Hu, Ning Li, Yiwang Chen
A mesoporous layer was constructed by a donor-based nanoparticulate water-ink, which facilitates the infiltration of the acceptor, allowing the fabrication of efficient organic solar cells with a high thickness tolerance.
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Redox Mo-chloro-species-coupled Se oxidation conversion in low-corrosion ionic liquids for fast-kinetics and durable Zn batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2248-2259
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04141G, Paper
Bo Wang, Yongchao Tang, Jianping Yan, Yufei Zhang, Minghui Ye, Zhipeng Wen, Wencheng Du, Xiaoqing Liu, Cheng Chao Li
By incorporating in situ-activated redox Mo-chloro species into Se conversion reactions of the 1T-MoSe2 cathode, a Zn–MoSe2 battery with boosted kinetics and ultralong cyclability is initially achieved with a novel low-corrosion ionic liquid electrolyte.
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Enhanced average power factor and ZT value in PbSe thermoelectric material with dual interstitial doping

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2018-2027
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04539K, Paper
Liqing Xu, Xiaoying Wang, Yang Wang, Zhibin Gao, Xiangdong Ding, Yu Xiao
High PFave of 24.18 μW cm−1 K−2 and ZTave of 1.01 at 300–773 K have been achieved in n-type Pb1.02Se–0.2%Cu thermoelectric through dual Pb and Cu interstitial doping, and it exceeds other Se/S-based (Te free) n-type thermoelectric materials.
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Double selective ionic gel with excellent thermopower and ultra-high energy density for low-quality thermal energy harvesting

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1664-1676
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03759B, Paper
Jindong Hu, Jiuyang Wei, Jinming Li, Long Bai, Yang Liu, Zhiguo Li
Thermodiffusion and thermogalvanic effects of single redox electrolytes are synergistically utilized and enhanced by double selective gel design of ionic thermoelectric cells, generating remarkable thermopower and energy output in a long-cycle mode.
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Engineering low-coordination atoms on RhPt bimetallene for 12-electron ethanol electrooxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2219-2227
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04023B, Paper
Bin Sun, Wei Zhong, Xuan Ai, Chong Zhang, Fu-Min Li, Yu Chen
The three-dimensional perforated RhPt bimetallene achieves a high exposure ratio of low-coordinated RhPt diatomic sites, demonstrating excellent activity and remarkable selectivity for 12-electron ethanol oxidation to CO2.
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Renovating the surface matrix of FAPbl3 perovskite quantum dots via phase-transfer catalysis for 16.29% efficiency solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2145-2156
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03751G, Paper
Mingxu Zhang, Qiyuan Gao, Xinyi Mei, Junming Qiu, Rongshan Zhuang, Yong Hua, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
A feasible surface matrix renovation strategy is reported, which could not only substantially eliminate surface vacancies but also predominantly ameliorate the stacking orientation of perovskite quantum dots.
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Molecular modulation of nickel–salophen organic frameworks enables the selective photoreduction of CO2 at varying concentrations

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2260-2268
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04121B, Paper
Xiaohan Yu, Mingzi Sun, Tianran Yan, Lin Jia, Mingyu Chu, Liang Zhang, Wei Huang, Bolong Huang, Yanguang Li
Metal–salophen organic frameworks with dispersed metal centers and precise coordination environments were synthesized. The optimal sample exhibited great photocatalytic activity and near-unity CO selectivity over a wide range of CO2 concentrations.
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Transition metal incorporation: electrochemical, structure, and chemical composition effects on nickel oxyhydroxide oxygen-evolution electrocatalysts

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2028-2045
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03617K, Paper
Open Access Open Access
Raul A. Marquez, Emma Kalokowski, Michael Espinosa, Jay T. Bender, Yoon Jun Son, Kenta Kawashima, Chikaodili E. Chukwuneke, Lettie A. Smith, Hugo Celio, Andrei Dolocan, Xun Zhan, Nathaniel Miller, Delia J. Milliron, Joaquin Resasco, C. Buddie Mullins
Trace metal cations dissolved in alkaline electrolytes incorporate into nickel hydroxide/oxyhydroxide through in situ cation exchange, creating an interstratified structure near the surface of the material that impacts the electrochemical performance.
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Double-sided engineering for space-confined reversible Zn anodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,1894-1903
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04292H, Communication
Yong Gao, Nute Yang, Fan Bu, Qinghe Cao, Jie Pu, Yuxuan Wang, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Wenbo Zhao, Cao Guan
Zn anodes with double-sided engineering are rationally designed and facilely constructed, which generates a space-confined reversible Zn deposition behavior, thus enabling stable Zn anode working at high depth of discharge with high energy density.
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Mitigating cathodic dissolution through interfacial water masking to enhance the longevity of aqueous zinc–ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,2059-2068
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04208A, Paper
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Wei Zhong, Zeyu Shen, Jiale Mao, Shichao Zhang, Hao Cheng, Yoonseob Kim, Yingying Lu
Schematic illustration of interfacial water-masking agent (IWMA) strategy. Design of an IWMA to suppress the dissolution of V-based cathodes by specifically adsorbing on the interface, reconstructing hydrogen-bond networks, and regulating solvation structures.
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