3D-printed redox-active polymer electrode with high-mass loading for ultra-low temperature proton pseudocapacitor
February 2025
The stable operation of supercapacitors at extremely low temperatures is crucial for applications in harsh environments. Unfortunately, conventional inorganic electrodes suffer from sluggish diffusion...
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Promoting homogeneous tungsten doping in LiNiO2 through a grain boundary phase induced by excessive lithium
February 2025
LiNiO2 (LNO) is one of the most promising cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Tungsten element in enhancing the stability of LNO has been researched extensively. However, the understanding...
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Controllable synthesis and heterogeneous tailoring of 1D perovskites, emerging properties and applications
February 2025
One-dimensional perovskites possess unique photoelectric properties that distinguish them from other perovskite types, making them a focal point in photoelectric research. In recent years, there has...
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Atomically dispersed Fe boosting elimination performance of g-C3N4 towards refractory sulfonic azo compounds via catalyst-contaminant interaction
February 2025
Herein, an oxygen-doped porous g-C3N4 photocatalyst modified with atomically dispersed Fe (Fe1/OPCN) is successfully prepared and exhibits significant superiority in removing refractory sulfonic azo...
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Coupling Enteromorpha prolifera-derived N-doped biochar with Cu-Mo2C clusters for selective CO2 hydrogenation to CO
February 2025
CO2 conversion to CO via the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction is limited by a low CO2 conversion rate and CO selectivity. Herein, an efficient RWGS catalyst is constructed through Enteromorpha...
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Enhanced photoelectric and thermoelectric coupling factor in BiMn2O5 ferroelectric film
February 2025
Ferroelectric film materials have attracted significant interest due to their potential for harvesting various forms of clean energy from natural environmental sources. However, the photoelectric performance...
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Electrolyte-independent and sustained inorganic-rich layer with functional anion aggregates for stable lithium metal electrode
February 2025
Lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs) featuring ultrahigh energy densities are expected as ones of the most prominent devices for future energy storage applications. Nevertheless, the practical application...
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Multicolor chiral perovskite nanowire films with strong and tailorable circularly polarized luminescence
February 2025
Perovskites showcased potential promise for innovative circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)-active multichannel information encryption, owing to the exceptional luminescence brightness. It was still...
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Frustrated lewis pairs regulated solid polymer electrolyte enables ultralong cycles of lithium metal batteries
February 2025
Long-cycling dendrite-free solid-state lithium metal batteries (LMBs) require fast and uniform lithium-ion (Li+) transport of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs). However, the SSEs still face the problems...
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MA-activated lattice shrinkage and bandgap renormalization advancing the stability of FA1-xMAxPbI3 (x=0–1) perovskites photovoltaic
February 2025
Generally, referring to the stability of perovskite, the most studied perovskite material has been MA-free mixed-cation perovskite. The precise role of MA in the light-thermal-humid stability of perovskite...
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Recent Advances in Single- and Dual-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Electro-Reduction and Their Perspectives
Available online 21 February 2025
Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR) is emerging as a favorable option to the power-intensive Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis. However, obstacles such as poor selectivity, low...
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Recent Progress in Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries Based on Conversion-type Cathodes
Available online 20 February 2025
Developing advanced secondary batteries with low cost and high safety has attracted increasing research interests across the world. In particular, the aqueous zinc-ion battery (AZIB) has been regarded...
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Superb impact resistance of nano-precipitation-strengthened high-entropy alloys
Available online 7 February 2025
Critical engineering applications, such as landing gears and armor protection, require structural materials withstanding high strength and significant plastic deformation. Nanoprecipitate-strengthened...
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Stereoisomeric Engineering Mediated Zinc Metal Electrodeposition: Critical Balance of Solvation and Adsorption Capability
Available online 6 February 2025
The exceptional electrochemical performance of zinc anodes is frequently impeded by inadequate deposition kinetics and interfacial chemistry. Herein, we introduce the stereoisomerism to inform the balanced...
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Advancements in Perovskites for Solar Cell Commercialization: A Review
Available online 3 February 2025
The efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has progressed rapidly, exceeding 26% for single-junction devices and surpassing 34% in perovskite-silicon tandem configurations, establishing PSCs as...
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Rapid synthesis of carbon quantum dot-integrated metal–organic framework nanosheets via electron beam irradiation for selective 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation
Available online 28 January 2025
Balancing the adsorption of OH⁻ and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is crucial in optimizing the competing HMF oxidation reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, especially given the polymerization tendency...
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Structure-Tailored Superlattice Bi7Ti4NbO21: Coupling Octahedral Tilting and Rotation Induced High Ferroelectric Polarization for Efficient Piezo-photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Available online 10 January 2025
Intergrowth ferroelectric semiconductors with excellent spontaneous polarization field, are highly promising piezo-photocatalytic candidate materials. In addition, developing structural design and revealing...
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High Temperature Molten Salts Mediated Deep Regeneration and Recrystallization of Ternary Nickle-Rich Cathodes
Available online 10 January 2025
Within the framework of carbon neutrality, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are progressively booming along with the growing utilization of green and clean energy. However, the extensive application of...
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Advances in powder nano-photocatalysts as pollutant removal and as emerging contaminants in water: Analysis of pros and cons on health and environment
December 2024
Photocatalysis is an advanced oxidation process where light exposure triggers a semiconducting nanomaterial (nano-photocatalyst) to generate electron-hole (e−/h+) pairs and free radicals. This phenomenon...
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Emerging semiconductor ionic materials tailored by mixed ionic-electronic conductors for advanced fuel cells
December 2024
Mixed ionic-electronic conductors (MIECs) play a crucial role in the landscape of energy conversion and storage technologies, with a pronounced focus on electrode materials’ application in solid oxide...
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Promoting effect of interfacial hole accumulation on photoelectrochemical water oxidation in BiVO4 and Mo-doped BiVO4
December 2024
Hole transfer at the semiconductor-electrolyte interface is a key elementary process in (photo)electrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. However, up to now, a detailed understanding of the hole transfer...
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Atomically dispersed NiOx cluster on high-index Pt facets boost ethanol electrooxidation through long-range synergistic sites
December 2024
Constructing the desired long-range dual sites to enhance the C–C bond-cleavage and CO-tolerate ability during ethanol oxidation reaction is of importance for further applications. Herein, the concept...
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Green and regulable synthesis of CdNCN on CdS semiconductor: Atomic-level heterostructures for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
December 2024
In the realm of photoenergy conversion, the scarcity of efficient light-driven semiconductors poses a significant obstacle to the advancement of photocatalysis, highlighting the critical need for researchers...
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Atmosphere engineering of metal-free Te/C3N4 p-n heterojunction for nearly 100% photocatalytic converting CO2 to CO
December 2024
Carbon nitride (CN)-based heterojunction photocatalysts hold promise for efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction. However, suboptimal production yields and limited selectivity in CO2 conversion pose...
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Advances in electrocatalytic urea synthesis: From fundamentals to applications
December 2024
The electrocatalytic synthesis of urea (ESU) is a green and sustainable alternative to conventional production methods, and the related research is still in its infancy. Up to now, the field has been...
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