Reutilization and upcycling of spent graphite for sustainable lithium-ion batteries: progress and perspectives
Available online 21 February 2025
In the development of sustainable lithium-ion batteries, achieving the efficient and cost-effective recycling of all components, particularly spent graphite (SG) anodes, has become a critical requirement....
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Strategies to maximize the oxygen evolution reaction in layered double hydroxides by electronic defect engineering
Available online 15 February 2025
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have emerged as highly promising oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts because of their naturally forming two-dimensional (2D) layer structure and intrinsic oxygen...
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Three-dimensional architecture design enables hexaazatriphenylene-based polymers as high-voltage, long-lifespan cathodes for aqueous zinc–organic batteries
Available online 13 February 2025
Affordable, easily recycled organics with electroactive centers have drawn attention in the pursuit of high-performance aqueous zinc organic batteries (AZOBs). However, intrinsic barriers such as high...
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Rational design of metal–organic framework-nanoparticle composite electrocatalysts for sustainable nitrogen electrochemistry
Available online 12 February 2025
A faster and more environmentally friendly nitrogen treatment solution is required to address the demand for nitrogen resources and the negative environmental impacts of human activities. Nitrogen electrochemistry...
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Atomic Ni-catalyzed cathode and stabilized Li metal anode for high-performance Li–O2 batteries
January 2025
The Li–O2 battery (LOB) has attracted growing interest, including for its great potential in next-generation energy storage systems due to its extremely high theoretical specific capacity. However,...
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Accelerated commercial battery electrode-level degradation diagnosis via only 11-point charging segments
January 2025
Accelerated and accurate degradation diagnosis is imperative for the management and reutilization of commercial lithium-ion batteries in the upcoming TWh era. Different from traditional methods, this...
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Hole-selective-molecule doping improves the layer thickness tolerance of PEDOT:PSS for efficient organic solar cells
January 2025
When used in organic solar cells, poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) aligns interfacial energy levels, promotes hole extraction, blocks electrons, and optimizes the...
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Cryogenic and in situ characterization techniques for electrode interphase analysis
January 2025
There is an urgent need to develop innovative electrochemical energy storage devices that can offer high energy density, long lifespan, excellent rate capability, and improved security. For the electrochemical...
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Advances in regulating the electron spin effect toward electrocatalysis applications
January 2025
Building highly reactive electrocatalysts is of great significance for addressing the energy crisis and developing green energy. Electrocatalytic reactions occur at the interface of catalysts, where...
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Tailoring the electron redistribution of RuO2 by constructing a Ru-O-La asymmetric configuration for efficient acidic oxygen evolution
January 2025
Stabilizing the highly active RuO2 electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for the application of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis, but this remains challenging...
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Enhanced bulk and interfacial charge transfer in Fe:VOPO4 modified Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting
January 2025
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising photoanode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. However, its performance is greatly hindered by poor bulk and interfacial charge transfer....
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Energetic disorder dominates optical properties and recombination dynamics in tin-lead perovskite nanocrystals
January 2025
Tin-lead alloyed perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) offer a promising pathway toward low-toxicity and air-stable light-emitting devices. However, substantial energetic disorder has thus far hindered their...
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Electrochemical conversion of small organic molecules to value-added chemicals and hydrogen/electricity without CO2 emission: Electrocatalysts, devices and mechanisms
January 2025
The electrochemical conversion of small organic molecules to value-added chemicals and hydrogen/electricity without CO2 emissions integrates efficient energy conversions (hydrogen energy or electricity)...
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Understanding multi-scale ion-transport in solid-state lithium batteries
January 2025
Solid-state lithium battery (SSLB) is considered as one of the promising candidates for next-generation power batteries due to high safety, unprecedented energy density and favorable adaptability to...
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Heterogeneous structure design for stable Li/Na metal batteries: Progress and prospects
January 2025
The growth of dendrites in Li/Na metal batteries is a multifaceted process that is controlled by several factors such as electric field, ion transportation, temperature, and pressure. Rational design...
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Elevating Li-ion battery paradigms: sophisticated ionic architectures in lithium-excess layered oxides for unprecedented electrochemical performance
Available online 31 January 2025
In exploring the frontier of high-energy-density cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, substantial progress has been made by fine-tuning the composition of Ni-rich cathodes tailored for high-capacity...
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A versatile catalyst in situ self-cleaning method for excellent cycling and operational stability in small-molecule electrooxidation
Available online 25 January 2025
The electrochemical oxidation of small molecules is a promising approach in chemical synthesis, but catalyst deactivation due to the accumulation of poorly soluble products on the surface remains a...
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AI-enabled full-body dynamic avatar reconstruction using triboelectric smart clothing for metaverse applications
Available online 22 January 2025
Full-body avatar reconstruction offers users immersive and interactive experiences in virtual space, which are crucial for the advancement of metaverse applications. However, traditional hardware solutions,...
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Organic photoelectrochemical memtransistor
Available online 22 January 2025
By emulating the intricate human brain, neuromorphic engineering is playing a pivotal role in reshaping artificial intelligence, with unique synaptic devices forming the cornerstone of its success....
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Revisiting the Critical Role of Metallic Ash Elements in the Development of Hard Carbon for Advancing Sodium-Ion Battery Applications
Available online 13 January 2025
Hard carbon (HC) anodes in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are prized for their high capacity, durability, cost-efficiency, environmental sustainability, and safety. The metallic ash elements in HCs inevitably...
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Facet-orientation-enhanced thermal transfer for temperature-insensitive and stable p-i-n perovskite solar cells
Available online 11 January 2025
Persistent operation inevitably elevates the temperature of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), posing a challenge for maximizing their power output and stability even after effective defect passivation...
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Bilayer interface engineering through 2D/3D perovskite and surface dipole for inverted perovskite solar modules
December 2024
The persistency of passivation and scalable uniformity are vital issues that limit the improvement of performance and stability of large-area perovskite solar modules (PSMs). Here, we design a bilayer...
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Stable zero-sodium-excess solid-state batteries enabled by interphase stratification
December 2024
Zero-sodium-excess solid-state batteries (ZSBs) are promising to overcome the disadvantage of low energy density for Na-ion batteries, but the interfacial issues between the solid-state electrolytes...
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H2O-balance-regulated cation–anion competitive coordination for selective elements extraction from spent lithium-ion batteries
December 2024
Key resources necessary for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) will deplete rapidly if recycling is not considered given the significant demand for LIBs. However, the current recovery method from spent LIBs...
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Recent progress and perspective on lithium metal battery with nickel-rich layered oxide cathode
December 2024
The pairing of lithium metal anode (LMA) with Ni-rich layered oxide cathodes for constructing lithium metal batteries (LMBs) to achieve energy density over 500 Wh kg−1 receives significant attention...
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