A plasmonic S-scheme Au/MIL-101(Fe)/BiOBr photocatalyst for efficient synchronous decontamination of Cr(VI) and norfloxacin antibiotic
April 2024
Present photocatalysts for the synchronous cleanup of pharmaceuticals and heavy metals have several drawbacks, including inadequate reactive sites, inefficient electron–hole disassociation, and insufficient...
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Phase engineering of Pd–Te nanoplates via potential energy trapping
April 2024
Phase modulation of noble metal alloys (NMAs) is critically important in nanoscience since the distinct atomic arrangements can largely determine their physicochemical properties. However, the precise...
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Photoelectric-driven conductive composite ionogel patch for effective wound healing
April 2024
Developing the high biosafety, effective and wearable devices for fast wound healing is highly desired but remains a challenge. Here, we propose a “win–win co-operation” strategy to potentiate effective...
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Playdough-like carbon electrode: A promising strategy for high efficiency perovskite solar cells and modules
April 2024
Carbon-based perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) are promising candidates for large-scale photovoltaic applications due to their theoretical low cost and high stability. However, the fabrication of high-performance...
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Managing the lifecycle of perovskite solar cells: Addressing stability and environmental concerns from utilization to end-of-life
April 2024
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown remarkable advancements and achieved impressive power conversion efficiencies since their initial introduction in 2012. However, challenges regarding stability,...
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Molecular engineering of self-assembled monolayers for highly utilized Zn anodes
April 2024
Stabilizing the Zn anode under high utilization rates is highly applauded yet very challenging in aqueous Zn batteries. Here, we rationally design a zincophilic short-chain aromatic molecule, 4-mercaptopyridine...
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Pre-intercalation: A valuable approach for the improvement of post-lithium battery materials
April 2024
With the growing concern around the sustainability and supply of lithium, the need for alternative rechargeable energy storage technologies has become ever more pressing. Sodium-, potassium-, magnesium-,...
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Recent advances in p-block metal chalcogenide electrocatalysts for high-efficiency CO2 reduction
April 2024
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECR) to high-value fuels and chemicals offers a promising conversion technology for achieving sustainable carbon cycles. In recent years, although great efforts have...
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Realizing a dendrite-free metallic-potassium anode using reactive prewetting chemistry
April 2024
Potassium metal batteries (PMBs) have become a paramount alternative energy storage technology to lithium-ion batteries, due to their low cost and potential energy density. However, uncontrolled dendrite...
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Recent progress in ionic liquid-based electrolytes for nonaqueous and aqueous metal batteries
April 2024
Nonaqueous Li metal batteries (LMBs) and aqueous Zn metal batteries (ZMBs) are promising next-generation secondary batteries owing to their high energy density. Selecting an appropriate electrolyte...
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Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
Available online 15 April 2024
Platinum group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts play an irreplaceable role in many electrochemical reactions for sustainable energy conversion. In the past few decades, the electronic orbital modulation...
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Metal−support interaction in single-atom electrocatalysts: A perspective of metal oxide supports
Available online 15 April 2024
The discovery of single-atom catalysts (SACs) represents a groundbreaking advancement in the field of catalysis over the past decades. With the in-depth exploration of relevant structure-activity relationships,...
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Low concentration electrolyte: A new approach for achieving high performance lithium batteries
Available online 7 April 2024
The conventional perspective suggests that low-concentration electrolytes (LCEs) face challenges in achieving stable charge/discharge properties due to the decreased ionic conductivity resulting from...
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Electrochemical conversion of small organic molecules to value-added chemicals and hydrogen/electricity without CO2 emission: electrocatalysts, devices and mechanisms
Available online 30 March 2024
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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Lithium-rich alloy as stable lithium metal composite anode for lithium batteries
Available online 28 March 2024
Lithium (Li) metal is a promising anode material for high energy density Li batteries due to its high specific capacity and low redox potential. However, its practical applications are hindered by issues...
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Recent progress and perspective on lithium metal battery with nickel-rich layered oxide cathode
Available online 24 March 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 W h kg−1 receives significant attention...
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Advances in regulating the electron spin effect toward electrocatalysis applications
Available online 22 March 2024
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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Catalyst-free electrochemical SNAr of electron-rich fluoroarenes using carboxylic acids
Available online 15 March 2024
Herein, an electrochemically driven catalyst-free nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) of electron-rich fluoroarenes with carboxylic acids as weak nucleophiles under mild conditions was reported....
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Activation methods and underlying performance boosting mechanisms within fuel cell catalyst layer
Available online 8 March 2024
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been widely acknowledged as a significant advancement in achieving sustainable energy conversion. However, the activation of newly established Pt-ionomer...
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Highly efficient chemical production via electrified, transient high-temperature synthesis
Available online 5 March 2024
In response to the current energy and environmental challenges, reducing or replacing reliance on fossil fuels and striving for carbon neutrality seems to be the only viable choice. Recently, a cutting-edge,...
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Recent advances in flexible self-oscillating actuators
Available online 1 March 2024
Soft actuators are constituted by a type of intelligent materials, and they can generate reversible mechanical motions under external stimuli. They usually achieve continuous actuation by manual turning...
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Quantification and visualization of spatial distribution of dendrites in solid polymer electrolytes
February 2024
Integrating lithium metal anodes with polymer electrolytes is a promising technology for the next generation high-energy-density rechargeable batteries. As the progress is often hindered by the dendrite...
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A novel Na8Fe5(SO4)9@rGO cathode material with high rate capability and ultra-long lifespan for low-cost sodium-ion batteries
February 2024
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are regarded as the most promising technology for large-scale energy storage systems. However, the practical application of SIBs is still hindered by the lack of applicable...
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Assembling molybdenum-doped platinum clusters into a coral-like nanostructure for highly enhanced oxygen reduction
February 2024
Regulating the electronic and geometric structures of electrocatalysts is an effective strategy to boost their catalytic properties. Herein, a coral-like nanostructure is assembled with Mo-doped Pt...
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Designing mesostructured iron (II) fluorides with a stable in situ polymer electrolyte interface for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries
February 2024
As high-energy cathode materials, conversion-type metal fluorides provide a prospective pathway for developing next-generation lithium-ion batteries. However, they suffer from severe performance decay...
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