CO2 electrolysis: Advances and challenges in electrocatalyst engineering and reactor design
May 2023
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) coupled with renewable electrical energy is an attractive way of upgrading CO2 to value-added chemicals and closing the carbon cycle. However, CO2RR electrocatalysts...
Synthesis strategies of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries
May 2024
Sodium-ion battery (SIB) is an ideal candidate for large-scale energy storage due to high abundant sodium sources, relatively high energy density, and potentially low costs. Hard carbons, as one of...
Progress in metal oxide-based electrocatalysts for sustainable water splitting
August 2024
Metal oxide-based electrocatalysts are promising alternatives to platinum group metals for water splitting due to their low cost, abundant raw materials, and impressive stability. This review covers...
Review and perspective of materials for flexible solar cells
February 2021
Thin-film flexible solar cells are lightweight and mechanically robust. Along with rapidly advancing battery technology, flexible solar panels are expected to create niche products that require lightweight,...
Porous carbon materials for CO2 capture, storage and electrochemical conversion
May 2023
Continuous accumulation and emission into the atmosphere of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas, has been recognized as a primary contributor to climate change associated with...
Advancements in biomass gasification and catalytic tar-cracking technologies
November 2024
Biomass, heralded as sustainable “green coal”, plays a crucial role in energy conservation and achieving “dual carbon” objectives through clean conversion. This paper reviews advancements in biomass...
Optimized synthesis and electrochemical behaviors of Prussian blue analogues cathodes for potassium-ion batteries
May 2025
The superior adaptability of Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) in interacting with potassium ions has shifted research focus toward their potential application as cathodes of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs)....
Multi-scale modeling of the multi-phase flow in water electrolyzers for green hydrogen production
August 2025
Water electrolyzers play a crucial role in green hydrogen production. However, their efficiency and scalability are often compromised by bubble dynamics across various scales, from nanoscale to macroscale...
Advances and challenges of electrolyzers for large-scale CO2 electroreduction
February 2023
CO2 electroreduction (CO2ER) to high value-added chemicals is considered as a promising technology to achieve sustainable carbon neutralization. By virtue of the progressive research in recent years...
Hierarchically mesoporous Fe-N-C single-atom catalysts for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis in rechargeable zinc-air batteries
August 2025
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) hold significant promise for next-generation energy storage due to their unique advantages in safety, energy and cost. However, their commercial application remains...
Recent update on electrochemical CO2 reduction catalyzed by metal sulfide materials
May 2023
Seeking and developing efficient CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) electrocatalysts is a hot topic in this era of global warming. Among material candidates for sustainable and cost-effective applications,...
Recent advances of bismuth-based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction: Strategies, mechanism and applications
May 2023
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), driven by clean electric energy such as solar and wind, can not only alleviate environmental greenhouse effect stemming from excessive CO2 emissions,...
Electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric materials: From phase field to first-principles based effective Hamiltonian modeling
August 2021
Electrocaloric effect (ECE) of ferroelectrics has attracted considerable interest due to its potential application in environmentally friendly solid-state refrigeration. The discovery of giant ECE in...
Advances in CIGS thin film solar cells with emphasis on the alkali element post-deposition treatment
August 2023
In the past tens of years, the power conversion efficiency of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) has continuously improved and been one of the fastest growing photovoltaic technologies that can also help us achieve...
Optimization of single crystal surface and interface structures for electrocatalysis
August 2025
For emerging renewable and sustainable energy technologies, single crystal materials have become key materials to enhance electrocatalytic performance because of their atomic-level ordered structures...
A-site phase segregation in mixed cation perovskite
November 2021
Mixed cation strategy greatly benefits the enhancement of device performance and chemical stability. However, adverse impact also accompanies the mixed cation system simultaneously. It brings the compositional...
Optimization strategies for enhancing the stability of Cu-based catalysts
August 2025
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2RR) serves as a promising approach for converting CO2 into energy-dense fuels and high-value chemicals, garnering substantial interest across academic...
Recent advances in single-atom catalysts (SACs) for photocatalytic applications
August 2024
Artificial photocatalysis represents a hopeful avenue for tackling the global crisis of environmental and energy sustainability. The crux of industrial application in photocatalysis lies in efficient...
Thiophene-S doping assisted constructing high-performance pitch-based hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries
May 2025
Hard carbon has emerged as a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its exceptional chemical stability and abundant resources. However, its application in energy storage is...
Designing single-atom catalysts toward improved alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
August 2022
Electrochemical water splitting powered by renewables-generated electricity represents a promising approach for green hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics for the hydrogen evolution reaction...
A density-functional-theory-based and machine-learning-accelerated hybrid method for intricate system catalysis
August 2021
Being progressively applied in the design of highly active catalysts for energy devices, machine learning (ML) technology has shown attractive ability of dramatically reducing the computational cost...
Key technology and application of AB2 hydrogen storage alloy in fuel cell hydrogen supply system
February 2024
At present, there is limited research on the application of fuel cell power generation system technology using solid hydrogen storage materials, especially in hydrogen-assisted two-wheelers. Considering...
Carbon materials for enhanced photothermal conversion: Preparation and applications on steam generation
May 2024
Photothermal conversion attracted lots of attention in the past years and sorts of materials were explored to enhance photothermal efficiency. In the past years, solar-driven desalination by photothermal...
Hydrogen generation from NaBH4 for portable proton exchange membrane fuel cell
February 2024
Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is considered as the most potential hydrogen storage material for portable proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) because of its high theoretical hydrogen capacity. However,...
Recent progress in thermodynamic and kinetics modification of magnesium hydride hydrogen storage materials
February 2024
Hydrogen energy has emerged as a pivotal solution to address the global energy crisis and pave the way for a cleaner, low-carbon, secure, and efficient modern energy system. A key imperative in the...
