Insights for understanding multiscale degradation of LiFePO4 cathodes
March 2022
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on olivine LiFePO4 (LFP) offer long cycle/calendar life and good safety, making them one of the dominant batteries in energy storage stations and electric vehicles,...
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Solid-state lithium batteries: Safety and prospects
March 2022
Solid-state lithium batteries are flourishing due to their excellent potential energy density. Substantial efforts have been made to improve their electrochemical performance by increasing the conductivity...
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Advances in bismuth-telluride-based thermoelectric devices: Progress and challenges
June 2023
By effectively converting waste heat into electricity, thermoelectric materials and devices can provide an alternative approach to tackle the energy crisis. Amongst thermoelectric materials, bismuth...
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Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks meet energy chemistry: A review of materials synthesis and applications
April 2023
Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their numerous unique properties, with many synthetic methods and strategies being reported for...
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Electrolyte design principles for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries
December 2023
Alongside the pursuit of high energy density and long service life, the urgent demand for low-temperature performance remains a long-standing challenge for a wide range of Li-ion battery applications,...
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Recent progress in transition-metal-oxide-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in natural seawater splitting: A critical review
April 2023
Direct electrolytic splitting of seawater for the production of H2 using ocean energy is a promising technology that can help achieve carbon neutrality. However, owing to the high concentrations of...
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Revitalizing sodium-ion batteries via controllable microstructures and advanced electrolytes for hard carbon
June 2024
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with low cost and high safety are considered as an electrochemical energy storage technology suitable for large-scale energy storage. Hard carbon, which is inexpensive and...
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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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Stimuli-responsive coordination polymers toward next-generation smart materials and devices
June 2024
Stimuli-responsive coordination polymers (CPs) are among one of the most prolific research areas in developing the next-generation functional materials. Their capability of being accurately excited...
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Recent progress in flexible organic solar cells
February 2023
Photovoltaic cells are one of the most promising renewable energy sources to address energy and environmental issues. Amongst the many photovoltaic technologies, organic solar cells (OSCs) have numerous...
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Recent progress in cathodic reduction-enabled organic electrosynthesis: Trends, challenges, and opportunities
May 2022
Compared with general redox chemistry, electrochemistry using the electron as a potent, controllable, yet traceless alternative to chemical oxidants/reductants usually offers more sustainable options...
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Highly ordered inkjet-printed quantum-dot thin films enable efficient and stable QLEDs with EQE exceeding 23%
June 2024
Inkjet-printed quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) are emerging as a promising technology for next-generation displays. However, the progress in fabricating QLEDs using inkjet printing technique...
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A perspective of ZnCl2 electrolytes: The physical and electrochemical properties
December 2021
Molten ZnCl2 hydrates are ionic liquids at room temperature, which exhibit intriguing physical and electrochemical properties. Continuous efforts have been devoted over several decades to understanding...
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Designing safer lithium-based batteries with nonflammable electrolytes: A review
December 2021
Lithium-based batteries have had a profound impact on modern society through their extensive use in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. However, battery safety...
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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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Additive manufacturing (3D printing) of electrically conductive polymers and polymer nanocomposites and their applications
July 2022
Additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional (3D) printing, offers a unique solution for fabricating complex geometries with high tolerances. Currently, many commercial additive manufacturing machines...
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Emerging design principles, materials, and applications for moisture-enabled electric generation
January 2022
Smart generators that collect energy from the ambient environment are a new approach for meeting growing global energy needs. Moisture is one of the most abundant resources in the ambient environment,...
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Recent progress in advanced catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogenation of organics in aqueous conditions
October 2023
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of organics using water as hydrogen donors has been regarded as a green organic reduction technique to replace traditional chemical reactions that use sacrificial...
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Advanced characterizations and measurements for sodium-ion batteries with NASICON-type cathode materials
January 2022
NASICON (Na superionic conductor)-type cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted extensive attention due to their mechanically robust three-dimensional (3D) framework, which has...
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Versatile carbon-based materials from biomass for advanced electrochemical energy storage systems
Available online 24 February 2024
The development of new energy storage technology has played a crucial role in advancing the green and low-carbon energy revolution. This has led to significant progress, spanning from fundamental research...
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Nitrate additives for lithium batteries: Mechanisms, applications, and prospects
December 2021
Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are considered as one of the most promising energy storage devices due to the high energy density and low reduction potential of the Li-metal anode. However, the growth...
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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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Understanding the influence of crystal packing density on electrochemical energy storage materials
February 2024
Crystal structure determines electrochemical energy storage characteristics; this is the underlying logic of material design. To date, hundreds of electrode materials have been developed to pursue superior...
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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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Recent progress in electrochemical C–N coupling reactions
February 2023
Electrochemical C–N coupling has generated intense research interest as a promising approach to reduce carbon and nitrogen emissions and store excess renewable electricity in valuable chemicals (e.g.,...
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