Cutting-edge advances in pressurized electrocatalytic reactors
May 2025
As an important component in electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems, electrochemical reactors (ECRs) are widely used for commodity chemical synthesis, including electrolytic H2 production,...
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Unraveling the dipole field in ultrathin, porous, and defective carbon nitride nanosheets for record-high piezo-photocatalytic H2O2 production
May 2025
Piezo-photocatalysis is capable of concerting mechanical vibration into chemical energy, portraying a promising alternative technology for H2O2 production. However, low mechanical energy conversion...
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Probing a solid electrolyte interphase layer with sub-nanometer pores using redox mediators
May 2025
The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer is crucial for lithium-ion batteries and has a significant impact on the electrochemical performance of negative electrodes, particularly for conversion-type...
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Organic–inorganic S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts: Design, synthesis, applications, and challenges
May 2025
Since the concept was introduced in 2019, step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunctions have emerged as an important subclass of heterojunction technology and attracted much attention for solar energy conversion....
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Facet-orientation-enhanced thermal transfer for temperature-insensitive and stable p-i-n perovskite solar cells
May 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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Engineering bimetallic cluster architectures: Harnessing unique “remote synergy effect” between Mn and Y for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction
May 2025
Integrating single atoms and clusters into a unified catalytic system represents a novel strategy for enhancing catalytic performance. Compared to single-atom catalysts, those incorporating both single...
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Synergetic energy coupled thermal catalytic systems for CO2 reduction
May 2025
Converting CO2 into fuel or chemicals using renewable energy is a promising strategy for closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle. However, due to the highly stable C=O bond, CO2 activation requires a...
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Mechanically and chemically robust ultrahigh-Ni cathodes enabled by localized cation disorder design
Available online 29 May 2025
Layered oxide cathodes play a crucial role in developing high-energy-density Li-ion batteries. However, limited by weak interlayer support and poor oxygen stability, the ordered structure is easily...
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Steering the adsorption modes and oxidation state of Co oxyhydroxide active sites to unlock selective glucose oxidation to formate for efficient solar reforming of biomass to green hydrogen
Available online 26 May 2025
One solution to the intermittency of renewable energy sources is energy storage in fuels such as hydrogen produced by water electrolysis. However, current water electrolysis systems are plagued by high...
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Achieving high-voltage polymer-based all solid-state batteries based on thermodynamic and kinetic degradation insights
Available online 26 May 2025
Understanding the mechanisms behind the degradation in cyclic stability of polymer-based all solid-state batteries (ASSBs) at high voltages is important for facilitating their commercial application....
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Interface-engineered metalized plastic current collectors for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries with high safety and stability
Available online 24 May 2025
Adopting the metalized plastic current collector (MPCC) enhances the safety and specific energy density of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) but sacrifices the rate capability. The reduced rate capability is...
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Understanding the electro-chemo-mechanics of lithium metal anodes
Available online 16 May 2025
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are candidates for next-generation energy storage due to their potential to increase energy density. However, the nonuniform electrodeposition of Li during cycling, plus...
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Balancing reactant adsorption for ultra-stable electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction
Available online 16 May 2025
The practical application of the electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction (EMOR) has long been hindered by the lack of active and stable catalysts. Herein, we report a unique dealloyed PtMn catalyst...
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Heterointerface photo-electron effect in VO2(B)/V2O5 nanocomposite under long-wave infrared illumination for high-temperature microbolometers
Available online 9 May 2025
This study introduces a VO2(B)/V2O5 nanocomposite thin film, fabricated via low-temperature sputtering (< 300 °C), as a high-performance thermistor material at high temperatures up to 125 °C for long-wave...
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Manganese-containing electrocatalysts for sustainable acidic oxygen evolution
Available online 2 May 2025
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is recognized as an advanced technology for green hydrogen production and renewable energy conversion. However, the prohibitive cost and limited availability...
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Game changers: scavenging materials for nonaqueous rechargeable battery applications
Available online 30 April 2025
Many potentially harmful reactive species are either present in nonaqueous rechargeable batteries or generated during their operation, with very negative effects on battery performance and/or safety....
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Catalyst and gas diffusion electrode design toward C–N coupling for urea electrosynthesis
Available online 24 April 2025
The electrocatalytic C–N coupling reaction involving carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogenous small molecules has recently emerged as a subject of considerable interest within the field of urea synthesis....
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Novel approaches to aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Challenges, strategies, and prospects
Available online 19 April 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) represent a forefront technology for grid-scale energy storage, distinguished by inherent safety, economic viability, and ecological compatibility. Nevertheless, prevailing...
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Advanced implantable energy storage for powering medical devices
Available online 18 April 2025
Implantable electronic medical devices (IEMDs) are revolutionary advancements in healthcare, enabling continuous health monitoring and disease treatments. To support their further development, IESDs...
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Pulsed laser-tuned ruthenium@carbon interface for self-powered hydrogen production via zinc–hydrazine battery coupled hybrid electrolysis
Available online 11 April 2025
Herein, we report the synthesis of selectively face-centered cubic structured ruthenium nanospheres covered in graphitic carbon (denoted as Ru@C) using an effective and innovative pulsed laser ablation...
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Bridging graphene for films with superior mechanical and electrical performance for electromagnetic interference shielding
Available online 10 April 2025
Macroscopic films assembled from graphene sheets could be ideal for lightweight and flexible electromagnetic interference shielding applications if the excellent mechanical strength and electrical conductivity...
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Li-rich oxide micro-bricks with exposed {010} planes to construct ultrahigh-compaction hierarchical cathodes for Li-ion batteries
Available online 3 April 2025
Although lithium-rich manganese-based (LRM) cathode materials have high capacity (>250 mAh g–1) due to their multi-electron redox mechanisms and are inexpensive because their Mn content is high, challenges...
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Single-dopant long-range stabilization in long-cycled Li-rich layered cathodes via trace tetrahedral-site doping
Available online 3 April 2025
Migration of transition metal (TM) ions out of the TM layer is detrimental and unavoidable in lithium-rich layered oxides, which drives in-plane cation migration, O2 release and energy loss. Since out-of-plane...
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Metalion-bonded two-dimensional framework non-Van der Waals sandwich heterojunctions for fast mass transfer in flexible in-plane micro-supercapacitors
Available online 1 April 2025
Two-dimensional (2D) reticular framework films featuring highly accessible surface areas, tunable active sites, and well-defined channels are promising candidates for flexible in-plane micro-supercapacitor...
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