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...
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...
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,...
Ultrafast Joule heating technology for functional nanomaterials synthesis: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives
November 2025
Ultrafast Joule heating (JH) has emerged as a powerful and scalable platform for rapid thermal processing of advanced nanomaterials. By delivering transient, high-intensity electrical pulses, JH induces...
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)....
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...
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 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...
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...
Tunable properties of WSe2 nanosheets and nano-dispersion via energy dependent exfoliation
May 2025
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as promising electrocatalysts for various electrocatalytic processes. Molybdenum disulfide has been widely used, but a single electrocatalyst can...
Recent advances in the high entropy materials for advanced energy storage with machine learning
November 2025
High-entropy materials (HEMs) show exceptional mechanical properties, highly adjustable chemical characteristics, and outstanding stability, making them suitable for energy storage. However, the broad...
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,...
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...
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,...
Identifying the tri-roles of anion vacancy on improving K-ion storage
August 2025
Anion vacancy engineering (AVE) is an emerging strategy to improve K-ion storage of conversion-type anode materials, despite its intensive application in Li/Na-ion batteries. The existing mechanisms...
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...
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...
Engineering of entropy-driven surface doping towards stabilized high-voltage NCM cathodes: Li (Ni, Co, Mn, Ce, La, Zr, Al) Ox
November 2025
Ni-rich LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NCM) cathodes in layered oxide cathodes are attractive for high-energy lithium-ion batteries but suffer from rapid capacity fade and thermal instability at high charge voltages....
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...
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...
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...
