Electrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen: Key material roles, persistent challenges, and outlook
August 2026
Electrochemical water splitting offers a compelling pathway to large-scale green hydrogen production, yet renewable sources account for merely 1% of global hydrogen supply, with production costs (USD...
SMART framework for single-atom HER catalysts
Available online 8 September 2026
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are assumed to remain structurally static during catalysis, while dynamic behavior under operating conditions is rarely explored. We propose a Structure-Mobility-Activity-Restructuring-Thermodynamics...
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...
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...
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...
Unveiling structure-performance relationships in HER catalysts for sustainable and scalable hydrogen production
May 2026
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a crucial electrochemical process for producing clean hydrogen, providing a sustainable pathway to decarbonize energy systems and mitigate the impacts of climate...
Design and screening of high-performance catalytic materials based on the synergistic effects of multimodal energy carriers: A review
August 2026
The excessive use of CO2 poses significant challenges, such as rising concentration of greenhouse gases causing environmental disruption, rising sea levels, and depletion of economic resources. The...
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...
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....
Comprehending the frontiers of flexible supercapacitors: Materials, fabrication techniques, and performance metrics
May 2026
The accelerating development of wearable electronics encompassing flexible sensors, displays, and health monitoring systems has driven strong demand for lightweight, deformable, and high-performance...
Beyond oxygen evolution: Recent progress in hydrogen production via anodic substitution reactions
May 2026
With the rise in demand for energy and the increasing depletion of fossil fuels, the development and research of new energy sources have been advancing speedily. Hydrogen energy has attracted particular...
Cobalt-atom electrocatalytic framework on CO2-derived defective carbon for enhanced H2O2 production across pH levels
August 2026
The increasing demand for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has highlighted the importance of developing sustainable production methods. Electrochemical H2O2 synthesis via the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction...
Covalent organic frameworks and their composites as high-performance photocatalysts for organic pollutant removal
May 2026
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a new class of porous polymers completely connected by covalent bonds, which have been favored by many researchers due to their admirable physicochemical properties,...
Tuning Kolbe electrolysis selectivity by chain length of fatty acids: Mechanistic insights and a synergistic mixed-feed strategy in an aqueous electrolyte
Available online 19 June 2026
Electrochemical decarboxylation (Kolbe electrolysis) is an important process for converting fatty acids into hydrocarbon biofuels under mild conditions. However, the low selectivity generally observed...
Dual-atom catalysts for lithium-sulfur battery cathodes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic mechanisms
August 2026
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) stand out as premier next-generation energy storage technologies due to their exceptional theoretical specific capacity and energy density. However, their commercial...
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,...
Sustainable ternary solvent strategy for high-efficiency slot-die coated perovskite solar cells
May 2026
Slot-die coating is a promising, scalable deposition technology to progress the commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), where solvent engineering is critical for producing sustainable high-performance...
Energy-saving hydrogen generation enabled by boosted hydrazine oxidation over hierarchical Co/Ru–RuPx interfaces
August 2026
The efficiency and sustainability of water splitting for green hydrogen production are often hindered by the limited performance of electrocatalysts and the sluggish kinetics of the anodic oxygen evolution...
Effect of surface heterogeneity on electrolyte stability in Mg-metal batteries: Insights from ab initio molecular dynamics
Available online 4 June 2026
Magnesium (Mg) metal batteries are widely regarded as a sustainable and high-capacity alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Despite their promise, their practical implementation is hindered by electrolyte...
Precise design of triple phase boundaries and pores in cathode catalyst layers to accelerate oxygen transport for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
May 2026
Triple phase boundary (TPB) and pore structure in the cathode catalyst layer (CCL) play vital roles in the utilization of Pt-based catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The excellent...
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...
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 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...
Machine learning-driven DFT modeling of oxide perovskites as oxygen electrodes for solid oxide electrochemical cells
August 2026
In this work, we present a machine learning-accelerated density functional theory framework for predicting key electrochemical descriptors of oxide perovskites used as oxygen electrodes in solid oxide...