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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Development of nickel based cermet anode materials in solid oxide fuel cells – Now and future
February 2021
High temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is the most efficient and clean energy conversion technology to electrochemically convert the chemical energy of fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas and...
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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...
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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...
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Towards a bright future: The versatile applications of organic solar cells
November 2021
Due to the mechanical flexibility, light weight, aesthetics, absorption tunability and environmental friendliness, organic solar cells (OSCs) have superior application potential over their inorganic...
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Synthesis strategies of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Available online 17 March 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...
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Electrolyte materials for protonic ceramic electrochemical cells: Main limitations and potential solutions
November 2022
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and electrolysis cells (SOECs) are promising energy conversion devices, on whose basis green hydrogen energy technologies can be developed to support the transition to...
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Current state and prospect on the development of advanced nuclear fuel system materials: A review
February 2021
The intricate balance between reactor economics and safety necessitates the emergence of new and advanced nuclear systems and, very importantly, advanced materials, which can overcome current shortcomings...
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Organic electrode materials for fast-rate, high-power battery applications
February 2021
The development of new battery materials with fast charging/discharging capabilities is necessary to meet the growing demands of modern technologies. While counter ion transport in inorganic materials...
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Nanostructured MXene-based materials for boosting hydrogen sorption properties of Mg/MgH2
February 2024
Hydrogen holds the advantages of high energy density, great natural abundance and zero emission, making it suitable for large scale and long term energy storage, while its safe and efficient storage...
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Progress in manipulating spin polarization for solar hydrogen production
February 2024
Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting using semiconductor materials are effective approaches for converting solar energy into hydrogen fuel. In the past few years, a series of photocatalysts/photoelectrocatalysts...
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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...
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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,...
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Copper foam-derived electrodes as efficient electrocatalysts for conventional and hybrid water electrolysis
May 2022
Electrochemical water splitting has been demonstrated as a promising technology for the renewable generation of green hydrogen from water. Despite the extensive progress in materials science, one particular...
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Emerging rechargeable aqueous magnesium ion battery
November 2022
Recently, aqueous rechargeable batteries have played an essential role in developing renewable energy due to the merits of low cost, high security, and high energy density. Among various aqueous-based...
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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,...
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A review of classical hydrogen isotopes storage materials
February 2024
Hydrogen storage alloys (HSAs) are attracting widespread interest in the nuclear industry because of the generation of stable metal hydrides after tritium absorption, thus effectively preventing the...
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction: Progress and opportunity with alloying copper
February 2023
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals offers an entrancing approach to maintaining the global carbon cycle and eliminating environmental threats. A key obstacle to achieving...
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Copper-based bimetallic electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction: From mechanism understandings to product regulations
February 2023
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising method to solve current environment and energy issues. Copper-based catalysts have been widely studied for converting CO2 into...
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Carbon materials for enhanced photothermal conversion: Preparation and applications on steam generation
Available online 12 December 2023
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...
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