Asymmetric ruthenium-iron dipole enabling fast alkaline water splitting on ruthenium-doped iron-nickel layered double hydroxides
Available online 6 August 2025
Electrically driven water splitting is an efficient method for green hydrogen production; however, its practical application is substantially constrained by the kinetically sluggish anodic oxygen evolution...
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Multi-scale modeling of the multi-phase flow in water electrolyzers for green hydrogen production
Available online 5 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...
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2D Ti3C2Tx as efficient cathode electrocatalyst for hybrid electrolyte Li-air battery
Available online 5 August 2025
Hybrid electrolyte lithium-air batteries (HELABs) face challenges such as the high cathode overpotential, cycling instability, and catalyst degradation, limiting their widespread use in practical applications....
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Optimization of single crystal surface and interface structures for electrocatalysis
Available online 5 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...
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Optimization strategies for enhancing the stability of Cu-based catalysts
Available online 31 July 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...
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A new pyridine-based porous organic polymer composited high-temperature proton exchange membrane
Available online 30 July 2025
As promising high-temperature proton exchange membranes, phosphoric acid (PA) doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes still face challenges, including excessive PA leaching and limited long-term stability....
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PA-doped high-temperature proton exchange membranes containing bis-cation pairs with excellent PA retention capability for fuel cells
Available online 24 July 2025
The thiol-imidazole functionalized (p-triphenyl-pentafluorobenzaldehyde) polymer (IMPTP) was prepared and quaternized with different side chains to obtain imidazolium-modified Me-IMPTP, He-IMPTP and...
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Hierarchically mesoporous Fe-N-C single-atom catalysts for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis in rechargeable zinc-air batteries
Available online 28 June 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...
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Identifying the tri-roles of anion vacancy on improving K-ion storage
Available online 19 June 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...
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Dual-pathway self-promoting piezocatalytic H2O2 generation over Bi5Ti3FeO15 nanofibers and the mechanism
Available online 19 June 2025
Piezocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation is a promising synthesis method that has received increasing attention; however, the reaction pathway requires further investigation. Here, Bi5Ti3FeO15...
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Robust synergistic effects of doping and defect engineering in photocatalytic H2O2 production
May 2025
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) photosynthesis represents an advanced on-site production method with significant potential for on-demand supply. However, various challenges hinder the efficiency of H2O2 yield,...
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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...
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Local microenvironment reactive zone engineering promotes water activation
May 2025
Beyond conventional electrocatalyst engineering, recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of manipulating the local reaction environment to enhance the performance of electrocatalytic reactions....
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Comparative development and evaluation of Fe–N–C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: The effect of pyrolysis and iron-bipyridine structures
May 2025
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) constitute a promising avenue for environmentally friendly power generation. However, the reliance on unsustainable platinum-based electrocatalysts used...
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Thiophene-S doping assisted constructing high-performance pitch-based hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries
May 2025
Hard carbon has emerged as a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its exceptional chemical stability and abundant resources. However, its application in energy storage is...
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Comparative study on the electrochemical performance of β-manganese dioxide-3D graphene mixtures with (without) carbon nanotubes
May 2025
Manganese dioxide is widely used as a cathode material in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, and the cathode material is a key factor limiting the performance of these batteries. In this study, β-manganese...
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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)....
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A green route based on π-π interactions to coat graphite for high-rate and long-life anodes in lithium-ion batteries
May 2025
Although graphite (G) materials dominate the commercial lithium-ion battery (LIBs) anode market due to their excellent overall performance, their limited rate performance and cycle life hinder applications...
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Constructing main/side chain dual-cation poly(mequitazine-terphenyl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes for high-performance fuel cells
May 2025
Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) combining high hydroxide conductivity and alkali-resistant stability have become a major challenge for the long-term development of anion exchange membrane fuel cells...
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2D coordination polymers of transition metals as catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction
May 2025
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key process in water splitting for hydrogen production, yet its sluggish kinetics pose significant challenges for catalyst development. In this work, we present...
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Interfacial regulation induced rate capability and cycling stability of poly(perylene diimide) organic electrode
February 2025
Organic electrodes are considered competitive candidates for the next-generation high-performance energy storage devices owing to their advantages of structural flexibility and abundant resources. However,...
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Polymerized-ionic-liquid-based solid polymer electrolyte for ultra-stable lithium metal batteries enabled by structural design of monomer and crosslinked 3D network
February 2025
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have attracted much attention for their safety, ease of packaging, cost-effectiveness, excellent flexibility and stability. Poly-dioxolane (PDOL) is one of the most...
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Tailoring solvation sheath for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries: Progress and prospect
February 2025
Aqueous zinc-metal based batteries (AZMBs) perfectly combine safety, economy and pro-environment, but their performance is arresting limited by the interfacial instability caused by the large desolvation...
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Investigation of internal action to enhance structural stability and electrochemical performance of K+/Mg2+ co-doped cathodes in high voltage environments utilizing dual coordination
February 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative for large-scale energy storage, particularly in grid applications. Within the array of potential cathode materials, Fe/Mn-based layered...
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Unveiling the effect of molybdenum and titanium co-doping on degradation and electrochemical performance in Ni-rich cathodes
February 2025
In this work, we have applied molybdenum (Mo) and titanium (Ti) co-doping to solve the degradation of Ni-rich cathodes. The modified cathode, i.e., Li(Ni0.89Co0.05Mn0.05Mo0.005Ti0.005)O2 holds a stable...
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