A new pyridine-based porous organic polymer composited high-temperature proton exchange membrane
August 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....
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...
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...
2D Ti3C2Tx as efficient cathode electrocatalyst for hybrid electrolyte Li-air battery
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....
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...
Asymmetric ruthenium-iron dipole enabling fast alkaline water splitting on ruthenium-doped iron-nickel layered double hydroxides
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
