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17 Oct 08:03

[ASAP] Controlling Platinum Active Sites on Silver Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

by Kevin Mariandry, Ravindra Kokate, Samuel V. Somerville, Lucy Gloag, Soshan Cheong, Liam R. Carroll, Priyank V. Kumar, J. Justin Gooding, and Richard D. Tilley

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01765
02 Oct 08:17

[ASAP] Revealing the Free Energy Landscape of Halide Perovskites: Metastability and Transition Characters in CsPbBr3 and MAPbI3

by Erik Fransson, J. Magnus Rahm, Julia Wiktor, and Paul Erhart

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01740
02 Oct 08:16

[ASAP] Ultraviolet–Visible-Near-Infrared Photoresponses Realized in a Polar Dion–Jacobson Hybrid Perovskite through Light-Induced Pyroelectric Effects

by Zhuo Chen, Yueyue He, Yue Zhang, Xian-Ming Zhang, and Dongying Fu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01701
02 Oct 08:16

[ASAP] Shedding Light on the Birth of Hybrid Perovskites: A Correlative Study by In Situ Electron Microscopy and Synchrotron-Based X-ray Scattering

by Charles Sidhoum, Doru Constantin, Dris Ihiawakrim, Marc Lenertz, Thomas Bizien, Clément Sanchez, and Ovidiu Ersen

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01167
12 Sep 08:41

Green steel: design and cost analysis of hydrogen-based direct iron reduction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4121-4134
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01077E, Analysis
Fabian Rosner, Dionissios Papadias, Kriston Brooks, Kelvin Yoro, Rajesh Ahluwalia, Tom Autrey, Hanna Breunig
Process modelling and techno-economic analysis of NG-DRI/EAF and H2 DRI/EAF steel production providing insights into process design and break-even hydrogen prices.
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12 Sep 08:40

Design considerations for the bottom cell in perovskite/silicon tandems: a terawatt scalability perspective

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4164-4190
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00952A, Review Article
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Matthew Wright, Bruno Vicari Stefani, Timothy W. Jones, Brett Hallam, Anastasia Soeriyadi, Li Wang, Pietro Altermatt, Henry J. Snaith, Gregory J. Wilson, Ruy Sebastian Bonilla
This review details the design considerations for the bottom silicon cell in perovskite/silicon tandems. The review highlights the shift in mindset required when transitioning to the mass production of tandem solar cells.
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12 Sep 08:40

Cross-linking polymerization boosts the performance of perovskite solar cells: from material design to performance regulation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4251-4279
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01546G, Review Article
Xing Yin, Ziyu Wang, Yingjie Zhao, Shasha Zhang, Yiqiang Zhang, Yanlin Song
This paper reviews the performance modulation of perovskite solar cells by cross-linking polymerization with different molecular structures from points of perovskite grain boundaries, the perovskite lattice interior, and charge transport layers.
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12 Sep 08:40

Contactless measurement of the photovoltage in BiVO4 photoelectrodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4530-4538
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02087H, Paper
Sahar Daemi, Anna Kundmann, Kathleen Becker, Peter Cendula, Frank E. Osterloh
Vibrating Kelvin probe surface photovoltage spectroscopy (VKP SPV) provides the photovoltage of BiVO4-liquid junctions in a contactless way. The photovoltage is controlled by the electrochemical potential of the redox couples in solution.
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12 Sep 08:39

Correlating miscibility, mechanical parameters, and stability of ternary polymer blends for high-performance solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,5052-5064
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01683H, Paper
Kangkang Zhou, Kaihu Xian, Ruijie Ma, Junwei Liu, Mengyuan Gao, Saimeng Li, Tao Liu, Yu Chen, Yanhou Geng, Long Ye
The established miscibility–function relationships are helpful to predict mechanical properties and stability in organic photovoltaic devices based on multicomponent systems.
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12 Sep 08:39

Hydrogen society: from present to future

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4926-4943
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02695G, Perspective
Daqin Guan, Bowen Wang, Jiguang Zhang, Rui Shi, Kui Jiao, Lincai Li, Yang Wang, Biao Xie, Qingwen Zhang, Jie Yu, Yunfeng Zhu, Zongping Shao, Meng Ni
Systematic insights into the recent attainments, limitations, and future directions of hydrogen production, storage, delivery, and usage are provided, aiming at offering critical guidance for the future establishment of a hydrogen society.
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10 Aug 11:09

[ASAP] Chemistry of Materials Nanoarchitectonics for Two-Dimensional Films: Langmuir–Blodgett, Layer-by-Layer Assembly, and Newcomers

by Katsuhiko Ariga

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01291
10 Aug 07:27

Polymer synergy for efficient hole transport in solar cells and photodetectors

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4474-4485
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02033A, Paper
Junwei Liu, Zhihua Zhou, Yuping Gao, Yin Wu, Jingjing Wang, Haojin Li, Qian Wang, Kangkang Zhou, Kaihu Xian, Yu Chen, Wenchao Zhao, Fei Zhang, Hang Yin, Yongsheng Liu, Kui Zhao, Jinyue Yan, Long Ye
A new concept “polymer synergy” was introduced to develop versatile dopant-free polymer hole transport materials (HTMs) for optoelectronic devices, including solar cells and photodetectors.
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04 Aug 07:37

Single Cu–N4 sites enable atomic Fe clusters with high-performance oxygen reduction reactions

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3576-3586
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00840A, Paper
Shuwen Wu, Shang Jiang, Shao-Qing Liu, Xuehai Tan, Ning Chen, Jing-Li Luo, Samir H. Mushrif, Ken Cadien, Zhi Li
Atomic Fe clusters functionalized by Cu–N4 sites with enhanced oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) in alkaline and acidic media.
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04 Aug 07:36

Transient phase transition during the hydrogen evolution reaction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3951-3959
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE01409F, Paper
Yinghe Zhao, Haobo Li, Ruoou Yang, Shuxian Xie, Teng Liu, Pengyu Li, Youwen Liu, Huiqiao Li, Fa Yang, Tianyou Zhai
2H-MoS2 can be changed locally into 1T′-MoS2 during the hydrogen evolution reaction, and it recovers after the reaction, which shows that the phase of the electrocatalyst during the reaction can be different from that before and after the reaction.
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04 Aug 07:35

Hydroxylated organic semiconductors for efficient photovoltaics and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4065-4072
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00835E, Paper
Xuan Liu, Yue Zhao, Yongfeng Ni, Fang Shi, Xin Guo, Can Li
Two –OH-based organic semiconductors with long-wavelength absorption and a high LUMO were developed as acceptors in bulk heterojunctions for organic solar cells (a PCE of 16.71%) and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (an EQE of 9.17% at 800 nm).
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30 Jun 13:14

Over 28% efficiency perovskite/Cu(InGa)Se2 tandem solar cells: highly efficient sub-cells and their bandgap matching

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,5029-5042
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00869J, Paper
Xinxing Liu, Junjun Zhang, Liting Tang, Junbo Gong, Wang Li, Zengyang Ma, Zexin Tu, Yanyan Li, Ruiming Li, Xuzhi Hu, Chen Shen, He Wang, Zhiping Wang, Qianqian Lin, Guojia Fang, Sheng Wang, Chang Liu, Zengming Zhang, Jianmin Li, Xudong Xiao
By combining a 1.67 eV PSC top sub-cell with a bandgap nearly-matched 1.04 eV-CIGS bottom sub-cell, we have successfully realized the highest tandem efficiency of 28.4% for a PSC/CIGS tandem cell with superior photostability.
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12 Jun 13:54

[ASAP] Two Cu-Based Phosphonate Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient Water-Splitting Photocatalysts

by Pablo Salcedo-Abraira, Rubén Serrano-Nieto, Catalina Biglione, María Cabrero-Antonino, Sérgio M.F. Vilela, Artem A. Babaryk, David Tilve-Martínez, Antonio Rodriguez-Diéguez, Sergio Navalón, Hermenegildo García, and Patricia Horcajada

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00054
12 Jun 13:53

[ASAP] Chiral Hybrid Perovskites (R‑/S‑CLPEA)4Bi2I10 with Enhanced Chirality and Spin–Orbit Coupling Splitting for Strong Nonlinear Optical Circular Dichroism and Spin Selectivity Effects

by Jinjin Zhao, Hao Huo, Yingjie Zhao, Yangwu Guo, Meiqiu Dong, Yue Fu, Jingyuan Zhang, Zhixiang Gao, and Lei Kang

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00425
12 Jun 13:52

Light management using photonic structures towards high-index perovskite optoelectronics: fundamentals, designing, and applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,4135-4163
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00646H, Review Article
Yan Zhan, Chang Li, Zhigang Che, Ho Cheung Shum, Xiaotian Hu, Huizeng Li
Photonic structures afford robust means to manipulate photons through optical modes. The collective advantages of enhanced light trapping, light extraction, and colorful, semitransparent devices can be achieved by designing structured perovskite optoelectronics.
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12 Jun 13:52

Green-antisolvent-regulated distribution of p-type self-doping enables tin perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of over 14%

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3430-3440
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00601H, Paper
Zhihao Zhang, Yuanfang Huang, Can Wang, Yiting Jiang, Jialun Jin, Jianbin Xu, Zicheng Li, Zhenhuang Su, Qin Zhou, Jingwei Zhu, Rui He, Da Hou, Huagui Lai, Shengqiang Ren, Cong Chen, Xingyu Gao, Tingting Shi, Walter Hu, Fan Fu, Peng Gao, Dewei Zhao
Green antisolvent diethyl carbonate retards the kinetics of solvent–antisolvent interactions, enabling a gradient distribution of p-type self-doping of perovskite absorber to achieve 14.2%-efficiency Sn-based perovskite solar cells.
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01 Jun 09:26

[ASAP] Alleviating Defect and Oxidation in Tin Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Bidentate Ligand

by Dhruba B. Khadka, Yasuhiro Shirai, Masatoshi Yanagida, Terumasa Tadano, and Kenjiro Miyano

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00243
01 Jun 09:26

[ASAP] Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Lateral and Vertical Heterostructures

by Xianyu Hu, Zhitong Jin, Yunlei Zhong, Jiuxiang Dai, Xinwei Tao, Xingxing Zhang, Junbo Han, Shengwei Jiang, and Lin Zhou

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00172
01 Jun 09:26

Performance-limiting formation kinetics in green water-processed perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3014-3024
DOI: 10.1039/D2EE03742D, Paper
Peng Zhai, Lixia Ren, Yanrui Zhang, Zhuo Xu, Yin Wu, Kui Zhao, Lu Zhang, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu
Halide-free lead nanofluids (NFs) are prepared to optimize the formation kinetics of perovskites based on a green aqueous precursor (Pb(NO3)2/H2O) system via a grain refinement strategy.
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01 Jun 09:26

Codesign of an integrated metal–insulator–semiconductor photocathode for photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethylene

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,2968-2976
DOI: 10.1039/D2EE03525A, Paper
Chanyeon Kim, Alex J. King, Shaul Aloni, Francesca M. Toma, Adam Z. Weber, Alexis T. Bell
Photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene is achieved by codesigning a Cu/TiO2/p-Si photoelectrode. Bilayer ionomer coatings and electrolyte-side illumination enable 4× more ethylene compared to no coatings and semiconductor-side illumination.
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01 Jun 09:25

Tailoring the surface cation configuration of Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites for controllable water oxidation performance

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3331-3338
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00380A, Paper
Yu Li, Gao Chen, Hsiao-Chien Chen, Yanping Zhu, Liangshuang Fei, Longwei Xu, Tiancheng Liu, Jie Dai, Haitao Huang, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao
A facile strategy is proposed to finely manipulate the surface cation configuration of Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites, offering exceptional water oxidation performance in both setups of rotating disk electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies.
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01 Jun 09:23

Trimerized small-molecule acceptors enable high-performance organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage and prolonged life-time

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,3339-3349
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00272A, Paper
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Jin-Woo Lee, Cheng Sun, Tan Ngoc-Lan Phan, Dong Chan Lee, Zhengping Tan, Hyesu Jeon, Shinuk Cho, Soon-Ki Kwon, Yun-Hi Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim
We report a new trimer acceptor (TYT) composed of three Y-based molecules connected by electron-donating spacers. The TYT enables a high-performance and stable organic solar cell (OSC) with a t80% lifetime >8000 h under 1 sun illumination.
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15 May 07:28

A perspective on photoelectrochemical storage materials for coupled solar batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,2432-2447
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00461A, Review Article
Yan-Xi Tan, Xiang Zhang, Jing Lin, Yaobing Wang
In-depth discussions on the motivation and recent progress of photoelectrochemical cathode for coupled solar batteries are provided, along with insights into the future development of materials and devices for practical solar energy storage.
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12 May 08:30

[ASAP] Distilling Accurate Descriptors from Multi-Source Experimental Data for Discovering Highly Active Perovskite OER Catalysts

by Jingzhou Wang, Huachao Xie, Yuanqing Wang, and Runhai Ouyang

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Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03493
12 May 08:29

Perovskite ionics – elucidating degradation mechanisms in perovskite solar cells via device modelling and iodine chemistry

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,2621-2628
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00881A, Paper
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Sapir Bitton, Nir Tessler
Accounting for the perovskite ionic transport and reactions reveals the importance of the electron blocking (hole transporting) layer in determining device stability.
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12 May 08:29

Improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells using π-conjugated aromatic additives with differing hydrophobicities

Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16,2646-2657
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE00247K, Paper
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Ran Wang, Amal Altujjar, Nourdine Zibouche, Xuelian Wang, Ben F. Spencer, Zhenyu Jia, Andrew G. Thomas, Muhamad Z. Mokhtar, Rongsheng Cai, Sarah J. Haigh, Jennifer M. Saunders, M. Saiful Islam, Brian R. Saunders
Perovskite solar cell efficiency and stability are improved by π-conjugated aromatic additives that are hydrophobic or hydrophilic due to strong binding with the perovskite.
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