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25 Mar 07:15

[ASAP] N-type Semiconducting Polymers Based on Dicyano Naphthobisthiadiazole: High Electron Mobility with Unfavorable Backbone Twist

by Keitaro Iguchi, Tsubasa Mikie, Masahiko Saito, Kimihiro Komeyama, Takuji Seo, Yutaka Ie, and Itaru Osaka

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00204
25 Mar 07:10

Toward highly efficient and stable Sn2+ and mixed Pb2+/Sn2+ based halide perovskite solar cells through device engineering

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03368E, Review Article
Eng Liang Lim, Anders Hagfeldt, Dongqin Bi
Device engineering with various strategies is discussed in detail to improve the performance and stability of Sn2+-based perovskite solar cells.
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25 Mar 07:10

Optimizing accuracy and efficacy in data-driven materials discovery for the solar production of hydrogen

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2335-2348
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE02984J, Paper
Yihuang Xiong, Quinn T. Campbell, Julian Fanghanel, Catherine K. Badding, Huaiyu Wang, Nicole E. Kirchner-Hall, Monica J. Theibault, Iurii Timrov, Jared S. Mondschein, Kriti Seth, Rebecca Katz, Andrés Molina Villarino, Betül Pamuk, Megan E. Penrod, Mohammed M. Khan, Tiffany Rivera, Nathan C. Smith, Xavier Quintana, Paul Orbe, Craig J. Fennie, Senorpe Asem-Hiablie, James L. Young, Todd G. Deutsch, Matteo Cococcioni, Venkatraman Gopalan, Héctor D. Abruña, Raymond E. Schaak, Ismaila Dabo
We develop and demonstrate a comprehensive data-driven screening protocol with co-validation between experiment and theory to maximize the success rate of materials discovery for photocatalytic hydrogen generation.
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25 Mar 07:10

Novel Cu(Zn)–Ge–P compounds as advanced anode materials for Li-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2394-2407
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03553J, Paper
Wenwu Li, Pengfei Shen, Lufeng Yang, Anjie Chen, Jeng-Han Wang, Yunyong Li, Hailong Chen, Meilin Liu
The Cu(Zn)–Ge–P compounds have high ionic and electronic conductivity and good tolerance to volume change during cycling, thus delivering excellent Li-storage performance.
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25 Mar 07:09

Transition from perovskite to misfit-layered structure materials: a highly oxygen deficient and stable oxygen electrode catalyst

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2472-2484
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE02799E, Paper
Muhammad Saqib, In-Gyu Choi, Hohan Bae, Kwangho Park, Ji-Seop Shin, You-Dong Kim, John-In Lee, Minkyeong Jo, Yeong-Cehol Kim, Kug-Seung Lee, Sun-Ju Song, Eric D. Wachsman, Jun-Young Park
Despite the recent substantial progress in reversible protonic ceramic cells (RPCCs) it remains essential to further develop oxygen electrode materials that show superior activity and stability for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions due to the intrinsically sluggish kinetics of oxygen electrode reactions at lower temperature (<700 °C).
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25 Mar 07:09

Palladium alloys used as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03915B, Review Article
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Tianlei Wang, Arunabhiram Chutia, Dan J. L. Brett, Paul R. Shearing, Guanjie He, Guoliang Chai, Ivan P. Parkin
This review provides an overview on Pd-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) through the scientometric analysis and critical review methods. The main focus is on activity regulation and synthetic methods.
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09 Mar 10:06

3.17% efficient Cu2ZnSnS4–BiVO4 integrated tandem cell for standalone overall solar water splitting

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1480-1489
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03892J, Paper
Dingwang Huang, Kang Wang, Lintao Li, Kuang Feng, Na An, Shigeru Ikeda, Yongbo Kuang, Yunhau Ng, Feng Jiang
3.17% efficient Cu2ZnSnS4–BiVO4 integrated tandem cell and a large scale 5 × 5 cm integrated CZTS–BiVO4 tandem device for standalone overall solar water splitting was assembled for the first time.
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09 Mar 10:05

22.8%-Efficient single-crystal mixed-cation inverted perovskite solar cells with a near-optimal bandgap

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2263-2268
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03839C, Communication
Open Access Open Access
Abdullah Y. Alsalloum, Bekir Turedi, Khulud Almasabi, Xiaopeng Zheng, Rounak Naphade, Samuel D. Stranks, Omar F. Mohammed, Osman M. Bakr
A mixed-cation single-crystal lead-halide perovskite absorber layer was utilized to construct 22.8%-efficient solar cells with an expanded near infrared response that approaches the ideal bandgap range (1.1–1.4 eV) for single-junction solar cells.
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09 Mar 10:05

Spontaneous interface engineering for dopant-free poly(3-hexylthiophene) perovskite solar cells with efficiency over 24%

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2419-2428
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03312J, Paper
Min Ju Jeong, Kyung Mun Yeom, Se Jin Kim, Eui Hyuk Jung, Jun Hong Noh
Halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently shown a leap forward in performance by reducing the recombination loss at the interface between the perovskite and hole-transporting layers through surface treatment.
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09 Mar 10:05

Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and dinitrogen to value-added products: a review

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1959-2008
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03756G, Review Article
Hesamoddin Rabiee, Lei Ge, Xueqin Zhang, Shihu Hu, Mengran Li, Zhiguo Yuan
Opportunities, challenges and design criteria associated with Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for various electrochemical applications.
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09 Mar 10:03

[ASAP] Metal–Organic Layers with an Enhanced Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Section and Up-Converted Emission

by Xuefu Hu, Zhiye Wang, Yuming Su, Peican Chen, Yibin Jiang, Cankun Zhang, and Cheng Wang

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03457
09 Mar 10:03

[ASAP] Highly Efficient Preparation of Graphite Oxide without Water Enhanced Oxidation

by Hong Yuan, Jianglin Ye, Chuanren Ye, Songsen Yin, Jieyun Li, Kai Su, Gang Fang, Yanhong Wu, Yaxuan Zheng, Ming Ge, Runli Tang, Guanping Feng, Yan Qu, and Yanwu Zhu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04505
09 Mar 10:02

[ASAP] Structural Engineering in Polymer Semiconductors with Aromatic N-Heterocycles

by Jianyao Huang and Gui Yu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03975
09 Mar 10:02

[ASAP] Stability Improvement of Perovskite Solar Cells by Compositional and Interfacial Engineering

by Weiguang Chi and Sanjay K. Banerjee

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04931
09 Mar 09:41

[ASAP] Evidence for the Coexistence of Polysulfide and Conversion Reactions in the Lithium Storage Mechanism of MoS2 Anode Material

by Woosung Choi, Yun Seok Choi, Hyunwoo Kim, Jaesang Yoon, Yelim Kwon, Taewhan Kim, Ju-Hyun Ryu, Ji Hye Lee, Wontae Lee, Joonsuk Huh△, Ji Man Kim, and Won-Sub Yoon

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02992
09 Mar 09:41

[ASAP] Naphthalenothiophene Imide-Based Polymer Donor for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

by Haijun Ning, Gongya Zhang, Hui Chen, Zhuoran Wang, Shaofei Ni, Fushen Lu, Fan Liu, Li Dang, Jiangang Liu, Feng He, and Qinghe Wu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03202
09 Mar 09:41

[ASAP] Engineering Brightness-Matched Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots

by Reyhaneh Toufanian, Margaret Chern, Victoria H. Kong, and Allison M. Dennis

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03181
19 Feb 09:09

Heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid/formate: from nanoscale to single atom

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1247-1285
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03575K, Review Article
Ruiyan Sun, Yuhe Liao, Shao-Tao Bai, Mingyuan Zheng, Cheng Zhou, Tao Zhang, Bert F. Sels
This review provides an overview of advances on constructing heterogeneous nanostructured and single atom catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid/formate. The main focus is placed on structure–activity correlations and mechanistic insights.
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19 Feb 08:59

Economically viable CO2 electroreduction embedded within ethylene oxide manufacturing

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1530-1543
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03310C, Paper
Magda H. Barecka, Joel W. Ager, Alexei A. Lapkin
Integration of CO2 electroreduction into ethylene oxide plants significantly reduces CO2 emissions and is economically viable in the short term.
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19 Feb 08:58

A universal method for constructing high efficiency organic solar cells with stacked structures

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2314-2321
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03490H, Paper
Yanan Wei, Jianwei Yu, Linqing Qin, Hao Chen, Xiaoxi Wu, Zhixiang Wei, Xin Zhang, Zuo Xiao, Liming Ding, Feng Gao, Hui Huang
Quantitative relationship between the protective factor (δ) and PCE of stacked structures of OSC with a record PCE of 17.52% is proposed to understand the mechanism and provide a guideline for solvent choices of eco-friendly solvent protection method.
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19 Feb 08:58

Self-passivation of low-dimensional hybrid halide perovskites guided by structural characteristics and degradation kinetics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,2357-2368
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03836A, Paper
Ke Meng, Xiao Wang, Zhimin Li, Zhou Liu, Zhi Qiao, Chunwu Wang, Youdi Hu, Shunde Li, Lei Cheng, Yufeng Zhai, Gang Chen
Inspired and guided by the structural characteristics and degradation kinetics of a low-dimensional perovskite (LDP) film, an effective self-passivation strategy is proposed to fabricate the high-performance LDP based solar cells.
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19 Feb 08:58

Advanced manufacturing for electrosynthesis of fuels and chemicals from CO2

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,3064-3074
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03679J, Paper
Daniel Corral, Jeremy T. Feaster, Sadaf Sobhani, Joshua R. DeOtte, Dong Un Lee, Andrew A. Wong, Julie Hamilton, Victor A. Beck, Amitava Sarkar, Christopher Hahn, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Sarah E. Baker, Eric B. Duoss
Changing the reactor design paradigm for improved CO2 electrolyzers through advanced manufacturing.
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19 Feb 08:58

Advancing photoreforming of organics: highlights on photocatalyst and system designs for selective oxidation reactions

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1140-1175
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03116J, Review Article
Cui Ying Toe, Constantine Tsounis, Jiajun Zhang, Hassan Masood, Denny Gunawan, Jason Scott, Rose Amal
This review appraises recent literature and provides guidelines for the rational design of photocatalytic system for selective photoreforming reaction.
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19 Feb 08:57

Photogeneration and the bulk quantum efficiency of organic photovoltaics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14,1584-1593
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03885G, Paper
Kan Ding, Xiaheng Huang, Yongxi Li, Stephen R. Forrest
The bulk quantum efficiency is the ratio of current generated in the active region of a bulk heterojunction to the light absorbed. Using this parameter, we can distinguish the location of recombination between the heterojunction and the peripheral layers of the organic photovoltaic cell.
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19 Feb 08:56

[ASAP] Highly Selective Synthesis of Monolayer or Bilayer WSe2 Single Crystals by Pre-annealing the Solid Precursor

by Zhengwei Zhang, Yuan Liu, Chen Dai, Xiangdong Yang, Peng Chen, Huifang Ma, Bei Zhao, Ruixia Wu, Ziwei Huang, Di Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Ying Huangfu, Sen Xin, Jun Luo, Yiliu Wang, Jia Li, Bo Li, and Xidong Duan

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04210
19 Feb 08:50

[ASAP] Probing Dynamics of Water Mass Transfer in Organic Porous Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Materials by Neutron Spectroscopy

by Mohamed Zbiri, Catherine M. Aitchison, Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Andrew I. Cooper, and Anne A. Y. Guilbert

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04425
19 Feb 08:49

[ASAP] Resolving the Evolution of Atomic Layer-Deposited Thin-Film Growth by Continuous In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

by Xiaohui Qu, Danhua Yan, Ruoshui Li, Jiajie Cen, Chenyu Zhou, Wenrui Zhang, Deyu Lu, Klaus Attenkofer, Dario J. Stacchiola, Mark S. Hybertsen, Eli Stavitski, and Mingzhao Liu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04547
19 Feb 08:48

[ASAP] Molecular Disorder in Crystalline Thin Films of an Asymmetric BTBT Derivative

by Sebastian Hofer, Johanna Unterkofler, Martin Kaltenegger, Guillaume Schweicher, Christian Ruzié, Adrián Tamayo, Tommaso Salzillo, Marta Mas-Torrent, Alessandro Sanzone, Luca Beverina, Yves Henry Geerts, and Roland Resel

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04725
19 Feb 08:46

[ASAP] X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Resonant X-ray Spectroscopy Investigations of Interactions between Thin Metal Catalyst Films and Amorphous Titanium Dioxide Photoelectrode Protection Layers

by Matthias H. Richter, Wen-Hui Cheng, Ethan J. Crumlin, Walter S. Drisdell, Harry A. Atwater, Dieter Schmeißer, Nathan S. Lewis, and Bruce S. Brunschwig

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04043
19 Feb 08:46

[ASAP] Observation of Stepwise Ultrafast Crystallization Kinetics of Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers and Correlation with Field Effect Mobility

by Shaochuan Luo, Nan Li, Song Zhang, Chen Zhang, Tengfei Qu, Michael U. Ocheje, Gi Xue, Xiaodan Gu, Simon Rondeau-Gagné, Wenbing Hu, Sihong Wang, Chao Teng, Dongshan Zhou, and Jie Xu

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Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03854