Metal–halide perovskites have rapidly emerged as next-generation photovoltaic materials, reshaping the field of solar energy research. Their appeal lies in their simple processing methods, abundant precursors, and rapidly advancing power...
This work presents an integrated "power-to-green hydrogen" concept that couples a natural-gasfired Allam-Fetvedt (AF) power cycle with low/high-temperature water electrolysis using protonexchange membrane (PEM), anion-exchange membrane (AEM) and solid-oxide electrolysis...
Electrooxidation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-derived ethylene glycol (EG) provides a promising strategy to couple plastic waste valorization with energy-efficient hydrogen production.Replacing the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with the ethylene...
Doping-induced electronic structure modulation and defects can be an effective strategy for electro-catalysts and energy storage applications.
Bifacial perovskite solar cells (Bi-PSCs) enable enhanced power output by harvesting light from both sides. Here, a dielectric/metal/dielectric based transparent rear electrode enables efficient bifacial operation and high-power output.
Folding for energy storage: peptoid secondary structure influences azobenzene photoisomerization and thermal relaxation, providing a molecular strategy to optimize solar energy capture, storage, and on-demand heat release.
Halide perovskite-based moisture electricity generators (MEGs) are based primarily on single-phase materials, with heterointerface engineering remaining largely unexplored. Herein, an efficient MEG system based on Cs2CuCl4/Cs2MnCl4(H2O)2 heterostructure is developed to...
Homogeneous CGO dispersion in a PSNC cathode extends triple-phase boundaries, enhances oxygen-ion transport, and accelerates oxygen reduction kinetics, delivering markedly improved electrochemical performance for intermediate-temperature SOFCs.
Achieving sufficient electrochemical activity in redox-active organic materials relies on incorporating sufficient conductive carbon to establish a percolating network between the active phase and the current collector. This network is...
Designing efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts is crucial for developing next-generation energy conversion technologies. Hydrazine fuel cells hold great potential as sustainable energy sources. However, their widespread application is constrained by the...
The CuSe 2 secondary phase formation in Ge substituted Cu 2 SnSe 3 , significantly improves the power factor to 284 µW m −1 K −2 and reducing the lattice thermal conductivity to 0.58 W m −1 K −1 , resulting an enhanced zT of 0.31 at 653 K for Cu 2 Sn 0.3 Ge 0.7 Se 3 .
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) witnessed remarkable breakthroughs in power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) over the last decade. Nevertheless, the inferior operational reliability and environmental tolerance of PSCs remained the core bottleneck...
Crystal engineering tunes facets, defects, strain and emerging crystalline platforms to accelerate sulfur redox kinetics, suppress LiPS shuttling and guide practical Li–S electrocatalyst design.
Methanol is an essential chemical and energy carrier whose production pathways are being reevaluated in support of global decarbonization targets. This study proposes and evaluates an integrated process for methanol...
Boron carbide (B4C) has high active electrons due to its density of state localization, so it can be used as an active site to activate CO2 molecules. At the same...
The selective separation of cellulose I material from corn straw and conversion of lignin can be conducted over protic ionic liquids.
The acid strength of grafted catalytic sites on porous silica nanospheres impacts the rate and selectivity of fructose dehydration to HMF; however, reaction parameters (temperature and time) also prove to be critical.
The Co 2 NiO 4 /NF bifunctional catalyst achieves ∼100% reversible hydrogenation/dehydrogenation conversion of quinoxaline/tetrahydroquinoxaline under mild conditions, providing support for the research on practical quinoxaline-based flow batteries.
This review redefines waste plastic pyrolysis as a controllable process governed by underlying reaction mechanisms rather than a purely thermal decomposition route, positioning it as a tunable platform for chemical production.
