RSC Advances  

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being employed in brine mining to enhance the extraction of lithium, vital for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, through improved recovery efficiencies and the reduction of energy consumption.

The microbial fuel cell (MFCs) has dual functions, capable of achieving dye decolorization and synchronous power generation.

Vibration of Br⁻ during the Na⁺ ion migration can significantly reduce ion migration activation energy. Therefore, compared to chlorides, bromide should be able to achieve lower migration activation energy and higher Na⁺ ion conduction.

Experimental setup for the photogalvanics of copper and brass working electrodes (here, A is a digital multimeter used as an ammeter; V is another digital multimeter used as voltmeter; R is a potentiometer/rheostat; K is a key).

A schematic of the charge storage mechanism in a novel NiCoCu layered double hydroxide/Ag-citrate–polyaniline–functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite electrode material.

For sodium batteries, the development of gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) with remarkable electrochemical properties is in its early stage and persists to be a challenge.

Driving towards sustainable energy solutions: harnessing metal–organic framework/graphene oxide composites to propel high-efficiency smart supercapacitors.

Climate change is causing a rise in the need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable and clean energy such as hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.

This study investigates the electrocatalytic water splitting capabilities of hexamethylene tetra-amine-linked NiCo-MOF, synthesized via hydrothermal approach. It reveals low overpotentials of 274 mV and 330 mV with Tafel slopes of 78 mV dec⁻¹ and 86 mV dec⁻¹ towards HER and OER respectively.

In this work, a spatially resolved analytical method based on scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to distinguish different degradation phenomena in polymer electrolyte membranes was developed.

PANI was successfully grown in situ on the surface of MXene derived from CDP. The composite exhibited a good specific surface area and high specific capacitance.

Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃ is an ideal cathode material for sodium-ion batteries with a high theoretical energy density. In this paper, the electronic conductivity of Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃ was improved by using a simple surface carbon coating method, and excellent electrochemical properties were obtained.

Through the analysis of tens of thousands of cycles in LTO pouch batteries at a high rate of 40C, we found that the failure was mainly caused by the consumption of electrolyte and the microcracks emerged on the cathode electrode materials NCM622.

Copper oxide-based nanocomposites are promising electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors due to their unique properties that aid electrolyte access and ion diffusion to the electrode surface.

The carbon coated graphite prepared by CVD method can meet the stable cycling. The pouch cell GC-2‖LiCoO₂ exhibits noteworthy durability, retaining 87% of its capacity even after 1200 cycles at a high charge/discharge rate of 5C/5C.

The impregnation of PNCO into the LSC anode can effectively improve the electrochemical performance of CO₂ in high-temperature electrolysis due to the generation of PNCO nanofilms on the anode.

1D hollow tubular/2D nanosheet hybrid dimensional porous carbon was synthesized through one-step carbonization using 1D fibrous brucite and 2D layered magnesium carbonate hydroxide as templates.

Efficient electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) to various products, such as carbon monoxide (CO), is crucial for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enabling renewable energy storage.

This study reports fabrication of flexible supercapacitor with slot-die coated activated carbon electrodes derived from upcycled PET face shield, displaying excellent energy and power density of 21.8 W h kg⁻¹ and 20 600 W kg⁻¹ with good flexibility.

Treatment of carbon papers with Ti₃C₂T_x MXene solution for vanadium redox flow batteries.

Environmental degradation and energy constraint are important risks to long-term sustainability in the modern world.

Insoluble polymerized organic electrode is developed and wrapped in graphite sheets, which possesses low-impedance and realized a cycling life of over 1500 cycles. This work provides insights for exploring high-performance organic cathodes.

Enhancing the flame retardancy of electrolytes and the stability of lithium anodes is of great significance to improve the safety performance of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.

Fluorinated carbon was employed as a cathode active substance for aqueous zinc batteries for the first time.

Herein, the study reported unique one-pot and scalable solid-state methodology to prepare bismuth sulphide (Bi₂S₃)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites using bismuth oxide (Bi₂O₃), thiourea and graphene oxide (GO) for energy storage applications.