RSC Advances  

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.

The feasibility of utilizing the mud solid waste produced during sugar refining as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative for the removal of methylene blue and Congo red from wastewater is presented.

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.

The environmentally friendly BiFe_1−x(Ti_1/2Cu_1/2)_xO₃ system with various substitution rates, including x = 0 (BFO), x = 0.02 (BFTCO₂) and x = 0.04 (BFTCO₄), has been synthesized using the solid-state reaction technique.

In this study, Ag/AgBr–O-gCN samples with ternary Z-type heterojunctions were prepared by in situ photoreduction using water as the reducing agent for generating Ag/AgBr active species and oxygen doping.

A one-step melt-blown spinning process has been proposed for the production of bicomponent core/sheath (BCS) crimped fibers, which can be applied to high-efficiency, low-resistance air filtration.

The impact of the active catalyst particle size on the CO₂ hydrogenation and product selectivity is presented using MOF-derived Fe-based catalytic system.

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.

This study demonstrates that the coordinated defluorination system (IE-BA) which is made up of the industrial aluminum electrode and natural bauxite for fluoride removal. The defluorination mechanism of the IE-BA system is discussed.

Developing low-cost and efficient photocatalyst/co-catalyst systems that promote CO₂ reduction remains a challenge.

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.

Carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a hopeful alternative in the realm of photovoltaics.

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.

Zn doping promotes the formation of oxygen vacancy, which anchors and disperses Ba.

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.

In this study, mesoporous activated carbon was prepared from bamboo parenchyma cells for MB removal from water.

Ocean ecological environments are seriously affected by oil spilling and plastic-debris, significantly reducing marine pollution via using biocomposite production from natural fiber reinforcement is a friendly way to deal with marine oil pollution.

In recent years, flexible conductive materials have attracted considerable attention for their potential use in flexible energy storage devices, touch panels, sensors, memristors, and other applications.