Themed collection Most downloaded articles of 2017: Energy Chemistry

In this review we look beyond CH₃NH₃PbI₃ to other ns² containing solar absorbers, with the aim of identifying those materials likely to achieve high efficiencies.

Metal–organic framework derived carbon-confined Ni₂P nanocrystals supported on graphene with high effective surface area, more exposed active sites, and enhanced charge transport were successfully designed.

A fast and facile route for the optimization of covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) for photocatalytic hydrogen production is presented.

Formamidine and Cs-based quasi two-dimensional perovskites were newly synthesized for photovoltaic solar cells.

The intrinsic high rate capability of hard carbon anodes in sodium-ion batteries is revealed by a three-electrode cell.

An OLED device with fully solution processed organic layers with new laminatable TADF dendrimers, which exhibits 9.5% external quantum efficiency, is reported.

A novel N-doped MOF-based hierarchical carbon fiber (NPCF) towards supercapacitors was prepared by the pyrolysis of MOF nanofibers.

Stable Janus structured Pt–FeNC nanoparticles as an ORR catalyst.

Multilevel interior nanoporous CuCo₂O₄ microspheres have been for the first time developed using a facile self-templated method.