Themed collection Materials and Devices for the Energy Transition in Latin America

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of lithium in Chile, with a forward-looking assessment in the context of the ongoing national lithium strategy.

This work demonstrates how nature-inspired and derived approaches can significantly impact energy storage. Also, it provides a workflow to accelerate the development of these technologies, helping these batteries move closer to market readiness.

The choice of an adequate synthesis method is a fundamental step to obtain complex oxides photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical production of solar fuels.

Amino-functionalized ZnO exhibits enhanced CO₂ adsorption capacity and selectivity for electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to CO.

Bipolar plates (B.P.s) based on a polymer matrix and carbon materials have lately been considered potential alternatives in fabricating polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) components.

The p–n type II heterojunction formed between p-CuO and n-Cu₂O led to better separation and less charge carrier recombination, and the presence of CuS accelerates electron transfer at the photocathode/electrolyte interface.

Leveraging alkaline modifiers in CuO synthesis, particularly the novel MEA/KOH combination, optimizes CO₂ photoreduction, marking a significant advance in green technology.

Tracking the soft dynamic nature of halide perovskites is challenging. Theoretical calculations and experiment comparisons are complex. We discuss how different strategies for calculating averages in AIMD can be tuned to specific measurements.

Niobium anodization, with subsequent heat and cathodic treatments, forms a self-doped Nb₂O₅ with excellent photoelectrochemical properties and stability over days.

We employed a solvent-free mechanochemical post-treatment on a fluorophosphate electrode for sodium-ion batteries. Electrochemical analysis showed enhanced kinetic properties and improved ionic mobility while maintaining crystal structure.

Tungsten oxide (WO₃) is a promising material for photocatalysis.

An optimistic system for CO₂ reduction! This study employs BiVO₄ as a cathode catalyst by a photoelectrochemical method. Different tests were performed by altering the excitation source and photo- and electrochemical methods were compared.

This study focuses on enhancing the performance of thermally deoxygenated graphite oxide (TDGO) supercapacitor electrodes by incorporating a redox additive viz., 0.03 M K₃Fe(CN)₆ in 6 M KOH.

Boosting ethane and hydrogen generation combining photocatalytic methane conversion and water splitting employing TiO₂/WO₃/Pt-based photocatalysts.