Issue 3, 2023

Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications

Abstract

Energy and environmental issues have attracted increasing attention globally, where sustainability and low-carbon emissions are seriously considered and widely accepted by government officials. In response to this situation, the development of renewable energy and environmental technologies is urgently needed to complement the usage of traditional fossil fuels. While a big part of advancement in these technologies relies on materials innovations, new materials discovery is limited by sluggish conventional materials synthesis methods, greatly hindering the advancement of related technologies. To address this issue, this review introduces and comprehensively summarizes emerging ultrafast materials synthesis methods that could synthesize materials in times as short as nanoseconds, significantly improving research efficiency. We discuss the unique advantages of these methods, followed by how they benefit individual applications for renewable energy and the environment. We also highlight the scalability of ultrafast manufacturing towards their potential industrial utilization. Finally, we provide our perspectives on challenges and opportunities for the future development of ultrafast synthesis and manufacturing technologies. We anticipate that fertile opportunities exist not only for energy and the environment but also for many other applications.

Graphical abstract: Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
23 sep 2022
First published
18 jan 2023

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023,52, 1103-1128

Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications

X. Hu, D. Zuo, S. Cheng, S. Chen, Y. Liu, W. Bao, S. Deng, S. J. Harris and J. Wan, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023, 52, 1103 DOI: 10.1039/D2CS00322H

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