Themed collection Energy Advances: Highlight Japan & South Korea
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Advancements in cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries: current landscape, obstacles, and prospects
This perspective highlights progress in the development of cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries, whilst providing valuable insights into unexplored compositional spaces that can be pursued for high-performance electrode materials.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 60-107
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00406F
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Organic ionic plastic crystals: flexible solid electrolytes for lithium secondary batteries
This review introduces organic ionic plastic crystals (OIPCs) as Li-ion conductors and recent progress in the development of Li secondary batteries with OIPC-based solid electrolytes.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 748-764
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00078H
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Two-dimensional materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting
This review summarizes the superiorities and utilizations of 2D materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting including transition metal dichalcogenides, graphene, graphdiyne, black phosphorus, layered double hydroxides, g-C3N4, and MXenes.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 34-53
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00231K
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Machine learning-aided unraveling of the importance of structural features for the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction on multimetal oxides based on their A-site metal configurations
Machine learning analysis revealed the importance of structural features involving A-site metals in AxByOz multimetal oxides for their OER activity.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1351-1356
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00238A
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Improved electrode reversibility of anionic redox with highly concentrated electrolyte solution and aramid-coated polyolefin separator
High-capacity electrode materials made of abundant elements are necessary to develop cost-effective energy storage applications.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 508-512
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00066D
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Improved reversibility of lithium deposition and stripping with high areal capacity under practical conditions through enhanced wettability of the polyolefin separator to highly concentrated electrolytes
Highly concentrated electrolytes (HCEs) have attracted great interest as electrolyte candidates for Li metal batteries because of their functionalities in improving the reversibility and cycling performance of the Li metal negative electrode.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 503-507
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00359G
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Free-standing graphene oxide/oxidized carbon nanotube films with mixed proton and electron conductor properties
A free-standing film of graphene oxide and oxidized single-wall carbon nanotubes showing efficient mixed proton and electron conduction at room temperature is demonstrated.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 293-297
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00314G
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A mild synthetic strategy for removing acetic acid from fast pyrolysis-derived bio-oils utilizing Friedel–Crafts acylation reactions
Acetic acid from fast pyrolysis-derived bio-oils was removed by Friedel–Crafts acylation reactions, generating acetophenones, which possess more than eight carbons and could be converted to valuable components of fuels.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 980-983
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00259K
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Gas-fed photoelectrochemical reactions sustained by phosphotungstic acid as an inorganic surface electrolyte
Phosphotungstic acid (H3PW12O40) can function as a surface solid electrolyte for porous WO3 photoanode in gas-phase photoelectrochemical reactions such as water vapour splitting and methane conversion in the absence of liquid electrolytes.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 558-563
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00568B
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Preparation of carbon–sulphur composite electrodes by solution impregnation and application to all-solid-state lithium–sulphur batteries
Composite electrodes were prepared by impregnating both sulphur and solid electrolyte solutions into the interior of the porous carbon and drying them, and the composites were applied to all solid-state lithium-sulphur batteries.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 609-613
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00513E
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Combination of float charging and occasional discharging to cause serious LIB degradation analyzed by operando neutron diffraction
Negative synergistic effect of a combination of float charging and occasional discharging.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 529-542
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00557G
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Performance evaluation of lithium metal rechargeable batteries with a lithium excess cation-disordered rocksalt based positive electrode under high mass loading and lean electrolyte conditions
Operation of 500 W h kg−1 class rechargeable batteries was demonstrated. Non-destructive XCT analysis revealed volume expansion of the lithium metal electrode as the primary reason for the capacity fading.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 248-254
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00281K
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A novel poly(acrylonitrile)/poly(ethylene glycol)-based polymer gel electrolyte for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells
This research article reports on a systematic approach to the development of polymer gel electrolytes (PGEs) for the applications of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1702-1712
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00079F
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Liquid phase epitaxy of CuGaO2 on GaN: P–N heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting
A P–N heterostructure composed of CuGaO2 and GaN shows outstanding photocatalytic water splitting.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1495-1499
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00226H
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An efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst using Ni–Co layered double hydroxide anchored on reduced graphene oxide
An efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst has been reported from rGO anchored NiCo-LDH nanosheets.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1375-1380
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00192J
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Activation of hydrogen-evolution reactivity in an Rh-doped SrTiO3 photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation by loading with controlled platinum nanoclusters
The photocatalytic hydrogen-evolution activity of hydrophilic Pt nanocluster-loaded SrTiO3:Rh was improved to 30% compared to that prepared by the conventional method.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1148-1154
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00159H
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A chlorinated polythiophene-based polymer as a dopant-free hole transport material in perovskite solar cells
We report a chlorine-substituted polythiophene-based, dioxobenzodithiophene-containing conjugated polymer (P2T-Cl) as a promising dopant-free hole transport material in lead halide perovskite solar cells.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1030-1035
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00113J
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Capacity-prediction models for organic anode-active materials of lithium-ion batteries: advances in predictors using small data
A capacity prediction model for organic anode active materials was constructed using sparse modeling for small data. The new model was validated in terms of the prediction accuracy, validity of the descriptors, and amount of the training data.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1014-1021
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00161J
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Lithiation/delithiation of silicon heavily doped with boron synthesized using the Czochralski process
The effects of B doping and its impurity concentration (1600, 4700, and 12400 ppm) on the electrochemical lithiation/delithiation of Si were examined using single crystals synthesized by the Czochralski method.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 813-819
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00021D
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Photo-assisted electrochemical CO2 reduction at a boron-doped diamond cathode
A photo-assisted electrochemical system converting CO2 into formic acid by photoelectrochemical water oxidation at TiO2 nanotubes coupled with electrochemical CO2 reduction at boron-doped diamond.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 733-738
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00054K
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A high performance piezoelectric–triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design
Generation of electricity from naturally abandoned mechanical vibrations is of utmost importance in the modern era of the internet of things.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 613-622
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00143H
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Type-II BiVO4/Ni3(hexahydroxytriphenylene)2 heterojunction photoanodes for effective photoelectrochemical reaction
M3(hexahydroxytriphenylene)2 (M = Ni, Co, Cu; hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP)) was uniformly coated onto BiVO4 thin films via a facile solvothermal process, and the photoelectrochemical performance of the BiVO4/M3(HHTP)2 photoanodes was investigated.
Energy Adv., 2022,1, 197-204
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00008C
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Highlighting work in Energy Advances from Japan and South Korea