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All-solid-state lithium batteries are considered as the priority candidates for next-generation energy storage devices due to their better safety and higher energy density. As the key part of solid-state batteries, solid-state electrolytes have made ...

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are promising candidates for next-generation high-efficiency energy storage, yet their practical implementation is seriously impeded by the parasitic shuttle effect and sluggish reaction kinetics. Herein, we develop a ...

Nickel-rich cathode materials have attracted widespread interest due to their high capacity; however, the structure is prone to degradation and collapse during cycling, resulting in poor stability performance and safety, hindering the development of high-...

Double perovskites (DPs) with Cs₂AgInCl₆ composition, as one of the lead-free perovskites, have been in the spotlight owing to their intriguing optical properties, namely, self-trapped exciton (STE) emission and dopant-induced photoluminescence. However, ...

Over the past few decades, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been recognized as the most attractive energy-involved materials due to their unique features, including ultrahigh specific surface area, superior porous structure, and excellent ...

Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) have emerged as one of the most potent techniques for hydrogen production. As the restricted step for SOEC, as well as the most predominant obstacle to the scaled application, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) should ...

Recently, sulfide-based solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have attracted much attention owing to their high ionic conductivity and feasible mechanical features. The environmental stability of sulfide-based SSEs is one of the critical aspects due to the ...

ChatGPT has become a very popular artificial intelligence tool recently, with the ability to “chat” with human beings. It can perform some challenging tasks such as writing essays, coding, composing, painting, etc. While the roles of ChatGPT in helping ...

The development of antiferroelectric materials with large energy density and fast discharge speed makes dielectric capacitors possess great prospects for applications in pulsed power technology. Here, the PbHfO₃-based ceramics with compositions of Pb(Hf_1-...

In this paper, the spherical particles growth during lithium electrodeposition was investigated by directly solving the governing equations based on the Landau transformation method. The basic growth kinetic characteristics of a spherical particle during ...

Lithium halide electrolytes show great potential in constructing high-energy-density solid-state batteries with high-voltage cathode materials due to their high electrochemical stability and wide voltage windows. However, the high cost and low ...

Green production of functional nano-oxides on a large scale is crucial for the modern manufacturing industries. Traditional hydrothermal methods and ball milling are usually time-consuming and require long-term energy input with undesired by-products. ...

For next-generation all-solid-state metal batteries, the computation can lead to the discovery of new solid electrolytes with increased ionic conductivity and excellent safety. Based on computational predictions, a new proposed solid electrolyte with a ...

The semiconductor-based photoanodes have shown great potential on photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation. Compared to the pristine semiconductor, photoanodes fabricated with doped semiconductors exhibit modulated bandgap structure and enhanced ...

Transition metal sulfides demonstrate attractive potential for sodium storage owing to their high theoretical specific capacity and high reserve. However, the low conductivity and volume expansion deteriorate their high-rate performance and cycling ...

Layered Ni-rich materials for lithium-ion batteries exhibit high discharge capacities but degraded cyclability at the same time. The limited cycling stability originates from many aspects. One of the critical factors is the intrinsic insulating residual ...

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles because of their high energy density and long cycle life. However, the spontaneous combustion accident of electric vehicles caused by thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries seriously threatens ...

Desalination of saline water is becoming an increasingly critical strategy to overcome the global challenge of drinkable water shortage, but current desalination methods are often plagued with major drawbacks of high energy consumption, high capital cost, ...

Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are considered as one of the most promising next-generation energy storage devices because of their ultrahigh theoretical energy density beyond lithium-ion batteries. The cycling stability of Li metal anode largely ...

Because of unique optoelectronic properties, such as extended carrier lifetime, large absorption coefficient, high defect tolerance factor, low exciton binding energy, and ambipolar diffusion, metal halide perovskites display enormous potential for the ...

BaTaO₂N with intense visible light absorption has been demonstrated as a promising photocatalyst for Z-scheme overall water splitting, whereas the photocatalytic activity of BaTaO₂N is still restricted by strong charge recombination at structural defects. ...

Microspinel LiMn₂O₄ (LMO) is a widely used cathode material in power lithium-ion batteries. However, inevitable Mn dissolution and dynamic phase instability will cause the degradation of microspinel LMO during cycling. Here, a low-tortuosity LMO (LMO-LT) ...

As a new 2-dimensional material, borophene is expected to be used in energy storage devices because of its unique electronic properties. However, its utilization in rechargeable aluminum batteries (RABs) is limited by high valence of Al (3s²3p¹). Namely, ...

Hydrogen energy is considered as an ideal energy with the advantages of green, sustainability, and high energy density, and water splitting is one of the efficient strategies for green hydrogen without carbon emission. As for cathodic hydrogen evolution ...

Anatase titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is a potential anode material for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). However, the low electronic conductivity and sluggish ion diffusion kinetics at high rate hamper its practical applications. Herein, we demonstrate a sol-gel ...

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have great potential as promising candidates for next-generation energy conversion and storage devices, benefiting from competitive theoretical capacity, low cost, and high security. However, further applications of ZIBs ...

Electrochemical water splitting is one of the effective ways to obtain highly pure hydrogen. However, as one of the two half reactions, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has a high overpotential, resulting in the low-energy utilization efficiency. Therefore,...

The magnesium/lithium hybrid batteries (MLHBs) featuring dendrite-less deposition with Mg anode and Li-storage cathode are a promising alternative to Li-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. However, their limited energy density limits their ...

Development of wearable and portable electronics promotes the miniaturization of energy storage devices. Microsupercapacitor (MSC) featuring in fast charging and discharging rates, long cycle life, and high-power density stands out from miniaturized ...

Electrochromic (EC) devices have been regarded as promising candidates for energy-saving smart windows, next-generation displays, and wearable electronics. Monovalent ions such as H⁺- and Li⁺-based electrolytes are the benchmark insertion ions for EC ...

Developing low cost and stable metal electrode is crucial for mass production of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). As an earth-abundant element, Cu becomes an alternative candidate to replace noble metal electrodes such as Au and Ag, due to its comparable ...

Recently, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have faced bottlenecks in terms of energy/power density and safety issues caused by flammable electrolytes. In this regard, all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) may be one of the most promising solutions. However, many ...

The doped garnet-type solid electrolytes are attracting great interest due to high ionic conductivity and excellent electrochemical stability against Li metal. However, the thick electrolyte layer and rigid nature as well as poor interfacial contact are ...

The development of photocatalysts with wide spectral absorption and high charge separation efficiency has always been a pursued objective for photocatalytic solar energy conversion. Herein, we reported a wide-range visible-light-active Bi₄TaO₈Cl (BTOC) ...

Direct liquid fuel cells (DLFCs) are promising clean energy conversion devices for their high energy density, low environmental pollution, and convenient transportation and storage. However, the commercialization of DLFCs is still limited by the lack of ...

Halide perovskites have been emerging as promising photocatalytic materials for H₂ evolution from water due to their outstanding photoelectric properties. However, the lack of proper surface reactive sites greatly hinders the photocatalytic potential of ...

The rechargeable aluminum batteries (RAB) have shown great potential for energy storage applications due to their low-cost and superior volumetric capacity. However, the battery performances are far from satisfactory owing to the poor kinetics of ...

Single-component emitters with broadband emission are attractive but challenging for illumination and display applications. The two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have exhibited outstanding broad emission property due to low electronic ...

Hard carbon (HC) anodes show conspicuously commercialized potential for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their cost-effectiveness and satisfactory performance. However, the development of hard carbon anodes in SIBs is still hindered by low initial ...

Bromine-based flow batteries (Br-FBs) have been one of the most promising energy storage technologies with attracting advantages of low price, wide potential window, and long cycle life, such as zinc-bromine flow battery, hydrogen-bromine flow battery, ...

Manganese dioxide (MnO₂) with different crystal structures has been widely investigated as the cathode material for Zn-ion batteries, among which spinel λ-MnO₂ is yet rarely reported because Zn-ion intercalation in spinel lattice is speculated to be ...

Na-ion batteries (NIBs) have received significant interest as potential candidates for large-scale energy storage owing to the widespread distribution of sodium and superior low-temperature performance. However, their commercial application is usually ...

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) attract significant interest in recent years due to their narrow and tunable emission wavelength in the visible range, as well as high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), which are highly desired in display ...