Defect quantification in metal halide perovskites: The solid-state electrochemical alternative

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01525G, CommunicationMichel De Keersmaecker, Neal R Armstrong, Erin L RatcliffElectrochemical methodologies are routinely used to determine energetics and defect density in semiconductor materials under operando conditions. For metal halide perovskites, electrochemical methods are restricted...

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Temporal-Spatial-Energy resolved advance multidimensional techniques to probe photovoltaic materials from atomistic viewpoint for next-generation energy solutions

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01165K, Review ArticleVishal Kumar, Nisika Physics, Mukesh KumarSolar cell technologies have attracted great attention in view of their potential to meet world’s energy demands in sustainable fashion. Extensive research efforts have been made to increase the efficiency...The content of...

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Engineering conductive network of atomically thin bismuthene with rich defects enables CO2 reduction to formate with industry-compatible current densities and stability

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01495A, PaperMin Zhang, Wenbo Wei, Shenghua Zhou, Dong-Dong Ma, Aihui Cao, Xintao Wu, Qi-Long ZhuElectrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to value-added and readily collectable liquid products is promising but remains a great challenge due to the lack of efficient and robust electrocatalysts....

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All Solid Thick Oxide Cathodes Based on Low Temperature Sintering for High Energy Solid Batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01494C, PaperXiang Han, Shanyu Wang, Yaobin Xu, Guiming Zhong, Yang Zhou, Bo Liu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Xiang Wang, Yun Li, Ziqi Zhang, Songyan Chen, Chongmin Wang, Yong Yang, Wenqing Zhang, Junlan Wang, Jun Liu, Jihui YangSolid-state batteries (SSBs) could significantly improve safety and energy...

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Clarification of Mechanisms of Protonic Photovoltaic Action Initiated by Photoexcitation of Strong Photoacids Covalently Bound to Hydrated Nafion Cation-Exchange Membranes Wetted by Aqueous Electrolytes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE00482D, PaperSimon Luo, William White, Joseph M Cardon, Shane ArdoJunctions that form at interfaces of electronic semiconductors can lead to space–charge depletion regions that result in diode behavior through current rectification. Space–charge regions are not unique to semiconductor interfaces...The...

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Solid–electrolyte-interphase design in constrained ensemble for solid-state batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D1EE00754H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.William Fitzhugh, Xi Chen, Yichao Wang, Luhan Ye, Xin LiAll-solid-state battery is fundamentally different from liquid electrolyte batteries. To design interface stabilities,...

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Sustainable Off-grid Desalination of Hypersaline Waters by Janus Wood Evaporator

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01505B, PaperXi Chen, Shuaiming He, Mark Falinski, Yuxi Wang, Tian Li, Sunxiang Zheng, Dongya Sun, Jiaqi Dai, Yanhong Bian, Xiaobo Zhu, Jinyue Jiang , Liangbing Hu, Zhiyong Jason RenSolar-thermal evaporation is a promising technology for energy-efficient desalination, but salt accumulation...

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Quasi-Double-Star Nickel and Iron Active Sites for High-Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01592C, PaperTing Zhang, Xu Han, Hong Liu, Martí Biset-Peiró, Xuan Zhang, Pingping Tan, Pengyi Tang, Lirong Zheng, Bo Yang, Joan R. Morante, Jordi ArbiolAlthough the Faraday efficiencies (FEs) obtained on most of the Ni based single-atom catalysts (Ni-N-C) are satisfactory (generally >...

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Boosted Charge Extraction of NbOx-Enveloped SnO2 Nanocrystals Enable 24% Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01519B, PaperRuihan Yuan, Bing Cai, Yinhua Lv, Xiang Gao, Jinwen Gu, Zhenghui Fan, Xinhang Liu, Chi Yang, Mingzhen Liu, Wen-Hua ZhangPlanar perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted extensive research attention owing to their simple architecture and manufacturing process. Improving the...

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Rigorous assessment of CO2 electroreduction products in a flow cell

Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D1EE01664D, AnalysisZhuang-Zhuang Niu, Li-Ping Chi, Ren Liu, Zhi Chen, Min-Rui GaoElectrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable carbon-based chemicals provides a route to store renewable electricity and close the carbon loop. In comparison to the conventional "H-cells",...

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