{"title":"Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Electrolytes and Interfaces in Rechargeable Batteries: from Liquid to Solid‐State Systems","authors":"Zhe Huang, Joohyeon Noh, Seungju Yu, Yuandong Zeng, Xihan Lin, Songyan Bai, Kisuk Kang","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202502809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202502809","url":null,"abstract":"The development of next‐generation rechargeable batteries necessitates multi‐faceted electrolyte architectures that can satisfy a wide range of demanding requirements, including high ionic conductivity, electrochemical and thermal stability, structural (or mechanical) integrity, selective ion transport, and interfacial compatibility. Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a uniquely versatile platform to address these challenges, owing to their diverse chemical functionalities, tunable porous architectures, and host‐guest interactions with electrolyte species. These features enable MOFs to serve multiple roles across battery components — from facilitating selective ion transport and stabilizing electrode interfaces to suppressing parasitic side reactions. While prior studies have explored MOFs in isolated applications, this review provides a comprehensive and integrative perspective on their use across the full spectrum of electrolyte systems, ranging from liquid to solid‐state. The evolution of MOFs is detailed from early ionic conductors to functional separators, interlayers, hybrid electrolytes, and solid‐state conductors. Emphasis is placed on design strategies that harness MOF chemistry to regulate ion selectivity, transference number, interfacial reactivity, and mechanical stability. Finally, Key challenges and emerging directions are outlined to realize the potential of MOFs in enabling high‐performance, all‐solid‐state battery systems. This unified overview offers a distinct framework for guiding MOF‐based electrolyte design in next‐generation energy storage technologies.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144693798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dongyoon Kang, Minseok Jeong, Suhwan Kim, Myunggeun Song, Cyril Bubu Dzakpasu, Sun Hyu Kim, Jaejin Lim, Sewon Eom, Seonghyeon Jung, Jieun Jang, Seungyun Jo, Heeji Jeon, Hyobin Lee, Seungyeop Choi, Taejin Jo, Hochun Lee, Du Yeol Ryu, Jeonghun Kim, Yong Min Lee
{"title":"A Tailored Adhesive‐Conductive Interlayer for Interface Stabilization of Large‐Scale Lithium Metal Powder Electrodes for High‐Energy‐Density Batteries","authors":"Dongyoon Kang, Minseok Jeong, Suhwan Kim, Myunggeun Song, Cyril Bubu Dzakpasu, Sun Hyu Kim, Jaejin Lim, Sewon Eom, Seonghyeon Jung, Jieun Jang, Seungyun Jo, Heeji Jeon, Hyobin Lee, Seungyeop Choi, Taejin Jo, Hochun Lee, Du Yeol Ryu, Jeonghun Kim, Yong Min Lee","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202405780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202405780","url":null,"abstract":"To address the limitations in thickness and width of lithium (Li) metal electrodes produced through traditional extrusion and pressing processes, a slurry‐based coating method utilizing Li metal powder (LMP) is investigated, enabling the fabrication of ultra‐thin and broad‐width Li electrodes by simply tuning the coating conditions. Despite these advancements, LMP electrodes face critical challenges, including delamination of the LMP composite layer from the Cu current collector (CC) due to electrolyte infiltration at the interface and degradation of interfacial connectivity during charging/discharging cycles. To mitigate these issues, an adhesive‐conductive polymer (AC‐polymer) interlayer composed of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and poly(styrene sulfonate<jats:italic>‐co‐</jats:italic>acrylic acid) (P(SS‐<jats:italic>co</jats:italic>‐AA) is introduced between the LMP composite layer and the Cu CC to improve interfacial stability. The incorporation of the AC‐polymer interlayer significantly reduced the Li stripping overpotential from 89.8 to 35.8 mV (a 60% decrease) and enhanced cycling stability, achieving 91% capacity retention at a 4 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> discharging rate after 150 cycles, even in a carbonate‐based electrolyte. The successful fabrication of a 300 mm‐wide and 20 µm‐thick slurry‐coated AC‐LMP electrode represents a notable advancement in the development of Li metal batteries.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rowan S. Brower, Brian Wuille Bille, Shawn Chiu, Joseph T. Perryman, Libo Yao, Faridat O. Agboola, Cocoro A. Nagasaka, Yinuo Xie, Richard Gomez-Caballero, Ankita Kumari, Elizabeth K. Neumann, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, Charles C. L. McCrory, Jesus M. Velázquez
{"title":"Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Metal Oxalates in Nonaqueous Solutions Using Trace Metal Pb on Carbon Supports Enhanced by a Tailored Microenvironment (Adv. Energy Mater. 28/2025)","authors":"Rowan S. Brower, Brian Wuille Bille, Shawn Chiu, Joseph T. Perryman, Libo Yao, Faridat O. Agboola, Cocoro A. Nagasaka, Yinuo Xie, Richard Gomez-Caballero, Ankita Kumari, Elizabeth K. Neumann, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, Charles C. L. McCrory, Jesus M. Velázquez","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202570125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202570125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub></b></p><p>Incorporating trace lead catalysts at parts-per-billion metal loadings onto carbon supports with polymer overlayers enables selective electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to solid oxalates with activity rivaling the performance of bulk lead electrocatalysts. This microenvironment strategy transforms trace metals into efficient carbon-conversion catalysts, providing a scalable route to integrate CO<sub>2</sub> utilization with industrial materials production such as sustainable cement alternatives. More in article number 2501286, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, Charles C. L. McCrory, Jesus M. Velázquez, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"15 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.202570125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144672016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liel Abisdris, Muhammad Saad Naeem, Marco Bianchini, Isaac Herraiz‐Cardona, Jonathan Tzadikov, Adi Azoulay, Rotem Geva, Michael Volokh, Joshua H. Baraban, Núria López, Menny Shalom
{"title":"Energy‐Efficient and Scalable Joule Heating Synthesis of Self‐Standing Transition Metal Phosphide Electrodes for Full Water Splitting","authors":"Liel Abisdris, Muhammad Saad Naeem, Marco Bianchini, Isaac Herraiz‐Cardona, Jonathan Tzadikov, Adi Azoulay, Rotem Geva, Michael Volokh, Joshua H. Baraban, Núria López, Menny Shalom","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202502150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202502150","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) show promise as low‐cost (pre)electrocatalysts for water splitting and other energy‐related applications. However, their traditional synthesis methods face challenges in energy consumption, stability, and reproducibility due to the reaction at high temperatures. Here, the Joule heating (JH) method for the scalable synthesis of TMPs (Ni, Cu, and In) as self‐standing electrodes and powders is presented. The JH synthesis demonstrates substantial economic efficiency and significantly reduces energy consumption and environmental impacts while enhancing reproducibility due to fast processing times. Large‐scale nickel phosphide‐based electrodes are synthesized with various transition metal dopants and assembled into an anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer as anode and cathode, maintaining a cell potential of a maximum of 1.8 V at 200 mA cm⁻<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> under 55 °C for 7 days. These results highlight the JH synthesis as a promising approach for the scalable production of high‐performance self‐standing electrodes for energy‐related devices.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144684936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhenjie Cheng, Zhengjie Yao, Shuyi Kong, Chenglong Qiu, Andrew Barnabas Wong, Jiacheng Wang
{"title":"Advance in Novel Device Design and Microenvironment Modulation for Bismuth‐Based CO2‐to‐ Formic Acid Electrocatalysis","authors":"Zhenjie Cheng, Zhengjie Yao, Shuyi Kong, Chenglong Qiu, Andrew Barnabas Wong, Jiacheng Wang","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202502767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202502767","url":null,"abstract":"The electrochemical CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> reduction reaction (CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>RR) driven by renewable energy to produce formic acid (FA) is one of the key pathways toward achieving carbon neutrality. Bi‐based materials have emerged as leading candidates among the diverse range of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> reduction catalysts due to their high activity, excellent selectivity, and relative abundance. Despite these advantages, their practical application is hindered by several critical challenges, including significant CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> crossover losses, carbonate precipitation that deactivates active sites, and the production of low‐purity FA, which necessitates resource‐intensive separation processes. This review surveys the benefits, advantages, and challenges of Bi‐catalyzed CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>RR to form FA. Then, innovative strategies to overcome the barriers in Bi‐catalyzed CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>RR systems are systematically explored, focusing on advancements in electrolyte modulation and device design. These key approaches include: 1) the adoption of acidic electrolytes, 2) the implementation of solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs), and 3) the integration of bipolar membranes (BPM), thereby improving FA efficiency and device durability of Bi‐based CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>RR. Finally, we provide a brief outlook on the future opportunities for these technologies to accelerate the industrialization of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>RR to FA.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"699 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144685113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmentally Friendly Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with Promoted Thermal Diffusivity and Suppressed Lead Leakage","authors":"Jinxian Yang, Jinpei Wang, Yingjie Xie, Hui Xu, Meiru Duan, Tai Li, Junlin Wen, Chen Zhang, Yingdong Xia, Hui Zhang, Yonghua Chen","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202501673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202501673","url":null,"abstract":"Flexible perovskite solar cells (f‐PSCs) have manifested promising applications in wearable electronics, whereas their practical deployments are seriously restricted by inhomogeneous perovskite crystallization on soft substrates, poor mechanical endurance at grain boundaries, and potential exposure of toxic lead ions. Here, durable f‐PSCs is reported by incorporating a new type of nanocomposites of polyacrylic acid grafted graphene oxide (GO‐PAA). It is revealed that the perovskite crystallization is initiated from the surface of GO‐PAA on account of their exceptionally high thermal diffusivity and strong association with perovskite components. This allows the formation of uniform perovskite crystals with suppressed lattice strain and strengthened trans‐grain interconnection. Owing to the excellent mechanical properties, the presence of GO‐PAA within the perovskite grains reduced the Young's modulus and boosted the mechanical resistance against cyclic bending of the perovskite thin films. Moreover, the incorporated nanocomposites can prevent lead leakage from the f‐PSCs because of the increased energetic barrier for water permeation and effective adsorption of leaked Pb<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> by GO‐PAA, effectively preventing environmental pollution in case of accidental damage during practical application. As a result, environmentally friendly f‐PSCs with a champion efficiency up to 24.2%, a power‐to‐weight ratio of 1.436 W g<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, and remarkable mechanical stability are ultimately achieved.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hoi Ying Chung, Roong Jien Wong, Hao Wu, Denny Gunawan, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng
{"title":"Scalable and Integrated Photocatalytic Reactor Systems for Solar-to-Fuel Production: Photoredox and Photoreforming Processes (Adv. Energy Mater. 28/2025)","authors":"Hoi Ying Chung, Roong Jien Wong, Hao Wu, Denny Gunawan, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202570122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202570122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Photocatalytic Reactor Systems</b></p><p>In article number 2404956 Hoi Ying Chung, Yun Hau Ng, and co-workers highlight the recent advancements in reactor design aimed at large-scale, efficient light-driven catalytic systems capable of overall photocatalytic water splitting, plastic photoreforming, and CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to solar fuels and other valuable chemicals such as H<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>3</sub>OH, and CH<sub>4</sub>. These developments span from laboratory research to integrated and pilot-scale applications.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"15 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.202570122","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144673167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wubin Du, Xianming Xia, Shoumeng Yang, Shengnan He, Yu Yao, Hai Yang, Hongge Pan, Zhijun Wu, Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu
{"title":"Advanced Solid Electrolyte Interphase Engineering for Stable Sodium Metal Anodes","authors":"Wubin Du, Xianming Xia, Shoumeng Yang, Shengnan He, Yu Yao, Hai Yang, Hongge Pan, Zhijun Wu, Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202501498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202501498","url":null,"abstract":"Sodium (Na) metal is viewed as a promising anode material for advanced high‐energy rechargeable batteries own to its high theoretical capacity, low electrochemical potential and abundant availability. Nevertheless, the unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) results in low Coulombic efficiency, a limited cycling life, and dendrite‐related issues. Therefore, constructing an excellent SEI is crucial for improving the performance of Na metal anodes through appropriate strategies. This review first discusses the challenges faced by Na metal anodes in practical applications. It then summarizes recent advancement in strategies for constructing stable SEIs, including electrolyte regulation, artificial SEI engineering and substrate modification strategies. Last, review presents the perspectives on future research aimed at the practical application of Na metal anodes in high‐energy‐density Na metal batteries.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic Passivation for Efficient Inverted Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Jianlong Chang, Jiahui Li, Minghao Shi, Yali Liu, Shanshan Qi, Jialin Wang, Xiaona Du, Shibin Deng, Xuewen Fu, Ying Zhao, Pengyang Wang, Xiaodan Zhang","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202503133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202503133","url":null,"abstract":"Inorganic perovskites possess a bandgap compatible with silicon for tandem solar cells without excessive halide doping, and they also exhibit excellent thermal stability. However, interfacial defects and energy losses caused by energy level mismatch hinder the development of efficient inverted inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs). To address this issue, a multifunctional small molecule, S‐(2‐aminoethyl) isothiouronium bromide hydrobromide (SPD), which simultaneously achieves chemical and field passivation at the CsPbI<jats:sub>2.85</jats:sub>Br<jats:sub>0.15</jats:sub>/electron transport layer (PVK/ETL) interface. SPD contains electron‐donating amino groups (AG) and thiocarbonyl group (TG), enabling strong coordination with undercoordinated Pb<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>⁺ ions for chemical passivation. In parallel, the cation in this molecule exhibits a significant dipole moment, which modulates the interfacial electric field distribution and thereby suppresses carrier recombination at the interface. Incorporation of SPD at the perovskite surface significantly reduces nonradiative recombination, suppresses hysteresis, and improves carrier extraction. The SPD‐modified inorganic PSCs achieve a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 21.15% with a voltage of 1.268 V, reducing the open‐circuit voltage (<jats:italic>V</jats:italic><jats:sub>OC</jats:sub>) loss to 452 mV. Unencapsulated devices retain 82.13% efficiency under 65 °C thermal aging for 600 h and maintain 92.54% of their initial efficiency after 200 h of continuous illumination.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}