Guangshuo Wang, Chunjing Hu, Ming Shen, Limin Zhou, Tao Gan, Nian Zhang, Bingwen Hu, Chao Li
{"title":"Delocalized Li 2 MnO 3 ‐Like Domains for Enhanced Structural Stability in 4.2 V‐Class O3‐Type Sodium Layered Cathodes","authors":"Guangshuo Wang, Chunjing Hu, Ming Shen, Limin Zhou, Tao Gan, Nian Zhang, Bingwen Hu, Chao Li","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71496","url":null,"abstract":"Ni/Mn‐based O3‐type layered oxides are promising high‐energy‐density cathodes for sodium‐ion batteries, yet their practical application at high voltages is hindered by irreversible oxygen redox and structural degradation. Herein, we demonstrate that Li/Sn co‐doping in O3‐NaNi <jats:sub>0.5</jats:sub> Mn <jats:sub>0.5</jats:sub> O <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> induces the formation of delocalized Li <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> MnO <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ‐like domains, deviating from the conventional random substitution model. These domains comprise spatially dispersed Li‐centered local configurations (e.g., LiMn <jats:sub>6</jats:sub> , LiNiMn <jats:sub>5</jats:sub> , LiSnMn <jats:sub>5</jats:sub> ) and serve as structural pillars within the layered framework. Multimodal characterizations reveal that these domains regulate both local structure and electronic configuration. Charge compensation is dominated by Ni redox, while lattice oxygen participation, irreversible oxygen redox, and O–O dimer formation are effectively suppressed. Meanwhile, the stabilized local structure inhibits transition metal migration, mitigates layer gliding, and suppresses <jats:italic>c</jats:italic> ‐axis contraction, enabling a reversible O3‐P3‐O3 phase transition. The optimized cathode delivers 98.06% capacity retention after 100 cycles at 0.1C and 82.42% after 200 cycles at 1C. This work provides atomic‐scale insights and a promising strategy for designing high‐performance sodium layered cathodes.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148809840","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":"Temperature‐Responsive Electrical Double Layer for Self‐Adaptive Solid Electrolyte Interphase Unlocks Wide‐Temperature Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries","authors":"Shuang Hou, Junlin Wu, Mi Xu, Shuyue Hou, Bahar Karadeniz, Haozhen Dou, Zhongwei Chen, Lingzhi Zhao","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71472","url":null,"abstract":"Constructing a self‐adaptive solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for wide‐temperature aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) remains unexplored yet highly challenging. Herein, a temperature‐responsive electrical double layer (EDL) is designed via screening high donor‐number additive, and the EDL composition exhibits temperature‐responsive behavior where elevated temperatures promote anion accumulation and low‐to‐ambient temperatures favor additive enrichment, thereby driving distinct self‐adaptive interfacial chemistries. Experimental and theoretical analyses reveal that low‐to‐ambient temperatures facilitate organic‐inorganic hybrid SEI formation through preferential additive decomposition, whereas high temperatures yield a robust inorganic‐rich SEI via anion decomposition. The self‐adaptive SEIs can significantly modulate Zn <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> nucleation kinetics across temperatures, promoting uniform Zn deposition with progressively increasing grain sizes during prolonged cycling. Consequently, Zn||Zn cell showcases highly reversible plating/stripping exceeding 5300 cycles at 50 mA cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> , while exhibiting broad thermal tolerance across a wide temperature range of −40°C to 60°C. Zn||I <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> full batteries deliver good cycling life of 1000–30 000 cycles, and Ah‐level pouch cell further validates practicality. This work builds the correlation among the temperature‐responsive EDL, interfacial chemistry, and electrochemical performance, advancing wide‐temperature batteries.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148809807","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":"Empowering Triboelectric Nanogenerators With Origami and Kirigami Mechanics: From Metamaterials to Self‐Powered Systems","authors":"Hanlin Sun, Xiaocheng Sun, Zhihao Zhao, Jie Wang","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71484","url":null,"abstract":"Origami‐ and Kirigami‐inspired structures have emerged as transformative strategies for enhancing the performance and versatility of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Their folding mechanisms facilitate efficient for contact‐separation TENGs, as well as their geometric patterns provide essential stretchability for complex interfaces. This review emphasizes that the core mechanism of these architectures lies in their ability to bridge mechanical deformation and electrical output of TENGs. On this basis, we summarize the representative origami and kirigami configurations and their mechanical characteristics. More importantly, we propose a general design framework to clarify how these structural strategies adapt to different operating conditions by leveraging their inherent mechanical characteristics. Typical applications include blue energy harvesting, vibration and biomechanical energy harvesting for micro/nano energy systems, self‐powered sensing for environmental and health monitoring, tactile sensing, and wearable electronics that benefit from the stretchability and deformability of kirigami structures. Finally, the current challenges and outline emerging opportunities toward deeper functional integration and scalable implementation of origami‐ and kirigami‐inspired TENGs are concluded.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148809811","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}
Tess Seip, Lijun Zhu, Salvatore Ranieri, James Torres, Yuxuan Zhang, Roger Hobbs, Hassina Bilheux, Jean‐Christophe Bilheux, Aimy Bazylak
{"title":"Hybrid Ionomer‐Free Porous Transport Electrodes With Catalyst Coated Membranes for Enhanced Water Electrolysis","authors":"Tess Seip, Lijun Zhu, Salvatore Ranieri, James Torres, Yuxuan Zhang, Roger Hobbs, Hassina Bilheux, Jean‐Christophe Bilheux, Aimy Bazylak","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71479","url":null,"abstract":"To promote industrial uptake of clean hydrogen production technologies such as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers, advancements in catalyst layer (CL) morphology are required. We demonstrate how improved electrochemical performance can be achieved when using an ionomer free porous transport electrode (PTE) coupled with a traditional catalyst coated membrane (CCM) assembly in PEM water electrolyzers. Notably, we reveal that the superior performance achieved when utilizing a hybrid PTE and CCM assembly is due to enhanced ohmic performance caused by optimal contact with both the porous transport layer (PTL) and PEM interfaces. Using operando neutron radiography, we demonstrate that configurations utilizing a CCM resulted in more rapid water replenishment to reaction sites, indicating enhanced membrane hydration beneficial for performance. This enhanced membrane hydration coupled with improved contact area at the PEM‐catalyst layer (CL) and PTL‐CL interfaces was revealed through the reduced ohmic overpotentials of the hybrid PTE‐CCM design, which achieved the lowest ohmic overpotential of 431 mV at 2000 mA cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> . While the average in‐plane water distributions are generally similar between cell configurations, we reveal that utilizing a PTE configuration promotes a more homogenous water distribution near the CL‐membrane interface due to enhanced catalyst utilization.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768553","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}
Lin‐Bo Liu, Shuo Liu, Yan Li, Biao Ouyang, Zheng‐Yu Shen, Meng‐Han Zong, Xian‐Zhu Fu, Yifei Sun, Subiao Liu, Jing‐Li Luo
{"title":"Decoupling the Roles of B‐Site Cation Defects and Oxygen Vacancies in Exsolved Perovskites for Robust CO 2 Electrolysis in Solid‐State Cells","authors":"Lin‐Bo Liu, Shuo Liu, Yan Li, Biao Ouyang, Zheng‐Yu Shen, Meng‐Han Zong, Xian‐Zhu Fu, Yifei Sun, Subiao Liu, Jing‐Li Luo","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71509","url":null,"abstract":"Construction of a strong metal‐oxide heterointerface via perovskite in situ exsolution synchronously generates oxygen vacancies (Vö) and B‐site cation defects. However, their individual contributions are often conflated and overshadowed by the overall high performance toward CO <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> electrolysis in solid‐state electrolyzers, obscuring their specific roles in modulating perovskite properties. Here we designed a series of Sr <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> Fe <jats:sub>1.35</jats:sub> Mo <jats:sub>0.45</jats:sub> Ni <jats:sub>0.2</jats:sub> O <jats:sub>6−δ</jats:sub> (SFMN) with different levels of B‐site Fe/Ni defects and Vö. Cross‐scale experimental and theoretical results revealed that increased B‐site Fe/Ni defects and Vö strengthened Fe 3d−O 2p orbital hybridization, thereby enhancing electrical conductivity, but this trend reversed beyond a certain threshold. Then, in situ topotactic exsolution was performed for SFMN to refill B‐site cation defects while maintaining Vö concentration intact. The resulting sample without B‐site cation defects exhibited a faster oxygen‐ion transport capability than conventionally exsolved SFMN with rich B‐site defects, achieving a high current density of 2.40 A cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> at 1.5 V and 850°C, while avoiding SrCO <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> formation. Theoretical calculations demonstrated that refilling B‐site cation defects in exsolved SFMN thermodynamically accelerated CO <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> adsorption and activation, as well as suppressed Sr segregation. This study unravels the crucial impact of B‐site defects on perovskite properties and provides insights for the future development of robust perovskite electrocatalysts.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"125 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768554","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}
Can Wan, Liying Wang, Xijia Yang, Yue Yang, Xuesong Li, Yang Gao, Wei Lü
{"title":"Sulfidation‐Carbonization Enabled Smart Thermal Management for Moisture‐Driven Energy Generators","authors":"Can Wan, Liying Wang, Xijia Yang, Yue Yang, Xuesong Li, Yang Gao, Wei Lü","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71494","url":null,"abstract":"Moisture‐driven energy generators (MEGs) offer a sustainable route for low‐grade energy harvesting, yet their integration into high‐power electronics is limited by internal Joule heating and external thermal loads. Conventional MEGs also lack integrated thermal management and waste heat recovery. Guided by Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics simulations of selective sulfidation, Grotthuss proton hopping, and thermal transport, we develop a sulfidation‐carbonization strategy for a multifunctional hydrogel MEG. Gradient organosulfate groups provide proton‐transport pathways, while highly dispersed in situ carbon dots enhance heat dissipation, structural robustness, and waste heat capture. Theoretical predictions agree with experimental observations. The optimized Al‐based MEG delivers 89 µW cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> (0.8 V, 0.35 mA cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> ) and operates from −24.9°C to 90.4°C. Importantly, an inert Pt/carbon‐cloth device also retains favorable electrical performance, reaching 29.2 µW cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> (0.56 V, 133 µA cm <jats:sup>−2</jats:sup> ) at 70% RH. The system achieves a thermal dissipation efficiency of 38.9%, reduces LED temperature by 40.3°C, and enables closed‐loop energy utilization. This work establishes a coupled energy‐harvesting and thermal‐management platform for high‐temperature electronics.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768559","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}
Jiawen Wang, Jing Geng, Kai Du, Mingshan Han, Yuxiang Hu, Zhigang Zou
{"title":"Ion‐Adaptive Molecular Structure Facilitates Mg‐Ion Dynamic for High‐Capacity Aqueous Magnesium‐Ion Batteries","authors":"Jiawen Wang, Jing Geng, Kai Du, Mingshan Han, Yuxiang Hu, Zhigang Zou","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71364","url":null,"abstract":"Aqueous magnesium‐ion batteries (AMIBs) have emerged as promising energy storage systems owing to their intrinsic safety, high energy density, and cost‐effectiveness. However, the intercalation of high‐charge‐density Mg <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> usually leads to irreversible structural degradation toward conventional electrodes with low practical capacity and inferior stability. To overcome the inherent lattice stress caused by Mg‐ion, we investigated a series of flexible organic molecules (FOMs), and for the first time proposed a novel ion‐adaptive strategy, achieving a high‐performance FOM with modulated molecular steric hindrance, high practical capacity, and robust stability in AMIBs. In contrast with ever‐increasing lattice stress with successive Mg‐ion intercalation in conventional electrode, the subsequent ion intercalation reduced the stress by facilitated ion‐storage in the optimized ion‐adaptive FOM, such as tribenzoquinoxaline‐5,10‐dione (3BQ), with ultimately improved practical capacity (332.1 mAh g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> at 1.0 A g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> ), ranking among the highest capacity in AMIBs to date. Furthermore, the expanded planar architecture confers enhanced cycling stability on the ion‐adaptive 3BQ, maintaining a high specific capacity of 196.7 mAh g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> even after 7,000 cycles at 10.0 A g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> . The novel ion‐adaptive strategy provides a new pathway to design high‐capacity electrode materials in AMIBs and other multivalent‐ion batteries.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768557","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}
Victor Ramirez‐Camacho, Siwar Ben Hadj Ali, Maxence Desnoyers, Francisco Fernandez, Nassima Benammar, Alejandro A. Franco
{"title":"From Top to Bottom: Manufacturing Process‐Context Aware Resolution of Energy Device Electrodes Through a 3D Diffusion Generative Model","authors":"Victor Ramirez‐Camacho, Siwar Ben Hadj Ali, Maxence Desnoyers, Francisco Fernandez, Nassima Benammar, Alejandro A. Franco","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71418","url":null,"abstract":"Optimization of electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices often depends on the electrode microstructure properties, of which its 3D representation provides the most complete link between manufacturing process and device performance. Deep generative models can address slow experimental throughput and high computational costs of traditional microstructure resolution methods, yet most literature focuses on Generative Adversarial Networks, prone to mode collapse issues. This work applies a generative diffusion model to synthesize 3D‐resolved multiphase microstructures of lithium ion battery and proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes, sourced from experimental imaging and computer‐based simulations. Generated volumes are validated against training data based on microstructural descriptors, including volume fraction, specific surface area, and tortuosity factor. Moreover, the standard cubic sub‐volume augmentation strategy used forgenerative model training fails to capture depth‐dependent features in thick and heavily processed microstructures, such as calendered electrodes. A depth‐aware augmentation pipeline is proposed to incorporate full electrode thickness into training samples, improving through‐thickness tortuosity factor accuracy in the generated electrodes. Furthermore, 3D‐resolved multiphysics simulation on the generated microstructures reproduce the performance behavior of their training counterparts with high accuracy. These results establish a diffusion model‐based framework as a viable means to generate commercially relevant electrode data, intended for computational optimization and design of next‐generation energy devices.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768556","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":"The New Type All‐Thin‐Film Electrochromic Devices: Separated‐Function Design for High‐Performance Intelligent VIS‐IR Multi‐Band Modulation","authors":"Jiaming Yang, Mengying Wang, Qianqian Zhang, Abderaouf DJEFFAL, Shukai Wang, Wanzhong Li, Zheng Meng, Xinru Xu, Xungang Diao","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71448","url":null,"abstract":"Smart windows based on all‐thin‐film electrochromic devices (ECDs) with coordinated visible (VIS) and infrared (IR) modulation offer promising solutions for energy‐efficient buildings. However, conventional single‐layer ECDs often suffer from limited IR modulation, sluggish kinetics, poor durability, and restricted spectral control. Here, we develop a separated‐function electrochromic device (SF‐ECD) that decouples VIS and IR regulation into independent functional layers. ENZ‐ITO enables electrically driven IR modulation through carrier‐mediated localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), while NiO <jats:sub>x</jats:sub> provides VIS modulation via polaron‐based electrochromism. This architecture achieves synergistic multi‐band optical control, delivering average emissivity modulations of 0.76, 0.68, 0.75, and 0.68 across the 3–5, 8–14, 16–25, and 2.5–25 µm bands, respectively, with a maximum visible transmittance modulation of 52.1% and emissivity modulation of 0.83. The SF‐ECD exhibits rapid IR switching (<5.0 s), excellent cycling stability (>5 × 10 <jats:sup>4</jats:sup> cycles), and sustained performance after 1‐year storage. Outdoor tests demonstrate a temperature reduction of 5°C–6°C under solar irradiation, highlighting its potential for advanced thermal management in intelligent buildings.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768562","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":"High‐Spin 3d Orbital Configuration Driven by Lattice Strain‐Induced Electronic Modulation in Co 4 N/Co 2 P Composites Enables Metal–Sulfur Hybridization for Efficient Polysulfide Conversion","authors":"Henan Jia, Taotao Guo, Jiayi Luo, Wenjun Zhang, Tianyu Huo, Hui Li, Zheng Liang, Fuling Tang, Junlei Qi","doi":"10.1002/aenm.71506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71506","url":null,"abstract":"Regulating the spin state of transition metal compounds is crucial for lithium polysulfide conversion in Li–S batteries, yet challenging. Herein, a sea‐urchin‐like Co <jats:sub>4</jats:sub> N/Co <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> P composite is constructed via the in situ introduction of a second phase, where the induced interfacial strain and electronic modulation lead to the formation of high‐spin Co sites, and the composite is further applied as a modified separator. Due to the differences in crystal structure and electronic properties between Co <jats:sub>4</jats:sub> N and Co <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> P, their interfacial contact induces charge redistribution and lattice mismatch, which subsequently generate localized tensile and compressive strains, along with an asymmetric N─Co─P coordination environment, thereby modulating the local electronic structure of Co active sites. Theoretical calculation and in situ characterization confirmed that the synergistic effect of interfacial strain and electronic effects induces d‐orbital spin splitting and energy level rearrangement, increasing unpaired electrons and elevating the spin state of Co. The enhanced spin state strengthens d–p orbital hybridization with sulfur intermediates, accelerating charge transfer and optimizing adsorption behavior. Accordingly, the Co <jats:sub>4</jats:sub> N/Co <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> P‐modified separator battery delivers 1389.4 mAh g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> at 0.2 C and retains 905.9 mAh g <jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> after 100 cycles (0.35% decay per cycle). This work highlights lattice‐strain‐induced spin‐state modulation as an effective strategy for designing high‐performance electrocatalysts.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"380 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768555","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}