Xiangyu Guo, Shengli Zhang, Liangzhi Kou, C. Yam, T. Frauenheim, Zhongfang Chen, Shiping Huang
{"title":"Data-Driven Pursuit of Electrochemically Stable 2D Materials with Basal Plane Activity toward Oxygen Electrocatalysis","authors":"Xiangyu Guo, Shengli Zhang, Liangzhi Kou, C. Yam, T. Frauenheim, Zhongfang Chen, Shiping Huang","doi":"10.1039/d3ee01723k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01723k","url":null,"abstract":"In-silico design of efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) is vital for developing the hydrogen economy. However, practical design principles are still lacking due to the difficulty of...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83578314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jae Hyung Kim, Hyun-Ju Jang, W. Choi, H. Yun, Eunbyoul Lee, Dongjin Kim, Ji Won Kim, Si Young Lee, Y. Hwang
{"title":"Insensitive cation effect on single-atom Ni catalyst allows selective electrochemical conversion of captured CO2 in universal media","authors":"Jae Hyung Kim, Hyun-Ju Jang, W. Choi, H. Yun, Eunbyoul Lee, Dongjin Kim, Ji Won Kim, Si Young Lee, Y. Hwang","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-1310811/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1310811/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The direct electroconversion of captured CO2 is attracting attention as an alternative to the current energy-demanding CO2 separation processes. In conventional capturing media, the reaction inevitably takes place in the presence of bulky ammonium, leading to steric hindrance and low CO selectivity. Here, for the first time, we present a single atom Ni catalyst (Ni–N/C) exhibits superior activity for the electroconversion of captured CO2, without the need for additives. In a CO2-captured monoethanolamine-based electrolyte, Ni–N/C achieves a notably high CO selectivity of 64.9% at −50 mA cm−2 integrated with a membrane electrode assembly. We also propose that Ni–N/C demonstrates weak cation sensitivity to the CO2 reduction reaction, maintaining high CO production activity in various capturing solutions, while Ag shows a gradual decrease depending on the bulkiness of the amine. These trends provide insights into selective catalyst design for the electroconversion of captured CO2 in universal media.","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81679194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anand N. P. Radhakrishnan, M. Buckwell, M. Pham, D. Finegan, A. Rack, G. Hinds, D. Brett, P. Shearing
{"title":"Quantitative spatiotemporal mapping of thermal runaway propagation rates in lithium-ion cells using cross-correlated Gabor filtering","authors":"Anand N. P. Radhakrishnan, M. Buckwell, M. Pham, D. Finegan, A. Rack, G. Hinds, D. Brett, P. Shearing","doi":"10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-jpp7l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-jpp7l","url":null,"abstract":"Abuse testing of lithium-ion batteries is widely performed in order to develop new safety standards and strategies. However, testing methodologies are not standardised across the research community, especially with failure mechanisms being inherently difficult to reproduce. High-speed X-ray radiography is proven to be a valuable tool to capture events occurring during cell failure, but the observations made remain largely qualitative. We have therefore developed a robust image processing toolbox that can quantify, for the first time, the rate of propagation of battery failure mechanisms revealed by high-speed X-ray radiography. Using Gabor filter, the toolbox selectively tracks the electrode structure at the onset of failure. This facilitated the estimation of the displacement of electrodes undergoing abuse via nail penetration, and also the tracking of objects, such as the nail, as it propagates through a cell. Further, by cross-correlating the Gabor signals, we have produced practical, illustrative spatiotemporal maps of the failure events. From these, we can quantify the propagation rates of electrode displacement prior to the onset of thermal runaway. The highest recorded acceleration (≈ 514 mm s-2) was when a nail penetrated a cell radially (perpendicular to the electrodes) as opposed to axially (parallel to the electrodes). The initiation of thermal runaway was also resolved in combination with electrode displacement, which occurred at a lower acceleration (≈ 108 mm s-2). Our assistive toolbox can also be used to study other types of failure mechanisms, extracting otherwise unattainable kinetic data. Ultimately, this tool can be used to not only validate existing theoretical mechanical models, but also standardise battery failure testing procedures.","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88531590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuaifeng Hu, Kento Otsuka, R. Murdey, Tomoya Nakamura, Minh Anh Truong, Takumi Yamada, Taketo Handa, K. Matsuda, Kyohei Nakano, A. Sato, K. Marumoto, K. Tajima, Y. Kanemitsu, A. Wakamiya
{"title":"Optimized Carrier Extraction at Interfaces for 23.6% Efficient Tin–Lead Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Shuaifeng Hu, Kento Otsuka, R. Murdey, Tomoya Nakamura, Minh Anh Truong, Takumi Yamada, Taketo Handa, K. Matsuda, Kyohei Nakano, A. Sato, K. Marumoto, K. Tajima, Y. Kanemitsu, A. Wakamiya","doi":"10.21203/RS.3.RS-727823/V1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/RS.3.RS-727823/V1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Carrier extraction is a key issue which limits the efficiency of perovskite solar cells. In this work, carrier extraction is improved by modifying the perovskite layers with a combination of ethylenediammonium diiodide post-treatment and glycine hydrochloride additive. Ethylenediammonium dications primarily affect the top surface of the perovskite films, while glycinium cations preferentially accumulate at the bottom region. The top and bottom interface modifications improve the crystallinity of the perovskite films and lower the density of electrical traps via surface passivation effects, resulting in long charge carrier lifetimes. The orientated aggregation of the ethylenediammonium and glycinium cations at the charge collection interfaces result in the formation of surface dipoles, which facilitate charge extraction. The performance of the treated solar cell devices also increases. The fill factor rose to 0.82, and the power conversion efficiency reaches 23.6% (23.1% certified). The open circuit voltage reaches 0.91 V, just 0.06 V below the Shockley–Queisser limit. The unencapsulated devices also show improved stability under AM 1.5G, retaining over 80% of the initial efficiency after 200 h continuous operation in inert atmosphere. Our strategy is also successfully applied to centimeter-scale devices, with efficiencies up to 21.0%.","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75290294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Doudou Zhang, Haobo Li, Haijao Lu, Zongyou Yin, Z. Fusco, Asim Riaz, Karsten Reuter, Kylie Catchpole, S. Karuturi
{"title":"Unlocking the performance of ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts via data-driven active-site engineering","authors":"Doudou Zhang, Haobo Li, Haijao Lu, Zongyou Yin, Z. Fusco, Asim Riaz, Karsten Reuter, Kylie Catchpole, S. Karuturi","doi":"10.1039/d3ee01981k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01981k","url":null,"abstract":"Ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts are attractive oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts due to their high performance and cost-effectiveness, but a fundamental understanding of their structure-property relationships remains elusive. Herein,...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85973342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kangkang Zhou, Kaihu Xian, Ruijie Ma, Junwei Liu, Mengyuan Gao, Saimeng Li, Tao Liu, Yu Chen, Yanhou Geng, Long Ye
{"title":"Correlating Miscibility, Mechanical Parameters, and Stability of Ternary Polymer Blends for High-Performance Solar Cells","authors":"Kangkang Zhou, Kaihu Xian, Ruijie Ma, Junwei Liu, Mengyuan Gao, Saimeng Li, Tao Liu, Yu Chen, Yanhou Geng, Long Ye","doi":"10.1039/d3ee01683h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01683h","url":null,"abstract":"With the rapid emergence of new polymer acceptors, the photovoltaic performance of all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) has been greatly improved. However, how to rationally design multicomponent active layers for thermally...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74036751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leiqian Zhang, Hele Guo, Wei Zong, Yunpeng Huang, Jiajia Huang, Guanjie He, Tianxi Liu, Johan Hofkens, Feili Lai
{"title":"Metal-iodine batteries: Achievements, challenges, and future","authors":"Leiqian Zhang, Hele Guo, Wei Zong, Yunpeng Huang, Jiajia Huang, Guanjie He, Tianxi Liu, Johan Hofkens, Feili Lai","doi":"10.1039/d3ee01677c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01677c","url":null,"abstract":"Metal-iodine batteries (MIBs) are becoming increasingly popular due to intrincis advantages, such as a limited number of reaction intermediates, high electrochemical reversibility, eco-friendliness, safety, and managable cost. This review details...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73192744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chaolin You, Ruoyu Wu, Xinhai Yuan, Jilei Ye, Lili Liu, L. Fu, Peng Han, Yuping Wu
{"title":"Inexpensive Electrolyte with Double-site Hydrogen Bonding and Regulated Zn2+ Solvation Structure for Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries Capable of High-rate and Ultra-long Low-Temperature Operation","authors":"Chaolin You, Ruoyu Wu, Xinhai Yuan, Jilei Ye, Lili Liu, L. Fu, Peng Han, Yuping Wu","doi":"10.1039/d3ee01741a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee01741a","url":null,"abstract":"Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs) present tremendous promise for large-scale energy storage owing to their intrinsically high safety, low cost and environmental friendliness. However, a huge challenge is the freezing of...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81097810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Over 28% Efficiency Perovskite/Cu(InGa)Se2 Tandem Solar Cells: Highly Efficient Sub-cells and Their Bandgap Matching","authors":"Xinxing Liu, Junjun Zhang, Liting Tang, Junbo Gong, Wang Li, Zexin Tu, Yanyan Li, Ruiming Li, Xuzhi Hu, C.C. Shen, He Wang, Zhiping Wang, Qianqian Lin, G. Fang, Sheng Wang, Chang Liu, Zengming Zhang, Jianmin Li, Xudong Xiao","doi":"10.1039/d3ee00869j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00869j","url":null,"abstract":"Perovskite/Cu(InGa)Se2 (PSC/CIGS) tandem configuration is an attractive way to achieve an ultra-high efficient and cost-effective all-thin-film solar cell. However, the imbalanced efficiencies of the constituent sub-cells and the bandgap mismatch...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80928836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huabin Zhang, Kuo‐Wei Huang, F. Raziq, Jinhua Ye, Hong Pang, Bin Chang, Sibo Wang
{"title":"Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Multicarbon (C2+) Products: Challenges and Perspectives","authors":"Huabin Zhang, Kuo‐Wei Huang, F. Raziq, Jinhua Ye, Hong Pang, Bin Chang, Sibo Wang","doi":"10.1039/d3ee00964e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00964e","url":null,"abstract":"Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction has been developed as a promising and attractive strategy to achieve carbon neutrality for sustainable chemical production. Among various reduction products, multi-carbon (C2+) compounds with higher energy...","PeriodicalId":11674,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environmental Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78476067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}