C. Nuñez Lobato, V. Esposito, N. Pryds, D. V. Christensen
{"title":"How efficient are thermoelectric materials? – an assessment of state-of-the-art individual and segmented thermoelectric materials","authors":"C. Nuñez Lobato, V. Esposito, N. Pryds, D. V. Christensen","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101564","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140760323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jae Ho Kim, Sukyeong Kim, Chaehyun Park, Geonguk Kim, Yubhin Kim, Chuljin Ahn, Hyung Woo Lee, Myungkwan Song
{"title":"Improved device performance with 4-Amino-TEMPO derivatives for fiber dye-sensitized solar cells and organic light-emitting diodes","authors":"Jae Ho Kim, Sukyeong Kim, Chaehyun Park, Geonguk Kim, Yubhin Kim, Chuljin Ahn, Hyung Woo Lee, Myungkwan Song","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140789747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ke Wang, Peiyu Wang, Yue Qian, Xiaoyu Wang, Jianmin Luo, Xinyong Tao, Weiyang Li
{"title":"Enabling high-performance sodium metal anodes by 2D nanomaterials engineering: a review","authors":"Ke Wang, Peiyu Wang, Yue Qian, Xiaoyu Wang, Jianmin Luo, Xinyong Tao, Weiyang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101565","url":null,"abstract":"Sodium metal batteries (SMBs) are an affordable and energy-dense alternative to meet future energy storage requirements. However, the commercialization of sodium metal anodes (SMAs) is facing challenges of unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), uncontrolled dendrite growth, and large volume change during cycles. To overcome these obstacles, a range of strategies has been explored including the design of composite anode, artificial SEI, modification of separator, as well as solid-state electrolyte. Two-dimensional (2D) materials with atomic thickness exhibit large surface area, attractive physicochemical properties, and high mechanical strength, which offers great promise for enabling SMBs with enhanced stability, cycling performance, and safety. In this review, we first summarize the recent development of SMAs that employ 2D nanomaterials engineering. In addition, different mechanisms of 2D nanomaterials in stabilizing SMAs are discussed in detail. Last, we highlighted future opportunities for 2D nanomaterials to enable the next-generation high-performance SMBs.","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140591524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xingyuan Wang, Jie Luo, Wenjie Dou, Bao Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Lei Ming, Xing Ou
{"title":"Stimulating the redox capacity by multi-ion substitution for P2-type sodium-ion battery cathodes","authors":"Xingyuan Wang, Jie Luo, Wenjie Dou, Bao Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Lei Ming, Xing Ou","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101584","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140765515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sangjin Lee, Sujin Lee, Chaewon Kim, Young-Kyu Han
{"title":"Origin of ΔGH* Variation in Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides","authors":"Sangjin Lee, Sujin Lee, Chaewon Kim, Young-Kyu Han","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101581","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140788206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photochemical reduction of ultrasmall Pt nanoparticles on single-layer transition-metal dichalcogenides for hydrogen evolution reactions","authors":"Liang Mei, Yuefeng Zhang, Ting Ying, Weikang Zheng, Honglu Hu, Ruijie Yang, Ruixin Yan, Yue Zhang, Chong Cheng, Bilu Liu, Shuang Li, Zhiyuan Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2023.101487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2023.101487","url":null,"abstract":"Single-layer TaS and TiS nanosheets were meticulously synthesized through an electrochemical lithium-intercalation-based exfoliation method. Subsequently, ultrasmall Pt nanoparticles, finely sized between 1.2 and 1.6 nm, were expertly deposited onto these monolayer nanosheets via an environmentally friendly photochemical reduction process. The resulted Pt-TaS and Pt-TiS composites exhibit hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity comparable with commercial Pt/C. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the introduced Pt (111) plane energetically promotes the adsorption of ∗H with an optimal ΔG value of 0.09 eV. Furthermore, these composite materials demonstrate outstanding cycle stability, far exceeding that of Pt/C. This compelling performance underscores the potential of Pt-TaS and Pt-TiS hybrids as promising alternatives for HER catalysts.","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140608966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiakai Zhou, Xianglin Su, Bike Zhang, Yuheng Zeng, Wei Liu, Jichun Ye, Juan Li, Shengzhi Xu, Qian Huang, Xiaodan Zhang, Ying Zhao, Guofu Hou
{"title":"Ultrafast laser-annealing of hydrogenated amorphous silicon in tunnel oxide passivated contacts for high-efficiency n-type silicon solar cells","authors":"Jiakai Zhou, Xianglin Su, Bike Zhang, Yuheng Zeng, Wei Liu, Jichun Ye, Juan Li, Shengzhi Xu, Qian Huang, Xiaodan Zhang, Ying Zhao, Guofu Hou","doi":"10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101559","url":null,"abstract":"The tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) concept has been the brightest star in the field of emerging passivating contact techniques for the last few years. It has shown great potential in industrial applications due to the overwhelming advantages of high device efficiency and low cost. Here, we introduce a novel crystallization method using ultrafast laser-annealing by scanning a laser spot onto the surface of hydrogenated amorphous silicon film in TOPCon solar cells. By circumventing the high-temperature environment of the conventional annealing process, it can prevent a large number of dopant atoms from penetrating inside the crystalline silicon (c-Si) substrate, reducing the Auger recombination. Moreover, we can conduct extensive experiments to clarify the optimal conditions, including laser-annealing modes and process parameters. The hydrogenation experiments reveal that direct appropriation of the traditional hydrogenation method is not applicable. An additional ‘dehydrogenation’ step proves necessary, indicating that the differences in hydrogen content within the films due to the divergence between the principles of laser-annealing and high-temperature annealing are probably responsible for this. Consequently, the proof-of-concept devices using laser-annealing technology realize a champion efficiency of 19.91%,highlighting an alternative technical route with substantial potential to achieve high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells.","PeriodicalId":18277,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140591706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}