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Chirality-induced spin selectivity as a mechanism to control product selectivity during electrochemical CO2 reduction 手性诱导的自旋选择性是电化学CO2还原过程中控制产物选择性的机制

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02062-1

Jeiwan Tan, Jacob L. Shelton, Demelza Wright, Md Azimul Haque, Simran S. Saund, Debjit Ghoshal, Trung H. Le, Yifan Dong, Michelle A. Smeaton, Katherine L. Jungjohann, Elisa M. Miller, Matthew C. Beard, Nathan R. Neale, Jao van de Lagemaat

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Unlocking hidden sodium 解开隐藏的钠

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02060-3

Yanan Sun

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Molecular-templated pre-assembly of self-assembled monolayer for perovskite solar cells and modules with improved reverse-bias stability 钙钛矿太阳能电池和组件自组装单层的分子模板预组装，具有改善的反向偏置稳定性

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-07 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02014-9

Xi Wang, Ran Luo, Nengxu Li, Jia Li, Tao Wang, Julian A. Steele, Eduardo Solano, Zihao Zhu, Xinxing Yin, Jinxi Chen, Sreedhar Unnikrishnakurup, Andrew Ngo, Yuduan Wang, Jingcong Hu, Zhenrong Jia, Zijing Dong, Zhuojie Shi, Xinyi Du, Xiuxiu Niu, Yi Hou

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Oxygen-tolerant electrochemical CO2 separation using N-heterocyclic imines with superstoichiometric release per electron 利用n-杂环亚胺的耐氧电化学CO2分离，每个电子具有超化学计量释放

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02055-0

Fang-Yu Kuo, Gi Hyun Byun, Akachukwu D. Obi, Glen P. Junor, Betar M. Gallant

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Composite air electrodes based on BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ for reversible solid oxide cells 可逆固体氧化物电池用BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ复合空气电极

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02042-5

Kwangho Park, WonJun Lee, Junghyun Park, Minkyeong Jo, Yeongeun Bae, Minji Kim, Sejong Shin, Jinuk Moon, Ryan O’Hayre, Jeong Woo Han, Sun-Ju Song, Jun-Young Park

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Integrated planning of net-zero power systems for all 全民零净电力系统的综合规划

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02054-1

Ziheng Zhu, Hanjie Mao, Runxin Yu, Audun Botterud, Michael R. Davidson, Xi Lu, Yue Qin, Bin Su, Grace C. Wu, Yuyu Zhou, Xiaoye Zhang, Xiliang Zhang, Da Zhang

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Thin membranes with Cu-ion crosslinking for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells 高温聚合物电解质膜燃料电池用cu离子交联薄膜

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02049-y

Zhenguo Zhang, Qi Zhang, Wen Li, Wen Liu, Jialin Zhang, Jin Zhang, Haining Wang, Yan Xiang, Shanfu Lu

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Pushing tunnel oxide passivating contact technology 推进隧道氧化钝化接触技术

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02051-4

Armin Richter, Jan Benick, Andreas Wolf

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An analytical model to describe self-discharge rates in solid-state batteries 描述固态电池自放电速率的解析模型

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Nature Energy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-02047-0

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Sodium is not lithium 钠不是锂

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