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{"title":"Gigantic triboelectric power generation overcoming acoustic energy barrier using metal-liquid coupling","authors":"Youngwook Chung ,&nbsp;Jang-Mook Jeong ,&nbsp;Joon-Ha Hwang ,&nbsp;Young-Jun Kim ,&nbsp;Byung-Joon Park ,&nbsp;Daniel S. Cho ,&nbsp;Youngmin Cho ,&nbsp;Su-Jeong Suh ,&nbsp;Byung-Ok Choi ,&nbsp;Hyun-moon Park ,&nbsp;Hong-Joon Yoon ,&nbsp;Sang-Woo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Hermetically sealed titanium (Ti) packaging provides protection for implantable medical devices, but it hinders reliable </span>wireless power transfer<span> to these devices. We present a miniaturized device that utilizes ultrasound-induced vibrations in Ti, mediated by liquid space, for efficient triboelectric energy harvesting<span>. Unlike the conventional ultrasound-driven triboelectric nanogenerator, which induces contact electrification through multiple modes, the Ti-packaged device generates vibrations of the triboelectric membrane in a single mode, facilitating effective energy transfer. The incorporation of the Ti packaging leads to a significant increase in power density, up to 310% compared with the absence of it when measured under a tissue-mimicking material, and it enables long-term stability and Bluetooth communication </span></span></span><em>in vivo</em><span>. These findings represent the first technology that enhances power transmission characteristics through a Ti layer. We believe that this technology will accelerate the development of smaller, multifunctional, and long-lasting implantable medical devices.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2681-2695"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625207","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":"Cost-efficient recycling of organic photovoltaic devices","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The vast majority of research on organic photovoltaics<span><span> (OPVs) has focused on improving device efficiency and stability and reducing material costs. However, if one could refurbish OPVs, their stability might not be so demanding, and the reuse of valuable </span>OPV components can reduce the price per watt of solar modules. Herein, we present a dismantling procedure for reusing the active-layer materials without causing performance losses and for recovering the silver electrode and </span></span>indium tin oxide (ITO)-electrode substrate via chemical and physical processes. Combined with the developed physical mixing methodology, the OPVs fabricated from recycled components also show comparable performance to that of fresh devices. The potential economic analysis points out that this recycling protocol can save 14.24 $ m</span>⁻² in industrial scenarios, strongly demonstrating the possibility of recycling OPVs. This work represents a significant step toward cost-effective, high-yield recycling of waste OPVs while also demonstrating the prospects of no material supply constraints for OPV manufacturing shortly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2523-2538"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141453235","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":"O2-permeable membrane reactor for continuous oxidative depolymerization of lignin","authors":"Eric P. Weeda, Christopher M. Holland, Jean Behaghel de Bueren, Zhaoyang Yuan, Manar Alherech, Jason Coplien, Dennis Haak, Eric L. Hegg, Jeremy Luterbacher, Thatcher W. Root, Shannon S. Stahl","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.08.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Depolymerization of lignin into aromatic monomers is one of the highest priority targets for valorization of lignin obtained from biomass pretreatment. Oxidative lignin depolymerization proceeds rapidly under alkaline conditions at elevated temperature with O₂; however, the aromatic products are susceptible to degradation under the same conditions, complicating practical application of these conditions. Here, we report a continuous-flow aerobic alkaline lignin depolymerization method using an O₂-permeable membrane reactor. The flow reactor allows for continuous oxygen delivery to the alkaline lignin solution and precise control of the temperature and reaction time. Reaction time-course analysis provides direct insights into the rates of lignin depolymerization and monomer decomposition, enabling process optimization. Aromatic yields up to 43 wt % are observed with a residence time of less than 4 min. This process is applied to the depolymerization of multiple lignin materials derived from different biomass pretreatment methods and from both softwood and hardwood sources.</p>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":39.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237192","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":"Meniscus-modulated blade coating enables high-quality α-phase formamidinium lead triiodide crystals and efficient perovskite minimodules","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Meniscus coating technique<span> is extensively employed for fabricating large-area perovskite films. Based on this technique, there are still challenges of formamidinium lead triiodide (FAPbI</span></span>₃<span>) nucleation and crystallization in the film-forming process, which significantly hinders the device performance of perovskite solar cell (PSC) modules. Here, we developed a kind of meniscus-modulated blade coating method combined with solvent engineering to realize scalable, high-quality α-phase FAPbI</span>₃<span> films with larger grain sizes, preferred crystal orientation<span>, excellent uniformity, and controllable thickness. On this basis, a notable 25.31% power conversion efficiency (PCE) for small-area cells (0.09 cm</span></span>²) and 23.34% PCE for minimodules (aperture area: 12.4 cm²<span><span>) with a certified PCE of 23.09% have been achieved. Besides, this minimodule exhibited exceptional device stabilities by remaining above 93% of the initial value after 2,000 h outdoor aging testing. This work provides a very promising meniscus coating </span>fabrication method to realize high-performance FAPbI</span>₃ perovskite solar cells and photovoltaic modules.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2539-2553"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141489753","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":"Hybrid solar energy device for simultaneous electric power generation and molecular solar thermal energy storage","authors":"Zhihang Wang ,&nbsp;Helen Hölzel ,&nbsp;Lorette Fernandez ,&nbsp;Adil S. Aslam ,&nbsp;Paulius Baronas ,&nbsp;Jessica Orrego-Hernández ,&nbsp;Shima Ghasemi ,&nbsp;Mariano Campoy-Quiles ,&nbsp;Kasper Moth-Poulsen","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells can be adversely affected by the heat generated from solar irradiation. To address this issue, a hybrid device featuring a solar energy storage and cooling layer integrated with a silicon-based PV cell has been developed. This layer employs a molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage system to convert and store high-energy photons—typically underutilized by solar cells due to thermalization losses—into chemical energy. Simultaneously, it effectively cools the PV cell through both optical effects and thermal conductivity. Herein, it was demonstrated that up to 2.3% of solar energy could be stored as chemical energy. Additionally, the integration of the MOST system with the PV cell resulted in a notable decrease in the cell’s surface temperature by approximately 8°C under standard solar irradiation conditions. The hybrid system demonstrated a solar utilization efficiency of 14.9%, underscoring its potential to achieve even greater efficiencies in forthcoming advanced hybrid PV solar energy systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2607-2622"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124002885/pdfft?md5=3b8aae74bae38092cfffcc7c8844aa89&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124002885-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141618426","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}

{"title":"High-entropy electrolyte toward battery working under extreme conditions","authors":"Meilong Wang ,&nbsp;Mengting Zheng ,&nbsp;Jun Lu ,&nbsp;Ya You","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the rapid expansion of battery applications, the demand for operating batteries in extreme conditions (e.g., high/low temperatures, high voltages, fast charging, etc.) is ever rising. The electrolyte is a key component in batteries, with properties that have far-reaching effects on the battery performance. Yet, according to general design principles of the electrolyte, operation under such harsh environments seems infeasible. In response, battery communities are scrambling to develop new concepts and theories. From the thermodynamics point of view, the free energy of the mixed system seriously affects the formation of the solvation structure of the liquid electrolyte, and the stability of the solid electrolyte is largely governed by entropy. Tuning the entropy of the electrolyte, in principle, represents a viable strategy to promote electrolyte features. Here, the entropy-tuning effect of electrolytes for batteries working under extreme conditions is thoroughly discussed in respect of aqueous, non-aqueous, and solid-state electrolytes. We believe that such a perspective will spark new thinking on the rational design of electrolytes aimed for use under extreme conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2467-2482"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124003489/pdfft?md5=e2f74676e5317dfd42c44de36b068cb9&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124003489-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142023105","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}

{"title":"Hyping direct seawater electrolysis hinders electrolyzer development","authors":"J. Niklas Hausmann ,&nbsp;Lea R. Winter ,&nbsp;M.A. Khan ,&nbsp;Menachem Elimelech ,&nbsp;Md Golam Kibria ,&nbsp;Tobias Sontheimer ,&nbsp;Prashanth W. Menezes","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jan Niklas Hausmann finished his PhD in 2022 and is currently a postdoc at the CatLab of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in the group of Prashanth W. Menezes. He is a trained inorganic chemist, and his research focuses on the development of electrocatalysts and structure-activity relations for conventional and hybrid water splitting. Furthermore, he is interested in the techno-economics of these electrocatalytic processes and has recently published an article titled “Is direct seawater splitting economically meaningful?”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lea R. Winter is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. She received a PhD in chemical engineering from Columbia University in 2020. She obtained postdoctoral training as a Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale in 2020–2022. Her research focuses on electrified processes at the food, energy, water, and climate nexus, including development of sustainable and circularized processes for conversion of CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; to chemicals and fuels, green nitrogen fixation to fertilizers and nitrogen-based fuels, and transformation of contaminants in wastewater into useful products while recovering fit-for-purpose water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;M.A. Khan is an assistant professor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering department at the University of Alberta. His research aims to contribute to a sustainable future through the development of innovative technologies that support zero-emission energy carriers like hydrogen and electricity. Dr. Khan’s approach integrates techno-economic analysis and life cycle analysis to model energy systems and net-zero transition pathways. His current contributions include advancements in the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals, impacting areas such as steel production and heavy-duty transportation. He has authored/coauthored 46 scientific articles and 4 government reports and has 6 granted US patents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Menachem Elimelech is the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. His research interests include emerging membrane-based technologies at the water-energy nexus, materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes, and environmental applications of nanomaterials. Professor Elimelech is a Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) Highly Cited Researcher. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Md Golam Kibria is an associate professor at the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. He is the cofounder and CTO of several spin-off companies from the University of Calgary, including O-Two Carbon Inc., CarboMat Inc., and NetZero Hub Inc. Kibria has extensive expertise in electrochemical systems, including ","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2436-2442"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141764482","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":"Scale-up of CO2 and CO electrolyzers","authors":"Thomas Burdyny ,&nbsp;Fokko M. Mulder","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.08.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrochemical CO₂ reduction aims to compete with Power-to-X alternatives but is well behind the scales of water electrolyzers and thermochemical reactors. In a recent issue of <em>Nature Chemical Engineering</em>, Crandall and co-workers demonstrate a 1000 cm² tandem CO₂/CO electrolyzer for acetate production. The work invites discussion on scientific and engineering scale-up challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2449-2452"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237197","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":"Stabilizing efficient wide-bandgap perovskite in perovskite-organic tandem solar cells","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span>Iodide and bromide integration facilitate bandgap tunability in wide-bandgap perovskites<span>, yet high concentrations of bromide lead to halide<span> phase segregation, adversely affecting the efficiency and stability of solar cell devices. In this work, 2-amino-4,5-imidazoledicarbonitrile (AIDCN), with highly polarized </span></span></span>charge distribution and compact molecular configuration, is incorporated into a 1.86 eV wide-bandgap perovskite to effectively suppress photoinduced iodine escape and phase segregation. Hyperspectral </span>photoluminescence microscopy reveals that AIDCN mitigates phase segregation under continuous laser exposure. Concurrent </span><em>in situ</em><span><span> grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray fluorescence measurements further validate suppressed iodine escape, evidenced by a notable slowing down of lattice shrinkage and a well-maintained overall chemical composition of the perovskite under continuous illumination. Applying this approach, we achieve a </span>power conversion efficiency<span> (PCE) of 18.52% in 1.86 eV wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. By integrating this perovskite subcell with the PM6:BTP-eC9 organic subcell, the tandem attains a maximum PCE of 25.13%, with a certified stabilized PCE of 23.40%.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2554-2569"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141561690","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":"Deflecting lithium dendritic cracks in multi-layered solid electrolytes","authors":"Bingkun Hu ,&nbsp;Shengming Zhang ,&nbsp;Ziyang Ning ,&nbsp;Dominic Spencer-Jolly ,&nbsp;Dominic L.R. Melvin ,&nbsp;Xiangwen Gao ,&nbsp;Johann Perera ,&nbsp;Shengda D. Pu ,&nbsp;Gregory J. Rees ,&nbsp;Longlong Wang ,&nbsp;Lechen Yang ,&nbsp;Hui Gao ,&nbsp;Shashidhara Marathe ,&nbsp;Genoveva Burca ,&nbsp;T. James Marrow ,&nbsp;Peter G. Bruce","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Charging current densities of solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes and ceramic electrolytes are severely limited due to lithium dendrites that penetrate the electrolyte leading to a short circuit. We show that dendrite growth can be inhibited by different crack deflection mechanisms when multi-layered solid electrolytes, such as Li₆PS₅Cl/Li₃ScCl₆/Li₆PS₅Cl and Li₆PS₅Cl/Li₁₀GeP₂S₁₂/Li₆PS₅Cl, are employed but not when the inner layer is Li₃PS₄. X-ray tomographic imaging shows crack deflection along mechanically weak interfaces between solid electrolytes as a result of local mismatches in elastic moduli. Cracks are also deflected laterally within Li₃ScCl₆, which contains preferentially oriented particles. Deflection occurs without lithium being present. In cases where the inner layers react with lithium, the resulting decomposition products can fill and block crack propagation. All three mechanisms are effective at low stack pressures. Operating at 2.5 MPa, multi-layered solid electrolytes Li₆PS₅Cl/Li₃ScCl₆/Li₆PS₅Cl and Li₆PS₅Cl/Li₁₀GeP₂S₁₂/Li₆PS₅Cl can achieve lithium plating at current densities exceeding 15 mA cm⁻^².</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 9","pages":"Pages 2623-2638"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124003003/pdfft?md5=bf023301c97320930f10fc18aaa0898a&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124003003-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141726434","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}