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Correlating electrode nano-confinement to interphase chemistry

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101874

Guanjie Li, Dengpan Dong, Dmitry Bedrov, Qinqin Cai, Haojun Wu, Zixing Wang, Jilei Liu, Kang Xu, Lidan Xing, Weishan Li

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Enhancing electron transport for efficiency -recorded HTL-free inverted perovskite solar cells by molecular complementary passivation

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101880

Qingbin Cai, Qin Tan, Jiacheng He, Siyuan Tang, Qiang Sun, Dong He, Tianle Cheng, Guoqiang Ma, Jinfeng Huang, Gangsen Su, Chuanxin Chen, Hao Gu, Bingzhe Wang, Jing Fan, Guichuan Xing, Zhubing He

{"title":"Enhancing electron transport for efficiency -recorded HTL-free inverted perovskite solar cells by molecular complementary passivation","authors":"Qingbin Cai, Qin Tan, Jiacheng He, Siyuan Tang, Qiang Sun, Dong He, Tianle Cheng, Guoqiang Ma, Jinfeng Huang, Gangsen Su, Chuanxin Chen, Hao Gu, Bingzhe Wang, Jing Fan, Guichuan Xing, Zhubing He","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.101880","url":null,"abstract":"Inverted perovskite solar cells without pre-depositing a layer of hole-transport materials (HTL-free PSCs) still suffer from the non-irradiative recombination at the perovskite/electron-transport layer (ETL) interface. In this work, we report a molecular complementary passivation (MCP) strategy by employing propylphosphonic acid 3-ammonium bromide (PPAABr) to cooperate with phenethylammonium bromide (PEABr) to mutually passivate surface defects of I and formamidinium (FA) vacancies by multi-coordination. This passivation led to an obvious decrease in interfacial defect-state density and greatly improved exciton and carrier lifetime for the perovskite film. Moreover, MCP surface treatment pushes the perovskite surface Fermi level closer to that of ETL, thereby enhancing interfacial electron extraction. As a result, MCP-based HTL-free PSC achieved a record efficiency of 26.40% (25.92% certified). The encapsulated device retains 94.8% of its initial efficiency after 1,000 h of light soaking. The generality of the MCP strategy also generated a competitive efficiency of 23.66% for 1.68 eV wide-band-gap PSCs.","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":39.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143618886","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}

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Spinodal decomposition promoting high thermoelectric performance in half-Heusler

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101854

Sichen Duan, Xin Bao, Jiawei Huang, Rongpei Shi, Linfeng Fei, Wenhua Xue, Honghao Yao, Xiaofang Li, Jian Wang, Xingjun Liu, Jun Mao, Feng Cao, Yumei Wang, Qian Zhang

{"title":"Spinodal decomposition promoting high thermoelectric performance in half-Heusler","authors":"Sichen Duan, Xin Bao, Jiawei Huang, Rongpei Shi, Linfeng Fei, Wenhua Xue, Honghao Yao, Xiaofang Li, Jian Wang, Xingjun Liu, Jun Mao, Feng Cao, Yumei Wang, Qian Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.101854","url":null,"abstract":"Spinodal decomposition typically manifests in partially miscible solid solutions in relevant phase diagrams as primarily dictated by the underlying thermodynamics, which is viewed as a powerful means for enhancing thermoelectric performance. Yet, the incomplete ternary phase diagrams of thermoelectric materials pose a challenge for microstructure design via spinodal decomposition. In addition, experimental investigation of microstructure evolution upon spinodal decomposition in thermoelectric alloys is rare, and its influence on electron and phonon transport remains largely unexplored. Herein, we constructed the (Ti, Zr, Hf)NiSn phase diagram experimentally, revealing a miscibility gap within 973–1,273 K. Spinodal decomposition with anisotropic composition modulation was observed in Ti0.5Zr0.25Hf0.25NiSn0.99Sb0.01 by in situ transmission electron microscopy. The phase-field simulation further elucidates the microstructure evolution upon spinodal decomposition and provides insights into the generation of dislocations during further heat treatment. The annealing process not only induces dense dislocation arrays formed by spinodal evolution but also homogenizes the multiphase to facilitate electron transport. Consequently, a record-high average zT of ∼1.1 between 300 and 973 K has been realized in n-type Ti0.5Zr0.25Hf0.25NiSn0.99Sb0.01. Importantly, the half-Heusler module achieves a maximum conversion efficiency of ∼12% and an output power density of ∼3.7 W cm−2 at a temperature difference of 653 K. This “double-high” result outperforms all of the current devices. Our results highlight spinodal decomposition as an effective avenue to advance materials for highly efficient thermoelectric power generation.","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":39.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143560950","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}

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Chemical oxidization of PTAA enables stable slot-die-coated perovskite solar modules

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101850

Jin Hyuck Heo, Seok Young Hong, Jin Kyoung Park, Hyong Joon Lee, Fei Zhang, Sang Hyuk Im

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Efficient and stable high-entropy organic photovoltaics

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101851

Ming Zhang, Lei Zhu, Jun Yan, Xiaonan Xue, Zaiyu Wang, Flurin Eisner, Guanqing Zhou, Rui Zeng, Lixuan Kan, Liang Wu, Wenkai Zhong, Anyang Zhang, Fei Han, Jingnan Song, Nicolai Hartmann, Zichun Zhou, Hao Jing, Haiming Zhu, Shengjie Xu, Jenny Nelson, Feng Liu

{"title":"Efficient and stable high-entropy organic photovoltaics","authors":"Ming Zhang, Lei Zhu, Jun Yan, Xiaonan Xue, Zaiyu Wang, Flurin Eisner, Guanqing Zhou, Rui Zeng, Lixuan Kan, Liang Wu, Wenkai Zhong, Anyang Zhang, Fei Han, Jingnan Song, Nicolai Hartmann, Zichun Zhou, Hao Jing, Haiming Zhu, Shengjie Xu, Jenny Nelson, Feng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.101851","url":null,"abstract":"The lack of simultaneous high efficiency and long-term stability in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) poses a major challenge to commercialization. Here, we introduce a high-entropy (HE) methodology by both physical blending and chemical synthesis, where multiple components are mixed to improve system entropy. Our findings show that physically blended HE blends maintained strong π–π interactions due to acceptors’ identical backbones. The different halogens or alkyl chains reduced structure order and fostered an optimal mixture, where a redistribution of the conduction-band density of states was found, leading to a higher effective band gap, reduced non-radiative recombination, and elevated open-circuit voltage. This HE design rule was then extended to chemical synthesis to make HE materials, which yielded a maximum power conversion efficiency of 20.6% (20.3% ± 0.2%, certified as 20.0%) in OPV devices. Moreover, both operational and thermal stability were improved, measured in conventional encapsulated devices under continuous illumination.","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":39.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539141","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}

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Sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) membranes with intrinsic microporosity enable efficient redox flow batteries for energy storage 磺化聚醚醚酮膜具有固有的微孔性，可以实现高效的氧化还原液流电池储能

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.11.012

Toby Wong , Yijie Yang , Rui Tan , Anqi Wang , Zhou Zhou , Zhizhang Yuan , Jiaxi Li , Dezhi Liu , Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez , Chunchun Ye , Mark Sankey , David Ainsworth , Stefan Guldin , Fabrizia Foglia , Neil B. McKeown , Kim E. Jelfs , Xianfeng Li , Qilei Song

{"title":"Sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) membranes with intrinsic microporosity enable efficient redox flow batteries for energy storage","authors":"Toby Wong , Yijie Yang , Rui Tan , Anqi Wang , Zhou Zhou , Zhizhang Yuan , Jiaxi Li , Dezhi Liu , Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez , Chunchun Ye , Mark Sankey , David Ainsworth , Stefan Guldin , Fabrizia Foglia , Neil B. McKeown , Kim E. Jelfs , Xianfeng Li , Qilei Song","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.11.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.11.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are promising for long-duration grid-scale sustainable energy storage. The ion-exchange membrane is a key component that determines energy efficiency and cycling stability. However, it remains challenging to develop membranes with high ionic conductivity and high selectivity toward redox-active electrolytes. We report the development of ion-conductive polymer membranes with record-breaking energy efficiency. By incorporating triptycene into poly(ether-ether-ketone) and controlled sulfonation, the resulting intrinsically microporous polymer membranes form highly interconnected water channels that facilitate transport of charge-balancing ions, particularly hydroxide anions. These microporous membranes showed high ionic conductivity without compromising the selectivity toward redox-active species. The membranes enabled excellent performance in alkaline aqueous organic and zinc-iron flow batteries, demonstrating long-term stability, high power density, and an operational current density up to 700 mA cm−2. The membranes also improved performance in neutral pH aqueous RFBs with high capacity utilization and retention, enhanced energy efficiency, and boosted power density.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"9 2","pages":"Article 101795"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142849735","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}

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Keeping photovoltaics cool

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101845

Xueting Zhao , Jiefeng Pan

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Sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) membranes with intrinsic microporosity enable efficient redox flow batteries for energy storage 磺化聚醚醚酮膜具有固有的微孔性，可以实现高效的氧化还原液流电池储能

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.101814

Toby Wong, Yijie Yang, Rui Tan, Anqi Wang, Zhou Zhou, Zhizhang Yuan, Jiaxi Li, Dezhi Liu, Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez, Chunchun Ye, Mark Sankey, David Ainsworth, Stefan Guldin, Fabrizia Foglia, Neil B. McKeown, Kim E. Jelfs, Xianfeng Li, Qilei Song

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Geological ammonia: Stimulated NH3 production from rocks 地质氨：由岩石产生的受刺激的氨

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.12.006

Yifan Gao , Ming Lei , Bachu Sravan Kumar , Hugh Barrett Smith , Seok Hee Han , Lokesh Sangabattula , Ju Li , Iwnetim I. Abate

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Tandem electrochemical hydrogen pumps with ion-pair membranes

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101848

Wenjie Shao , Shuang Li

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