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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101953

Marc Bertrand , Nathan Brenner Johnson , Liling Jin , Alex Martin Bates , Patrice Chartrand , Loraine Torres-Castro , Mickael Dollé

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Effective salt management for stable CO2 electrolysis 有效的盐管理，稳定的CO2电解

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101959

Wanzhen Zheng , Lecheng Lei , Yang Hou

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Shatter existing lifetime limit of lithium-ion battery 打破现有锂离子电池的寿命限制

IF 38.6 1区材料科学

Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101920

Yiming Chen , Zulipiya Shadike

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Enhancing electron transport for efficiency -recorded HTL-free inverted perovskite solar cells by molecular complementary passivation 利用分子互补钝化技术提高无htl倒置钙钛矿太阳能电池的电子传递效率

IF 38.6 1区材料科学

Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 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":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101880","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 101880"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","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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Ammonia-hydrogen engine with single ammonia fuel supply 单氨燃料供应的氨氢发动机

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101922

Xinyi Zhou , Tie Li , Wenming Yang

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Toward closed-loop recycling of perovskite PV 钙钛矿光伏的闭环回收研究

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101958

Matthew L. Davies

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Electrosynthesis of CO from an electrically pH-shifted DAC post-capture liquid using a catalyst:support amide linkage 利用催化剂：支持酰胺键，从电ph位移的DAC捕获后液体中电合成CO

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101883

Bei Zhou , Hengzhou Liu , Guangcan Su , Heejong Shin , Xiao-Yan Li , Huajie Ze , Yongxiang Liang , Bosi Peng , Weiyan Ni , Yuanjun Chen , Wenjin Zhu , Christine Yu , Yiqing Chen , Pengfei Ou , Ke Xie , Edward H. Sargent

{"title":"Electrosynthesis of CO from an electrically pH-shifted DAC post-capture liquid using a catalyst:support amide linkage","authors":"Bei Zhou , Hengzhou Liu , Guangcan Su , Heejong Shin , Xiao-Yan Li , Huajie Ze , Yongxiang Liang , Bosi Peng , Weiyan Ni , Yuanjun Chen , Wenjin Zhu , Christine Yu , Yiqing Chen , Pengfei Ou , Ke Xie , Edward H. Sargent","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrified reactive capture upgrades CO<sub>2</sub> from post-air-capture alkali carbonate liquid to value-added products while regenerating the capture medium. Previous processes exhibited limited energy efficiency (<18%) due to high full-cell voltage (>3.7 V) and modest CO selectivity (<45%). To address this, we developed a Co molecular catalyst featuring an electron-deficient Co center, lowering the required reduction voltage. We then grafted the catalyst onto a conductive support, enhancing charge transfer. An electrified pH-downshifter improved CO<sub>2</sub> availability, increasing CO selectivity. The system achieved 70% CO selectivity at 2.7 V and 100 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, corresponding to an energy intensity of 35 GJ/ton CO. The energy cost is comparable to that of direct air capture (DAC) followed by reverse water-gas shift (RWGS), but it offers ambient temperature operation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 101883"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703354","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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Carbon contracts for difference design: Managing carbon price risk in a low-carbon industry 基于差异设计的碳合约：低碳产业的碳价格风险管理

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101921

Alexander Hoogsteyn , Kenneth Bruninx , Erik Delarue

{"title":"Carbon contracts for difference design: Managing carbon price risk in a low-carbon industry","authors":"Alexander Hoogsteyn , Kenneth Bruninx , Erik Delarue","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101921","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101921","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alexander Hoogsteyn obtained his MSc from KU Leuven in 2021 with a major in electrical engineering and minor in power system engineering. He then completed a traineeship at the EU Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators, after which he returned to KU Leuven to pursue a PhD in mechanical engineering at the Energy Systems Integration and Modeling research group. He is also affiliated with Energyville in Genk. Here, he investigates the role of hydrogen in industrial decarbonization and the impact hydrogen policies have on energy markets.</div><div>Kenneth Bruninx received MSc and PhD degrees in energy engineering in 2011 and 2016, respectively, and an MSc degree in management in 2015 from KU Leuven, Belgium. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and a research fellow at KU Leuven. His main research interests include market design, policy, and regulation for integrated net-zero energy systems. He serves as the chair of the IEEE EPPC WG on Energy and is an associate editor of the <em>IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy & Regulation</em>.</div><div>Erik Delarue received MSc and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. He is a professor at KU Leuven, TME Branch (energy conversion), leading the Energy Systems Integration and Modeling research group, and he is active within EnergyVille. His research focus and expertise are on quantitative tools supporting an efficient operation of, and transition toward, a low-carbon energy system (mathematical modeling of energy systems). Applications relate to flexibility through energy systems integration, energy market design, and energy policies. Erik has published widely in the academic literature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 101921"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143837045","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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Sodium-mediated redox cascade for electrochemical ammonia synthesis 钠介导的氧化还原级联电化学合成氨

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101923

Channing K. Klein , Alexis Lindenfelser , Michael A. Yusov , Anukta Jain , Ryan J.R. Jones , John Gregoire , Karthish Manthiram

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Neighboring nonmetal site as an intermediate modulator switching CO2 electroreduction pathway toward multicarbons 邻近非金属位作为中间调制器，将CO2电还原途径转换为多碳

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Joule Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101926

Li Li , Ying Zhou , Chaofan Wan , Xiaodong Li , Panzhe Qiao , Shibo Xi , Yan Fang , Xianbiao Fu , Jiexin Zhu , Shumin Wang , Xia Wang , Chengbin Xu , Zechao Zhuang , Ming Zuo , Minghui Fan , Zheng Jiang , Wenhua Zhang , Xinliang Feng , Yongfu Sun , Jinlong Yang , Yi Xie

{"title":"Neighboring nonmetal site as an intermediate modulator switching CO2 electroreduction pathway toward multicarbons","authors":"Li Li , Ying Zhou , Chaofan Wan , Xiaodong Li , Panzhe Qiao , Shibo Xi , Yan Fang , Xianbiao Fu , Jiexin Zhu , Shumin Wang , Xia Wang , Chengbin Xu , Zechao Zhuang , Ming Zuo , Minghui Fan , Zheng Jiang , Wenhua Zhang , Xinliang Feng , Yongfu Sun , Jinlong Yang , Yi Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2025.101926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Selective CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction toward multicarbons (C<sub>2+</sub>) is hampered by the competing pathways at ampere-level current densities. Here, theoretical calculations reveal that the binding strength and protonation of the ∗CO intermediate are a pair of key descriptors in governing the selectivity-determining bifurcation pathway on copper (Cu) catalyst. Hence, we propose an intermediate-modulator strategy with a nonmetallic phosphorus (P)-modified Cu (P-Cu) hetero-site catalyst for ideal C<sub>2+</sub> formation. The P site enhances charge accumulation at the neighboring Cu site, which strengthens ∗CO adsorption and active ∗H supply from H<sub>2</sub>O activation, favoring a rich-∗H-assisted-protonation (RHP) pathway toward ∗CHO formation. Subsequently, the lowest-energy-barrier ∗CO-∗CHO coupling pathway switches the predominant reaction pathway away from undesired CO and H<sub>2</sub> to higher-value ethylene and ethanol. We report a C<sub>2+</sub> partial current density of 1.05 A cm<sup>−2</sup> and a Faradaic efficiency of 87.7%. Utilizing cheaper nonmetallic elements, this catalyst design principle outperforms reported outcomes with precious metal dopants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 101926"},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143862362","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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