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{"title":"Perfluoroalkylsulfonyl ammonium for humidity- resistant printing high-performance phase-pure FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells and modules","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>High-quality phase-pure formamidinium lead triiodide (FAPbI₃<span>) perovskite film needs to be fabricated under strict control of the surrounding atmosphere, which becomes more rigorous when large-area FAPbI</span>₃ film is involved, leading to high-performance FAPbI₃<span> perovskite solar cells and modules predominantly carried out in an inert gas-filled atmosphere. In this work, we propose a scalable printing strategy for the large-area high-quality phase-pure FAPbI</span>₃<span> film under a high-humidity atmosphere (up to 75% ± 5% relative humidity) by regulating the perovskite precursor<span><span> ink with a functional perfluoroalkylsulfonyl quaternary ammonium iodide. This approach decreases the energy barriers of cubic phase formation and </span>heterogeneous nucleation, thereby regulating the FAPbI</span></span>₃<span> crystallization. The printed photovoltaic<span> small-area cells and large-area modules achieved remarkable power conversion efficiencies of 24.37% and 22.00%, respectively. Specifically, the unencapsulated device exhibits superior operational stability with </span></span><em>T</em>₉₀ &gt; 1,060 h, ambient stability with <em>T</em>₉₀ &gt; 2,020 h, and thermal stability with <em>T</em>₉₀ &gt; 2,350 h.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141425326","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":"Asymmetric active sites originate from high-entropy metal selenides by joule heating to boost electrocatalytic water oxidation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>High-entropy materials (HEMs) have garnered tremendous attention for electrocatalytic water oxidation because of their extraordinary properties. Nevertheless, scant attention has been directed toward comprehending the origin of their excellent activity and intricate atomic arrangements. Herein, we demonstrate the synthesis of high-entropy metal </span>selenides (HEMSs) using a rapid joule-heating method, effectively circumventing the immiscibility challenges inherent in combining multiple metal elements. This achievement is collectively verified by a convergence of diverse analytical techniques encompassing quasi </span><em>in situ</em><span> X-ray absorption spectroscopy and </span><span><em>operando</em></span><span> attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy. The HEMS exhibits a low overpotential of 222 mV at 10 mA cm</span>⁻² and extraordinary durability with negligible degradation over a 1,000 h durability test at 10 mA cm⁻² and 500 h at 100 mA cm⁻²<span>. Further, our theoretical investigations establish the pronounced mechanism of asymmetric Cu-Co-Ni active units in HEMS by manipulating the interaction of oxygen-containing intermediates, which leads to enhanced OER activity and durability.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141448836","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":"Harmonizing organic photovoltaics research and development among academia and industry","authors":"Eva M. Herzig ,&nbsp;Feng Gao ,&nbsp;Jonas Bergqvist ,&nbsp;Maria A. Loi ,&nbsp;Sebastian B. Meier","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Eva M. Herzig is a professor at the Institute of Physics of the University of Bayreuth. She received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and worked in industry on renewable energies and as a postdoc at the Technical University of Munich (Germany). Her group focuses on nanostructure control via processing and the characterization of thin films, applying time-resolved, multi-modal measurement methods to resolve structures on the nanoscale with a current focus on organic and hybrid energy materials.</p><p>Feng Gao is a professor and Wallenberg Scholar at Linköping University in Sweden. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK) in 2011, followed by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoc fellowship at Linköping University. His group currently focuses on research into solution-processed energy materials and devices, mainly based on organic semiconductors and metal halide perovskites.</p><p>Jonas Bergqvist is CTO at Epishine AB. He holds a master’s degree in applied physics and a doctoral degree in biomolecular and organic electronics from Linköping University, Sweden. Jonas has 15 years of experience within organic solar cells and is one of the cofounders of Epishine AB, where he leads the technology development of roll-to-roll manufacturing of printed organic solar cells for indoor applications.</p><p>Maria A. Loi is a professor at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She received a PhD in physics from the University of Cagliari, Italy, in 2001. She has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, and at the National Research Council in Bologna, Italy. She joined the University of Groningen in 2006 as a Rosalind Franklin Fellow, and she became full professor in the same institution in 2014. She focuses on the investigation of the photophysics of unconventional semiconductors and in their application into optoelectronic devices.</p><p>Sebastian B. Meier is the director of OPV technology and manufacturing at ASCA GmbH &amp; Co. KG. He holds a diploma degree in materials science and a doctoral degree in engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. He has 15 years of industrial experience in the field of organic and printed electronics and is author and co-author of numerous scientific publications in recognized international journals as well as patents in the field of organic light-emitting devices and solar cells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918634","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":"Asymmetric active sites originate from high-entropy metal selenides by joule heating to boost electrocatalytic water oxidation","authors":"Fangren Qian,&nbsp;Lishan Peng,&nbsp;Dengfeng Cao,&nbsp;Wei Jiang,&nbsp;Chengsi Hu,&nbsp;Jiabao Huang,&nbsp;Xinping Zhang,&nbsp;Jiahui Luo,&nbsp;Shuangming Chen,&nbsp;Xiaojun Wu,&nbsp;Li Song,&nbsp;Qingjun Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124003507/pdfft?md5=48150fe03a767b2d2da815d1d7b85feb&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124003507-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141880076","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":"Elucidating the optimal material combinations of organic photovoltaics for maximum industrial viability","authors":"Hua Tang ,&nbsp;Zhihui Liao ,&nbsp;Qianqian Chen ,&nbsp;Han Xu ,&nbsp;Jiaming Huang ,&nbsp;Jianhua Han ,&nbsp;Dingqin Hu ,&nbsp;Ying Luo ,&nbsp;Shirong Lu ,&nbsp;Derya Baran ,&nbsp;Gang Li ,&nbsp;Christoph J. Brabec ,&nbsp;Frédéric Laquai ,&nbsp;Yakun He","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The choice of donor (D) and acceptor (A) materials in organic solar cells (OSCs) determines the so-called golden triangle of organic photovoltaics (OPV), namely, cost, power conversion efficiency (PCE), and device stability. However, despite the recent advancements in material and device development, determining the optimal material combination for industrialization remains a challenge. Herein, we unveil the optimal material combination that exhibits maximum industrial viability. Specifically, the industrial figure of merit (i-FoM) of seven OPV categories is calculated and further analyzed, including blends of small-molecule donor (SMD):fullerene acceptor, SMD:non-fullerene acceptor (NFA), oligomer donor:NFA, terpolymer:NFA, polymer donor:NFA, polymer donor:polymer acceptor, and single-component materials. Because OPV is approaching wide-scale industrialization, insights into the successes and challenges of these material combinations, particularly their PCE, photostability, and synthetic complexity (SC) index, offer guidance toward accelerating the industrialization of OPV.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141754628","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":"Omics-enabled understanding of electric aircraft battery electrolytes","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Omics is a discipline that identifies and quantifies molecular processes that contribute to the form and function of living systems. Here, we translate omics to study battery systems. By employing precision analytical capabilities across chemical space, we delineate the structure, function, and evolution of interphases when cycling Li-nickel manganese oxide (NMC)811 cells at high power and high voltage with mixed-salt locally superconcentrated electrolytes. Despite differences in their make-up, top-performing electrolytes converged in their cathode–electrolyte interphase (CEI) chemistries, which were unexpectedly enriched with fluoroethers (upregulation) and depleted with LiF (downregulation). Moreover, these atypical CEIs more effectively suppressed leakage current, cathode corrosion, and cathode fracturing, extending battery life. Pouch cells (130 mAh) assembled with 50-μm-thick Li foil, semi-solid NMC811 electrodes (9 mAh cm⁻²), and lean electrolyte (2.2 Ah g⁻¹) showed excellent power retention over more than 100 cycles using a realistic mission for electric vertical take-off and landing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124002411/pdfft?md5=a9730b2814651f60a2f24239a2c9186a&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124002411-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141333866","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":"Green hydrogen pathways, energy efficiencies, and intensities for ground, air, and marine transportation","authors":"Timothy J. Wallington ,&nbsp;Maxwell Woody ,&nbsp;Geoffrey M. Lewis ,&nbsp;Gregory A. Keoleian ,&nbsp;Eytan J. Adler ,&nbsp;Joaquim R.R.A. Martins ,&nbsp;Matthew D. Collette","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Green hydrogen produced by electrolysis with renewable electricity can be used directly or in synthetic fuels (e-fuels) to decarbonize road, rail, marine, and air transportation. However, system inefficiencies during hydrogen or e-fuel production, storage, transportation, dispensing, and use lead to approximately 80%–90% loss of the initial electrical energy input. Electric-powered ground, marine, and air transport is approximately 3–8 times more energy efficient than hydrogen alternatives. Renewable electricity sources in the US are insufficient to support hydrogen production for light-duty vehicles. Therefore, green hydrogen should be used strategically in heavy-duty road, rail, aviation, and marine transportation, where electrification alternatives are constrained by load and range. Energy intensity for hydrogen transport measured by renewable electricity per unit of service follows the current trends for petroleum-fueled transport. For freight, ships and rail are the least intensive modes, followed by heavy-duty trucks, then aircraft: 0.04, 0.2, 2, and 20 MJ per t-km, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435124003416/pdfft?md5=d921ad64186d06679a13b2ede1e4e993&pid=1-s2.0-S2542435124003416-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141899992","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":"Modernizing rechargeable military batteries","authors":"Brandon J. Hopkins ,&nbsp;Nicholas H. Bashian","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dr. Brandon J. Hopkins is a lead battery technology engineer at MITRE in the emerging technology division with expertise in techno-economics and decarbonization strategy focused on energy storage, the grid, and electric vehicles. Previously, he worked at Ford Motor Company as a research engineer to advance Ford’s electrification strategy. At the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, he performed research on primary and rechargeable zinc batteries. He received a BA from Harvard University and an MS and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering. He is an inventor on 5 patents and has co-authored 17 journal articles.</p><p>Dr. Nicholas H. Bashian is a senior battery technology scientist at MITRE in the emerging technology division. His research focuses on the investigation of next-generation batteries as well as the analysis of military battery usage and system integration. His previous work includes the electrochemical and <em>in situ</em> structural characterization of chalcogenide electrode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries in addition to the development of solid electrolytes. With extensive experience in maturing battery technologies for defense applications and assessing energy storage needs for specialty applications, Dr. Bashian has co-authored 15 journal articles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141754630","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":"Device engineering of non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with extrapolated operational T80 lifetime over 45,000 h in air","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The efficiency and stability of organic solar cells<span> (OSCs) is often restricted by the metastable photoactive and charge transport layers. Here, we report the acquiring of stable photovoltaics via vacuum-assisted thermal annealing (VTA), which not only enhances the molecular packing of donor and acceptor but also restrains the over-growth of photovoltaic molecules and leads to a slender fibrillar network, resulting in enhanced charge transport and suppressed carrier recombination. </span></span><em>In situ</em><span> ellipsometry measurements reveal that VTA can remove the trapped solvents and reduce the free volume of the photoactive layer, leading to slower structural relaxation during operation and therefore superior morphological and operational stability. As a result, the VTA-treated D18:L8-BO and PM6:L8-BO OSCs exhibit superior PCEs of 19.7% and 19.2%, respectively, with an ITO/PEDOT:PSS/active layer/PDINN/Ag structure, and a PCE of 18.0% with a </span><em>T</em>₈₀ lifetime of 45,200 h for the ITO/MoO₃/PM6:L8-BO/C₆₀/BCP/Ag-structured device, corresponding to an unprecedented lifetime of 30 years.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":38.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141309251","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":"Engineering battery corrosion films by tuning electrical double layer composition","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Battery performance is strongly influenced by the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) that forms from electrolyte decomposition and remains a key target for engineering design. Whereas traditional approaches to tune the SEI have focused on electrolyte chemistry, we show that manipulating the electric field offers a novel approach. Here, we change the electrical double layer (EDL) composition by either applying or removing the local electric field, which directly controls SEI formation. Surprisingly, the solvent-derived SEI known to form in a conventional electrolyte exhibits anion-enhanced chemistry when the electric field is removed, which is attributed to the Coulombic interaction between the electric field and free anions. With the electric field control, we produce an anion-enhanced SEI in conventional electrolytes that demonstrates improved battery cycling and corrosion resistance. Together, our findings highlight the importance of EDL composition and demonstrate electric field strength as a new parameter to tune SEI structure and chemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":343,"journal":{"name":"Joule","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":39.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981017","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}