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Tailoring durable MnOx-based electrodes for high-performance electrocatalytic function for next-generation electrocatalysis applications 定制耐用的mnox基电极，用于下一代电催化应用的高性能电催化功能

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00290-7

Hashem Tayeba, Roya Kiani-Anbouhi, Neda Royaei

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Triple-junction tandem solar cells: structural and spectral optimization for improved current matching and efficiency 三结串联太阳能电池：结构和光谱优化以改善电流匹配和效率

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00291-6

Hugo Rolando Sánchez Quispe, Prakash Kanjariya, Suhas Ballal, Anita Devi, Girish Chandra Sharma, Radhwan Abdul Kareem, K. Satyam Naidu, Marwea Al-hedrewy, Ashish Kumar, Asaithambi Perumal

{"title":"Triple-junction tandem solar cells: structural and spectral optimization for improved current matching and efficiency","authors":"Hugo Rolando Sánchez Quispe, Prakash Kanjariya, Suhas Ballal, Anita Devi, Girish Chandra Sharma, Radhwan Abdul Kareem, K. Satyam Naidu, Marwea Al-hedrewy, Ashish Kumar, Asaithambi Perumal","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00291-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00291-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, a triple-junction tandem solar cell (TSC) has been designed in order to increase the photovoltaic (PV) performance through utilizing maximum light photons. To create three junctions in this work three subcells have been designed and optimized at its best PV performance. The optimization of all the three subcells have been done through the various variations in the absorber layer like thickness and bulk defect density (BDD). It has been seen that best PV parameters in the top middle and bottom cell are maximum at high thickness and low BDD. For the designing of triple junction tandem configuration, two filtered spectrums (FS1 and FS2) have been calculated for the proper current matching in the three subcells. The optimized triple-junction TSC demonstrates significantly enhanced PV parameters, including high open-circuit voltage (V<sub>OC</sub>- 2.750), short-circuit current density (J<sub>SC</sub>- 16.45 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>), fill factor (FF- 83.40%), and power conversion efficiency (PCE- 37.74%). The strategy of using filtered spectrums and exact design optimization provides a potential road to the next generation of high-efficiency tandem solar cells, furthering the field of renewable energy solutions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00291-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of TCNQ for surface and interface passivation in inverted perovskite solar cells TCNQ在倒钙钛矿太阳能电池表面和界面钝化中的作用

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00280-9

Samuel Abicho, Bekele Hailegnaw, Felix Mayr, Munise Cobet, Cigdem Yumusak, Asefa Sergawi, Teketel Yohannes, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Markus Clark Scharber, Getachew Adam Workneh

{"title":"The role of TCNQ for surface and interface passivation in inverted perovskite solar cells","authors":"Samuel Abicho, Bekele Hailegnaw, Felix Mayr, Munise Cobet, Cigdem Yumusak, Asefa Sergawi, Teketel Yohannes, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Markus Clark Scharber, Getachew Adam Workneh","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00280-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00280-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The noticeable growth in the power conversion efficiency of solution-processed organo-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (OIHPSCs) incited the photovoltaic community to look for limitations that hurdle the commercialization process. The surface and interface defects between the perovskite and electron transport layers are among the main challenges that cause significant non-radiative recombination losses, thereby they result in poor performance and stability. In this work, tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), a strong electron acceptor molecule, is applied at the interface between the photoactive perovskite and [6,6]-phenyl C<sub>61</sub> butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) layers to modify the interface, and enhance device performance and stability. Steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements were used to characterize the role of the TCNQ passivation in reducing non-radiative recombination of charge carriers. Current density versus voltage (J-V) measurements show improvement in devices open-circuit voltage (V<sub>oc</sub>), short-circuit current density (J<sub>sc</sub>), and fill factor (FF) for devices with TCNQ interface passivation, which is attributed to suppressed non-radiative recombination. In addition, a noticeable improvement in the device’s stability was observed. This study reveals the dual role of TCNQ passivation in improving the photoelectric properties and stability of ambient air processed perovskite devices with the pin architecture.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00280-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fe-doped SnO2 nanoparticles: enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen efficiency, Rhodamine-B dye degradation and visible light absorption 铁掺杂SnO2纳米粒子：提高光催化氢效率，罗丹明- b染料降解和可见光吸收

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00288-1

Aashish K Moses, Srinath Ranjan Tripathy, Saroj Sundar Baral

{"title":"Fe-doped SnO2 nanoparticles: enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen efficiency, Rhodamine-B dye degradation and visible light absorption","authors":"Aashish K Moses, Srinath Ranjan Tripathy, Saroj Sundar Baral","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00288-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00288-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The existing energy-wastewater nexus may be resolved using metal oxide semiconductor photocatalysts in photocatalytic hydrogen production and pollutant degradation, which is a clean and sustainable process. SnO<sub>2</sub> is one such well-researched and proven photocatalyst that is now in use, although it only works with ultraviolet light, which only makes up 4% of the total solar energy received. The present research aims to use iron as a dopant to make SnO<sub>2</sub> active under visible light, enhancing reactions like water splitting and dye degradation. The sol-gel method was used to synthesize the photocatalysts. XRD, BET, UV diffuse reflectance spectra, PL spectra, XPS, and SEM micrographs were used to characterize the synthesized photocatalysts. For 7.5 wt% Fe-doped SnO<sub>2</sub>, a remarkable hydrogen generation rate of 18.81 µmol/hr under sunlight was achieved, nearly three times that of pure SnO<sub>2</sub> (5.71 µmol/h). The nanocomposites display excellent photoreactivity towards RhB dye degradation with an optimal concentration of 7.5 wt% Fe-doped SnO<sub>2</sub>. This optimal composite photocatalyst removes 93% of RhB dye on 0.1 g/L photocatalysts in only 60 min under sunlight. Pristine SnO<sub>2</sub> removes 36% of the dye under similar reaction conditions. The photoluminescence spectra of Fe-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> had lower peak locations than the pristine SnO<sub>2,</sub> indicating a decreased rate of charge recombination and increased life duration of the active species. As a result, hydrogen generation rates and dye degradation efficiencies have increased significantly. The photocatalyst’s recyclability study revealed that the photocatalysts can be used efficiently for four cycles without significant reduction in the yield.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00288-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Direct non-oxidative methane decomposition over silica-supported Co/Ni/Mo catalysts 二氧化硅负载的Co/Ni/Mo催化剂直接非氧化甲烷分解

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00289-0

Siddharth Parashar, Sharad M. Sontakke

{"title":"Direct non-oxidative methane decomposition over silica-supported Co/Ni/Mo catalysts","authors":"Siddharth Parashar, Sharad M. Sontakke","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00289-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00289-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Typically, the methods for converting methane can be categorized into two primary groups: direct and indirect. Among these, the direct non-oxidative conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons has received a lot of interest in recent years due to its distinct advantages over the indirect routes. Several catalysts based on transitional metals such as Ni, Fe, Co, Mo, etc. have been reported for the methane conversion, employing different supports. This study focuses on the direct non-oxidative decomposition of methane using monometallic catalysts based on silica. The catalysts, specifically Co, Ni, and Mo, were impregnated to the pre-synthesized silica support. The synthesized catalysts were characterized for crystallite size, surface area, morphology and thermal stability using X-ray diffraction, porosimeter, scanning electron microscope and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. The effect of reaction temperature, amount of catalyst, methane preheating, flow rate of methane and presence of promotors on the decomposition reaction was investigated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00289-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A comparative study on the structural, chemical, morphological and electrochemical properties of α-MnO2, β-MnO2 and δ-MnO2 as cathode materials in aqueous zinc-ion batteries α-MnO2、β-MnO2和δ-MnO2作为水性锌离子电池正极材料的结构、化学、形态和电化学性能的比较研究

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00281-8

Basil Chacko, Madhuri Wuppulluri

{"title":"A comparative study on the structural, chemical, morphological and electrochemical properties of α-MnO2, β-MnO2 and δ-MnO2 as cathode materials in aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"Basil Chacko, Madhuri Wuppulluri","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00281-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00281-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are considered to be highly promising electrochemical energy storage device due to their affordability, inherent safety, large zinc resources, and optimal specific capacity. Among various cathode materials, manganese dioxide (MnO<sub>2</sub>) stands out for its high voltage, environmental benignity, and theoretical specific capacity. This study systematically investigates the phase formation and structural parameters of α-MnO<sub>2</sub>, β-MnO<sub>2</sub>, and δ-MnO<sub>2</sub> synthesized via hydrothermal method, employing Rietveld refinement. FTIR and Raman spectroscopy confirms Mn-O and O-H bond formation. BET analysis reveals surface areas, and pore size distribution is calculated with BJH method. High-resolution XPS spectra exhibit a spin energy split of ~ 11.9 eV for Mn 2p confirming the presence of MnO<sub>2</sub>. Electrochemical studies shows an initial discharge capacities of 230.5, 188.74 and 263.30 mAh g<sup>− 1</sup> at 0.1 A g<sup>− 1</sup> for α-MnO<sub>2</sub>, β-MnO<sub>2</sub> and δ-MnO<sub>2</sub>. The EIS spectra revealed the capacitive behaviour and electrode reaction kinetics where a R<sub>cT</sub> value of 484.14, 327.6, 162.5 Ω for α-MnO<sub>2</sub>, β-MnO<sub>2</sub> and δ-MnO<sub>2</sub>. These study give insights into relation of various properties of MnO<sub>2</sub> with electrochemical performance and its viability in grid storage applications.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00281-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142995041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An implantable glucose enzymatic biofuel cell integrated with flexible gold-coated carbon foam and carbon thread bioelectrodes grafted inside a living rat 一种可植入的葡萄糖酶生物燃料电池，集成了柔性金涂层碳泡沫和碳线生物电极，移植到活老鼠体内

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-025-00297-8

S. Vanmathi, U. S. Jayapiriya, Pravesh Sharma, Onkar Prakash Kulkarni, Sanket Goel

{"title":"An implantable glucose enzymatic biofuel cell integrated with flexible gold-coated carbon foam and carbon thread bioelectrodes grafted inside a living rat","authors":"S. Vanmathi, U. S. Jayapiriya, Pravesh Sharma, Onkar Prakash Kulkarni, Sanket Goel","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00297-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00297-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The advent of long-term implants has increased the urgent need for self-powered biomedical devices. Utilize enzymes to expedite the process of biofuel oxidation. These systems frequently make use of glucose oxidase. A possible solution involves glucose biofuel cells powered by the glucose found in physiological fluids. Biocompatible substances like carbon electrode designs help to transport electrons from the biological reactions to the external circuit as efficiently as possible while maximizing surface area. Despite advances in implantable electrodes, developing miniaturized and flexible electrodes remains challenging. In this work, a metal-coated flexible carbon thread and foam bioelectrode are fabricated and successfully implanted inside a living and freely moving rat. These electrodes are prepared using gold nanostructures as electron enhancers, a negatively charged conducting polymer, a biocompatible redox mediator, and enzymes as biocatalysts. The carbon foam-based enzymatic biofuel cell produces in vitro and in vivo settings, generates a power density of 165 µW/cm<sup>2</sup> and 285 µW/cm<sup>2</sup>, and the carbon thread-based fuel cell produces a power density of 98 µW/cm<sup>2</sup> and 180 µW/cm<sup>2</sup> in vitro and in vivo environments, respectively. This work paves the way for the possible use of inexpensive electrodes for subdermal implantable microsystems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00297-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Waste-to-carbon-based supercapacitors for renewable energy storage: progress and future perspectives 用于可再生能源储存的废物-碳基超级电容器：进展和未来展望

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00285-4

Perseverance Dzikunu, Eugene Sefa Appiah, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Eric A. K. Fangnon, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Anthony Andrews, Pedro Vilaça

{"title":"Waste-to-carbon-based supercapacitors for renewable energy storage: progress and future perspectives","authors":"Perseverance Dzikunu, Eugene Sefa Appiah, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Eric A. K. Fangnon, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Anthony Andrews, Pedro Vilaça","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00285-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00285-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The increasing demand for cost-effective materials for energy storage devices has prompted investigations into diverse waste derived electrode materials for supercapacitors (SCs) application. This review examines advancements in converting waste into carbon-based SCs for renewable energy storage. In this context, different carbon-based waste precursor sources have been explored over the years as electrodes in SCs. These waste sources comprise of industrial, plastics and biowastes, including plant and animal wastes. The energy storage capabilities of the various waste derived SCs electrodes are highlighted to provide an understanding into the unique features that make them applicable to SCs. In addition, some challenges associated with the waste-derived SCs electrodes in terms of energy storage have been emphasized. Here, we also provided insights into the recent progress in SCs electrode synthesis techniques and their effects on electrochemical performance. SCs performance tailoring with material structures through the incorporation of different materials to form composites and optimized synthesis methods is an effective strategy. Hence, the synthesis methods outlined include pyrolysis, hydrothermal, microwave-assisted, template-assisted, and sol–gel techniques. The effect of the various synthesis methods on SCs performance has also been discussed. Overall, this review highlights waste valorization with future research directions and scaling challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00285-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142994479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bioethanol production from concentration fruit wastes juice using bakery yeast 利用烘焙酵母从浓缩果汁废液中生产生物乙醇

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00283-6

Lewis Atugonza Mtashobya, Shedrack Thomas Mgeni, Jovine Kamuhabwa Emmanuel

{"title":"Bioethanol production from concentration fruit wastes juice using bakery yeast","authors":"Lewis Atugonza Mtashobya, Shedrack Thomas Mgeni, Jovine Kamuhabwa Emmanuel","doi":"10.1007/s40243-024-00283-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-024-00283-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Appropriate and effective management of fruit wastes is fundamental for promoting sustainability, minimizing environmental impacts, and safeguarding human health. This underscores the necessity for sustainable waste management practices including transforming them into valuable products to mitigate their adverse effects. This study focuses on the production of bioethanol from pineapple, mango, watermelon, and pawpaw fruit wastes juice through yeast fermentation and controlled distillation. The juice from a mixture of fruit wastes was enriched with 200 g of bakery yeast to facilitate the fermentation process. Results show that bioethanol from fruit waste juice mixture with bakery yeast produced bioethanol with alcohol content of 30%, while the fruit waste juice mixture without yeast had 20%. The bioethanol from the initial distillation was combined and re-distilled to improve the quality of bioethanol from 12 to 30% to an impressive alcohol content of 88%. The bioethanol production from fruit wastes, achieved through bakery yeast fermentation and distillation, demonstrated promising outcomes and potential use as bioenergy and its contribution to environmental conservation. Future research may focus on enhancing yeast-fruit waste juice ratio and utilizing enzymes to expedite carbohydrate breakdown.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-024-00283-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Recycling of lithium-ion batteries: cobalt recovery with supercritical fluids 锂离子电池的回收：用超临界流体回收钴

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Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1007/s40243-024-00282-7

Rodolfo Morales Ibarra, Motonobu Goto, Saida Mayela García Montes, Enrique Manuel López Cuellar, Azael Martínez de la Cruz

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