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{"title":"Comparing the performances of Cs2TiBr6, Cs2AgBiBr6, and Cs2PtI6 halide compositions in double perovskite photovoltaic devices","authors":"Masood Mehrabian,&nbsp;Maryam Taleb-Abbasi,&nbsp;Omid Akhavan","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00311-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00311-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For commercial purposes in the solar cell field which toxicity and stability of lead-based perovskite solar cells (PSC) are important challenges, the presence of lead-free alternatives like Cs₂TiBr₆, Cs₂AgBiBr₆ and Cs₂PtI₆ double perovskites seems important. The aim of this study is to numerical evaluation of three double perovskite layers as potential photovoltaic (PV) materials in solar cells with fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)/TiO₂/perovskite/Cu₂O/Au structures by using SCAPS-1D software. Different composite layers were optimized and analyzed to enable enhanced performance. Numerical results showed maximum power-conversion efficiency of 18.86%, 18.54%, and 26.50% for the suggested PSCs with Cs₂TiBr₆, Cs₂AgBiBr_6, and Cs₂PtI₆ absorbers. The achieved outcomes confirmed that Cs₂PtI₆ can contribute significantly to the development of highly efficient lead-free double-perovskite solar cell technology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00311-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145142949","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}

{"title":"Many lives of cobalt within electrochemical systems: from waste batteries to efficient hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst","authors":"Lorenzo Mirizzi,&nbsp;Eleonora Carena,&nbsp;Carlo Santoro,&nbsp;Valerio C. A. Ficca,&nbsp;Ernesto Placidi,&nbsp;Enrico Berretti,&nbsp;Alessandro Lavacchi,&nbsp;Chiara Ferrara,&nbsp;Mohsin Muhyuddin","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00312-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00312-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The presence of critical raw materials, primarily cobalt, in scrap and spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) constitutes an important research spot for the recycling of LIBs and cobalt recovery. Instead of solely relying on the complicated and suboptimal application of the recovered cobalt in the fabrication of the LIB cathode materials, alternative technologies can also be explored such as alkaline water electrolysis where hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the key bottlenecks. Therefore, herein a flexible and highly efficient use of Co-based materials derived from different life stages of LIBs (from production scrap, waste cathode from spent LIBs, scraps from resynthesized cathodes) have been exploited for HER in alkaline media. Particularly, production scraps from commercial lithium cobalt oxide (c-LCO), commercial scraps LCO subjected to thermal treatment (p-LCO) at three diverse temperatures (400 °C, 550 °C and 700 °C), LCO recovered from waste batteries (w-LCO), and resynthesized LCO (r-LCO) subjected to the optimum temperature identified in the p-LCO step. The structures, morphologies, and surface chemistries of obtained materials were thoroughly analyzed and compared. Furthermore, the electrocatalyst inks were optimized by mixing with two different types of carbon substrates i.e. Ketjenblack and Vulcan XC72R in varying ratios. The half-cell measurements based on a rotating disk electrode (RDE) demonstrated encouraging HER activity with overpotentials in the range of 262–347 mV at the typical current density of 10 mA cm^− 2. This work underlines novel possibilities in the valorization of waste materials, transforming waste into value-added products by combining the ambitions of the circular economy and green energy while following simpler pathways.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00312-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145142002","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}

{"title":"Si-based and Si-containing compounds in composite matrices and coatings for bipolar plates/interconnects, and in sealant materials for fuel cells","authors":"Ermete Antolini,&nbsp;Raimundo Ribeiro Passos","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00310-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00310-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Silicon and silicon-based compounds are extensively used in various applications, including electronics, solar panels, construction materials, automotive technology and medical devices. What is little reported is that these materials are largely utilized in fuel cells, playing various roles. The utilization of Si-based and Si-containing compounds, such as oxide (SiO₂) and non-oxide (TiSiN) ceramics, SiOC black glasses and borosilicate glasses and glass ceramics, in composite matrices and coatings for bipolar plates/interconnects, and in sealant materials for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells fuel cells is presented and discussed. </p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00310-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131725","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}

{"title":"A review of the effect of stability issues and wide-bandgap in the application of perovskite solar cells","authors":"Prince Tshepho Mokabane,&nbsp;Valantine Takwa Lukong,&nbsp;Tien-Chien Jen","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00307-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00307-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Research into perovskite solar cells (PSC) is making significant progress toward contributing to renewable energy generation. With perovskite solar cells, power conversion efficiency above 25% has been reported, making it a promising technology. The existing module perovskite-based type cells indeed display the best performance of all the types available in the markets, even with the excess temperature conditions as concerns. However, the chances of perovskite-based types providing sustainable energy are low, and more work is still required. This article discusses predictions about workability issues and the existence of a high forbidden zone that came with PSCs. It then reviews the degradation mechanisms and solutions to overcome these stability problems. PSCs have a big commercialization issue, which may concern their stability because their productivity is unstable in real-time operation, especially under long run-time conditions. In addition, the review expands on how PSC materials effectively transport charges and how the various barriers present in PSCs are affected. The article goes into more detail on how perovskite crystal orientation has lately been significant, which modern design is suitable for perovskite solar cells, how different layers in perovskite cells are made, and what kind of materials are laid between electron transport layers (ETLs) and buffer layers. The final part of the article provides insight into the methods for overcoming degradation and enhancing the stability PSCs, which is crucial for commercialization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00307-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131493","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}

{"title":"Efficient inverted HTL-free Sm2NiMnO6-based perovskite solar cell: a SCAPS-1D study","authors":"Nassim Ahmed Mahammedi","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00308-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00308-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The transition to sustainable energy has driven extensive research into perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. Despite their remarkable efficiencies, the commercialization of PSCs remains hindered by lead toxicity and material instability. In this study, we investigate a lead-free samarium-based double perovskite oxide, Sm₂NiMnO₆ (SNMO), as the active absorber layer in an innovative inverted, hole transport layer (HTL)-free PSC architecture. Using SCAPS-1D simulations, we optimized the device configuration and achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.93%, with an open-circuit voltage (V_OC) of 0.8 V, a short-circuit current density (J_SC) of 16.46 mA cm⁻², and a fill factor (FF) of 82.14%. Notably, increasing the SNMO absorber thickness enhanced light absorption in the red spectral region, shifting the external quantum efficiency (EQE) peak from 380 nm wavelength at a thickness of 50 nm to approximately  620 nm at 1 µm. Furthermore, we investigated various electron transport layers (ETLs) and found that the indium tin oxide (ITO) exhibited superior PV performances, boosting the PCE to ~ 12.6% due to its excellent conductivity and optimal energy band alignment with SNMO. These findings establish SNMO as a promising absorber material for environmentally friendly PSCs, paving the way for cheaper, simpler, scalable, and sustainable photovoltaic solutions. This work highlights the potential of HTL-free architectures to reduce costs and complexities while maintaining competitive efficiencies, marking a significant step forward in the development of lead-free solar technologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00308-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131724","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}

{"title":"Development of briquettes suitable for energy generation from residue of sorghum stalk and groundnut husk","authors":"Godif Alene Geberehiet,&nbsp;Tesfaldet Gebregerges Gebreegziabher,&nbsp;Asmelash Gebrekidan Mekonen,&nbsp;Gebrehiwot Kunom Hagos,&nbsp;Tesfay Negassi Gebresilasie","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00309-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00309-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fossil fuels dominate the world's energy consumption, including transportation, chemicals, and materials generation. Conversely, using conventional energies has resulted in massive environmental damage and climate change. This study looks into developing briquettes from sorghum stalks and groundnut husks utilizing cow dung as a binder for fuel production using the low-pressure compaction method, an important renewable energy source. The briquettes were labeled with cow dung binder compositions (5–25%), ratios (75–95%), and particle sizes ranging from 1 to 3 mm. The raw materials were collected and cleaned, then sun-dried, followed by carbonized and ground using a mortar grinder. Design of Expert (DOE) software, Excel, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to perform numerical and graphical data analyses. After briquetting, the proximate properties of the moisture content were 3.16%, fixed carbon 13.04%, volatile matter 80.20%, and ash 3.6%. The briquette had 51.56% carbon, 6.302% hydrogen, 0.0042% nitrogen, 42.134% oxygen, and 0.00093% sulfur. The calorific value of mixed briquettes varies from 20.08 to 24.36 MJ/kg. The maximum calorific value was achieved with a particle size of 1 mm and a 25% cow dung binder content, as a minimal particle size was preferred. According to the analysis, the created briquettes were smokeless, low in Ash content, and had a high Calorific value for burning above 17 MJ/kg for industrial driving and above 13 MJ/kg for household usage. The result of standardization on the diet of cow dung revealed that grain-fed dung offered a higher calorific value of 20 MJ/kg, while a higher shatter resistance of 90% was recorded using grass straw fed, which outlines the importance of diet on the efficiency of the binder. Developing briquettes from these biomasses can increase job prospects, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, and improve waste management.</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 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00309-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131492","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}

{"title":"Natural porogens for manufacturing of materials for high-temperature fuel cell applications","authors":"Gabriela Komorowska,&nbsp;Julia Kosińska,&nbsp;Tomasz Wejrzanowski,&nbsp;Anna Czajka,&nbsp;Remigiusz Nowacki,&nbsp;Anita Wojciechowska,&nbsp;Agnieszka Jastrzębska","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00306-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00306-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The cathode in a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) was made using the tape casting method from a slurry with a suitable chemical composition consisting of porogen, allowing it to achieve a porous structure. Currently used porogens in creating cathode structures are synthetic polymers, which release hazardous substances into the environment during thermal removal. Therefore, it is very important to find a safer alternative before industrial production of fuel cells begins and reduce its impact on the environment. The research aimed to analyze the possibility of using various porogens to obtain a fuel cell's cathode microstructure and compare them to a reference cathode. The electrodes were produced using cheap, accessible, and natural porogens. Chosen porogens were post-production waste materials such as wheat straw, hemp, and beet pulp. They were used solo or coupled to create the cathode of MCFC, thoroughly characterized in the context of morphology, structure, and chemical composition. After optimization, final MCFC cathodes were characterized by SEM, Archimedes porosimetry, gas porosimetry, and gas permeability. The highest power density (100 mW/cm²) was obtained for the cathode, which was made with starch and straw, while starch and PVB enabled the achievement of 90 mW/cm² of the MCFC cathode.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00306-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938523","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}

{"title":"Enhanced proton conductivity of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) incorporating oxidized polyvinyl alcohol for high-performance proton exchange membranes","authors":"Mohamed A. Ben Ali,&nbsp;Mohamed A. Ben Moussa,&nbsp;Souhib Umer Ilyas,&nbsp;Rizwan Nasir,&nbsp;Dorra Ghorbel,&nbsp;Sherif M. A. S. Keshk","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00305-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00305-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alternative proton exchange membranes (PEMs) with high proton conductivity must be fabricated at reasonable costs to qualify as commercially used proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). As a result, composite membranes containing sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) blended with various quantities of partially oxidized polyvinyl alcohol (OPVA) at 5 wt%, 10 wt%, and 20 wt% were developed for PEMs. At room temperature, the water uptake capacities of the SPEEK membranes containing 5, 10, and 20 wt% OPVA were 45%, 75%, and 109%, respectively. Correspondingly, the proton conductivities of SPEEK containing 5, 10, and 20 wt% OPVA were 22, 48, and 80 mS cm⁻¹ at 110 °C, respectively. Compared with prestine SPEEK, OPVA/SPEEK have greater strength, stiffness, and thermal stability. The characterization results indicated that the strong hydrogen bond network that evolved between OPVA and SPEEK provided more jump sites for proton transfer. This study confirmed that OPVA/SPEEK membranes are effective as proton exchange membranes.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<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 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00305-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865487","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}

{"title":"Correction: Carbon coated titanium dioxide (CC-TiO2) as an efficient anode material for sodium- ion batteries","authors":"Rahul Kumar,&nbsp;Anagha Pradeep,&nbsp;Parag Bhargava","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00303-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00303-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00303-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840454","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}

{"title":"Electrodeposition and characterization of C/Sn thin films as a high-performance anode for li-ion batteries: effect of pulsed electrodeposition parameters","authors":"R. Abdel-Karim,&nbsp;E. El-Sheikh,&nbsp;M. E. Mitwally","doi":"10.1007/s40243-025-00302-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40243-025-00302-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A two-step electrodeposition approach was applied to deposit Sn/C layers on a Ni foam substrate. The first step was the deposition of the Sn layer using two electrodeposition modes (direct and pulsed electrodeposition) with different parameters (duty cycle, time on/off, and effective time). The second step was to deposit carbon on the Sn layer by direct electrodeposition. The surface morphology, chemical composition, and phases of deposited layers were investigated and the electrochemical behavior of Sn/Ni and C/Sn/Ni anodes was characterized. The pulsed electrodeposition technique with a lower duty cycle (15% duty cycle with time ratio t_<i>on</i>/_<i>off</i> = 3/17 for 2 min) produced more uniform and compacted deposits, compared to the non-uniform and dendritic morphology obtained after high duty cycles (50%) as well as direct electrodeposition. After the direct electrodeposition of carbon on the pulsed electrodeposited Sn, a uniform layer containing ~ 10% C, 38% Sn, 45% Ni, and 7% O, was detected. Analysis of this layer confirmed the presence of Ni, Sn, and amorphous C. Electrochemical characterization showed that the C/Sn/Ni anodes with a 94 Ω polarization resistance, a 0.105 V/decade anodic Tafel slope and 0.202 V/decade cathodic Tafel slope manifested the highest apparent and intrinsic catalytic activities. The peak current for the C/Sn/Ni samples was higher than the peak current for the Sn/Ni samples at all scan rates, indicating higher electrochemical reactivity. The linear relationship between the peak current and the scan rate's square root suggests that diffusion controls the charge transfer process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":692,"journal":{"name":"Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40243-025-00302-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840453","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}