Qing Chang, Peng He, Haosong Huang, Yingchen Peng, Xiao Han, Yang Shen, Jun Yin, Zhengjing Zhao, Ye Yang, Binghui Wu, Zhiguo Zhao, Jing Li, Nanfeng Zheng
{"title":"Modified Near-Infrared Annealing Enabled Rapid and Homogeneous Crystallization of Perovskite Films for Efficient Solar Modules","authors":"Qing Chang, Peng He, Haosong Huang, Yingchen Peng, Xiao Han, Yang Shen, Jun Yin, Zhengjing Zhao, Ye Yang, Binghui Wu, Zhiguo Zhao, Jing Li, Nanfeng Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01792-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01792-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Currently, perovskite solar cells have achieved commendable progresses in power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability. However, some conventional laboratory-scale fabrication methods become challenging when scaling up material syntheses or device production. Particularly, the prolonged high-temperature annealing process for the crystallization of perovskites requires a substantial amount of energy consumption and impact the modules’ throughput. Here, we report a modified near-infrared annealing (NIRA) process, which involves the excess PbI<sub>2</sub> engineered crystallization, efficiently reduces the preparation time for perovskite active layer to within 20 s compared to dozens of min in conventional hot plate annealing (HPA) process. The study showed that the incorporated PbI<sub>2</sub> promoted the consistent nucleation of the perovskite film, leading to the subsequent rapid and homogeneous crystallization at the NIRA stage. Thus, highly crystalized perovskite film was realized with even better crystallization performance than conventional HPA-based film. Ultimately, efficient perovskite solar modules of 36 and 100 cm<sup>2</sup> were readily fabricated with the optimal PCEs of 22.03% and 20.18%, respectively. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the successful achievement of homogeneous and high-quality crystallization in large-area perovskite films through rapid NIRA processing. This approach not only significantly reduces energy consumption during production, but also substantially shortens the manufacturing cycle, paving a new path toward the commercial-scale application of perovskite solar modules.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01792-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144108628","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":"Electrolyte Additive-Assembled Interconnecting Molecules–Zinc Anode Interface for Zinc-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors","authors":"Yang Li, Xu Li, Xinya Peng, Xinyu Yang, Feiyu Kang, Liubing Dong","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01794-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01794-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSs) are promising energy storage systems integrating high energy density and high-power density, whereas they are plagued by the poor electrochemical stability and inferior kinetics of zinc anodes. Herein, we report an electrolyte additive-assembled interconnecting molecules–zinc anode interface, realizing highly stable and fast-kinetics zinc anodes for ZHSs. The sulfobutyl groups-grafted β-cyclodextrin (SC) supramolecules as a trace additive in ZnSO<sub>4</sub> electrolytes not only adsorb on zinc anodes but also self-assemble into an interconnecting molecule interface benefiting from the mutual attraction between the electron-rich sulfobutyl group and the electron-poor cavity of the adjacent SC supramolecule. The interconnecting molecules–zinc anode interface provides abundant anion-trapping cavities and zincophilic groups to enhance Zn<sup>2+</sup> transference number and homogenize Zn<sup>2+</sup> deposition sites, and meanwhile, it accelerates the desolvation of hydrated Zn<sup>2+</sup> to improve zinc deposition kinetics and inhibit active water molecules from inducing parasitic reactions at the zinc deposition interface, making zinc anodes present superior reversibility with 99.7% Coulombic efficiency, ~ 30 times increase in operation lifetime and an outstanding cumulative capacity at large current densities. ZHSs with 20,000-cycle life and optimized rate capability are thereby achieved. This work provides an inspiring strategy for designing zinc anode interfaces to promote the development of ZHSs.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01794-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100423","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}
Leixin Wu, Linfeng Lv, Yibo Xiong, Wenwu Wang, Xiaoqiao Liao, Xiyao Huang, Ruiqi Song, Zhe Zhu, Yixue Duan, Lei Wang, Zeyu Ma, Jiangwang Wang, Fazal ul Nisa, Kai Yang, Muhammad Tahir, Longbing Qu, Wenlong Cai, Liang He
{"title":"Critical Bimetallic Phosphide Layer Enables Fast Electron Transfer and Extra Energy Supply for Flexible Quasi-Solid-State Zinc Batteries","authors":"Leixin Wu, Linfeng Lv, Yibo Xiong, Wenwu Wang, Xiaoqiao Liao, Xiyao Huang, Ruiqi Song, Zhe Zhu, Yixue Duan, Lei Wang, Zeyu Ma, Jiangwang Wang, Fazal ul Nisa, Kai Yang, Muhammad Tahir, Longbing Qu, Wenlong Cai, Liang He","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01784-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01784-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The critical bimetallic phosphide layer (CBPL) exhibits high electrical conductivity and forms heterostructures with NiCo-layered double hydroxide (NiCo-LDH), improving the electrical conductivity of the hybrid cathode (NiCo-P1.0).</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>CBPL facilitates OH⁻ adsorption and synergizes with NiCo-LDH in electrode reactions, delivering extra energy.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>NiCo-P1.0 cathode delivers 286.64 mAh g⁻¹ at 1C with a retention of 72.22% at 40C. The assembled NiCo-P1.0//Zn battery achieves energy density/power density (503.62 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>/18.62 kW kg<sup>−1</sup>). The flexible quasi-solid-state pouch cell maintains stable output after deformation.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01784-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100424","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}
Qiaoling Kang, Mengfei Su, Yana Luo, Ting Wang, Feng Gao, Qingyi Lu
{"title":"Chemical Fermentation PoreCreation on Multilevel Bio-Carbon Structure with In Situ Ni–Fe Alloy Loading for Superior Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis","authors":"Qiaoling Kang, Mengfei Su, Yana Luo, Ting Wang, Feng Gao, Qingyi Lu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01777-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01777-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Highlights</h2><div>\u0000 \u0000 <ul>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>A groundbreaking chemical fermentation pore-generation mechanism is developed for the first time for creating nanopores within carbon structures to form multilevel porous network based on the optimal balance between gasification and solidification.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 <li>\u0000 <p>The Ni–Fe@C<sub>1D@2D</sub> porous network demonstrates an exceptional oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalytic performance, achieving an ultralow overpotential of 165 mV at 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> on a non-supported inert electrode and maintaining long-term stability for over 90 h.</p>\u0000 </li>\u0000 </ul>\u0000 </div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01777-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100333","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}
Yunlu Wang, Zihao Gao, Wei Wu, Yao Xiong, Jianjun Luo, Qijun Sun, Yupeng Mao, Zhong Lin Wang
{"title":"TENG-Boosted Smart Sports with Energy Autonomy and Digital Intelligence","authors":"Yunlu Wang, Zihao Gao, Wei Wu, Yao Xiong, Jianjun Luo, Qijun Sun, Yupeng Mao, Zhong Lin Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01778-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01778-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Technological advancements have profoundly transformed the sports domain, ushering it into the digital era. Services leveraging big data in intelligent sports—encompassing performance analytics, training statistical evaluations and metrics—have become indispensable. These tools are vital in aiding athletes with their daily training regimens and in devising sophisticated competition strategies, proving crucial in the pursuit of victory. Despite their potential, wearable electronic devices used for motion monitoring are subject to several limitations, including prohibitive cost, extensive energy usage, incompatibility with individual spatial structures, and flawed data analysis methodologies. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have become instrumental in the development of self-powered devices/systems owing to their remarkable capacity to harnessing ambient high-entropy energy from the environment. This paper provides a thorough review of the advancements and emerging trends in TENG-based intelligent sports, focusing on physiological data monitoring, sports training performance, event refereeing assistance, and sports injury prevention and rehabilitation. Excluding the potential influence of sports psychological factors, this review provides a detailed discourse on present challenges and prospects for boosting smart sports with energy autonomy and digital intelligence. This study presents innovative insights and motivations for propelling the evolution of intelligent sports toward a more sustainable and efficient future for humanity.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01778-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100425","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}
Chao Jiang, Kaihang Wang, Luwei Zhang, Chunfang Zhang, Ning Wang
{"title":"Enhanced Regional Electric Potential Difference of Graphdiyne Through Asymmetric Substitution Strategy Boosts Li+ Migration in Composite Polymer Solid-State Electrolyte","authors":"Chao Jiang, Kaihang Wang, Luwei Zhang, Chunfang Zhang, Ning Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01790-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01790-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Low ionic conductivity is a major obstacle for polymer solid-state electrolytes. In response to this issue, a design concept of enhanced regional electric potential difference (EREPD) is proposed to modulate the interaction of nanofillers with other components in the composite polymer solid-state electrolytes (CPSEs). While ensuring the periodic structure of the graphdiyne (GDY) backbone, methoxy-substituted GDY (OGDY) is prepared by an asymmetric substitution strategy, which increases the electric potential differences within each repeating unit of GDY. The staggered distributed electron-rich regions and electron-deficient regions on the two-dimensional plane of OGDY increase the free Li<sup>+</sup> concentration through Lewis acid–base pair interaction. The adjacent ERRs and EDRs form uniformly distributed EREPDs, creating a continuous potential gradient that synergistically facilitates the efficient migration of Li<sup>+</sup>. Impressively, the OGDY/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) exhibits a high ionic conductivity (1.1 × 10<sup>–3</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup>) and ion mobility number (0.71). In addition, the accelerated Li<sup>+</sup> migration promotes the formation of uniform and dense SEI layers and inhibits the growth of lithium dendrites. As a proof of concept, Li||Li symmetric cell and Li||LiFePO<sub>4</sub> full cell and pouch cell assembled with OGDY/PEO exhibit good performance, highlighting the effectiveness of our EREPD design strategy for improving CPSEs performance.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01790-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100339","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}
Limeng Sun, Xianjun Cao, Li Gao, Jiayi Li, Chen Qian, Jinhu Wu, Xinming Nie, Hong Gao, Peng Huang, Yufei Zhao, Yong Wang, Jinqiang Zhang, Guoxiu Wang, Hao Liu
{"title":"Immobilizing Zwitterionic Molecular Brush in Functional Organic Interfacial Layers for Ultra-Stable Zn-Ion Batteries","authors":"Limeng Sun, Xianjun Cao, Li Gao, Jiayi Li, Chen Qian, Jinhu Wu, Xinming Nie, Hong Gao, Peng Huang, Yufei Zhao, Yong Wang, Jinqiang Zhang, Guoxiu Wang, Hao Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01782-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01782-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for large-scale energy storage applications due to their high safety and low cost. However, the use of Zn metal in batteries suffers from many severe issues, including dendrite growth and parasitic reactions, which often lead to short cycle lives. Herein, we propose the construction of functional organic interfacial layers (OIL) on the Zn metal anodes to address these challenges. Through a well-designed organic-assist pre-construction process, a densely packed artificial layer featuring the immobilized zwitterionic molecular brush can be constructed, which can not only efficiently facilitate the smooth Zn plating and stripping, but also introduce a stable environment for battery reactions. Through density functional theory calculations and experimental characterizations, we verify that the immobilized organic propane sulfonate on Zn anodes can significantly lower the energy barrier and increase the kinetics of Zn<sup>2+</sup> transport. Thus, the Zn metal anode with the functional OIL can significantly improve the cycle life of the symmetric cell to over 3500 h stable operation. When paired with the H<sub>2</sub>V<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub> cathode, the aqueous Zn-ion full cells can be continuously cycled over 7000 cycles, marking an important milestone for Zn anode development for potential industrial applications.</p>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01782-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091149","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":"Highly Thermal Conductive and Electromagnetic Shielding Polymer Nanocomposites from Waste Masks","authors":"Xilin Zhang, Wenlong Luo, Yanqiu Chen, Qinghua Guo, Jing Luo, Paulomi Burey, Yangyang Gao, Yonglai Lu, Qiang Gao, Jingchao Li, Jianzhang Li, Pingan Song","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01796-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01796-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over 950 billion (about 3.8 million tons) masks have been consumed in the last four years around the world to protect human beings from COVID-19 and air pollution. However, very few of these used masks are being recycled, with the majority of them being landfilled or incinerated. To address this issue, we propose a repurposing upcycling strategy by converting these polypropylene (PP)-based waste masks to high-performance thermally conductive nanocomposites (PP@G, where G refers to graphene) with exceptional electromagnetic interference shielding property. The PP@G is fabricated by loading tannic acid onto PP fibers via electrostatic self-assembling, followed by mixing with graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). Because this strategy enables the GNPs to form efficient thermal and electrical conduction pathways along the PP fiber surface, the PP@G shows a high thermal conductivity of 87 W m⁻<sup>1</sup> K⁻<sup>1</sup> and exhibits an electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of 88 dB (1100 dB cm<sup>−1</sup>), making it potentially applicable for heat dissipation and electromagnetic shielding in advanced electronic devices. Life cycle assessment and techno-economic assessment results show that our repurposing strategy has significant advantages over existing methods in reducing environmental impacts and economic benefits. This strategy offers a facile and promising approach to upcycling/repurposing of fibrous waste plastics.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01796-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091148","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":"Recent Advances in Spectrally Selective Daytime Radiative Cooling Materials","authors":"An-Quan Xie, Hui Qiu, Wangkai Jiang, Yu Wang, Shichao Niu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Ghim Wei Ho, Xiao-Qiao Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40820-025-01771-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40820-025-01771-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Daytime radiative cooling is an eco-friendly and passive cooling technology that operates without external energy input. Materials designed for this purpose are engineered to possess high reflectivity in the solar spectrum and high emissivity within the atmospheric transmission window. Unlike broadband-emissive daytime radiative cooling materials, spectrally selective daytime radiative cooling (SSDRC) materials exhibit predominant mid-infrared emission in the atmospheric transmission window. This selective mid-infrared emission suppresses thermal radiation absorption beyond the atmospheric transmission window range, thereby improving the net cooling power of daytime radiative cooling. This review elucidates the fundamental characteristics of SSDRC materials, including their molecular structures, micro- and nanostructures, optical properties, and thermodynamic principles. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the design and fabrication of SSDRC materials in three typical forms, i.e., fibrous materials, membranes, and particle coatings, highlighting their respective cooling mechanisms and performance. Furthermore, the practical applications of SSDRC in personal thermal management, outdoor building cooling, and energy harvesting are summarized. Finally, the challenges and prospects are discussed to guide researchers in advancing SSDRC materials. <img></p></div>","PeriodicalId":714,"journal":{"name":"Nano-Micro Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":26.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-025-01771-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091150","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}