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Tehua Wang, Li Tao, Xiaorong Zhu, Chen Chen, Wei Chen, Shiqian Du, Yangyang Zhou, Bo Zhou, Dongdong Wang, Chao Xie, Peng Long, Wei Li, Yanyong Wang, Ru Chen, Yuqin Zou, Xian-Zhu Fu, Yafei Li, Xiangfeng Duan, Shuangyin Wang
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Summary: In this study, a multifunctional interfacial material, BGCl, was introduced to modify the interface of perovskite solar cells. The BGCl improved electron extraction and crystal growth of perovskite by chemically linking to SnO2 and anchoring PbI2. This modification led to better energetic alignment, reduced interfacial defects, and homogeneous perovskite crystallites, resulting in highly efficient and stable performance.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
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Lingling Zhan, Shuixing Li, Yaokai Li, Rui Sun, Jie Min, Zhaozhao Bi, Wei Ma, Zeng Chen, Guangqing Zhou, Haiming Zhu, Minmin Shi, Lijian Zuo, Hongzheng Chen
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Wei Gao, Feng Qi, Zhengxing Peng, Francis R. Lin, Kui Jiang, Cheng Zhong, Werner Kaminsky, Zhiqiang Guan, Chun-Sing Lee, Tobin J. Marks, Harald Ade, Alex K-Y Jen
Summary: By adopting the asymmetric selenium substitution strategy and using a pseudosymmetric electron acceptor, the power conversion efficiency of planar-mixed heterojunction organic solar cells (PMHJ OSCs) can be significantly improved. The increased dielectric constant and improved dimer packing lead to lower exciton binding energy, more efficient exciton dissociation, and reduced radiative recombination loss. These findings provide an effective way to develop highly efficient acceptor materials for OSCs.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
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Yali Zhang, Zhonglei Ma, Kunpeng Ruan, Junwei Gu
Summary: In this study, flexible multifunctional polymer-based electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composite films with Janus properties were prepared. The composite films exhibited excellent EMI shielding performance, mechanical properties, and electrothermal and photothermal conversion capabilities.
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Zhipeng Zheng, Yao Luo, Hua Yang, Zao Yi, Jianguo Zhang, Qianjv Song, Wenxing Yang, Chao Liu, Xianwen Wu, Pinghui Wu
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
M. A. S. R. Saadi, Alianna Maguire, Neethu T. Pottackal, Md Shajedul Hoque Thakur, Maruf Md Ikram, A. John Hart, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Muhammad M. Rahman
Summary: Direct ink writing (DIW) is a versatile 3D printing technique that allows printing of a wide range of materials. This comprehensive review explores the process of DIW printing of complex 3D structures and discusses its diverse applications in various industries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Peng Zhu, Xiang Xiong, Dingsheng Wang
Summary: Hydrogen production from water splitting using renewable electric energy is a key topic for achieving a carbon neutral future. Single atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a new frontier in catalysis, particularly in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), due to their high activity and excellent chemical selectivity. However, the influence of the neighboring coordinated atoms from the supports is often neglected in the classification of SACs. This review proposes a new classification method based on the type of supports and highlights the importance of the metal-support interaction and coordination environment. Structural designing strategies are also proposed to address the current challenges in SACs for HER.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jian Peng, Wang Zhang, Qiannan Liu, Jiazhao Wang, Shulei Chou, Huakun Liu, Shixue Dou
Summary: This review provides an overview of Prussian blue analogues (PBAs), including material-level optimization and their prospects in practical sodium-ion batteries. It aims to bridge the gap between laboratory research and commercial application.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
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Zerui Miao, Qingli Wang, Yanfeng Zhang, Lingpeng Meng, Xuxu Wang
Summary: In this study, an AgBr/BiOBr heterojunction with surface oxygen vacancies was synthesized using a simple chemical method, which showed significantly improved photoreduction rates of CO2 compared to pure BiOBr. The unique S-scheme band structure and oxygen vacancies were found to enhance the utilization of sunlight and increase the separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers, leading to efficient photocatalytic reduction of CO2.
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Zhipeng Zheng, Ying Zheng, Yao Luo, Zao Yi, Jianguo Zhang, Zhimin Liu, Wenxing Yang, Yang Yu, Xianwen Wu, Pinghui Wu
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(2022)
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Yue Liu, Xinfeng Zhou, Zirui Jia, Hongjing Wu, Guanglei Wu
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Caihua Liu, Hongling Dai, Chaoqun Tan, Qianyu Pan, Fengping Hu, Xiaoming Peng
Summary: In this study, a Fe-g-C3N4/Bi2WO6 Z-scheme heterojunction was elaborately designed for the degradation of tetracycline (TC). The performance of H2O2 decomposition in the Z-scheme heterojunction was improved by the doping of iron, enhancing the transportability of photogenerated electrons and facilitating the spread of radicals. The study also found that O-1(2) and center dot O-2- were the main active species participating in the degradation process, according to efficacy analyses and experimental results.
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Caiyue Wen, Xiao Li, Ruixuan Zhang, Chunyang Xu, Wenbin You, Zhengwang Liu, Biao Zhao, Renchao Che
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Tingting Cheng, Huajing Gao, Guorong Liu, Zhongsheng Pu, Shifa Wang, Zao Yi, Xianwen Wu, Hua Yang
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2022)
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Panbo Liu, Yi Wang, Guozheng Zhang, Ying Huang, Ruixuan Zhang, Xianhu Liu, Xuefeng Zhang, Renchao Che
Summary: Hierarchical double-shelled nanotubes (DSNTs) exhibit efficient microwave absorption due to their desirable heterogeneous interfaces, multiple magnetic heteroatomic components, and hollow hierarchical microstructures.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
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Nan Zhang, Tao Deng, Shuoqing Zhang, Changhong Wang, Lixin Chen, Chunsheng Wang, Xiulin Fan
Summary: This article presents a comprehensive research on the key factors contributing to the poor low-temperature performance of LIBs and proposes strategies and solutions to improve it.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
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Hui Song, Shunqin Luo, Hengming Huang, Bowen Deng, Jinhua Ye
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of solar H-2 production technologies, with a particular focus on the high solar-to-H-2 conversion efficiency achieved by different routes. Comparative analysis and evaluation are conducted to assess the commercial feasibility of these technologies compared with current industrial H-2 production processes. Additionally, the challenges and prospects of future research on solar H-2 production technologies are presented.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2022)
