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Mengxi Tan, Yuan Ma, Chengye Yu, Qingjie Luan, Junjie Li, Chuanbao Liu, Wenjun Dong, Yanjing Su, Lijie Qiao, Lei Gao, Qipeng Lu, Yang Bai
Summary: The construction of an ultrathin 2D ZnIn2S4/g-C3N4 Z-scheme heterojunction through in-situ growth of ZnIn2S4 on g-C3N4 allows for greatly improved hydrogen evolution performance by carefully regulating the interface structure. The optimized photocatalyst demonstrates significant photocatalytic activity without Pt, attributing to the synergistic effect of abundant active sites, enhanced photoresponse, and valid interfacial charge transfer channels. Spectroscopic analyses and density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm that the enhanced photocatalytic performance is also due to promoted interfacial charge separation in the 2D Z-scheme heterojunction.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Feng Hu, Deshuang Yu, Min Ye, Hui Wang, Yanan Hao, Luqi Wang, Linlin Li, Xiaopeng Han, Shengjie Peng
Summary: This study reports a simple method to synthesize efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts that exhibit high catalytic activity and stability in alkaline oxygen/hydrogen evolution reactions. The catalysts have been designed and fabricated with an optimized structure and nanoporous morphology, resulting in low overpotential and high current density.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah, Ehsan Hosseini, Milad Kamkar, Ali Akbari Sehat, Sara Dordanihaghighi, Ahmad Allahbakhsh, Colin van der Kuur, Mohammad Arjmand
Summary: Graphene quantum dot (GQD) is a young superstar in the carbon family, with unique optoelectrical properties and numerous important characteristics, showing significant momentum in various fields. Future research should focus on improving purification and eco-friendly synthesis methods, as well as enhancing photoluminescence quantum yield and production yield.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaopeng Xu, Liyang Yu, Huifeng Meng, Liming Dai, He Yan, Ruipeng Li, Qiang Peng
Summary: By utilizing a sequential solution processing method, a more suitable IHJ nanostructure for organic solar cells has been achieved, leading to an increased power conversion efficiency. The IHJ structure, compared to the BHJ structure, can efficiently dissociate excitons, reduce charge recombination, and facilitate the transport of free electrons and holes through more straightforward pathways, ultimately enhancing performance.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weiqi Yao, Chengxiang Tian, Chao Yang, Jie Xu, Yufeng Meng, Ingo Manke, Nan Chen, Ziling Wu, Liang Zhan, Yanli Wang, Renjie Chen
Summary: In this study, a P-doped nickel tellurium electrocatalyst was used as a functional layer on the separator of high-performance Li-S batteries, which successfully addressed the shuttle effect and sluggish polysulfide conversion kinetics. The combination of MSC nanosheets and P-doped NiTe2-x electrocatalyst improved the cyclability, rate performance, and areal capacity of the Li-S battery, while reducing the electrolyte/sulfur usage ratio.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhen-Yi Gu, Jin-Zhi Guo, Jun-Ming Cao, Xiao-Tong Wang, Xin-Xin Zhao, Xue-Ying Zheng, Wen-Hao Li, Zhong-Hui Sun, Hao-Jie Liang, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: This study investigates the issue of voltage plateau regulation for cathode materials with fixed active center in sodium-ion batteries. A high-entropy substitution strategy is utilized to alter the crystal structure of the cathode materials, resulting in enhanced electronic conductivity and reduced diffusion barrier for Na+. The carbon-free high-entropy Na3V1.9(Ca,Mg,Al,Cr,Mn)(0.1)(PO4)(2)F-3 cathode exhibits higher mean voltage and advantageous energy density. The introduction of high entropy enables higher working voltage of the cathode, and coupling with a hard carbon anode achieves high specific energy density.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yongjian Ai, Ze-Nan Hu, Xiaoping Liang, Hong-bin Sun, Hongbo Xin, Qionglin Liang
Summary: The article summarizes the latest developments in nanozyme research, including the preparation of different raw materials, the various enzyme-like catalytic activities of nanozymes, and their wide-ranging biological applications. Additionally, it outlines the current challenges faced by nanozymes and offers future research directions.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tuzhi Xiong, Xincheng Yao, Zhixiao Zhu, Ran Xiao, Yu-wen Hu, Yongchao Huang, Shanqing Zhang, M. -Sadeeq (Jie Tang) Balogun
Summary: By combining interfacial engineering and elemental doping, a unique structure with high-valence non-3d metal and non-metal integration was achieved on stainless steel mesh for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both alkaline and acidic media, showing superior performance to commercial Pt/C catalysts.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
So Yeon Park, Kai Zhu
Summary: This article reviews the key advancements in SnO2 development for perovskite solar cells, including different deposition methods and surface treatment strategies to enhance its performance. The general materials chemistry of SnO2 and the associated challenges and improvement strategies are discussed, with a focus on its impact on device characteristics. The article also highlights the applications of SnO2 in scalable processes and flexible devices, and provides perspectives on the future development of large-scale perovskite solar modules.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
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Physics, Condensed Matter
Salmon Landi, Iran Rocha Segundo, Elisabete Freitas, Mikhail Vasilevskiy, Joaquim Carneiro, Carlos Jose Tavares
Summary: The authors demonstrate how to use the K-M function and apply it to determine the E-g of TiO2 semiconductor powder, highlighting drawbacks and misconceptions in the procedure of E-g determination from the K-M theory and DRS data, emphasizing that directly determining E-g from the K-M function is inadequate.
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mengyuan Yang, Yiyi Xu, Xuan Zhang, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Pan Xue, Yanzhao Yang, Xiao Yang, Cristian Valenzuela, Yuanhao Chen, Ling Wang, Wei Feng, Quan Li
Summary: This article reports on a bioinspired phototropic MXene-reinforced soft tubular actuator that has omnidirectional self-orienting ability and can interact with incident light in all zenithal and azimuthal angles. The innovation of this actuator lies in its optimized materials and structure, which enable fast photoresponse and high light-tracking accuracy. A proof-of-concept demonstration of its application potential in solar energy harvesting is provided.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Joseph Jegan Roy, Saptak Rarotra, Vida Krikstolaityte, Kenny Wu Zhuoran, Yang Dja-Ia Cindy, Xian Yi Tan, Michael Carboni, Daniel Meyer, Qingyu Yan, Madhavi Srinivasan
Summary: The generation of e-waste from spent LIBs is increasing rapidly worldwide due to the growing consumption of these batteries. Green recycling approaches are essential for handling large volumes of spent LIBs and efficiently extracting high-value materials for reuse.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daoming Zhu, Hao Chen, Chunyu Huang, Guoxin Li, Xing Wang, Wei Jiang, Kelong Fan
Summary: A light-controlled oxidative stress amplifier system is designed in this study, showing synergistic antitumor activity in solid tumors. The system self-produces H2O2 and transforms cold tumors, and the combination of photothermal therapy, chemotherapy, and nanozyme-based catalytic therapy further enhances tumor immunogenic death and antitumor immunity.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Xu Zhang, An Chen, Letian Chen, Zhen Zhou
Summary: The exploration of catalysts for energy conversion is crucial for sustainable development, with a focus on the unique properties of 2D materials investigated through a combination of experiments and computations. Recent advances have led to the development and design of 2D electro/photocatalysts, bridging the gap between experimental and computational methods. Challenges in computations and experiments for 2D catalysts are also discussed.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhihong Piao, Peitao Xiao, Ripeng Luo, Jiabin Ma, Runhua Gao, Chuang Li, Junyang Tan, Kuang Yu, Guangmin Zhou, Hui-Ming Cheng
Summary: By adding lithium nitrate additive and a small amount of tetramethylurea as a multifunctional cosolvent to a commercial carbonate electrolyte, it is possible to improve the performance and cycle life of lithium-metal batteries, providing a simple and effective way to extend the use of commercial carbonate electrolytes for next-generation battery systems.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
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Jiayuan Ren, Yanhui Liu, Zengqiang Wang, Siqi Chen, Yifan Ma, Hua Wei, Shaoyu Lu
Summary: This study introduces an anti-swellable hydrogel that reduces osmotic pressure through the change of SBMA moiety's charge state, resulting in anti-swelling effect. The hydrogel exhibits high toughness, compressive modulus, and ionic conductivity, suitable for underwater strain sensors to monitor multidirectional movements.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Luyao Wang, Weiwei Huang, Wenbin Guo, Zi Hao Guo, Caiyun Chang, Lei Gao, Xiong Pu
Summary: Alloying with Sn is an effective strategy to inhibit hydrogen evolution and dendrite growth of Zn metal anodes in rechargeable aqueous batteries. In-situ monitoring shows that Sn alloy electrodes have significantly lower hydrogen evolution compared to pure Zn electrodes, while also providing favorable Zn nucleation sites for more uniform Zn deposition. The Zn-Sn alloy electrodes demonstrate improved cycling performance in terms of plating/stripping cycles and depth of discharge, making them a practical solution for stabilizing Zn metal electrodes in rechargeable aqueous batteries.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Gianluca Milano, Giacomo Pedretti, Kevin Montano, Saverio Ricci, Shahin Hashemkhani, Luca Boarino, Daniele Ielmini, Carlo Ricciardi
Summary: By using a combination of self-organized nanowire networks and a memristive read-out layer, a hardware implementation of reservoir computing for recognition of spatio-temporal patterns and time-series prediction is demonstrated.
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiaowen Ruan, Xiaoqiang Cui, Yi Cui, Xiaofeng Fan, Zhiyun Li, Tengfeng Xie, Kaikai Ba, Guangri Jia, Haiyan Zhang, Lei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiao Zhao, Jing Leng, Shengye Jin, David J. Singh, Weitao Zheng
Summary: This study reports a novel anatase-TiO2/H-rutile-TiO2 heterophase homojunction system with near optimum energy band alignment, which exhibits excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance. The heterophase homojunction enables rapid separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers, leading to enhanced photocatalytic performance.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shengqiang Li, Kai Wang, Gefei Zhang, Shani Li, Yanan Xu, Xudong Zhang, Xiong Zhang, Shuanghao Zheng, Xianzhong Sun, Yanwei Ma
Summary: With the rapid development of the electric vehicle market, there is a high demand for fast charging battery technology. However, traditional graphite anode materials have limitations in their ability to charge quickly. In this review, the current status of fast charging anode materials is summarized, including the challenges faced, the structures and lithium storage mechanisms of different materials, and the recent progress in improving rate performance through various approaches.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
