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- 2014-09-01 Polyoxometalate-mediated electron transfer–oxygen transfer oxidation of cellulose and hemicellulose to synthesis gas
- Terrestrial plants contain ~70% hemicellulose and cellulose that are a significant renewable bioresource with potential as an alternative to petroleum feedstock for carbon-based fuels. The efficient a...
- 2014-09-01 Accelerated discovery of cathode materials with prolonged cycle life for lithium-ion battery
- Large-scale battery systems are essential for efficiently utilizing renewable energy power sources from solar and wind, which can generate electricity only intermittently. The use of lithium-ion batte...
- 2014-09-01 Achieving solar overall water splitting with hybrid photosystems of photosystem II and artificial photocatalysts
- Solar overall water splitting is a promising sustainable approach for solar-to-chemical energy conversion, which harnesses solar irradiation to oxidize water to oxygen and reduce ...
- 2014-09-01 Enhancing 2D growth of organic semiconductor thin films with macroporous structures via a small-molecule heterointerface
- The physical structure of an organic solid is strongly affected by the surface of the underlying substrate. Controlling this interface is an important issue to improve device performance in the organi...
- 2014-09-01 Enhancing 2D growth of organic semiconductor thin films with macroporous structures via a small-molecule heterointerface
- The physical structure of an organic solid is strongly affected by the surface of the underlying substrate. Controlling this interface is an important issue to improve device performance in the organi...
- 2014-09-01 Surface-enhanced redox chemistry of polysulphides on a metallic and polar host for lithium-sulphur batteries
- The lithium-sulphur battery relies on the reversible conversion between sulphur and Li2S and is highly appealing for energy storage owing to its low cost and high energy density. Porous carbo...
- 2014-09-01 Enhancing 2D growth of organic semiconductor thin films with macroporous structures via a small-molecule heterointerface
- The physical structure of an organic solid is strongly affected by the surface of the underlying substrate. Controlling this interface is an important issue to improve device performance in the organi...
- 2014-09-01 Surface-enhanced redox chemistry of polysulphides on a metallic and polar host for lithium-sulphur batteries
- The lithium-sulphur battery relies on the reversible conversion between sulphur and Li2S and is highly appealing for energy storage owing to its low cost and high energy density. Porous carbo...
- 2014-09-01 Photovoltaic effect in few-layer black phosphorus PN junctions defined by local electrostatic gating
- In conventional photovoltaic solar cells, photogenerated carriers are extracted by the built-in electric field of a semiconductor PN junction, defined by ionic dopants. In atomically thin semiconducto...
- 2014-09-01 Stable lithium electrodeposition in liquid and nanoporous solid electrolytes
- Rechargeable lithium, sodium and aluminium metal-based batteries are among the most versatile platforms for high-energy, cost-effective electrochemical energy storage. Non-uniform meta...
- 2014-09-01 Redox shuttle mechanism enhances photocatalytic H2 generation on Ni-decorated CdS nanorods
- Photocatalytic conversion of solar energy to fuels, such as hydrogen, is attracting enormous interest, driven by the promise of addressing both energy supply and storage1. Colloidal semiconductor na...
- 2014-09-01 Perovskite fever
- Staggering increases in the performance of organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells have renewed the interest in these materials. However, further developments and the support from academic and indus...
- 2014-09-01 The light and shade of perovskite solar cells
- The rise of metal halide perovskites as light harvesters has stunned the photovoltaic community. As the efficiency race continues, questions on the control of the performance of perovskite solar cells...
- 2014-09-01 A redox hydrogel protects hydrogenase from high-potential deactivation and oxygen damage
- Hydrogenases are nature's efficient catalysts for both the generation of energy via oxidation of molecular hydrogen and the production of hydrogen via the reduction of protons. However, ...
- 2014-09-01 High-performance Ag–Co alloy catalysts for electrochemical oxygen reduction
- The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction is the limiting half-reaction for low-temperature hydrogen fuel cells, and currently costly Pt-based electrocatalysts are used to generate adequate rates....
- 2014-09-01 Electron transfer through rigid organic molecular wires enhanced by electronic and electron–vibration coupling
- Electron transfer (ET) is a fundamental process in a wide range of biological systems, photovoltaics and molecular electronics. Therefore to understand the relationship between molecular structure and...
- 2014-07-22 Chirality-specific growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes on solid alloy catalysts
- Carbon nanotubes have many material properties that make them attractive for applications. In the context of nanoelectronics, interest has focused on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) because sli...
- 2014-07-22 An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes
- The successful isolation and characterization of an N-heterocyclic carbene in 1991 opened up a new class of organic compounds for investigation. From these beginnings as academic curiosities, N-hetero...
- 2014-07-22 A hole-conductor–free, fully printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cell with high stability
- The Authors fabricated a perovskite solar cell that uses a double layer of mesoporous TiO2 and ZrO2 as a scaffold infiltrated with perovskite and does not require a hole-conducting layer. The perovski...
- 2014-07-22 A low-cost non-toxic post-growth activation step for CdTe solar cells
- Cadmium telluride, CdTe, is now firmly established as the basis for the market-leading thin-film solar-cell technology. With laboratory efficiencies approaching 20 percent, the research and developmen...
