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- 2017-01-17 Holistic computational structure screening of more than 12 000 candidates for solid lithium-ion conductor materials
- We present a new type of large-scale computational screening approach for identifying promising candidate materials for solid state electrolytes for lithium ion batteries that is capable of screening ...
- 2017-01-17 Electrospun core-shell microfiber separator with thermal-triggered flame-retardant properties for lithium-ion batteries
- Although the energy densities of batteries continue to increase, safety problems (for example, fires and explosions) associated with the use of highly flammable liquid organic electrolytes remain a bi...
- 2017-01-17 A Grand Avenue to Au Nanocluster Electrochemiluminescence
- In most cases of semiconductor quantum dot nanocrystals, the inherent optical and electrochemical properties of these interesting nanomaterials do not translate into expected efficient electrochemilum...
- 2017-01-17 Application of Ionic Liquids to Energy Storage and Conversion Materials and Devices
- Ionic liquids (ILs) are liquids consisting entirely of ions and can be further defined as molten salts having melting points lower than 100 °C. One of the most important research areas for IL utilizat...
- 2017-01-17 High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry
- Rechargeable magnesium batteries have attracted considerable attention because of their potential high energy density and low cost. However, their development has been severely hindered because of the...
- 2017-01-17 Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles
- Many energy storage materials undergo large volume changes during charging and discharging. The resulting stresses often lead to defect formation in the bulk, but less so in nanosized systems. Here, w...
- 2017-01-13 Texturing in situ: N,S-enriched hierarchically porous carbon as a highly active reversible oxygen electrocatalyst
- Facile yet rational design of an efficient reversible oxygen electrocatalyst is critical for many renewable energy conversion and storage technologies. Here we report a simple and general synthetic pr...
- 2017-01-13 Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design
- Electrocatalysis plays a central role in clean energy conversion, enabling a number of sustainable processes for future technologies. This review discusses design strategies for state-of-the-art heter...
- 2017-01-11 Suppressed decomposition of organometal halide perovskites by impermeable electron-extraction layers in inverted solar cells
- The area of thin-film photovoltaics has been overwhelmed by organometal halide perovskites. Unfortunately, serious stability concerns arise with perovskite solar cells. For example, methyl-ammonium le...
- 2017-01-11 Improved ethanol electrooxidation performance by shortening Pd–Ni active site distance in Pd–Ni–P nanocatalysts
- Incorporating oxophilic metals into noble metal-based catalysts represents an emerging strategy to improve the catalytic performance of electrocatalysts in fuel cells. However, effects of the distance...
- 2017-01-11 High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry
- Rechargeable magnesium batteries have attracted considerable attention because of their potential high energy density and low cost. However, their development has been severely hindered because of the...
- 2017-01-11 Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalysis of Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Alcohol Oxidation: Applications in Hydrogen Storage and to Heterocycle Synthesis
- The different types of acceptorless alcohol dehydrogenation (AAD) reactions are discussed, followed by the catalysts and mechanisms involved. Special emphasis is put on the common appearance in AAD of...
- 2017-01-10 Activating lattice oxygen redox reactions in metal oxides to catalyse oxygen evolution
- Understanding how materials that catalyse the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) function is essential for the development of efficient energy-storage technologies. The traditional understanding of the O...
- 2017-01-10 Hollow Nano- and Microstructures as Catalysts
- Catalysis is at the core of almost every established and emerging chemical process and also plays a central role in the quest for novel technologies for the sustainable production and conversion of en...
- 2017-01-10 The mechanics and design of a lightweight three-dimensional graphene assembly
- Recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) graphene assembly have shown how we can make solid porous materials that are lighter than air. It is plausible that these solid materials can be mechanically ...
- 2017-01-10 Exploiting a robust biopolymer network binder for an ultrahigh-areal-capacity Li–S battery
- High-loading electrodes play a crucial role in the practical applications of high-energy-density batteries, which are especially challenging for lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. Herein, a mechanical...
- 2017-01-10 Synthesis of single-crystal-like nanoporous carbon membranes and their application in overall water splitting
- Nanoporous graphitic carbon membranes with defined chemical composition and pore architecture are novel nanomaterials that are actively pursued. Compared with easy-to-make porous carbon powders that d...
- 2017-01-10 Slow cooling and efficient extraction of C-exciton hot carriers in MoS2 monolayer
- In emerging optoelectronic applications, such as water photolysis, exciton fission and novel photovoltaics involving low-dimensional nanomaterials, hot-carrier relaxation and extraction mechanisms pla...
- 2017-01-10 A stable lithiated silicon–chalcogenbattery via synergetic chemical coupling betweensilicon and selenium
- Li-ion batteries dominate portable energy storage due to their exceptional power and energy characteristics. Yet, various consumer devices and electric vehicles demand higher specific energy and power...
- 2017-01-10 3D nitrogen-doped graphene foam with encapsulated germanium/nitrogen-doped graphene yolk-shell nanoarchitecture for high-performance flexible Li-ion battery
- Flexible electrochemical energy storage devices have attracted extensive attention as promising power sources for the ever-growing field of flexible and wearable electronic products. However, the rati...