- 2016-01-21 Earth-Abundant Nanomaterials for Oxygen Reduction
- Replacing the rare and precious platinum (Pt) electrocatalysts with earth-abundant materials for promoting the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of fuel cells is of great interest in deve...
- 2016-01-18 Lead Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic as a Model p-i-n Diode
- The lead halide perovskite photovoltaic cells, especially the iodide compound CH3NH3PbI3family, exhibited enormous progress in the energy conversion efficiency in the past few years. Although the firs...
- 2016-01-18 Towards high-efficiency nanoelectrocatalysts for oxygen reduction through eng...
- One of the critical issues in the industrial development of fuel cells (e.g., proton exchange membrane fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells and biofuel cells) is the high cost, serious intermediate ...
- 2016-01-15 Gain modulation by graphene plasmons in aperiodic lattice lasers
- Two-dimensional graphene plasmon-based technologies will enable the development of fast, compact, and inexpensive active photonic elements because, unlike plasmons in other materials, graphene plasmon...
- 2016-01-15 Nickel supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as hydrogen oxidation rea...
- The development of a low-cost, high-performance platinum-group-metal-free hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell is hindered by the lack of a hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst at the anode. Here we ...
- 2016-01-14 A lithium–oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide
- Batteries based on sodium superoxide and on potassium superoxide have recently been reported. However, there have been no reports of a battery based on lithium superoxide (LiO2), despite much research...
- 2016-01-14 Enhanced electronic properties in mesoporous TiO2 via lithium doping for high...
- Perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies with their extraordinary progress in efficiency and the simple processes required to produce them. However, the frequent ...
- 2016-01-14 High-capacity battery cathode prelithiation to offset initial lithium loss
- Loss of lithium in the initial cycles appreciably reduces the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. Anode prelithiation is a common approach to address the problem, although it faces the issues of ...
- 2016-01-14 《自然》系列发布新期刊
- 《自然》系列期刊又增添三个新成员: Nature Energy(《自然-能源》)、Nature Microbiology(《自然-微生物学》)、Nature Reviews Materials(《自然综述-材料》)。 《自然—能源》将着重展现不同能源领域的各种研...
- 2016-01-12 High-efficiency robust perovskite solar cells on ultrathin flexible substrate...
- Wide applications of personal consumer electronics have triggered tremendous need for portable power sources featuring light-weight and mechanical flexibility. Perovskite solar cells offer a compellin...
- 2016-01-12 Co(OH)2@PANI Hybrid Nanosheets with 3D Networks as High-Performance Electroca...
- Hybrid electrocatalysts with excellent electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen reduction are fabricated using an efficient and facile electrochemical route. The electronic and synergistic effects betwe...
- 2016-01-12 Defect-Rich Ultrathin ZnAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient ...
- Defect-rich ultrathin ZnAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets are successfully prepared. Under UV-vis irradiation, these nanosheets are superior efficient catalysts for the photoreduction of CO2 to C...
- 2016-01-11 Three-dimensional controlled growth of monodisperse sub-50 nm heterogeneous ...
- The ultimate frontier in nanomaterials engineering is to realize their composition control with atomic scale precision to enable fabrication of nanoparticles with desirable size, shape and surface pro...
- 2016-01-11 A new way to store solar heat
- Imagine if your clothing could, on demand, release just enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to dial back on your thermostat settings and stay comfortable in a cooler room. Or, picture ...
- 2016-01-08 Sieving hydrogen isotopes through two-dimensional crystals
- One-atom-thick crystals are impermeable to atoms and molecules, but hydrogen ions (thermal protons) penetrate through them. We show that monolayers of graphene and boron nitride can be used to separat...
- 2016-01-08 A polymer scaffold for self-healing perovskite solar cells
- Advancing of the lead halide perovskite solar cells towards photovoltaic market demands large-scale devices of high-power conversion efficiency, high reproducibility and stability via low-cost fabrica...
- 2016-01-08 A mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite absorber for tandem solar cells
- Metal halide perovskite photovoltaic cells could potentially boost the efficiency of commercial silicon photovoltaic modules from …20 toward 30% when used in tandem architectures. An optimum perovski...
- 2016-01-07 Gated Materials for On-Command Release of Guest Molecules
- Multidisciplinary research at the forefront of the field of hybrid materials has paved the way to the development of endless examples of smart devices. One appealing concept in this fertile field is r...
- 2016-01-07 Engineered Hematite Mesoporous Single Crystals Drive Drastic Enhancement in S...
- Mesoporous single crystals (MSCs) rendering highly accessible surface area and long-range electron conductivity are extremely significant in many fields, including catalyst, solar fuel, and electrical...
- 2016-01-05 Controlling many-body states by the electric-field effect in a two-dimensiona...
- To understand the complex physics of a system with strong electron–electron interactions, the ideal is to control and monitor its properties while tuning an external electric field applied to the sys...