ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal
ACS Applied Energy Materials - ACS Publications
ACS Applied Energy Materials - ACS Publications
ACS Applied Energy Materials - ACS Publications
4 · Pure zirconium oxides have a wide band gap energy with poor electronic conduction, leading to the limitations of potential applications in various fields. Attempts were made to synthesize biphasic zirconium oxides with three different levels of carbon doping to study and improve the electronic conductivity, tune the band gap, and investigating their …
Materials for Energy Storage. Physical Chemistry Division. This interdisciplinary symposium focuses on the pivotal role of emerging materials, and …
A customizable electrochemical energy storage device is a key component for the realization of next-generation wearable and biointegrated electronics. This Perspective begins with a brief introduction of the drive for customizable electrochemical energy storage devices. It traces the first-decade development trajectory of the …
Energy storage devices have become indispensable for smart and clean energy systems. During the past three decades, lithium-ion battery technologies have grown tremendously and have been exploited for the best energy storage system in portable electronics as well as electric vehicles. However, extensive use and limited abundance of …
Minimizing the irreversibility during the first cycle in carbon anodes is crucial to the energy density and lifespan of Na-ion batteries (NIBs). However, the underlying mechanism of the irreversible capacity, especially combined with the kinetics and interface, is still incompletely understood. Herein, we discovered that poor kinetics and strong polarization will drive the …
(Na0.5Bi0.5)0.75Sr0.25TiO3–x Sm2O3 ceramics (denoted as NBSTSx) were obtained by the solid-state reaction method, and their crystal structure and morphological characteristics were characterized by X-ray diffractometer mapping (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The NBSTSx ceramics, when doped with a …
In a recent issue of ACS Energy Letters, Kong and co-workers 3 developed a symmetric supercapacitor with a very high volumetric energy density, …
Energy storage involving pseudocapacitance occupies a middle ground between electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) that store energy purely in the …
Redox flow batteries using synthetically tunable and resource abundant organic molecules have gained increasing attention for large-scale energy storage. Herein we report a sulfonate-functionalized viologen molecule, 1,1′-bis(3-sulfonatopropyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium, (SPr)2V, as an anolyte in neutral aqueous organic redox flow batteries …
In the era of rapidly evolving smart electronic devices, the development of power supplies with miniaturization and versatility is imperative. Prevailing manufacturing approaches for basic energy modules impose limitations on their size and shape design. Printing is an emerging technique to fabricate energy storage systems with tailorable …
Designing Pb-free relaxors with both a high capacitive energy density (Wrec) and high storage efficiency (η) remains a remarkable challenge for cutting-edge pulsed power technologies. Local compositional heterogeneity is crucial for achieving complex polar structure in solid solution relaxors, but its role in optimizing energy …
The development of solar energy storage strategies is a key step for handling the inherent variability of sunlight within a global solar-based energy model. In the present study, we have developed a photocapacitive device based on the heterostructured BiVO4–PbOx system. BiVO4 provides the photoactive core of the device, while PbOx nanoparticles …
The first one is the comparison with the main competitor of plasma technology for renewable energy storage, being electrochemical …
The researchers say their supercapacitor''s excellent energy storage and electrical stability is attractive for stretchable energy storage devices and wearable electronic systems.
Hard carbon (HC) has emerged as a strong anode candidate for sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, its sodium storage mechanism remains contentious, and the influence of the microstructure on sodium storage performance is not yet fully understood. This study successfully correlates …
Hydrogen storage is one of the key steps that restricts the large-scale application of hydrogen energy and fuel cells. In this work, we developed an efficient H2 storage material by Ce doping in the TiZrCrMn alloy and systemically studied the effect of Ce on the microstructure, activation, and hydrogen storage properties. The results …
2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) functional polymers are a type of organic electroactive material featuring a two-electron redox process. However, the electrochemical reduction of TEMPO (TEMPO•/–) is rarely adopted for energy storage due to its slow reaction kinetics. Here, we report using anthraquinone (AQ) as an organic …
Aqueous K-ion batteries (AKIBs) are promising candidates for grid-scale energy storage due to their inherent safety and low cost. However, full AKIBs have not yet been...
The figure clearly illustrates the challenge for both BEVs and H2FCVs—because of their relatively low energy storage densities, the battery or fuel volume exceeds the available volume, i.e., that which is …
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These properties mean GYF-based materials still have many potential applications to be developed, especially in energy storage and catalytic utilization. Since most of the GYF have yet to be synthesized and applications of successfully synthesized GYF have not been developed for a long time, theoretical results in various application …
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as desirable cross-functional platforms for electrochemical and …
Thanks to the link of primary battery and secondary battery, a perspective is made to illuminate a comprehension of CF x materials in future energy storage systems. This review offers an up-to-date …
In addition to rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors having high power capability and long life are increasingly recognized as an alternative power source. In a recent issue of ACS Energy Letters, Kong and co-workers 3 developed a symmetric supercapacitor with a very high volumetric energy density, introducing a new set of …
Layered transition metal compounds are one of the most important electrode materials for high-performance electrochemical energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors. Charge storage in these materials can be achieved via intercalation of ions into the interlayer channels between the layer slabs. With the …
4 · Flexible solid-state supercapacitors play a crucial role in meeting the energy storage demands of modern electronics, particularly, portable and wearable devices. This work reports a 2D borophene and graphene …
Transition-metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have attracted significant interest owing to their desirable properties, abundance, and high electrocatalytic activity. Tremendous studies have demonstrated the potential of MXenes for energy conversion and storage. However, further development of this potential must address various aspects of …
Large depletion of fossil fuels promotes the sustainable development of renewable energy. Polymer-based dielectric nanocomposites are widely utilized owing to their ultrafast charging–discharging rate and high power density in pulse power systems, smart grids, and other electrical devices. In this paper, completely new high-entropy oxide …
Fibrous energy–autonomy electronics are highly desired for wearable soft electronics, human–machine interfaces, and the Internet of Things. How to effectively integrate various functional energy fibers into them and realize versatile applications is an urgent need to be fulfilled. Here, a multifunctional coaxial energy fiber has been …
Finally, we show the advantages and broad applications of inorganic polysulfides in energy storage areas. The proposed Account will provide an insightful perspective on the current knowledge of inorganic polysulfide materials, as well as their future research directions and development potential, serving as a keynote reference for …
Achieving fast energy storage at high power levels from sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is essential for terawatt-hour (TWh) supply/storage. Designing and preparing electrode materials to meet ultrafast rates is a necessity. Herein, we design and synthesize a graphitic sheet (GS) anode material with abundant structural defects and …
ConspectusCellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth and has long been used as a sustainable building block of conventional paper. Note that nanocellulose accounts for nearly 40% of …
Materials-based H2 storage plays a critical role in facilitating H2 as a low-carbon energy carrier, but there remains limited guidance on the technical performance necessary for specific applications. Metal–organic framework (MOF) adsorbents have shown potential in power applications, but need to demonstrate economic promises against …