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Lowering Toxicity of Solvent in Organic Solar Cells Manufacturing for 20% Efficiency
23/04/2025 - The acute toxicological properties of the solvents commonly used in the organic photovoltaic (OPV) are evaluated. The preparation technology of devices and micro‐modules by developing solvent...
High‐Performance Coupled Nanogenerators Based on Electrospun Porous PU@PVDF‐ZnO Nanofibers with Core–Shell Structure
20/04/2025 - This article primarily investigates the outstanding performance characteristics of nanofiber membranes prepared via the electrostatic spinning method and provides a detailed account of the...
Dual Doping of N and F on Co3O4 to Activate the Lattice Oxygen for Efficient and Robust Oxygen Evolution Reaction
17/04/2025 - A novel plasma strategy is reported to introduce N and F in Co3O4 (N, F‐Co3O4) simultaneously as the heteroatoms, which enables the OER to occur via the lattice oxygen mechanism. The N, F‐Co3O4...
Colored Radiative Cooling: from Photonic Approaches to Fluorescent Colors and Beyond
17/04/2025 - Colored radiative cooling (CRC) has become a prevailing technology for achieving colorful appearance and simultaneously enhancing the effective solar reflectance of cooling coatings. This review...
High‐Oriented SnO2 Nanocrystals for Air‐Processed Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with an Efficiency of 23.87%
16/04/2025 - DAC‐AA into SnO2 colloids favors the crystalline phase and preferential orientation along high‐oriented (101) and (200) crystal planes by reducing surface absorption energy and modulating crystal...
A Technical Analysis of Biofuel Production from Dairy Waste Sludge for Sustainable Environment
15/04/2025 - By heating dairy waste sludge at a 5:1 molar ratio to 40 °C and maintaining that temperature for 40 min while 1 % KOH was present, the ideal kinematic viscosity (3.4 cSt) with ester recovery...
Achieving >23% Efficiency Perovskite Solar Minimodules with Surface Conductive Coordination Polymer
10/04/2025 - This study addresses a critical challenge in the commercialization of perovskite solar modules by reducing photovoltage loss through the in situ formation of a surface conductive coordination polymer...
Advanced GeTe‐Based Thermoelectrics: Charting the Path from Performance Optimization to Devices
09/04/2025 - GeTe, as a classical thermoelectric material, has realized a significant leap in thermoelectric performance and conversion efficiency, stemming from its great intrinsic potential. This review...
Customized Multifunctional Additive Regulates 1.67 eV‐Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Crystallization for Four‐Terminal Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
08/04/2025 - A doping strategy of incorporating Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo)benzene (BTFIB) additive in 1.67 eV WBG perovskite precursor has been proposed to passivate uncoordinated lead ions and iodide vacancies...
Light‐Driven Metal Exsolution‐Redissolution of High‐Entropy Oxide Enabling High‐Performance Dry Reforming of Methane
07/04/2025 - High‐entropy oxide (HEO) catalysts are developed to show unprecedented active and durable performance in photothermal dry reforming of methane due to the light‐induced metal...
Enhanced Electrochemical Properties of Biobased Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors
04/04/2025 - Biobased activated carbons with diverse properties (pore size distribution, electrical conductivity, capacitance) for supercapacitors applications are synthesized and tested, using renewable biomass...
Improving the Stability of Wide Bandgap Perovskites: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Applications in Tandem Solar Cells
07/04/2025 - The stability of wide‐bandgap perovskite solar cells is reviewed, including its stabilization mechanism, stabilization methods, and application in tandem solar cells. The current challenges and...
Suppression of Charge Recombination Induced by Solid Additive Assisting Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 20%
03/04/2025 - The work highlights the strong morphological optimization capacity of the solid additive DIDOB and elucidates its impact on molecular packing to suppress both bimolecular and geminate recombination...
Harnessing Near‐Infrared Light for Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Production from Escherichia coli Interfaced with Biocompatible Low‐Bandgap Conjugated Polymer Nanosheets
03/04/2025 - Biocompatible, low‐bandgap conjugated polymer nanosheets are interfaced with non‐photosynthetic and non‐genetic engineered Escherichia coli for solar hydrogen production using near‐infrared...
Near‐Unity PLQY of Cs₃Cu₂X₅ (X = Cl, Br) for High‐Efficiency White Light‐Emitting Diodes with Exceptional Color Quality
02/04/2025 - The TOC illustrates Cs₃Cu₂Br₅, Cs₃Cu₂Cl₅, and double perovskite suspensions, the 3D‐printed “MIZZOU” text under 325 nm laser excitation, the corresponding emission spectra of the...
Enhanced Tolerance and Growth of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus quadricauda in Anaerobic Digestate Food Waste Effluent
- Anaerobic digestate food waste effluent (ADFE) contains high nutrient loads and causes water pollution and waste of resources if discharged without treatment. Microalgae provides a promising...
Application of MALDI TOF and DART mass spectrometry as novel tools for classification of anaerobic gut fungi strains
- Anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) have emerged as promising candidates for optimized biogas and biofuel production due to their unique repertoire of potent lignocellulose-degrading enzymes. However,...
A Review on the Over-liming Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass Prehydrolysate for Bioethanol Production
- There is an increasing interest in utilizing biomass for biofuel production to mitigate the negative environmental impact caused by fossil fuels. The production of ethanol from lignocellulosic...
Effect of nucleophilic additives on phosphoric acid pretreatment of lignocelluloses
25/03/2025 - The inhibition of lignin condensation during biomass pretreatment is crucial for enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, since the formation of rigid cross‐linked lignin networks hinders...
An n‐Doped Organic Cross‐Linked Electron Transport Layer with High Electrical Conductivity for High‐Efficiency Tandem Organic Photovoltaics
24/03/2025 - An n‐doped ETL, that is c‐NDI‐Br:PEI with high electrical conductivity, strong work function modification ability and good solvent resistance, is developed via a simple in situ cross‐linking...
Grains > 2 µm with Regulating Grain Boundaries for Efficient Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite and All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
23/03/2025 - A simple and effective approach to grain boundary growth optimization: Incorporating a KTFB polyfluorinated additive into the antisolvent to regulate grain boundary growth, eliminate excessive halide...