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Enhancing the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of BiN via Polymorphism, Pressure, and Nanostructuring

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05891G, Paper
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Elena R. Remesal, Victor Posligua, Miguel Mahillo-Paniagua, Konstantin Glazyrin, Javier Fernández Sanz, Antonio Márquez, Jose Javier Plata Ramos
Materials discovery extends beyond the synthesis of new compounds. Detailed characterization is essential to understand the potential applications of novel materials. However, experimental characterization can be challenging due to the...
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Structural and thermodynamic properties of the Li6PS5Cl solid electrolyte using first-principles calculations

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05159A, Paper
Tarek Ayadi, Maylise Nastar, Fabien Bruneval
We perform static and dynamic ab initio simulations to investigate the structural and the thermodynamic properties of Li6PS5Cl, a solid electrolyte actively considered for solid-state batteries. Our simulations account for...
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Electropolymerized Organic N/P Bipolar Cathode Toward High Energy and High Power Density Sodium Dual-Ion Batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA07077A, Paper
Weisheng Zhang, Chen-Xing Zhang, Xianhe Chen, H.J. Yin, Wenli Hu, Shilin Mei, Chang-Jiang Yao
Sodium dual ion batteries (SDIBs) have received considerable attention recently for large-scale energy storage systems due to their low cost and inherent safety. Nevertheless, SDIBs remain a subject of investigation,...
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Bifunctional conjugated polymer photocatalysts for visible light water oxidation and CO2 reduction: function- and site-selective hybridisation of Ru(II) complex catalysts

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30279-30288
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04014G, Paper
Kotaro Ishihara, Akinobu Nakada, Hajime Suzuki, Osamu Tomita, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akinori Saeki, Ryu Abe
Function-/site-selective hybridisation of two specific Ru(II) complex catalysts on donor–acceptor conjugated polymers enables bifunctional visible-light water oxidation and CO2 reduction.
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Electrode process regulation for high-efficiency zinc metal anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30169-30189
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05143B, Review Article
Longkun Wu, Xinyan Zhu, Zhi Peng, Zekun Zhang, Ningning Zhao, Bin Li, Jing Zhu, Lei Dai, Ling Wang, ZhangXing He
Regulation strategies for zinc anode ion deposition.
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Revealing a synergistic orbital coupling adsorption mechanism of the oxygen reduction reaction in dual-atom catalysts

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30676-30684
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05099A, Paper
Yangfan Liu, Yejun Li, Xinghan Liu, Jinming Li, Gufei Zhang, Jun Gong, Yanbin Jiang, Zhou Li
A synergistic adsorption mechanism of the oxygen evolution reaction for the dual atom catalysts (DACs) was proposed, which dominates the adsorption strength of intermediate species, potential determining step, and catalytic activity of DACs.
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Effects of hydrothermal etching and conversion on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and overall water splitting with nanoparticulate and mesoporous TiO2 and SrTiO3/TiO2 composites

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30768-30782
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03416C, Paper
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Lion Schumacher, Jana Timm, Roland Marschall
Hydrothermal treatment of mesoporous photocatalysts in diluted NaOH solution or H2O might be a simple and promising strategy to improve photocatalytic activities in general, as we show for TiO2 and SrTiO3/TiO2 composites.
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Enhanced electrocatalytic overall alkaline water splitting induced by interfacial electron coupling of Mn3O4 nano-cube@CeO2/γ-FeOOH nanosheet hetero-structure

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30783-30797
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05336B, Paper
Debasish Ghosh, Dimple K. Bora, Asit Baran Panda
Mn3O4@CeO2/γ-FeOOH hetero-structure showed interfacial electron coupling induced superior bifunctional electrocatalytic activity suitable for AEM electrolyser.
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Tuning the acidity and textural properties of polyethyleneimine-supported adsorbents for enhanced economical CO2 capture

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30309-30317
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05215C, Paper
Bitan Ray, Sathyapal R. Churipard, Arjun Cherevotan, Diku Raj Deka, Devender Goud, Harishankar Kopperi, Sebastian C. Peter
The acidity and textural properties of polyethyleneimine-supported adsorbents are tuned to enhance the capture of carbon dioxide in an economical way.
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Catalytic kinetic growth of a half-metallic hexagonal boron nitride-graphene lateral heterostructure using transition metal single-atom catalysts on Rh(111)

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30498-30507
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05741D, Paper
Yandi Zhu, Weihu Li, Xiaoyan Ren, Lili Zhang, Xingju Zhao, Shunfang Li
Transition metal single-atom catalysts (TM = Mn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, and W) promote growth of a h-BN-G heterostructure on C-dimer-unpreferred Rh(111).
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Understanding the swelling behavior of Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes in aqueous media

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30729-30742
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04079A, Paper
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Mohamed I. Helal, Alessandro Sinopoli, Ivan Gladich, Yongfeng Tong, Radwan Alfahel, Tricia Gomez, Khaled A. Mahmoud
Two-dimensional (2D) lamellar MXene membranes have demonstrated ultrafast water permeance and outstanding ion rejection performance, thus showing great potential for water purification.
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A soft molecular single-source precursor approach to synthesize a nanostructured Co9S8 (pre)catalyst for efficient water oxidation and biomass valorization

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30522-30533
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05436A, Paper
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Basundhara Dasgupta, Suptish Ghosh, Carsten Walter, Markus S. Budde, Georg J. Marquardt, Han-Hsu Chen, Markus G. M. Breithaupt, Tolga Yilmaz, Christoph Garmatter, Tamanna Ahamad, Ingo Zebger, Matthias Driess, Prashanth W. Menezes
A nanocrystalline Co9S8 (pre)catalyst derived from a novel {CoIIS4} complex is reported for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and selective biomass valorization. During OER, Co9S8 reconstructs completely into a CoOOH active phase via S-leaching.
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Machine learning for deconstructing contributions of atomic characterizations to achieve hybridization-determined electron transfer in a perovskite catalyst

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30722-30728
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05018E, Paper
Jun Zhu, Mengdan Song, Qiling Qian, Yang Yue, Guangren Qian, Jia Zhang
Machine learning deconstructed the atomic contribution of a perovskite to catalytic toluene decomposition and found that wider hybridization resulted in smaller impedance, faster electron transfer speed, and enhanced catalytic activity.
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3D soft lithiophilic current collector of Ag-CuNW/MWCNT@melamine foam enables dendrite-free lithium metal anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30601-30610
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05955G, Paper
Song-Bai Xiang, Xiyu Zhang, Yue Hou, Wenjing Li, Chengri Yin, Zhenxing Yin
A 3D soft current collector with excellent lithiophilicity was obtained by constructing a conductive Ag-CuNW/MWCNT network on a melamine foam, which can effectively reduce the local current density and guide the uniform Li deposition.
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Modulating the band gap of a pyrazinoquinoxaline-based metal–organic framework through orbital hybridization for enhanced visible light-driven CN bond construction

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30582-30590
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06282E, Paper
Zitong Chen, Linghui Cao, Aogang Liu, Pengda Liu, Yuan Chen, Juntao Yan, Bao Li
An indium-based metal–organic framework bearing a pyrazinoquinoxaline derivative is synthesized to facilitate two methods for the construction of CN bonds, and their mechanisms are investigated through detailed theoretical calculations.
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Promoting fast potassium storage in CoSe2/VSe2 non-layered/layered heterostructured nanofibers

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30289-30297
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06049K, Paper
Shuhao Xiao, Ying Zhu, Ximeng Liu, Ruichuan Zhang, Jiaqian Qin, Haiyuan Chen, Xiaobin Niu, John Wang, Jinxia Jiang, Jun Song Chen
A heterostructure of non-layered CoSe2 and layered VSe2 was designed to enhance K storage. The lattice mismatch created significant distortion at phase boundaries, facilitating K diffusion and improving electrochemical performance in PIBs.
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A matter of design and coupling: high indoor charging efficiencies with organic solar modules directly coupled to a sodium ion battery

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30862-30871
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04729J, Paper
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Li-Chung Kin, Andreas Distler, Oleksandr Astakhov, Bakary Kone, Hans Kungl, André Karl, Tsvetelina Merdzhanova, Rüdiger-A. Eichel, Christoph J. Brabec, Uwe Rau
Generalized framework for the design of indoor power units for autonomous Internet of Things (IOT) devices results in record efficiency combination of organic PV and sodium ion battery.
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Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped carbon nanotubes for stable Zn–air batteries with ultra-high power densities

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30798-30809
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04194A, Paper
Manigandan Ramadoss, Hesheng Yu, Anand Rajkamal, Gun Jin Yun, Ziheng Zhang, Chengtao Yang, Fei Ma, Yu Wu, Chen Daiqian, Yuanfu Chen
Fe-single-atom-coupled Fe3C multifunctional catalysts on P-, F-, N-doped CNT deliver comparable OER behavior to RuO2, better ORR performance than Pt/C, and better ZAB performance than Pt/C–RuO2, due to the nanoarchitecture and abundant active sites.
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Free-standing films of nickel nanowires anchored with Ni3S2 nanosheets for stable Li anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30534-30547
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06163B, Paper
Yang Xu, Gang Li, Jiangtao Hai, Hewei Yuan, Haotian Weng, Kun Li, Xiaolu Huang, Yanjie Su, Nantao Hu, Yafei Zhang
A free-standing 3D scaffold of nickel nanowires decorated with lithiophilic Ni3S2 nanosheets was successfully constructed for stable Li anodes.
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Ultrathin two-dimensional membranes by assembling graphene and MXene nanosheets for high-performance precise separation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30121-30168
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05097E, Review Article
Yifan He, Shanshan Guo, Xueji Zhang, Lijun Qu, Tingting Fan, Jinlei Miao
Ultrathin 2D membranes were assembled by graphene and MXene nanosheets for separation to overcome the “trade-off” limitation between permeability and selectivity.
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Efficient organic solar cells based on low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring small molecule acceptors with a fill factor over 80%

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30558-30566
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06146B, Paper
Qingya Wei, Yuanyuan Li, Weikun Chen, Qinhao Shi, Shaofeng Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Yingping Zou
A low-cost pentacyclic fused-ring SMA, BZ4F-ch1, was designed with a cyclohexyl side-chain, which achieved a high device efficiency over 16% with an FF over 80%. Besides, the highest PCE/MOC value of 3.56 revealed remarkable cost-effectiveness.
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Characterization of pitch carbon coating properties affecting the electrochemical behavior of silicon nanoparticle lithium-ion battery anodes

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30465-30475
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04478A, Paper
Zoey Huey, Maxwell C. Schulze, G. Michael Carroll, Chaiwat Engtrakul, Chun-Sheng Jiang, Steven C. DeCaluwe, Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villers, Sang-Don Han
700 °C is the optimal heat treatment temperature for pitch-coated silicon electrodes. Both the amorphous carbon/pitch and silicon are active materials but store Li+ ions through different ion storage mechanisms and contribute to overall performance.
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An all-fibrous, permeable, adhesive, and stretchable self-powered electronic skin for sign language recognition

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30298-30308
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05825A, Paper
Fan Chen, Xian Song, Jingjing Fu, Jiaheng Liang, Junhua Zhou, Jiehua Cai, Yufei Zhang, Mengjia Zhu, Yichun Ding, Jinxing Jiang, Zijian Chen, Youchao Qi, Zhihao Zhou, Qiyao Huang, Yingying Zhang, Zijian Zheng
An all-fibrous self-powered electronic skin that offers textile-like breathability, intrinsic stretchability, skin adhesion, biocompatibility, and good sensing performance for real-time gesture recognition assisted by machine learning.
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Unsaturated coordination modulation and enlarged pore size in nanoflower-like metal organic frameworks for enhanced lithium–oxygen battery performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30591-30600
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06346E, Paper
Lingwen Zhao, Juanjuan Feng, Adeel Abbas, Hao Sun, Chunlei Wang, Hongchao Wang
Unsaturated coordination modulation alters the discharge path and increased pore size accelerates ion exchange and oxygen transport, synergistically improving the electrochemical performance of LOBs.
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An advanced passive radiative cooling emitter with ultrahigh sub-ambient cooling performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30351-30361
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05869K, Paper
Jiawei Huang, Weifeng Chen, Qiyan Kuang, Ting Xiao, Lihua Jiang, Xinyu Tan, Yizhu Lei
This study develops a state-of-the-art passive radiative cooling emitter with 95.5% reflectance and 97.9% emissivity, achieving an average temperature reduction of 20.1 °C and a cooling power of 121.0 W m−2 under intense sunlight.
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Multifunctional characteristics of a one-dimensional bimetallic oxyhydroxide nanorod-coupled polyaniline interface for accelerated water and urea electrolysis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30743-30756
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05082G, Paper
Niranjanmurthi Lingappan, Sandhiya Lakshmanan, Wonoh Lee
Designing an efficient and durable electrocatalyst is central to hydrogen production technologies such as hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and urea oxidation reaction.
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Recyclable microcellular rubber foams with superior photothermal performance via constructing Fe3+ heterodentate coordination between epoxidized natural rubber and polyaniline

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30486-30497
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06543C, Paper
Jingyi Zhu, Yukun Chen, Patrick C. Lee, Shuidong Zhang
Developing recyclable microcellular rubber foams with excellent photothermal conversion ability can reduce resource waste and harvest solar energy to alleviate environmental pollution and the energy crisis simultaneously.
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Optimization of the electron transfer kinetics between a photoanode and biocathode for enhanced carbon-neutral pollutant removal in photocatalytic fuel cells

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30371-30379
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05290K, Paper
Xiaofei Gu, Jianyu Han, Zhi Wang, Yixin Hong, Tianyi Huang, Yafeng Wu, Yuanjian Zhang, Songqin Liu
A PFC system with collaborative dynamics between the photoanode and biocathode is constructed for using solar energy to efficiently convert refractory organic pollutants into green fuel and generate electricity.
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Synthesis of a Cu@ZnO1−x/Al2O3 catalyst with high-density ZnO1−x–Cu interfacial sites for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30692-30706
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05801A, Paper
Yunshuo Wu, Haiqiang Wang, Zhongbiao Wu
The development of catalysts with high-density interfacial sites is crucial for enhancing catalytic performance.
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CrysGraphFormer: an equivariant graph transformer for prediction of lattice thermal conductivity with interpretability

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30707-30721
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04495A, Paper
Zhengyu Sun, Weiwei Sun, Shaohan Li, Zening Yang, Mutian Zhang, Yang Yang, Huayun Geng, Jin Yu
We propose an innovative GNN model, CrysGraphFormer, which accurately predicts lattice thermal conductivity and enhances insights for material discovery.
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A black zirconia cathode coating layer enabling facile charge diffusion and surface lattice stabilization for lithium-ion batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30667-30675
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05179C, Paper
Yoo Jung Choi, Sungbin Jang, Hongjun Chang, Youjin Kim, Suji Kim, Ga Yoon Kim, Juho Lee, Janghyuk Moon, Jinsoo Kim, Won-Hee Ryu
Black ZrO2−x is coated onto a Ni-rich cathode via solvent-free shearing, enhancing charge transfer, reducing gas evolution, and preventing cracking. It lowers Li-ion transfer barriers and mitigates oxygen release through strong Zr–O hybridization.
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A review on instability factors of mono- and divalent metal ion batteries: from fundamentals to approaches

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30190-30248
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05386A, Review Article
Elmira Kohan, Roushan Khoshnavazi, Mir Ghasem Hosseini, Abdollah Salimi, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
Degradation phenomena in different components (cathode, anode, current collectors (CCs)) of mono- and divalent metal-based batteries affect their performance.
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An azo-receptor immobilized mesoporous honeycomb silica framework as a solid-state chromogenic sensor for capturing ultra-trace cadmium ions from environmental/industrial samples

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30567-30581
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04574B, Paper
Anju P. Veedu, Balasurendran Jeyakumar, Akhila Maheswari Mohan, Satheesh Kuppusamy, Pitchaiah K. Chinaraga, Manjula Muthurathinam, C. V. S. Brahmananda Rao, Sivaraman Nagarajan, Prabhakaran Deivasigamani
A solid-state naked-eye sensor composed of a mesoporous honeycomb structured silica monolith impregnated with a DMTHBD receptor offers a simple, rapid and eco-benign approach for the selective sensing of trace Cd2+, with brilliant color transitions.
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Lewis acid sites and flexible active centers synergistically boost efficient electrochemical ammonia synthesis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30476-30485
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04884A, Paper
Li-Bo Chen, Tong-Hui Wang, Xing-You Lang, Qing Jiang
The Lewis acid sites enhance N2 adsorption and activation, while the flexible active center facilitates hydrogenation and NH4+ formation, regenerating the catalyst.
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Microphase-separation-induced polyzwitterionic ionogel with tough, highly conductive, self-healing and shape–memory properties for wearable electrical devices

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30618-30628
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04228J, Paper
Guang Zeng, Wenshuo Gao, Weicheng Qiu, Guanling Li, Shousen Chen, Xin He, Guoxing Sun, Weijia Yang, Yue Xin
A polyzwitterionic ionogel with a phase separation structure was designed to achieve a balance between mechanical robustness and ionic conductivity. This design holds immense potential for applications in wearable sensors.
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Exploring reaction mechanisms for CO2 reduction on carbides

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30340-30350
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05592F, Paper
Naveed Ashraf, Atef Iqbal, Younes Abghoui
The electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable fuels offers immense promise in pursuing sustainable energy solutions.
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Electrochemical synthesis of wormcast-like Pd-based polycrystalline high entropy aggregates for methanol water co-electrocatalysis

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30757-30767
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06304J, Paper
Yaxing Liu, Wenhao Ding, Jiaxin Liu, Guizhe Zhao, Weiyin Li, Yaqing Liu
A wormcast-like nanostructure of PdFeCoNiCu-pHENs with enriched grain boundary defects was synthesized via electrodeposition. This work opens new possibilities for designing advanced nanomaterials aimed at efficient electrochemical energy conversion.
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Tuneable and efficient manufacturing of Li-ion battery separators using photopolymerization-induced phase separation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30442-30453
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03701D, Paper
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Samuel Emilsson, Göran Lindbergh, Mats Johansson
In an effort to increase the thermomechanical stability of lithium-ion battery separators, thermoset membranes (TMs) are a viable alternative to commercial polyolefin separators.
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Sodium storage performance of a high entropy sulfide anode with reduced volume expansion

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30629-30641
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05122J, Paper
Jianping Ma, Jinyi Guo, Weizheng Li, Xiaohan Yang, Chengde Huang
The introduction of a high-entropy structure into multi-metal sulfides has successfully mitigated volume expansion during the cycling process of sodium-ion batteries!
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The composition/field-induced octahedral tilt, domain switching and improved piezoelectric properties of BF-BT ceramics during phase transition

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30420-30428
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03949A, Paper
Jinyu Chen, Chao Chen, Chong Zhao, Na Tu, Yunjing Chen, Xin Nie, Xiaokun Huang, Jun-Ming Liu, Xiangping Jiang
The structural mechanism underlying the high piezoelectric activity of BF-BT was elucidated from the aspects of phase structure, domain dynamics, and octahedral torsion under an electric field.
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Rational engineering and synthesis of pyrene and thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-functionalized conjugated microporous polymers for efficient supercapacitor energy storage

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30508-30521
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05908E, Paper
Abdul Basit, Yang-Chin Kao, Yasser A. El-Ossaily, Shiao-Wei Kuo, Mohamed Gamal Mohamed
The Py-Th-TzTz CMP was synthesized through a Schiff base reaction and exhibited a decomposition temperature (Td10) of 352 °C. In a three-electrode system, it demonstrated a specific capacitance of 652 F g−1.
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Enhancing the surface Lewis basicity of phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheets for sensitive and selective H2S gas sensing

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30380-30387
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05682E, Paper
Yahui Tian, Wenfang Zhai, Jie Su, Yuxin Zhao, Zhengfei Dai, Wei Gan, Hui Li
A black phosphorene-hosted NiO nanosheet heterostructure achieves enhanced surface Lewis basicity, delivering sensitive and selective sensor properties to trace H2S gas.
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Tracking the active phase and reaction pathway of the OER mediated by an MnMoO4 microrod electro(pre)-catalyst

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30810-30820
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05985A, Paper
Anubha Rajput, Ankita Kumari, Hirak Kumar Basak, Dibyajyoti Ghosh, Biswarup Chakraborty
MnMoO4 is a barely explored material for the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and in situ tracking of the reactive intermediates and final active species during the OER in an alkaline pH lacks a sequential study.
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Tailoring biobased polythiourethane crosslinking networks with flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30398-30408
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05966B, Paper
Ning Ding, Yi Yang, Wei Zhou, Debora Puglia, Pengwu Xu, Deyu Niu, Weijun Yang, Piming Ma
Biobased polythiourethane/MXene nanocomposites with intrinsic flame-retardancy and remote ultrafast infrared “welding” performance.
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Controlling CO2 flux in a CO2-permeable membrane with a H2O driving force

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30821-30830
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05021E, Paper
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Jacqueline A. Penn, Wenting Hu, Ian S. Metcalfe, Greg A. Mutch
A H2O driving force in the opposite direction to CO2 permeation exerts control over CO2 flux in a molten-salt membrane fabricated using hydroxides.
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Probing the key roles of the back interface in the performance of carbon-based hole-transport-layer free perovskite solar cells

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30388-30397
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06143H, Paper
Xinwei Li, Nianqing Fu, Xiaocao Peng, Hehui Lin, Jiaang Cheng, Ziming Chen, Peng Lin, Jun Du
The key roles of perovskite films in the photovoltaic performance of carbon-based PSCs employing various absorbers were comprehensively studied and elucidated.
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Regulating NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature by manipulating copper species as binding sites in copper-modified SSZ-13 zeolites

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30329-30339
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04399E, Paper
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Mingzhe Sun, Tianqi Wang, Calvin Ku, Aamir Hanif, Tian Tian, Bernt Johannessen, Qinfen Gu, Ziyi Li, Patrick Sit, Jin Shang
A Cu-modified SSZ-13 zeolite for enhanced NO2 adsorption at ambient temperature.
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One-pot spatial engineering of multi-enzymes in metal–organic frameworks for enhanced cascade activity

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30318-30328
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06211F, Paper
Wenqing Fan, Kang Liang, Jieying Liang
A one-pot strategy was developed for the first time to achieve the precise spatial arrangement of multiple enzymes in MOFs, improving multi-enzyme cascade efficiency.
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Dual solar-driven hydrogen evolution and alcohol oxidation with CdS quantum dot-sensitized photocatalysts prepared by the SILAR methodology

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30885-30891
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03559C, Paper
Vasilis Nikolaou, Deborah Romito, Clément Maheu, Jonathan Hamon, Eric Gautron, Florian Massuyeau, Pierre-Emmanuel Petit, Stéphane Jobic, Fabrice Odobel
The first use of the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method to grow CdS quantum dots on TiO2 nanoparticles, achieving efficient photocatalytic alcohol oxidation and H2 evolution without catalysts or sacrificial donors.
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Achieving dynamic stability of single-crystal low-Co Ni-rich cathode material for high performance lithium batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,30831-30841
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA04698F, Paper
Adil Saleem, Leon L. Shaw, Mehwish Khalid Butt, Javed Rehman, Arshad Hussain, Zawar Hussain, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif Majeed
The demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has driven intensive research into cathode materials that exhibit both superior performance and stability over multiple charge–discharge cycles.
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