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At Design for Change, we let children find creative solutions: Kiran Bir Sethi

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Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:37:38 +0530

Change for Social Transformation — Design for Change


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SC sets aside NCLAT order halting insolvency proceedings against Byju's

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Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:22:12 +0530

The top court said the exercise of discretionary powers by the NCLAT was not warranted in the present circumstances


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NITK creates Professorial Chair with ₹6-crore grant from Hutti Gold Mines

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Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:46:54 +0530

The Chair is expected to advance research and development at NITK, fostering innovative solutions to industry-specific issues


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University of Southampton Delhi campus opens admissions for Business, Computer Science, Economics degrees

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:29:00 +0530

Applications are open until November 29, 2024, with additional admission rounds planned for the 2025 entry year.


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Soccer, evolved

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Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:18:27 +0530

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 attempts to close the gap on FIFA


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Kicking off soccer dreams

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Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:20:21 +0530

Street children compete for a berth in the Indian team for the Homeless World Cup, 2013, to be played in Poland


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‘If you travel with a feeling that the country has something to teach you, it will always be an act of empathy’

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Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0530

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia


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India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official

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Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:00:55 +0530

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end


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Will build presence in the South: Nitin Gadkari

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Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 01:39:06 +0530

In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Gadkari said the BJP remains united in its ideological commitment, with no discord between the party and the RSS.


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Muslims are coming to BJP because we don’t discriminate against them: Sarbananda Sonowal

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Published On :: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 20:09:09 +0530

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons


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Definitely possible to break BJP fortress in South Bengaluru: Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy 

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Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:42:34 +0530

Reddy talks about her constituency, sexism in politics, and her connect with many groups in an interview with The Hindu


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Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter on ‘Hightown’ Season 3: ‘We’re going out with a bang’

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Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:29:33 +0530

Monica Raymund, who plays the lead in the crime drama set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Rebecca Cutter, the creator of the show, say the third and final season will see the characters end up in a place that feels at once shocking and inevitable


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‘Most of us know what it’s like to love someone deeply who also hurts us deeply’

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Published On :: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:02:00 +0530

Prachi Gupta’s devastating narrative also raises important questions on mental health and ways to cope


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My contest is for ideological reasons, says BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa

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Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:38:59 +0530

He says a “disciplined solider” like him cannot keep quiet when injustice is being meted out to the party


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PM Modi’s speeches sound surreal to people: Sitaram Yechury

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Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2024 00:43:00 +0530

During the campaign, Modi and BJP have been trying to deflect from livelihood issues, but they have been unable to do so, says CPI(M) general secretary; voters, Mr. Yechury says, are talking of price rise and day-to-day problems, and 90% of the people are today borrowing just to survive


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Budget 2024: New job schemes to kick off this year, says Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan

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Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:44:02 +0530

For Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, funds for some projects will be only through concessional multilateral loans, which could be from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, JICA, AIIB… any of these institutions, he says


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There is some science to swing bowling, somebody has taught Arshdeep that: Fanie de Villiers

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Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 23:56:40 +0530

A masterful exponent of seam and swing bowling, de Villiers shares his thoughts on the craft and its practitioners, and sheds light on why he was so good at the death and what it was like to be a part of an era when South Africa returned to the international game


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I was raised by one family, but I think it represents so many of our families: Priyanka Mattoo, author of Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones

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Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0530

Priyanka Mattoo on her journey across countries, and why she sees herself as the ‘megaphone’ for a culture


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Revealing degradation mechanisms in 3D/2D perovskite solar cells under photothermal accelerated ageing

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8313-8324
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03869J, Paper
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Zijian Peng, Andrej Vincze, Fabian Streller, Vincent M. Le Corre, Kaicheng Zhang, Chaohui Li, Jingjing Tian, Chao Liu, Junsheng Luo, Yicheng Zhao, Andreas Späth, Rainer Fink, Thomas Heumüller, Andres Osvet, Ning Li, Martin Stolterfoht, Larry Lüer, Christoph J. Brabec
Three-dimensional/two-dimensional (3D/2D) heterojunctions in perovskite solar cells exhibit excellent optoelectronic properties and enhanced stability under mild ageing conditions.
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Heterojunction lithiation engineering and diffusion-induced defect passivation for highly efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8402-8412
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03135K, Paper
Cong Liu, Anweng Gong, Chen Zuo, Tao Liu, Xiaoyang Liang, Donglou Ren, Kai Shen, Jianzha Zheng, Qifan Xue, Zhiqiang Li, Ruud E. I. Schropp, Bingsuo Zou, Yaohua Mai
A heterojunction lithiation strategy has been developed to achieve a certified efficiency of 10.50%, which is the record efficiency for all of the Sb-based solar cells.
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Synergistic enhancement of charge extraction and heat dissipation in inverted perovskite solar cells via n-doped top interlayers

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8304-8312
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02836H, Paper
Sangmi Park, Sang Young Jeong, Jaehoon Kim, Heunjeong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Young Wook Noh, Ye In Kim, Shinuk Cho, Joon Sang Kang, Han Young Woo, Myoung Hoon Song
n-Doping the fullerene-based interlayer in perovskite solar cells enhances heat dissipation and charge extraction by improving thermal/electrical conductivity, and energy level alignment, which boosts photovoltaic performance and stability.
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Efficient 1.77 eV-bandgap perovskite and all-perovskite tandem solar cells enabled by long-alkyl phosphonic acid

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8219-8227
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02483D, Paper
Hongling Guan, Shiqiang Fu, Guojun Zeng, Weiqing Chen, Chen Wang, Hongsen Cui, Dexin Pu, Peng Jia, Weiwei Meng, Guojia Fang, Weijun Ke
Incorporating dodecylphosphonic acid additives into 1.77 eV-bandgap perovskites enabled single-junction solar cells to achieve a PCE of 20.2%. Tandem cells further reached impressive PCEs of 27.41% (two-terminal) and 28.65% (four-terminal).
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Three-step thermodynamic vs. two-step kinetics-limited sulfur reactions in all-solid-state sodium batteries

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03160A, Paper
Tongtai Ji, Qingsong Tu, Yang Zhao, Dominik Wierzbicki, Vincent Plisson, Ying Wang, Jiwei Wang, Kenneth S. Burch, Yong Yang, Hongli Zhu
This study unveils the intrinsic three-step thermodynamic and the two-step kinetics-limited pathways in all-solid-state sodium–sulfur batteries, providing crucial insights into sulfur reaction mechanisms for high-performance energy storage solutions.
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A fluoride gradient, Zn-salt-rich hydrophobic interphase formed by a zincophilic, hydrophobic, anion-philic polymer “skin” for an anode-free solid Zn battery

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01978D, Paper
Xinpeng Han, Jinpeng Han, Kang Ma, Jiaqi Wen, Lianpeng Li, Daliang Han, Jie Sun
A Zn2+·OC group-derived contact ion pair (CIP)/aggregate (AGG)-rich electrolyte is fabricated to generate a fluoride gradient, Zn-salt-rich hydrophobic solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer with ultrahigh mechanical properties.
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Well-regulated structure-featuring giant-molecule acceptors enable long-term stability and high-performance binary organic solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03754E, Paper
Jingyu Shi, Pengfei Ding, Jintao Zhu, Zhenyu Chen, Shuangjiao Gao, Xueliang Yu, Xiaochun Liao, Quan Liu, Ziyi Ge
Through systematically selecting the numbers and positions of selenium atom of giant-molecule acceptors, the device based on PM6:GMA-SSeS yields the highest PCE of 19.37% with high VOC of 0.917 V and exhibits extended t80% lifetimes of 5600 h.
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From generation to collection – impact of deposition temperature on charge carrier dynamics of high-performance vacuum-processed organic solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03623A, Paper
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Richard Adam Pacalaj, Yifan Dong, Ivan Ramirez, Roderick C. I. MacKenzie, Seyed Mehrdad Hosseini, Eva Bittrich, Julian Eliah Heger, Pascal Kaienburg, Subhrangsu Mukherjee, Jiaying Wu, Moritz Riede, Harald Ade, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Martin Pfeiffer, James Robert Durrant
Substrate heating during co-evaporation of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells aids phase separation and improves performance. While recombination remains unaffected, hole transport improves due to more crystalline donor domains.
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Stabilizing doped Spiro-OMeTAD by organic molten salt for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04310C, Paper
Tengfei Pan, Zhiwei Li, Biyun Ren, Wan Yang, Xueqin Ran, Yajing Li, Yutian Xu, Yue Wang, Deli Li, Yingdong Xia, Xingyu Gao, Lingfeng Chao, Yonghua Chen
Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide (LiTFSI) and 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) have been currently suggested to be irreplaceable in classic doped 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis (N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (Spiro-OMeTAD) for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the stability of Spiro-OMeTAD was...
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Stress regulation via surface micro-etching and reconstruction for enhancing triple-cation perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of 25.54%

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04248D, Paper
Yang Ding, Erming Feng, Siyuan Lu, Jianhui Chang, Caoyu Long, Sichao Tong, Hengyue Li, Junliang Yang
A surface micro-etching and reconstruction strategy is developed to regulate the stresses in a perovskite film, achieving a benign transition from tensile stress to compressive stress.
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The construction of multifunctional solid electrolyte interlayers for stabilizing Li6PS5Cl-based all-solid-state lithium metal batteries

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03289F, Paper
Ya Chen, Xin Gao, Zheng Zhen, Xiao Chen, Ling Huang, Deli Zhou, Tengfei Hu, Bozhen Ren, Runjing Xu, Jiayi Chen, Xiaodong Chen, Lifeng Cui, Guoxiu Wang
The established multifunctional interlayers effectively eliminate both anode-initiated and GB-initiated dendrites and guarantee satisfactory battery performance for ASSLMBs.
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Regulating local chemical softness of the collector to homogenize Li deposition for anode-free Li-metal batteries

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03673E, Paper
Jiaming Zhu, Cong Kang, Xiangjun Xiao, Ya Mao, Ying Luo, Yuheng Wang, Quansheng Zhang, Yulin Ma, Chunyu Du, Shuaifeng Lou, Fanpeng Kong, Jingying Xie, Geping Yin
A heterogeneous collector featuring hard-base sites and soft-acid sites is proposed, which significantly reduces nucleation and growth barriers, with no dendrite formation. This finding offers a pathway to rationally design highly efficient collectors for AFLMBs.
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N-type Ag2S modified CZTSSe solar cell with lowest Voc,def

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03244F, Paper
Jin Yang, Junjie Fu, Weiwei Dong, Shu Ren, Xin Zhang, Jingyi Su, Chaoliang Zhao, Meng Wei, Dandan Zhao, Yange Zhang, Sixin Wu, Zhi Zheng
The Sn, Zn-doped Ag2S plays a triple role in CZTSSe devices: p–n conversion, front-interface bandgap grading, and defect passivation. This strategy achieved an efficiency of 14.25%, with the Voc of 0.584 V and the lowest Voc,def of 0.228 V.
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Flexible spacer-block multi-component copolymerized donors enable resilient organic solar cells with over 40% crack-onset strain

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04208E, Paper
Congqi Lin, Zhenyu Chen, Ruixiang Peng, Wei Song, Jiangwei Gao, Xueliang Yu, Tingting Feng, Yongqi Bai, Ziyi Ge
A series of novel block donors were synthesized, achieving excellent PCE of 19.57% in rigid OSCs and 18.03% in f-OSCs, along with an outstanding crack-onset strain value of 40.29%.
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An electric double layer regulator empowers robust solid-electrolyte interphase for potassium metal batteries

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03978E, Paper
Xueyu Lian, Liang Xu, Zhijing Ju, Ziang Chen, Xiaopeng Chen, Yuyang Yi, Zhengnan Tian, Tao Cheng, Shi Xue Dou, Xinyong Tao, Jingyu Sun
The electric double layer (EDL) plays a key role in constructing solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for high-energy metal anodes. Nevertheless, the significance of EDL and its associated influence remain elusive...
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Regulating the Crystallization of Mixed-Halide Perovskites by Cation Alloying for Perovskite-Organic Tandem Solar Cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03045A, Paper
Mingqian Chen, Yanxun Li, Zixin Zeng, Ming Liu, Tao Du, Xiaofeng Huang, Leyu Bi, Jiarong Wang, Wenlin Jiang, Yidan An, Sai Wing Tsang, Jun Yin, Shengfan Wu, Alex K. Y. Jen
Halide segregation and energy loss pose significant challenges for wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells, impairing their photovoltage and device stability. These issues are often exacerbated by inferior film quality and inhomogeneous...
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A donor:hole-transport layer alloy for high-efficiency and stable binary organic solar cells with promoted hole collection and suppressed recombination

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04072D, Paper
Xianghui Zeng, Ting Xu, Hansheng Chen, Baoshen Deng, Qing Yan, Xuanlin Wen, Zijian Li, Haoxuan Zeng, Chuanlin Gao, Yaodong Xiao, Jiwei Liao, Hui Liu, Bin He, Peigang Han, Guangye Zhang, Shunpu Li, Yiwang Chen, Chen Xie
A donor-based nanoparticle (NPs)-incorporated hole-transport layer was synthesized for fine-tuning the energy level of anodes in organic solar cells. The conventional and inverted devices achieved record efficiencies of 19.9% and 17.2%, respectively.
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Cover matters: Enhanced performance of multistage solar evaporator with tuned optical and thermal cover properties

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02710H, Paper
Shiteng Li, Shang Liu, Qijun Yang, Shuai Deng, Meng Lin
To address global water scarcity and improve off-grid pure water production, this study focuses on enhancing the performance of inverted solar evaporators by optimizing the design of cover materials. By...
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Metastable interphase induced pre-strain compensation enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03801K, Paper
Hongyu Xu, Yun Xiao, Karim A Elmestekawy, Pietro Caprioglio, Qiuyang Li, Qixuan Zhong, Yongqiang Ji, Tianyu Huang, Haoming Yan, Yingguo Yang, Laura M Herz, Qihuang Gong, Henry Snaith, Rui Zhu, Lichen Zhao
High-efficiency metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) include the rigid substrates with low thermal-expansion coefficients (TECs), resulting in a significant TEC mismatch with the perovskites with high TECs at the...
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Interfacial coordination utilizing chelating ligands for operationally stable perovskite solar modules

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02803A, Paper
Bingkun Tian, Peikun Zhang, Tianjun Liu, Weicun Chu, Yuyang Long, Peng Xu, Ying Jiang, Jinping Zhang, Yajing Tang, Xiangnan Sun, Riming Nie, Xiaoming Zhao, Wanlin Guo, Zhuhua Zhang
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) feature a higher maximum theoretical efficiency and a lower cost than silicon-based solar cells, while also offering additional advantages of being flexible and transparent. However, the...
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Reduction of bulk and interface defects via photo-annealing treatment for high-efficiency antimony selenide solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02877E, Paper
Xiaoyang Liang, Xinhua Wang, Qiwei Chang, Bingxin Yang, Wei Dang, Zheng Zhang, Yingnan Guo, Lin Yang, Zhiqiang Li
A novel interface engineering strategy with a photo-annealing treatment is proposed for regulating the interface of the Sb2Se3/CdS heterojunction.
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Decoupling light- and oxygen-induced degradation mechanisms of Sn–Pb perovskites in all perovskite tandem solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8557-8569
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02427C, Paper
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Yang Bai, Ruijia Tian, Kexuan Sun, Chang Liu, Xiting Lang, Ming Yang, Yuanyuan Meng, Chuanxiao Xiao, Yaohua Wang, Xiaoyi Lu, Jingnan Wang, Haibin Pan, Zhenhua Song, Shujing Zhou, Ziyi Ge
This study showed PEHCl-CN can enhance the strength of Sn–I, resulting in good light stability. The subsequent doping of MBI resulted in good air stability. This enables the integrated 2T all-perovskite device to achieve an efficiency of 27.9%.
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Trimming defective perovskite layer surfaces for high-performance solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8582-8592
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03585B, Paper
Chanhyeok Kim, Kihoon Kim, Youngmin Kim, Nikolai Tsvetkov, Nam Joong Jeon, Bong Joo Kang, Hanul Min
The defect density on the top surface of the perovskite thin film was significantly higher than that in the bulk. A trimming solvent treatment removed the defective top surface, substantially reducing the defect concentration and strain.
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Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) enables the design of efficient halogen-free polymer donors and fabrication of organic solar cells with >19% efficiency

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8593-8608
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02414A, Paper
Tao Jia, Yongmin Luo, Yulong Hai, Tao Lin, Xudong Qin, Ruijie Ma, Kezhou Fan, Aleksandr A. Sergeev, Top Archie Dela Peña, Yao Li, Mingjie Li, Kam Sing Wong, Gang Li, Jiaying Wu, Shengjian Liu, Fei Huang
Fusion and isomerization strategies are used to develop an electron-withdrawing motif naphtho[1,2-d:5,6-d']bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) (iNT) and a halogen-free polymer donor achieving an efficiency of 19.1%.
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Unraveling the relationship between the phenethylammonium-induced 2D phase on the perovskite surface and inverted wide bandgap perovskite solar cell performance

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8658-8669
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02133A, Paper
Xiaomin Huo, Silvia Mariotti, Yaoyao Li, Ting Guo, Chenfeng Ding, Penghui Ji, Shuai Yuan, Tongtong Li, Ning Meng, Xiaomin Liu, Jiahao Zhang, Ilhem Nadia Rabehi, Yu Zhang, Suling Zhao, Hengyuan Wang, Dandan Song, Luis K. Ono, Zheng Xu, Yabing Qi
We studied the impact of phenethylammonium chloride on PIN-structured wide bandgap perovskite solar cells. Elimination of the 2D phase results in a champion efficiency of 20.61% and a VOC loss of only 410 mV with hysteresis-free J–V curves.
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Reducing carrier recombination loss by suppressing Sn loss and defect formation via Ag doping in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8609-8620
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02485K, Paper
SeongYeon Kim, Jaebaek Lee, Dae-Ho Son, Wook Hyun Kim, Shi-Joon Sung, Dae-Kue Hwang, Tae Ei Hong, Namuundari Otgontamir, Enkhjargal Enkhbayar, Tae-Hee Lee, Min-Yeong Kim, Ji-Soo Choi, Sang-Mo Koo, JunHo Kim, Jin-Kyu Kang, Dae-Hwan Kim, Kee-Jeong Yang
The position of Ag of the CZTSSe precursor significantly impacts the carrier recombination loss and overall efficiency, offering crucial insights for optimizing the CZTSSe solar cell design.
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Hot carrier organic solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8683-8690
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02612H, Paper
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Priya Viji, Constantin Tormann, Clemens Göhler, Martijn Kemerink
Slow thermalization of photogenerated charge carriers in organic solar cells leads to an electronic temperature that is much larger than that of the lattice and to significantly enhanced open-circuit voltages.
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A techno-economic study of photovoltaic-solid oxide electrolysis cell coupled magnesium hydride-based hydrogen storage and transportation toward large-scale applications of green hydrogen

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8429-8456
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04224G, Analysis
Xusheng Wang, Longfei Shao, Shouyi Hu, Zi Li, Hangzuo Guo, Jiaqi Zhang, Yingyan Zhao, Xi Lin, Binjian Nie, Zhigang Hu, Jianxin Zou
Integrating PV-SOEC for hydrogen production with MgH2-based storage and transportation holds significant potential in advancing the hydrogen supply chain.
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Anti-dissolving Fe2N6 site-based carbon fiber membranes for binder-free Zn–air batteries with a 200-day lifespan

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8722-8733
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03148B, Paper
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Zian Xu, Jian Zhu, Jingze Shao, Yu Xia, Pengfei Liu, Guangshe Li, Rouxi Chen, Shaoqing Chen, Jiacheng Wang, Shi Chen, Fuqiang Huang, Hsing-Lin Wang
The anti-dissolving Fe2N6 structure enables ZABs to operate over 200 days (record-breaking 14 500 cycles).
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Post-deposition in situ passivation of AgBiS2 nanocrystal inks for high-efficiency ultra-thin solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8885-8892
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03266G, Paper
Jae Taek Oh, Yongjie Wang, Carmelita Rodà, Debranjan Mandal, Gaurav Kumar, Guy Luke Whitworth, Gerasimos Konstantatos
A post-deposition in situ passivation strategy using a multi-functional molecular agent is reported with enhanced colloidal dispersibility of an environmentally-friendly AgBiS2 nanocrystal ink, achieving a PCE over 10% in a solar cell.
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Advancing high-efficiency, stretchable organic solar cells: novel liquid metal electrode architecture

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8915-8925
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03406F, Paper
Seungbok Lee, Sungjun Oh, Seungseok Han, Dongchan Lee, Jihyung Lee, Yonghwi Kim, Hoe-Yeon Jeong, Jin-Woo Lee, Min-Ho Lee, Wu Bin Ying, Seonju Jeong, Seungjae Lee, Junho Kim, Yun Hoo Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim, Eun-chae Jeon, Taek-Soo Kim, Shinuk Cho, Jung-Yong Lee
Highly efficient and stretchable organic solar cells were developed with a novel liquid metal top electrode. Metallic interlayers enabled its fabrication via thermal evaporation, achieving 14.6% PCE and 70% PCE retention under 63% strain.
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Techno-economic insights and deployment prospects of permanent carbon dioxide sequestration in solid carbonates

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8756-8775
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03166K, Paper
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Andreas Mühlbauer, Dominik Keiner, Christian Breyer
While a rapid defossilisation of the energy system is the highest priority, additional post-fossil CDR for net-negative emissions will be necessary. Routes for mineralisation (in situ-, ex situ mineralisation, enhanced rock weathering) are examined.
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