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Advances in two-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1154-1186
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03757H, Review Article
Fei Zhang, Haipeng Lu, Jinhui Tong, Joseph J. Berry, Matthew C. Beard, Kai Zhu
Recent achievements of 2D perovskites for various optoelectronic applications along with their basic properties and future opportunities are discussed.
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Visualizing morphological principles for efficient photocurrent generation in organic non-fullerene acceptor blends

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1259-1268
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03535D, Paper
Wolfgang Köntges, Pavlo Perkhun, Jochen Kammerer, Riva Alkarsifi, Uli Würfel, Olivier Margeat, Christine Videlot-Ackermann, Jean-Jacques Simon, Rasmus R. Schröder, Jörg Ackermann, Martin Pfannmöller
Analytical electron microscopy reveals local molecular arrangements of PBDB-T:ITIC determining performance of current organic solar cells.
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A stable high-voltage lithium-ion battery realized by an in-built water scavenger

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1197-1204
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00060D, Communication
Zhi Chang, Yu Qiao, Han Deng, Huijun Yang, Ping He, Haoshen Zhou
A simple metal–organic framework (MOF) based in-built water scavenger can efficiently eliminate various hazards induced by water in lithium rechargeable batteries.
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Systematic over-estimation of lattice thermal conductivity in materials with electrically-resistive grain boundaries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1250-1258
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03921J, Paper
Jimmy Jiahong Kuo, Max Wood, Tyler J. Slade, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, G. Jeffrey Snyder
The inverse trend between carrier mobility and lattice thermal conductivity is found to be an artifact of grain boundary electrical resistance. A two-phase transport model is required to properly account for the effect.
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Solar-driven all-solid-state lithium–air batteries operating at extreme low temperatures

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1205-1211
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE04039K, Communication
Hucheng Song, Sheng Wang, Xiaoying Song, Jue Wang, Kezhu Jiang, Shihua Huang, Min Han, Jun Xu, Ping He, Kunji Chen, Haoshen Zhou
Plasmon-enhanced solar photothemal battery (STPB) technology allows all-solid-state lithium–air batteries to operate at temperatures as low as −73 °C.
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A new lithium diffusion model in layered oxides based on asymmetric but reversible transition metal migration

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1269-1278
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE04123K, Paper
Kyojin Ku, Byunghoon Kim, Sung-Kyun Jung, Yue Gong, Donggun Eum, Gabin Yoon, Kyu-Young Park, Jihyun Hong, Sung-Pyo Cho, Do-Hoon Kim, Hyungsub Kim, Eunsuk Jeong, Lin Gu, Kisuk Kang
We propose a new lithium diffusion model involving coupled lithium and transition metal migration, peculiarly occurring in a lithium-rich layered oxide.
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Correction: Ultrahigh power factor and flexible silver selenide-based composite film for thermoelectric devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13,1287-1288
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE90012E, Correction
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Yao Lu, Yang Qiu, Kefeng Cai, Yufei Ding, Mengdi Wang, Cong Jiang, Qin Yao, Changjun Huang, Lidong Chen, Jiaqing He
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Ta3N5-Nanorods enabling highly efficient water oxidation via advantageous light harvesting and charge collection

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00220H, Paper
Yuriy Pihosh, Tsutomu Minegishi, Vikas Nandal, Tomohiro Higashi, Masao Katayama, Taro Yamada, Yutaka Sasaki, Kazuhiko Seki, Yohichi Suzuki, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Masakazu Sugiyama, Kazunari Domen
Well-aligned polycrystalline Ta3N5-NRs provide enhanced light harvesting and efficient generation and extraction of charge carriers, leading to completely saturated photocurrent.
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The relative insignificance of advanced materials in enhancing the energy efficiency of desalination technologies

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00341G, Perspective
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Sohum K. Patel, Cody L. Ritt, Akshay Deshmukh, Zhangxin Wang, Mohan Qin, Razi Epsztein, Menachem Elimelech
We reveal the insignificance of advanced materials in further enhancing the energy efficiency of desalination and suggest more impactful approaches.
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Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2019

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE90018D, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Device physics of back-contact perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE04203B, Paper
Zhenhai Yang, Weichuang Yang, Xi Yang, J. C. Greer, Jiang Sheng, Baojie Yan, Jichun Ye
A fundamental theory including photoelectric response, ion migration and photon recycling effects for back-contact perovskite solar cells is established.
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Energy harvesting from shadow-effect

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00825G, Communication
Qian Zhang, Qijie Liang, Dilip Krishna Nandakumar, Sai Kishore Ravi, Hao Qu, Lakshmi Suresh, Xueping Zhang, Yaoxin Zhang, Lin Yang, Andrew Thye Shen Wee, Swee Ching Tan
We demonstrate an unprecedented mode of energy harvesting from shadows that fall on the shadow-effect energy generator (SEG). Furthermore, a self-powered proximity sensor is also demonstrated using the SEG.
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Techno-economic analysis of capacitive and intercalative water deionization

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00725K, Analysis
Michael Metzger, Münir M. Besli, Saravanan Kuppan, Sondra Hellstrom, Soo Kim, Elias Sebti, Chinmayee V. Subban, Jake Christensen
This is a techno-economic analysis of intercalative water deionization (IDI), a novel battery-inspired concept for brackish water desalination with lower module cost, volume, and energy consumption than competing technologies.
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Rewiring photosynthesis: a photosystem I-hydrogenase chimera that makes H2 in vivo

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03859K, Paper
Andrey Kanygin, Yuval Milrad, Chandrasekhar Thummala, Kiera Reifschneider, Patricia Baker, Pini Marco, Iftach Yacoby, Kevin E. Redding
Photosystem I-hydrogenase chimera intercepts electron flow directly from the photosynthetic electron transport chain and directs it to hydrogen production.
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Dendritic silver self-assembly in molten-carbonate membranes for efficient carbon dioxide capture

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03497H, Paper
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Liam A. McNeil, Greg A. Mutch, Francesco Iacoviello, Josh J. Bailey, Georgios Triantafyllou, Dragos Neagu, Thomas S. Miller, Evangelos I. Papaioannou, Wenting Hu, Dan J. L. Brett, Paul R. Shearing, Ian S. Metcalfe
Self-assembling Ag dendritic networks provide ultrahigh CO2 permeability, whilst reducing membrane-volume-normalised Ag demand by an order of magnitude.
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Metal composition influences optoelectronic quality in mixed-metal lead-tin triiodide perovskite solar absorbers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00132E, Paper
Matthew Thomas Klug, Rebecca L. Milot, Jay Patel, Thomas Green, Harry C. Sansom, Michael Farrar, Alexandra J Ramadan, Samuele Martani, Zhiping Wang, Bernard Wenger, James M Ball, Liam Langshaw, Annamaria Petrozza, Michael B Johnston, Laura M Herz, Henry Snaith
Current designs for all-perovskite multi-junction solar cells require mixed-metal Pb-Sn compositions to achieve narrower band gaps than are possible with their neat Pb counterparts. The lower band gap range achievable...
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A Review: Crystal Growth for High-Performance All-inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00215A, Review Article
Weijie Chen, Xinqi Li, Yaowen Li, Yongfang Li
Recently, halide perovskites have become one of the most promising materials for solar cells owing to their outstanding photoelectric performance. Among them, metal halide all-inorganic perovskites (CsPbX3; where X denotes...
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Applications of atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition for perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00385A, Review Article
James Andrew Raiford, Solomon T. Oyakhire, Stacey Bent
Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have rapidly evolved over the past decade to become a photovoltaic technology on the cusp of commercialization. In the process, numerous fabrication strategies have...
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Computer-aided design of high-efficiency GeTe-based thermoelectric devices

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE01004A, Paper
Min Hong, Kun Zheng, Wanyu Lyv, Meng Li, Xianlin Qu, Qiang Sun, Shengduo Xu, Jin Zou, Zhi-Gang Chen
Driven by materials science development, thermoelectric performance has been enhanced. However, only increasing the figure of merit to enhance thermoelectric efficiency becomes more challenging. Here, we combine the enhanced figure...
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A transversal low-cost pre-metallation strategy enabling ultrafast and stable metal ion capacitor technologies

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00351D, Paper
María Arnaiz, Devaraj Shanmukaraj, Daniel Carriazo, Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjya, Aitor Villaverde, Michel Armand, Jon Ajuria
A low-cost pre-metallation strategy based on inorganic sacrificial salts that decompose on the first charge.
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Sustainable development of biorefineries: integrated assessment method for co-production pathways

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00812E, Analysis
Jaewon Byun, Jeehoon Han
Biorefining is a promising technology for coproducing bioenergy and bioproducts to increase the benefit and sustainability relative to petroleum-driven products. Although several feasibility studies with certain valuations or materials have...
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Side-chain tuning in conjugated polymer photocatalysts for improved hydrogen production from water

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE01213K, Paper
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Duncan J Woods, Sam Hillman, Drew Pearce, Liam Wilbraham, Lucas Flagg, Warren Duffy, Iain Mcculloch, James Durrant, Anne Guilbert, Martijn Zwijnenburg, Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Jenny Nelson, Andrew Cooper
Structure-property-activity relationships in solution processable polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water were probed by varying the chemical structure of both the polymer side-chains and the polymer backbone. In both...
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Unveiling the Mechanisms of Lithium Dendrite Suppression by Cationic Polymer Film Induced Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Modification

Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EE00518E, Paper
Seung-Yong Lee, Junyi Shangguan, Judith Alvarado, Sophia Betzler, Stephen J Harris, Marca Doeff, Haimei Zheng
It is crucial to suppress lithium dendrite formation in lithium metal batteries. Formation of good solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) has been considered to be effective in limiting lithium dendrite growth. However,...
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Novelis income falls 39% to $63 million

Novelis, the wholly-owned US-based subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, reported that its net income was down 39 per cent in March quarter to $63 millio




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ITC Hotels launches ‘WeAssure’ initiative on health, hygiene and safety

Reinforcing its ‘Responsible Luxury’ ethos that seeks to create a better and secure world, ITC Hotels today announced the launch of ‘WeAssure.’In a fi




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Paucity of drivers affecting supplies: Cycle Pure Agarbathis’ MD

Paucity of truck drivers is impacting supplies, said Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathis.With a good number of migrant workers, who




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[ASAP] Production of a Renewable Functionalized 1,3-Diene from Furfural–Acetone Adduct over Supported Heteropolyacid Catalysts

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01890




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[ASAP] HZ-ZrP Catalysts with Adjustable Ratio of Brønsted and Lewis Acids for the One-Pot Value-Added Conversion of Biomass-Derived Furfural

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01259




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[ASAP] Enhancing the Recyclability of a Vegetable Oil-Based Epoxy Thermoset through Initiator Influence

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01419




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[ASAP] Three-Dimensional Porous Carbon Skeleton Synthesized by a Template-Free and No-Post-Activation Process Applied for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07502




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[ASAP] Catechyl Lignin Extracted from Castor Seed Coats Using Deep Eutectic Solvents: Characterization and Depolymerization

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00462




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[ASAP] Eco-Friendly Synthesis of SO<sub>3</sub>H-Containing Solid Acid via Mechanochemistry for the Conversion of Carbohydrates to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00784




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[ASAP] Dealing with Climate Parameters in the Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells under Ambient Conditions

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01481




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[ASAP] Molybdenum Carbide/Carbon-Based Chitosan Hydrogel as an Effective Solar Water Evaporation Accelerator

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01499




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[ASAP] Poly(ionic liquid)–Ionic Liquid Membranes with Fluorosulfonyl-Derived Anions: Characterization and Biohydrogen Separation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00960




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[ASAP] Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid over Gold Stabilized on Zirconia-Based Supports

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01619




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[ASAP] One-Pot Synthesis of Cyclic Biofuel Intermediates from Biomass in Choline Chloride/Formic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07300




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[ASAP] Design and Synthesis of Highly Performing Bifunctional Ni-NiO-MoNi Hybrid Catalysts for Enhanced Urea Oxidation and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01637




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[ASAP] Hierarchical and Self-Supported Vanadium Disulfide Microstructures@Graphite Paper: An Advanced Electrode for Efficient and Durable Asymmetric Capacitive Deionization

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00712




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[ASAP] Selective UV Absorbance of Copper Chalcogenide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Illumination Durability in Perovskite Photovoltaics

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00809




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[ASAP] Solvothermal Synthesis of Defect-Rich Mixed 1T-2H MoS<sub>2</sub> Nanoflowers for Enhanced Hydrodesulfurization

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00736




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[ASAP] The Use of Copper and Vanadium Mineral Ores in Catalyzed Mechanochemical Carbon–Carbon Bond Formations

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02447




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[ASAP] Boosted Reactivity of Low-Cost Solar Cells over a CuO/Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Interfacial Structure Integrated with Graphene Oxide

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00282




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[ASAP] Novel Isothermal Membrane Distillation with Acidic Collector for Selective and Energy-Efficient Recovery of Ammonia from Urine

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00643




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[ASAP] pH-Responsive Hybrid Jute Carbon Dot-Cotton Patch

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01221




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[ASAP] Double-Network Hierarchical-Porous Piezoresistive Nanocomposite Hydrogel Sensors Based on Compressive Cellulosic Hydrogels Deposited with Silver Nanoparticles

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02035




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[ASAP] Direct Z-Scheme Tannin–TiO<sub>2</sub> Heterostructure for Photocatalytic Gold Ion Recovery from Electronic Waste

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00860




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[ASAP] Effect of Biomass Properties and System Configuration on the Operating Effectiveness of Biomass to Biofuel Systems

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06551




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[ASAP] Novel MOF-Derived Nickel Nitride as High-Performance Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Urea Oxidation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01450




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[ASAP] Bioinspired Enzymatic Synthesis of Terpenoid-Based (Meth)acrylic Monomers: A Solvent-, Metal-, Amino-, and Halogen-Free Approach

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02307