Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
Abstract
Urea
electrolysis
presents
an
eco‐friendly,
cost‐effective
method
for
hydrogen
(H
2
)
production
and
pollution
control.
However,
its
efficiency
is
limited
by
a
slow
6‐electron
transfer
process,
necessitating
advanced
electrocatalysts
to
accelerate
the
urea
oxidation
reaction
(UOR)
moderate
overpotential,
thereby
cutting
energy
losses.
Developing
efficient,
affordable
vital
practical
(UE)
improving
UOR
kinetics.
Optimizing
requires
creating
highly
active
sites,
enhancing
electrical
conductivity,
manipulating
electronic
structures
improved
electron
intermediate
binding
affinities.
This
review
explores
recent
advances
in
catalyst
design,
focusing
on
transition
metal‐based
catalysts,
including
nanostructures,
phases,
defects,
heterostructures,
alloys,
composites.
It
underscores
importance
of
understanding
structure‐performance
relationships,
surface
reconstruction
phenomena,
mechanisms
through
situ
characterization.
Additionally,
it
critically
assesses
challenges
catalysis
provides
insights
developing
high‐performance
electrocatalysts.
The
finishes
with
perspectives
future
research
directions
green
generation
via
electrolysis.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(11), P. 5593 - 5625
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
mechanisms
using
transition
metal-based
electrocatalysts
are
instrumental
in
providing
novel
insights
into
both
natural
and
artificial
energy
conversion
processes.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
High-capacity
power
battery
can
be
attained
through
the
elevation
of
cut-off
voltage
for
LiNi0.83Co0.12Mn0.05O2
high-nickel
material.
Nevertheless,
unstable
lattice
oxygen
would
released
during
lithium
deep
extraction.
To
solve
above
issues,
electronic
structure
is
reconstructed
by
substituting
Li+
ions
with
Y3+
ions.
The
dopant
within
Li
layer
could
transfer
electrons
to
adjacent
oxygen.
Subsequently,
accumulated
in
site
are
transferred
nickel
highly
valence
state
under
action
reduction
coupling
mechanism.
modified
strategy
suppresses
generation
defects
regulating
local
structure,
but
more
importantly,
it
reduces
concentration
reactive
Ni4+
species
charging
state,
thus
avoiding
evolution
an
unexpected
phase
transition.
Strengthening
strength
between
layers
and
transition
metal
finally
realizes
fast-charging
performance
improvement
cycling
stability
enhancement
high
voltage.
Authors
report
on
restructuring
a
material
This
mechanism
improving
high-voltage
stability.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 1, 2024
Abstract
Li‐ion
batteries
are
essential
technologies
for
electronic
products
in
the
daily
life.
However,
serious
fire
safety
concerns
that
closely
associated
with
flammable
liquid
electrolyte
remains
a
key
challenge.
Tremendous
effort
has
been
devoted
to
designing
nonflammable
electrolytes.
It
is
critical
gain
comprehensive
insights
into
nonflammability
design
and
inspire
more
efficient
approaches
building
safer
batteries.
This
review
presents
current
mechanistic
understanding
of
issues
discusses
state‐of‐the‐art
electrolytes
based
on
molecule,
solvation,
battery
compatibility
level.
Various
test
methods
discussed
reliable
risk
evaluation.
Finally,
challenges
perspectives
summarized.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 3052 - 3059
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
lattice-oxygen-stabilized
interface
is
formed
in
situ
by
the
interaction
of
indium
and
oxidized
lattice
oxygen
Li
2
RuO
3
(LRO)
InCl
6
(LIC),
mitigating
irreversible
loss
stabilizing
surface
structure.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(13), P. 6917 - 6959
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Electrochemical
energy
conversion
and
storage
are
playing
an
increasingly
important
role
in
shaping
the
sustainable
future.
Differential
electrochemical
mass
spectrometry
(DEMS)
offers
Joule,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 101844 - 101844
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Context
&
scaleZn-based
batteries
with
aqueous
electrolytes
are
garnering
great
interest
as
the
most
promising
next-generation
due
to
their
intrinsic
high
safety,
low
cost,
and
environmental
friendliness.
However,
short
cycle
life
of
Zn
battery,
originating
from
reversibility
metal
electrode,
is
far
satisfactory.
To
achieve
tackling
water
decomposition
reaction
inhomogeneous
deposition/dissolution
crucial.
We
present
design
principles
for
co-solvent
suggest
a
new
parameter
accurately
selecting
beneficial
organic
molecules
Zn-based
batteries.
Electrolytes
prepared
using
this
principle
effectively
overcome
challenges
in
systems
demonstrate
record-high
cycling
stability.
This
work
provides
insight
into
electrolyte
systems.Highlights•Thorough
suggested
batteries•An
effective
descriptor
discovered•Designed
stability
batteriesSummaryPolarity
scales
often
used
descriptors
battery
(AZB)
electrolytes.
failure
predict
solvation
Zn2+
raises
questions
about
applicability
designing
high-performance
AZB
Here,
Dimroth
Richardt's
Et(30)
polarity
scale
introduced
an
guideline
screening
molecules.
A
clear
volcanic
correlation
demonstrated
between
Coulombic
efficiency
(CE).
common
consensus
formula,
which
typically
uses
highly
polar
improve
CE,
indicates
that
roles
beyond
altering
structure
critical
obtaining
performances.
Based
on
scale,
designed
achieves
average
CE
(99.8%),
exceptionally
long
(5,500
h),
specific
energy
(110
Wh
kg−1).
offers
general
frameworks
electrolytes.Graphical
abstract
Batteries & Supercaps,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(4)
Published: Jan. 15, 2024
Abstract
As
global
energy
storage
demand
increases,
sodium‐ion
batteries
are
often
considered
as
an
alternative
to
lithium‐ion
batteries.
Hexacyanoferrate
cathodes,
commonly
referred
Prussian
blue
analogues
(PBAs),
of
particular
interest
due
their
low‐cost
synthesis
and
promising
electrochemical
response.
However,
because
they
consist
~50
wt%
cyanide
anions,
a
possible
release
highly
toxic
gases
poses
significant
safety
risk.
Previously,
we
observed
the
evolution
(CN)
2
during
cycling
via
differential
mass
spectrometry
(DEMS),
but
were
unable
determine
root
cause
or
mechanism.
In
this
work,
present
systematical
investigation
gas
white
(PW)
with
different
water
content
DEMS.
While
H
is
main
detected,
especially
in
hydrated
PW
overcharge
(4.6
V
vs.
Na
+
/Na),
CO
depends
on
electrolyte
conductive
salt.
The
use
oxidative
NaClO
4
instead
NaPF
6
leading
for
formation
.
Mass
spectrometric
evidence
trace
amounts
HCN
also
found,
much
lower
extent
than
,
which
dominant
risk
when
using
‐containing
electrolyte,
despite
being
good
model
salt,
not
viable
option
commercial
applications.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 10, 2024
Abstract
The
development
of
lithium–metal
batteries
(LMBs)
has
emerged
as
a
mainstream
approach
for
achieving
high‐energy‐density
energy
storage
devices.
stability
electrochemical
interfaces
plays
an
essential
role
in
realizing
stable
and
long‐life
LMBs.
Despite
extensive
comprehensive
research
on
the
lithium
anode
interface,
there
is
limited
focus
cathode
particularly
regarding
high‐voltage
transition
metal
oxide
materials.
In
this
review,
challenges
associated
with
developing
materials
are
first
discussed.
Characterization
techniques
understanding
composition
structure
cathode–electrolyte
interphase
(CEI)
then
introduced.
Subsequently,
recent
developments
electrolyte
design
interface
modification
constructing
CEI
summarized.
Finally,
perspectives
future
trends
This
review
can
offer
valuable
guidance
designing
CEI,
pushing
forward
