AIP Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(9)
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
Zinc-ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
have
become
a
highly
desirable
energy
storage
technology
due
to
their
significant
advantages,
such
as
low
cost
and
high
safety;
however,
the
limitation
of
cathode
materials
has
major
factor
restricting
development
ZIBs.
Here,
molybdenum
diselenide
(MoSe2)
nanoflakes
were
investigated
for
first
time
novel
The
unique
two-dimensional
(2D)
layered
structure
MoSe2
provides
convenient
channels
multiple
active
sites
zinc
(Zn)
ion
diffusion.
showed
specific
capacity
30.1
mA
h/g
at
0.1
A/g
well
almost
no
decay
1.0
after
1500
cycles.
Further,
Zn–MoSe2
coin
cell
successfully
excited
light-emitting
diode,
showing
good
application
prospects.
Moreover,
there
was
aging
battery
cycling,
thus
indicating
satisfactory
potential.
This
work
broadens
2D
in
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
heat
pump
integrated
with
latent
storage
is
an
efficient
decarbonization
technology
for
improving
of
thermal
energy
efficiency
in
terms
quantity
and
quality
using
renewable
off-peak
electricity.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 2449 - 2449
Published: March 11, 2025
Sol-gel
coatings
are
commonly
used
to
prevent
corrosion
from
molten
salt
mixtures
in
CSP
plants.
Until
now,
they
have
been
driven
primarily
by
cost
considerations,
without
integrating
environmental
criteria
into
the
modeling
and
decision-making
process.
The
novelty
of
this
study
lies
development
an
evaluation
framework
that
incorporates
impact
alongside
technical
economic
factors,
providing
a
more
sustainable
approach.
This
work
assesses
porosity,
thermal
shock
resistance,
thickness
determine
optimal
sol-gel
coating.
For
purpose,
multi-criteria
technique
“Analytic
Hierarchy
Process”
(AHP)
Life
Cycle
Assessment
(LCA)
methodology
implemented.
results
show
scores
obtained
for
3YSZ-5A
(5%
mol)
coating
higher
than
those
3YSZ
(3%
3YSZ-20A
(20%
coatings,
between
1.52
1.69,
respectively.
is
solution
among
all
systems
analyzed,
with
score
0.61
AHP
pt.
same
type
molar
concentration
(20%)
achieved
0.55
Finally,
received
lowest
rating,
0.36
insights
generated
research
will
support
design
maintenance
