Energy Material Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Over
the
past
few
decades,
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
been
recognized
as
most
attractive
energy-involved
materials
due
to
their
unique
features,
including
ultrahigh
specific
surface
area,
superior
porous
structure,
and
excellent
customizability.
Nevertheless,
pristine
MOFs
suffer
from
low
electronic
conductivity
chemical
instability,
which
severely
hindered
large-scale
applications.
Recently,
MXene
with
abundant
terminations
high
metallic
suggested
a
valid
substrate
improve
stability
of
MOFs.
Importantly,
MXene/MOF
composites
enhanced
conductivity,
rich
chemistry,
hierarchical
structure
facilitate
rapid
electron/ion
transfer
deliver
better
electrochemical
properties
than
that
original
through
synergistic
effects.
Moreover,
can
be
designed
into
various
derivatives
desired
architecture
performance.
Therefore,
elaborate
synthesis
hybrids
for
devices
are
great
interest.
Herein,
we
provided
state-of-the-art
review
on
progress
in
terms
strategies
Furthermore,
put
forward
current
challenges
feasible
research
directions
future
development.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(20), P. 12278 - 12326
Published: July 19, 2021
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
been
widely
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
fascinating
classes
materials
from
science
and
engineering
perspectives,
benefiting
their
high
porosity
well-defined
tailored
structures
components
at
atomic
level.
Although
intrinsic
micropores
endow
size-selective
capability
surface
area,
etc.,
narrow
pores
limit
applications
toward
diffusion-control
large-size
species
involved
processes.
In
recent
years,
construction
hierarchically
porous
MOFs
(HP-MOFs),
MOF-based
composites,
derivatives
has
captured
widespread
interest
to
extend
conventional
materials.
this
Review,
advances
in
design,
synthesis,
functional
are
summarized.
Their
structural
characters
various
applications,
including
catalysis,
gas
storage
separation,
air
filtration,
sewage
treatment,
sensing
energy
storage,
demonstrated
with
typical
reports.
The
comparison
HP-MOFs
traditional
(e.g.,
zeolite,
silica,
carbons,
metal
oxides,
polymers),
subsisting
challenges,
well
future
directions
research
field,
also
indicated.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: April 29, 2022
Abstract
Organic
semiconductors
offer
a
tunable
platform
for
photocatalysis,
yet
the
more
difficult
exciton
dissociation,
compared
to
that
in
inorganic
semiconductors,
lowers
their
photocatalytic
activities.
In
this
work,
we
report
charge
carrier
lifetime
is
dramatically
prolonged
by
incorporating
suitable
donor-acceptor
(β-ketene-cyano)
pair
into
covalent
organic
framework
nanosheet.
These
nanosheets
show
an
apparent
quantum
efficiency
up
82.6%
at
450
nm
using
platinum
as
co-catalyst
H
2
evolution.
Charge
kinetic
analysis
and
femtosecond
transient
absorption
spectroscopy
characterizations
verify
these
modified
have
intrinsically
lower
binding
energies
longer-lived
carriers
than
corresponding
without
unit.
This
work
provides
model
gaining
insight
nature
of
short-lived
active
species
polymeric
photocatalysts.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(34)
Published: July 8, 2021
Atomically
dispersed
metal-based
electrocatalysts
have
attracted
increasing
attention
due
to
their
nearly
100%
atomic
utilization
and
excellent
catalytic
performance.
However,
current
fundamental
comprehension
summaries
reveal
the
underlying
relationship
between
single-atom
site
(SACs)
corresponding
application
are
rarely
reported.
Herein,
understandings
intrinsic
mechanisms
SACs
electrocatalytic
applications
systemically
summarized.
Different
preparation
strategies
presented
synthetic
with
engineering
well-defined
on
basis
of
theoretical
principle
(size
effect,
metal-support
interactions,
electronic
structure
coordination
environment
effect).
Then,
an
overview
is
presented,
including
oxygen
reduction
reaction,
hydrogen
evolution
oxidation
small
organic
molecules,
carbon
dioxide
nitrogen
reaction.
The
structure-performance
reactions
also
discussed
in
depth
expound
enhancement
mechanisms.
Finally,
a
summary
provided
perspective
supplied
demonstrate
challenges
opportunities
for
rational
designing,
synthesizing,
modulating
advanced
toward
reactions.
eScience,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 13 - 27
Published: Oct. 13, 2021
Sodium-ion
batteries
(SIBs)
have
attracted
much
scientific
interest
for
use
in
large-scale
energy
storage
systems
because
sodium
is
cheaper
than
lithium.
However,
the
large
radius
of
Na+
and
barriers
to
transport
result
sluggish
kinetics
complicated
structural
distortion,
leading
unsatisfactory
rate
capability
poor
cycling
stability.
It
therefore
essential
develop
an
electrode
with
enhanced
a
stable
structure
during
improve
SIB
performance.
Among
various
layered
oxide
cathodes,
those
spinel-like
could
play
important
role
boosting
electron
their
excellent
intrinsic
conductivity,
including
by
coordinating
insertion/extraction.
Moreover,
thanks
inherent
high
stability
phase,
it
function
as
stabilizer
host
cathode
structures.
This
review
summarizes
recent
advances
spinel
engineering
on
cathodes
boost
provide
achieve
high-performance
SIBs,
focusing
particularly
post-spinel
structures,
integrated
transitions.
The
insights
proposed
this
will
be
useful
guiding
rational
design
drive
development
new
materials
chemistries
Na-based
materials.
InfoMat,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
3(12), P. 1333 - 1363
Published: May 7, 2021
Abstract
Lithium
metal
batteries
(LMBs)
are
considered
the
most
promising
energy
storage
devices
for
applications
such
as
electrical
vehicles
owing
to
its
tremendous
theoretical
capacity
(3860
mAh
g
−1
).
However,
serious
safety
issues
and
poor
cycling
performance
caused
by
dendritic
crystal
growth
during
deposition
concerned
any
rechargeable
with
a
lithium
anode.
To
make
widespread
adoption
possibility,
considerable
efforts
have
been
devoted
suppressing
(Li)
dendrite
growth.
In
this
review,
recent
strategies
developing
free
Li
anode,
including
constructing
an
artificial
solid
electrolyte
interface,
current
collector
modification,
separator
film
improvement,
additive,
summarized.
The
merits
shortcomings
different
reviewed
general
summary
perspective
on
next
generation
presented.
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Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(24), P. 17241 - 17338
Published: Nov. 1, 2022
Current
energy
and
environmental
challenges
demand
the
development
design
of
multifunctional
porous
materials
with
tunable
properties
for
catalysis,
water
purification,
conversion
storage.
Because
their
amenability
to
de
novo
reticular
chemistry,
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
become
key
in
this
area.
However,
usefulness
is
often
limited
by
low
chemical
stability,
conductivity
inappropriate
pore
sizes.
Conductive
two-dimensional
(2D)
robust
structural
skeletons
and/or
functionalized
surfaces
can
form
stabilizing
interactions
MOF
components,
enabling
fabrication
nanocomposites
characteristics.
Graphene
its
functional
derivatives
are
largest
class
2D
possess
remarkable
compositional
versatility,
diversity,
controllable
surface
chemistry.
Here,
we
critically
review
current
knowledge
concerning
growth,
structure,
graphene
derivatives,
MOFs,
graphene@MOF
composites
as
well
associated
structure-property-performance
relationships.
Synthetic
strategies
preparing
tuning
also
comprehensively
reviewed
together
applications
gas
storage/separation,
catalysis
(organo-,
electro-,
photocatalysis),
electrochemical
storage
conversion.
hybrids
practical
addressed,
revealing
areas
future
investigation.
We
hope
that
will
inspire
further
exploration
new
energy,
electronic,
biomedical,
photocatalysis
studies
on
previously
unreported
known
reveal
potential
"diamonds
rough".
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(10)
Published: Jan. 20, 2023
Abstract
Lithium–sulfur
batteries
are
recognized
as
one
of
the
most
promising
next‐generation
energy‐storage
technologies
owing
to
their
high
energy
density
and
low
cost.
Nevertheless,
shuttle
effect
polysulfide
intermediates
formation
lithium
dendrites
principal
reasons
that
restrict
practical
adoption
current
Li–S
batteries.
Adjustable
frameworks,
structural
variety,
functional
adaptability
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
have
potential
overcome
issues
associated
with
battery
technology.
Herein,
a
summary
is
presented
emerging
COF
materials
in
addressing
challenging
problems
terms
sulfur
hosts,
modified
separators,
artificial
solid
electrolyte
interphase
layers,
solid‐state
electrolytes.
This
comprehensive
overview
focuses
on
design
chemistry
COFs
used
upgrade
Furthermore,
existing
difficulties,
prospective
remedies,
research
directions
for
discussed,
laying
groundwork
future
advancements
this
class
fascinating
materials.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(6), P. 2398 - 2431
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
is
a
systematic
overview
focusing
on
recent
developments,
energy
storage
mechanisms,
and
design
improvement
strategies
for
aqueous
Zn-organic
batteries.
