Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Abstract
Photothermal
catalysis,
a
frontier
in
heterogeneous
combines
light‐driven
and
thermally
enhanced
chemical
reactions
to
optimize
energy
use
reaction
efficiencies
at
catalytic
active
sites.
By
leveraging
photothermal
conversion,
this
approach
links
renewable
sources
with
industrial
processes,
offering
significant
potential
for
sustainable
applications.
This
review
categorizes
catalysis
into
three
types:
thermocatalysis,
photocatalysis,
photo‐thermo
coupling
catalysis.
Each
category
is
analyzed,
emphasizing
mechanisms,
performance
factors,
the
role
of
advanced
materials
such
as
plasmonic
nanoparticles,
semiconductors,
hybrid
composites
enhancing
light
absorption,
thermal
distribution,
stability.
Key
challenges
include
achieving
uniform
photonic
distributions
within
reactors
developing
accurate
evaluation
metrics.
Applications
CO₂
reduction,
ammonia
synthesis,
plastic
upcycling
highlight
environmental
relevance
technology.
The
identifies
limitations
suggests
innovations
design
energy‐storing
mechanisms
enable
continuous
processes.
Future
directions
emphasize
catalysis's
transform
systems
advance
green
production.
synthesis
aims
guide
research
foster
practical
adoption
technologies
an
scale.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 4067 - 4076
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
trifluoromethoxy
isomerization
strategy
to
modulate
intermolecular
interactions
is
proposed
balance
the
of
hole
transport
materials
and
their
interface
with
perovskites.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(25)
Published: Jan. 9, 2024
Abstract
Perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs)
have
achieved
revolutionary
progress
during
the
past
decades
with
a
rapidly
boosting
rate
in
power
conversion
efficiencies
from
3.8%
to
26.1%.
However,
high‐efficiency
PSCs
organic
hole‐transporting
materials
(HTMs)
suffer
inferior
long‐term
stability
and
high
costs.
The
replacement
of
HTMs
inorganic
counterparts
such
as
metal
oxides
can
solve
above‐mentioned
problems
realize
highly
robust
cost‐effective
PSCs.
Nevertheless,
widely
used
simple
oxide‐based
are
limited
by
low
conductivity
poor
light
transmittance
due
fixed
atomic
environment.
As
an
emerging
family
HTMs,
complex
superior
structural/compositional
flexibility
attracted
increasing
interest
recently,
showing
carrier
conductivity/mobility
superb
transmittance.
Herein,
recent
advancements
design
development
for
high‐performance
summarized
emphasizing
superiority
over
counterparts.
Consequently,
several
distinct
strategies
proposed.
Last,
future
directions
remaining
challenges
also
presented.
This
review
aims
provide
valuable
guidelines
further
robust,
high‐efficiency,
low‐cost
Micromachines,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 529 - 529
Published: April 15, 2024
Due
to
their
exceptional
optoelectronic
properties,
halide
perovskites
have
emerged
as
prominent
materials
for
the
light-absorbing
layer
in
various
devices.
However,
increase
device
performance
wider
adoption,
it
is
essential
find
innovative
solutions.
One
promising
solution
incorporating
carbon
nanotubes
(CNTs),
which
shown
remarkable
versatility
and
efficacy.
In
these
devices,
CNTs
serve
multiple
functions,
including
providing
conducting
substrates
electrodes
improving
charge
extraction
transport.
The
next
iteration
of
photovoltaic
metal
perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs),
holds
immense
promise.
Despite
significant
progress,
achieving
optimal
efficiency,
stability,
affordability
simultaneously
remains
a
challenge,
overcoming
obstacles
requires
development
novel
known
CNTs,
which,
owing
electrical,
optical,
mechanical
garnered
considerable
attention
potential
highly
efficient
PSCs.
Incorporating
into
offers
versatility,
enabling
improvements
longevity
while
catering
diverse
applications.
This
article
provides
an
in-depth
exploration
recent
advancements
nanotube
technology
its
integration
cells,
serving
transparent
conductive
electrodes,
transporters,
interlayers,
hole-transporting
materials,
back
electrodes.
Additionally,
we
highlighted
key
challenges
offered
insights
future
enhancements
leveraging
CNTs.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Abstract
Currently,
the
development
of
polymeric
hole‐transporting
materials
(HTMs)
lags
behind
that
small‐molecule
HTMs
in
inverted
perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs).
A
critical
challenge
is
conventional
are
incapable
forming
ultra‐thin
and
conformal
coatings
like
self‐assembly
monolayers
(SAMs),
especially
for
substrates
with
rough
surface
morphology.
Herein,
we
address
this
by
designing
anchorable
(CP1
to
CP5).
Specifically,
coordinative
pyridyl
groups
introduced
as
side‐chains
on
poly‐triarylamine
(PTAA)
backbone
varied
contents
copolymerization
method,
resulting
chemical
interactions
between
substrates.
The
strong
interaction
allows
them
be
processed
into
ultra‐thin,
uniform,
robust
layers
through
employing
low‐concentration
solutions
(0.1
mg
mL
−1
,
vs.
2.0–5.0
PTAA),
greatly
decreasing
charge
transport
losses.
Moreover,
upon
systematically
tuning
substitution
ratio,
energy
levels,
wetting,
solution
processability,
defect
passivation
capability
such
simultaneously
optimized.
Based
optimal
CP4,
achieved
highly
efficient
PSCs
power
conversion
efficiencies
(PCEs)
up
26.21
%,
which
par
state‐of‐the‐art
SAM‐based
PSCs.
Furthermore,
these
devices
exhibit
enhanced
stabilities
under
repeated
current–voltage
scans
reverse
bias
ageing
compared
devices.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Abstract
Photothermal
catalysis,
a
frontier
in
heterogeneous
combines
light‐driven
and
thermally
enhanced
chemical
reactions
to
optimize
energy
use
reaction
efficiencies
at
catalytic
active
sites.
By
leveraging
photothermal
conversion,
this
approach
links
renewable
sources
with
industrial
processes,
offering
significant
potential
for
sustainable
applications.
This
review
categorizes
catalysis
into
three
types:
thermocatalysis,
photocatalysis,
photo‐thermo
coupling
catalysis.
Each
category
is
analyzed,
emphasizing
mechanisms,
performance
factors,
the
role
of
advanced
materials
such
as
plasmonic
nanoparticles,
semiconductors,
hybrid
composites
enhancing
light
absorption,
thermal
distribution,
stability.
Key
challenges
include
achieving
uniform
photonic
distributions
within
reactors
developing
accurate
evaluation
metrics.
Applications
CO₂
reduction,
ammonia
synthesis,
plastic
upcycling
highlight
environmental
relevance
technology.
The
identifies
limitations
suggests
innovations
design
energy‐storing
mechanisms
enable
continuous
processes.
Future
directions
emphasize
catalysis's
transform
systems
advance
green
production.
synthesis
aims
guide
research
foster
practical
adoption
technologies
an
scale.
