Abstract Hydrogen is a promising alternative fuel for efficient energy production and storage, with water splitting considered one of the most clean, environmentally friendly, sustainable approaches to generate hydrogen. However, meet industrial demands electrolysis‐generated hydrogen, development low‐cost catalyst oxygen evolution reaction (OER) critical, while conventional catalysts are mostly based on precious metals. Many studies have thus focused exploring new nonprecious‐metal...

Fabricating inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) on plastic substrates broadens their scope for implementation in real systems by imparting portability, conformability and allowing high-throughput production, which is necessary lowering costs. Here we report a new route to prepare highly dispersed Zn2SnO4 (ZSO) nanoparticles at low-temperature (<100 °C) the development of high-performance flexible PSCs. The introduction ZSO film significantly improves transmittance...

A BiVO₄ with a preferred [001] orientation and exposed {001} facets were grown epitaxially on FTO <italic>via</italic> laser ablation, achieving the state-of-the-art photoelectrochemical performance for solar water-oxidation.

Ternary oxides are potential candidates as an electron-transporting material that can replace TiO2 in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), their electronic/optical properties be easily controlled by manipulating the composition and/or doping. Here, we report a new highly efficient DSSC using perovskite BaSnO3 (BSO) nanoparticles. In addition, effects of TiCl4 treatment on physical, chemical, and photovoltaic BSO-based DSSCs investigated. The was found to form ultrathin layer BSO surface,...

The development of a high-performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst is pivotal for the practical realization water-splitting system. Although an extensive search OER catalysts has been performed in past decades, cost-effective remain elusive. Herein, amorphous cobalt phyllosilicate (ACP) with layered crystalline motif prepared by room-temperature precipitation introduced as new catalyst; this material exhibits remarkably low overpotential (η ≈ 367 mV current density 10 mA cm-2 )....

Given that the highest certified conversion efficiency of organic-inorganic perovskite solar cell (PSC) already exceeds 22 %, which is even higher than polycrystalline silicon cell, significance new scalable processes can be utilized for preparing large-area devices and their commercialization rapidly increasing. From this perspective, electrodeposition method one most suitable because it an commercialized process with proven controllability scalability. Here, a highly uniform NiOx layer...

A tree-like nanoporous tungsten trioxide (WO₃) photoanode that largely improves the photoelectrochemical water-oxidation performance was synthesized by a laser ablation method.

Abstract Among ternary oxides, Zn 2 SnO 4 (ZSO) is considered for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) because of its wide bandgap, high optical transmittance, and electrical conductivity. However, ZSO‐based DSSCs have a poor performance record owing largely to the absence systematic efforts enhance their performance. Herein, general strategies are proposed improve involving interfacial engineering/modification photoanode. A conformal ZSO thin film (blocking layer) deposited at fluorine‐doped...

Lithium-rich layered oxides (LRLOs) hold great promise as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, but they face challenges due to their complex electrochemical behavior and structural instability. Here, we propose an...

The interaction between the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) protein and glycoprotein (GP) of filoviruses is essential for viral entry into host cells. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in NPC1, which lead to amino acid substitutions, can significantly alter efficiency. However, quantitative impact these SNPs remains unclear. To address this, we investigate vitro cell-to-cell infection using a plaque assay with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) expressing Ebola Marburg GP. We employ an agent-based...

In recent studies of inorganic materials for energy applications, surface modification processes have been shown to be among the most effective methods enhance performance devices. Here, we demonstrate a facile nano-decoration method which is generally applicable anatase TiO2 nanostructures, as well nano-decorated hierarchical nanostructure improves conversion efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Using sol–gel method, 0-D, 1-D, and 2-D type nanostructures were decorated with 200 nm...

We report TiO 2 nanobranches/nanoparticles (NBN) hybrid architectures that can be synthesized by a facile solution phase method. The architecture simultaneously improves light harvesting and charge collection performances for dye‐sensitized solar cell. First, nanorods with trunk length of μ m were grown on fluorine‐doped tin oxide (FTO)/glass substrate, then nanobranches nanoparticles deposited the nanorods’ trunks through method using an aqueous TiCl 3 at 80°C. relative amount controlled...

For photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production, low charge transport efficiency of a photoelectrode is one the key factors that largely limit PEC performance enhancement. Here, we report tin-doped indium oxide (In2O3:Sn, ITO) nanowire array (NWs) based CdSe/CdS/TiO2 multishelled heterojunction photoelectrode. This one-dimensional (1D) shows superior due to negligible carrier recombination in ITO NWs, leading greatly improved photocurrent density (∼16.2 mA/cm2 at 1.0 V vs RHE). The NWs...

Porous β-MnO₂nanoplates obtained from calcination of MnCO₃nanoplates act as excellent electrocatalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction.

A highly efficient 1-D flexible supercapacitor with a stainless steel mesh (SSM) substrate is demonstrated. Indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires are prepared on the surface of fiber (SSF), and MnO2 shell layers coated onto ITO/SSM electrode by means electrodeposition. The ITO NWs, which grow radially SSF, single-crystalline conductive enough for use as current collector MnO2-based supercapacitors. flake-shaped, nanoporous, uniform layer thickness ~130 nm an average crystallite size ~2 obtained...

For the high-performance oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, we introduce amorphous cobalt–iron phyllosilicates (ACFPs), which explore chemical space of phyllosilicate materials.

Abstract The development of high‐performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is crucial to achieve the clean production hydrogen via water splitting. Recently, Co‐based oxides have been intensively investigated as some most efficient and cost‐effective OER catalysts. In particular, compositional tuning doping or substitution shown significantly affect their catalytic activity. Nevertheless, origin this enhanced activity mechanism occurring at active sites remain controversial....

A novel method for quantifying the degree of single crystallization in crystal cathodes is proposed based on 4D-STEM-ASTAR.

Photoanode architecture is built on highly conductive tin doped indium oxide (ITO) nanowires (NWs) a flexible stainless steel mesh (SSM). ITO were coated with the atomic layer deposition grown TiO2 and photoelectrochemical performance of based photoanode examined as function wire-length shell-thickness. The consisting 20 μm-long nanowire core 36 nm thick shell increased photocurrent testing cell by 4 times, compared to reference cell. This enhanced photochemical activity attributed higher...