Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE03332F, Paper

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Zhenjing Jiang, Zijuan Du, Wei Zhang, Ruwei Chen, Yuhang Dai, Yanfei Zhang, Hang Yang, Jie Chen, Zhe Cui, Fuhan Cui, Guoju Zhang, Shuangying Lei, Haizheng Tao, Litao Sun, Kuibo Yin, Yuanzheng Yue, Guanjie He
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) feature cost-effective and inherent safety, making them suitable for large-scale energy storage applications. However, acquiring a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the Zn anode is...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02798A, Paper

Fusheng Luo, Song Yang, Qing Wu, Jinlong Zhang, Zeyu Yan, Xiude Liu, Jun Huang, Yiwang Chen
The poor electrode-electrolyte interface interaction, which originated from the limited interfacial contact and uneven charge aggregation, represent the primary constraints for the practical application of gel electrolytes in aqueous zinc...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE03238A, Paper

Ziying Lin, Hongyun Chen, Xincang Yu, Jiahao Li, Boyin Hu, Meng Xu, Yuhan Zou, Zixiang Meng, Peng Wen, Jing Li, Yongbiao Mu, Jingyu Sun
Aqueous zinc–iodine batteries are appealing for large-scale energy storage, yet their practical application is hindered by Zn dendrite growth, interfacial side reaction, and polyiodide shuttle. Inspired by the iodine-regulation capability...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02777F, Paper

Shuiwang Lv, Huizhen Ke, Yuting Wang, Dexia Han, Bei Li, Vakhobjon Kuvondikov, Wenchao Zhao, Menglan Lv, Long Ye
Intrinsically stretchable organic photovoltaics (IS-OPVs) demand both high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and robust mechanical deformability, yet these requirements are often difficult to reconcile in state-of-the-art donor:acceptor blends. Existing toughening...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02489K, Paper

Yun Do Kim, Sungjin Park, Jina Hwang, Jaehyuk Shim, Seungwook Baek, Hahyung Yu, Sihwa Lee, Dayoon Song, Sung Eun Chun, Dongsu Park, Heegeon Cho, Saehun Kim, Yeeun Kim, Geonhui Lee, Sunghak Park, Edward H Sargent, Byoung-Hoon Lee
Integrating H₂O₂ electrosynthesis with anodic upgrading provides a pathway to spontaneous (electricity-free) operation.Here we investigate interfacial kinetic bottlenecks, especially on the anode, and identify factors that hinder the achievement of...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01258B, Paper

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Keenan Smith, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Quentin Berrod, Jean-Marc Zanotti, Markus Appel, Victoria Garcia Sakai, Andrew Seel, Thomas F. Headen, Bettina Schwaighofer, Daniel J. L. Brett, Thomas S. Miller, Christian D. Lorenz, John R. Varcoe, Sandrine Lyonnard, Fabrizia Foglia
We combine neutron spectroscopy, total scattering, and MD simulation to expose the structure–transport relationships driving ionic mobility, proving conductivity under confinement emerges from collective ion–water–polymer dynamics.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00100A, Communication

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Jiyoon Shin, Myung-Jin Jung, Hao-Yang Li, Yujie Wu, Wanwisa Limphirat, Se-Hun Kwon, Pei-Chen Su
A new hydrogen-free exsolution route driven by Ir–Fe alloy affinity enables socketed nanoalloy formation on Fe-containing perovskite air electrodes.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02150F, Paper

Yaohai Cai, Di Liu, Dong Liu, Haoqiang Ai, Kai Liu, Xiaotian Wei, Yingwei Qi, Hui Pan, Lei Wang, Zhenbo Wang
Alkaline seawater electrolysis is fundamentally constrained by intrinsic trade-offs among oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, selectivity, and durability, arising from sluggish OER kinetics, parasitic chloride oxidation, and catalyst degradation. Here,...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01953F, Paper

Dongduan Liu, Ruojie Cheng, Qiao Li, Feng Wang, Yongqiu Li, Hongxiao Yang, Mingfeng Shen, Qian Zhou, Jinliang He, Qi Li, Chao Yuan
A machine learning-driven high-throughput screening framework for discovering high-performance high-temperature energy storage dielectric materials.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01403H, Paper

Yixin Zhou, Qinglong Jing, Xiaoru Zhang, Xuexia He, Jie Sun, Ruibin Jiang, Zhibin Lei, Fujun Li, Qi Li, Zong-Huai Liu
D–A type COFs with strong electron push–pull effect, low transition barrier, and robust built-in electric field were synthesized for photo-assisted Li–Air batteries, exhibiting superior round-trip efficiency, rate capability, and durability.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02337A, Review Article

Xuefang Xie, Chaoqiang Feng, Haiming Duan, Shasha Tao, Shuquan Liang, Ziqing Wang, Guozhao Fang
Hydrogel-based zinc metal batteries (ZMBs) represent a highly promising platform for safe, flexible, and wearable energy storage systems. Nevertheless, their real-world application is greatly hindered by insufficient stability under harsh...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01222A, Paper

Xiaoyu Mou, Jvfang Liang, Keli Shi, Sangjin Yang, Jeewon Park, Shucheng Qin, Qianqian Zhao, Jianping Chen, Xingchen Hu, Jintong Sun, Jia Yao, Can Zhu, Lian Zhong, Jing Guo, JINYUAN ZHANG, Erjun Zhou, Zhi-Guo Zhang, Changduk Yang, Beibei Qiu, Yongfang Li
Simultaneously minimizing energy loss and optimizing charge dynamics remains a central challenge for further boosting the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). As a key parameter controlling charge generation,...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07642K, Review Article

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Hui Li, Yang Zhou, Annamaria Petrozza
The review offers a perspective on degradation in inverted PSCs, tracing the progression from intrinsic instabilities of interfacial materials to interface-amplified degradation in the perovskite absorber.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00776G, Paper

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Mathis Landy, Oliver Schmidt, Nathan Johnson, Iain Staffell
Renewable-storage hybrids are increasingly attractive, but there is no universal best design. We optimise UK revenue-stacking and arbitrage in 30 countries, showing where and why co-location, full hybrids and stand-alone batteries create most value.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00605A, Paper

Yanxiang Gong, Yiran Jia, Jie Yang, Jun Zhang, Meng Xia, Xi-Yang Wang, Yunsheng Wang, Ying Tao, Manman Fang, Quan-Hong Yang, Ben Zhong Tang, Zhen Li
Organic p-type cathode materials are promising for sustainable energy storage due to their abundance, environmental compatibility, and high operating voltages exceeding 3.5 V. However, their application is constrained by high...
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01631F, Perspective

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Rik Hooijer, Sunwoo Kim, Doyun Im, Cong Chen, Dewei Zhao, Sangwook Lee, Erkan Aydin
Perovskite multijunction solar cells promise high efficiencies, yet progress beyond two-junctions is limited by the recombination junction. We benchmark RJ architectures and propose a framework to guide scalable multijunction development.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01570K, Paper

Qian Wu, Songzhu Luo, Pengfei Song, Chencheng Dai, Leonhard Tannesia, Longcheng Zhang, Kamal Elouarzaki, Shibo Xi, Zhichuan J. Xu
Anodic activation creates a specific CoFe-(oxy)hydroxide interface on spinel CoFe_0.25Cr_1.75O₄, enabling spontaneous lattice-proton supply for fast nitrate hydrogenation and broad-window ammonia electrosynthesis.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02521H, Paper

Kai Liu, Hao Yang, Anquan Zhu, Jiapei Li, Haochen Huang, Jiaze Yuan, Tian Zhang, Yin Zhou, Chuhao Luan, Guoqiang Gan, Dewu Lin, Kunlun Liu, Dongyu Feng, Yicai Pan, Shuyu Bu, Tao Cheng, Guo Hong, Wenjun Zhang
The developed Lewis acidic molecular additive enables synchronous anion immobilization and decomposition, yielding a stable SEI layer, effective cation–anion decoupling, and accelerated Zn²⁺ transport kinetics.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02417C, Paper

Yaodong Huo, Duanduan Li, Chunkun Song, Qiyue Zhao, Yongqi Wang, Yong Gao, Tuotuo Ma, Xiaojun Gu, Yuliang Gao
We propose an insight into dielectric friction regulation to rationally design a high-entropy eutectic electrolyte (HEEE) for the extreme-temperature operation of Li metal batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01449F, Paper

Fu-Qiang Li, Zhichao Li, Dongfang Dong, Cheng Yang, Yu Liu, Yanfeng Gao
Fast charging and long-term cyclability in sodium-ion batteries are fundamentally limited by unstable, ion-transport-limited solid electrolyte interphases (SEI) arising from solvent-dominated Na⁺ solvation structures in conventional carbonate electrolytes. These intrinsic...
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