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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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02209J, Paper

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Chen Liang, Shengyu Tao, Chunqiu Xia, Xinghao Huang, Hang Hu, Rui Wang, Daoyi Dong, Ziyang Lyu, Guangmin Zhou, Huadong Mo
DELTA enables rapid inline quality grading of commercial lithium-ion batteries using early-cycle data and limited labels, reducing dependence on long-cycle testing while maintaining transferable assessment across materials and operating conditions.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE90045C, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2025, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02570F, Paper

Yiming Zhang, Jiaxiang Zhao, Bosi Huang, Runhua Gao, Wenqiang Fang, Xinyu Luo, Kang Ma, Ming Yang, Jie Sun, Guangmin Zhou
Molecular orchestration based on complementary charge engineering enables mutually reinforcing electrolyte chemistry, modulating solvation structure and synchronously stabilizing dual interphases for lithium metal batteries exceeding 500 Wh kg⁻¹.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01622G, Paper

Ningxin Chen, Sida Xie, Jie Deng, Zichan Yuan, Zihan Guo, Kunkun Guo, Yue Ma, Chaoji Chen, Wenshuai Chen, Zhaohui Wang
A conductive nanocellulose scaffold turns sedimentation from a processing defect into a structure-directing tool, enabling compact dual-gradient thick electrodes with high areal capacity and redox homogeneity.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01852A, Communication

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Enis Oğuzhan Eren, Evgeny Senokos, Tim Horner, Leonardo Cancellara, Ernesto Scoppola, Jiyong Kim, Morten Johansen, Kangkang Ge, Barbara Daffos, Pierre-Louis Taberna, Patrice Simon, Paolo Giusto
A thin tunable carbon film grown by CVD confines porous carbons, enabling diffusion-controlled Na-ion storage with ultrahigh plateau capacity for sustainable sodium-ion batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02097F, Paper

Juan Zhu, Zhichang Liao, Shinuo Liu, Jingxiang Xia, Hongnan Jia, Wei Luo
This work provides a novel strategy for regulating the reaction pathway of Co₃O₄ towards the acidic OER from the AEM to OPM by engineering the interfacial H₂O reorientation into H-down configuration.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00987E, Review Article

Linwei Jiang, Cuifang Wang, Huaiyuan Kang, Zhiwen Lu, Hsien-Yi Hsu, Zongyou Yin, Mark A. Buntine, Zongping Shao, Zhenhai Wen, Guohua Jia
Soft-chemistry routes enable the tailored synthesis of entropy-engineered nanomaterials with tunable size, morphology, and unconventional phases, unlocking multielement synergy for efficient redox electrocatalysis.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00129G, Paper

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Zahra Teimouri, Mahtab Masouminia, Ashkan Irannezhad, Reza Eslami, Joseph Deering, Navid Noor, Shunquan Tan, Amirhossein Foroozan Ebrahimy, Shayan Angizi, Sung-Fu Hung, Drew Higgins
We identify three factors governing NiNC performance in MEA CO₂ electrolysis: nitrogen precursor impregnation, chelating-agent-assisted synthesis, and carbon support morphology, which collectively determine catalyst-layer structure and performance.
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