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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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Discharge-induced electronic delocalization via asymmetric Ru–O–Mn motifs actively suppresses Mn³⁺ formation and Jahn–Teller distortion, achieving near-zero lattice strain and excellent cycling stability for high-energy sodium-ion battery cathodes.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Weilin Liao, Xiaosen Su, Huikang Li, Zijian Huang, Bingcheng Li, Jinsong Cai, Fei Fang, Ke Zhang, Xudong Huang, Zhong Lin Wang
This work presents a non-intrusive, modular harvester that synergistically integrates wind, solar, and raindrop energy harvesting with sensing capabilities for smart agriculture, underpinned by a canyon-effect-enhanced bi‑concave flow amplifier.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Siyu Zhang, Yangyang Liu, Gen Chen, Yuping Fan, Hamdy Khamees Thabet, Yu Yao, Zhuoxi Wu, Bingan Lu, Junwei Han, Jiang Zhou
Defect-directed regeneration reprograms spent LiCoO₂ cathodes into a gradient cobalt architecture, enabling high-voltage stability and performance beyond the pristine material.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,4006-4015
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Membrane-free osmotic power generators based on polyelectrolyte-based aqueous two-phase systems are proposed to achieve record power densities at a macroscopical scale.
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The recycling of spent LiFePO₄ (LFP) is crucial for the sustainable development of Li-ion batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3791-3803
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Strain-mediated grain-boundary spectrum reconstruction coupled with in situ Cu–Ga-rich precipitation provides a distinct route to simultaneously improve near-room-temperature and mid-temperature thermoelectric performance in Mg₃(Sb, Bi)₂.
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