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Thermalisation rate study of GaSb-based heterostructures by continuous wave photoluminescence and their potential as hot carrier solar cell absorbers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02843C, Paper

A. Le Bris, L. Lombez, S. Laribi, G. Boissier, P. Christol, J.-F. Guillemoles
Thermalization loss rates are measured in antimonide heterostructures and used to evaluate practically achievable efficiencies of hot carrier solar cells
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Charge accumulation and electron transfer kinetics in Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02672D, Paper

Pablo Sebastian Bonanni, German D. Schrott, Luciana Robuschi, Juan Pablo Busalmen
A novel experimental approach for estimating electron transfer rate constants and cytochromes distribution in Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms is presented.
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Influence of the counter electrode on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells using a disulfide/thiolate redox electrolyte

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03005E, Paper

Julian Burschka, Vincent Brault, Shahzada Ahmad, Livain Breau, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Benoit Marsan, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Gratzel
Investigation of platinum-free electrocatalysts for disulfide-to-thiolate reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells leading to a new record efficiency of 7.9%.
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Demonstration of High Power, Direct conversion of Waste-Derived Carbon in a Hybrid Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03510C, Paper

Cairong Jiang, Jianjun Ma, Alfredo Bonaccorso, John T S Irvine
Direct Carbon Fuel Cells offer highly efficient means of converting carbon from waste, biomass or coal to electricity producing an exhaust stream that is well-suited to CO2 sequestration and, hence...
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Controlled Fabrication of Ultrathin-shell BN Hollow Spheres with Excellent Performance in Hydrogen Storage and Wastewater Treatment

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03240F, Paper

Gang Lian, Xiao Zhang, Shunjie Zhang, duo liu, De-Liang Cui, Qilong Wang
We developed a facile template-free solid state synthesis route, by which BNHSs with ultrathin-shell (1-3 nm) were successfully prepared. Furthermore, the shell thickness of BNHSs could be effectively adjusted by...
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Bacteria promoted hierarchical carbon materials for high-performance supercapacitor

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03407G, Paper

Hongmei Sun, Linyuan Cao, Lehui Lu
A green and facile approach has been developed for the fabrication of bacteria-based hierarchical carbon materials for high-performance supercapacitor.
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Photovoltaic efficiency limits and material disorder

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03178G, Perspective

Pabitra K. Nayak, Germa Garcia-Belmonte, Antoine Kahn, Juan Bisquert, David Cahen
The price in solar cell performance, if molecular materials are used, is mainly defined by the materials' static and dynamic disorder.
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On the feasibility of producing hydrogen with net carbon fixation by the decomposition of vegetable and microalgal oils

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02709G, Paper

David P. Serrano, Javier Dufour, Diego Iribarren
Energy and CO₂ balances proved the feasibility-in a number of cases-of attaining simultaneously net hydrogen production and carbon fixation via the decomposition of vegetable or microalgal oils.
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Exciton Diffusion Length in Narrow Band Gap Polymers

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03466B, Paper

Oleksandr Mikhnenko, Hamed Azimi, Markus Scharber, Mauro Morana, Paul W.M. Blom, Maria Antonietta Loi
We developed a new method to accurately extract the singlet exciton diffusion length in organic semiconductors by blending them with a low concentration of methanofullerene[6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester...
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Optimization of photoelectrochemical water splitting performance on hierarchical TiO2 nanotubes array

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03461A, Paper

Zhang Zhonghai, Peng Wang
In this paper, we show by varying voltages in two-step anodization the morphology of the hierarchical top-layer/bottom-tube TiO2 (TiO2 NTs) can be finely tuned among nanoring/nanotube, nanopore/nanotube, and nanohole-nanocave/nanotube, which...
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How should you measure your excitonic solar cells?

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03429H, Paper

Henry Snaith
The research field of photovoltaics is booming due to the recognised imperative to realise a long term solutions to clean and inexpensive power generation. With this rapid growth in activity,...
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Emerging concepts in solid-state hydrogen storage: the role of nanomaterials design

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03138H, Perspective

Hazel Reardon, James M. Hanlon, Robert W. Hughes, Agata Godula-Jopek, Tapas K. Mandal, Duncan H. Gregory
The concept of nanostructure design to tailor kinetics and thermodynamics in hydrogen storage materials is proving a crucial tool towards attaining the performance needed for key applications such as transport. This Perspective assesses the state of the art and prospects for future development.
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Improving the light-harvesting of amorphous silicon solar cells with photochemical upconversion

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21136J, Paper

Yuen Yap Cheng, Burkhard Fueckel, Rowan William MacQueen, Tony Khoury, Raphael Georges Rene Charles Clady, Tim Ferdinand Schulze, Nicholas Ekins-Daukes, Maxwell J Crossley, Bernd Stannowski, Klaus Lips, tim schmidt
Single threshold solar cells are fundamentally limited by their ability to harvest only those photons above a certain energy. Harvesting below-threshold photons and re-radiating this energy at a shorter wavelength...
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Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with Ni nanoparticles by using 2-phenyl-4-(1-naphthyl)quinolinium ion as a photocatalyst

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03106J, Paper

Yusuke Yamada, Takamitsu Miyahigashi, Hiroaki Kotani, Kei Ohkubo, Shunichi Fukuzumi
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with Ni nanoparticles was achieved for the first time.
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Proton-coupled electron transfer: classification scheme and guide to theoretical methods

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03361E, Perspective

Sharon Hammes-Schiffer
A classification scheme for proton-coupled electron transfer reactions is developed to aid theoretical and experimental studies of energy conversion processes.
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Surface strontium enrichment on highly active perovskites for oxygen electrocatalysis in solid oxide fuel cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03397F, Paper

Ethan J. Crumlin, Eva Mutoro, Zhi Liu, Michael E. Grass, Michael D. Biegalski, Yueh-Lin Lee, Dane Morgan, Hans M. Christen, Hendrik Bluhm, Yang Shao-Horn
A look into the synchrotron-based ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) chamber where a highly active oxygen reduction catalyst, La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO_{3-[small delta]} (LSC), is investigated in situ as a function of the temperature.
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Dynamics of photogenerated charges in the phosphate modified TiO2 and the enhanced activity for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03383F, Paper

Liqiang Jing, J. Zhou, James R. Durrant, JunWang Tang, D. Liu, honggang Fu
Phosphate modified nanocrystalline TiO2 (nc-TiO2) films were prepared by a doctor blade method followed by post-treatment with monometallic sodium orthophosphate solution. The dynamic processes of photogenerated charges of the resulting...
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Computational screening of dopants for photocatalytic two-electron reduction of CO2 on anatase (101) surfaces

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02665A, Paper

Haiying He, Peter Zapol, Larry A. Curtiss
First-principles study of reaction pathways for two-electron CO₂ reduction on TiO₂ is followed by a screening of substitutional surface dopants.
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Mechanical properties of clathrate hydrates: status and perspectives

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03435B, Perspective

Fulong Ning, Yibing Yu, Signe Kjelstrup, Thijs J H Vlugt, Kirill Glavatskiy
Knowledge of mechanical properties of clathrate hydrates is central for studies of mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments, associated applications in wellbore stability, exploitation in stratum deformation, geological disaster prevention, and...
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Graphene oxide derived carbons (GODCs): synthesis and gas adsorption properties

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21100A, Communication

Gadipelli Srinivas, Jacob Burress, Taner Yildirim
We report synthesis of a range of high surface area graphene oxide derived carbons (GODCs) and their applications toward carbon capture and methane storage. We obtain largely increased surface areas...
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Better by design: nanoengineered macroporous hydrotalcites for enhanced catalytic biodiesel production

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02837A, Paper

Julia J. Woodford, Jean-Philippe Dacquin, Karen Wilson, Adam F. Lee
Nanoengineering the pore architecture of Mg-Al hydrotalcite solid base catalysts dramatically enhances their performance in biodiesel production from bulky bio-oils.
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CO2-triggered switchable solvents, surfactants, and other materials

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02912J, Review

Philip G. Jessop, Sean M. Mercer, David J. Heldebrant
CO₂ gas, at 1 atm, can trigger the switching of materials from one form to another, facilitating processing and separations.
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Piezo-phototronics effect on Nano/Microwire Solar Cell

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE00057A, Communication

Yan Zhang, Ya Yang, Zhonglin Wang
Wurtzite structures, such as ZnO, GaN, InN and CdS, are piezoelectric semiconductor materials. A piezopotential is formed in the crystal by the piezoelectric charges created by applying a stress. The...
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Graphitic carbon nitride materials: Controllable synthesis and applications in fuel cells and photocatalysis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03479D, Perspective

Yao Zheng, Jian Liu, Ji Liang, Mietek Jaroniec, Shizhang Qiao
Graphitic carbon nitrides (g-C3N4) have become of increasing significance due to the theoretical prediction of their unusual properties and promising applications ranging from photocatalysis, heterogeneous metal-free catalysis, to fuel cells....
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Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance with Co-sensitization of Porphyrin and an Organic Dye in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21104A, Communication

Chi-Ming Lan, Hui-Ping Wu, Tsung-Yu Pan, Chia-Wei Chang, Wei-Shan Chao, Chien-Tien Chen, Chin-Li Wang, Ching-Yao Lin, Eric Wei-Guang Diau
We designed a stepwise approach for co-sensitization of a zinc porphyrin sensitizer (LD12) with a spirally configured organic dye (CD5) for dye-sensitized solar cells. The co-sensitized LD12+CD5 device showed significantly...
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Nanobelt-carbon nanotube cross-junction solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03409C, Paper

Enzheng Shi, Jingqi Nie, Xiaojun Qin, Zhongjun Li, Luhui Zhang, Zhen Li, Peixu Li, Yi Jia, Chunyan Ji, Jinquan Wei, Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu, Dehai Wu, Yan Li, Ying Fang, Weizhong Qian, Fei Wei, Anyuan Cao
Carbon nanotubes and CdSe nanobelts are arranged into cross-junction arrays, which perform as good nanoscale solar cells.
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Ultrathin Na1.08V3O8 nanosheets-a novel cathode material with superior rate capability and cycling stability for Li-ion batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03215E, Paper

Haiyan Wang, Suqin Liu, Yu Ren, Wenjie Wang, Aidong Tang
Well-dispersed Na_1.08V₃O₈ nanosheets consisting of ultra-thin monolayers (ca. 10 nm) exhibit superior rate capability and cycling stability.
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Lithium metal fluorosulfate polymorphs as positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries: synthetic strategies and effect of cation ordering

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03222H, Paper

Rajesh Tripathi, Guerman Popov, Brian L. Ellis, Ashfia Huq, L. F. Nazar
The underlying phase stability and cation ordering in Li-ion cathode LiMSO₄F polymorphs synthesized by new synthetic routes are elucidated.
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CO2 extraction from seawater using bipolar membrane electrodialysis

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03393C, Paper

Matthew D. Eisaman, Keshav Parajuly, Alexander Tuganov, Craig Eldershaw, Norine Chang, Karl A. Littau
We efficiently extract CO₂ gas from the dissolved inorganic carbon of seawater using a new technique employing bipolar membrane electrodialysis.
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Reply to the 'Comment on "On electrical conductivity of microbial nanowires and biofilms"' by N. S. Malvankar, M. T. Tuominen and D. R. Lovley, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, DOI: 10.1039/c2ee02613a

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03056J, Comment

Sarah M. Strycharz-Glaven, Leonard M. Tender
We respond to criticisms raised by Malvankar et al. in the preceding commentary concerning superexchange.
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Comment on "On electrical conductivity of microbial nanowires and biofilms" by S. M. Strycharz-Glaven, R. M. Snider, A. Guiseppi-Elie and L. M. Tender, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4366

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02613A, Comment

Nikhil S. Malvankar, Mark T. Tuominen, Derek R. Lovley
Long-range electron transport in Geobacter involves metallic-like conductivity along the PilA-pili rather than electron hopping via cytochromes as previously proposed.
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Nanoscale structure measurements for polymer-fullerene photovoltaics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02725A, Perspective

Dean M. DeLongchamp, R. Joseph Kline, Andrew Herzing
The geometry of grazing incidence diffraction can lead to a misdiagnosis of "face on" orientation in conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics.
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Revealing the coupled cation interactions behind the electrochemical profile of LixNi0.5Mn1.5O4

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03068C, Communication

Eunseok Lee, Kristin A. Persson
The preferred Li/Vacancy ordering (black lines) is incompatible with the Ni/Mn arrangement in ordered (P4₃32) state: e.g. the Li-Vacancy-Mn cluster (the pink triangle) increases total energy.
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Hydrogen-treated WO3 nanoflakes show enhanced photostability

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03158B, Paper

Gongming Wang, Yichuan Ling, Hanyu Wang, Xunyu Yang, Changchun Wang, Jin Z. Zhang, Yat Li
Photostability and photoactivity of WO₃ for water oxidation are simultaneously enhanced by controlled introduction of oxygen vacancies into WO₃ via hydrogen treatment.
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High-Performance Flexible Lithium-Ion Electrodes Based on Robust Network Architecture

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03110H, Communication

Xilai Jia, Zheng Chen, Arnold Suwarnasarn, Lynn Rice, Xiaolei Wang, Hiesang Sohn, Qiang Zhang, Benjamin Wu, Fei Wei, Yunfeng Lu
Highly robust, flexible, binder-free lithium-ion electrodes based on interpenetrative nanocomposites of ultra-long CNTs and V2O5 nanowires are designed and fabricated. Such robust composite-network architecture enables effective charge transport and electrode...
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Dye-sensitized solar cells on glass paper: TCO-free highly bendable dye-sensitized solar cells inspired by the traditional Korean door structure

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03096A, Communication

Seung I. Cha, Yuhyun Kim, Kyu Hyeon Hwang, Yun-Ji Shin, Seon Hee Seo, Dong Yoon Lee
New TCO free, highly bendable dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are designed by utilizing glass paper inspired from Korean traditional door structures.
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A stable and efficient quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with a low molecular weight organic gelator

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03128K, Paper

Qingjiang Yu, Cuiling Yu, Fengyun Guo, Jinzhong Wang, Shujie Jiao, Shiyong Gao, Hongtao Li, Liancheng Zhao
The quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell exhibits an impressive efficiency of 9.1% and excellent thermal and light-soaking stability during 1000 h accelerated aging tests.
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Nanostructured solar cells harvesting multi-type energies

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03226K, Minireview

Liang Li, Shimou Chen, Xuebin Wang, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg
This review summarizes the recent progress of nanostructured solar cells integrated into other electrical generators for harvesting multiple-type energies.
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Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02781J, Review

Veronica Palomares, Paula Serras, Irune Villaluenga, Karina B. Hueso, Javier Carretero-Gonzalez, Teofilo Rojo
Na-ion can be the key for low-cost batteries and much work must be done in order to make them real.
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Enveloping Porphyrins for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03308A, Paper

Ching-Yao Lin
A series of porphyrins bearing alkoxyl and/or alkyl chains were prepared to investigate the roles of alkoxyl/alkyl chains to the enhanced photovoltaic performance of the dyes. Based on the experimental...
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Recent advances in solution-processed interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02806A, Perspective

Hin-Lap Yip, Alex K.-Y. Jen
Interface engineering plays an important role for improving the efficiency and stability of organic photovoltaic devices.
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Enhanced chemical stability of VO2 nanoparticles by the formation of SiO2/VO2 core/shell structures and the application to transparent and flexible VO2-based composite foils with excellent thermochromic properties for solar heat control

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02803D, Paper

Yanfeng Gao, Shaobo Wang, Hongjie Luo, Lei Dai, Chuanxiang Cao, Yiliao Liu, Zhang Chen, Minoru Kanehira
VO₂-based composite foils with solar modulation ability of 13.6% were prepared by an all-solution process for the first time.
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High pressure driven structural and electrochemical modifications in layered lithium transition metal intercalation oxides

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02818B, Paper

C. R. Fell, D. H. Lee, Y. S. Meng, J. M. Gallardo-Amores, E. Moran, M. E. Arroyo-de Dompablo
Layered "lithium excess" oxide cathode materials display a large resistance to structure collapse or phase transformation following high pressure treatment.
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Development of calcium-based, copper-functionalised CO2 sorbents to integrate chemical looping combustion into calcium looping

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03079A, Communication

Agnieszka M. Kierzkowska, Christoph R. Muller
A new material with excellent CO₂ capture and O₂ carrying capacities was developed for a novel CO₂ capture approach.
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Catalysts made of earth-abundant elements (Co, Ni, Fe) for water splitting: Recent progress and future challenges

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03250C, Perspective

Pingwu Du, Richard Eisenberg
An overview and perspective of catalysts made of cheap, abundant elements including Co, Ni and Fe for electric-driven or solar-driven water splitting will be presented and discussed.
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Nafion layer-enhanced photosynthetic conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbons on TiO2 nanoparticles

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03338K, Communication

Wooyul Kim, Taehong Seok, Wonyong Choi
A thin Nafion layer on Pd-TiO₂ markedly enhances the photosynthetic conversion of CO₂ to hydrocarbons (without any sacrificial electron donor) under solar irradiation conditions.
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Carbon dioxide utilization with C-N bond formation: carbon dioxide capture and subsequent conversion

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02774G, Review

Zhen-Zhen Yang, Liang-Nian He, Jiao Gao, An-Hua Liu, Bing Yu
Recent advances in CO₂ absorption/activation, subsequent applications in the synthesis of oxazolidinones, quinazolines, carbamates, isocyanates and polyurethanes are summarized.
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Hydrogen evolution catalyzed by MoS3 and MoS2 particles

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02835B, Paper

Heron Vrubel, Daniel Merki, Xile Hu
The catalytic activity of amorphous and crystalline MoS₃ and MoS₂ particles toward hydrogen evolution is reported, with amorphous MoS₃ being the most active.
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Production of high quality diesel from cellulose and hemicellulose by the Sylvan process: catalysts and process variables

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02778J, Paper

Avelino Corma, Olalla de la Torre, Michael Renz
High quality diesel is produced from biomass derived platform molecules including aldehydes, ketones and 2-methylfuran (Sylvan) in a two-step process.
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The Role of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Water Oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03311A, Paper

Christopher J Gagliardi, Aaron K Vannucci, Javier J Concepcion, Zuofeng Chen, Thomas J Meyer
Water oxidation is a key half reaction in energy conversion schemes based on solar fuels and targets such as light driven water splitting or carbon dioxide reduction into CO, other...
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Impact of a possible future global hydrogen economy on Arctic stratospheric ozone loss

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03181G, Minireview

Barbel Vogel, Thomas Feck, Jens-Uwe Groo[German sz ligature}, Martin Riese
The potential role of molecular hydrogen H2) as a future alternative energy carrier has generated widespread interest. The possible amount of additional hydrogen emission into the atmosphere in a hydrogen-based...
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High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel co-adsorbent

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03418B, Communication

Liyuan Han, Ashraful Islam, Han Chen, Chandrasekharam Malapaka, Barreddi Chiranjeevi, Shufang Zhang, Xudong Yang, Masatoshi Yanagida
A certified record conversion efficiency of 11.4% was achieved by using a novel donor-acceptor type compound as co-adsorbent for black dye in dye-sensitized solar cells.
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Heteroepitaxial film silicon solar cell grown on Ni-W foils

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03350J, Communication

Sung Hun Wee, Claudia Cantoni, Thomas R. Fanning, Charles W. Teplin, Daniela F. Bogorin, Jon Bornstein, Karen Bowers, Paul Schroeter, Falah Hasoon, Howard M. Branz, M. Parans Paranthaman, Amit Goyal
This paper reports the first fabrication of heteroepitaxial Si film based solar cells on cube-textured NiW foils.
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Roll-to-roll coated PBI membranes for high temperature PEM fuel cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02936G, Paper

Thomas Steenberg, Hans Aage Hjuler, Carina Terkelsen, Maria T. R. Sanchez, Lars N. Cleemann, Frederik C. Krebs
Roll-to-roll slot-die coating was employed for direct manufacture of polybenzimidazole films that were applied as membranes in polymer fuel cells.
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Recent advances in hybrid photocatalysts for solar fuel production

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02849B, Review

Phong D. Tran, Lydia H. Wong, James Barber, Joachim S. C. Loo
Engineering of an artificial photocatalyst for water splitting and CO₂ reduction applications.
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Seed-Assisted Synthesis of Highly Ordered TiO2@[small alpha]-Fe2O3 Core/Shell Arrays on Carbon Textiles for Lithium-ion Battery Applications

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03396H, Paper

Ting Yu, yongsong luo, jingshan luo, Jian Jiang, Weiwei Zhou, Huanping Yang, Xiaoying Qi, Hua Zhang, Denis Yu, Chang Ming Li
Highly ordered TiO2@[small alpha]-Fe2O3 core/shell arrays on carbon textiles (TFAs) have been fabricated by a stepwise, seed-assisted, hydrothermal approach and further investigated as the anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). This...
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Polymer fuel cells based on polybenzimidazole/H3PO4

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03055A, Perspective

eliana quartarone, Piercarlo Mustarelli
Polybenzimidazole-based membranes are nowadays considered the best alternative to Nafion[registered sign] for the fabrication of high-temperature polymer fuel cells. The rich chemistry of benzimidazole allows us to widely change the physico-chemical...
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Novel Nanostructures for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03242B, Perspective

Nicolas Tetreault, Michael Gratzel
Exponential growth in photovoltaic energy production is necessary in the next two decades to answer to the rising energy demands in developing nations and demands for environmental sustainability. While first...
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Catalytic interconversion between hydrogen and formic acid at ambient temperature and pressure

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03315A, Paper

Yuta Maenaka, Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Shunichi Fukuzumi
Interconversion between hydrogen and formic acid in water at ambient temperature and pressure has been made possible by using a [C,N] cyclometalated organoiridium complex, [Ir^III(Cp^*)(4-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl-[small kappa]N²)benzoic acid-[small kappa]C³)(H₂O)]₂SO₄ [1]₂[round bullet, filled]SO₄ as an efficient...
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Effect of pore size and its dispersity on the energy storage in nanoporous supercapacitors

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03092F, Paper

Svyatoslav Kondrat, Carlos R Perez, Volker Presser, Yury Gogotsi, Alexei Kornushev
This paper focuses on the choice of the optimal pore size and the effect of pore size dispersion, important for a rational design of nano-porous supercapacitors. Optimization of pore size...
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