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Circular and Bio‐Sourced Polymers for Energy Applications: Natural Feedstocks, Recycling, and Upcycling Routes

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review provides a critical comparative analysis of circular and bio‐sourced polymers for energy storage, systematically evaluating natural feedstocks alongside recycling and upcycling strategies for battery components. Key structure–property–performance relationships and inherent trade‐offs between sustainability metrics and electrochemical ...
Priyank Sinha, Amul Jain, Koushik Mahata, Sanjib Banerjee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cobalt‐Free Single‐Crystal Cathodes for Next‐Generation Lithium‐Ion Batteries

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Cobalt‐free single‐crystal cathodes enhance lithium‐ion battery stability by mitigating fracture, degradation, and phase transitions. This review highlights Ni‐rich layered, Li‐Mn‐rich, spinel, and olivine frameworks, synthesis strategies enabling morphology and defect control, and structural tuning via doping and coatings, offering pathways toward ...
Srinivasan Alagar, Rakesh Saroha, Jun Kim, Hyung Do Kim, Jung Sang Cho, Sang Mun Jeong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recycling Ni‐Rich NCM Cathode Materials From Spent Li‐Ion Batteries as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Urea Oxidation

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Mounting battery waste demands sustainable solutions. We recycle spent NCM cathodes into high‐performance urea oxidation catalysts, enabling sustainable hydrogen production and simultaneous urea waste treatment. The burgeoning electric vehicle industry has intensified the demand for high‐energy Ni‐Co‐Mn (NCM) cathodes, yet their end‐of‐life management ...
Wencheng Su, Chao Wang, Huiyan Zeng, Jianwen Wang, Long Gu, Mengxian Li, Liting Deng, Chi‐Ying Vanessa Li, Chunzhen Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solar Fuels Via Methane Valorization: Thermochemical Pathways, Unified Metrics, and Techno‐Economic Perspectives

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A first‐of‐its‐kind review benchmarks three solar methane valorization pathways with unified performance metrics for clean fuel production. Meeting global climate targets and sustainable energy demands requires carbon‐neutral fuels and innovative conversion pathways.
Muhammad Abdulmoez, Amjad Othman, Majid Linjawi, Amro Al‐Qutub   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Design of Composite Ionogels With Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties, Mechanical Stretchability, and Sustainable Recyclability

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
While flexible TE devices hold promise for converting low‐grade waste heat (e.g., from human skin or electronics) into usable electricity, existing materials suffer from three major limitations: 1) poor mechanical stretchability (failing to match human skin's elongation, ~20–30%), limiting wearability; 2) tradeoffs between thermoelectric efficiency (e ...
Mingqi Liu, Eerqizi Yang, Hang Fu, Huining Liu, Hee‐Tae Jung, Cheng Jin An   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanocubes and Cuboctahedra: Entropic Stabilization Versus Thermal Segregation in Rock Salt‐ and Spinel‐Type Multinary Oxides from Spray‐Flame Synthesis

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Spray‐flame synthesis enables highly flexible and scalable production of multinary and high‐entropy oxide nanoparticles due to high synthesis temperatures with subsequent quenching. Temperature‐dependent in situ diffraction of as‐synthesized materials clearly reveals entropy stabilization in rock salt lattices, while spinels—featuring tetrahedral and ...
Mohammed‐Ali Sheikh, Steven Angel, Sabrina Schleich, Leon Müller, Jan Ternieden, Hatem M. A. Amin, Christof Schulz, Hartmut Wiggers   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural Anthraquinone‐Like Compound Extracted from Green Husk of Walnut Improves Photocatalytic H2O2 Production Catalyzed by TiO2 Nanoparticles

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
In this work, a novel biomolecule/semiconductor hybrid catalyst was prepared by loading anthraquinone‐liked juglone onto anatase TiO2. This catalyst exhibited high photocatalytic activity for H2O2 production. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a vital oxidant with broad industrial applications, and its production via photocatalysis represents a highly ...
Zengyin He, Cui Li, Mingze Ni, Shu Lin, Kezhen Qi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low‐Dimensional Materials and Van Der Waals Heterostructures for Energy Application: A Comprehensive Review

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Low‐dimensional materials (0D, 1D, and 2D) exhibit unique electronic and physicochemical properties, enabling advanced nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Mixed‐dimensional heterostructures combine these materials to enhance functionality.
Qaisar Alam, Sajjad Ali, Pir Muhammad Ismail, ABM Sharif Hossain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Revival of Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes in Li‐Ion Batteries: Recycling and Surface Engineering Approaches

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the lifecycle of LiFePO4 cathodes. Lithiation and delithiation reactions happen through its discharging and charging processes. Recycling pathways including hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and direct regeneration enable sustainable reuse of spent LFP materials. Surface modification approaches (carbon, polymer, and metal/metal
Yan He, Ruigang Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Flexible Direct‐Conversion X‐Ray Detectors: From Emerging Materials to Conformal Imaging

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review analyzed the performance, challenges, and future directions of four emerging material systems for next‐generation flexible direct‐conversion X‐ray detectors: organic semiconductors, perovskites, metal–organic frameworks, and inorganic metal compounds.
Haipeng Di, Guoliang Ma, Jiaxin Mu, Kailian Dong, Haibin Li, Manjing Wang, Xin Song, Haojin Li, Jianwei Xu, Yiying Zhao, Jingjing Zhao, Guojia Fang   +11 more
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