Harvesting the immense and renewable osmotic energy with reverse electrodialysis(RED)technology shows great promise in dealing with the ever-growing energy crisis.One key challenge is to improve the output power densi...Harvesting the immense and renewable osmotic energy with reverse electrodialysis(RED)technology shows great promise in dealing with the ever-growing energy crisis.One key challenge is to improve the output power density with improved trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity.Herein,polyelectrolyte hydrogels(channel width,2.2 nm)with inherent high ion conductivity have been demonstrated to enable excellent selective ion transfer when confined in cylindrical anodized aluminum pore with lateral size even up to the submillimeter scale(radius,0.1 mm).The membrane permeability of the anti-swelling hydrogel can also be further increased with cellulose nanofibers.With real seawater and river water,the output power density of a three-chamber cell on behalf of repeat unit of RED system can reach up to 8.99 W m^(-2)(per unit total membrane area),much better than state-of-the-art membranes.This work provides a new strategy for the preparation of polyelectrolyte hydrogel-based ion-selective membranes,owning broad application prospects in the fields of osmotic energy collection,electrodialysis,flow battery and so on.展开更多
Direct conversion of solar energy into chemical energy in an environmentally friendly manner is one of the most promising strategies to deal with the environmental pollution and energy crisis.Among a variety of materi...Direct conversion of solar energy into chemical energy in an environmentally friendly manner is one of the most promising strategies to deal with the environmental pollution and energy crisis.Among a variety of materials developed as photocatalysts,the core-shell metal/covalent-organic framework(MOF or COF)photocatalysts have garnered significant attention due to their highly porous structure and the adjustability in both structure and functionality.The existing reviews on core-shell organic framework photocatalytic materials have mainly focused on core-shell MOF materials.However,there is still a lack of indepth reviews specifically addressing the photocatalytic performance of core-shell COFs and MOFs@COFs.Simultaneously,there is an urgent need for a comprehensive review encompassing these three types of core-shell structures.Based on this,this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and useful guidelines for the exploration of suitable core-shell organic framework photocatalysts towards appropriate photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental governance.Firstly,the classification,synthesis,formation mechanisms,and reasonable regulation of core-shell organic framework were summarized.Then,the photocatalytic applications of these three kinds of core-shell structures in different areas,such as H_(2)evolution,CO_(2)reduction,and pollutants degradation are emphasized.Finally,the main challenges and development prospects of core-shell organic framework photocatalysts were introduced.This review aims to provide insights into the development of a novel generation of efficient and stable core-shell organic framework materials for energy conversion and environmental remediation.展开更多
Electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production is an appealing strategy to reduce carbon emissions and generate renewable fuels.This promising process,however,is limited by its sluggish reaction kinetics and...Electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production is an appealing strategy to reduce carbon emissions and generate renewable fuels.This promising process,however,is limited by its sluggish reaction kinetics and high-cost catalysts.The two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)have presented great potential as electrocatalytic materials due to their tunable bandgaps,abundant defective active sites,and good chemical stability.Consequently,phase engineering,defect engineering and interface engineering have been adopted to manipulate the electronic structure of TMDCs for boosting their exceptional catalytic performance.Particularly,it is essential to clarify the local structure of catalytically active sites of TMDCs and their structural evolution in catalytic reactions using atomic resolution electron microscopy and the booming in situ technologies,which is beneficial for exploring the underlying reaction mechanism.In this review,the growth regulation,characterization,particularly atomic configurations of active sites in TMDCs are summarized.The significant role of electron microscopy in the understanding of the growth mechanism,the controlled synthesis and functional optimization of 2D TMDCs are discussed.This review will shed light on the design and synthesis of novel electrocatalysts with high performance,as well as prompt the application of advanced electron microscopy in the research of materials science.展开更多
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in light-material interactions(LMIs),focusing on lasers and flash lights for energy conversion and storage applications.We discuss intricate LMI parameters...This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in light-material interactions(LMIs),focusing on lasers and flash lights for energy conversion and storage applications.We discuss intricate LMI parameters such as light sources,interaction time,and fluence to elucidate their importance in material processing.In addition,this study covers various light-induced photothermal and photochemical processes ranging from melting,crystallization,and ablation to doping and synthesis,which are essential for developing energy materials and devices.Finally,we present extensive energy conversion and storage applications demonstrated by LMI technologies,including energy harvesters,sensors,capacitors,and batteries.Despite the several challenges associated with LMIs,such as complex mechanisms,and high-degrees of freedom,we believe that substantial contributions and potential for the commercialization of future energy systems can be achieved by advancing optical technologies through comprehensive academic research and multidisciplinary collaborations.展开更多
Nanostructured materials have received tremendous interest due to their unique mechanical/electrical properties and overall behavior contributed by the complex synergy of bulk and interfacial properties for efficient ...Nanostructured materials have received tremendous interest due to their unique mechanical/electrical properties and overall behavior contributed by the complex synergy of bulk and interfacial properties for efficient and effective energy conversion and storage. The booming development of nanotechnology affords emerging but effective tools in designing advanced energy material. We reviewed the significant progress and dominated nanostructured energy materials in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, including lithium ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-oxygen batteries, lithium metal batteries, and supercapacitors. The use of nanostructured electrocatalyst for effective electrocatalysis in oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions for fuel cells and metal-air batteries was also included. The challenges in the undesirable side reactions between electrolytes and electrode due to high electrode/electrolyte contact area, low volumetric energy density of electrode owing to low tap density, and uniform production of complex energy materials in working devices should be overcome to fully demonstrate the advanced energy nanostructures for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. The energy chemistry at the interfaces of nanostructured electrode/electrolyte is highly expected to guide the rational design and full demonstration of energy materials in a working device. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.展开更多
Photocatalysis. which utilizes solar energy to trigger chemical reactions, is one of the most desirable solar-energy-conversion approaches. Graphitic carbon nitride （g-C3N4）. as an attractive metal-free photocatalys...Photocatalysis. which utilizes solar energy to trigger chemical reactions, is one of the most desirable solar-energy-conversion approaches. Graphitic carbon nitride （g-C3N4）. as an attractive metal-free photocatalyst, has drawn worldwide research interest in the area of solar energy conversion due to its easy synthesis, earth-abundant nature, physicochemical stability and visible-light-responsive properties. Over the past ten years, g-C3N4 based photocatalysts have experienced intensive exploration, and great progress has been achieved. However, the solar conversion efficiency is still far from industrial applications due to the wide bandgap, severe charge recombination, and lack of surface active sites. Many strategies have been proposed to enhance the light absorption, reduce the recombination of charge carriers and accelerate the surface kinetics. This work makes a crucial review about the main contributions of various strategies to the light harvesting, charge separation and surface kinetics of g-C3N4 photocatalyst. Furthermore, the evaluation measurements for the enhanced light harvesting, reduced charge recombination and accelerated surface kinetics will be discussed. In addition, this review proposes future trends to enhance the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 photocatalyst for the solar energy conversion.展开更多
Nanomaterials are known to exhibit a number of interesting physical and chemical properties for various applications,including energy conversion and storage,nanoscale electronics,sensors and actuators,photonics device...Nanomaterials are known to exhibit a number of interesting physical and chemical properties for various applications,including energy conversion and storage,nanoscale electronics,sensors and actuators,photonics devices and even for biomedical purposes.In the past decade,laser as a synthetic technique and laser as a microfabrication technique facilitated nanomaterial preparation and nanostructure construction,including the laser processing-induced carbon and non-carbon nanomaterials,hierarchical structure construction,patterning,heteroatom doping,sputtering etching,and so on.The laser-induced nanomaterials and nanostructures have extended broad applications in electronic devices,such as light–thermal conversion,batteries,supercapacitors,sensor devices,actuators and electrocatalytic electrodes.Here,the recent developments in the laser synthesis of carbon-based and non-carbon-based nanomaterials are comprehensively summarized.An extensive overview on laser-enabled electronic devices for various applications is depicted.With the rapid progress made in the research on nanomaterial preparation through laser synthesis and laser microfabrication technologies,laser synthesis and microfabrication toward energy conversion and storage will undergo fast development.展开更多
The oxygen evolution reaction(OER)is the essential module in energy conversion and storage devices such as electrolyzer,rechargeable metal–air batteries and regenerative fuel cells.The adsorption energy scaling relat...The oxygen evolution reaction(OER)is the essential module in energy conversion and storage devices such as electrolyzer,rechargeable metal–air batteries and regenerative fuel cells.The adsorption energy scaling relations between the reaction intermediates,however,impose a large intrinsic overpotential and sluggish reaction kinetics on OER catalysts.Developing advanced electrocatalysts with high activity and stability based on non-noble metal materials is still a grand challenge.Central to the rational design of novel and high-efficiency catalysts is the development and understanding of quantitative structure–activity relationships,which correlate the catalytic activities with structural and electronic descriptors.This paper comprehensively reviews the benchmark descriptors for OER electrolysis,aiming to give an in-depth understanding on the origins of the electrocatalytic activity of the OER and further contribute to building the theory of electrocatalysis.Meanwhile,the cutting-edge research frontiers for proposing new OER paradigms and crucial strategies to circumvent the scaling relationship are also summarized.Challenges,opportunities and perspectives are discussed,intending to shed some light on the rational design concepts and advance the development of more efficient catalysts for enhancing OER performance.展开更多
Advanced electromagnetic devices,as the pillars of the intelligent age,are setting off a grand transformation,redefining the structure of society to present pluralism and diversity.However,the bombardment of electroma...Advanced electromagnetic devices,as the pillars of the intelligent age,are setting off a grand transformation,redefining the structure of society to present pluralism and diversity.However,the bombardment of electromagnetic radiation on society is also increasingly serious along with the growing popularity of"Big Data".Herein,drawing wisdom and inspiration from nature,an eco-mimetic nanoarchitecture is constructed for the first time,highly integrating the advantages of multiple components and structures to exhibit excellent electromagnetic response.Its electromagnetic properties and internal energy conversion can be flexibly regulated by tailoring microstructure with oxidative molecular layer deposition(oMLD),providing a new cognition to frequency-selective microwave absorption.The optimal reflection loss reaches≈−58 dB,and the absorption frequency can be shifted from high frequency to low frequency by increasing the number of oMLD cycles.Meanwhile,a novel electromagnetic absorption surface is designed to enable ultra-wideband absorption,covering almost the entire K and Ka bands.More importantly,an ingenious self-powered device is constructed using the eco-mimetic nanoarchitecture,which can convert electromagnetic radiation into electric energy for recycling.This work offers a new insight into electromagnetic protection and waste energy recycling,presenting a broad application prospect in radar stealth,information communication,aerospace engineering,etc.展开更多
Atomically dispersed metal sites(ADMSs)play key roles in electrochemical energy conversion.The covalent organic frameworks(COFs)enable the precise control of the chemical compositions and structures at the molecular l...Atomically dispersed metal sites(ADMSs)play key roles in electrochemical energy conversion.The covalent organic frameworks(COFs)enable the precise control of the chemical compositions and structures at the molecular level,making them ideal substrates for supporting ADMSs.In this review,we systematically summarize the recent progress on the design and synthesis of ADMSs in COFs,including embedding molecular catalysts into COFs,immobilizing ADMSs on heteroatom-containing COFs,and preparing COF-derived carbon materials through pyrolysis.The electrocatalytic performance of the resulting catalysts is presented for various electrochemical reactions,involving oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),carbon dioxide reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR),oxygen evolution reaction(OER),hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),and nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR).The modulation strategies of AMDSs in COFs for enhanced activity,selectivity,and stability are highlighted,together with a perspective of the current challenges and the future opportunities in this field.展开更多
Graphene-based nanocatalysts have appealed much interest as advanced electrocatalysts toward energy conversion reactions due to their outstanding electrocatalytic performance from the distinctive chemical composites a...Graphene-based nanocatalysts have appealed much interest as advanced electrocatalysts toward energy conversion reactions due to their outstanding electrocatalytic performance from the distinctive chemical composites and strong synergistic effects.Aiming to better understand the role of graphene played in enhancing the catalytic performance and offer guidance for fabricating more efficient graphenebased electrocatalysts,we herein summarize the remarkable achievements of graphene-based electrocatalysts for energy-conversion-related reactions.Started by discussing applications of graphene in the electrocatalytic reactions,we have manifested the crucial role of graphene played in promoting the catalytic performance.Subsequently,many representative graphene-based catalyst hybrids for electrocatalytic reactions are also overviewed,showing many effective strategies for the fabrication of more efficient graphene-related materials for the practical application.Finally,the perspective insights and challenging issues are also concluded to provide directions for the future development.展开更多
Electrochemical transformation emerges as an important solution to sustainable energy conversion and chemical production.Conventional electrolytic systems usually operate under galvanostatic or potentiostatic conditio...Electrochemical transformation emerges as an important solution to sustainable energy conversion and chemical production.Conventional electrolytic systems usually operate under galvanostatic or potentiostatic conditions that sometimes result in unsatisfactory efficiencies or selectivities.Pulse electrolysis by pulsating and programming the potentials/currents can feature unique tunability to the electrodeelectrolyte interface properties that can give rise to drastically different electrochemical behaviors compared to the steady-state counterparts.Although invented almost 100 years ago,pulse electrolysis has received little attention over the period,but has recently attracted a revived focus toward the energyefficient electrolysis.This review will summarize the history and recent efforts of pulse electrolysis in three categories:water electrolysis,CO_(2)electrolysis and other electrolysis.In each section,the advantage of pulse electrolysis over steady-state electrolysis will be discussed in detail,giving a comprehensive overview of the pulse effect on the electrolytic systems.Finally,we will provide our vision of future directions in pulse electrolysis based on previous works.展开更多
Electrocatalysts play a crucial role in the development of renewable energy conversion and storage nanotechnologies.The unique advantages of heteroatom-doped porous carbon-supported single-atom electrocatalysts(SAC-HD...Electrocatalysts play a crucial role in the development of renewable energy conversion and storage nanotechnologies.The unique advantages of heteroatom-doped porous carbon-supported single-atom electrocatalysts(SAC-HDPCs)are clear.These SAC-HDPCs exhibit outstanding activity,selectivity and stability due to their distinct electronic structure,satisfactory conductivity,controllable porosity and heteroatomdoping effect.Rapid and significant developments involving the synthesis,characterization,and structure-property-function relationship of SAC-HDPCs have been made in recent years.In this review,we describe recent research efforts involving advanced(in situ)characterization techniques,innovative synthetic strategies,and electrochemical energy conversion examples of SAC-HDPCs.The electrocatalytic performance of SAC-HDPCs is further considered at an atomic level,and the mechanisms underlying this performance are also discussed in detail.We expect that these analyses and deductions will be useful for the design of new materials and may help to establish a foundation for the design of future SAC-HDPCs.展开更多
Plasmonic nanomaterials are sources of light,heat and electrons at nanometer scale.Given the outstanding performance in harvesting and converting solar energy under visible light irradiation,hybrid nanomaterials with ...Plasmonic nanomaterials are sources of light,heat and electrons at nanometer scale.Given the outstanding performance in harvesting and converting solar energy under visible light irradiation,hybrid nanomaterials with plasmonic activity have recently emerged as a new class of advanced photocatalysts.Because of the enhanced charge-separation at hybrid interfaces,the hybrids usually exhibit higher catalytic activity compared with their monometallic counterparts.Here,we review the recent progress on synthesis of plasmonic hybrid nanomaterials and their applications in photocatalysis,including H2 production,CO_(2) reduction and N2 fixation.We hope this review will give systematic and valuable reference on plasmonic solar to chemical energy conversion.展开更多
Many wave energy conversion devices have not been well received. The main reasons are that they are too complicated and not economical. However, in the last two decades direct conversion systems have drawn the attenti...Many wave energy conversion devices have not been well received. The main reasons are that they are too complicated and not economical. However, in the last two decades direct conversion systems have drawn the attention of researchers to their widely distributed energy source due to their simple structure and low cost. The most well-known direct conversion systems presently in use include the Archimedes Wave Swing (AWS) and Power Buoy (PB). In this paper, these two systems were simulated in the same conditions and their behaviors were studied in different wave conditions. In order to verify the simulations, results of the generator of the finite element computations were followed. An attempt was made to determine the merits and drawbacks of each method under different wave conditions by comparing the performance of the two systems. The wave conditions suitable for each system were specified.展开更多
In this paper,a novel robust fault-tolerant control scheme based on event-triggered communication mechanism for a variable-speed wind energy conversion system(WECS)with sensor and actuator failures is proposed.The non...In this paper,a novel robust fault-tolerant control scheme based on event-triggered communication mechanism for a variable-speed wind energy conversion system(WECS)with sensor and actuator failures is proposed.The nonlinear WECS with event-triggered mechanism is modeled based on the Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)fuzzy model.By Lyapunov stability theory,the parameter expression of the proposed robust fault-tolerant controller with event-triggered mechanisms is proposed based on a feasible solution of linear matrix inequalities.Compared with the existing WECS fault-tolerant control methods,the proposed scheme significantly reduces the pressure of network packet transmission and improves the robustness and reliability of the WECS.Considering a doubly-fed variable speed constant frequency wind turbine,the eventtriggered mechanism based fault-tolerant control for WECS is analyzed considering system model uncertainty.Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme is feasible and effective.展开更多
The advancement and growth of nanotechnology lead to realizing new and novel multi-metallic nanostructures with well-defined sizes and morphology,resulting in an improvement in their performance in various catalytic a...The advancement and growth of nanotechnology lead to realizing new and novel multi-metallic nanostructures with well-defined sizes and morphology,resulting in an improvement in their performance in various catalytic applications.The trimetallic nanostructured materials are synthesized and designed in different architectures for energy conversion electrocatalysis.The as-synthesized trimetallic nanostructures have found unique physiochemical properties due to the synergistic combination of the three different metals in their structures.A vast array of approaches such as hydrothermal,solvothermal,seedgrowth,galvanic replacement reaction,biological,and other methods are employed to synthesize the trimetallic nanostructures.Noteworthy,the trimetallic nanostructures showed better performance and durability in the electrocatalytic fuel cells.In the present review,we provide a comprehensive overview of the recent strategies employed for synthesizing trimetallic nanostructures and their energy-related applications.With a particular focus on hydrogen evolution,alcohol oxidations,oxygen evolution,and others,we highlight the latest achievements in the field.展开更多
Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper...Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper oxide(CuO)is one of the most popular candidates in both LIBs and photocatalysis.While CuO based PA-LIBs have never been reported yet.Herein,one-dimensional(1D)CuO nanowire arrays in situ grown on a three-dimensional(3D)copper foam support were employed as dualfunctional photoanode for both‘solar-to-electricity’and‘electricity-to-chemical’energy conversion in the PA-LIBs.It is found that light energy can be indeed stored and converted into electrical energy through the assembled CuO based PA-LIBs.Without external power source,the photo conversion efficiency of CuO based photocell reaches about 0.34%.Impressively,at a high current density of 4000 m A g^(-1),photoassisted discharge and charge specific capacity of CuO based PA-LIBs respectively receive 64.01%and 60.35%enhancement compared with the net electric charging and discharging process.Mechanism investigation reveals that photogenerated charges from CuO promote the interconversion between Cu^(2+)and Cu^(+)during the discharging/charging process,thus forcing the lithium storage reaction more completely and increasing the specific capacity of the PA-LIBs.This work can provide a general principle for the development of other high-efficient semiconductor-based PA-LIBs.展开更多
Semi-artificial photosynthesis interfacing catalytic protein machinery with synthetic photocatalysts exhibits great potential in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. However, characterizing and manipulating the molecu...Semi-artificial photosynthesis interfacing catalytic protein machinery with synthetic photocatalysts exhibits great potential in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. However, characterizing and manipulating the molecular integration structure at the biotic-abiotic interface remain a challenging task. Herein,the biointerface molecular integration details of photosystem II(PSII)-semiconductor hybrids, including the PSII orientation, interfacial microdomains, and overall structure modulation, are systematically interrogated by lysine reactivity profiling mass spectrometry. We demonstrate the semiconductor surface biocompatibility is essential to the PSII self-assembly with uniform orientation and electroactive structure.Highly directional localization of PSII onto more hydrophilic Ru/Sr Ti O_(3):Rh surface exhibits less disturbance on PSII structure and electron transfer chain, beneficial to the high water splitting activity.Further, rational modification of hydrophobic Ru_(2)S_(3)/Cd S surface with biocompatible protamine can improve the hybrid O_(2)-evolving activity 83.3%. Our results provide the mechanistic understanding to the structure–activity relationship of PSII-semiconductor hybrids and contribute to their rational design in the future.展开更多
We study a radio frequency(RF) wireless energy transfer(WET) enabled multiple input multiple output(MIMO) system. A time slotted transmission pattern is considered. Each slot can be divided into two phases, downlink(D...We study a radio frequency(RF) wireless energy transfer(WET) enabled multiple input multiple output(MIMO) system. A time slotted transmission pattern is considered. Each slot can be divided into two phases, downlink(DL) WET and uplink(UL) wireless information transmission(WIT). Since energy conversion efficiency of the energy harvesting circuits are non.linear, the conventional linear model leads to a mismatch for resource allocation. In this paper, the power allocation algorithm considering the practical non.linear energy harvesting circuits is studied. The optimization problem is formulated to maximize the energy efficiency of system with multiple constraints, i.e., the transmission power, the received power and the minimum harvested energy, which is a non.convex problem. We transform the objective function from fractional form into an equivalent objective function in subtractive form and provide an iterative power allocation algorithm to achieve the optimal solution. Numerical results show that our proposed algorithm with the non.linear RF energy conversion models can achieve much better performance than the algorithm with the conventional linear model.展开更多
基金supported by The Project of“20 Items of University”of Jinan(Grant No.202228078)Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Shandong Province(Grant No.2023KJ107)+2 种基金Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(tsqn201812085)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51903102,Grant No.52376063,Grant No.52302256)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2023MD744223).
文摘Harvesting the immense and renewable osmotic energy with reverse electrodialysis(RED)technology shows great promise in dealing with the ever-growing energy crisis.One key challenge is to improve the output power density with improved trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity.Herein,polyelectrolyte hydrogels(channel width,2.2 nm)with inherent high ion conductivity have been demonstrated to enable excellent selective ion transfer when confined in cylindrical anodized aluminum pore with lateral size even up to the submillimeter scale(radius,0.1 mm).The membrane permeability of the anti-swelling hydrogel can also be further increased with cellulose nanofibers.With real seawater and river water,the output power density of a three-chamber cell on behalf of repeat unit of RED system can reach up to 8.99 W m^(-2)(per unit total membrane area),much better than state-of-the-art membranes.This work provides a new strategy for the preparation of polyelectrolyte hydrogel-based ion-selective membranes,owning broad application prospects in the fields of osmotic energy collection,electrodialysis,flow battery and so on.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52161145409,21976116)SAFEA of China("Belt and Road”Innovative Talent Exchange Foreign Expert Project#2023041004L)(High-end Foreign Expert Project#G2023041021L)the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation of Germany(GroupLinkage Program)。
文摘Direct conversion of solar energy into chemical energy in an environmentally friendly manner is one of the most promising strategies to deal with the environmental pollution and energy crisis.Among a variety of materials developed as photocatalysts,the core-shell metal/covalent-organic framework(MOF or COF)photocatalysts have garnered significant attention due to their highly porous structure and the adjustability in both structure and functionality.The existing reviews on core-shell organic framework photocatalytic materials have mainly focused on core-shell MOF materials.However,there is still a lack of indepth reviews specifically addressing the photocatalytic performance of core-shell COFs and MOFs@COFs.Simultaneously,there is an urgent need for a comprehensive review encompassing these three types of core-shell structures.Based on this,this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and useful guidelines for the exploration of suitable core-shell organic framework photocatalysts towards appropriate photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental governance.Firstly,the classification,synthesis,formation mechanisms,and reasonable regulation of core-shell organic framework were summarized.Then,the photocatalytic applications of these three kinds of core-shell structures in different areas,such as H_(2)evolution,CO_(2)reduction,and pollutants degradation are emphasized.Finally,the main challenges and development prospects of core-shell organic framework photocatalysts were introduced.This review aims to provide insights into the development of a novel generation of efficient and stable core-shell organic framework materials for energy conversion and environmental remediation.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U21A20174 and 52001222)the Science and Technology Innovation Talent Team Project of Shanxi Province(Grant No.202304051001010)+3 种基金the Key National Scientific and Technological Co-operation Projects of Shanxi Province(Grant No.202104041101008)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(Grant No.202303021221045)the Program for the Innovative Talents of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi(PTIT)and the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi(STIP)(Grant No.2022L036).
文摘Electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production is an appealing strategy to reduce carbon emissions and generate renewable fuels.This promising process,however,is limited by its sluggish reaction kinetics and high-cost catalysts.The two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)have presented great potential as electrocatalytic materials due to their tunable bandgaps,abundant defective active sites,and good chemical stability.Consequently,phase engineering,defect engineering and interface engineering have been adopted to manipulate the electronic structure of TMDCs for boosting their exceptional catalytic performance.Particularly,it is essential to clarify the local structure of catalytically active sites of TMDCs and their structural evolution in catalytic reactions using atomic resolution electron microscopy and the booming in situ technologies,which is beneficial for exploring the underlying reaction mechanism.In this review,the growth regulation,characterization,particularly atomic configurations of active sites in TMDCs are summarized.The significant role of electron microscopy in the understanding of the growth mechanism,the controlled synthesis and functional optimization of 2D TMDCs are discussed.This review will shed light on the design and synthesis of novel electrocatalysts with high performance,as well as prompt the application of advanced electron microscopy in the research of materials science.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(Grant number:NRF-2023R1A2C2005864)supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(RS-2024-00406240)+3 种基金supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korean Government(MSIT)(No.2022R1A2C1003853)supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korean Government(MSIT)(No.RS-2023-00217661)Technology Innovation Program(RS-2022-00155961,Development of a high-efficiency drying system for carbon reduction and high-loading electrodes by a flash light source)funded by the Ministry of Trade&,Energy(MOTIE,Korea)supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korean Government(MSIT)(No.2022R1A2C4001497).
文摘This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in light-material interactions(LMIs),focusing on lasers and flash lights for energy conversion and storage applications.We discuss intricate LMI parameters such as light sources,interaction time,and fluence to elucidate their importance in material processing.In addition,this study covers various light-induced photothermal and photochemical processes ranging from melting,crystallization,and ablation to doping and synthesis,which are essential for developing energy materials and devices.Finally,we present extensive energy conversion and storage applications demonstrated by LMI technologies,including energy harvesters,sensors,capacitors,and batteries.Despite the several challenges associated with LMIs,such as complex mechanisms,and high-degrees of freedom,we believe that substantial contributions and potential for the commercialization of future energy systems can be achieved by advancing optical technologies through comprehensive academic research and multidisciplinary collaborations.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (no.2016YFA0202500)National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB932500)the Natural Scientific Foundation of China (nos.21306102 and 21422604)
文摘Nanostructured materials have received tremendous interest due to their unique mechanical/electrical properties and overall behavior contributed by the complex synergy of bulk and interfacial properties for efficient and effective energy conversion and storage. The booming development of nanotechnology affords emerging but effective tools in designing advanced energy material. We reviewed the significant progress and dominated nanostructured energy materials in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, including lithium ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-oxygen batteries, lithium metal batteries, and supercapacitors. The use of nanostructured electrocatalyst for effective electrocatalysis in oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions for fuel cells and metal-air batteries was also included. The challenges in the undesirable side reactions between electrolytes and electrode due to high electrode/electrolyte contact area, low volumetric energy density of electrode owing to low tap density, and uniform production of complex energy materials in working devices should be overcome to fully demonstrate the advanced energy nanostructures for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. The energy chemistry at the interfaces of nanostructured electrode/electrolyte is highly expected to guide the rational design and full demonstration of energy materials in a working device. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.
基金the Australian Research Council for the financial support through its DP and FF programsthe Australian Government for the financial support through the Australian Government Research Training Program ScholarshipThe financial support from National Science Foundation of China(No.513228201)
文摘Photocatalysis. which utilizes solar energy to trigger chemical reactions, is one of the most desirable solar-energy-conversion approaches. Graphitic carbon nitride （g-C3N4）. as an attractive metal-free photocatalyst, has drawn worldwide research interest in the area of solar energy conversion due to its easy synthesis, earth-abundant nature, physicochemical stability and visible-light-responsive properties. Over the past ten years, g-C3N4 based photocatalysts have experienced intensive exploration, and great progress has been achieved. However, the solar conversion efficiency is still far from industrial applications due to the wide bandgap, severe charge recombination, and lack of surface active sites. Many strategies have been proposed to enhance the light absorption, reduce the recombination of charge carriers and accelerate the surface kinetics. This work makes a crucial review about the main contributions of various strategies to the light harvesting, charge separation and surface kinetics of g-C3N4 photocatalyst. Furthermore, the evaluation measurements for the enhanced light harvesting, reduced charge recombination and accelerated surface kinetics will be discussed. In addition, this review proposes future trends to enhance the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 photocatalyst for the solar energy conversion.
基金This work was supported by Taishan Scholars Project Special Funds(tsqn201812083)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019YQ20,2019JMRH0410,ZR2019BB001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972147,51902132,52022037).
文摘Nanomaterials are known to exhibit a number of interesting physical and chemical properties for various applications,including energy conversion and storage,nanoscale electronics,sensors and actuators,photonics devices and even for biomedical purposes.In the past decade,laser as a synthetic technique and laser as a microfabrication technique facilitated nanomaterial preparation and nanostructure construction,including the laser processing-induced carbon and non-carbon nanomaterials,hierarchical structure construction,patterning,heteroatom doping,sputtering etching,and so on.The laser-induced nanomaterials and nanostructures have extended broad applications in electronic devices,such as light–thermal conversion,batteries,supercapacitors,sensor devices,actuators and electrocatalytic electrodes.Here,the recent developments in the laser synthesis of carbon-based and non-carbon-based nanomaterials are comprehensively summarized.An extensive overview on laser-enabled electronic devices for various applications is depicted.With the rapid progress made in the research on nanomaterial preparation through laser synthesis and laser microfabrication technologies,laser synthesis and microfabrication toward energy conversion and storage will undergo fast development.
基金support from the U.S.Department of the Army and U.S.Army Future Commandsupport from the U.S.Army Research Laboratory Senior Research Fellowship Program。
文摘The oxygen evolution reaction(OER)is the essential module in energy conversion and storage devices such as electrolyzer,rechargeable metal–air batteries and regenerative fuel cells.The adsorption energy scaling relations between the reaction intermediates,however,impose a large intrinsic overpotential and sluggish reaction kinetics on OER catalysts.Developing advanced electrocatalysts with high activity and stability based on non-noble metal materials is still a grand challenge.Central to the rational design of novel and high-efficiency catalysts is the development and understanding of quantitative structure–activity relationships,which correlate the catalytic activities with structural and electronic descriptors.This paper comprehensively reviews the benchmark descriptors for OER electrolysis,aiming to give an in-depth understanding on the origins of the electrocatalytic activity of the OER and further contribute to building the theory of electrocatalysis.Meanwhile,the cutting-edge research frontiers for proposing new OER paradigms and crucial strategies to circumvent the scaling relationship are also summarized.Challenges,opportunities and perspectives are discussed,intending to shed some light on the rational design concepts and advance the development of more efficient catalysts for enhancing OER performance.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52177014,52273257,51977009,11774027,51372282,and 51132002).
文摘Advanced electromagnetic devices,as the pillars of the intelligent age,are setting off a grand transformation,redefining the structure of society to present pluralism and diversity.However,the bombardment of electromagnetic radiation on society is also increasingly serious along with the growing popularity of"Big Data".Herein,drawing wisdom and inspiration from nature,an eco-mimetic nanoarchitecture is constructed for the first time,highly integrating the advantages of multiple components and structures to exhibit excellent electromagnetic response.Its electromagnetic properties and internal energy conversion can be flexibly regulated by tailoring microstructure with oxidative molecular layer deposition(oMLD),providing a new cognition to frequency-selective microwave absorption.The optimal reflection loss reaches≈−58 dB,and the absorption frequency can be shifted from high frequency to low frequency by increasing the number of oMLD cycles.Meanwhile,a novel electromagnetic absorption surface is designed to enable ultra-wideband absorption,covering almost the entire K and Ka bands.More importantly,an ingenious self-powered device is constructed using the eco-mimetic nanoarchitecture,which can convert electromagnetic radiation into electric energy for recycling.This work offers a new insight into electromagnetic protection and waste energy recycling,presenting a broad application prospect in radar stealth,information communication,aerospace engineering,etc.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Funds(No.21878226)Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22121004)。
文摘Atomically dispersed metal sites(ADMSs)play key roles in electrochemical energy conversion.The covalent organic frameworks(COFs)enable the precise control of the chemical compositions and structures at the molecular level,making them ideal substrates for supporting ADMSs.In this review,we systematically summarize the recent progress on the design and synthesis of ADMSs in COFs,including embedding molecular catalysts into COFs,immobilizing ADMSs on heteroatom-containing COFs,and preparing COF-derived carbon materials through pyrolysis.The electrocatalytic performance of the resulting catalysts is presented for various electrochemical reactions,involving oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),carbon dioxide reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR),oxygen evolution reaction(OER),hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),and nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR).The modulation strategies of AMDSs in COFs for enhanced activity,selectivity,and stability are highlighted,together with a perspective of the current challenges and the future opportunities in this field.
基金This work was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2022JJ50296,2021JJ40430)the Foundation of Hunan Educational Committee(21C0645,20A389)the Science and Technology Plan Project of Huaihua City(2021R3129,2020R2203).
文摘Graphene-based nanocatalysts have appealed much interest as advanced electrocatalysts toward energy conversion reactions due to their outstanding electrocatalytic performance from the distinctive chemical composites and strong synergistic effects.Aiming to better understand the role of graphene played in enhancing the catalytic performance and offer guidance for fabricating more efficient graphenebased electrocatalysts,we herein summarize the remarkable achievements of graphene-based electrocatalysts for energy-conversion-related reactions.Started by discussing applications of graphene in the electrocatalytic reactions,we have manifested the crucial role of graphene played in promoting the catalytic performance.Subsequently,many representative graphene-based catalyst hybrids for electrocatalytic reactions are also overviewed,showing many effective strategies for the fabrication of more efficient graphene-related materials for the practical application.Finally,the perspective insights and challenging issues are also concluded to provide directions for the future development.
基金supports from the National Key R&D program of China(2019YFC1604602)supports from the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2019YFC1906700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21876049,51878643)。
文摘Electrochemical transformation emerges as an important solution to sustainable energy conversion and chemical production.Conventional electrolytic systems usually operate under galvanostatic or potentiostatic conditions that sometimes result in unsatisfactory efficiencies or selectivities.Pulse electrolysis by pulsating and programming the potentials/currents can feature unique tunability to the electrodeelectrolyte interface properties that can give rise to drastically different electrochemical behaviors compared to the steady-state counterparts.Although invented almost 100 years ago,pulse electrolysis has received little attention over the period,but has recently attracted a revived focus toward the energyefficient electrolysis.This review will summarize the history and recent efforts of pulse electrolysis in three categories:water electrolysis,CO_(2)electrolysis and other electrolysis.In each section,the advantage of pulse electrolysis over steady-state electrolysis will be discussed in detail,giving a comprehensive overview of the pulse effect on the electrolytic systems.Finally,we will provide our vision of future directions in pulse electrolysis based on previous works.
基金financial support from the Nankai UniversityNational Science Foundation of China(No.21875119)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(19JCYBJC17500)the open fund of the key laboratory of advanced functional polymer materials,the ministry of education(Nankai University,KLFPM202001)。
文摘Electrocatalysts play a crucial role in the development of renewable energy conversion and storage nanotechnologies.The unique advantages of heteroatom-doped porous carbon-supported single-atom electrocatalysts(SAC-HDPCs)are clear.These SAC-HDPCs exhibit outstanding activity,selectivity and stability due to their distinct electronic structure,satisfactory conductivity,controllable porosity and heteroatomdoping effect.Rapid and significant developments involving the synthesis,characterization,and structure-property-function relationship of SAC-HDPCs have been made in recent years.In this review,we describe recent research efforts involving advanced(in situ)characterization techniques,innovative synthetic strategies,and electrochemical energy conversion examples of SAC-HDPCs.The electrocatalytic performance of SAC-HDPCs is further considered at an atomic level,and the mechanisms underlying this performance are also discussed in detail.We expect that these analyses and deductions will be useful for the design of new materials and may help to establish a foundation for the design of future SAC-HDPCs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 22022406,21861132016 and 21775074)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(grants 20JCJQJC00110and 20JCYBJC00590)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities-Nankai University(000082)the 111 project(B12015)the National Key R&D Program(2017YFA0206702)。
文摘Plasmonic nanomaterials are sources of light,heat and electrons at nanometer scale.Given the outstanding performance in harvesting and converting solar energy under visible light irradiation,hybrid nanomaterials with plasmonic activity have recently emerged as a new class of advanced photocatalysts.Because of the enhanced charge-separation at hybrid interfaces,the hybrids usually exhibit higher catalytic activity compared with their monometallic counterparts.Here,we review the recent progress on synthesis of plasmonic hybrid nanomaterials and their applications in photocatalysis,including H2 production,CO_(2) reduction and N2 fixation.We hope this review will give systematic and valuable reference on plasmonic solar to chemical energy conversion.
文摘Many wave energy conversion devices have not been well received. The main reasons are that they are too complicated and not economical. However, in the last two decades direct conversion systems have drawn the attention of researchers to their widely distributed energy source due to their simple structure and low cost. The most well-known direct conversion systems presently in use include the Archimedes Wave Swing (AWS) and Power Buoy (PB). In this paper, these two systems were simulated in the same conditions and their behaviors were studied in different wave conditions. In order to verify the simulations, results of the generator of the finite element computations were followed. An attempt was made to determine the merits and drawbacks of each method under different wave conditions by comparing the performance of the two systems. The wave conditions suitable for each system were specified.
基金supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of Peoples Republic of China(No.2019YFE0104800).
文摘In this paper,a novel robust fault-tolerant control scheme based on event-triggered communication mechanism for a variable-speed wind energy conversion system(WECS)with sensor and actuator failures is proposed.The nonlinear WECS with event-triggered mechanism is modeled based on the Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)fuzzy model.By Lyapunov stability theory,the parameter expression of the proposed robust fault-tolerant controller with event-triggered mechanisms is proposed based on a feasible solution of linear matrix inequalities.Compared with the existing WECS fault-tolerant control methods,the proposed scheme significantly reduces the pressure of network packet transmission and improves the robustness and reliability of the WECS.Considering a doubly-fed variable speed constant frequency wind turbine,the eventtriggered mechanism based fault-tolerant control for WECS is analyzed considering system model uncertainty.Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme is feasible and effective.
文摘The advancement and growth of nanotechnology lead to realizing new and novel multi-metallic nanostructures with well-defined sizes and morphology,resulting in an improvement in their performance in various catalytic applications.The trimetallic nanostructured materials are synthesized and designed in different architectures for energy conversion electrocatalysis.The as-synthesized trimetallic nanostructures have found unique physiochemical properties due to the synergistic combination of the three different metals in their structures.A vast array of approaches such as hydrothermal,solvothermal,seedgrowth,galvanic replacement reaction,biological,and other methods are employed to synthesize the trimetallic nanostructures.Noteworthy,the trimetallic nanostructures showed better performance and durability in the electrocatalytic fuel cells.In the present review,we provide a comprehensive overview of the recent strategies employed for synthesizing trimetallic nanostructures and their energy-related applications.With a particular focus on hydrogen evolution,alcohol oxidations,oxygen evolution,and others,we highlight the latest achievements in the field.
基金supported by the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(NZ2021029)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21802046 and 21972048)。
文摘Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper oxide(CuO)is one of the most popular candidates in both LIBs and photocatalysis.While CuO based PA-LIBs have never been reported yet.Herein,one-dimensional(1D)CuO nanowire arrays in situ grown on a three-dimensional(3D)copper foam support were employed as dualfunctional photoanode for both‘solar-to-electricity’and‘electricity-to-chemical’energy conversion in the PA-LIBs.It is found that light energy can be indeed stored and converted into electrical energy through the assembled CuO based PA-LIBs.Without external power source,the photo conversion efficiency of CuO based photocell reaches about 0.34%.Impressively,at a high current density of 4000 m A g^(-1),photoassisted discharge and charge specific capacity of CuO based PA-LIBs respectively receive 64.01%and 60.35%enhancement compared with the net electric charging and discharging process.Mechanism investigation reveals that photogenerated charges from CuO promote the interconversion between Cu^(2+)and Cu^(+)during the discharging/charging process,thus forcing the lithium storage reaction more completely and increasing the specific capacity of the PA-LIBs.This work can provide a general principle for the development of other high-efficient semiconductor-based PA-LIBs.
基金the financial supported by National Key R&D Program of China,China(2019YFE0119300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China,China(32088101,91853101,and 22075280)+2 种基金the Original Innovation Project of CAS,China(ZDBSLY-SLH032)the Excellent Young Scientist Grant of Liaoning Province,China(2019-YQ-07)the grant from DICP(DICPI202007)。
文摘Semi-artificial photosynthesis interfacing catalytic protein machinery with synthetic photocatalysts exhibits great potential in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. However, characterizing and manipulating the molecular integration structure at the biotic-abiotic interface remain a challenging task. Herein,the biointerface molecular integration details of photosystem II(PSII)-semiconductor hybrids, including the PSII orientation, interfacial microdomains, and overall structure modulation, are systematically interrogated by lysine reactivity profiling mass spectrometry. We demonstrate the semiconductor surface biocompatibility is essential to the PSII self-assembly with uniform orientation and electroactive structure.Highly directional localization of PSII onto more hydrophilic Ru/Sr Ti O_(3):Rh surface exhibits less disturbance on PSII structure and electron transfer chain, beneficial to the high water splitting activity.Further, rational modification of hydrophobic Ru_(2)S_(3)/Cd S surface with biocompatible protamine can improve the hybrid O_(2)-evolving activity 83.3%. Our results provide the mechanistic understanding to the structure–activity relationship of PSII-semiconductor hybrids and contribute to their rational design in the future.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China (61372070)Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (2015JM6324)+2 种基金Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (2015A610117)Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2015DFT10160)the 111 Project (B08038)
文摘We study a radio frequency(RF) wireless energy transfer(WET) enabled multiple input multiple output(MIMO) system. A time slotted transmission pattern is considered. Each slot can be divided into two phases, downlink(DL) WET and uplink(UL) wireless information transmission(WIT). Since energy conversion efficiency of the energy harvesting circuits are non.linear, the conventional linear model leads to a mismatch for resource allocation. In this paper, the power allocation algorithm considering the practical non.linear energy harvesting circuits is studied. The optimization problem is formulated to maximize the energy efficiency of system with multiple constraints, i.e., the transmission power, the received power and the minimum harvested energy, which is a non.convex problem. We transform the objective function from fractional form into an equivalent objective function in subtractive form and provide an iterative power allocation algorithm to achieve the optimal solution. Numerical results show that our proposed algorithm with the non.linear RF energy conversion models can achieve much better performance than the algorithm with the conventional linear model.
