Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created soft polymer materials capable of thermoelectric energy generation.
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Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications presents selected highlights in the exciting field of ionic liquid-based polymers.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – July 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
ZSW Sets New World Record for Thin-film Solar Cells
The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has nudged up the performance bar for thin-film solar cells yet another notch.
Highly efficient ORR electrocatalysts derived from MOFs
A NUS team has reported a highly efficient ORR electrocatalyst derived from an iron-based metal–organic framework (MOF).
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A newly discovered phenomena enables the separation of the key physical parameters that limit the efficiency of conventional thermoelectrics.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – June
Take a look at the great cover images from the June issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
Ion Intercalation Boosts Capacitance of Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have developed a two-step ion intercalation strategy to enhance the capacitance of graphene-based electrodes.
Porous Nanowires for High-Rate Sodium-Ion Batteries
Researchers from China have embedded carbon-coated NVP nanoparticles in carbon nanowires to create a promising cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.
A New Solar Cell with a CdS Layer for Improved Efficiency
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