A trilayered Pd/MnOx/Pd nanomembrane greatly enhances the properties of Li–Oxygen batteries.
Energy
Sungas Instead of Syngas
Hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas (sungas) is generated in a solar thermal electrochemical process (STEP) from water and carbon dioxide.
Porous molybdenum-based nanocomposites for efficient hydrogen evolution
Researchers develop nanoscale materials that can improve the activities and stabilities of HER catalysts.
Charge correlations in cobaltates
Guo et al. reported on a systematic elastic neutron scattering study of the charge correlations in La2CoO4 as a function of Sr-doping.
Disordered cathodes for Li-ion batteries
An oxyfluoride-based cathode material for Li-ion batteries with high practical specific capacity beyond that of classical systems has been developed.
Excitons in metal-halide perovskites
Menendez-Proupin et al. study excitons in metal-halide perovskites using the effective mass approximation providing better agreement with the experiment.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – November 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Stable Performance and Reduced Cost for Electrocatalysts
A new hybrid catalyst technology with reduced platinum content delivers lower system costs and improved ORR activity, stability, and fuel cell performance.
A Total Eclipse of the Sun: The Response of Photovoltaics in Germany
How the German electrical power grid withstood the the 2015 solar eclipse despite the disruption of energy production from solar power.
Molecular design improves polymer solar cell performance
Yang et al. present a new method to tune the HOMO level of a TT-based polymer for higher efficiency polymer solar cells.
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