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    A previously undescribed photocatalytic approach enables the effective p-type and n-type doping of organic semiconductors at room temperature using only widely available weak dopants such as oxygen and triethylamine.

    • Wenlong Jin
    • , Chi-Yuan Yang
    •  & Simone Fabiano

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    We report a strategy that yields thermally and hydrothermally stable silicates by expansion of a one-dimensional silicate chain with an intercalated silylating agent that separates and connects the chains.

    • Zihao Rei Gao
    • , Huajian Yu
    •  & Miguel A. Camblor

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    Use of a chain-ether-based solvent instead of tetrahydrofuran for lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction enables long-term continuous ammonia electrosynthesis with high efficiency and improved gas-phase ammonia distribution.

    • Shaofeng Li
    • , Yuanyuan Zhou
    •  & Ib Chorkendorff

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    A conductive, low-melting-point and healable sulfur iodide material aids the practical realization of solid-state Li–S batteries, which have high theoretical energy densities and show potential in next-generation battery chemistry.

    • Jianbin Zhou
    • , Manas Likhit Holekevi Chandrappa
    •  & Ping Liu

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    | Open Access

    A synergistic dopant-additive combination strategy using methylammonium chloride as the dopant and a Lewis-basic ionic-liquid additive is shown to enable the fabrication of perovskite solar modules achieving record certified performance and long-term operational stability.

    • Bin Ding
    • , Yong Ding
    •  & Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

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    An electrolyte design using small-sized fluoroacetonitrile solvents to form a ligand channel produces lithium-ion batteries simultaneously achieving high energy density, fast charging and wide operating temperature range, desirable features for batteries working in extreme conditions.

    • Di Lu
    • , Ruhong Li
    •  & Xiulin Fan

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    Calendar ageing of lithium metal batteries in the discharged state improves capacity retention through isolated lithium recovery, which is in contrast with the capacity degradation observed during charged state calendar ageing.

    • Wenbo Zhang
    • , Philaphon Sayavong
    •  & Yi Cui

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    We develop a proton-exchange membrane system that reduces CO2 to formic acid at a catalyst that is derived from waste lead–acid batteries and in which a lattice carbon activation mechanism contributes.

    • Wensheng Fang
    • , Wei Guo
    •  & Bao Yu Xia

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    A study reports a combination of processing, optimization and low-damage deposition methods for the production of silicon heterojunction solar cells exhibiting flexibility and high performance.

    • Yang Li
    • , Xiaoning Ru
    •  & Zongping Shao

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    | Open Access

    Single-cycle terahertz pumps are used to impulsively trigger ionic hopping in battery solid electrolytes, probing ion transport at its fastest limit and demonstrating the connection between activated transport and the thermodynamics of information.

    • Andrey D. Poletayev
    • , Matthias C. Hoffmann
    •  & Aaron M. Lindenberg

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    The inclusion of a Mg–Bi-based interlayer between the lithium metal and solid electrolyte and a F-rich interlayer on the cathode improves the stability and performance of solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

    • Hongli Wan
    • , Zeyi Wang
    •  & Chunsheng Wang

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    The use of anion–π interactions during perovskite film formation is shown to give better quality perovskite layers with high phase purity, leading to improved photovoltaic devices with high power conversion efficiency.

    • Zijian Huang
    • , Yang Bai
    •  & Huanping Zhou

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    An independently certified power conversion efficiency of 32.5% for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells is achieved through improved charge transfer at the amorphous indium zinc oxide interconnecting layer and reduced optical losses at the front and rear electrodes.

    • Erkan Aydin
    • , Esma Ugur
    •  & Stefaan De Wolf

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    Heterogeneous geminal-atom catalysts, which pair single-atom sites in specific coordination and spatial proximity, offer a new avenue for the sustainable manufacture of fine chemicals.

    • Xiao Hai
    • , Yang Zheng
    •  & Jiong Lu

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    We report the production of MoS2 nanosheets with high phase purity, showing that the 2H-phase templates facilitate epitaxial growth of Pt nanoparticles, whereas the 1T′ phase supports single-atomically dispersed Pt atoms.

    • Zhenyu Shi
    • , Xiao Zhang
    •  & Hua Zhang

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    A route to greatly elevate joint densities of states by introducing a flat-band electronic structure is demonstrated, showing metallic λ-Ti3O5 powders have a high solar absorptivity and offering insights into access to cost-effective solar-to-steam generation.

    • Bo Yang
    • , Zhiming Zhang
    •  & Liang Zuo

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    In situ liquid-cell electrochemical transmission electron microscopy allows the direct visualization of the transformation of lithium polysulfides over electrode surfaces at the atomic scale, leading to a new energy-storage mechanism in lithium–sulfur batteries.

    • Shiyuan Zhou
    • , Jie Shi
    •  & Hong-Gang Liao

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    The black phase of formamidinium lead iodide perovskite is used to make highly efficient solar cells, and a technique to improve its purity and stability by controlling crystal nucleation could make them even better.

    • Pengju Shi
    • , Yong Ding
    •  & Rui Wang

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    Analysis of dendrite initiation, owing to filling of pores with lithium by means of microcracks, and propagation, caused by wedge opening, shows that there are two separate processes during dendrite failure of lithium metal solid-state batteries.

    • Ziyang Ning
    • , Guanchen Li
    •  & Peter G. Bruce

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    An analysis of chemical processes to immobilize lead from perovskite solar cells is presented, highlighting the need for a standard lead-leakage test and mathematical model to reliably evaluate the potential environmental risk of perovskite optoelectronics.

    • Hui Zhang
    • , Jin-Wook Lee
    •  & Nam-Gyu Park

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    A dimethylacridine-based molecular doping process is used to construct a well-matched p-perovskite/indium tin oxide contact, along with all-round passivation of grain boundaries, achieving a certified power conversion efficiency of 25.39%.

    • Qin Tan
    • , Zhaoning Li
    •  & Zhubing He

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    The authors develop a strategy that allows the diffusion limit of ions in water to be approached for large-area, free-standing, synthetic membranes using covalently bonded polymer frameworks with rigidity-confined ion channels.

    • Peipei Zuo
    • , Chunchun Ye
    •  & Tongwen Xu

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    | Open Access

    Time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy is used to observe the primary step of singlet fission with orbital resolution indicating a charge-transfer mediated mechanism with a hybridization of states in the lowest bright singlet exciton.

    • Alexander Neef
    • , Samuel Beaulieu
    •  & Ralph Ernstorfer

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    By creating nanosized grains and defects in lanthanum trihydride, its electronic conductivity can be suppressed, transforming it into a superionic conductor at −40 °C with a record high H− conductivity.

    • Weijin Zhang
    • , Jirong Cui
    •  & Ping Chen

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    A LaCl3-based lithium superionic conductor is developed that has excellent interfacial compatibility with lithium metal electrodes, with its optimized Li0.388Ta0.238La0.475Cl3 electrolyte exhibiting good Li+ conductivity and low activation energy.

    • Yi-Chen Yin
    • , Jing-Tian Yang
    •  & Hong-Bin Yao

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    A self-assembled monolayer of (4-(7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazol-7-yl)butyl)phosphonic acid is integrated in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells, which enables a high power conversion efficiency and low open-circuit voltage deficiency, as well as efficient centimetre-scale all-perovskite tandem solar cells.

    • Rui He
    • , Wanhai Wang
    •  & Dewei Zhao

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    Because open-circuit voltage deficit is greater in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells, the authors introduce diammonium molecules to modify perovskite surface states and achieve a more uniform spatial distribution of surface potential, enabling record voltage all-perovskite tandem solar cells.

    • Hao Chen
    • , Aidan Maxwell
    •  & Edward H. Sargent

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    Using a stable and viscosity-tunable perovskite ink, a hybrid perovskite thin-film photovoltaic device can be deposited by the screen-printing method, which exhibits higher efficiency compared with previously investigated techniques.

    • Changshun Chen
    • , Jianxin Chen
    •  & Wei Huang

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    An electron transfer mechanism that involves a light-triggered geometric conversion between metal and oxygen redox chemistry shows superior performance compared with approaches that use either metal or oxygen redox chemistry.

    • Xiaopeng Wang
    • , Shibo Xi
    •  & Junmin Xue

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