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Interplay of Lithium Intercalation and Plating on a Single Graphite Particle Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Tao Gao; Yu Han; Dimitrios Fraggedakis; Supratim Das; Tingtao Zhou; Che-Ning Yeh; Shengming Xu; William C. Chueh; Ju Li; Martin Z. Bazant
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New Dimensions of Vulnerability to Energy and Transport Poverty Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Mari Martiskainen; Benjamin K. Sovacool; Max Lacey-Barnacle; Debbie Hopkins; Kirsten E.H. Jenkins; Neil Simcock; Giulio Mattioli; Stefan Bouzarovski
Dr. Mari Martiskainen is a senior research fellow at Sussex Energy Group (SEG), Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), based at the University of Sussex. Martiskainen is also the theme lead for equity and justice at the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS), based at University of Oxford. She is an expert in energy policy and sustainability transitions research, focusing on justice
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Tandem and Hybrid Processes for Carbon Dioxide Utilization Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Sean Overa; Tony G. Feric; Ah-Hyung Alissa Park; Feng Jiao
Download : Download high-res image (208KB) Download : Download full-size imageSean Overa received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina and is currently a chemical engineering PhD student in the Jiao group at the University of Delaware. His research is on electrochemical processes and reactor design, with a focus in two-step electrochemical conversion of CO2. Primarily
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Breakthrough: Phase-Pure 2D Perovskite Films Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Fei Zhang; Kai Zhu
Obtaining phase-pure 2D perovskite films will extend the understanding and applications in various optoelectronic fields. Recently in Nature Energy, Liang and coworkers first present phase-pure 2D perovskites by replacing BAI with BAAc, showing stronger ionic coordination with the perovskite framework. A PCE of 16.25% with enhanced stability was obtained.
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Understanding What Controls the Rate of Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Reshma R. Rao; Ifan E.L. Stephens; James R. Durrant
Obtaining molecular scale information about the water oxidation mechanism is challenging. In Nature, using experimental and theoretical tools, Nong et al. determine that the rate-determining step on state-of-the-art iridium dioxide involves the chemical O-O bond formation between a water molecule and adsorbed oxygen; the accumulation of oxidized states reduces the barrier for this step.
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Bubbles: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Jason Keonhag Lee; Aimy Bazylak
Bubbles are bad news for electrolysis due to undesired overpotentials, though their impact may be even further reaching than previously understood. In a recent report in Energy & Environmental Science, Kempler and researchers control the microstructure of electrodes to minimize overpotentials caused by bubbles in a photoelectrochemical cell.
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Rwanda’s Off-Grid Solar Performance Targets Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota
The United Nations Statistical Commission’s Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals (IAEG-SDG) settled on 230 guidelines to assess the 17 SDGs and 169 Targets. The clause of “Leave No One Behind” and scarcity of data in most deserving countries made the UN 2030 Agenda agree on 169 Targets. Recently in Energy Policy, Bisaga et al. used synergies and trade-offs of SDG7 to assess
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Theoretical Minimum Thermal Load in Buildings Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Chuck Booten; Prakash Rao; Vi Rapp; Roderick Jackson; Ravi Prasher
Building cooling and heating accounts for a large portion of total global energy use and requires commensurate amounts of resources, which contribute significantly to global warming. Traditionally, addressing this issue has meant improving the efficiency of equipment supplying the thermal energy, reducing envelope heat transfer, and reducing air infiltration. However, this approach is already reaching
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Multi-input, Multi-output Hybrid Energy Systems Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Douglas J. Arent; Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton; David C. Miller; Thomas J. Tarka; Jill A. Engel-Cox; Richard D. Boardman; Peter C. Balash; Mark F. Ruth; Jordan Cox; David J. Garfield
Jurisdictions and industries are setting ambitious goals to decarbonize energy systems. Low-cost wind, solar, and natural gas and the resultant dynamic electric grid require energy technologies to adapt in order to meet key attributes for modern energy systems: resilience, reliability, security, affordability, flexibility, and sustainability. When considering energy sources independently and competitively
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Alcohol Production from Carbon Dioxide: Methanol as a Fuel and Chemical Feedstock Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Seda Sarp; Santiago Gonzalez Hernandez; Chi Chen; Stafford W. Sheehan
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Peering into Batteries: Electrochemical Insight Through In Situ and Operando Methods over Multiple Length Scales Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Wenzao Li; Diana M. Lutz; Lei Wang; Kenneth J. Takeuchi; Amy C. Marschilok; Esther S. Takeuchi
In order to overcome the limitations of static and destructive characterizations of Li-ion battery materials and components, comprehensive investigation peering into batteries over various length and time scales is essential. In this regard, emerging in situ and operando characterization methodologies focusing on multiple size domains become a powerful approach to resolve current challenges and navigate
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Design and Manufacture of 3D-Printed Batteries Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Zhiyang Lyu; Gwendolyn J.H. Lim; J. Justin Koh; Yi Li; Yanwen Ma; Jun Ding; Jinlan Wang; Zheng Hu; John Wang; Wei Chen; Yunfei Chen
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The Value of Inter-Regional Coordination and Transmission in Decarbonizing the US Electricity System Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 Patrick R. Brown; Audun Botterud
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Thermodynamic Discrimination between Energy Sources for Chemical Reactions Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Zachary J. Schiffer; Aditya M. Limaye; Karthish Manthiram
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Modular Electrochemical Synthesis Using a Redox Reservoir Paired with Independent Half-Reactions Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 Fengmei Wang; Wenjie Li; Rui Wang; Tianqi Guo; Hongyuan Sheng; Hui-Chun Fu; Shannon S. Stahl; Song Jin
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Surface Engineering of Ambient-Air-Processed Cesium Lead Triiodide Layers for Efficient Solar Cells Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-09 So Me Yoon; Hanul Min; Jong Beom Kim; Gwisu Kim; Kyoung Su Lee; Sang Il Seok
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Efficient Organic Solar Cells from Molecular Orientation Control of M-Series Acceptors Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Yunlong Ma; Ming Zhang; Shuo Wan; Pan Yin; Pengsong Wang; Dongdong Cai; Feng Liu; Qingdong Zheng
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Monitoring of Photovoltaic System Performance Using Outdoor Suns-VOC Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Alexander C. Killam; Joseph F. Karas; André Augusto; Stuart G. Bowden
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High Performance Printed AgO-Zn Rechargeable Battery for Flexible Electronics Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Lu Yin; Jonathan Scharf; Jessica Ma; Jean-Marie Doux; Christopher Redquest; Viet L. Le; Yijie Yin; Jeff Ortega; Xia Wei; Joseph Wang; Ying Shirley Meng
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D-A-π-A-D-type Dopant-free Hole Transport Material for Low-Cost, Efficient, and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Tianqi Niu; Weiya Zhu; Yiheng Zhang; Qifan Xue; Xuechen Jiao; Zijie Wang; Yue-Min Xie; Ping Li; Runfeng Chen; Fei Huang; Yuan Li; Hin-Lap Yip; Yong Cao
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Global Atlas of Closed-Loop Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Matthew Stocks; Ryan Stocks; Bin Lu; Cheng Cheng; Andrew Blakers
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A reaction engineering approach to non-aqueous battery lifetime Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Sophia E. Lee; Oliver C. Harris; Tana Siboonruang; Maureen Tang
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The metamorphosis of rechargeable magnesium batteries Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Rana Mohtadi; Oscar Tutusaus; Timothy S. Arthur; Zhirong Zhao-Karger; Maximilian Fichtner
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Manufacturing energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics consumption Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Scott R. Nicholson; Nicholas A. Rorrer; Alberta C. Carpenter; Gregg T. Beckham
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Ultrahigh Electricity Generation from Low-Frequency Mechanical Energy by Efficient Energy Management Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Zhao Wang; Wenlin Liu; Wencong He; Hengyu Guo; Li Long; Yi Xi; Xue Wang; Anping Liu; Chenguo Hu
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Direct Observation on p- to n-Type Transformation of Perovskite Surface Region during Defect Passivation Driving High Photovoltaic Efficiency Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Shaobing Xiong; Zhangyu Hou; Shijie Zou; Xiaoshuang Lu; Jianming Yang; Tianyu Hao; Zihao Zhou; Jianhua Xu; Yihan Zeng; Wei Xiao; Wei Dong; Danqin Li; Xiang Wang; Zhigao Hu; Lin Sun; Yuning Wu; Xianjie Liu; Liming Ding; Qinye Bao
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Electrocaloric cooling over high device temperature span Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Yuan Meng; Junhong Pu; Qibing Pei
Electrocaloric cooling demonstrates direct electricity utilization and high energy efficiency, and is often proposed as an environmentally benign, solid-state alternative to the conventional vapor compression cooling technology. As a result, the fabrication of effective electrocaloric materials and engineering of electrocaloric cooling devices have attracted increasing attention in the cooling community
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Large-Molecule Decomposition Products of Electrolytes and Additives Revealed by On-Electrode Chromatography and MALDI Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Chen Fang; Jonathan Lau; Dion Hubble; Piyachai Khomein; Eric A. Dailing; Yi Liu; Gao Liu
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Elucidating the Full Potential of OPV Materials Utilizing a High-Throughput Robot-Based Platform and Machine Learning Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Xiaoyan Du; Larry Lüer; Thomas Heumueller; Jerrit Wagner; Christian Berger; Tobias Osterrieder; Jonas Wortmann; Stefan Langner; Uyxing Vongsaysy; Melanie Bertrand; Ning Li; Tobias Stubhan; Jens Hauch; Christoph J. Brabec
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Efficient Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to C2+ Alcohols at Defect-Site-Rich Cu Surface Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Zhengxiang Gu; Hao Shen; Zheng Chen; Yaoyue Yang; Chao Yang; Yali Ji; Yuhang Wang; Chan Zhu; Junlang Liu; Jun Li; Tsun-Kong Sham; Xin Xu; Gengfeng Zheng
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To decarbonize industry, we must decarbonize heat Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Gregory P. Thiel; Addison K. Stark
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Manufacturing scalability implications of materials choice in inorganic solid-state batteries Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Kevin J. Huang; Gerbrand Ceder; Elsa A. Olivetti
The pursuit of scalable and manufacturable all-solid-state batteries continues to intensify, motivated by the rapidly increasing demand for safe, dense electrical energy storage. In this perspective, we describe the numerous, often conflicting implications of materials choices that have been made in the search for effective mitigations to the interfacial instabilities plaguing solid-state batteries
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Efficient and Stable Graded CsPbI3−xBrx Perovskite Solar Cells and Submodules by Orthogonal Processable Spray Coating Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Jin Hyuck Heo; Fei Zhang; Chuanxiao Xiao; Su Jeong Heo; Jin Kyoung Park; Joseph J. Berry; Kai Zhu; Sang Hyuk Im
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Utilization of Trapped Optical Modes for White Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes with Efficiency over 12% Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Ziming Chen; Zhenchao Li; Zhen Chen; Ruoxi Xia; Guangruixing Zou; Linghao Chu; Shi-Jian Su; Junbiao Peng; Hin-Lap Yip; Yong Cao
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Systematic Analysis Reveals Thermal Separations Are Not Necessarily Most Energy Intensive Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Jose Adrian Chavez Velasco; Mohit Tawarmalani; Rakesh Agrawal
At the industrial level, separation of a variety of mixtures is predominantly carried out by thermally driven processes such as distillation. Nevertheless, the current literature seems to suggest that much is to be gained by replacing these processes with alternative non-thermal methods, which will potentially require a fraction of the energy used by distillation. This is primarily due to the widespread
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Utility-Scale Portable Energy Storage Systems Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Guannan He; Jeremy Michalek; Soummya Kar; Qixin Chen; Da Zhang; Jay F. Whitacre
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The Application of Data-Driven Methods and Physics-Based Learning for Improving Battery Safety Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Donal P. Finegan; Juner Zhu; Xuning Feng; Matt Keyser; Marcus Ulmefors; Wei Li; Martin Z. Bazant; Samuel J. Cooper
Enabling accurate prediction of battery failure will lead to safer battery systems, as well as accelerating cell design and manufacturing processes for increased consistency and reliability. Data-driven prediction methods have shown promise for accurately predicting cell behaviors with low computational cost, but they are expensive to train. Furthermore, given that the risk of battery failure is already
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Harnessing Interfacial Electron Transfer in Redox Flow Batteries Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Tejal V. Sawant; Carissa S. Yim; Thomas J. Henry; Dean M. Miller; James R. McKone
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Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Joseph F. DeCarolis; Paulina Jaramillo; Jeremiah X. Johnson; David L. McCollum; Evelina Trutnevyte; David C. Daniels; Gökçe Akın-Olçum; Joule Bergerson; Soolyeon Cho; Joon-Ho Choi; Michael T. Craig; Anderson R. de Queiroz; Hadi Eshraghi; Christopher S. Galik; Timothy G. Gutowski; Karl R. Haapala; Bri-Mathias Hodge; Simi Hoque; Yuyu Zhou
The authors are founding team members of a new effort to develop an Open Energy Outlook for the United States. The effort aims to apply best practices of policy-focused energy system modeling, ensure transparency, build a networked community, and work toward a common purpose: examining possible US energy system futures to inform energy and climate policy efforts. Individual author biographies can be
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Fusion of Slippery Interfaces and Transistor-Inspired Architecture for Water Kinetic Energy Harvesting Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-10-14 Wanghuai Xu; Zuankai Wang
Download : Download high-res image (171KB) Download : Download full-size imageWanghuai Xu is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong and the Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, at University of Science and Technology of China. His research interest focuses on water-based energy harvesting, electrical
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Digestion of Ambient Humidity for Energy Generation Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-05 Yaoxin Zhang; Dilip Krishna Nandakumar; Swee Ching Tan
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Speeding up Perovskite Module Fabrication Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Brandon R. Sutherland
The rate at which emerging photovoltaic modules are fabricated is an important lever to reduce manufacturing costs, one often underrepresented in solar cell research. In this issue of Joule, Rolston and co-authors demonstrate rapid, air-ambient spray deposition of metal halide perovskite thin films at a rate of 12 m/min for efficient solar cell modules. Their findings point to the feasibility of scaling
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Self-Driving Laboratories Coming of Age Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 George Crabtree
A self-driving laboratory autonomously explores high concentration water-in-salt electrolyte blends containing three or four anions.
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Electrolysis in Flux Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Michelle Muzzio
Renewable energy sources fluctuate. However, the future of electrochemical conversion processes relies on sustainable and economically viable electricity generated from renewable sources. Modestino and co-workers in Cell Reports Physical Science highlight the intersection of electrical and chemical engineering in an electrolysis setup working with the fluctuating prices of renewable electricity.
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Improving the Economics of Battery Storage Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Peter D. Lund
Batteries can provide power system flexibility and ancillary services important to integration of variable renewable electricity. The high battery cost hampers their wider use. Englberger et al. show in Cell Reports Physical Science that the case for battery storage could be significantly improved by considering multiple revenue streams using dynamic stacking of applications.
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Visualizing the Invisible in Perovskites Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Songhua Cai; Yuanyuan Zhou
Halide perovskites are promising for a spectrum of energy applications including photovoltaics. Decisively characterizing microstructures of perovskites is critical yet challenging due to their soft characteristics. Recently, Rothmann et al. employed low-dose, low-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy to image perovskite thin films at the atomic scale, unveiling key structural
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Membrane Electrolyzers for Impure-Water Splitting Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-10-19 Grace A. Lindquist; Qiucheng Xu; Sebastian Z. Oener; Shannon W. Boettcher
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High-Index-Facet- and High-Surface-Energy Nanocrystals of Metals and Metal Oxides as Highly Efficient Catalysts Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-05 Chi Xiao; Bang-An Lu; Peng Xue; Na Tian; Zhi-You Zhou; Xiao Lin; Wen-Feng Lin; Shi-Gang Sun
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A New General Paradigm for Understanding and Preventing Li Metal Penetration through Solid Electrolytes Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Yue Qi; Chunmei Ban; Stephen J. Harris
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Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Panpan Xu; Qiang Dai; Hongpeng Gao; Haodong Liu; Minghao Zhang; Mingqian Li; Yan Chen; Ke An; Ying Shirley Meng; Ping Liu; Yanran Li; Jeffrey S. Spangenberger; Linda Gaines; Jun Lu; Zheng Chen
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De-risking Renewable Energy Investments in Developing Countries: A Multilateral Guarantee Mechanism Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 David Matthäus; Michael Mehling
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Stabilizing Perovskite Solar Cells to IEC61215:2016 Standards with over 9,000-h Operational Tracking Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-10-16 Anyi Mei; Yusong Sheng; Yue Ming; Yue Hu; Yaoguang Rong; Weihua Zhang; Shulin Luo; Guangren Na; Chengbo Tian; Xiaomeng Hou; Yuli Xiong; Zhihui Zhang; Shuang Liu; Satoshi Uchida; Tae-Woong Kim; Yongbo Yuan; Lijun Zhang; Yinhua Zhou; Hongwei Han
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Identifying the Soft Nature of Defective Perovskite Surface Layer and Its Removal Using a Facile Mechanical Approach Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Shangshang Chen; Ye Liu; Xun Xiao; Zhenhua Yu; Yehao Deng; Xuezeng Dai; Zhenyi Ni; Jinsong Huang
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Rapid Open-Air Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Modules Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-25 Nicholas Rolston; William J. Scheideler; Austin C. Flick; Justin P. Chen; Hannah Elmaraghi; Andrew Sleugh; Oliver Zhao; Michael Woodhouse; Reinhold H. Dauskardt
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Passive Sub-Ambient Cooling from a Transparent Evaporation-Insulation Bilayer Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Zhengmao Lu; Elise Strobach; Ningxin Chen; Nicola Ferralis; Jeffrey C. Grossman
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Lightweight, Passive Radiative Cooling to Enhance Concentrating Photovoltaics Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-05 Ze Wang; David Kortge; Jie Zhu; Zhiguang Zhou; Hans Torsina; Changkyun Lee; Peter Bermel
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Upscaling of Thermomagnetic Generators Based on Heusler Alloy Films Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-20 Joel Joseph; Makoto Ohtsuka; Hiroyuki Miki; Manfred Kohl
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A Passive High-Temperature High-Pressure Solar Steam Generator for Medical Sterilization Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Lin Zhao; Bikram Bhatia; Lenan Zhang; Elise Strobach; Arny Leroy; Manoj K. Yadav; Sungwoo Yang; Thomas A. Cooper; Lee A. Weinstein; Anish Modi; Shireesh B. Kedare; Gang Chen; Evelyn N. Wang
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Microstructural Evolution of Battery Electrodes During Calendering Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Xuekun Lu; Sohrab R. Daemi; Antonio Bertei; Matthew D.R. Kok; Kieran B. O’Regan; Lara Rasha; Juyeon Park; Gareth Hinds; Emma Kendrick; Dan J.L. Brett; Paul R. Shearing
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N2 Fixation by Plasma-Activated Processes Joule (IF 27.054) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Lea R. Winter; Jingguang G. Chen
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