Laser modified MnO2 cathode for augmented performance aqueous zinc ion batteries

MM Mohamed, YP Hardianto, A Hussain… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Manganese dioxide (MnO 2) is a highly desirable cathode material for aqueous zinc ion
batteries (AZIBs) due to its eco-friendliness, affordability, high voltage operation, and …

Spiers Memorial Lecture: Next generation chalcogenide-based absorbers for thin-film solar cells

DB Mitzi, Y Kim - Faraday Discussions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inorganic-based thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) represents an important component of the
growing low-carbon energy market and plays a vital role in the drive toward lower cost and …

Se as hetero-nucleation seeds reinforcing intermetallic diffusion for improved electrodeposition-processed CZTS solar cells

J Liu, X Wu, Y Xue, S Liu, Z Zhu, X Liu, K Cheng, Z Du - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Pure sulfide-based Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) stands as a competitive photovoltaic
material, composted of earth-abundant, low-cost, and stable constituent elements. The …

Controlled synthesis of GeSe2 and GeSe nanostructures induced by TBAB

H Yang, Y Wu, LY Hu, JJ Wang, F Wang, XH Xu - Rare Metals, 2023 - Springer
Ge-based selenides have attracted extensive attention as promising candidates for future
optoelectronic applications. Despite great progress has been achieved, the controlled …

Interfacial engineering for efficient and stable two-terminal perovskite-based tandem solar cells

Y Li, DS Yao, F Long, GZ Zhang, F Yu - Rare Metals, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Two-terminal (2T) tandem solar cells (TSCs) are optically and electrically connected
by two subcells with complementary bandgaps, which are designed to overcome the …

Simulation of highly efficient GeSe-based solar cells with SCAPS-1D

ZP Huang, YX Chen, ZH Huang, WW Lin, Y Mao… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Recently GeSe has developed as a promising light harvesting material by enjoying to its
optical and electrical features as well as earth-abundant and low-toxic constituent elements …

Investigation of different configurations in GeSe solar cells for their performance improvement

A Bala Sairam, Y Singh, Mamta, M Kumar… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thin‐film‐based photovoltaics offer affordable solar panels (high energy output per unit
cost). Various materials have been used for thin‐film solar cells, and still, new materials are …

KOH pre-activation towards the enhanced discharge performance of the fluorinated needle coke cathode materials

C Liu, X Wu, L Chen, Y Li, X Wang, S Chen… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, fluorination of activated carbons derived from needle coke were employed to
synthesize fluorinated carbons (CF x), which are utilized as cathode materials for high …

Thickness-dependent ultrafast nonlinear optical response of germanium selenide nanosheets

J Mu, Z Yang, Q Zhang, X Yuan, G Wang, H Qi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Germanium selenide (GeSe), a mono-sulfide compound of group VI elements, has a crystal
and semiconductor structure similar to black phosphorus, which means that it is very …

Pressure-driven metallization with significant changes of structural and photoelectric properties in two-dimensional EuSbTe3

ZK Zhu, ZY Li, Z Qin, YM Wang, D Wang, XH Zeng… - Rare Metals, 2024 - Springer
Two-dimensional materials are widely considered to be highly promising for the
development of photodetectors. To improve the performance of these devices, researchers …