Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

Photoelectrochemical energy storage materials: design principles and functional devices towards direct solar to electrochemical energy storage

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced solar energy utilization technologies have been booming for carbon-neutral and
renewable society development. Photovoltaic cells now hold the highest potential for …

A chemically self-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery

Y Zhang, F Wan, S Huang, S Wang, Z Niu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Self-charging power systems integrating energy harvesting technologies and batteries are
attracting extensive attention in energy technologies. However, the conventional integrated …

Advanced multifunctional aqueous rechargeable batteries design: from materials and devices to systems

L Li, Q Zhang, B He, R Pan, Z Wang, M Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional aqueous rechargeable batteries (MARBs) are regarded as safe, cost‐
effective, and scalable electrochemical energy storage devices, which offer additional …

Vanadium dioxide cathodes for high‐rate photo‐rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries

B Deka Boruah, A Mathieson, SK Park… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaics are an important source of renewable energy, but due to the intermittent
nature of insolation, solar cells usually need to be connected to rechargeable batteries …

All-Solid-State Photo-Assisted Li-CO2 Battery Working at an Ultra-Wide Operation Temperature

DH Guan, XX Wang, F Li, LJ Zheng, ML Li, HF Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
At present, photoassisted Li–air batteries are considered to be an effective approach to
overcome the sluggish reaction kinetics of the Li–air batteries. And, the organic liquid …

A Chemically Self‐Charging Flexible Solid‐State Zinc‐Ion Battery Based on VO2 Cathode and Polyacrylamide–Chitin Nanofiber Hydrogel Electrolyte

C Liu, W Xu, C Mei, M Li, W Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional self‐charging systems are generally complicated and highly reliant on the
availability of energy sources. Herein, a chemically self‐charging, flexible solid‐state zinc …

Understanding the reaction chemistry during charging in aprotic lithium–oxygen batteries: existing problems and solutions

C Shu, J Wang, J Long, HK Liu, SX Dou - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The aprotic lithium–oxygen (Li–O2) battery has excited huge interest due to it having the
highest theoretical energy density among the different types of rechargeable battery. The …

Utilizing solar energy to improve the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in zinc–air battery

X Liu, Y Yuan, J Liu, B Liu, X Chen, J Ding… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Directly harvesting solar energy for battery charging represents an ultimate solution toward
low-cost, green, efficient and sustainable electrochemical energy storage. Here, we design a …

Light Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries Using V2O5 Cathodes

BD Boruah, B Wen, M De Volder - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solar energy is one of the most actively pursued renewable energy sources, but like many
other sustainable energy sources, its intermittent character means solar cells have to be …