Rational design of wood‐structured thick electrode for electrochemical energy storage

J Xu, J Lei, N Ming, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is a natural choice to realize the vision of wood‐inspired functional materials for energy
engineering. Apart from being naturally abundant, renewable, and biodegradable, wood …

Bionic study on latent heat thermal storage

C Zhang, Y Huang, Y Chen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) using phase change materials (PCMs) faces a
significant challenge of poor heat transport efficiency. Fortunately, nature has evolved …

Advances in nanofibrous materials for stable lithium-metal anodes

Y Zhao, J Yan, J Yu, B Ding - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lithium metal is regarded as the most potential anode material for improving the energy
density of batteries due to its high specific capacity and low electrode potential. However …

A scalable micro-encapsulated phase change material and liquid metal integrated composite for sustainable data center cooling

JX Wang, J Qian, N Wang, H Zhang, X Cao, F Liu… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we utilized a eutectic gallium-indium liquid metal (LM) with high thermal
conductivity to immerse carbon-based phase change material (PCM) capsules to acquire a …

[HTML][HTML] A review on bioinspired strategies for an energy-efficient built environment

S Shashwat, KT Zingre, N Thurairajah, DK Kumar… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy efficiency is an emerging challenge for the built environment due to rapid
urbanisation. The built environment impacts human health and comfort, along with …

Biomineralization-inspired dendrite-free Zn-electrode for long-term stable aqueous Zn-ion battery

F Zhang, T Liao, C Liu, H Peng, W Luo, H Yang, C Yan… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIB) are a promising type of energy storage
device but suffer from the growth of uncontrollable Zn dendrites, which result in the shortcut …

Approaches to construct high-performance Mg–air batteries: from mechanism to materials design

J Zhang, H Zhang, Y Zhang, X Wang, H Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Magnesium–air (Mg–air) batteries exhibit very high theoretical energy output and represent
an attractive power source for next-generation electronics and smart grid energy storage. In …

Bioinspired robust mechanical properties for advanced materials

B Wijerathne, T Liao, K Ostrikov, Z Sun - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nature is a substantial repository for various kinds of aquatic, terrestrial, and wind‐borne
plants and animals adapting extensively to sustain life on earth's different environmental …

Biologically assisted construction of advanced electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

X Guo, J Zhang, L Yuan, B **, F Gao… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐organisms with various architectures and versatile physiological functions provide a
substantial bibliography for electrode design. To elucidate how bio‐organisms and bio …

Heterogeneous transition metal dichalcogenides/graphene composites applied to the metal-ion batteries

Z Shi, H Huang, C Wang, M Huo, SH Ho… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are graphene-like
layered materials with unique structures and characteristics. These structures and properties …