Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

According to energy consumption data of the European Union, buildings account for 40% of
overall energy consumption in all sectors. The rise in building energy demand seriously …

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as emerging photovoltaic technology, have been
thoroughly and extensively investigated in the last three decades. Since their first …

Semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) have received huge attention for energy conversion
and storage due to their unique characteristics, such as quantum size effect, multiple exciton …

Recently, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted ample consideration from the
photovoltaic community owing to their continually-increasing power conversion efficiency …

Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance
sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin …

The inclusion of photovoltaic (PV) technologies add extra functionalities in a building by
replacing the conventional structural material and harnessing benign electricity aesthetically …

Wind energy is a green and sustainable natural source of abundant and widely distributed
energy. The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a new type of energy conversion device …