Triboelectric nanogenerators are an exciting frontier in small-scale applications, converting low-frequency mechanical energy into an alternating current.
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EUROMAT2017 Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
This years’ EUROMAT2017 conference took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, 17-22 September.
Aqueous-Processed Hole-Transport Layer for High-Performance Solar Cells
Thomas D. Anthopoulos and colleagues report a simple, environmentally-friendly processing method for copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN), a next-generation hole-transport layer (HTL) for organic and hybrid perovskite solar cells. The power conversion efficiency reaches 17.5%—a remarkable improvement over conventional polymer HTLs.
Defect Engineering an Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst
University of Waterloo researchers develop a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst based on graphene that can recharge zinc-air batteries more efficiently.
Trash to Treasure
Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to produce power while at the same time potentially helping the environment.
Electrocatalysis Snapshots: Materials for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
The slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction require new catalyst research like this to make water splitting systems commercially viable.
Battery Power: Electricity and Chemicals from CO2
Of interest to the field of CO2 utilization is the adaptation of the above described energy storage system into one capable of fixing CO2 into a useful product, in this particular case carbon.
Artificially Stacked Bilayer CVD Graphene Field Effect Transistors
Performance enhancement in individual field effect transistors (FETs) fabricated using artificially stacked graphene double-layers (bilayers).
The Evolution of Inorganic Halide Perovskites in Optoelectronics
An outline of the recent progress in the syntheses of IMH perovskites is provided.
Advances in Chemical Vapor Deposition
A new Special Issue entitled “Advances in Chemical Vapor Deposition” is published in Advanced Materials Interfaces in recognition of Professor Michael L. Hitchman
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