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Understanding entropic barriers Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Aleksandar R. Zeradjanin
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Flexible quasi-2D perovskite solar cells with high specific power and improved stability for energy-autonomous drones Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Bekele Hailegnaw, Stepan Demchyshyn, Christoph Putz, Lukas E. Lehner, Felix Mayr, David Schiller, Roland Pruckner, Munise Cobet, Dorian Ziss, Tobias Maria Krieger, Armando Rastelli, Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, Markus Clark Scharber, Martin Kaltenbrunner
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Floating photovoltaics may reduce the risk of hydro-dominated energy development in Africa Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Wyatt Arnold, Matteo Giuliani, Andrea Castelletti
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High-resolution meteorology with climate change impacts from global climate model data using generative machine learning Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Grant Buster, Brandon N. Benton, Andrew Glaws, Ryan N. King
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Hidden potential of lithium oxide Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Seongjae Ko, Atsuo Yamada
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Towards responsible and fair pay-as-you-go energy access in sub-Saharan Africa Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Tash Perros, Sam Unsworth, Muez Ali, Iwona Bisaga, Julia Tomei
Market-based solutions are playing an increasingly important role in advancing the energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we focus on pay-as-you-go (PAYG) energy systems, a market-based approach that enables users to pay for energy in small amounts. While acknowledging the benefits of PAYG, we draw attention to six areas of concern about its implementation, including the suitability of PAYG business
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High lithium oxide prevalence in the lithium solid–electrolyte interphase for high Coulombic efficiency Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Gustavo M. Hobold, Chongzhen Wang, Katherine Steinberg, Yuzhang Li, Betar M. Gallant
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Lithium inventory tracking as a non-destructive battery evaluation and monitoring method Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Meng Li, Yulun Zhang, Hui Zhou, Fengxia Xin, M. Stanley Whittingham, Boryann Liaw
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Suppression of phase segregation in wide-bandgap perovskites with thiocyanate ions for perovskite/organic tandems with 25.06% efficiency Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Zhichao Zhang, Weijie Chen, Xingxing Jiang, Jianlei Cao, Haidi Yang, Haiyang Chen, Fu Yang, Yunxiu Shen, Heyi Yang, Qinrong Cheng, Xining Chen, Xiaohua Tang, Shuaiqing Kang, Xue-mei Ou, Christoph J. Brabec, Yaowen Li, Yongfang Li
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Ion-induced field screening as a dominant factor in perovskite solar cell operational stability Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Jarla Thiesbrummel, Sahil Shah, Emilio Gutierrez-Partida, Fengshuo Zu, Francisco Peña-Camargo, Stefan Zeiske, Jonas Diekmann, Fangyuan Ye, Karol P. Peters, Kai O. Brinkmann, Pietro Caprioglio, Akash Dasgupta, Seongrok Seo, Fatai A. Adeleye, Jonathan Warby, Quentin Jeangros, Felix Lang, Shuo Zhang, Steve Albrecht, Thomas Riedl, Ardalan Armin, Dieter Neher, Norbert Koch, Yongzhen Wu, Vincent M. Le Corre
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Exploring the potential of non-residential solar to tackle energy injustice Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Moritz Wussow, Chad Zanocco, Zhecheng Wang, Rajanie Prabha, June Flora, Dirk Neumann, Arun Majumdar, Ram Rajagopal
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Delivery of CO Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 James Gallagher
Cu-based materials are promising electrocatalysts for CO2/CO conversion as they allow synthesis of useful multicarbon products. However, a greater understanding of how catalyst preparation impacts product selectivity is needed. Now, Hee-Tae Jung, Christopher Hahn, Joel Ager and colleagues in South Korea and the USA show that a key feature of a Cu catalyst’s ability to form ethylene is the presence
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Tolerance testing Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Giulia Tregnago
Perovskite solar cells show good tolerance to proton radiation in the space environment, potentially even superior to silicon or III–V semiconductor photovoltaics currently used in space applications. Prior studies show that the energy of the protons determines how they interact with the perovskite layer: for instance, high-energy protons were reported to reduce defects in the material. The underlying
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Clean cooking in rural Namibia Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Silvana Lakeman
Cooking with biomass is common in sub-Saharan Africa, despite associated air pollution and health concerns, and its usage is set to increase in coming decades. Education has been shown to be a useful tool for informing households about cleaner cookstove options using LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), electric and solar power. However, much research in this area has focused on the impact of educating women
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Databank details thermal runaway Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Changjun Zhang
Thermal runaway (TR) refers to a hazardous phenomenon where a chain of exothermic reactions spontaneously increases the temperature of battery cells. This is often triggered by internal malfunctions such as short-circuiting or external occurrences such as nail penetration. Different types of lithium-ion cells behave differently during TR, and even seemingly identical cells tested under the same conditions
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Uncovering the impact of pressure on lithium-metal pouch cells with liquid electrolytes Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25
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Identifying the power-grid bottlenecks responsible for cascading failures during extreme storms Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25
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Controlled large-area lithium deposition to reduce swelling of high-energy lithium metal pouch cells in liquid electrolytes Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Dianying Liu, Bingbin Wu, Yaobin Xu, Jacob Ellis, Arthur Baranovskiy, Dongping Lu, Joshua Lochala, Cassidy Anderson, Kevin Baar, Deyang Qu, Jihui Yang, Diego Galvez-Aranda, Katherine-Jaime Lopez, Perla B. Balbuena, Jorge M. Seminario, Jun Liu, Jie Xiao
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Recycling of solid-state batteries Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Marco Ahuis, Stefan Doose, Daniel Vogt, Peter Michalowski, Sabrina Zellmer, Arno Kwade
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Ion solvation kinetics in bipolar membranes and at electrolyte–metal interfaces Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Carlos G. Rodellar, José M. Gisbert-Gonzalez, Francisco Sarabia, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Sebastian Z. Oener
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Drivers and barriers for the transition from solid fuels to liquefied petroleum gas in Ghana Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14
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Sharing is vital to a healthy hydrogen safety culture Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Annemarie Purmer
Annemarie Purmer discusses the importance of a sharing and inclusive safety culture in the hydrogen sector.
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Decoupled architecture enables pH decoupling Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Mike L. Perry
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Increasing the resilience of the Texas power grid against extreme storms by hardening critical lines Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Julian Stürmer, Anton Plietzsch, Thomas Vogt, Frank Hellmann, Jürgen Kurths, Christian Otto, Katja Frieler, Mehrnaz Anvari
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Entropy-assisted epitaxial coating Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Simon Schweidler, Torsten Brezesinski, Ben Breitung
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Suppressing strain propagation in ultrahigh-Ni cathodes during fast charging via epitaxial entropy-assisted coating Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Chen Zhao, Chuanwei Wang, Xiang Liu, Inhui Hwang, Tianyi Li, Xinwei Zhou, Jiecheng Diao, Junjing Deng, Yan Qin, Zhenzhen Yang, Guanyi Wang, Wenqian Xu, Chengjun Sun, Longlong Wu, Wonsuk Cha, Ian Robinson, Ross Harder, Yi Jiang, Tekin Bicer, Jun-Tao Li, Wenquan Lu, Luxi Li, Yuzi Liu, Shi-Gang Sun, Gui-Liang Xu, Khalil Amine
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Reduced recombination via tunable surface fields in perovskite thin films Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Dane W. deQuilettes, Jason J. Yoo, Roberto Brenes, Felix Utama Kosasih, Madeleine Laitz, Benjia Dak Dou, Daniel J. Graham, Kevin Ho, Yangwei Shi, Seong Sik Shin, Caterina Ducati, Moungi G. Bawendi, Vladimir Bulović
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Quadruple the rate capability of high-energy batteries through a porous current collector design Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yusheng Ye, Rong Xu, Wenxiao Huang, Huayue Ai, Wenbo Zhang, Jordan Otto Affeld, Andy Cui, Fang Liu, Xin Gao, Zhouyi Chen, Tony Li, Xin Xiao, Zewen Zhang, Yucan Peng, Rafael A. Vila, Yecun Wu, Solomon T. Oyakhire, Hideaki Kuwajima, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Ryuhei Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Masuda, Takahiro Yuuki, Yuri Nakayama, Yi Cui
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Energy demands of water distribution Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Silvana Lakeman
Grid reliability may be enhanced through moving energy loads to alternate time periods, otherwise known as load shifting, which may have the added benefit of reducing curtailment from renewables. The water sector may be able to contribute to grid reliability in this way if storage tanks are filled when renewable energy is most available. Now, Amanda Rupiper and colleagues from University of California
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Breaking free from high pressure Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Changjun Zhang
Solid-state batteries (SSBs), in which all components exist in solid states, are garnering considerable interest in energy storage applications due to their potentially high energy and power, as well as good safety. One of the major challenges in SSB development is the loss of contact between electrode and electrolyte particles, leading to poor cyclability. Consequently, high external pressure, typically
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Getting the microstructure right Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Giulia Tregnago
Perovskite solar cells based on self-assembled monolayer materials for charge transport achieve high efficiency. However, the control of the electrical properties and coverage of these few nanometre-thick monolayers is challenging. In particular, the morphology of the underlying substrate — a transparent conductive oxide electrode — has been reported to affect the quality of the layer. Yet, a deeper
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Impact of soil carbon changes Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 James Gallagher
Forest residues are waste biomass, generated from activities including logging, thinning and wood product manufacturing. Using them as biofuels is attractive as it can enhance resource utilization, reduce wildfire risks and generate revenue for landowners. Moreover, in contrast to using dedicated biofuel feedstocks, it avoids land-use change and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that can come with
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Inhibition of halide oxidation and deprotonation of organic cations with dimethylammonium formate for air-processed p–i–n perovskite solar cells Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Hongguang Meng, Kaitian Mao, Fengchun Cai, Kai Zhang, Shaojie Yuan, Tieqiang Li, Fangfang Cao, Zhenhuang Su, Zhengjie Zhu, Xingyu Feng, Wei Peng, Jiahang Xu, Yan Gao, Weiwei Chen, Chuanxiao Xiao, Xiaojun Wu, Michael D. McGehee, Jixian Xu
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Factors associated with the use of liquefied petroleum gas in Ghana vary at different stages of transition Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Abhishek Kar, Theresa Tawiah, Linnea Graham, Georgette Owusu-Amankwah, Misbath Daouda, Flavio Malagutti, Steve Chillrud, Erin E. Harned, Seidu Iddrisu, Edward A. Apraku, Richard Tetteh, Sule Awuni, Kelsey Jack, Sulemana W. Abubakari, Darby Jack, Kwaku P. Asante
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Mild pH-decoupling aqueous flow battery with practical pH recovery Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Dawei Xi, Abdulrahman M. Alfaraidi, Jinxu Gao, Thomas Cochard, Luana C. I. Faria, Zheng Yang, Thomas Y. George, Taobo Wang, Roy G. Gordon, Richard Y. Liu, Michael J. Aziz
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High-concentration silver alloying and steep back-contact gallium grading enabling copper indium gallium selenide solar cell with 23.6% efficiency Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jan Keller, Klara Kiselman, Olivier Donzel-Gargand, Natalia M. Martin, Melike Babucci, Olle Lundberg, Erik Wallin, Lars Stolt, Marika Edoff
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Tuning the solvation structure with salts for stable sodium-metal batteries Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jiarui He, Amruth Bhargav, Laisuo Su, Julia Lamb, John Okasinski, Woochul Shin, Arumugam Manthiram
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Hydrogen storage and geo-methanation in a depleted underground hydrocarbon reservoir Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Cathrine Hellerschmied, Johanna Schritter, Niels Waldmann, Artur B. Zaduryan, Lydia Rachbauer, Kerstin E. Scherr, Anitha Andiappan, Stephan Bauer, Markus Pichler, Andreas P. Loibner
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Selective and energy-efficient electrosynthesis of ethylene from CO2 by tuning the valence of Cu catalysts through aryl diazonium functionalization Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Huali Wu, Lingqi Huang, Janis Timoshenko, Kun Qi, Wensen Wang, Jiefeng Liu, Yang Zhang, Shaokang Yang, Eddy Petit, Valérie Flaud, Ji Li, Chrystelle Salameh, Philippe Miele, Luc Lajaunie, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, Dewei Rao, Damien Voiry
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Development transitions for fossil fuel-producing low and lower–middle income countries in a carbon-constrained world Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Vivien Foster, Philipp A. Trotter, Sven Werner, Melin Niedermayer, Yacob Mulugetta, Ploy Achakulwisut, Aoife Brophy, Navroz K. Dubash, Sam Fankhauser, Adam Hawkes, Stephanie Hirmer, Stuart Jenkins, Sam Loni, Alexis McGivern, Khamphone Nanthavong, Benedict Probst, Steve Pye, Vladimir Russo, Gregor Semieniuk, Carlos Shenga, Vignesh Sridharan, Sugandha Srivastav, Youba Sokona, Lucas Somavilla Croxatto
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Light alters reaction pathways Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Zhiliang Wang, Lianzhou Wang
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Economic modelling fit for the demands of energy decision makers Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Jean-François Mercure, Simon Sharpe, Cristina Peñasco, Cameron Hepburn, Laura Diaz Anadon, J. Doyne Farmer, Timothy M. Lenton
Decision makers need sector-specific, policy-focused, dynamic economic models with rich representations of technological progress. These allow them to understand how the energy transition is likely to unfold with different policies and what its impacts might be. A new generation of models is emerging to meet these demands, but more action is needed.
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Sub-nano fillers for high-temperature storage Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Maninderjeet Singh, Saurabh Kr Tiwary, Alamgir Karim
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Alkyl ammonium iodide-based ligand exchange strategy for high-efficiency organic-cation perovskite quantum dot solar cells Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Havid Aqoma, Sang-Hak Lee, Imil Fadli Imran, Jin-Ha Hwang, Su-Ho Lee, Sung-Yeon Jang
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Redox mediator-stabilized wide-bandgap perovskites for monolithic perovskite-organic tandem solar cells Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Shengfan Wu, Yichao Yan, Jun Yin, Kui Jiang, Fengzhu Li, Zixin Zeng, Sai-Wing Tsang, Alex K.-Y. Jen
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Regulatory disparities disadvantage remote Australian communities in energy transition Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Lee V. White, Bradley Riley, Sally Wilson, Francis Markham, Lily O’Neill, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari Davis
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Lighting the way Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 James Gallagher
Carbon capture technology typically uses swings in temperature, pressure or voltage to move between the state capable of CO2 capture and the state where CO2 is released for utilization or storage. Performing these swings often takes considerable energy input. Therefore, using light energy — which could in principle be sunlight — to drive carbon capture presents an intriguing alternative approach. Now
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Constructing an ion-transport bridge Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Changjun Zhang
Zinc-based flow batteries, such as alkaline zinc–iron flow batteries (AZIFB), are gaining considerable interest in stationary energy storage applications due to their low cost, high safety, and high power density. A typical AZIFB employs Zn(OH)42−/Zn as the negative redox couple, and as such, it suffers from the formation of Zn dendrites during the charging process (that is, Zn electrodeposition),
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Emerging local energy communities Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Silvana Lakeman
A shift in Europe towards local-led renewable energy provision as part of the energy transition is leading to emerging local energy communities (LECs) at the municipal level, comprising stakeholders ranging from households to local government. However, LECs’ ultimate success will depend on how well they are able to scale up efforts, be it through growth or replication elsewhere. Now, Bernd Bonfert
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The impact of occupied buildings Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Giulia Tregnago
Standards and certification programmes support the design of energy-efficient buildings during the design, construction and commissioning stages. However, they often only provide performance expectations before occupancy, generating uncertainty over the actual energy consumption of a building when in use. In fact, low- or zero-carbon buildings have been found to consume more energy than what was predicted
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Examining the effects of gasoline prices on public support for climate policies Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Ireri Hernandez Carballo, Matthew Ryan Sisco
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All-perovskite-based unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting system for efficient, stable and scalable solar hydrogen production Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Dharmesh Hansora, Jin Wook Yoo, Rashmi Mehrotra, Woo Jin Byun, Dongjun Lim, Young Kyeong Kim, Eunseo Noh, Hankwon Lim, Ji-Wook Jang, Sang Il Seok, Jae Sung Lee
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A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Yi Yang, Cheng Liu, Yong Ding, Bin Ding, Jian Xu, Ao Liu, Jiaqi Yu, Luke Grater, Huihui Zhu, Shreyash Sudhakar Hadke, Vinod K. Sangwan, Abdulaziz S. R. Bati, Xiaobing Hu, Jiantao Li, So Min Park, Mark C. Hersam, Bin Chen, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Edward H. Sargent
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The role of flexible geothermal power in decarbonized electricity systems Nat. Energy (IF 56.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Wilson Ricks, Katharine Voller, Gerame Galban, Jack H. Norbeck, Jesse D. Jenkins