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We discuss the versatility of quinacridone pigment in photocatalysis, embracing water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction and organic synthesis. Applications include homogeneous catalysis, nanoparticles, covalent organic frameworks, photoelectrodes.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of various advanced engineering strategies and controlled synthesis of copper–sulfide compounds for enhanced electrochemical CO₂ reduction to valuable products.

We review the recent literature on spectroscopic/electrochemical operando methods as they are increasingly being applied to understand lithium–sulfur batteries.

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are clay networks with brucite (Mg(OH₂)) layers that are coupled with anions between the produced layers.

Over the past 20 years, metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheets have garnered a great deal of interest in the fields of energy and environmental management because of their inherent extraordinary qualities.

A unique feature of redox flow batteries (RFBs) is that their open circuit voltage (OCV) depends strongly on the state of charge (SOC).

A biophotovoltaic cell consisting of a 3D hydrogel scaffold-based bio-anode enables microbial biofilm formation for substantial electron capture and extracellular electron transfer as an energy harvesting system.

The large-scale batch synthesis of several superparamagnetic spinel ferrites is reported to investigate their performance as catalysts for industrial-scale anionic exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMEL).

Surface-modified ZrO₂ fillers strongly facilitate Li⁺ transport in PEO-based electrolytes, but even simple addition of the modifier serves to greatly improve ionic conductivity, proving the crucial role of the additive–matrix interaction.

Operando confocal microscopy coupled with electrochemistry yields spatially and temporally resolved state of charge maps within porous electrodes.

This study investigates the effects of tuning n_estimators along with max_features and min_samples_leaf in random forest regression when predicting the porosity of the Volve oil field.

The isosteric heat of absorption validates the role of PSiNWs in thermodynamically tuning LiH and suggests 400 °C as the optimal temperature for cyclic hydrogen storage. The hydrogen uptake capacity is 3.95 wt% at ∼4 MPa and 400 °C.

This paper compares different power-to-methanol process configurations encompassing the electrolyser, adiabatic reactor(s) and methanol purification configurations.

Modifying the surface of Cu₂S nanoparticles with OAm significantly influenced the selectivity of the BZH reduction reaction. Bare Cu₂S favored the production of BA, while OAm-capped Cu₂S promoted HDB formation.

Tailoring grain boundary resistivity in LiTa₂PO₈ for improved ionic conductivity, offering insights into enhancing the performance of oxide solid electrolytes for safer all-solid-state batteries.

This research aims to advance the field of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) by introducing a pioneering approach to optimize the microstructural characteristics of carbon cloth electrodes.

This study presents a comprehensive experimental dataset on the temperature-dependent diffusion of hydrogen (H₂) in reservoir rocks. The results demonstrate that H₂ diffuses through reservoir rocks up to 100 times faster than methane (CH₄).

Proton-coupled electrochemical reactions as proton pumps can facilitate in situ or ex situ pH recovery and capacity rebalancing within single-membrane pH-decoupling batteries.

A universal salt-template method for the preparation of various noble metals-doped 3d-transition metal oxides electrocatalysts was developed.

The design and development of highly efficient electrocatalysts from transition metals have shown a great potential for substituting precious metal-based electrocatalysts in water-splitting processes.