OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Energy & Environmental Materials is 20. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Chemical Modifications of Layered Double Hydroxides in the Supercapacitor	155
Progresses in Sustainable Recycling Technology of Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries	136
Perspective on High‐Energy Carbon‐Based Supercapacitors	127
Approaching High‐Performance Lithium Storage Materials by Constructing Hierarchical CoNiO₂@CeO₂ Nanosheets	127
Rational Design of High‐Performance Bilayer Solar Evaporator by Using Waste Polyester‐Derived Porous Carbon‐Coated Wood	112
Recent Advances and Applications Toward Emerging Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Working Principles and Opportunities	111
Critical Factors Dictating Reversibility of the Zinc Metal Anode	110
Safer Lithium‐Ion Batteries from the Separator Aspect: Development and Future Perspectives	108
Density Functional Theory for Electrocatalysis	99
Insights into the Structure Stability of Prussian Blue for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries	97
Electrochemical Water Splitting: Bridging the Gaps Between Fundamental Research and Industrial Applications	97
Pseudocapacitive Vanadium‐based Materials toward High‐Rate Sodium‐Ion Storage	96
High‐Energy Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Recent Progress and a Promising Future in Applications	90
Electrochemical Kinetic Modulators in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: From Defect‐Rich Catalysts to Single Atomic Catalysts	90
Recent Development in Defects Engineered Photocatalysts: An Overview of the Experimental and Theoretical Strategies	81
Work Function and Electron Affinity of Semiconductors: Doping Effect and Complication due to Fermi Level Pinning	76
High‐Entropy Spinel Oxide Nanofibers as Catalytic Sulfur Hosts Promise the High Gravimetric and Volumetric Capacities for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries	72
2D/2D Heterostructures: Rational Design for Advanced Batteries and Electrocatalysis	70
Hierarchical Bimetallic Selenides CoSe₂–MoSe₂/rGO for Sodium/Potassium‐Ion Batteries Anode: Insights into the Intercalation and Conversion Mechanism	70
Designing Advanced Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries: Principles, Strategies, and Perspectives	68
Intercalation in Two‐Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes) toward Electrochemical Capacitor and Beyond	68
Polymer‐/Ceramic‐based Dielectric Composites for Energy Storage and Conversion	67
Bimetallic Metal‐Organic Framework with High‐Adsorption Capacity toward Lithium Polysulfides for Lithium–sulfur Batteries	66
Applications of Atomically Dispersed Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in Fuel Cells and Zinc–Air Batteries	60
Electrospun Nanofibers for New Generation Flexible Energy Storage	59

Bacterial Cellulose Composite Solid Polymer Electrolyte With High Tensile Strength and Lithium Dendrite Inhibition for Long Life Battery	59
Recent Progress in Preparation and Application of Nano‐Chitin Materials	57
Atomic Level Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalyst toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Synthesis Strategies and Chemical Environmental Regulation	55
Weaker Interactions in Zn²⁺ and Organic Ion‐pre‐intercalated Vanadium Oxide toward Highly Reversible Zinc‐ion Batteries	54
Development Strategies in Transition Metal Borides for Electrochemical Water Splitting	54
Deciphering the Oxygen Absorption Pre‐edge: A Caveat on its Application for Probing Oxygen Redox Reactions in Batteries	54
Photo‐assisted Rechargeable Metal Batteries for Energy Conversion and Storage	53
Strategies for Rational Design of High‐Power Lithium‐ion Batteries	53
Air‐Processed Efficient Organic Solar Cells from Aromatic Hydrocarbon Solvent without Solvent Additive or Post‐Treatment: Insights into Solvent Effect on Morphology	52
Bio/hydrochar Sorbents for Environmental Remediation	51
Self‐Floating Efficient Solar Steam Generators Constructed Using Super‐Hydrophilic N,O Dual‐Doped Carbon Foams from Waste Polyester	50
Computational Insights into Charge Storage Mechanisms of Supercapacitors	49
Electrolyte Engineering Toward High‐Voltage Aqueous Energy Storage Devices	48
Tunable Electronic and Optical Properties of 2D Monoelemental Materials Beyond Graphene for Promising Applications	48
Graphite Anode for Potassium Ion Batteries: Current Status and Perspective	48
Green Synthesis of Nitrogen‐to‐Ammonia Fixation: Past, Present, and Future	48
Boron Nitride Quantum Dots/Ti₃C₂T_x‐MXene Heterostructure For Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation	47
Surface Passivation Toward Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells	46
Oxygen Vacancy‐induced Electron Density Tuning of Fe₃O₄ for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis	46
MXene Quantum Dots/Copper Nanocomposites for Synergistically Enhanced N₂ Electroreduction	46
Interface Effect of Ru‐MoS₂ Nanoflowers on Lignin Substrate for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity	45
Enabling Argyrodite Sulfides as Superb Solid‐State Electrolyte with Remarkable Interfacial Stability Against Electrodes	45
Epitaxially Grown Ru Clusters–Nickel Nitride Heterostructure Advances Water Electrolysis Kinetics in Alkaline and Seawater Media	45
Recent Progress and Prospects of Layered Cathode Materials for Potassium‐ion Batteries	44
Recent Progress on Electrocatalytic Valorization of Biomass‐Derived Organics	43
Atomic Layer Deposition of High‐Capacity Anodes for Next‐Generation Lithium‐Ion Batteries and Beyond	43
Rational Design of Titanium Carbide MXene Electrode Architectures for Hybrid Capacitive Deionization	42
Perovskite Oxides in Catalytic Combustion of Volatile Organic Compounds: Recent Advances and Future Prospects	42
Nano‐Ferric Oxide Embedded in Graphene Oxide: High‐performance Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Reduction at Ambient Condition	42
Exceptional rate capability from carbon‐encapsulated polyaniline supercapacitor electrodes	42
A High‐performance Lithium Metal Battery with a Multilayer Hybrid Electrolyte	42
Multidimensional Hybrid Architecture Encapsulating Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles into Carbon Nanotube Branched Nitrogen‐Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Networks for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries	41
Cross‐Linked Hollow Graphitic Carbon as Low‐Cost and High‐Performance Anode for Potassium Ion Batteries	40
Understanding Dual‐Polar Group Functionalized COFs for Accelerating Li‐Ion Transport and Dendrite‐Free Deposition in Lithium Metal Anodes	40
Controllable Construction of Bifunctional Co_xP@N,P‐Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries	39
Nanoporous Versus Nanoparticulate Carbon‐Based Materials for Capacitive Charge Storage	38
Recent Advances on Graphene Quantum Dots for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices	38
Freeze‐assisted Tape Casting of Vertically Aligned MXene Films for High Rate Performance Supercapacitors	38
In situ Observation of Li Deposition‐Induced Cracking in Garnet Solid Electrolytes	37
Yolk–Shell Cu₂O@CuO‐decorated RGO for High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Battery Anode	37
Tuning Solid Interfaces via Varying Electrolyte Distributions Enables High‐Performance Solid‐State Batteries	37
A Highly Ordered Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Janus Bi‐Functional Layer with Ultralow Pt Loading and Fast Gas/Water Transport for Fuel Cells	37
Mo₃Nb₁₄O₄₄: A New Li⁺ Container for High‐Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage	37
Simultaneous Solar‐driven Steam and Electricity Generation by Cost‐effective, Easy Scale‐up MnO₂‐based Flexible Membranes	37
Simulation‐Guided Design of Bamboo Leaf‐Derived Carbon‐Based High‐Efficiency Evaporator for Solar‐Driven Interface Water Evaporation	36
Electrospun Semiconductor‐Based Nano‐Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation: Opportunities and Challenges	36
β‐cyclodextrin as Lithium‐ion Diffusion Channel with Enhanced Kinetics for Stable Silicon Anode	36
Sub‐nanoscale Engineering of MoO₂ Clusters for Enhanced Sodium Storage	35
Yolk–Shell P3‐Type K_0.5[Mn_0.85Ni_0.1Co_0.05]O₂: A Low‐Cost Cathode for Potassium‐Ion Batteries	35
MXene‐Based Quantum Dots Optimize Hydrogen Production via Spontaneous Evolution of Cl‐ to O‐Terminated Surface Groups	35

Harnessing the Unique Features of 2D Materials toward Dendrite‐free Metal Anodes	35
MnO Stabilized in Carbon‐Veiled Multivariate Manganese Oxides as High‐Performance Cathode Material for Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries	35
Two‐Dimensional Metal‐Halide Perovskite‐based Optoelectronics: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications	34
Computational Design of Single Mo Atom Anchored Defective Boron Phosphide Monolayer as a High‐performance Electrocatalyst for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction	34
Polymer Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible and Multifunctional Zinc‐Ion Batteries and Capacitors	34
High‐Performance Ionic Thermoelectric Supercapacitor for Integrated Energy Conversion‐Storage	33
Biomass Template Derived Boron/Oxygen Co‐Doped Carbon Particles as Advanced Anodes for Potassium‐Ion Batteries	33
Unraveling Shuttle Effect and Suppression Strategy in Lithium/Sulfur Cells by In Situ/Operando X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopic Characterization	33
Research Progress in Lithium‐Excess Disordered Rock‐Salt Oxides Cathode	33
Unveiling the Optimal Interfacial Synergy of Plasma‐Modulated Trimetallic Mn‐Ni‐Co Phosphides: Tailoring Deposition Ratio for Complementary Water Splitting	32
Recent Advances on Challenges and Strategies of Manganese Dioxide Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries	32
Directional Oxygen Functionalization by Defect in Different Metamorphic‐Grade Coal‐Derived Carbon Materials for Sodium Storage	31
Blade‐coating Perovskite Films with Diverse Compositions for Efficient Photovoltaics	31
High‐Entropy Alloys to Activate the Sulfur Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries	31
Metal–Organic Frameworks‐Derived Porous Yolk–Shell MoP/Cu₃P@carbon Microcages as High‐Performance Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries	30
Recent Advances on Porous Materials for Synergetic Adsorption and Photocatalysis	29
Gas Generation Mechanism in Li‐Metal Batteries	29
Switching Optimally Balanced Fe–N Interaction Enables Extremely Stable Energy Storage	29
Effects of Catalysis and Separator Functionalization on High‐Energy Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: A Complete Review	29
Fullerene‐Intercalated Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a High‐Performance Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries	29
Unraveling the Role of Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanowires Incorporated with MnO₂ Nanosheets as High Performance Cathode for Zinc‐Ion Batteries	29
Toward the Design of High‐performance Supercapacitors by Prussian Blue, its Analogues and their Derivatives	29
Self‐Assembled VS₄ Hierarchitectures with Enhanced Capacity and Stability for Sodium Storage	29
Recent Advances of Electroplating Additives Enabling Lithium Metal Anodes to Applicable Battery Techniques	29
Light‐Induced Dynamic Stability of Oxygen Vacancies in BiSbO₄ for Efficient Photocatalytic Formaldehyde Degradation	28
Interface Engineering and Anion Engineering of Mo‐Based Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction	28
Optimization Strategies Toward Functional Sodium‐Ion Batteries	28
Unveiling the Underlying Mechanism of Transition Metal Atoms Anchored Square Tetracyanoquinodimethane Monolayers as Electrocatalysts for N₂ Fixation	27
How can the Dual‐atom Catalyst FeCo–NC Surpass Single‐atom Catalysts Fe–NC/Co–NC in CO₂RR? – CO Intermediate Assisted Promotion via a Synergistic Effect	27
Tailoring the Spatial Distribution and Content of Inorganic Nitrides in Solid–Electrolyte Interphases for the Stable Li Anode in Li–S Batteries	27
Self‐Healing All‐in‐One Energy Storage for Flexible Self‐Powering Ammonia Smartsensors	26
Advanced Nonflammable Localized High‐Concentration Electrolyte For High Energy Density Lithium Battery	26
Accelerated Discovery of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Nitrogen Fixation via Machine Learning	26
3D Printing of Next‐generation Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices: from Multiscale to Multimaterial	26
Ultrathin Metal Silicate Hydroxide Nanosheets with Moderate Metal–Oxygen Covalency Enables Efficient Oxygen Evolution	26
Promising Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for High‐Energy‐Density Thin‐Film Lithium Batteries	26
Boosted Storage Kinetics in Thick Hierarchical Micro–Nano Carbon Architectures for High Areal Capacity Li‐Ion Batteries	26
In Situ/Operando (Soft) X‐ray Spectroscopy Study of Beyond Lithium‐ion Batteries	26
All‐Climate Stretchable Dendrite‐Free Zn‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors Enabled by Hydrogel Electrolyte Engineering	26
Defect Engineering of Carbons for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications	26
Research Progress and Future Perspectives on Rechargeable Na‐O₂ and Na‐CO₂ Batteries	26
Molten Salt‐Shielded Synthesis (MS³) of MXenes in Air	26
Nitrogen‐Doped Hierarchical Heterostructured Aerophobic MoS_x/Ni₃S₂ Nanowires by One‐pot Synthesis: System Engineering and Synergistic Effect in Electrocatalysis of Hyd	25
Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Sulfur‐Loaded Materials	25
Recyclability and Self‐Healing of Dynamic Cross‐Linked Polyimide with Mechanical/Electrical Damage	25
Recent Progress of Metal Organic Frameworks‐Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Oxygen Reduction Reaction	25
ZnO Interface Modified LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ Toward Boosting Lithium Storage	24
Significantly Improved High‐Temperature Energy Storage Performance of BOPP Films by Coating Nanoscale Inorganic Layer	24
Double Side Interfacial Optimization for Low‐Temperature Stable CsPbI₂Br Perovskite Solar Cells with High Efficiency Beyond 16%	24
Dual‐Carbon‐Confined SnS Nanostructure with High Capacity and Long Cycle Life for Lithium‐ion Batteries	24
Lithiophilic Cu‐Li₂O matrix on a Cu Collector to Stabilize Lithium Deposition for Lithium Metal Batteries	24
Extrusion‐Based 3D‐Printed Supercapacitors: Recent Progress and Challenges	24
Highly Efficient Photothermocatalytic CO₂ Reduction in Ni/Mg‐Doped Al₂O₃ with High Fuel Production Rate, Large Light‐to‐Fuel Efficiency, and Good Durability	24
Hierarchical Encapsulation and Rich sp² N Assist Sb₂Se₃‐Based Conversion‐Alloying Anode for Long‐Life Sodium‐ and Potassium‐Ion Storage	23
Atomic Layer Coated Al₂O₃ on Nitrogen Doped Vertical Graphene Nanosheets for High Performance Sodium Ion Batteries	23
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Modified Commercial Paper as a Separator with Enhanced Thermal Stability and Electrolyte Affinity for Lithium‐ion Battery	23
Amylopectin from Glutinous Rice as a Sustainable Binder for High‐Performance Silicon Anodes	23
Synthesis of Size‐Controllable NiCo₂S₄ Hollow Nanospheres Toward Enhanced Electrochemical Performance	23
Supercritical CO₂‐Tailored 2D Oxygen‐doped Amorphous Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity	23
Reversible Release and Fixation of Bromine in Vacancy‐Ordered Bromide Perovskites	23
A High Capacity and Working Voltage Potassium‐Based Dual Ion Batteries	23
Low‐Temperature Processed Carbon Electrode‐Based Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance and Stability	23
A Comparative Investigation of Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Ni‐Rich NCMs as Cathodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries	23
Fullerene (C₆₀) Nanowires: The Preparation, Characterization, and Potential Applications	23
A Universal Strategy For N‐Doped 2D Carbon Nanosheets With Sub‐Nanometer Micropore For High‐Performance Supercapacitor	22
Nanowires: Synthesis and Energy/Environmental Applications	22
Bismuth Oxide Selenium/Graphene Oxide Composites: Toward High‐Performance Electrodes for Aqueous Alkaline Battery	22
AC Line Filter Electrochemical Capacitors: Materials, Morphology, and Configuration	21
Ni Single Atoms and Ni Phosphate Clusters Synergistically Triggered Surface‐Functionalized MoS₂ Nanosheets for High‐performance Freshwater and Seawater Electrolysis	21
Anode Interfacial Issues in Solid‐State Li Batteries: Mechanistic Understanding and Mitigating Strategies	21
Thermal Runaway of Lithium‐Ion Batteries Employing Flame‐Retardant Fluorinated Electrolytes	21
Deep Learning Accelerates the Discovery of Two‐Dimensional Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction	21
Progress of Pb‐Sn Mixed Perovskites for Photovoltaics: A Review	21
Recent Advances on Polyoxometalate‐Based Ion‐Conducting Electrolytes for Energy‐Related Devices	21
Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrogen and Water by One‐Step Plasma Catalysis	21
Promoting Proton Migration Kinetics by Ni²⁺ Regulating Enables Improved Aqueous Zn‐MnO₂ Batteries	21
Constructing Crystalline g‐C₃N₄/g‐C₃N_4−xS_x Isotype Heterostructure for Efficient Photocatalytic and Piezocatalytic Performances	21
Microsized SnS/Few‐Layer Graphene Composite with Interconnected Nanosized Building Blocks for Superior Volumetric Lithium and Sodium Storage	21
Dual‐Functional Organotelluride Additive for Highly Efficient Sulfur Redox Kinetics and Lithium Regulation in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries	21
Ionic Liquid Engineering in Perovskite Photovoltaics	21

Energy Storage Mechanism of Vanadium Nitride via Intercalating Different Atomic Radius for Expanding Interplanar Spacing	21
Facile Fabrication of Ag Nanocrystals Encapsulated in Nitrogen‐doped Fibrous Carbon as an Efficient Catalyst for Lithium Oxygen Batteries	20
Perspectives in Electrochemical in situ Structural Reconstruction of Cathode Materials for Multivalent‐ion Storage	20
Current Progress and Future Perspectives of Electrolytes for Rechargeable Aluminum‐Ion Batteries	20
Interface and M³⁺/M²⁺ Valence Dual‐Engineering on Nickel Cobalt Sulfoselenide/Black Phosphorus Heterostructure for Efficient Water Splitting Electrocatalysis	20
Optimized CeO₂ Nanowires with Rich Surface Oxygen Vacancies Enable Fast Li‐Ion Conduction in Composite Polymer Electrolytes	20
Activating Inert Sites in Cobalt Silicate Hydroxides for Oxygen Evolution through Atomically Doping	20
Role of Catalytic Materials on Conversion of Sulfur Species for Room Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Battery	20
Designing g‐C₃N₄/N‐Rich Carbon Fiber Composites for High‐Performance Potassium‐Ion Hybrid Capacitors	20
Molecular Understanding of Charge Storage in MoS₂ Supercapacitors with Ionic Liquids	20
Progress in Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries	20
Diffusionless‐Like Transformation Unlocks Pseudocapacitance with Bulk Utilization: Reinventing Fe₂O₃ in Alkaline Electrolyte	20