OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Carbon Energy is 31. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

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Biomimetic and Compressible Wood Phase Change Gel With Hierarchically Aligned Lamellar Structure for Controlled Thermal Management	290
Back Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 10, October 2024	230
Tailoring local structures of atomically dispersed copper sites for highly selective CO₂ electroreduction	199
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Back Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 4, April 2023	171
Unraveling the atomic interdiffusion mechanism of NiFe₂O₄ oxygen carriers during chemical looping CO₂ conversion	170
Micro/nano‐wrinkled elastomeric electrodes enabling high energy storage performance and various form factors	166
Model reduction of fractional impedance spectra for time–frequency analysis of batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors	165
Porous heterostructure of graphene/hexagonal boron nitride as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide generation	162
High Fe^LS(C) electrochemical activity of an iron hexacyanoferrate cathode boosts superior sodium ion storage	145
Highly efficient three‐dimensional solar evaporator for zero liquid discharge desalination of high‐salinity brine	144
Narrow‐bandwidth emissive carbon dots: A rising star in the fluorescent material family	141
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A universal spray printing strategy to prepare gradient hybrid architectures	126
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Ultralow charge–discharge voltage gap of 0.05 V in sunlight‐responsive neutral aqueous Zn–air battery	122
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Scientific challenges faced by Mn‐based layered oxide cathodes with anionic redox for sodium‐ion batteries	110

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Advanced characterization techniques for phosphate cathodes in aqueous rechargeable zinc‐based batteries	105
In situ observation of the electrochemical behavior of Li–CO₂/O₂ batteries in an environmental transmission electron microscope	102
Ultrathin origami accordion‐like structure of vacancy‐rich graphitized carbon nitride for enhancing CO₂ photoreduction	100
A comprehensive overview of the electrochemical mechanisms in emerging alkali metal–carbon dioxide batteries	98
Imidazole linker‐induced covalent triazine framework–ZIF hybrids for confined hollow carbon super‐heterostructures toward a long‐life supercapacitor	97
Perovskite Quantum Dots: Fabrication, Degradation, and Enhanced Performance Across Solar Cells, Optoelectronics, and Quantum Technologies	94
Mechanistic understanding of the charge storage processes in FeF₂ aggregates assembled with cylindrical nanoparticles as a cathode material for lithium‐ion batteries by in situ magnetometry	93
Rational design of new in situ reduction of Ni(II) catalytic system for low‐cost and large‐scale preparation of porous aromatic frameworks	93
Engineering homotype heterojunctions in hard carbon to induce stable solid electrolyte interfaces for sodium‐ion batteries	89
3D‐cavity‐confined CsPbBr₃ quantum dots for visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic C(sp³)–H bond activation	88
Highly efficient vanadium redox flow batteries enabled by a trilayer polybenzimidazole membrane assembly	84
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Nature‐inspired materials and designs for flexible lithium‐ion batteries	80
Dynamic stretching–electroplating metal‐coated textile for a flexible and stretchable zinc–air battery	79
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A high‐performance transition‐metal phosphide electrocatalyst for converting solar energy into hydrogen at 19.6% STH efficiency	78
Configuration‐dependent stretchable all‐solid‐state supercapacitors and hybrid supercapacitors	76
Machine‐Learning‐Assisted Design and Optimization of Single‐Atom Transition Metal‐Incorporated Carbon Quantum Dot Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction	75
Regulation of Lithium Nucleation by Designing a Biomimetic Carbon Frame for Super Compact and Non‐Expanding Lithium Metal Anode	75
Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 3, March 2024	73
Vertical plane depth‐resolved surface potential and carrier separation characteristics in flexible CZTSSe solar cells with over 12% efficiency	73
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Two‐in‐one shell configuration for bimetal selenides toward fast sodium storage within broadened voltage windows	72
Cellulose nanofiber‐derived carbon aerogel for advanced room‐temperature sodium–sulfur batteries	72
Structural and electrochemical stabilization enabling high‐energy P3‐type Cr‐based layered oxide cathode for K‐ion batteries	71
High‐rate metal‐free MXene microsupercapacitors on paper substrates	71
NaTiO_x‐modified high‐nickel layered oxide cathode for stable sodium‐ion batteries	70
Research advances of metal fluoride for energy conversion and storage	70
Charting the course to solid‐state dual‐ion batteries	70
Handily etching nickel foams into catalyst–substrate fusion self‐stabilized electrodes toward industrial‐level water electrolysis	70
Back Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 11, November 2024	68
Long‐lasting, reinforced electrical networking in a high‐loading Li₂S cathode for high‐performance lithium–sulfur batteries	68
Cover Image, Volume 7, Number 2, February 2025	66
Back Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 2, February 2023	65
High‐rate electrochemical H₂O₂ production over multimetallic atom catalysts under acidic–neutral conditions	63
Multicomponent organic blend systems: A review of quaternary organic photovoltaics	63
Back Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 2, February 2024	63
Microcrystallization and lattice contraction of NiFe LDHs for enhancing water electrocatalytic oxidation	62
Self‐supported thin‐film electrode consisting of transition metal borides for highly efficient hydrogen evolution	61
Recent advances in nickel‐based catalysts in eCO₂RR for carbon neutrality	61
Insight Into Pre‐Intercalation of Layered Vanadium Oxide Cathodes: From Precise Control of the Interspace to Related Electrochemical Performance and Beyond	61
Hierarchical porous nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus ternary doped hollow biomass carbon spheres for high‐speed and long‐life potassium storage	60
Progress in electrolyte and interface of hard carbon and graphite anode for sodium‐ion battery	59
Liquid metal as an efficient protective layer for lithium metal anodes in all‐solid‐state batteries	59
Nature‐inspired 3D hierarchical carbon nanotube matrices enable extraordinary solar steam generation	58
Magnetic field‐assisted electrocatalysis: Mechanisms and design strategies	58
Single‐atom electrocatalysts for lithium–sulfur chemistry: Design principle, mechanism, and outlook	57
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Lignin‐derived carbon with pyridine N‐B doping and a nanosandwich structure for high and stable lithium storage	56
Regulation on Morphology and Electronic Structure Design of Vanadium‐Based Sodium Phosphate Cathodes for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries	56
Exploring dopant‐enhanced ionic conductivity of AgCl‐doped Li₇P₃S₁₁ solid electrolytes: Integrating synchrotron Rietveld analysis, DFT, and ANN‐based molecular dynamic	56
Advances in Organic Porous Polymeric‐Supported Photothermal Phase Change Materials	56
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Electrospinning engineering of gas electrodes for high‐performance lithium–gas batteries	56
Enhanced performance of solution‐processed carbon nanotube transparent electrodes in foldable perovskite solar cells through vertical separation of binders by using eco‐friendly parylene substrate	56
Back Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 7, July 2024	55
Flame‐assisted ultrafast synthesis of functionalized carbon nanosheets for high‐performance sodium storage	55
Trifunctional robust electrocatalysts based on 3D Fe/N‐doped carbon nanocubes encapsulating Co₄N nanoparticles for efficient battery‐powered water electrolyzers	55
Engineering Tunable Dual‐Dependent Emission in Co‐Doped Cs₇Cd₃Br₁₃ Perovskites	55
CNT@MnO₂ composite ink toward a flexible 3D printed micro‐zinc‐ion battery	54
Pore structure and oxygen content design of amorphous carbon toward a durable anode for potassium/sodium‐ion batteries	53
High‐performance flexible perovskite photodetectors based on single‐crystal‐like two‐dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper thin films	53
Cover Image, Volume 4, Number 3, May 2022	53
Metal chloride‐graphite intercalation compounds for rechargeable metal‐ion batteries	52
Molecular packing tuning via chlorinated end group enables efficient binary organic solar cells over 18.5%	52
Tailoring Ultrashort Inter‐Fullerene Spacing in a Continuous Fullerene Stacking Array to Enhance Electron Transport for Boosting Solar‐Driven Hydrogen Production	51
Bi@C nanosphere anode with Na⁺‐ether‐solvent cointercalation behavior to achieve fast sodium storage under extreme low temperatures	51
Graphene oxide‐based nanofluidic membranes for reverse electrodialysis that generate electricity from salinity gradients	51
ZnIn₂S₄ with a hybrid reaction mechanism and sulfur vacancies for sustainable sodium storage	51
Research progress on carbon materials as negative electrodes in sodium‐ and potassium‐ion batteries	50
Tailoring an Fe–O_v–Ce–Triggered Phase‐Reversible Oxygen Carrier for Intensified Chemical Looping CO₂ Splitting	50
A novel design of 3D carbon host for stable lithium metal anode	50
Back Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 8, August 2023	50
Densely populated single‐atom catalysts for boosting hydrogen generation from formic acid	49
Vertical channels enable excellent lithium storage kinetics and cycling stability in silicon/carbon thick electrode	49
Designing interstitial boron‐doped tunnel‐type vanadium dioxide cathode for enhancing zinc ion storage capability	49
Heteroatom tuning in agarose derived carbon aerogel for enhanced potassium ion multiple energy storage	48
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Noncovalent interactions on the electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol on a Pt/C electrocatalyst	47
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Effect of Cation Contamination of Gas Diffusion Layer on Water Management and Performance of PEMFCs	46
Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 7, July 2024	45
Back Cover Image, Volume 7, Number 4, April 2025	45
Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 1, January 2024	45
MOF‐derived 1D/3D N‐doped porous carbon for spatially confined electrochemical CO₂ reduction to adjustable syngas	45
Evolution of the porous structure for phosphoric acid etching carbon as cathodes in Li–O₂ batteries: Pyrolysis temperature‐induced characteristics changes	45
A lean‐zinc anode battery based on metal–organic framework‐derived carbon	44
Trade‐offs between ion‐conducting and mechanical properties: The case of polyacrylate electrolytes	44
“Three‐in‐one” strategy: Heat regulation and conversion enhancement of a multifunctional separator for safer lithium–sulfur batteries	44
Oxygen functionalization‐assisted anionic exchange toward unique construction of flower‐like transition metal chalcogenide embedded carbon fabric for ultra‐long life flexible energy storage and conver	44
Defect engineering in transition‐metal (Fe, Co, and Ni)‐based electrocatalysts for water splitting	44
Flexible self‐supporting organic cathode with interface engineering for high‐performance and wide‐temperature sodium‐ion batteries	44
Carbon nanomaterials and their composites for supercapacitors	43
Plasma‐assisted fabrication of multiscale materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage	43
Tuning synergy between nickel and iron in Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites through controllable crystal dimensionalities towards enhanced oxygen‐evolving activity and stability	43
Sulfur and nitrogen codoped cyanoethyl cellulose‐derived carbon with superior gravimetric and volumetric capacity for potassium ion storage	42
Revealing the atomic mechanism of diamond–iron interfacial reaction	42
Tailoring the interaction of covalent organic framework with the polyether matrix toward high‐performance solid‐state lithium metal batteries	42
Sustainable silicon anodes facilitated via a double‐layer interface engineering: Inner SiO_x combined with outer nitrogen and boron co‐doped carbon	42
Back Cover Image, Volume 4, Number 1, January 2022	42
Electrodeposition of a dendrite‐free 3D Al anode for improving cycling of an aluminum–graphite battery	42
Back Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 10, October 2023	41
Unraveling reaction discrepancy and electrolyte stabilizing effects of auto‐oxygenated porphyrin catalysts in lithium–oxygen and lithium–air cells	40
Fully carbonate‐electrolyte‐based high‐energy‐density Li–S batteries with solid‐phase conversion	40
Cathode nanoarchitectonics with Na₃VFe_0.5Ti_0.5(PO4)₃: Overcoming the energy barriers of multielectron reactions for sodium‐ion batteries	40
Locking Surface Dimensionality for Endurable Interface in Perovskite Photovoltaics	39
Upcycling Photovoltaic Silicon Waste Into Cost‐Effectiveness Si/C Anode Materials	39
Cover Image, Volume 7, Number 5, May 2025	38
In operando‐formed interface between silver and perovskite oxide for efficient electroreduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide	38
Green and scalable electrochemical routes for cost‐effective mass production of MXenes for supercapacitor electrodes	37
Facile carbon cloth activation strategy to boost oxygen reduction reaction performance for flexible zinc‐air battery application	37
Proton exchange membrane‐based electrocatalytic systems for hydrogen production	37
K_xC_y phase induced expanded interlayer in ultra‐thin carbon toward full potassium‐ion capacitors	37
A 30‐year overview of sodium‐ion batteries	36
Heterostructured nickel–cobalt metal alloy and metal oxide nanoparticles as a polysulfide mediator for stable lithium–sulfur full batteries with lean electrolyte	36
Biphase‐to‐monophase structure evolution of Na_0.766+xLi_xNi_0.33−xMn_0.5Fe_0.1Ti_0.07O₂ toward ultradurable	35
Progress and prospect of flexible MXene‐based energy storage	35
Asymmetric acidic/alkaline N₂ electrofixation accelerated by high‐entropy metal–organic framework derivatives	35
Sulfur‐doped hard carbon hybrid anodes with dual lithium‐ion/metal storage bifunctionality for high‐energy‐density lithium‐ion batteries	35
Upcycling of spent LiCoO₂ cathodes via nickel‐ and manganese‐doping	35
Boosting lignin‐based photocatalyst with photocorrosion resistance for efficient H₂O₂ production via hetero‐interfacial π‐π stacking channels	35
Single‐atom Pt on carbon nanotubes for selective electrocatalysis	34
Sustainable nitrogen photofixation: Considerations on the state of the art of non critical carbon materials	34
Surface‐modified Ag@Ru‐P25 for photocatalytic CO₂ conversion with high selectivity over CH₄ formation at the solid–gas interface	34
Controllable and large‐area growth of ZnO nanosheet arrays under ambient condition as superior anodes for scalable aqueous batteries	34
Ultra‐high‐flux passive cooling enabled by a sweating‐inspired hygroscopic membrane	33
Host–Guest Engineering of Dual‐Metal Nitrogen Carbides as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Long‐Cycle Rechargeable Zn‐Air Battery	33
Cover Image, Volume 6, Number 9, September 2024	33

Strategies to achieve effective nitrogen activation	33
Reinforced SnO₂ tensile‐strength and “buffer‐spring” interfaces for efficient inorganic perovskite solar cells	33
Highly N‐doped carbon with low graphitic‐N content as anode material for enhanced initial Coulombic efficiency of lithium‐ion batteries	33
Amorphous Protective Layers to Reshape Inorganic‐Rich Interphases for High‐Voltage Sodium‐Ion Batteries	32
Carbon‐based interface engineering and architecture design for high‐performance lithium metal anodes	32
Rational modulation of emerging MXene materials for zinc‐ion storage	32
TiO₂ bunchy hierarchical structure with effective enhancement in sodium storage behaviors	32
Water‐resistant organic thermoelectric generator with >10 μW output	32
Mechanically strong and folding‐endurance Ti₃C₂T_x MXene/PBO nanofiber films for efficient electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal management	32
Activating Ru in the pyramidal sites of Ru₂P‐type structures with earth‐abundant transition metals for achieving extremely high HER activity while minimizing noble metal content	32
Synergistic Molecular Engineering Strategies for Enhancing Diffusion Kinetics and Interfacial Stability of the δ‐MnO₂ Cathode in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries	31
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10% Efficient Solar‐to‐Hydrogen Conversion via Ternary‐Phase Organic Light Absorbers With Ni Heazlewoodite Electrocatalysts	31
Synergistic modulation of valence state and oxygen vacancy induced by surface reconstruction of the CeO₂/CuO catalyst toward enhanced electrochemical CO₂ reduction	31