Solar fuel processing: Comparative mini-review on research, technology development, and scaling

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The 2D/3D or 2D/quasi-2D composite mixed-dimensional construction of hybrid perovskite interfaces is gaining increasing attention due to their enhanced stability toward degradation without compromising the corresponding solar cell efficiency. Much of this ...

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Solar fuel processing: Comparative mini-review on research, technology development, and scaling

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Tuning Electronic and Optical Properties of 2D/3D Interfaces of Hybrid Perovskites through Interfacial Charge Transfer: Prediction of Higher-Efficiency Interface Solar Cells Using Hybrid-DFT Methods

Enhancing Indoor Photovoltaic Eﬃciency to 37.6% Through Triple Passivation Reassembly and n-Type to p-Type Modulation in Wide Bandgap Perovskites

Green hydrogen production using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bioanode and cuprous oxide-based photocathode

Renewable energy integration and waste heat valorization in aluminum remelting for co-producing kerosene and methanol

Reversible photo-electrochemical device for solar hydrogen and power generation

Stability and degradation of (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for solar water splitting

Modeling, design and economics of PEC devices

High-throughput parallel testing of ten photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting: case study on the effects of temperature in hematite photoanodes

Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

Assessing the Charge Carrier Dynamics at Hybrid Interfaces of Organic Photoanodes for Solar Fuels

Power to the People: On the Role of Districts in Decentralized Energy Systems

Perspective Alkaline electrolyzers: Powering industries and overcoming fundamental challenges

Phase-stable indium sulfide achieves an energy conversion efficiency of 14.3% for solar-assisted carbon dioxide reduction to formate

Integration of Metal Meshes as Transparent Conducting Electrodes into Perovskite Solar Cells

From PV to EV: Mapping the Potential for Electric Vehicle Charging with Solar Energy in Europe

Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.5% Average Efficiency: The Role of Rigid Conjugated Core in Molecular Semiconductors

In Situ Synthesis of CuxO/N Doped Graphdiyne with Pyridine N Configuration for Ammonia Production via Nitrate Reduction

Encapsulation strategies for mechanical impact and damp heat reliability improvement of lightweight photovoltaic modules towards vehicle-integrated applications

Tailoring nanocatalysts and reaction interfaces for water- and CO2-electrolysis

Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration