OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Nano Energy is 131. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art of piezoelectric energy harvesting	739
Enhanced photocatalytic degradation and H2/H2O2 production performance of S-pCN/WO2.72 S-scheme heterojunction with appropriate surface oxygen vacancies	648
“The Fe Effect”: A review unveiling the critical roles of Fe in enhancing OER activity of Ni and Co based catalysts	545
Flexible PVDF based piezoelectric nanogenerators	441
Exceptional piezoelectricity, high thermal conductivity and stiffness and promising photocatalysis in two-dimensional MoSi2N4 family confirmed by first-principles	396
Tuning Zn2+ coordination environment to suppress dendrite formation for high-performance Zn-ion batteries	387
Recent advances in energy-saving chemiresistive gas sensors: A review	365
Review on comprehending and enhancing the initial Coulombic efficiency of anode materials in lithium-ion/sodium-ion batteries	331
Fundamental and solutions of microcrack in Ni-rich layered oxide cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries	320
Recent advance and prospectives of electrocatalysts based on transition metal selenides for efficient water splitting	303
CRISPR-Cas12a-driven MXene-PEDOT:PSS piezoresistive wireless biosensor	294
Multifunctional poly(vinyl alcohol)/Ag nanofibers-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered MXene/tungsten oxide nanohybrid NO2 gas sensor	277
A critical review on semitransparent organic solar cells	275
Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors: Achievements, challenges and future perspectives	272
High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on MXene functionalized polyvinylidene fluoride composite nanofibers	268
Same materials, bigger output: A reversibly transformable 2D–3D photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation	267
Hierarchical Co and Nb dual-doped MoS2 nanosheets shelled micro-TiO2 hollow spheres as effective multifunctional electrocatalysts for HER, OER, and ORR	256
Recent advances in electrocatalysts for neutral and large-current-density water electrolysis	245
Reversing heat conduction loss: Extracting energy from bulk water to enhance solar steam generation	243
Wearable triboelectric nanogenerators for biomechanical energy harvesting	241
A flexible ultra-sensitive triboelectric tactile sensor of wrinkled PDMS/MXene composite films for E-skin	238
Atomically targeting NiFe LDH to create multivacancies for OER catalysis with a small organic anchor	235
Iridium-based nanomaterials for electrochemical water splitting	231
Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure	229
Promoting smart cities into the 5G era with multi-field Internet of Things (IoT) applications powered with advanced mechanical energy harvesters	228

Different dimensional nanoadditives for thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications	222
3D porous polymer film with designed pore architecture and auto-deposited SiO2 for highly efficient passive radiative cooling	220
Cobalt single atom site isolated Pt nanoparticles for efficient ORR and HER in acid media	219
Stretchable, self-healing, conductive hydrogel fibers for strain sensing and triboelectric energy-harvesting smart textiles	218
Technology evolution from self-powered sensors to AIoT enabled smart homes	218
Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics	209
Boost sodium-ion batteries to commercialization: Strategies to enhance initial Coulombic efficiency of hard carbon anode	208
The promise of hydrogen production from alkaline anion exchange membrane electrolyzers	205
Polymer based thermoelectric nanocomposite materials and devices: Fabrication and characteristics	205
Environmentally stable, mechanically flexible, self-adhesive, and electrically conductive Ti3C2TX MXene hydrogels for wide-temperature strain sensing	203
Oxygen defect enriched (NH4)2V10O25·8H2O nanosheets for superior aqueous zinc‐ion batteries	200
Triboelectric nanogenerator based self-powered sensor for artificial intelligence	200
Significantly enhanced breakdown strength and energy density in sandwich-structured nanocomposites with low-level BaTiO3 nanowires	199
An integrated surface coating strategy to enhance the electrochemical performance of nickel-rich layered cathodes	198
Monosodium glutamate, an effective electrolyte additive to enhance cycling performance of Zn anode in aqueous battery	194
Modulating Zn deposition via ceramic-cellulose separator with interfacial polarization effect for durable zinc anode	193
A review of niobium oxides based nanocomposites for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors	192
Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions	188
Highly conductive phase change composites enabled by vertically-aligned reticulated graphite nanoplatelets for high-temperature solar photo/electro-thermal energy conversion, harvesting and storage	185
Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake	182
Electronic structure engineering on two-dimensional (2D) electrocatalytic materials for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions	181
Recent development of lithium argyrodite solid-state electrolytes for solid-state batteries: Synthesis, structure, stability and dynamics	181
Interface induced performance enhancement in flexible BaTiO3/PVDF-TrFE based piezoelectric nanogenerators	180
High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on electrospun PVDF-graphene nanosheet composite nanofibers for energy harvesting	178
Controlled heterogeneous water distribution and evaporation towards enhanced photothermal water-electricity-hydrogen production	177
Biomimetic, biocompatible and robust silk Fibroin-MXene film with stable 3D cross-link structure for flexible pressure sensors	177
Piezoelectric fiber composites with polydopamine interfacial layer for self-powered wearable biomonitoring	176
Underwater superaerophobic Ni nanoparticle-decorated nickel–molybdenum nitride nanowire arrays for hydrogen evolution in neutral media	176
Recent progress in blue energy harvesting for powering distributed sensors in ocean	175
Flexible and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator fabric for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered dual-mode human motion monitoring	174
Electrocatalytic nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia synthesis using metal nanocatalysts and bio-inspired metalloenzymes	174
Breathable, washable and wearable woven-structured triboelectric nanogenerators utilizing electrospun nanofibers for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing	173
MXenes: Emerging 2D materials for hydrogen storage	173
Thermochromic smart windows with highly regulated radiative cooling and solar transmission	171
Review of radiative cooling materials: Performance evaluation and design approaches	170
High-energy all-in-one stretchable micro-supercapacitor arrays based on 3D laser-induced graphene foams decorated with mesoporous ZnP nanosheets for self-powered stretchable systems	170
A mechanically robust self-healing binder for silicon anode in lithium ion batteries	169
Polymer-based dielectrics with high permittivity for electric energy storage: A review	168
Flower-like open-structured polycrystalline copper with synergistic multi-crystal plane for efficient electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia	165
Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application	164
Defect engineering for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia	163
Wearable MXene nanocomposites-based strain sensor with tile-like stacked hierarchical microstructure for broad-range ultrasensitive sensing	162
Advanced multifunctional composite phase change materials based on photo-responsive materials	162
How to avoid dendrite formation in metal batteries: Innovative strategies for dendrite suppression	160
Skin-inspired textile-based tactile sensors enable multifunctional sensing of wearables and soft robots	159
High mass-loading NiCo-LDH nanosheet arrays grown on carbon cloth by electrodeposition for excellent electrochemical energy storage	159
Local hot charge density regulation: Vibration-free pyroelectric nanogenerator for effectively enhancing catalysis and in-situ surface enhanced Raman scattering monitoring	158
Significantly enhanced electrostatic energy storage performance of P(VDF-HFP)/BaTiO3-Bi(Li0.5Nb0.5)O3 nanocomposites	158
Soft-contact cylindrical triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator based on swing structure for ultra-low frequency water wave energy harvesting	157
Synergistically coupling of 3D FeNi-LDH arrays with Ti3C2Tx-MXene nanosheets toward superior symmetric supercapacitor	157

Wood-cellulose-fiber-based functional materials for triboelectric nanogenerators	157
Benzothiadiazole-based non-fullerene acceptors	155
A review on piezo- and pyroelectric responses of flexible nano- and micropatterned polymer surfaces for biomedical sensing and energy harvesting applications	154
Boron-modified cobalt iron layered double hydroxides for high efficiency seawater oxidation	153
Integration of a porous wood-based triboelectric nanogenerator and gas sensor for real-time wireless food-quality assessment	153
Review on recent progress of lead-free halide perovskites in optoelectronic applications	153
SrTiO3-based thermoelectrics: Progress and challenges	151
Anisotropic magnetic liquid metal film for wearable wireless electromagnetic sensing and smart electromagnetic interference shielding	151
Recent progress of organic photovoltaics for indoor energy harvesting	151
Designing 3d dual transition metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline electrolyte: Beyond oxides	151
Flexible single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerators with MXene/PDMS composite film for biomechanical motion sensors	150
In situ polymerized polyaniline/MXene (V2C) as building blocks of supercapacitor and ammonia sensor self-powered by electromagnetic-triboelectric hybrid generator	150
Stretchable freezing-tolerant triboelectric nanogenerator and strain sensor based on transparent, long-term stable, and highly conductive gelatin-based organohydrogel	150
Bilayer porous polymer for efficient passive building cooling	150
Interfacial electronic structure modulation of Pt-MoS2 heterostructure for enhancing electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction	149
Highly salt-resistant and all-weather solar-driven interfacial evaporators with photothermal and electrothermal effects based on Janus graphene@silicone sponges	148
Formation of sandwiched leaf-like CNTs-Co/ZnCo2O4@NC-CNTs nanohybrids for high-power-density rechargeable Zn-air batteries	147
Manipulating Zn anode reactions through salt anion involving hydrogen bonding network in aqueous electrolytes with PEO additive	145
Highly adhesive and self-healing γ-PGA/PEDOT:PSS conductive hydrogels enabled by multiple hydrogen bonding for wearable electronics	145
Heterostructured bimetallic–sulfide@layered Ti3C2T –MXene as a synergistic electrode to realize high-energy-density aqueous hybrid-supercapacitor	143
Promoting charge separation resulting in ternary organic solar cells efficiency over 17.5%	142
Bioinspired, multifunctional dual-mode pressure sensors as electronic skin for decoding complex loading processes and human motions	142
Rationalization on high-loading iron and cobalt dual metal single atoms and mechanistic insight into the oxygen reduction reaction	141
Synergizing in-grown Ni3N/Ni heterostructured core and ultrathin Ni3N surface shell enables self-adaptive surface reconfiguration and efficient oxygen evolution reaction	141
Recent progress of functional separators with catalytic effects for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries	141
Na-substitution induced oxygen vacancy achieving high transition metal capacity in commercial Li-rich cathode	141
Thermal runaway mechanism of lithium-ion battery with LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode materials	140
Porous NiCo2S4/FeOOH nanowire arrays with rich sulfide/hydroxide interfaces enable high OER activity	140
Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene/hydrogel-based liquid-solid triboelectric nanogenerator driven self-powered MXene-based sensor system for marine environmental monitoring	139
Recent advances in cellulose-based flexible triboelectric nanogenerators	139
Progress in interface structure and modification of zinc anode for aqueous batteries	139
Graphene quantum dots enable dendrite-free zinc ion battery	139
Composition engineering of operationally stable CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells with a record efficiency over 17%	139
Synergetic effect of spatially separated dual co-catalyst for accelerating multiple conversion reaction in advanced lithium sulfur batteries	138
Boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction in a ZnS/ZnIn2S4 heterostructure through strain-induced direct Z-scheme and a mechanistic study of molecular CO2 interaction thereon	137
Piezotronic effect boosted photocatalytic performance of heterostructured BaTiO3/TiO2 nanofibers for degradation of organic pollutants	137
MOF-on-MOF nanoarchitectures for selectively functionalized nitrogen-doped carbon-graphitic carbon/carbon nanotubes heterostructure with high capacitive deionization performance	136
High-performance in n-type PbTe-based thermoelectric materials achieved by synergistically dynamic doping and energy filtering	136
Sub-ambient daytime radiative cooling by silica-coated porous anodic aluminum oxide	136
Polyvinyl alcohol coating induced preferred crystallographic orientation in aqueous zinc battery anodes	135
Self-powered cardiac pacemaker by piezoelectric polymer nanogenerator implant	135
MoS2/SnS@C hollow hierarchical nanotubes as superior performance anode for sodium-ion batteries	135
Conceptual analysis framework development to understand barriers of nanofluid commercialization	135
High-entropy oxides as advanced anode materials for long-life lithium-ion Batteries	135
Biomass-derived, multifunctional and wave-layered carbon aerogels toward wearable pressure sensors, supercapacitors and triboelectric nanogenerators	134
Cobalt nitride as a novel cocatalyst to boost photocatalytic CO2 reduction	134
Ultrahigh energy storage density in (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.65Sr0.35TiO3-based lead-free relaxor ceramics with excellent temperature stability	134
Recently advances and perspectives of anode-free rechargeable batteries	134
A novel humidity resisting and wind direction adapting flag-type triboelectric nanogenerator for wind energy harvesting and speed sensing	134
Recent advanced self-propelling salt-blocking technologies for passive solar-driven interfacial evaporation desalination systems	134
Chemically tailored molecular surface modification of cellulose nanofibrils for manipulating the charge density of triboelectric nanogenerators	134
Conjugated microporous polymers for energy storage: Recent progress and challenges	133
Advanced electrolyte design for stable lithium metal anode: From liquid to solid	132
Organic-inorganic composite SEI for a stable Li metal anode by in-situ polymerization	131
Boosting interfacial charge transfer for alkaline hydrogen evolution via rational interior Se modification	131
Atomically dispersed Ni–Ru–P interface sites for high-efficiency pH-universal electrocatalysis of hydrogen evolution	131