Electrochemical Energy Conversion: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

A new, metal‐free, radical‐mediated oxidative decarbonylative hydroalkylation of various alkynes with secondary and tertiary alkyl aldehydes using di‐tert‐butyl peroxide (DTBP) as oxidant is presented. This method enables the simultaneous formation of a CC bond and a CH bond through a sequence of decarbonylation, radical addition and protonation, and provides a straightforward route for transforming alkynes into alkenes with high compatibility with both alkynes and alkyl aldehydes.

Heterogeneous nanostructure array for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

“…Although rapid development of research in this area, corresponding commercialization suffer from unsatisfied performance, such as durability, operability etc [1,2,9]. Generally, innovation of materials lies at the heart in pursuit of further breakthroughs in electrochemical devices.…”

“…The combination of surface and bulk properties to the entire behaviors is beneficial during electrochemical processes [1]. Second, the unit with fixed spatial orientation and high regularity can be assembled into large-scale array alignment and realize electrochemical energy conversion and storage at nanoscale independently without interrupting the electrochemical reactions in other units [6,9,10,12]. It is of significance to investigate electrochemical processes macroscopically for further microscopic optimization of energy conversion and storage devices.…”