Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin.

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REVIEW

Electrochemical lithium extraction by the faradaic materials: advances, challenges and enhancement approaches
Lei Wang, Panpan Zhang, Zhiyuan Guo, Jing Wang, Jie Ma, Zhi-yong Ji
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle industry has led to a surge in demand for lithium products, driving the develop...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100127. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100127

ARTICLE

Hydroxyl-functionalized molecular engineering mitigates 2D phase barriers for efficient wide-bandgap and all-perovskite tandem solar cells
Binbin Liu, Yang Chen, Tianci Jia, Chen Chen, Zhanghao Wu, Yuhui Liu, Yuhang Zhai, Tianshu Ma, Changlei Wang
All-perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs) demonstrate exceptional potential to overcome the single-junction efficiency li...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100128. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100128

Synergistic design of high-entropy P2/O3 biphasic cathodes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries
Shan Zhao, Xu Liu, Haotian Guo, Zonglin Liu, Pengfei Wang, Jie Shu, Tingfeng Yi
P2-type layered transition metal oxides (P2-NaxTMO2) have emerged as promising cathodes for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) ...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100129. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100129

Waste medical mask-derived carbon quantum dots enhance the photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) over BiOBr/g-C₃N₄ S-scheme heterojunction
Shiyi Chen, Jialong Fu, Jianping Qiu, Guoju Chang, Shiyou Hao
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the necessity of medical masks, and to date, many waste m...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100135. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100135

REVIEW

Unveiling the mechanism of direct-to-indirect bandgap transition in the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of Zn_xCd_1−xS solid solution
Huoshuai Huang, Zhidong Wei, Jiawei Yan, Jiasheng Chi, Qianxiang Su, Mingxia Chen, Zhi Jiang, Yangzhou Sun, Wenfeng Shangguan
Solid solution strategy could improve the photocatalytic performance thermodynamically, yet the study focusing on the ca...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100141. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100141

ARTICLE

Covalent bond modulation of charge transfer for sensitive heavy metal ion analysis in a self-powered electrochemical sensing platform
Yun Chen, Daijie Deng, Li Xu, Xingwang Zhu, Henan Li, Chengming Sun
Rational design of photoelectric active materials for photoanodes in photocatalytic fuel cells is crucial for developing...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100144. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100144

SBA-15 templated covalent triazine frameworks for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen production
Chengxiao Zhao, Zhaolin Li, Dongfang Wu, Xiaofei Yang
Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) represent an attractive family of metal-free visible light-responsive covalent organ...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100149. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100149

REVIEW

Self-integrated black NiO clusters with ZnIn₂S₄ microspheres for photothermal-assisted hydrogen evolution by S-scheme electron transfer mechanism
Chengyan Ge, Jiawei Hu, Xingyu Liu, Yuxi Song, Chao Liu, Zhigang Zou
Hydrogen (H2) production technology utilizing solar energy is an essential strategy for questing carbon-neutral, but des...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100154. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100154

ARTICLE

Ionic-bond crosslinked carbonized polymer dots for tunable and enhanced room temperature phosphorescence
Chunyuan Kang, Xiaoyu Li, Fan Yang, Bai Yang
Carbonized polymer dots (CPDs) have emerged as promising room temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials owing to their ...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100156. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100156

Modulate surface potential well depth of Bi₁₂O₁₇Cl₂ by FeOOH in Bi₁₂O₁₇Cl₂@FeOOH heterojunction to boost piezoelectric charge transfer and piezo-self-Fenton catalysis
Jiangyuan Qiu, Tao Yu, Junxin Chen, Wenxuan Li, Xiaoxuan Zhang, jinsheng Li, Rui Guo, Zaiyin Huang, Xuanwen Liu
Although the design of heterojunction piezoelectric catalysts has significantly enhanced catalytic activity, the regulat...
Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2026, 42 (1), 100157. DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100157