ACS Publications
Highly Cited: Energy
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C publishes experimental, theoretical and computational research on the physical chemistry of nano, low-dimensional and bulk materials; chemical transformations at interfaces; and energy conversion and storage.

Here, we showcase a selection of highly cited articles in the areas of solar cells and batteries, published in 2019 and 2020, that researchers have been reading, sharing, and citing.

Solar Cells

Impedance Spectroscopy for Emerging Photovoltaics
Elizabeth von Hauff
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00892
Emerging Design Principles for Enhanced Solar Energy Utilization with Singlet Fission
Melissa K. Gish, Natalie A. Pace, Garry Rumbles, and
Justin C. Johnson
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b10876
Photoexcited Dynamics in Metal Halide Perovskites: From Relaxation Mechanisms to Applications
Zhongguo Li, Yubin Chen, and Clemens Burda
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11347
Introducing Asymmetry Induced by Benzene Substitution in a Rigid Fused π Spacer of D−π–A-Type Solar Cells: A Computational Investigation
Effect of Light and Voltage on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Perovskite Solar Cells: An Empirical Approach Based on Modified Randles Circuit
Xiaoqing Chen, Yasuhiro Shirai, Masatoshi Yanagida, and
Kenjiro Miyano
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b10712
Removal of Surface Oxygen Vacancies Increases Conductance Through TiO2 Thin Films for Perovskite Solar Cells
Alexander Klasen, Philipp Baumli, Qu Sheng,
Ewald Johannes, Simon A. Bretschneider, Ilka M. Hermes,
Victor W. Bergmann, Christopher Gort, Amelie Axt,
Stefan A. L. Weber, Heejae Kim, Hans-Jürgen Butt,
Wolfgang Tremel, and Rüdiger Berger
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02371

Batteries

Lithium Diffusion Mechanism through Solid–Electrolyte Interphase in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Ajaykrishna Ramasubramanian, Vitaliy Yurkiv, Tara Foroozan,
Marco Ragone, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, and Farzad Mashayek
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00436
Cation Solvation and Physicochemical Properties of Ca Battery Electrolytes
J. D. Forero-Saboya, E. Marchante, R. B. Araujo, D. Monti,
P. Johansson, and A. Ponrouch
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07308
Sulfolane-Based Highly Concentrated Electrolytes of Lithium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide: Ionic Transport, Li-Ion Coordination, and Li–S Battery Performance
Azusa Nakanishi, Kazuhide Ueno, Daiki Watanabe, Yosuke Ugata, Yoshiharu Matsumae, Jiali Liu, Morgan L. Thomas, Kaoru Dokko, and Masayoshi Watanabe
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02625
Synergistically Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Ni-rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries by K and Ti Co-modification
Wenli Yao, Yong Liu, Dong Li, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong, Hongwei Cheng, and Zhengquan Yan
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10526
Exfoliated MoS2 as Electrode for All-Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
A. L. Santhosha, Prasant Kumar Nayak, Kilian Pollok,
Falko Langenhorst, and Philipp Adelhelm
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01816
Understanding Shuttling Effect in Sodium Ion Batteries for the Solution of Capacity Fading: FeS2 as an Example
Shihan Qi, Liwei Mi, Keming Song, Kaiwei Yang, Jianmin Ma,
Xiangming Feng, Jianmin Zhang, and Weihua Chen
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11069
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