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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in April:

Improving the light-harvesting of amorphous silicon solar cells with photochemical upconversion
Yuen Yap Cheng, Burkhard Fückel, Rowan W. MacQueen, Tony Khoury, Raphaël G. C. R. Clady, Tim F. Schulze, N. J. Ekins-Daukes, Maxwell J. Crossley, Bernd Stannowski, Klaus Lips and Timothy W. Schmidt 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6953-6959 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21136J  

Solar energy generation in three dimensions 
Marco Bernardi, Nicola Ferralis, Jin H. Wan, Rachelle Villalon and Jeffrey C. Grossman 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6880-6884 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21170J  
 
Recent advances in hybrid photocatalysts for solar fuel production 
Phong D. Tran, Lydia H. Wong, James Barber and Joachim S. C. Loo  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5902-5918 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02849B 

Nanostructured hematite: synthesis, characterization, charge carrier dynamics, and photoelectrochemical properties 
Damon A. Wheeler, Gongming Wang, Yichuan Ling, Yat Li and Jin Z. Zhang  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6682-6702 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE00001F 

Dye adsorption, desorption, and distribution in mesoporous TiO₂ films, and its effects on recombination losses in dye sensitized solar cells 
Brian O’Regan, Li Xiaoe and Tarek Ghaddar  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 7203-7215 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21341A  

A polymer electrolyte-skinned active material strategy toward high-voltage lithium ion batteries: a polyimide-coated LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ spinel cathode material case 
Ju-Hyun Cho, Jang-Hoon Park, Myeong-Hee Lee, Hyun-Kon Song and Sang-Young Lee 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 7124-7131 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03389E  
 
Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security 
Mark Z. Jacobson  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173 
DOI: 10.1039/B809990C  
 
Understanding the electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on platinum and its alloys 
Ifan E. L. Stephens, Alexander S. Bondarenko, Ulrik Grønbjerg, Jan Rossmeisl and Ib Chorkendorff  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6744-6762 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03590A  

Black perspectives for a green future: hydrothermal carbons for environment protection and energy storage 
Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Robin. J. White, Camillo Falco and Marta Sevilla  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6796-6822 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21166A  

Towards highly efficient photocatalysts using semiconductor nanoarchitectures 
Hailong Zhou, Yongquan Qu, Tahani Zeid and Xiangfeng Duan  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6732-6743 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03447F  

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in February:

Recent advances in solution-processed interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer solar cells 
Hin-Lap Yip and Alex K.-Y. Jen 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5994-6011
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02806A 

Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems
Verónica Palomares, Paula Serras, Irune Villaluenga, Karina B. Hueso, Javier Carretero-González and Teófilo Rojo
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5884-5901
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02781J 

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: A review 
Vinodkumar Etacheri, Rotem Marom, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01598B 

Optimization of photoelectrochemical water splitting performance on hierarchical TiO₂ nanotubes array 
Zhonghai Zhang and Peng Wang
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6506-6512
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03461A 

Catalysts Made of Earth-Abundant Elements (Co, Ni, Fe) for Water Splitting: Recent Progress and Future Challenges
Pingwu Du and Richard Eisenberg
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6012-6021
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03250C 

Recent Advances in Hybrid Photocatalysts for Solar Fuel Production
Phong D. Tran, Lydia H. Wong, James Barber and Joachim S. C. Loo
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5902-5918
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02849B

Energy and Environmental Nanotechnology in Conductive Paper and Textile 
Liangbing Hu and Yi Cui 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6423-6435
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02414D 

How should you measure your excitonic solar cells? 
Henry J. Snaith 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6513-6520 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03429H

Graphene Based New Energy Materials
Yiqing Sun, Qiong Wu and Gaoquan Shi
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1113-1132
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00683A 

High-Performance Flexible Lithium-Ion Electrodes Based on Robust Network Architecture
Xilai Jia, Zheng Chen, Arnold Suwarnasarn, Lynn Rice, Xiaolei Wang, Hiesang Sohn, Qiang Zhang, Benjamin M. Wu, Fei Wei and Yunfeng Lu 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03110H

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in January:

Catalysts Made of Earth-Abundant Elements (Co, Ni, Fe) for Water Splitting: Recent Progress and Future Challenges 
Pingwu Du and Richard Eisenberg  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6012-6021 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03250C 

High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel co-adsorbent 
Liyuan Han ,  Ashraful Islam ,  Han Chen ,  Chandrasekharam Malapaka ,  Barreddi Chiranjeevi ,  Shufang Zhang ,  Xudong Yang and Masatoshi Yanagida  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6057-6060 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03418B 

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review 
Vinodkumar Etacheri ,  Rotem Marom ,  Ran Elazari ,  Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01598B

Novel Nanostructures for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 
Nicolas Tétreault and Michael Gratzel  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03242B 

Plasmonic solar water splitting 
Scott C. Warren and Elijah Thimsen  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5133-5146 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02875H 

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security 
Mark Z. Jacobson  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173 
DOI: 10.1039/B809990C 

Photovoltaic Efficiency Limits and Material Disorder 
Pabitra K. Nayak ,  Germà Garcia-Belmonte ,  Antoine Kahn ,  Juan Bisquert and David Cahen  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6022-6039 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03178G 

A quantitative assessment of the competition between water and anion oxidation at WO3 photoanodes in acidic aqueous electrolytes 
Qixi Mi ,  Almagul Zhanaidarova ,  Bruce S. Brunschwig ,  Harry B. Gray and Nathan S. Lewis  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5694-5700 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02929D 

Morphology of all-polymer solar cells 
Christopher R. McNeill  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5653-5667 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03071C 

Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications 
M. Zebarjadi ,  K. Esfarjani ,  M. S. Dresselhaus ,  Z. F. Ren and G. Chen  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5147-5162 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02497C 

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in December:

Self-standing positive electrodes of oxidized few-walled carbon nanotubes for light-weight and high-power lithium batteries 
Seung Woo Lee, Betar M. Gallant, Youngmin Lee, Noboru Yoshida, Dong Young Kim, Yuki Yamada, Suguru Noda, Atsuo Yamada and Yang Shao-Horn 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5437-5444 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02409D 

Globular reduced graphene oxide-metal oxide structures for energy storage applications 
Alfred Chidembo, Seyed Hamed Aboutalebi, Konstantin Konstantinov, Maryam Salari, Brad Winton, Sima Aminorroaya Yamini, Ivan P. Nevirkovets and Hua Kun Liu 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5236-5240 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02784K 

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review 
Vinodkumar Etacheri, Rotem Marom, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01598B 

Recent advances in micro-/nano-structured hollow spheres for energy applications: From simple to complex systems 
Xiaoyong Lai, Jonathan E. Halpert and Dan Wang 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5604-5618 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02426D 

Additive-free synthesis of unique TiO₂ mesocrystals with enhanced lithium-ion intercalation properties 
Zhensheng Hong, Mingdeng Wei, Tongbin Lan, Lilong Jiang and Guozhong Cao 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5408-5413 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02551A 

Reviving rechargeable lithium metal batteries: enabling next-generation high-energy and high-power cells 
Aruna Zhamu, Guorong Chen, Chenguang Liu, David Neff, Qing Fang, Zhenning Yu, Wei Xiong, Yanbo Wang, Xiqing Wang and Bor Z. Jang 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5701-5707 
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE02911A 

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security 
Mark Z. Jacobson 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173 
DOI: 10.1039/B809990C 

Highly efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells based on SnO₂ nanocrystals prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis 
Alexander Birkel, Yong-Gun Lee, Dominik Koll, Xavier Van Meerbeek, Stefan Frank, Mi Jin Choi, Yong Soo Kang, Kookheon Char and Wolfgang Tremel 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5392-5400 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02115J 

Solar cells with one-day energy payback for the factories of the future 
Nieves Espinosa, Markus Hösel, Dechan Angmo and Frederik C. Krebs 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5117-5132 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02728J 

Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on an iodine-free electrolyte using l-cysteine/l-cystine as a redox couple 
Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Shifeng Li, Xiuna Wang and Licheng Sun 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02540F 

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in November:

Plasmonic solar water splitting 
Scott C. Warren and Elijah Thimsen 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5 , 5133-5146 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02875H 

Understanding and recent development of carbon coating on LiFePO₄ cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries 
Jiajun Wang and Xueliang Sun 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 5163-5185 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01263K 

The electrocapacitive properties of graphene oxide reduced by urea 
Zhibin Lei, Li Lu and X. S. Zhao 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02478G 

Recent advances in micro-/nano-structured hollow spheres for energy applications: From simple to complex systems 
Xiaoyong Lai, Jonathan E. Halpert and Dan Wang 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02426D 

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security 
Mark Z. Jacobson 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173 
DOI: 10.1039/B809990C 

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review 
Vinodkumar Etacheri, Rotem Marom, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262 
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01598B 

Graphene based new energy materials 
Yiqing Sun, Qiong Wu and Gaoquan Shi 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1113-1132 
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00683A 

Organic solar cells: A new look at traditional models 
Jonathan D. Servaites, Mark A. Ratner and Tobin J. Marks  
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4410-4422
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01663F 

Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 
Liwen Ji, Zhan Lin, Mataz Alcoutlabi and Xiangwu Zhang 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 2682-2699 
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00699H 

Organic tandem solar cells: A review 
Tayebeh Ameri, Gilles Dennler, Christoph Lungenschmied and Christoph J. Brabec 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 347-363 
DOI: 10.1039/B817952B 

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in October:

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review
Vinodkumar Etacheri, Rotem Marom, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01598b

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security
Mark Z. Jacobson
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173
DOI: 10.1039/b809990c

Polarizable energy-storage membrane based on ionic condensation and decondensation
Xian Ning Xie, Kian Keat Lee, Junzhong Wang and Kian Ping Loh
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3960-3965
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01841h

Graphene based new energy materials
Yiqing Sun, Qiong Wu and Gaoquan Shi
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1113-1132
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00683a

Porous carbon nanofiber–sulfur composite electrodes for lithium/sulfur cells
Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao, Shaul Aloni, Lei Wang, Elton J. Cairns and Yuegang Zhang
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02256c

Organic tandem solar cells: A review
Tayebeh Ameri, Gilles Dennler, Christoph Lungenschmied and Christoph J. Brabec
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 347-363
DOI: 10.1039/b817952b

Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
Liwen Ji, Zhan Lin, Mataz Alcoutlabi and Xiangwu Zhang
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 2682-2699
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00699h

A lithium–air capacitor–battery based on a hybrid electrolyte
Yonggang Wang, Ping He and Haoshen Zhou
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02121d

Nitridated TiO2 hollow nanofibers as an anode material for high power lithium ion batteries
Hyungkyu Han, Taeseup Song, Jae-Young Bae, Linda F. Nazar, Hansu Kim and Ungyu Paik
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4532-4536
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02333k

Control of the nanoscale crystallinity in mesoporous TiO2 shells for enhanced photocatalytic activity
Ji Bong Joo, Qiao Zhang, Michael Dahl, Ilkeun Lee, James Goebl, Francisco Zaera and Yadong Yin
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02533c

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This month sees the following articles in EES that are in the top ten most accessed in September:

A general strategy toward graphene@metal oxide core–shell nanostructures for high-performance lithium storage 
Weiwei Zhou, Jixin Zhu, Chuanwei Cheng, Jinping Liu, Huanping Yang, Chunxiao Cong, Cao Guan, Xingtao Jia, Hong Jin Fan, Qingyu Yan, Chang Ming Li and Ting Yu 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02168k 

A self-assembled hierarchical nanostructure comprising carbon spheres and graphene nanosheets for enhanced supercapacitor performance 
Chun Xian Guo and Chang Ming Li 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01676h 

Graphene based new energy materials 
Yiqing Sun, Qiong Wu and Gaoquan Shi 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1113-1132 
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00683a 

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review 
Vinodkumar Etacheri, Rotem Marom, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra and Doron Aurbach 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3243-3262 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01598b 

A perspective on solar-driven water splitting with all-oxide hetero-nanostructures 
Coleman X. Kronawitter, Lionel Vayssieres, Shaohua Shen, Leijin Guo, Damon A. Wheeler, Jin Z. Zhang, Bonnie R. Antoun and Samuel S. Mao 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3889-3899 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02186a 

Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 
Liwen Ji, Zhan Lin, Mataz Alcoutlabi and Xiangwu Zhang 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 2682-2699
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00699h 

Tri-functional hierarchical TiO2 spheres consisting of anatase nanorods and nanoparticles for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells 
Jin-Yun Liao, Bing-Xin Lei, Dai-Bin Kuang and Cheng-Yong Su 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4079-4085 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01574e 

Organic solar cells: A new look at traditional models 
Jonathan D. Servaites, Mark A. Ratner and Tobin J. Marks 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01663f 

Lithium-ion batteries. A look into the future 
Bruno Scrosati, Jusef Hassoun and Yang-Kook Sun 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 3287-3295 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee01388b 

Carbon nanotube-coated macroporous sponge for microbial fuel cell electrodes 
Xing Xie, Meng Ye, Liangbing Hu, Nian Liu, James R. McDonough, Wei Chen, H. N. Alshareef, Craig S. Criddle and Yi Cui 
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c1ee02122b 

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