A reformation in energy is underway to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources,driven by the development of new,robust,and multi-functional materials.High-entropy materials(HEMs)have emerged as promising candidate...A reformation in energy is underway to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources,driven by the development of new,robust,and multi-functional materials.High-entropy materials(HEMs)have emerged as promising candidates for various green energy applications,having unusual chemistries that give rise to remarkable functionalities.This review examines recent innovations in HEMs,focusing on hydrogen generation/storage,fuel cells,batteries,semiconductors/electronics,and catalysis—where HEMs have demonstrated the ability to outperform state-of-the-art materials.We present new master plots that illustrate the superior performance of HEMs compared to conventional systems for hydrogen generation/storage and heat-to-electricity conversion.We highlight the role of computational methods,such as density functional theory and machine learning,in accelerating the discovery and optimization of HEMs.The review also presents current challenges and proposes future directions for the field.We emphasize the need for continued integration of modeling,data,and experiments to investigate and leverage the underlying mechanisms of the HEMs that are powering progress in sustainable energy.展开更多
基金sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy(ARPA-E)(DE-AR0001787)G.Q.acknowledges support from the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute(ROSEI)at JHU+3 种基金X.X.acknowledges support from the Institute for Data-Intensive Engineering and Science(IDIES)at JHUK.C.acknowledges support from the Maryland Space Grant Consortium(MDSGC)the Space@Hopkins seed grant fundC.O.acknowledges support from Advanced Research Computing at Hopkins(ARCH).
文摘A reformation in energy is underway to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources,driven by the development of new,robust,and multi-functional materials.High-entropy materials(HEMs)have emerged as promising candidates for various green energy applications,having unusual chemistries that give rise to remarkable functionalities.This review examines recent innovations in HEMs,focusing on hydrogen generation/storage,fuel cells,batteries,semiconductors/electronics,and catalysis—where HEMs have demonstrated the ability to outperform state-of-the-art materials.We present new master plots that illustrate the superior performance of HEMs compared to conventional systems for hydrogen generation/storage and heat-to-electricity conversion.We highlight the role of computational methods,such as density functional theory and machine learning,in accelerating the discovery and optimization of HEMs.The review also presents current challenges and proposes future directions for the field.We emphasize the need for continued integration of modeling,data,and experiments to investigate and leverage the underlying mechanisms of the HEMs that are powering progress in sustainable energy.
