Andrew R. McCluskey, Samuel W. Coles, and Benjamin J. Morgan
PRX Energy 5, 022001 (2026) - Published 21 May, 2026
This Tutorial demonstrates how Bayesian methods can be applied to analyze temperature-dependent transport data, offering practical workflows to model ionic conductivity in energy materials.
Dorian Armando Acevedo-Castro, Jhon Faber Zapata, Ricardo Urrego-Ortiz, Santiago Builes, and Federico Calle-Vallejo
PRX Energy 5, 023001 (2026) - Published 9 April, 2026
This work introduces corrections that significantly improve the accuracy of models for halocarbon chemistry, making computational approaches to understand catalytic reactions and environmental chemistry more reliable.
Jared Coles, Omar Chmaissem, Matthew Krogstad, Daniel M. Pajerowski, Feng Ye, Duck Young Chung, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Stephan Rosenkranz, and Raymond Osborn
PRX Energy 5, 023002 (2026) - Published 14 April, 2026
An advanced neutron scattering technique reveals the complex ionic conduction mechanism of the superionic phase of SrCl. This approach will enable insight into solid ionic conductors for energy generation and storage.
Niaz Ali Khan and Dahai He
PRX Energy 5, 023003 (2026) - Published 23 April, 2026
Thermal-reservoir-driven nonreciprocal quantum batteries provide thermally shielded extractable work, offering a pathway to practical, high-performance energy storage.
André H.A. Malavazi, Borhan Ahmadi, Paweł Horodecki, and Pedro R. Dieguez
PRX Energy 5, 023004 (2026) - Published 28 April, 2026
This work formalizes operations that preserve ergotropy, or extractable work, while redistributing its internal structure during quantum state transformations, with implications for quantum battery charging and storage.
Jas Shahanand, Surjendu Bhattacharyya, Alexander K. Lemmens, Nureshan Dias, Musahid Ahmed, Thomas J. A. Wolf, Ray P. Bambha, and Hope A. Michelsen
PRX Energy 5, 023005 (2026) - Published 15 May, 2026
Detailed mass spectrometry reveals the chemical transformation pathways during pyrolysis of the model lignin compounds anisole and 4-vinylanisole, offering key insights for sustainable biomass conversion and the formation of particulates in wildfires.
Stéphane Collin and Maxime Giteau
PRX Energy 5, 023006 (2026) - Published 26 May, 2026
A universal model for multiresonant absorption identifies the upper bounds on broadband absorption and provides a tool to to determine the optimal light trapping strategy for solar cells.
Samy E. Lakhal, J.E. Sardonia, and M.M. Bandi
PRX Energy 5, 023007 (2026) - Published 28 May, 2026
Analysis of five years of wind farm data uncovers correlated fluctuations in wind speed across scales and provides the foundation needed to optimize wind power forecasting and control strategies.
Yu Guo, Yuang Fu, Xianzhao Liu, Youcai Liang, Fei Huang, Xinhui Lu, and Philip C.Y. Chow
PRX Energy 5, 023008 (2026) - Published 8 June, 2026
A combined spectroscopic and structural analysis identifies structural impacts on carrier transport in polymeric nonfullerene acceptors. The findings establish a framework for the rational design of high-efficiency organic solar cells.
Ankita Kumari, S. Avery Vigil, Konstantina G. Mason, Saurabh Sivakumar, Ahmed H. Biby, Pranay Ninawe, Charles B. Musgrave, Ambarish R. Kulkarni, Ivan A. Moreno-Hernandez, and Jesús M. Velázquez
PRX Energy 5, 023009 (2026) - Published 9 June, 2026
This study shows how locally coherent CuS/MoS interfaces alter interfacial charge transfer and electronic structure, providing a design principle for tuning catatlytic reactivity in heterostructured materials.
Ihor Radchenko and Oleksandr I. Malyi
PRX Energy 5, 023010 (2026) - Published 11 June, 2026
Advanced computational modeling reveals that optimal carbon anodes for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries require distinct interlayer spacings, driven by unique ion intercalation behaviors in layered carbon materials.
Songela W. Chen and David T. Limmer
PRX Energy 5, 023011 (2026) - Published 16 June, 2026
This work models the thermodynamic costs of memory storage in realistic circuits, offering an optimization scheme to enable energy-efficient computation.
Yang Liu and Richard J.A.M. Stevens
PRX Energy 5, 023012 (2026) - Published 17 June, 2026
This work introduces a model that quantifies how wind speed variations across different scales dictate the power output of wind farms. Validated against numerical simulations and field measurements, this predictive framework provides a robust tool for optimizing next-generation wind farm designs.
Yuwen Zhang, Tao Ouyang, Zheyong Fan, and Wu Li
PRX Energy 5, 023013 (2026) - Published 18 June, 2026
Advanced computational insights reveal how disorder dictates the low thermal conductivity of (Al,Ga)N, a key factor for thermal management in high-power electronics
Martin Springer, Robert Witteck, Timothy J. Silverman, John F. Geisz, William E. McMahon, and Emily L. Warren
PRX Energy 5, 023014 (2026) - Published 18 June, 2026
This work presents a method for modeling multijunction solar cell performance under realistic conditions, validated by a year of field data from a GaAs/Si tandem module.
Anik Brinckerhoff and Hong Fang
PRX Energy 5, 027001 (2026) - Published 16 April, 2026
This Review summarizes recent progress in the search for high-performance solid-state electrolytes for magnesium-based batteries.