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View article: Mechanistic Considerations for Battery Charging Protocol Design
Mechanistic Considerations for Battery Charging Protocol Design Open
The rapid growth of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) applications drives the need for fast‐charging solutions ensuring speed, safety, durability, and performance. Such charging protocol design needs to be guided by mechanistic understanding of…
View article: Reactive Carbide‐Based Synthesis and Microstructure of NASICON Sodium Metal All Solid‐State Electrolyte
Reactive Carbide‐Based Synthesis and Microstructure of NASICON Sodium Metal All Solid‐State Electrolyte Open
Reactive carbide precursor‐based synthesis of NASICON‐type NZSP (Na 1+x Zr 2 Si x P 3‐x O 12 ) solid‐state electrolyte (SSE) is demonstrated, in contrast to the established oxide‐based approach. Exothermic decomposition of ZrC and SiC in a…
View article: Review of Thin Lithium Metal Battery Anode Fabrication – Microstructure – Electrochemistry Relations
Review of Thin Lithium Metal Battery Anode Fabrication – Microstructure – Electrochemistry Relations Open
While lithium metal foils used for research may be upward of 250 µm in thickness, anodes for viable lithium metal batteries (LMBs) must be at least one order of magnitude thinner. This review focuses on fabrication approaches that promise …
View article: Impacts of the Conductive Networks on Solid‐State Battery Operation
Impacts of the Conductive Networks on Solid‐State Battery Operation Open
The micromorphology of composite cathodes is known to play a vital role in determining all‐solid‐state battery (ASSB) performance. However, much of our current understanding is derived from empirical observations, lacking a deeper mechanis…
View article: Impacts of the Conductive Networks on Solid‐State Battery Operation
Impacts of the Conductive Networks on Solid‐State Battery Operation Open
The micromorphology of composite cathodes is known to play a vital role in determining all‐solid‐state battery (ASSB) performance. However, much of our current understanding is derived from empirical observations, lacking a deeper mechanis…
View article: Understanding the Role of Borohydride Doping in Electrochemical Stability of Argyrodite Li <sub>6</sub> PS <sub>5</sub> Cl Solid‐State Electrolyte
Understanding the Role of Borohydride Doping in Electrochemical Stability of Argyrodite Li <sub>6</sub> PS <sub>5</sub> Cl Solid‐State Electrolyte Open
This work elucidates the mechanism by which lithium borohydride (LiBH 4 ) doping into argyrodite‐type Li 6 PS 5 Cl (LBH‐LPSCl) solid‐state electrolyte (SSE) enhances electrochemical stability. State‐of‐the‐art electrochemical performance i…
View article: Ternary Potassium‐Bismuth‐Telluride Intermetallic Support Promotes Electrochemical Stability in Potassium Metal Anodes
Ternary Potassium‐Bismuth‐Telluride Intermetallic Support Promotes Electrochemical Stability in Potassium Metal Anodes Open
We employed accumulative roll bonding to fabricate self‐standing metallurgical composite of in situ formed alkaline potassium‐bismuth‐telluride intermetallic K 2 (Bi 2/6 Te 3/6 Vac 1/6 ) embedded in potassium metal. This newly discovered t…
View article: Control of Two Solid Electrolyte Interphases at the Negative Electrode of an Anode‐Free All Solid‐State Battery based on Argyrodite Electrolyte
Control of Two Solid Electrolyte Interphases at the Negative Electrode of an Anode‐Free All Solid‐State Battery based on Argyrodite Electrolyte Open
Anode‐free all solid‐state batteries (AF‐ASSBs) employ “empty” current collector with three active interfaces that determine electrochemical stability; lithium metal – Solid electrolyte (SE) interphase (SEI‐1), lithium – current collector …
View article: Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries
Electro-chemo-mechanics of anode-free solid-state batteries Open
Anode-free solid-state batteries contain no active material at the negative electrode in the as-manufactured state, yielding high energy densities for use in long-range electric vehicles. The mechanisms governing charge-discharge cycling o…
View article: Interdependence of Support Wettability ‐ Electrodeposition Rate‐ Sodium Metal Anode and SEI Microstructure
Interdependence of Support Wettability ‐ Electrodeposition Rate‐ Sodium Metal Anode and SEI Microstructure Open
This study examines how current collector support chemistry (sodiophilic intermetallic Na 2 Te vs. sodiophobic baseline Cu) and electrodeposition rate affect microstructure of sodium metal and its solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Capaci…
View article: Interdependence of Support Wettability ‐ Electrodeposition Rate‐ Sodium Metal Anode and SEI Microstructure
Interdependence of Support Wettability ‐ Electrodeposition Rate‐ Sodium Metal Anode and SEI Microstructure Open
This study examines how current collector support chemistry (sodiophilic intermetallic Na 2 Te vs. sodiophobic baseline Cu) and electrodeposition rate affect microstructure of sodium metal and its solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Capaci…
View article: Alumina – Stabilized SEI and CEI in Potassium Metal Batteries
Alumina – Stabilized SEI and CEI in Potassium Metal Batteries Open
Aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) nanopowder is spin‐coated onto both sides of commercial polypropene separator to create artificial solid‐electrolyte interphase (SEI) and artificial cathode electrolyte interface (CEI) in potassium metal batterie…
View article: Mechanical Milling – Induced Microstructure Changes in Argyrodite LPSCl Solid‐State Electrolyte Critically Affect Electrochemical Stability
Mechanical Milling – Induced Microstructure Changes in Argyrodite LPSCl Solid‐State Electrolyte Critically Affect Electrochemical Stability Open
Microstructure of argyrodite solid‐state electrolyte (SSE) critically affects lithium metal electrodeposition/dissolution. While the stability of unmodified SSE is mediocre, once optimized state‐of‐the‐art electrochemical performance is ac…
View article: Single-Atom Catalysts with Unsaturated Co–N<sub>2</sub> Active Sites Based on a C<sub>2</sub>N 2D-Organic Framework for Efficient Sulfur Redox Reaction
Single-Atom Catalysts with Unsaturated Co–N<sub>2</sub> Active Sites Based on a C<sub>2</sub>N 2D-Organic Framework for Efficient Sulfur Redox Reaction Open
The lithium-sulfur battery (LSB) is a viable option for the next generation of energy storage systems. However, the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPS) and the poor electrical conductivity of sulfur and lithium sulfides limit its…
View article: Promoting Fast Ion Conduction in Li-Argyrodite through Lithium Sublattice Engineering
Promoting Fast Ion Conduction in Li-Argyrodite through Lithium Sublattice Engineering Open
Fundamental understanding of ionic transport plays a pivotal role in designing and optimizing fast ionic conductors. Here, through a systematic neutron scattering and theoretical investigation, we discovered new insights about how anion su…
View article: Tuned Reactivity at the Lithium Metal–Argyrodite Solid State Electrolyte Interphase
Tuned Reactivity at the Lithium Metal–Argyrodite Solid State Electrolyte Interphase Open
Thin intermetallic Li 2 Te–LiTe 3 bilayer (0.75 µm) derived from 2D tellurene stabilizes the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of lithium metal and argyrodite (LPSCl, Li 6 PS 5 Cl) solid‐state electrolyte (SSE). Tellurene is loaded onto a…
View article: Intermetallics Based on Sodium Chalcogenides Promote Stable Electrodeposition–Electrodissolution of Sodium Metal Anodes (Adv. Energy Mater. 27/2023)
Intermetallics Based on Sodium Chalcogenides Promote Stable Electrodeposition–Electrodissolution of Sodium Metal Anodes (Adv. Energy Mater. 27/2023) Open
Sodium Metal Batteries The art representing article number 2204402 by Yixian Wang, David Mitlin, and co-workers depicts two turtles on a sodium fueled road trip. Neither turtles or sodium batteries are the fastest or the most powerful, but…
View article: Titelbild: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth (Angew. Chem. 23/2023)
Titelbild: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth (Angew. Chem. 23/2023) Open
Using advanced analytical techniques based on synchrotron and electron microscopy as described in their Research Article (e202300943), Pengcheng Liu, David Mitlin et al. were able to "see" and understand the growth of body centered cubic p…
View article: Cover Picture: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 23/2023)
Cover Picture: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 23/2023) Open
Using advanced analytical techniques based on synchrotron and electron microscopy as described in their Research Article (e202300943), Pengcheng Liu, David Mitlin et al. were able to "see" and understand the growth of body centered cubic p…
View article: Intermetallics Based on Sodium Chalcogenides Promote Stable Electrodeposition–Electrodissolution of Sodium Metal Anodes
Intermetallics Based on Sodium Chalcogenides Promote Stable Electrodeposition–Electrodissolution of Sodium Metal Anodes Open
Sodiophilic micro‐composite films of sodium‐chalcogenide intermetallics (Na 2 Te and Na 2 S) and Cu particles are fabricated onto commercial copper foam current collectors (Na 2 Te@CF and Na 2 S@CF). For the first time a controllable capac…
View article: Review of Carbon Support Coordination Environments for Single Metal Atom Electrocatalysts (SACS)
Review of Carbon Support Coordination Environments for Single Metal Atom Electrocatalysts (SACS) Open
This topical review focuses on the distinct role of carbon support coordination environment of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalysis. The article begins with an overview of atomic coordination configurations in SACs, including …
View article: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth
Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth Open
Combined synchrotron X‐ray nanotomography imaging, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo‐EM) and modeling elucidate how potassium (K) metal‐support energetics influence electrodeposit microstructure. Three model supports are employed: O‐func…
View article: Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth
Influence of Potassium Metal‐Support Interactions on Dendrite Growth Open
Combined synchrotron X‐ray nanotomography imaging, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo‐EM) and modeling elucidate how potassium (K) metal‐support energetics influence electrodeposit microstructure. Three model supports are employed: O‐func…
View article: Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 3, March 2023
Cover Image, Volume 5, Number 3, March 2023 Open
Front cover image: Lithium metal battery matched with high nickel cathode is a promising energy storage scheme. However, developing an electrolyte that can simultaneously match the robust oxidizing cathode and the reducing lithium metal an…
View article: 2023 roadmap for potassium-ion batteries
2023 roadmap for potassium-ion batteries Open
The heavy reliance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has caused rising concerns on the sustainability of lithium and transition metal and the ethic issue around mining practice. Developing alternative energy storage technologies beyond lithi…
View article: Stable Anode‐Free All‐Solid‐State Lithium Battery through Tuned Metal Wetting on the Copper Current Collector (Adv. Mater. 8/2023)
Stable Anode‐Free All‐Solid‐State Lithium Battery through Tuned Metal Wetting on the Copper Current Collector (Adv. Mater. 8/2023) Open
All-Solid-State Batteries In article number 2206762, Yijie Liu, David Mitlin, and co-workers report a stable anode-free all-solid-state battery (AF-ASSB) with a sulfide-based solid-electrolyte (argyrodite Li6PS5Cl). The battery is achieved…
View article: Micro/nano devices fabricated from Cu-Hf thin films
Micro/nano devices fabricated from Cu-Hf thin films Open
An all-metal microdevice or nanodevice such as an atomic force microscope probe is manufactured from a copper-hafnium alloy thin film having an x-ray amorphous microstructure.
View article: Stable Anode‐Free All‐Solid‐State Lithium Battery through Tuned Metal Wetting on the Copper Current Collector
Stable Anode‐Free All‐Solid‐State Lithium Battery through Tuned Metal Wetting on the Copper Current Collector Open
A stable anode‐free all‐solid‐state battery (AF‐ASSB) with sulfide‐based solid‐electrolyte (SE) (argyrodite Li 6 PS 5 Cl) is achieved by tuning wetting of lithium metal on “empty” copper current‐collector. Lithiophilic 1 µm Li 2 Te is synt…
View article: Concentrated ternary ether electrolyte allows for stable cycling of a lithium metal battery with commercial mass loading high‐nickel NMC and thin anodes
Concentrated ternary ether electrolyte allows for stable cycling of a lithium metal battery with commercial mass loading high‐nickel NMC and thin anodes Open
A new concentrated ternary salt ether‐based electrolyte enables stable cycling of lithium metal battery (LMB) cells with high‐mass‐loading (13.8 mg cm −2 , 2.5 mAh cm −2 ) NMC622 (LiNi 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 O 2 ) cathodes and 50 μm Li anodes. …
View article: Molybdenum Carbide Electrocatalyst In Situ Embedded in Porous Nitrogen‐Rich Carbon Nanotubes Promotes Rapid Kinetics in Sodium‐Metal–Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Mater. 26/2022)
Molybdenum Carbide Electrocatalyst In Situ Embedded in Porous Nitrogen‐Rich Carbon Nanotubes Promotes Rapid Kinetics in Sodium‐Metal–Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Mater. 26/2022) Open
Sodium–Sulfur Batteries In article number 2106572, Hongchang Hao, David Mitlin, and co-workers report a remarkable new molybdenum-carbide-based electrocatalyst for sodium–sulfur batteries. In the cover, the astronauts have discovered the m…