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30 Years of Lithium‐Ion Batteries Open
Over the past 30 years, significant commercial and academic progress has been made on Li‐based battery technologies. From the early Li‐metal anode iterations to the current commercial Li‐ion batteries (LIBs), the story of the Li‐based batt…
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Sodium-ion batteries: present and future Open
This review introduces current research on materials and proposes future directions for sodium-ion batteries.
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Review—SEI: Past, Present and Future Open
The Solid-Electrolyte-Interphase (SEI) model for non-aqueous alkali-metal batteries constitutes a paradigm change in the understanding of lithium batteries and has thus enabled the development of safer, durable, higher-power and lower-cost…
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Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes Open
Controlling electrode growth Batteries with metal anodes can grow dendrites during cycling, which can cause short circuits in a battery or subsequently reduce the charge capacity. Zheng et al. developed a process to electrodeposit zinc on …
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An Outlook on Lithium Ion Battery Technology Open
Lithium ion batteries as a power source are dominating in portable electronics, penetrating the electric vehicle market, and on the verge of entering the utility market for grid-energy storage. Depending on the application, trade-offs amon…
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Review on modeling of the anode solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium-ion batteries Open
A passivation layer called the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is formed on electrode surfaces from decomposition products of electrolytes. The SEI allows Li + transport and blocks electrons in order to prevent further electrolyte decom…
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Accurate Determination of Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium Metal Anodes and Lithium Metal Batteries Open
Lithium (Li) metal is an ideal anode material for high energy density batteries. However, the low Coulombic efficiency (CE) and the formation of dendrites during repeated plating and stripping processes have hindered its applications in re…
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Rechargeable nickel–3D zinc batteries: An energy-dense, safer alternative to lithium-ion Open
Zinc can compete with lithium Although lithium-based batteries are ubiquitous, there are still challenges related to their longevity and safety, as well as concerns about material availability. Aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc …
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High‐Voltage Lithium‐Metal Batteries Enabled by Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes Open
Rechargeable lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs) are regarded as the “holy grail” of energy‐storage systems, but the electrolytes that are highly stable with both a lithium‐metal anode and high‐voltage cathodes still remain a great challenge. H…
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The success story of graphite as a lithium-ion anode material – fundamentals, remaining challenges, and recent developments including silicon (oxide) composites Open
This review provides a comprehensive overview about the “hidden champion” of lithium-ion battery technology – graphite.
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Na-Ion Battery Anodes: Materials and Electrochemistry Open
The intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, calls for sustainable electrical energy storage (EES) technologies for stationary applications. Li will be simply too rare for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) to be used …
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Mechanism of Lithium Metal Penetration through Inorganic Solid Electrolytes Open
Li deposition is observed and measured on a solid electrolyte in the vicinity of a metallic current collector. Four types of ion‐conducting, inorganic solid electrolytes are tested: Amorphous 70/30 mol% Li 2 S‐P 2 S 5 , polycrystalline β‐L…
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Challenges and Recent Progress in the Development of Si Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery Open
Silicon, because of its high specific capacity, is intensively pursued as one of the most promising anode material for next‐generation lithium‐ion batteries. In the past decade, various nanostructures are successfully demonstrated to addre…
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High-capacity aqueous zinc batteries using sustainable quinone electrodes Open
Sustainable and ubiquitous organic quinone cathodes contribute to high-capacity and safe rechargeable zinc batteries.
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Redox‐Flow Batteries: From Metals to Organic Redox‐Active Materials Open
Research on redox‐flow batteries (RFBs) is currently experiencing a significant upturn, stimulated by the growing need to store increasing quantities of sustainably generated electrical energy. RFBs are promising candidates for the creatio…
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An Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase with High Li‐Ion Conductivity, Mechanical Strength, and Flexibility for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes Open
An artificial solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is demonstrated for the efficient and safe operation of a lithium metal anode. Composed of lithium-ion-conducting inorganic nanoparticles within a flexible polymer binder matrix, the rationa…
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Silicon‐Based Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications Open
Silicon has been intensively studied as an anode material for lithium‐ion batteries (LIB) because of its exceptionally high specific capacity. However, silicon‐based anode materials usually suffer from large volume change during the charge…
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Manipulating Adsorption–Insertion Mechanisms in Nanostructured Carbon Materials for High‐Efficiency Sodium Ion Storage Open
Hard carbon is one of the most promising anode materials for sodium‐ion batteries, but the low Coulombic efficiency is still a key barrier. In this paper, a series of nanostructured hard carbon materials with controlled architectures is sy…
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Metal–Air Batteries: Will They Be the Future Electrochemical Energy Storage Device of Choice? Open
Metal-air batteries have much higher theoretical energy density than lithium-ion batteries, and are frequently advocated as the solution toward next-generation electrochemical energy storage for applications including electric vehicles or …
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A review of composite solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries: fundamentals, key materials and advanced structures Open
All-solid-state lithium ion batteries (ASSLBs) are considered next-generation devices for energy storage due to their advantages in safety and potentially high energy density.
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Solar-driven, highly sustained splitting of seawater into hydrogen and oxygen fuels Open
Significance Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel could be vital to the future renewable energy landscape. Electrodes that can sustain seawater splitting without chloride corrosion could address the issue of freshwater scarcity …
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An Overview and Future Perspectives of Aluminum Batteries Open
A critical overview of the latest developments in the aluminum battery technologies is reported. The substitution of lithium with alternative metal anodes characterized by lower cost and higher abundance is nowadays one of the most widely …
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Dendrites and Pits: Untangling the Complex Behavior of Lithium Metal Anodes through Operando Video Microscopy Open
Enabling ultra-high energy density rechargeable Li batteries would have widespread impact on society. However the critical challenges of Li metal anodes (most notably cycle life and safety) remain unsolved. This is attributed to the evolut…
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Composite lithium metal anode by melt infusion of lithium into a 3D conducting scaffold with lithiophilic coating Open
Significance This research paper presents a novel strategy for the fabrication of metal–scaffold composite materials. Particularly, molten lithium metal is infused into a surface-modified three-dimensional matrix with a “lithiophilic” coat…
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An anion-immobilized composite electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes Open
Significance The Li metal electrode is regarded as a “Holy Grail” anode for next-generation batteries due to its extremely high theoretical capacity and lowest reduction potential. Unfortunately, uncontrolled dendrite growth leads to serio…
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Phosphorus-Based Alloy Materials for Advanced Potassium-Ion Battery Anode Open
Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are interesting as one of the alternative metal-ion battery systems to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the abundance and low cost of potassium. We have herein investigated Sn4P3/C composite as a novel ano…
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Electrochemical Arylation Reaction Open
Arylated products are found in various fields of chemistry and represent essential entities for many applications. Therefore, the formation of this structural feature represents a central issue of contemporary organic synthesis. By the act…
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Transition Metal Oxide Anodes for Electrochemical Energy Storage in Lithium‐ and Sodium‐Ion Batteries Open
Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) with outstanding energy and power density have been extensively investigated in recent years, rendering them the most suitable energy storage technology for application in emerging markets such as electric vehi…
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Progress and Perspective of Ceramic/Polymer Composite Solid Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries Open
Solid composite electrolytes (SCEs) that combine the advantages of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) and inorganic ceramic electrolytes (ICEs) present acceptable ionic conductivity, high mechanical strength, and favorable interfacial conta…
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Lamella-nanostructured eutectic zinc–aluminum alloys as reversible and dendrite-free anodes for aqueous rechargeable batteries Open
Metallic zinc is an attractive anode material for aqueous rechargeable batteries because of its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, state-of-the-art zinc anodes suffer from low coulombic efficiency and severe dendrite growth d…