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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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The Development and Future of Lithium Ion Batteries Open
This year, the battery industry celebrates the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the lithium ion rechargeable battery by Sony Corporation. The discovery of the system dates back to earlier work by Asahi Kasei in Japan, which used a c…
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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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Degradation diagnostics for lithium ion cells Open
Degradation in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery cells is the result of a complex interplay of a host of different physical and chemical mechanisms. The measurable, physical effects of these degradation mechanisms on the cell can be summarised …
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Nanoscale Nucleation and Growth of Electrodeposited Lithium Metal Open
Lithium metal has re-emerged as an exciting anode for high energy lithium-ion batteries due to its high specific capacity of 3860 mAh g-1 and lowest electrochemical potential of all known materials. However, lithium has been plagued by the…
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Materials for lithium-ion battery safety Open
We summarize the origins of lithium-ion battery safety issues and discuss recent progress in materials design to improve safety.
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Transition of lithium growth mechanisms in liquid electrolytes Open
Root-growing, containable mossy lithium changes to tip-growing, short-causing dendritic lithium at “Sand's capacity”, which is set by electrolyte diffusion limitation.
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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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Temperature effect and thermal impact in lithium-ion batteries: A review Open
Lithium-ion batteries, with high energy density (up to 705 Wh/L) and power density (up to 10,000 W/L), exhibit high capacity and great working performance. As rechargeable batteries, lithium-ion batteries serve as power sources in various …
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Promises and Challenges of Next-Generation “Beyond Li-ion” Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Grid Decarbonization Open
The tremendous improvement in performance and cost of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have made them the technology of choice for electrical energy storage. While established battery chemistries and cell architectures for Li-ion batteries ach…
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Commercialization of Lithium Battery Technologies for Electric Vehicles Open
The currently commercialized lithium‐ion batteries have allowed for the creation of practical electric vehicles, simultaneously satisfying many stringent milestones in energy density, lifetime, safety, power, and cost requirements of the e…
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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 positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries Open
The ever-growing demand for advanced rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in portable electronics and electric vehicles has spurred intensive research efforts on high-voltage positive electrode materials over the past decade.
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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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Conductive porous vanadium nitride/graphene composite as chemical anchor of polysulfides for lithium-sulfur batteries Open
Although the rechargeable lithium–sulfur battery is an advanced energy storage system, its practical implementation has been impeded by many issues, in particular the shuttle effect causing rapid capacity fade and low Coulombic efficiency.…
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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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Modeling and Applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for Lithium-ion Batteries Open
As research on secondary batteries becomes important, interest in analytical methods to examine the condition of secondary batteries is also increasing. Among these methods, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) method is one of…
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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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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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Opportunities and Challenges of Lithium Ion Batteries in Automotive Applications Open
Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have transformed the consumer electronics (CE) sector and are beginning to power the electrification of the automotive sector. The unique requirements of the vehicle application have required design considerati…
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Catalytic Effects in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Promoted Sulfur Transformation and Reduced Shuttle Effect Open
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery has emerged as one of the most promising next‐generation energy‐storage systems. However, the shuttle effect greatly reduces the battery cycle life and sulfur utilization, which is great deterrent to its pract…
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Electrocatalysis of polysulfide conversion by sulfur-deficient MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflakes for lithium–sulfur batteries Open
Sulfur-deficient MoS2 nanoflakes as an electrocatalyst improve the polysulfide conversion kinetics and hence the performance of lithium–sulfur batteries.
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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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State-of-the-Art and Energy Management System of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicle Applications: Issues and Recommendations Open
A variety of rechargeable batteries are now available in world markets for powering electric vehicles (EVs). The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is considered the best among all battery types and cells because of its superior characteristics …
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Lithium ion battery degradation: what you need to know Open
The expansion of lithium-ion batteries from consumer electronics to larger-scale transport and energy storage applications has made understanding the many mechanisms responsible for battery degradation increasingly important.
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Flexible, solid-state, ion-conducting membrane with 3D garnet nanofiber networks for lithium batteries Open
Significance This work describes a flexible, solid-state, lithium-ion–conducting membrane based on a 3D ion-conducting network and polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries. The 3D ion-conducting network is based on percolative garnet-type…