Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes

R Jain, AS Lakhnot, K Bhimani, S Sharma… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Battery electrodes comprise a mixture of active material particles, conductive carbon and
binder additives deposited onto a current collector. Although this basic design has persisted …

Fast charging of lithium‐ion batteries: a review of materials aspects

M Weiss, R Ruess, J Kasnatscheew… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fast charging is considered to be a key requirement for widespread economic success of
electric vehicles. Current lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) offer high energy density enabling …

A LaCl3-based lithium superionic conductor compatible with lithium metal

YC Yin, JT Yang, JD Luo, GX Lu, Z Huang, JP Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Inorganic superionic conductors possess high ionic conductivity and excellent thermal
stability but their poor interfacial compatibility with lithium metal electrodes precludes …

High areal capacity, long cycle life 4 V ceramic all-solid-state Li-ion batteries enabled by chloride solid electrolytes

L Zhou, TT Zuo, CY Kwok, SY Kim, A Assoud, Q Zhang… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
All-solid-state Li batteries (ASSBs) employing inorganic solid electrolytes offer improved
safety and are exciting candidates for next-generation energy storage. Herein, we report a …

Origin of fast charging in hard carbon anodes

Y Li, A Vasileiadis, Q Zhou, Y Lu, Q Meng, Y Li… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
Transport electrification and grid storage hinge largely on fast-charging capabilities of Li-and
Na-ion batteries, but anodes such as graphite with plating issues drive the scientific focus …

Electrochemical processes and reactions in rechargeable battery materials revealed via in situ transmission electron microscopy

Z Sun, J Pan, W Chen, H Chen, S Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries that make renewable energy resources feasible for electrification
technologies have been extensively investigated. Their corresponding performance is …

Non-metallic charge carriers for aqueous batteries

G Liang, F Mo, X Ji, C Zhi - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Charge carriers are fundamental components of batteries that determine battery chemistry
and performance. Non-metallic charge carriers provide an alternative to metallic charge …

In situ formed partially disordered phases as earth-abundant Mn-rich cathode materials

Z Cai, B Ouyang, HM Hau, T Chen, R Giovine… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
Earth-abundant cathode materials are urgently needed to enable scaling of the Li-ion
industry to multiply terawatt hours of annual production, necessitating reconsideration of …

Electrochemical energy storage devices working in extreme conditions

M Chen, Y Zhang, G Xing, SL Chou… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The energy storage system (ESS) revolution has led to next-generation personal electronics,
electric vehicles/hybrid electric vehicles, and stationary storage. With the rapid application of …

Understanding the design principles of advanced aqueous zinc‐ion battery cathodes: from transport kinetics to structural engineering, and future perspectives

B Yong, D Ma, Y Wang, H Mi, C He… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted extensive attention and are
considered to be promising energy storage devices, owing to their low cost, eco …