Solid-state electrolytes (SEs) have attracted overwhelming attention as a promising
alternative to traditional organic liquid electrolytes (OLEs) for high-energy-density sodium …

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 …

All-solid-state batteries incorporating lithium metal anode have the potential to address the
energy density issues of conventional lithium-ion batteries that use flammable organic liquid …

Sodium batteries are considered as promising candidates for large-scale energy-storage
systems owing to the abundant and low-cost sodium resources. However, many reported …

Boron's unique position in the Periodic Table, that is, at the apex of the line separating
metals and nonmetals, makes it highly versatile in chemical reactions and applications …

Materials based on hydrides have been the linchpin in the development of several practical
energy storage technologies, of which the most prominent example is nickel–metal hydride …

Classically closo-carborane anions, particularly [HCB11H11]− and [HCB9H9]−, and their
derivatives have primarily been used as weakly coordinating anions to isolate reactive …

All-solid-state batteries, employing inorganic ion conductors as electrolytes, can surpass the
current Li-ion technology in terms of energy density, battery safety, specific power, as well as …

The continuous discovery and derivatization of members of the closed borane family
indicate that boron chemistry is about to embark on a development trajectory similar to that …

Functional materials are the key enabling factor in the development of clean energy
technologies. Materials of particular interest, which are reviewed herein, are a class of …