Hard carbons, an important category of amorphous carbons, are non‐graphitizable and are
widely accepted as the most promising anode materials for emerging sodium‐ion batteries …

Carbonaceous materials have been accepted as a promising family of anode materials for
lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) owing to optimal overall performance. Among various emerging …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a widely applied non-destructive method
of characterisation of Li-ion batteries. Despite its ease of application, there are inherent …

Fast charging of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is one of the key factors to limit the widespread
application of electric vehicles, especially when compared to the rapid refueling of …

The last 10 years established the beginning of a post‐lithium era in the field of energy
storage, with the renaissance of Na‐ion batteries (NIBs) as alternative for Li‐based systems …

Hard carbon (HC) is the most promising anode for the commercialization of sodium‐ion
batteries (NIBs); however, a general mechanism for sodium storage in HC remains unclear …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have shown promising prospects for complementarity to lithium-
ion batteries (LIBs) in the field of grid-scale energy storage. After a decade of continuous …

The galvanostatic lithiation/sodiation voltage profiles of hard carbon anodes are simple, with
a sloping drop followed by a plateau. However, a precise understanding of the …

The urgent need for efficient energy storage devices has stimulated a great deal of research
on electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs). This review aims at summarizing the …

Over the past decades, ground‐breaking techniques and transformative progress have been
achieved on exploring alternative battery candidates beyond lithium‐ion batteries, among …