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 …

The limited resources and uneven distribution of lithium stimulate strong motivation to
develop new rechargeable batteries that use alternative charge carriers. Potassium-ion …

Graphitic carbon materials (GCs) are attractive as anodes for the industrialization of
potassium ion batteries (PIBs). However, the poor cycle and rate performance of GC‐based …

Defect‐rich carbon materials possess high gravimetric potassium storage capability due to
the abundance of active sites, but their cyclic stability is limited because of the low …

Defects engineering is an attractive strategy to improve the potassium storage performance
of carbon anodes. The current studies mainly focus on the introduction of external defects …

Developing novel techniques to convert lignin into sustainable chemicals and functional
materials is a critical route toward the high-value utilization of lignocellulosic biomass. Lignin …

An electrochemical zinc ion capacitor (ZIC) is a hybrid supercapacitor composed of a porous
carbon cathode and a zinc anode. Based on the low‐cost features of carbon and zinc metal …

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

Developing high‐performance defect‐rich carbon materials with abundant accessible active
sites is exceedingly vital for electrochemical water desalination, but this still remains a …

Potassium‐ion batteries (PIBs) are promising alternatives to lithium‐ion batteries because of
the advantage of abundant, low‐cost potassium resources. However, PIBs are facing a …