Reviewing recent progress of liquid electrolyte chemistry for mitigating thermal runaway in lithium‒ion batteries

M Liu, Z Zeng, Y Wu, W Zhong, S Lei, S Cheng… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, rapidly advanced lithium‒ion batteries (LIBs) technologies have
revolutionized our lives by powering portable electronic devices and transportation tools. But …

Ion transport in (localized) high concentration electrolytes for Li-based batteries

HK Bergstrom, BD McCloskey - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
High concentration electrolytes (HCEs) and localized high concentration electrolytes
(LHCEs) have emerged as promising candidates to enable higher energy density Li-ion …

Towards stable electrode–electrolyte interphases: Regulating solvation structures in electrolytes for rechargeable batteries

M Ma, R Huang, M Ling, YS Hu… - Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries are highly in demand to power various electronic devices and future
smart electric grid energy storage. The electrode–electrolyte interphases play a crucial role …

Electrolyte design combining fluoro-with cyano-substitution solvents for anode-free Li metal batteries

M Mao, L Gong, X Wang, Q Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Fluoro-substitution solvents have achieved great success in electrolyte engineering for high-
energy lithium metal batteries, which, however, is beset by low solvating power, thermal and …

Stabilizing cathode-electrolyte interphase by localized high-concentration electrolytes for high-voltage sodium-ion batteries

Q Liu, YH Feng, X Zhu, M Liu, L Yu, GX Wei, XY Fan… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) operating under high-voltages suffer from unstable cathode-
electrolyte interphase (CEI) formed on the cathode surface, resulting in continuous …

Ethylene Carbonate Regulated Solvation of Triethyl Phosphate to Enable High-Conductivity, Nonflammable, and Graphite Compatible Electrolyte

M Liu, Z Zeng, C Gu, F Ma, Y Wu, Q Wu… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the landscape of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), carbonate-based electrolytes have driven
remarkable progress, but persistent safety concerns stemming from their flammability …

Superior electrochemical performance of alkali metal anodes enabled by milder Lewis acidity

L Wang, J Zhu, N Li, Z Zhang, S Zhang… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the development of electrolytes for high-performance alkali metal batteries, significantly
different electrochemical performances were often reported among lithium (Li), sodium (Na) …

A weakly ion pairing electrolyte designed for high voltage magnesium batteries

C Li, RD Guha, A Shyamsunder, KA Persson… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
High-voltage rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are potential alternatives to lithium-
ion batteries owing to the low cost and high abundance of magnesium. However, the …

Designing Nonflammable Liquid Electrolytes for Safe Li‐Ion Batteries

J Xie, YC Lu - Advanced materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Li‐ion batteries are essential technologies for electronic products in the daily life. However,
serious fire safety concerns that are closely associated with the flammable liquid electrolyte …

Multilevel regulation of Li+-solvent interaction for fluorophosphate-based nonflammable electrolyte enabling lithium-ion batteries with long calendar life

M Liu, Z Zeng, H Yan, Q Wu, Y Wu, W Liu, S Lei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbonate-based electrolytes have been instrumental in extending the applicability of
lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, their inherent high flammability contributes to frequent …