The specific energy of commercial lithium (Li)-ion batteries is reaching the theoretical limit.
Future consumer electronics and electric vehicle markets call for the development of high …

Sodium metal anodes have attracted significant attention due to their high specific capacity
(1166 mA hg− 1), low redox potential (− 2.71 V vs the standard hydrogen electrode), and …

By breaking through the energy density limits step-by-step, the use of lithium cobalt oxide-
based Li-ion batteries (LCO-based LIBs) has led to the unprecedented success of consumer …

The advent of solid‐state polymer electrolytes for application in lithium batteries took place
more than four decades ago when the ability of polyethylene oxide (PEO) to dissolve …

Salts that are liquid at room temperature, now commonly called ionic liquids, have been
known for more than 100 years; however, their unique properties have only come to light in …

Abstract Lithium ion Batteries (LiBs), as one of the most widely and primarily battery, have
been playing an irreplaceable role in human life. They are not only essential for portable …

Ionic liquids offer a unique suite of properties that make them important candidates for a
number of energy related applications. Cation–anion combinations that exhibit low volatility …

Abstract Room-temperature (RT) sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have gained much attention
due to rich sodium resource and low cost for potential application in large-scale energy …

As highlighted by the recent ChemComm web themed issue on ionic liquids, this field
continues to develop beyond the concept of interesting new solvents for application in the …

Increasing interest in flexible/wearable electronics, clean energy, electrical vehicles, and so
forth is calling for advanced energy‐storage devices, such as high‐performance lithium‐ion …