Organic Cathodes, a Path toward Future Sustainable Batteries: Mirage or Realistic Future?

J Bitenc, K Pirnat, O Luzanin, R Dominko - Chemistry of Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Organic active materials are seen as next-generation battery materials that could circumvent
the sustainability and cost limitations connected with the current Li-ion battery technology …

Mechanistic Insights and Technical Challenges in Sulfur-Based Batteries: A Comprehensive In Situ/Operando Monitoring Toolbox

J Yu, I Pinto-Huguet, CY Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Xu… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Batteries based on sulfur cathodes offer a promising energy storage solution due to their
potential for high performance, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. However, commercial …

Assessing coulombic efficiency in lithium metal anodes

A Mohammadi, S Djafer, S Sayegh, AJ Naylor… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although lithium metal and anode-free rechargeable batteries (LMBs and AFBs) are
phenomenal energy storage systems, the formation of lithium deposits with high surfaces …

Weakly solvating few-layer-carbon interface toward high initial coulombic efficiency and cyclability hard carbon anodes

S Zhao, F Huang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The carbonaceous anodes in sodium ion batteries suffer from low initial Coulombic
efficiency (ICE) and poor cyclability due to rampant solid electrolyte interface (SEI) growth …

Operando Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Li6PS5Cl Electrochemical Decomposition Reactions in Solid-State Batteries

B Aktekin, E Kataev, LM Riegger… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
It is crucial to understand at which potentials electrolyte decomposition reactions start and
which chemical species are present in the subsequently formed decomposition films, eg …

Multiscale Investigation of Sodium‐Ion Battery Anodes: Analytical Techniques and Applications

D Schäfer, K Hankins, M Allion… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The anode/electrolyte interface behavior, and by extension, the overall cell performance of
sodium‐ion batteries is determined by a complex interaction of processes that occur at all …

Oxygen Redox in Alkali-Ion Battery Cathodes

AS Menon, MJW Ogley… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Current high-energy-density Li-ion batteries use stoichiometric Li 3d transition metal oxides
as positive electrodes, which are conventionally described purely by transition-metal redox …

Highly efficient oxidation of single-walled carbon nanotubes in liquid crystalline phase and dispersion for applications in Li-ion batteries

JH Kim, J Ahn, HM Kim, JY Cho, DG Lee, Y Oh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which have high electrical conductivity, are
promising candidates for enhancing the energy storage capability of lithium-ion batteries …

Depth-Resolving the Charge Compensation Mechanism from LiNiO2 to NiO2

R Fantin, T Jousseaume, R Ramos, G Lefevre… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The performances of lithium-ion batteries depend on the capability of the electrode materials
to exchange lithium ions and electrons faster and reversibly. LiNiO2 is a promising electrode …

Advanced methods for characterizing battery interfaces: Towards a comprehensive understanding of interfacial evolution in modern batteries

I Temprano, J Carrasco, M Bugnet, IT Lucas… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Batteries are complex systems operating far from equilibrium, relying on intricate reactions at
interfaces for performance. Understanding and optimizing these interfaces is crucial, but …