Electrolytes have recently regained significant attention in rechargeable batteries due to the
discovery that the electrolyte microstructures play a determinant role in battery performance …

In recent years, the development of aqueous lithium‐ion batteries and aqueous zinc‐ion
batteries has received extensive attention thanks to the advantages of high safety …

Fast charging is regarded as one of the most coveted technologies for commercial Li-ion
batteries (LIBs), but the lack of suitable electrolytes with sufficient ionic conductivity and …

We report the hydrogen-bonding dynamics of water to a nitrile-functionalized and plasmonic
electrode surface as a function of applied voltage. The surface-enhanced two-dimensional …

Single-ion conducting liquid electrolytes are key to achieving rapid charge/discharge in Li
secondary batteries. The Li+ transference (or transport) numbers are the defining properties …

Understanding how microscopic mechanisms govern macroscopic transport properties is
important for development of improved electrolytes for Li-ion batteries. The archetypal …

Highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes have attracted attention due to their unique
applications in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). However, the solvation structure and transport …

Molecular motions of ionic and neutral electrolyte species determine transport properties at
the continuum scale. These molecular motions can be classified as vehicular (eg, cations …

Understanding chemical exchange in carbonate-based electrolytes employed in Li-ion
batteries (LIBs) is crucial for elucidating ion transport mechanisms. Ultrafast two-dimensional …

The conduction mechanism of a family of high concentration lithium electrolytes (HCEs) is
investigated. It is found in all HCEs that the molecular motions are regulated by the anion …