Batteries have shaped much of our modern world. This success is the result of intense
collaboration between academia and industry over the past several decades, culminating …

Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Different from isolated metal atoms and large metal nanoparticles (NPs), supported metal
clusters (SMCs) possess distinct geometric and electronic structures and thus exhibit …

Lithium-oxygen batteries with ultrahigh energy density have received considerable attention
as of the future energy storage technologies. The development of effective electrocatalysts …

Metal–air batteries have a theoretical energy density that is much higher than that of lithium-
ion batteries and are frequently advocated as a solution toward next-generation …

Energy storage and conversion systems, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells,
solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting, have played vital roles in the reduction …

Batteries based on sodium superoxide and on potassium superoxide have recently been
reported,,. However, there have been no reports of a battery based on lithium superoxide …

The lithium–O2 battery is one of most promising energy storage and conversion devices due
to its ultrahigh theoretical energy density and hence has broad application potential in …

To meet future needs for industries from personal devices to automobiles, state-of-the-art
rechargeable lithium-ion batteries will require both improved durability and lowered costs …

Clusters that contain only a small number of atoms can exhibit unique and often unexpected
properties. The clusters are of particular interest in catalysis because they can act as …