Advances in natural biopolymer‐based electrolytes and separators for battery applications

E Lizundia, D Kundu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries are ubiquitous, and their usage is projected to grow tremendously
over the years. They are vital to curbing the fossil fuel dependency and are destined to play …

Configurational and structural design of separators toward shuttling-free and dendrite-free lithium-sulfur batteries: A review

M Chen, M Shao, J Jin, L Cui, H Tu, X Fu - Energy Storage Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are attracting increasing interest due to their advantages in
high energy density, low cost and eco-friendliness. However, the shuttle effect of …

Long-life lithium-sulfur batteries with high areal capacity based on coaxial CNTs@TiN-TiO2 sponge

H Zhang, LK Ono, G Tong, Y Liu, Y Qi - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Rational design of heterostructures opens up new opportunities as an ideal catalyst system
for lithium polysulfides conversion in lithium-sulfur battery. However, its traditional fabrication …

Versatile protein and its subunit biomolecules for advanced rechargeable batteries

Y Wu, H Li, T Liu, M Xu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries are of great significance for alleviating the growing energy crisis by
providing efficient and sustainable energy storage solutions. However, the multiple issues …

Hierarchical nanomaterials via biomolecular self-assembly and bioinspiration for energy and environmental applications

C Gong, S Sun, Y Zhang, L Sun, Z Su, A Wu, G Wei - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired synthesis offers potential green strategies to build highly complex nanomaterials
by utilizing the unique nanostructures, functions, and properties of biomolecules, in which …

A robust and ion-conductive protein-based binder enabling strong polysulfide anchoring for high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries

X Fu, L Scudiero, WH Zhong - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the large volume change of sulfur and the diffusion of dissolved polysulfides, the
development of a high-performance binder with functionality beyond mechanical …

Biomaterials for high‐energy lithium‐based batteries: Strategies, challenges, and perspectives

X Fu, WH Zhong - Advanced energy materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Developing high‐performance batteries through applying renewable resources is of great
significance for meeting ever‐growing energy demands and sustainability requirements …

Development of proteins for high‐performance energy storage devices: opportunities, challenges, and strategies

T Wang, D He, H Yao, X Guo, B Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In pursuit of reducing environmental impact during battery manufacture, the utilization of
nontoxic and renewable materials is essential for building a sustainable future. As one of the …

Bio-inspired nanomaterials for micro/nanodevices: a new era in biomedical applications

M Harun-Ur-Rashid, I Jahan, T Foyez, AB Imran - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exploring bio-inspired nanomaterials (BINMs) and incorporating them into
micro/nanodevices represent a significant development in biomedical applications …

Water-based phytic acid-crosslinked supramolecular binders for lithium-sulfur batteries

H Wang, Y Yang, P Zheng, Y Wang, SW Ng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rechargeable Li-S batteries have drawn much attention because of their high theoretical
energy density (2600 Wh kg− 1) and environmental friendliness. However, Li-S batteries …