Fast charging of lithium‐ion batteries: a review of materials aspects

M Weiss, R Ruess, J Kasnatscheew… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fast charging is considered to be a key requirement for widespread economic success of
electric vehicles. Current lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) offer high energy density enabling …

Surface and interface engineering of Zn anodes in aqueous rechargeable Zn‐ion batteries

J Zheng, Z Huang, F Ming, Y Zeng, B Wei, Q Jiang, Z Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have shown great potential as an alternative to
lithium‐ion batteries. The ZIBs utilize Zn metal as the anode, which possesses many …

Atomically dispersed zincophilic sites in N, P-codoped carbon macroporous fibers enable efficient Zn metal anodes

Y Zeng, Z Pei, D Luan, XWD Lou - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Zn dendrite growth and undesired parasitic reactions severely restrict the practical use of
deep-cycling Zn metal anodes (ZMAs). Herein, we demonstrate an elaborate design of …

Scalable production of high-performing woven lithium-ion fibre batteries

J He, C Lu, H Jiang, F Han, X Shi, J Wu, L Wang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Fibre lithium-ion batteries are attractive as flexible power solutions because they can be
woven into textiles, offering a convenient way to power future wearable electronics …

Nitrogen‐doped carbon fibers embedded with zincophilic Cu nanoboxes for stable Zn‐metal anodes

Y Zeng, PX Sun, Z Pei, Q Jin, X Zhang, L Yu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The practical application of Zn‐metal anodes (ZMAs) is mainly impeded by the limited
lifespan and low Coulombic efficiency (CE) resulting from the Zn dendrite growth and side …

An artificial hybrid interphase for an ultrahigh-rate and practical lithium metal anode

A Hu, W Chen, X Du, Y Hu, T Lei, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer is pivotal for stable lithium (Li) metal batteries
especially under a high rate. However, the mechanism of Li+ transport through the SEI has …

Lithium metal anodes with nonaqueous electrolytes

JG Zhang, W Xu, J Xiao, X Cao, J Liu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
High-energy rechargeable lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs) with Li metal anode (LMA)
were first developed in the 1970s, but their practical applications have been hindered by the …

Planar and dendrite-free zinc deposition enabled by exposed crystal plane optimization of zinc anode

T Wang, J Sun, Y Hua, BNV Krishna, Q Xi, W Ai… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
The low Coulombic efficiency and limited cycle life of zinc (Zn) metal anode resulting from
the severe side reactions and dendrite growth are the major bottlenecks restricting the …

3D printing of electron/ion‐flux dual‐gradient anodes for dendrite‐free zinc batteries

H He, L Zeng, D Luo, J He, X Li, Z Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D porous Zn‐metal anodes have aroused widespread interest for Zn‐ion batteries
(ZIBs). Nevertheless, the notorious “top‐growth” dendrites caused by the intrinsic top …

Anion concentration gradient-assisted construction of a solid–electrolyte interphase for a stable zinc metal anode at high rates

X He, Y Cui, Y Qian, Y Wu, H Ling… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Coulombic efficiency (CE) and cycle life of metal anodes (lithium, sodium, zinc) are limited
by dendritic growth and side reactions in rechargeable metal batteries. Here, we proposed a …