Insights for understanding multiscale degradation of LiFePO4 cathodes
March 2022
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on olivine LiFePO4 (LFP) offer long cycle/calendar life and good safety, making them one of the dominant batteries in energy storage stations and electric vehicles,...
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Solid-state lithium batteries: Safety and prospects
March 2022
Solid-state lithium batteries are flourishing due to their excellent potential energy density. Substantial efforts have been made to improve their electrochemical performance by increasing the conductivity...
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Advances in bismuth-telluride-based thermoelectric devices: Progress and challenges
June 2023
By effectively converting waste heat into electricity, thermoelectric materials and devices can provide an alternative approach to tackle the energy crisis. Amongst thermoelectric materials, bismuth...
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Revitalizing sodium-ion batteries via controllable microstructures and advanced electrolytes for hard carbon
Available online 1 September 2023
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with low cost and high safety are considered as an electrochemical energy storage technology suitable for large-scale energy storage. Hard carbon, which is inexpensive and...
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Electrolyte design principles for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries
December 2023
Alongside the pursuit of high energy density and long service life, the urgent demand for low-temperature performance remains a long-standing challenge for a wide range of Li-ion battery applications,...
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Additive manufacturing (3D printing) of electrically conductive polymers and polymer nanocomposites and their applications
July 2022
Additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional (3D) printing, offers a unique solution for fabricating complex geometries with high tolerances. Currently, many commercial additive manufacturing machines...
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Anode corrosion in aqueous Zn metal batteries
February 2023
Given their low cost and intrinsic safety, aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs) are drawing increasing attention in the field of smart grids and large-scale energy storage. However, the Zn metal anode...
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Advanced polymer-based electrolytes in zinc–air batteries
September 2022
Zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are expected to be some of the most promising power sources for wearable and portable electronic devices and have received widespread research interest. As an ion conductor...
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Integrative design of laser-induced graphene array with lithiophilic MnOx nanoparticles enables superior lithium metal batteries
October 2023
The practical applications of lithium metal batteries are limited by uncontrolled dendrite growth during cycling. Herein, we propose a simple and scalable approach to stabilize lithium metal anodes...
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Thermally rearranged covalent organic framework with flame-retardancy as a high safety Li-ion solid electrolyte
May 2022
Solid polymer electrolytes have demonstrated high promise to solve the safety problems caused by conventional liquid electrolytes in lithium ion batteries. However, the inherent flammability of most...
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Recent progress in ionic liquid-based electrolytes for nonaqueous and aqueous metal batteries
Available online 5 August 2023
Nonaqueous Li metal batteries (LMBs) and aqueous Zn metal batteries (ZMBs) are promising next-generation secondary batteries owing to their high energy density. Selecting an appropriate electrolyte...
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The role of machine learning in carbon neutrality: Catalyst property prediction, design, and synthesis for carbon dioxide reduction
August 2023
Achieving carbon neutrality is an essential part of responding to climate change caused by the deforestation and over-exploitation of natural resources that have accompanied the development of human...
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Restructuring the lithium-ion battery: A perspective on electrode architectures
August 2023
The lithium-ion battery (LIB) has enabled portable energy storage, yet increasing societal demands have motivated a new generation of more advanced LIBs. Although the discovery and optimization of battery...
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A perspective of ZnCl2 electrolytes: The physical and electrochemical properties
December 2021
Molten ZnCl2 hydrates are ionic liquids at room temperature, which exhibit intriguing physical and electrochemical properties. Continuous efforts have been devoted over several decades to understanding...
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Health monitoring by optical fiber sensing technology for rechargeable batteries
Available online 9 August 2023
With the proposal of a “smart battery,” real-time sensing by rechargeable batteries has become progressively more important in both fundamental research and practical applications. However, many traditional...
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Designing safer lithium-based batteries with nonflammable electrolytes: A review
December 2021
Lithium-based batteries have had a profound impact on modern society through their extensive use in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. However, battery safety...
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Advanced characterizations and measurements for sodium-ion batteries with NASICON-type cathode materials
January 2022
NASICON (Na superionic conductor)-type cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted extensive attention due to their mechanically robust three-dimensional (3D) framework, which has...
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Organic small molecule acceptor materials for organic solar cells
October 2023
The active layer of organic solar cells (OSCs) is composed of a p-type conjugated polymer as the donor and an n-type organic semiconductor as the acceptor. Since the report of bulk-heterojunction OSCs...
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Emerging design principles, materials, and applications for moisture-enabled electric generation
January 2022
Smart generators that collect energy from the ambient environment are a new approach for meeting growing global energy needs. Moisture is one of the most abundant resources in the ambient environment,...
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Recent progress in cathodic reduction-enabled organic electrosynthesis: Trends, challenges, and opportunities
May 2022
Compared with general redox chemistry, electrochemistry using the electron as a potent, controllable, yet traceless alternative to chemical oxidants/reductants usually offers more sustainable options...
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Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks meet energy chemistry: A review of materials synthesis and applications
April 2023
Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their numerous unique properties, with many synthetic methods and strategies being reported for...
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Crystallographic engineering of Zn anodes for aqueous batteries
June 2023
With their intrinsic safety and environmental benignity, aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been considered the most appropriate candidates for replacing alkali metal systems. However, polycrystalline...
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Nitrate additives for lithium batteries: Mechanisms, applications, and prospects
December 2021
Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are considered as one of the most promising energy storage devices due to the high energy density and low reduction potential of the Li-metal anode. However, the growth...
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Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus
June 2023
Understanding and tuning charge transport over a single molecule is a fundamental topic in molecular electronics. Single-molecule junctions composed of individual molecules attached to two electrodes...
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Recent progress in transition-metal-oxide-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in natural seawater splitting: A critical review
April 2023
Direct electrolytic splitting of seawater for the production of H2 using ocean energy is a promising technology that can help achieve carbon neutrality. However, owing to the high concentrations of...
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