Promises and challenges of next-generation “beyond Li-ion” batteries for electric vehicles and grid decarbonization

Y Tian, G Zeng, A Rutt, T Shi, H Kim, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The tremendous improvement in performance and cost of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have
made them the technology of choice for electrical energy storage. While established battery …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Electrostatic gating and intercalation in 2D materials

Y Wu, D Li, CL Wu, HY Hwang, Y Cui - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
The do** or the alteration of crystals with guest species to obtain desired properties has
long been a research frontier in materials science. However, the closely packed lattice …

[HTML][HTML] Rechargeable aqueous zinc-manganese dioxide batteries with high energy and power densities

N Zhang, F Cheng, J Liu, L Wang, X Long, X Liu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Although alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide batteries have dominated the primary battery
applications, it is challenging to make them rechargeable. Here we report a high …

Cation-Deficient Spinel ZnMn2O4 Cathode in Zn(CF3SO3)2 Electrolyte for Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery

N Zhang, F Cheng, Y Liu, Q Zhao, K Lei… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries are attractive cheap, safe and green energy storage
technologies but are bottlenecked by limitation in high-capacity cathode and compatible …

Water‐Lubricated Intercalation in V2O5·nH2O for High‐Capacity and High‐Rate Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Batteries

M Yan, P He, Y Chen, S Wang, Q Wei… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐cost, environment‐friendly aqueous Zn batteries have great potential for large‐scale
energy storage, but the intercalation of zinc ions in the cathode materials is challenging and …

Odyssey of multivalent cathode materials: open questions and future challenges

P Canepa, G Sai Gautam, DC Hannah, R Malik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The rapidly expanding field of nonaqueous multivalent intercalation batteries offers a
promising way to overcome safety, cost, and energy density limitations of state-of-the-art Li …

A critical review of cathodes for rechargeable Mg batteries

M Mao, T Gao, S Hou, C Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Benefiting from a higher volumetric capacity (3833 mA h cm− 3 for Mg vs. 2046 mA h cm− 3
for Li) and dendrite-free Mg metal anode, reversible Mg batteries (RMBs) are a promising …

Electrochemically induced cationic defect in MnO intercalation cathode for aqueous zinc-ion battery

C Zhu, G Fang, S Liang, Z Chen, Z Wang, J Ma… - Energy Storage …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Mn dissolution is a key issue in the application of high-energy-density manganese-
based materials, but the use of Mn dissolution to unlock the electrochemical activity of …

Materials design rules for multivalent ion mobility in intercalation structures

Z Rong, R Malik, P Canepa, G Sai Gautam… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The diffusion of ions in solid materials plays an important role in many aspects of materials
science such as the geological evolution of minerals, materials synthesis, and in device …