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 …

The lithium ion battery is widely used in electric vehicles (EV). The battery degradation is the
key scientific problem in battery research. The battery aging limits its energy storage and …

To pursue a higher energy density (> 300 Wh kg− 1 at the cell level) and a lower cost (<
$125 kWh− 1 expected at 2022) of Li‐ion batteries for making electric vehicles (EVs) long …

In order to satisfy the energy demands of the electromobility market, both Ni‐rich and Li‐rich
layered oxides of NCM type are receiving much attention as high‐energy‐density cathode …

By breaking through the energy density limits step-by-step, the use of lithium cobalt oxide-
based Li-ion batteries (LCO-based LIBs) has led to the unprecedented success of consumer …

During the charging and discharging of lithium-ion-battery cathodes through the de-and
reintercalation of lithium ions, electroneutrality is maintained by transition-metal redox …

The portable electronic market, vehicle electrification (electric vehicles or EVs) and grid
electricity storage impose strict performance requirements on Li-ion batteries, the energy …

Since their commercialization Li-ion batteries have relied on the use of layered oxides (LiMO
2) as positive electrodes. Over the years, via skilful chemical substitution their performances …

When lithium-ion batteries age with cycling, the battery capacity decreases and the
resistance increases. The aging mechanism of different types of lithium-ion batteries differs …

New and improved materials for energy storage are urgently required to make more efficient
use of our finite supply of fossil fuels, and to enable the effective use of renewable energy …