Designing better electrolytes

YS Meng, V Srinivasan, K Xu - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Electrolytes and the associated interphases constitute the critical components to support the
emerging battery chemistries that promise tantalizing energy but involve drastic phase and …

Designing modern aqueous batteries

Y Liang, Y Yao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023‏ - nature.com
In the pursuit of more reliable and affordable energy storage solutions, interest in batteries
powered by water-based electrolytes is surging. Today's commercial aqueous batteries lack …

Hydrotropic solubilization of zinc acetates for sustainable aqueous battery electrolytes

D Dong, T Wang, Y Sun, J Fan, YC Lu - Nature Sustainability, 2023‏ - nature.com
Among the more sustainable battery chemistries, the aqueous zinc system is receiving
renewed interest. To accelerate the practical applications of this promising technology, an …

All-temperature zinc batteries with high-entropy aqueous electrolyte

C Yang, J **a, C Cui, TP Pollard, J Vatamanu… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Electrification of transportation and rising demand for grid energy storage continue to build
momentum around batteries across the globe. However, the supply chain of Li-ion batteries …

Insights into the solvation chemistry in liquid electrolytes for lithium-based rechargeable batteries

P **ao, X Yun, Y Chen, X Guo, P Gao, G Zhou… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium-based rechargeable batteries have dominated the energy storage field and attracted
considerable research interest due to their excellent electrochemical performance. As …

Organic batteries for a greener rechargeable world

J Kim, Y Kim, J Yoo, G Kwon, Y Ko, K Kang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023‏ - nature.com
The emergence of electric mobility has placed high demands on lithium-ion batteries,
inevitably requiring a substantial consumption of transition-metal resources. The use of this …

Upgrading Cycling Stability and Capability of Hybrid Na‐CO2 Batteries via Tailoring Reaction Environment for Efficient Conversion CO2 to HCOOH

X Yang, D Zhang, L Zhao, C Peng… - Advanced Energy …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable Na‐CO2 batteries are considered to be an effective way to address the
energy crisis and greenhouse effect due to their dual functions of CO2 fixation/utilization and …

Weakly solvating aqueous-based electrolyte facilitated by a soft co-solvent for extreme temperature operations of zinc-ion batteries

R Zhang, WK Pang, JP Vongsvivut… - Energy & …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The aqueous zinc-ion battery (AZIB) is a promising option for grid-scale energy storage, but
it faces challenges from parasitic water-related reactions and limited operational …

Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries

N Yao, X Chen, ZH Fu, Q Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Rechargeable batteries have become indispensable implements in our daily life and are
considered a promising technology to construct sustainable energy systems in the future …

Electrode potential influences the reversibility of lithium-metal anodes

S Ko, T Obukata, T Shimada, N Takenaka… - Nature Energy, 2022‏ - nature.com
Lithium-metal batteries are a promising technology to address the emerging demand for
high-energy-density storage systems. However, their cycling encounters a low Coulombic …