Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered to be strong candidates for large-scale energy
storage with the benefits of cost-effectiveness and sodium abundance. Reliable electrolytes …

Carbonaceous materials for lithium (Li)/sodium (Na)-ion batteries have attracted significant
attention because of their widespread availability, renewable nature, and low cost. During …

Hard carbon (HC) is recognized as a promising anode material with outstanding
electrochemical performance for alkali metal‐ion batteries including lithium‐ion batteries …

The ever-increasing energy demand motivates the pursuit of inexpensive, safe, scalable,
and high-performance rechargeable batteries. Carbon materials have been intensively …

In the past few decades, electrochemical energy storage systems, represented by alkali
metal ion batteries and supercapacitors, have developed rapidly against the background of …

Although ether‐based electrolytes have been extensively applied in anode evaluation of
batteries, anodic instability arising from solvent oxidability is always a tremendous obstacle …

As novel “post lithium‐ion batteries,” sodium‐ion batteries/potassium‐ion batteries
(SIBs/PIBs) are emerging and show bright prospect in large‐scale energy storage …

Magnesium batteries have long been pursued as potentially low-cost, high-energy and safe
alternatives to Li-ion batteries. However, Mg2+ interacts strongly with electrolyte solutions …

Reversibly intercalating ions into host materials for electrochemical energy storage is the
essence of the working principle of rocking-chair type batteries. The most relevant example …

This Review covers a sequence of key discoveries and technical achievements that
eventually led to the birth of the lithium-ion battery. In doing so, it not only sheds light on the …