Rechargeable batteries for grid scale energy storage

Z Zhu, T Jiang, M Ali, Y Meng, Y **, Y Cui… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ever-increasing global energy consumption has driven the development of renewable
energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Battery energy …

Formulating energy density for designing practical lithium–sulfur batteries

G Zhou, H Chen, Y Cui - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is one of the most promising battery systems due to its high
theoretical energy density and low cost. Despite impressive progress in its development …

A non-academic perspective on the future of lithium-based batteries

JT Frith, MJ Lacey, U Ulissi - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
In the field of lithium-based batteries, there is often a substantial divide between academic
research and industrial market needs. This is in part driven by a lack of peer-reviewed …

Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes

Z Yu, PE Rudnicki, Z Zhang, Z Huang, H Celik… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Electrolyte engineering improved cycling of Li metal batteries and anode-free cells at low
current densities; however, high-rate capability and tuning of ionic conduction in electrolytes …

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 …

Current status and future directions of multivalent metal-ion batteries

Y Liang, H Dong, D Aurbach, Y Yao - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Batteries based on multivalent metals have the potential to meet the future needs of large-
scale energy storage, due to the relatively high abundance of elements such as magnesium …

Direct regeneration of degraded lithium-ion battery cathodes with a multifunctional organic lithium salt

G Ji, J Wang, Z Liang, K Jia, J Ma, Z Zhuang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries is an effective approach to alleviating
environmental concerns and promoting resource conservation. LiFePO4 batteries have …

Tailoring inorganic–polymer composites for the mass production of solid-state batteries

LZ Fan, H He, CW Nan - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Solid-state batteries (SSBs) have recently been revived to increase the energy density and
eliminate safety concerns associated with conventional Li-ion batteries with flammable liquid …