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 …

Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage

F Liu, Z Fan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the global trend towards carbon neutrality, sustainable energy conversion and storage
technologies are of vital significance to tackle the energy crisis and climate change …

Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries

S Han, P Wen, H Wang, Y Zhou, Y Gu, L Zhang… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Rational designs of solid polymer electrolytes with high ion conduction are critical in
enabling the creation of advanced lithium batteries. However, known polymer electrolytes …

Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes

R Jain, AS Lakhnot, K Bhimani, S Sharma… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Battery electrodes comprise a mixture of active material particles, conductive carbon and
binder additives deposited onto a current collector. Although this basic design has persisted …

Advanced nanocellulose‐based composites for flexible functional energy storage devices

T Xu, H Du, H Liu, W Liu, X Zhang, C Si… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing demand for wearable electronics (such as smartwatch equipment,
wearable health monitoring systems, and human–robot interface units), flexible energy …

Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries

M Yuan, H Liu, F Ran - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
High-energy-density lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries are two important
rechargeable batteries in the large-scale electrochemical energy storage devices of modern …

In situ inorganic conductive network formation in high-voltage single-crystal Ni-rich cathodes

X Fan, X Ou, W Zhao, Y Liu, B Zhang, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
High nickel content in LiNixCoyMnzO2 (NCM, x≥ 0.8, x+ y+ z= 1) layered cathode material
allows high specific energy density in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, Ni-rich NCM …

Photoelectrochemical energy storage materials: design principles and functional devices towards direct solar to electrochemical energy storage

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced solar energy utilization technologies have been booming for carbon-neutral and
renewable society development. Photovoltaic cells now hold the highest potential for …

Recent advances in silicon‐based electrodes: from fundamental research toward practical applications

M Ge, C Cao, GM Biesold, CD Sewell… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing demand for higher‐energy‐density batteries driven by advancements in
electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and portable electronic devices necessitates the …

Borophene: two-dimensional boron monolayer: synthesis, properties, and potential applications

YV Kaneti, DP Benu, X Xu, B Yuliarto… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Borophene, a monolayer of boron, has risen as a new exciting two-dimensional (2D)
material having extraordinary properties, including anisotropic metallic behavior and flexible …