From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications

Z Cai, Z Li, S Ravaine, M He, Y Song, Y Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Navigating the Carbon Maze: A Roadmap to Effective Carbon Conductive Networks for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

JF Baumgärtner, KV Kravchyk… - Advanced Energy …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Conductive networks are integral components in Li‐ion battery electrodes, serving the dual
function of providing electrons to the active material while its porosity ensures Li‐ion …

Restructuring the lithium-ion battery: a perspective on electrode architectures

SN Lauro, JN Burrow, CB Mullins - EScience, 2023 - Elsevier
The lithium-ion battery (LIB) has enabled portable energy storage, yet increasing societal
demands have motivated a new generation of more advanced LIBs. Although the discovery …

Thickness-independent scalable high-performance Li-S batteries with high areal sulfur loading via electron-enriched carbon framework

N Wang, X Zhang, Z Ju, X Yu, Y Wang, Y Du… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing the energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries necessitates the maximization of
their areal capacity, calling for thick electrodes with high sulfur loading and content …

Toward green battery cells: perspective on materials and technologies

S Duehnen, J Betz, M Kolek, R Schmuch… - Small …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research and development of advanced rechargeable battery technologies is dominated by
application‐specific targets, which predominantly focus on cost and performance targets …

Advances in flexible metallic transparent electrodes

VH Nguyen, DT Papanastasiou, J Resende, L Bardet… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Transparent electrodes (TEs) are pivotal components in many modern devices such as solar
cells, light‐emitting diodes, touch screens, wearable electronic devices, smart windows, and …

High areal capacity battery electrodes enabled by segregated nanotube networks

SH Park, PJ King, R Tian, CS Boland, J Coelho… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Increasing the energy storage capability of lithium-ion batteries necessitates maximization of
their areal capacity. This requires thick electrodes performing at near-theoretical specific …

Exploring more functions in binders for lithium batteries

L Zhang, X Wu, W Qian, K Pan, X Zhang, L Li… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
As an indispensable part of the lithium-ion battery (LIB), a binder takes a small share of less
than 3%(by weight) in the cell; however, it plays multiple roles. The binder is decisive in the …

Multiscale understanding and architecture design of high energy/power lithium‐ion battery electrodes

X Zhang, Z Ju, Y Zhu, KJ Takeuchi… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Among various commercially available energy storage devices, lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs)
stand out as the most compact and rapidly growing technology. This multicomponent system …

Advances in colloidal assembly: the design of structure and hierarchy in two and three dimensions

N Vogel, M Retsch, CA Fustin, A Del Campo… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The colloidal domain is characterized by the dimensions of its constituents in the range from
several nanometers to micrometers. Often, these individual entities are organized in …