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 electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries

H Wan, J Xu, C Wang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024‏ - nature.com
High-energy and stable lithium-ion batteries are desired for next-generation electric devices
and vehicles. To achieve their development, the formation of stable interfaces on high …

Homogeneous and mechanically stable solid–electrolyte interphase enabled by trioxane-modulated electrolytes for lithium metal batteries

QK Zhang, XQ Zhang, J Wan, N Yao, TL Song, J **e… - Nature Energy, 2023‏ - nature.com
The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) in lithium (Li) metal batteries is often heterogeneous,
containing a diverse range of species and has poor mechanical stability. The SEI undergoes …

Electrolyte design for Li-ion batteries under extreme operating conditions

J Xu, J Zhang, TP Pollard, Q Li, S Tan, S Hou, H Wan… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
The ideal electrolyte for the widely used LiNi0. 8Mn0. 1Co0. 1O2 (NMC811)|| graphite
lithium-ion batteries is expected to have the capability of supporting higher voltages (≥ 4.5 …

Safe electrolyte for long-cycling alkali-ion batteries

X Yi, H Fu, AM Rao, Y Zhang, J Zhou, C Wang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Safety is essential to battery sustainability, particularly considering that flammable organic
molecules still dominate the electrolyte formulation. For a single electrolyte chemistry …

Recent status, key strategies and challenging perspectives of fast-charging graphite anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Y Liu, H Shi, ZS Wu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
With the rapid growth of the global electric vehicle market and increasing demand for the
enhanced user experience of portable electronics, the development of high-performance …

Fluorine chemistry in rechargeable batteries: Challenges, progress, and perspectives

Y Wang, X Yang, Y Meng, Z Wen, R Han, X Hu… - Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The renewable energy industry demands rechargeable batteries that can be manufactured
at low cost using abundant resources while offering high energy density, good safety, wide …

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 …

Methylation enables the use of fluorine-free ether electrolytes in high-voltage lithium metal batteries

AM Li, O Borodin, TP Pollard, W Zhang, N Zhang… - Nature Chemistry, 2024‏ - nature.com
Lithium metal batteries represent a promising technology for next-generation energy
storage, but they still suffer from poor cycle life due to lithium dendrite formation and cathode …

A monofluoride ether-based electrolyte solution for fast-charging and low-temperature non-aqueous lithium metal batteries

G Zhang, J Chang, L Wang, J Li, C Wang… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The electrochemical stability window of the electrolyte solution limits the energy content of
non-aqueous lithium metal batteries. In particular, although electrolytes comprising …