In pursuit of low-carbon development, the production of diverse functional materials from
renewable resources, especially lignocellulosic biomass, is of vital importance. Lignin is a …

Environmentally friendly crosslinked polymer networks feature degradable covalent or non‐
covalent bonds, with many of them manifesting dynamic characteristics. These attributes …

Ion transport is essential to energy storage, cellular signalling and desalination. Polymers
have been explored for decades as solid-state electrolytes by either adding salt to polar …

As a potential candidate for next‐generation energy storage systems, Li–O2 batteries
(LOBs) with their attractive theoretical energy density have triggered great interest. However …

Molecular polymer bottlebrushes are densely grafted, individual macromolecules with
nanoscale proportions. The last decade has seen an increased focus on this material class …

The leakage of liquid electrolyte and the formation of lithium dendrites pose challenges to
safety and stability of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). The appearance of gel polymer …

We report the gel-state single-ion conducting composite polymer membranes (CPMs)
electrolytes, which are composed of poly (vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)(PVDF …

Li-metal anode (LMA) has attracted significant attention as a prospective anode material for
next-generation Li-metal batteries (LMBs). However, the development of LMBs is hampered …

Lithium metal batteries have potentially high energy density, but severe uncontrolled lithium
dendrites and unstable side reactions prevent large-scale applications. Serial three …

Quasi solid‐state polymer electrolytes (QSPEs) are particularly attractive due to their high
ionic conductivity and excellent safety for lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, it is still a …