Lithium-ion batteries have received significant attention over the last decades due to the
wide application of portable electronics and increasing deployment of electric vehicles. In …

Alkali metal batteries based on lithium, sodium, and potassium anodes and sulfur-based
cathodes are regarded as key for next-generation energy storage due to their high …

Lithium‐ion batteries, which have revolutionized portable electronics over the past three
decades, were eventually recognized with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry. As the energy …

The sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) plays a central role in high-capacity lithium sulfur (Li-S)
batteries. The SRR involves an intricate, 16-electron conversion process featuring multiple …

Heteroatom-doped carbon materials (HDCMs) have been widely studied as some of the
most prominent material candidates for use in a wide range of applications, such as …

Seeking an electrochemical catalyst to accelerate the liquid‐to‐solid conversion of soluble
lithium polysulfides to insoluble products is crucial to inhibit the shuttle effect in lithium–sulfur …

Fabricating metal boride heterostructures and deciphering their interface interaction
mechanism on accelerating polysulfide conversion at atomic levels are meaningful yet …

Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive
properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and …

Lithium-sulfur batteries are hampered by the shuttle effect and sluggish conversion kinetics
of polysulfide, and give rise to serious capacity decay and poor rate performance, which is …

Summary Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise high energy density for next-generation
energy storage systems, yet many challenges remain. Li-S batteries follow a conversion …