Rechargeable batteries have become indispensable implements in our daily life and are
considered a promising technology to construct sustainable energy systems in the future …

Rechargeable magnesium (Mg) batteries based on conventional electrolytes are seriously
plagued by the formation of the ion‐blocking passivation layer on the Mg metal anode. By …

Salt-doped polymers without added solvents have the potential to be nonflammable, robust
electrolytes for batteries but suffer from low ion conductivity. Using bulky anions with …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spin relaxation times have been an instrumental tool in
deciphering the local environment of ionic species, the various interactions they engender …

Correlated anion and cation motion can significantly reduce the overall ion conductivity in
electrolytes versus the ideal conductivity calculated based on the diffusion constants alone …

Molecular motions of ionic and neutral electrolyte species determine transport properties at
the continuum scale. These molecular motions can be classified as vehicular (eg, cations …

Development of calcium metal batteries has been historically frustrated by a lack of
electrolytes capable of supporting reversible calcium electrodeposition. In this paper, we …

Enhancing the power of lithium ion batteries necessitates an understanding of the molecular
processes governing Li+ ion transfer across the electrode–electrolyte interface. Here …

One of the main impediments faced for predicting emergent properties of a multivalent
electrolyte (such as conductivity and electrochemical stability) is the lack of quantitative …

Free energy analysis of solvation structures of free divalent cations, their ion pairs, and
neutral aggregates in low dielectric solvents reveals the multiplicity of thermodynamically …