In a letter to her older brother from 1947, soon after she had arrived in Paris, Rosalind E.
Franklin said that she was ready to 'go more primitive'if this would preserve her freedom …

Transmission electron microscopy and neutron or X-ray diffraction are powerful techniques
available today for characterization of the structure of various carbon materials at nano and …

The primary bottleneck hindering the application of hard carbon in sodium‐ion batteries
(SIBs) anodes lies in its inadequate initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE). Unclear causes of …

Single‐atomic transition metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) structures are promising
alternatives toward noble‐metal‐based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Solids in nature can be generally classified into crystalline and non-crystalline states,,,,,–,
depending on whether long-range lattice periodicity is present in the material. The …

Topological defects, with an asymmetric local electronic redistribution, are expected to
locally tune the intrinsic catalytic activity of carbon materials. However, it is still challenging …

Supercapacitors, also called ultracapacitors or electrochemical capacitors, store electrical
charge on high-surface-area conducting materials. Their widespread use is limited by their …

Within the last 30 years, electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) has become a standard
analytical technique used in the transmission electron microscope to extract chemical and …

A significant volume expansion exhibited by high‐capacity active materials upon lithiation
has hindered their application as Li‐ion battery anode materials. Although tremendous …

In order to accommodate an increasing demand for glassy carbon products with tailored
characteristics, one has to understand the origin of their structure-related properties. In this …