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 …

External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries

X Hu, Z Zhang, X Zhang, Y Wang, X Yang… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLBs) using inorganic solid-state electrolytes (SSEs)
have attracted extensive scientific and commercial interest owing to their potential to provide …

[HTML][HTML] Ten concerns of Zn metal anode for rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries

X Yu, Z Li, X Wu, H Zhang, Q Zhao, H Liang, H Wang… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Thousands of articles have been reported to enhance the electrochemical
stability/reversibility of the Zn-metal anode (ZMA). However, some scientific concepts …

Anion-enrichment interface enables high-voltage anode-free lithium metal batteries

M Mao, X Ji, Q Wang, Z Lin, M Li, T Liu, C Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aggressive chemistry involving Li metal anode (LMA) and high-voltage LiNi0. 8Mn0. 1Co0.
1O2 (NCM811) cathode is deemed as a pragmatic approach to pursue the desperate 400 …

Growing single-crystalline seeds on lithiophobic substrates to enable fast-charging lithium-metal batteries

Z Wu, C Wang, Z Hui, H Liu, S Wang, S Yu, X **ng… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Controlling the nucleation and growth of lithium metal is essential for realizing fast-charging
batteries. Here we report the growth of single-crystalline seeds that results in the deposition …

High-entropy electrolytes for practical lithium metal batteries

SC Kim, J Wang, R Xu, P Zhang, Y Chen, Z Huang… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Electrolyte engineering is crucial for improving battery performance, particularly for lithium
metal batteries. Recent advances in electrolytes have greatly improved cyclability by …

Origin of dendrite-free lithium deposition in concentrated electrolytes

Y Chen, M Li, Y Liu, Y Jie, W Li, F Huang, X Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The electrolyte solvation structure and the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation are
critical to dictate the morphology of lithium deposition in organic electrolytes. However, the …

Freestanding metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives: an emerging platform for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

B He, Q Zhang, Z Pan, L Li, C Li, Y Ling, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as ideal electrode materials and
precursors for electrochemical energy storage and conversion (EESC) owing to their large …

Moving beyond 99.9% Coulombic efficiency for lithium anodes in liquid electrolytes

GM Hobold, J Lopez, R Guo, N Minafra, A Banerjee… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
As Li-ion battery costs decrease, energy density and thus driving range remains a roadblock
for mass-market vehicle electrification. While Li-metal anodes help achieve Department of …

Interfacial issues and modification of solid electrolyte interphase for Li metal anode in liquid and solid electrolytes

OB Chae, BL Lucht - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The high energy density required for the next generation of lithium batteries will likely be
enabled by a shift toward lithium metal anode from the conventional intercalation‐based …