Knowledge and foundational understanding of phenomena associated with the behavior of
materials at the nanoscale is one of the key scientific challenges toward a sustainable …

There is a growing demand for energy storage, for intermittent renewable energy such as
solar and wind power, for transportation, and for the myriad portable electronic devices. By …

According to the intercalation mechanism, an ordered modulation of channel structures of
metal oxides is crucial to reversibly accumulate large zinc ions with high surface charge …

With the increasing popularity of new energy electric vehicles, the demand for lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) has been growing rapidly, which will produce a large number of spent LIBs …

Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) possess energy densities higher than those of the conventional
batteries, but their lower power densities and poor cycling lives are critical challenges for …

Sodium‐ion technology has the potential to become the next generation of low cost and
environmentally friendly electrochemical energy storage system for grid‐level applications …

For more than 20 years, most of the technological achievements for the realization of
positive electrodes for practical rechargeable Li battery systems have been devoted to …

The intercalation mechanism of zinc ions into 2× 2 tunnels of an α-MnO2 cathode for
rechargeable zinc batteries was revealed. It involves a series of single and two-phase …

Rechargeable batteries can effectively store electrical energy as chemical energy, and
release it when needed, providing a good choice for applications in electric vehicles (EVs) …

Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) are promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage owing
to the abundant sodium resources and low cost. The larger Na+ radius (compared to Li+) …