Lithium, the lightest alkali metal, has been called the “new white gold” because of its limited
availability and critical importance in arising applications in clean energy, like hybrid and …

Among the existing energy storage technologies, lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) have
unmatched energy density and versatility. From the time of their first commercialization in …

The currently commercialized lithium‐ion batteries have allowed for the creation of practical
electric vehicles, simultaneously satisfying many stringent milestones in energy density …

The forthcoming global energy transition requires a shift to new and renewable
technologies, which increase the demand for related materials. This study investigates the …

To pursue a higher energy density (> 300 Wh kg− 1 at the cell level) and a lower cost (<
$125 kWh− 1 expected at 2022) of Li‐ion batteries for making electric vehicles (EVs) long …

Due to the ubiquitous presence of lithium‐ion batteries in portable applications, and their
implementation in the transportation and large‐scale energy sectors, the future cost and …

Sustained growth in lithium-ion battery (LIB) demand within the transportation sector (and
the electricity sector) motivates detailed investigations of whether future raw materials supply …

The growing diffusion of green technologies, essential for a low carbon emission economy,
has caused an increasingly demand of lithium and its recent inclusion in the list of critical …

Critical metals are technologically vital to the functionality of various emerging technologies,
yet they have a potentially unstable supply. This condition calls for strategic planning based …

Ceramics are considered one of the greatest and earliest most useful successes of
humankind. However, ceramics can be highly damaging to natural and social systems …