Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries

N Yao, X Chen, ZH Fu, Q Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable batteries have become indispensable implements in our daily life and are
considered a promising technology to construct sustainable energy systems in the future …

Visualizing interfacial collective reaction behaviour of Li–S batteries

S Zhou, J Shi, S Liu, G Li, F Pei, Y Chen, J Deng… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Benefiting from high energy density (2,600 Wh kg− 1) and low cost, lithium–sulfur (Li–S)
batteries are considered promising candidates for advanced energy-storage systems …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling aqueous lithium-ion batteries via advanced modelling and characterisation: A review

X Guo, H He, S Zhao, H Dong, PR Shearing… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous lithium-ion batteries (ALIBs) are promising candidates for sustainable energy
storage, offering great advantages in safety, cost, and environmental impact over the …

Beyond local solvation structure: nanometric aggregates in battery electrolytes and their effect on electrolyte properties

Z Yu, NP Balsara, O Borodin, AA Gewirth… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrolytes are an essential component of all electrochemical storage and conversion
devices, such as batteries. In the history of battery development, the complex nature of …

A novel “water-in-ionic liquid” electrolyte for Zn metal batteries

Z Zhao, J Lai, DT Ho, Y Lei, J Yin, L Chen… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Success in the development of aqueous batteries hinges on strict design principles for the
aqueous electrolyte: utilize the high ionic conductivity but limit the redox activity of water …

Switching of redox levels leads to high reductive stability in water-in-salt electrolytes

F Wang, Y Sun, J Cheng - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Develo** nonflammable electrolytes with wide electrochemical windows is of great
importance for energy storage devices. Water-in-salt electrolytes (WiSE) have attracted great …

Solvation structure of methanol-in-salt electrolyte revealed by small-angle x-ray scattering and simulations

X Lyu, H Wang, X Liu, L He, C Do, S Seifert… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The solvation structure of water-in-salt electrolytes was thoroughly studied, and two
competing structures─ anion solvated structure and anion network─ were well-defined in …

“Water‐in‐Eutectogel” Electrolytes for Quasi‐Solid‐State Aqueous Lithium‐Ion Batteries

X Hou, TP Pollard, X He, L Du, X Ju… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of high safety lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is greatly impeded by the
flammability and leakage concerns of typical organic solvent‐based electrolytes. As one of …

Formation of Polymer-like Nanochains with Short Lithium–Lithium Distances in a Water-in-Salt Electrolyte

K Goloviznina, A Serva, M Salanne - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Water-in-salts (WiSs) have recently emerged as promising electrolytes for energy storage
applications ranging from aqueous batteries to supercapacitors. Here, ab initio molecular …

Water or Anion? Uncovering the Zn2+ Solvation Environment in Mixed Zn(TFSI)2 and LiTFSI Water-in-Salt Electrolytes

Y Zhang, G Wan, NHC Lewis, J Mars, SE Bone… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Applications of aqueous zinc batteries for grid-scale energy storage are limited by their poor
reversibility and the competing water splitting reaction. The recent invention of a water-in …