Electrolytes and the associated interphases constitute the critical components to support the
emerging battery chemistries that promise tantalizing energy but involve drastic phase and …

Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart
electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and …

Rechargeable batteries, typically represented by lithium-ion batteries, have taken a huge
leap in energy density over the last two decades. However, they still face material/chemical …

Aqueous zinc ion batteries are attracting broad interest in stationary energy storage where
low cost, robust security, and satisfactory capacity matter most. However, metal zinc anodes …

Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

The energy storage and vehicle industries are heavily investing in advancing all-solid-state
batteries to overcome critical limitations in existing liquid electrolyte-based lithium-ion …

Constructing a stable artificial solid-electrolyte interphase has become one of the most
effective strategies to overcome the poor reversibility of lithium metal anode, yet the …

Cotton textiles are ubiquitous in daily life and are also one of the primary mediums for
transmitting viruses and bacteria. Conventional approaches to fabricating antiviral and …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as ideal electrode materials and
precursors for electrochemical energy storage and conversion (EESC) owing to their large …

The low ionic conductivity of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO)‐based polymer electrolytes at room
temperature and the undesired lithium‐dendrite growth at Li| PEO interface impede their …