Electrolyte solvation structure design for sodium ion batteries

Z Tian, Y Zou, G Liu, Y Wang, J Yin, J Ming… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) are considered the most promising battery technology in the
post‐lithium era due to the abundant sodium reserves. In the past two decades, exploring …

Opportunities of flexible and portable electrochemical devices for energy storage: expanding the spotlight onto semi-solid/solid electrolytes

X Fan, C Zhong, J Liu, J Ding, Y Deng, X Han… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing demand for flexible and portable electronics has stimulated research
and development in building advanced electrochemical energy devices which are …

Emerging era of electrolyte solvation structure and interfacial model in batteries

H Cheng, Q Sun, L Li, Y Zou, Y Wang, T Cai… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past two decades, the solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer that forms on an
electrode's surface has been believed to be pivotal for stabilizing the electrode's …

Non‐flammable electrolyte enables high‐voltage and wide‐temperature lithium‐ion batteries with fast charging

Y Zou, Z Ma, G Liu, Q Li, D Yin, X Shi, Z Cao… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrolyte design has become ever more important to enhance the performance of lithium‐
ion batteries (LIBs). However, the flammability issue and high reactivity of the conventional …

Weak solvent–solvent interaction enables high stability of battery electrolyte

Y Wang, Z Cao, Z Ma, G Liu, H Cheng, Y Zou… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrolytes play an important role in transporting metal ions (eg, Li+) in metal ion batteries,
while understanding the relationship between the electrolyte properties and behaviors is still …

Interfacial model deciphering high‐voltage electrolytes for high energy density, high safety, and fast‐charging lithium‐ion batteries

Y Zou, Z Cao, J Zhang, W Wahyudi, Y Wu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐voltage lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) enabled by high‐voltage electrolytes can
effectively boost energy density and power density, which are critical requirements to …

Challenges and development of lithium-ion batteries for low temperature environments

N Piao, X Gao, H Yang, Z Guo, G Hu, HM Cheng, F Li - Etransportation, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) play a vital role in portable electronic products, transportation
and large-scale energy storage. However, the electrochemical performance of LIBs …

Dipole–dipole interaction induced electrolyte interfacial model to stabilize antimony anode for high-safety lithium-ion batteries

Q Sun, Z Cao, Z Ma, J Zhang, H Cheng, X Guo… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrolyte plays a vital role in determining battery performances, while the effect of solvent
molecular interaction on electrode performances is not fully understood yet. Herein, we …

A synergistic exploitation to produce high-voltage quasi-solid-state lithium metal batteries

J Wu, X Wang, Q Liu, S Wang, D Zhou, F Kang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The current Li-based battery technology is limited in terms of energy contents. Therefore,
several approaches are considered to improve the energy density of these energy storage …

Wide-temperature-range sodium-metal batteries: from fundamentals and obstacles to optimization

Y Sun, JC Li, H Zhou, S Guo - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sodium metal with a~ 1166 mA hg− 1 high theoretical specific capacity and a− 2.71 V low
redox potential shows tremendous application prospects in the sodium metal batteries …