Recent advances in rational design for high-performance potassium-ion batteries

Y Xu, Y Du, H Chen, J Chen, T Ding, D Sun… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing global energy demand necessitates the development of renewable energy
solutions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. To efficiently utilize …

Develo** cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries: challenges and practical prospects

G Li, L Sun, S Zhang, C Zhang, H **… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growth in intermittent renewable sources including solar and wind has sparked increasing
interest in electrical energy storage. Grid‐scale energy storage integrated with renewable …

Ligand-channel-enabled ultrafast Li-ion conduction

D Lu, R Li, MM Rahman, P Yu, L Lv, S Yang, Y Huang… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Li-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric vehicles and aviation demand high energy density, fast
charging and a wide operating temperature range, which are virtually impossible because …

Lean-water hydrogel electrolyte for zinc ion batteries

Y Wang, Q Li, H Hong, S Yang, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) and hydrogel electrolytes were developed as electrolytes
for zinc ion batteries (ZIBs). Hydrogels can retain water molecules and provide high ionic …

Designing better electrolytes

YS Meng, V Srinivasan, K Xu - Science, 2022 - science.org
Electrolytes and the associated interphases constitute the critical components to support the
emerging battery chemistries that promise tantalizing energy but involve drastic phase and …

Hydrotropic solubilization of zinc acetates for sustainable aqueous battery electrolytes

D Dong, T Wang, Y Sun, J Fan, YC Lu - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Among the more sustainable battery chemistries, the aqueous zinc system is receiving
renewed interest. To accelerate the practical applications of this promising technology, an …

Designing modern aqueous batteries

Y Liang, Y Yao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
In the pursuit of more reliable and affordable energy storage solutions, interest in batteries
powered by water-based electrolytes is surging. Today's commercial aqueous batteries lack …

Designing electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries

H Wan, J Xu, C Wang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
High-energy and stable lithium-ion batteries are desired for next-generation electric devices
and vehicles. To achieve their development, the formation of stable interfaces on high …

Engineering hosts for Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Y Zhu, G Liang, X Cui, X Liu, H Zhong, C Zhi… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) distinguish themselves among the numerous viable
alternatives to lithium-ion batteries on account of their potential advantages, which …

Fluorine chemistry in rechargeable batteries: Challenges, progress, and perspectives

Y Wang, X Yang, Y Meng, Z Wen, R Han, X Hu… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The renewable energy industry demands rechargeable batteries that can be manufactured
at low cost using abundant resources while offering high energy density, good safety, wide …