Carbon materials, with their diverse allotropes, have played significant roles in our daily life
and the development of material science. Following 0D C60 and 1D carbon nanotube, 2D …

The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5° C requires a drastic reduction in CO2 emissions
across many sectors of the world economy. Batteries are vital to this endeavor, whether used …

Carbon nanotube functional materials (CNTFMs) represent an important research field in
transforming nanoscience and nanotechnology into practical applications, with potential …

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a non-destructive imaging technique in which contrast
originates from the materials' absorption coefficient. The recent development of laboratory …

Poor electrochemical performances of materials in commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
make it difficult to realize battery technologies for future electric power applications such as …

Lithium‐air batteries have become a focus of research on future battery technologies.
Technical issues associated with lithium‐air batteries, however, are rather complex. Apart …

Rechargeable lithium-air batteries have ultra-high theoretical capacities and energy
densities, allowing them to be considered as one of the most promising power sources for …

This review reports on the most updated technological aspects of Li–air battery cathode
materials. It provides the reader with recent developments, alongside critical views. The …

Carbon-based metal-free catalysts possess desirable properties such as high earth
abundance, low cost, high electrical conductivity, structural tunability, good selectivity, strong …

Noble-metal-free bifunctional cathode catalysts, which can promote both the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), are quite necessary for …