Before Li ion batteries

M Winter, B Barnett, K Xu - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
This Review covers a sequence of key discoveries and technical achievements that
eventually led to the birth of the lithium-ion battery. In doing so, it not only sheds light on the …

Progress and future prospects of high-voltage and high-safety electrolytes in advanced lithium batteries: from liquid to solid electrolytes

S Chen, K Wen, J Fan, Y Bando… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing the next-generation high-energy density and safe batteries is of prime
importance to meet the emerging demands in electronics, automobile industries and various …

Real-time mass spectrometric characterization of the solid–electrolyte interphase of a lithium-ion battery

Y Zhou, M Su, X Yu, Y Zhang, JG Wang, X Ren… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) dictates the performance of most batteries, but the
understanding of its chemistry and structure is limited by the lack of in situ experimental …

The influence of FEC on the solvation structure and reduction reaction of LiPF6/EC electrolytes and its implication for solid electrolyte interphase formation

T Hou, G Yang, NN Rajput, J Self, SW Park, J Nanda… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) has been proposed as an effective electrolyte additive that
enhances the stability and elasticity of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of emerging Si …

Revealing the Anion–Solvent Interaction for Ultralow Temperature Lithium Metal Batteries

J Xu, V Koverga, A Phan, A Min Li, N Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anion solvation in electrolytes can largely change the electrochemical performance of the
electrolytes, yet has been rarely investigated. Herein, three anions of bis …

Origin of lithium whisker formation and growth under stress

Y He, X Ren, Y Xu, MH Engelhard, X Li, J Xiao… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Lithium metal has the lowest standard electrochemical redox potential and very high
theoretical specific capacity, making it the ultimate anode material for rechargeable …

Steric hindrance-induced dehydration promotes cation selectivity in trans-subnanochannel transport

Z Chen, C Hu, C Lu, J Sun, Y Zhang, F Wang, J Qu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dehydration is a basic phenomenon in ion transport through confined nanochannels, but
how it affects ion trans-membrane selectivity has not been understood due to a lack of …

Structural regulation chemistry of lithium ion solvation for lithium batteries

Z Wang, H Wang, S Qi, D Wu, J Huang, X Li, C Wang… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of Li batteries is influenced by the Li+ solvation structure, which can be
precisely adjusted by the components of the electrolytes. In this review, we overview the …

Understanding solid electrolyte interphases: Advanced characterization techniques and theoretical simulations

J Wu, M Ihsan-Ul-Haq, Y Chen, JK Kim - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is an electrically insulating and ionically conductive
passivation layer which is formed on the electrode surface through electrolyte …

Study of the formation and evolution of solid electrolyte interface via in-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

P Wang, D Yan, C Wang, H Ding, H Dong, J Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
An understanding of the formation and evolution of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer
is still a challenge for lithium ion batteries due to its complexity and non-uniformity. Herein …