A Review on Regulating Li+ Solvation Structures in Carbonate Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries

Z Piao, R Gao, Y Liu, G Zhou, HM Cheng - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are considered promising candidates for next‐generation
battery systems due to their high energy density. However, commercialized carbonate …

Liquid electrolyte: The nexus of practical lithium metal batteries

H Wang, Z Yu, X Kong, SC Kim, DT Boyle, J Qin, Z Bao… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The specific energy of commercial lithium (Li)-ion batteries is reaching the theoretical limit.
Future consumer electronics and electric vehicle markets call for the development of high …

Anion-enrichment interface enables high-voltage anode-free lithium metal batteries

M Mao, X Ji, Q Wang, Z Lin, M Li, T Liu, C Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aggressive chemistry involving Li metal anode (LMA) and high-voltage LiNi0. 8Mn0. 1Co0.
1O2 (NCM811) cathode is deemed as a pragmatic approach to pursue the desperate 400 …

Designing phosphazene-derivative electrolyte matrices to enable high-voltage lithium metal batteries for extreme working conditions

Y Meng, D Zhou, R Liu, Y Tian, Y Gao, Y Wang, B Sun… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
The current high-energy lithium metal batteries are limited by their safety and lifespan owing
to the lack of suitable electrolyte solutions. Here we report a synergy of fluorinated co …

Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes

Z Yu, PE Rudnicki, Z Zhang, Z Huang, H Celik… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Electrolyte engineering improved cycling of Li metal batteries and anode-free cells at low
current densities; however, high-rate capability and tuning of ionic conduction in electrolytes …

Electrode potential influences the reversibility of lithium-metal anodes

S Ko, T Obukata, T Shimada, N Takenaka… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Lithium-metal batteries are a promising technology to address the emerging demand for
high-energy-density storage systems. However, their cycling encounters a low Coulombic …

Suspension electrolyte with modified Li+ solvation environment for lithium metal batteries

MS Kim, Z Zhang, PE Rudnicki, Z Yu, J Wang… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Designing a stable solid–electrolyte interphase on a Li anode is imperative to developing
reliable Li metal batteries. Herein, we report a suspension electrolyte design that modifies …

Steric effect tuned ion solvation enabling stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal battery

Y Chen, Z Yu, P Rudnicki, H Gong… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
1, 2-Dimethoxyethane (DME) is a common electrolyte solvent for lithium metal batteries.
Various DME-based electrolyte designs have improved long-term cyclability of high-voltage …

Data-driven electrolyte design for lithium metal anodes

SC Kim, ST Oyakhire, C Athanitis… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Improving Coulombic efficiency (CE) is key to the adoption of high energy density lithium
metal batteries. Liquid electrolyte engineering has emerged as a promising strategy for …

Revealing the Multifunctions of Li3N in the Suspension Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries

MS Kim, Z Zhang, J Wang, ST Oyakhire, SC Kim, Z Yu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inorganic-rich solid-electrolyte interphases (SEIs) on Li metal anodes improve the
electrochemical performance of Li metal batteries (LMBs). Therefore, a fundamental …