Advances in lithium–sulfur batteries: from academic research to commercial viability

Y Chen, T Wang, H Tian, D Su, Q Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium‐ion batteries, which have revolutionized portable electronics over the past three
decades, were eventually recognized with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry. As the energy …

A review of heteroatom doped materials for advanced lithium–sulfur batteries

J Wang, WQ Han - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High theoretical capacity and high energy density make lithium sulfur (Li‐S) batteries a
competitive candidate for next‐generation energy storage systems. However, achieving the …

Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors: achievements, challenges and future perspectives

H Wang, W Ye, Y Yang, Y Zhong, Y Hu - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The newly-emerging Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) are famed for their integration
of high-capacity of Zn-ion batteries and high-power of supercapacitors (SCs), which are …

Unity of opposites between soluble and insoluble lithium polysulfides in lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Wang, Y Li, H Ji, J Zhou, T Qian, C Yan - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries based on Li–S chemistry show promise as being possible for next‐
generation energy storage devices because of their ultrahigh capacities and energy …

Biomass-based materials for green lithium secondary batteries

C Jin, J Nai, O Sheng, H Yuan, W Zhang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The advances in process engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science gradually
enable the potential applications of biomass in novel energy storage technologies such as …

Porous carbons: structure‐oriented design and versatile applications

W Tian, H Zhang, X Duan, H Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Porous carbon materials have demonstrated exceptional performance in a variety of energy‐
and environment‐related applications. Over the past decades, tremendous efforts have …

Biomass‐derived carbon materials: controllable preparation and versatile applications

Y Wang, M Zhang, X Shen, H Wang, H Wang, K Xia… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass‐derived carbon materials (BCMs) are encountering the most flourishing moment
because of their versatile properties and wide potential applications. Numerous BCMs …

Current status and future prospects of metal–sulfur batteries

SH Chung, A Manthiram - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries are a major focus of academic and industrial energy‐storage
research due to their high theoretical energy density and the use of low‐cost materials. The …

Defect engineering in a multiple confined geometry for robust lithium–sulfur batteries

K Zou, T Zhou, Y Chen, X Xiong, W Jing… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The decay of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries is mainly due to the shuttle effect caused by
intermediate polysulfides (LiPSs). Herein, a multiple confined cathode architecture is …

Versatile nanoemulsion assembly approach to synthesize functional mesoporous carbon nanospheres with tunable pore sizes and architectures

L Peng, CT Hung, S Wang, X Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Functional mesoporous carbons have attracted significant scientific and technological
interest owning to their fascinating and excellent properties. However, controlled synthesis …