Lithium (Li) metal, a typical alkaline metal, has been hailed as the “holy grail” anode material
for next generation batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity and low redox reaction …

The inability of current battery technologies to keep up with the performance requirements of
industry is pushing forward developments in electrochemistry. Specifically, the battery's …

The issue of stress in thin films and functional coatings is a persistent problem in materials
science and technology that has congregated many efforts, both from experimental and …

Problems related to dendrite growth on lithium-metal anodes such as capacity loss and short
circuit present major barriers to next-generation high-energy-density batteries. The …

For many decades, experimental solid mechanics has played a crucial role in characterizing
and understanding the mechanical properties of natural and novel artificial materials …

Structural stability and mechanical integrity of electrode materials during
lithiation/delithiation influence the performance of Li-ion batteries. Significant dimensional …

The dependence on portable devices and electrical vehicles has triggered the awareness
on the energy storage systems with ever-growing energy density. Lithium metal batteries …

Residual stress is a long-standing issue in thin film growth. Better understanding and control
of film stress would lead to enhanced performance and reduced failures. In this work, we …

Porous anodic alumina (PAA) films are widely used as templates for functional
nanostructures, because of the high regularity and controllability of the pore morphology …

Significant effort has been put into the antenna miniaturization. Electrically small antennas
still suffer from various issues, such as a relatively large physical size. Hence, antenna …