With the development of consumer electronic devices and electric vehicles, lithium‐ion
batteries (LIBs) are vital components for high energy storage with great impact on our …

A promising anode material for Li‐ion batteries, silicon (Si) suffers from volume expansion‐
induced pulverization and solid electrolyte interface (SEI) instability. Microscale Si with high …

This work reports a new method to synthesize polyphenylmethanimine (polyPMI) as a linear
or a hyperbranched, conjugated polymer using an aldehyde‐imine metathesis reaction. This …

Li-ion batteries will lose both capacity and power over time due to calendar aging caused by
slow parasitic processes that consume Li+ ions. Studying and mitigating these processes is …

For next‐generation powering batteries, silicon with high energy density is considered the
most promising anode material. However, the low rate performance and limited cycling life of …

Silicon anodes for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) have the potential for higher energy density
compared to conventionally used graphite‐based LIB anodes. However, silicon anodes …

Striking a balance between high theoretical capacity, earth abundance, and compatibility
with existing manufacturing infrastructure, silicon is one of the few materials that meet the …

Unstable electrode/electrolyte interface is the major cause of degradation for silicon (Si)-
based anodes for lithium (Li)-ion batteries. Development of functional electrolyte additives …

Due to its formidably high theoretical capacity (3590 mAh/g at room temperature), silicon (Si)
is expected to replace graphite as the dominant anode for higher energy density lithium (Li) …

Silicon's potential as a lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode is hindered by the reactivity of the
lithium silicide (Li x Si) interface. This study introduces an innovative approach by alloying …