Among the contenders in the new generation energy storage arena, all-solid-state batteries
(ASSBs) have emerged as particularly promising, owing to their potential to exhibit high …

Rechargeable battery technologies have ignited major breakthroughs in contemporary
society, including but not limited to revolutions in transportation, electronics, and grid energy …

The identification of materials for advanced energy-storage systems is still mostly based on
experimental trial and error. Increasingly, computational tools are sought to accelerate …

With the rapid popularization and development of lithium-ion batteries, associated safety
issues caused by the use of flammable organic electrolytes have drawn increasing attention …

Solid garnet electrolytes are promising solid-state electrolytes because of their favorable
ionic conductivity and high stability against Li metal anodes. However, their special surface …

Batteries are electrochemical devices that store electrical energy in the form of chemical
energy. Among known batteries, Li ion batteries (LiBs) provide the highest gravimetric and …

All-solid-state batteries, employing inorganic ion conductors as electrolytes, can surpass the
current Li-ion technology in terms of energy density, battery safety, specific power, as well as …

Recent research has shown that certain Li-oxide garnets with high mechanical, thermal,
chemical, and electrochemical stability are excellent fast Li-ion conductors. However, the …

Rechargeable (secondary) all-solid-state lithium batteries are considered to be the next-
generation high-performance power sources and are believed to have remarkable …

The bond valence model was described comprehensively in my 2002 book, The Chemical
Bond in Inorganic Chemistry: The Bond Valence Model, 1 where references to earlier work …