Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Two-dimensional MXenes for flexible energy storage devices

Y An, Y Tian, H Shen, Q Man, S Xiong… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With the rapid development of wearable electronics, flexible energy storage devices that can
power them are quickly emerging. Among multitudinous energy storage technologies …

Self-healing liquid metal magnetic hydrogels for smart feedback sensors and high-performance electromagnetic shielding

B Zhao, Z Bai, H Lv, Z Yan, Y Du, X Guo, J Zhang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels exhibit potential applications in smart wearable devices because of their
exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli. However, their applications are limited by …

Rechargeable batteries of the future—the state of the art from a BATTERY 2030+ perspective

M Fichtner, K Edström, E Ayerbe… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new batteries has historically been achieved through discovery and
development cycles based on the intuition of the researcher, followed by experimental trial …

Revival of microparticular silicon for superior lithium storage

Z Zhao, F Chen, J Han, D Kong, S Pan… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of high‐performance electrode materials is a long running theme in the
field of energy storage. Silicon is undoubtedly among the most promising next‐generation …

Liquid metal batteries for future energy storage

S Zhang, Y Liu, Q Fan, C Zhang, T Zhou… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for alternatives to traditional Li-ion batteries is a continuous quest for the
chemistry and materials science communities. One representative group is the family of …

Electrode material–ionic liquid coupling for electrochemical energy storage

X Wang, M Salari, D Jiang, J Chapman Varela… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The development of new electrolyte and electrode designs and compositions has led to
advances in electrochemical energy-storage (EES) devices over the past decade. However …

Technology evolution from self-powered sensors to AIoT enabled smart homes

B Dong, Q Shi, Y Yang, F Wen, Z Zhang, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The need of self-powered sensors and self-sustainable micro-/nano-systems is increasing
for smart home applications. With the aid of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication …

Attributes, fabrication, and applications of gallium‐based liquid metal particles

Y Lin, J Genzer, MD Dickey - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This work discusses the attributes, fabrication methods, and applications of gallium‐based
liquid metal particles. Gallium‐based liquid metals combine metallic and fluidic properties at …

Driving polymer brushes from synthesis to functioning

R Wang, Q Wei, W Sheng, B Yu, F Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …