Promises and challenges of next-generation “beyond Li-ion” batteries for electric vehicles and grid decarbonization

Y Tian, G Zeng, A Rutt, T Shi, H Kim, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The tremendous improvement in performance and cost of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have
made them the technology of choice for electrical energy storage. While established battery …

Controlling electrochemical growth of metallic zinc electrodes: Toward affordable rechargeable energy storage systems

J Zheng, LA Archer - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
Scalable approaches for precisely manipulating the growth of crystals are of broad-based
science and technological interest. New research interests have reemerged in a subgroup of …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies towards enabling lithium metal in batteries: interphases and electrodes

B Horstmann, J Shi, R Amine, M Werres, X He… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the continuous increase in capacity, lithium-ion intercalation batteries are
approaching their performance limits. As a result, research is intensifying on next-generation …

[PDF][PDF] Stabilizing metal battery anodes through the design of solid electrolyte interphases

Q Zhao, S Stalin, LA Archer - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is a chemically distinct material phase formed by a
combination of electrochemical reduction and chemical reactions at both the explicit and …

[HTML][HTML] Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries

H Tian, Z Li, G Feng, Z Yang, D Fox, M Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Metal anode instability, including dendrite growth, metal corrosion, and hetero-ions
interference, occurring at the electrolyte/electrode interface of aqueous batteries, are among …

Regulating electrodeposition morphology of lithium: towards commercially relevant secondary Li metal batteries

J Zheng, MS Kim, Z Tu, S Choudhury, T Tang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium, the lightest and most electronegative metallic element, has long been considered
the ultimate choice as a battery anode for mobile, as well as in some stationary applications …

Ion migration and defect effect of electrode materials in multivalent-ion batteries

Z Liu, L Qin, X Cao, J Zhou, A Pan, G Fang… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rechargeable multivalent-ion batteries (MVIBs) that transfer Zn 2+, Mg 2+, Al 3+, Ca 2+
etc. as charge carriers, have become a research hotspot and been emerging as attractive …

Design strategies for nonaqueous multivalent-ion and monovalent-ion battery anodes

M Li, J Lu, X Ji, Y Li, Y Shao, Z Chen, C Zhong… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

Achieving ultrahigh‐rate planar and dendrite‐free zinc electroplating for aqueous zinc battery anodes

SD Pu, C Gong, YT Tang, Z Ning, J Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite being one of the most promising candidates for grid‐level energy storage, practical
aqueous zinc batteries are limited by dendrite formation, which leads to significantly …

Current design strategies for rechargeable magnesium-based batteries

J Zhang, Z Chang, Z Zhang, A Du, S Dong, Z Li, G Li… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a next-generation electrochemical energy storage technology, rechargeable magnesium
(Mg)-based batteries have attracted wide attention because they possess a high volumetric …