Batteries

Optical metrology in batteries employs spectroscopy, interferometry, and imaging techniques to precisely analyze composition, structure, and performance, facilitating advancements in energy storage technology from portable devices to electric vehicles.

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The Future of Energy: Infographic and eBook Collection

Which materials are capable of revolutionizing energy storage? Which challenges are researchers facing when developing advanced battery materials? Explore the answers to these critical questions with our collection of the Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries infographic and three eBooks on battery research and materials inspection.

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Microscopy Solutions for Electric Vehicle Battery Inspection

Learn about customized microscopy solutions that are designed to meet the demands of electric vehicle battery inspection.

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Advancements in Battery Cooling Techniques for Enhanced Performance and Safety in Electric Vehicles

This review article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the advancements and enhancements in battery cooling techniques and their impact on EVs.

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Critical Review of Optimal Control Methods for Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles

This review provides a summary focusing on optimal battery management.

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Recent Advances in Battery Development and Energy Storage Technologies

Herein, the need for better, more effective energy storage devices such as batteries, supercapacitors, and bio-batteries is critically reviewed.

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BATTERY 2030+ and its Research Roadmap: A Bibliometric Analysis

This study analyzes subfields of battery research from the perspective of the BATTERY 2030+ roadmap.

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eBook 22: Real-time Insights into Dendrite-Free Zn-Ion Battery Performance

This eBook unravels the multifaceted strategies employed
to stabilize zinc anodes, from optimizing electrolyte formulations to designing protective coatings.

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Reduction of Battery Life Deterioration Using Fast Charging Algorithms for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

This article outlines the current trends in fast charging algorithms for electric vehicle batteries.

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Nanoarchitectonics of Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Conversion of Abundant Mechanical Energy to Green Hydrogen

In this study, the use of a triboelectric nanogenerator is shown beyond the conventional practice of use in self-powered electronics, to the production of green hydrogen from renewable mechanical energy.

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Atomic Sn Encapsulation with Visualizing Mitigated Active Zinc Loss toward Anode-Lean Zinc Metal Battery

Herein the atomic Sn encapsulated in hollow carbon spheres is proposed (At-Sn@HCN) as interphase combined with in situ optical microscope for visualizing the active Zn loss.

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Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries—Current State of the Art, Circular Economy, and Next Generation Recycling

This paper provides an overview of regulations and new battery directive demands. It covers current practices in material collection, sorting, transportation, handling, and recycling.

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Nanoarchitectonics of Laser Induced MAX 3D-Printed Electrode for Photo-Electrocatalysis and Energy Storage Application

3D-printed materials often require an activation step to eliminate non-conductive polymers, a process traditionally achieved through chemical, thermal, or electrochemical methods. In this study, a novel chemical-free activation method employing laser treatment is introduced.

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High-Entropy Oxides for Rechargeable Batteries

Within this review, the endeavor is to distill the structural characteristics, ionic conductivity, and entropy stabilization effects, explore the practical applications of High-Entropy Oxides in the realm of rechargeable batteries.

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Wide Temperature Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries: Solvation Chemistry and Interfacial Reactions

This review provides an in-depth analysis of the fundamental mechanisms governing the Li-ion transport process, illustrating how these insights have been effectively harnessed to synergize with high-capacity, high-rate electrodes.

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Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries: From Research Advances to Practical Perspectives

This review aims to reemphasize the vital importance of the crucial parameters for RT-Na/S batteries to bridge the gaps between laboratory research and practical applications.

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Lithium-Ion Battery Safety: Mechanism and Control Strategies

This review article concentrates on the advances of the mechanism of thermal runaway in two main paths: chemical crosstalk and internal short circuit.

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Data-Driven Battery Characterization and Prognosis: Recent Progress, Challenges, and Prospects

This review provides a unique perspective on recent progress in data-driven battery characterization and prognosis methods.

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Bioinspired Molecular Electrodes

This review paper delves into the recent advancements in nature-inspired electrode design aimed at addressing critical challenges such as capacity degradation due to dissolution, low operating voltages, and the intricate molecular-level processes governing macroscopic electrochemical properties.

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Photo-Assisted Rechargeable Metal Batteries: Principles, Progress, and Perspectives

Considering many puzzles arising from the rapid development of photo-assisted rechargeable metal batteries, this review commences by introducing the fundamental concepts of batteries and photo-electrochemistry, followed by an exploration of the current advancements in photo-assisted rechargeable metal batteries.

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3D‑Printed Multi‑Channel Metal Lattices Enabling Localized Electric‑Field Redistribution for Dendrite‑Free Aqueous Zn Ion Batteries

A novel 3D Zn metal anode with multi‑channel lattice structures employing the combined 3D printing and electroless plating/electroplating techniques is reported.

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Highly Flexible, High-Performance, and Stretchable Piezoelectric Sensor Based on a Hierarchical Droplet-Shaped Ceramics with Enhanced Damage Tolerance

Achieving highly flexible, durable stretchable piezoelectric sensors via biomimetic soft-rigid hybrid approach.

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Screening Selection of Hydrogen Evolution-Inhibiting and Zincphilic Alloy Anode for Aqueous Zn Battery

A holistic alloy selection principle, considering hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), zincphilicity, price, and environmental-friendliness, identifies Bi as a promising element, with the ZnBi alloy exhibiting a significantly lower hydrogen evolution rate, leading to an ultra-long cycling life and high capacity retention in aqueous Zn batteries.

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Reviving spent lithium-ion batteries: The advancements and challenges of sustainable black mass recovery

Exploring the untapped potential of end-of-life batteries as urban mines, this article delves into the necessity of recovering black mass (BM) and addresses current recycling challenges, highlighting the need for updated regulatory frameworks and improved technologies for sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling.

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Direct Tracking of Additive-Regulated Evolution on the Lithium Anode in Quasi-Solid-State Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Complex issues with Li anodes impede the practical use of quasi-solid-state lithium-sulfur (QSSLS) batteries. Challenges stem from unclear interfacial processes and reaction mechanisms. This study investigates insoluble sulfide stacking and Li dendrite growth on Li anodes in operational QSSLS batteries.

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eBook 20: Exploring Advanced Battery Technologies: Powering the Future

This eBook discusses the increasing energy consumption in modern life, historically fueled by finite fossil fuels that have led to environmental issues and global warming. It emphasizes the need for transitioning to environmentally friendly alternative energy sources like hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, wind, nuclear, and biomass energy, which have spurred the growth of new industries.

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Phase Separation-Controlled Assembly of Hierarchically Porous Aramid Nanofiber Films for High-speed Lithium-Metal Batteries

This study shows that hierarchically porous aramid nanofiber separators effectively inhibit lithium dendrite growth, ensuring stable high-rate cycle performances, and addressing Li-metal battery lifespan and safety.

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Hollow Carbon and MXene Dual-Reinforced MoS2 with Enlarged Interlayers for High-Rate and High-Capacity Sodium Storage Systems

A novel design featuring a layer-expanded MoS2, reinforced by hollow N, P-codoped carbon and surface-abundant MXene, creates a cross-linked composite (NPC@MoS2/MXene) with enhanced kinetics and electrode utilization. The resulting sodium-ion battery exhibits a high reversible capacity of 453 mAh g−1, remarkable cycling stability, and exceptional rate capability, showcasing a pseudocapacitance-dominated hybrid sodiation/desodiation process.

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Formulating Electron Beam-Induced Covalent Linkages for Stable and High-Energy-Density Silicon Microparticle Anode

Revolutionizing lithium-ion batteries, a covalently interconnected system utilizing 5 µm silicon microparticles and a gel polymer electrolyte, created through electron beam irradiation, overcomes structural instability, achieving exceptional stability and high energy densities of 413 Wh kg−1 and 1022 Wh L−1, paving the way for cost-effective integration into existing battery production lines.

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In Situ Derived Mixed Ion/Electron Conducting Layer on Top of a Functional Separator for High-Performance, Dendrite-Free Rechargeable Lithium-Metal Batteries

Rechargeable lithium-metal batteries (RLBs) face cycling and safety challenges due to reactive Li and uncontrolled dendrite growth. This study introduces an Mg3N2-decorated separator for Li-metal surfaces to enhance anode electrochemistry. This scalable approach promises high-energy RLBs with extended cycles and improved safety, offering new battery manufacturing possibilities.

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An Ultra-Low Self-Discharge Aqueous|Organic Membraneless Battery with Minimized Br2 Cross-Over

An ultra-low self-discharge aqueous|organic membraneless battery, utilizing dichloromethane and tetrabutylammonium bromide in a zinc bromide solution, demonstrates minimal bromine diffusion-induced self-discharge, achieving a remarkable 120-day capacity retention of 95.5% and >500 cycles with ≈100% Coulombic efficiency, rivaling lithium-ion battery performance.

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Vanadate-Based Fibrous Electrode Materials for High Performance Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

A novel fibrous potassium vanadate compound (KV3O8) synthesized in this study demonstrates exceptional electrochemical performance as a cathode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), featuring a high discharge capacity of 556.4 mAh g−1 at 0.8 A g−1, 81.3% capacity retention at 6 A g−1 after 5000 cycles, attributed to its structural stability, active sites, and high conductivity, showcasing a promising design strategy for efficient AZIB cathode materials.

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Biomimetic Exogenous “Tissue Batteries” as Artificial Power Sources for Implantable Bioelectronic Devices Manufacturing

Artificial 'tissue batteries' (ATBs) revolutionize implantable bioelectronic devices (IBDs) with miniaturization, flexibility, and biocompatibility, focusing on energy storage, power conversion, and transfer strategies for comprehensive biological monitoring, diagnosis, and therapy.