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Anode-free aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) offer significant potential for energy storage due to their low cost and environmental benefits. Ti3C2Tx MXene provides several advantages over traditional metallic current collectors like Cu and Ti, ...
Electrode–electrolyte interphases are critical determinants of the reversibility and longevity of lithium (Li)-metal batteries (LMBs). However, upon cycling, the inherently delicate interphases, formed from electrolyte decomposition, become vulnerable to chemomechanical degradati ...
By varying the bromine content and cooling method, we are able to induce site disorder in the Li6-xPS5-xBr1+x (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5) system via two routes, allowing us to disentangle the impact of site disorder and chemical composition on conductivity. ...
Rechargeable Li||I2 batteries based on liquid organic electrolytes suffer from pronounced polyiodides shuttling and safety concerns, which can be potentially tackled by the use of solid-state electrolytes. However, current all-solid-state Li||I2 batteries only demonstrate limited ...
Lithium argyrodite thiophosphate superionic conductors are being explored as promising solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries, primarily due to their high ionic conductivity and ease of processing. Yet, these electrolytes present challenges such as chemical instability ...

Optimizing ionic transport in argyrodites

A unified view on the role of sulfur/halide distribution and local environments

Understanding diffusion mechanisms in solid electrolytes is crucial for advancing solid-state battery technologies. This study investigates the role of structural disorder in Li7−xPS6−xBrx argyrodites using ab initio molecular dynamics, focusing on the correlation between key str ...
Lithium metal with its high theoretical capacity and low negative potential is considered one of the most important candidates to raise the energy density of all-solid-state batteries. However, lithium filament growth and its induced solid electrolyte decomposition pose severe ch ...

Antiperovskite active materials for metal-ion batteries

Expected advantages, limitations, and perspectives

Metal-ion batteries, particularly lithium-ion (Li-ion) and sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, are currently among the most compelling technologies for energy storage. However, the growing demands driven by wide implementation of batteries in multiple applications call for further imp ...
The formation of stable interphases on the electrodes is crucial for rechargeable lithium (Li) batteries. However, next-generation high-energy batteries face challenges in controlling interphase formation due to the high reactivity and structural changes of electrodes, leading to ...
Due to their high ionic conductivity, lithium-ion conducting argyrodites show promise as solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries. Aliovalent substitution is an effective technique to enhance the transport properties of Li6PS5Br, where aliovalent Si subs ...
Formation cycling is a critical process aimed at improving the performance of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries during subsequent use. Achieving highly reversible Li-metal anodes, which would boost battery energy density, is a formidable challenge. Here, formation cycling and its im ...
Achieving both high redox activity and rapid ion transport is a critical and pervasive challenge in electrochemical energy storage applications. This challenge is significantly magnified when using large-sized charge carriers, such as the sustainable ammonium ion (NH4< ...
Ordered layered structures serve as essential components in lithium (Li)-ion cathodes1–3. However, on charging, the inherently delicate Li-deficient frameworks become vulnerable to lattice strain and structural and/or chemo-mechanical degradation, resulting in rapid ca ...

Correction to

Origin of fast charging in hard carbon anodes (Nature Energy, (2024), 9, 2, (134-142), 10.1038/s41560-023-01414-5)

Correction to: Nature Energyhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01414-5, published online 3 January 2024. In the version of this article initially published, lithium (green, “Li”) and sodium (purple, “Na”) color key labels in Fig. 3a,d,e were interchanged and are now amended in th ...

The impact of lithium carbonate on tape cast LLZO battery separators

A balanced interplay between lithium loss and relithiation

Ceramic membranes made of garnet Li7Zr3La2O12 (LLZO) are promising separators for lithium metal batteries because they are chemically stable to lithium metal and can resist the growth of lithium dendrites. Free-standing garnet separators can be produced on a large scale using tap ...
Nickel-rich layered oxide cathodes promise ultrahigh energy density but is plagued by the mechanical failure of the secondary particle upon (de)lithiation. Existing approaches for alleviating the structural degradation could retard pulverization, yet fail to tune the stress distr ...
Transport electrification and grid storage hinge largely on fast-charging capabilities of Li- and Na-ion batteries, but anodes such as graphite with plating issues drive the scientific focus towards anodes with slopped storage potentials. Here we report fast charging of ampere-ho ...
Solid-state batteries currently receive ample attention due to their potential to outperform lithium-ion batteries in terms of energy density when featuring next-generation anodes such as lithium metal or silicon. One key remaining challenge is identifying solid electrolytes that ...
All-solid-state lithium batteries have attracted widespread attention for next-generation energy storage, potentially providing enhanced safety and cycling stability. The performance of such batteries relies on solid electrolyte materials; hence many structures/phases are being i ...
Sodium-ion batteries have not only garnered substantial attention for grid-scale energy storage owing to the higher abundance of sodium compared with lithium, but also present the possibility of fast charging because of the inherently higher sodium-ion mobility. However, it remai ...