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Solid-state lithium batteries have attracted considerable attention due to their potential to provide improved safety and higher energy density compared with conventional liquid electrolyte batteries. However, the stability of the interface…
Extended defects, including exposed surfaces and grain boundaries, are critical to the properties of polycrystalline solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). These defects can significantly alter the mechanical and…
Oxidative decomposition of organic-solvent-based liquid electrolytes at cathode material interfaces has been identified as a main reason for rapid capacity fade in high-voltage lithium ion batteries. The evolution of "cathode electrolyte…
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Metal nanoparticles are receiving increased scientific attention owing to their unique physical and chemical properties that make them suitable for a wide range of applications in diverse fields, such as electrochemistry, biochemistry, and…
The accurate characterization of electrical double layer properties of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for optimizing their physicochemical properties for specific biotechnological and biomedical applications. In this article, we…
Continued growth of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is the major reason for capacity fade in modern lithium-ion batteries. This growth is made possible by a yet unidentified transport mechanism that limits the passivating ability of…
The rising demand for high-performing batteries requires new technological concepts. To facilitate fast charge and discharge, hierarchically structured electrodes offer short diffusion paths in the active material. However, there are still…
Investigating the correlations between dynamic and static storage properties of nanoporous electrodes is beneficial for further progress of supercapacitors-based technologies. While the dependence of the capacitance on the pores' sizes is…
All solid state batteries are claimed to be the next-generation battery system, in view of their safety accompanied by high energy densities. A new advanced, multiscale compatible, and fully three dimensional model for solid electrolytes is…
All-solid-state batteries hold great promise for electric vehicle applications due to their enhanced safety and higher energy density. However, further performance optimization requires a deeper understanding of their degradation…
Nano-structured silicon anodes are attractive alternatives to graphite in Li-ion batteries. Despite recent remarkable progresses in numerous Si-C composites, the commercialisation with significance is still limited. One of the most critical…
The electronic structure of Sr0.35CoO2, structurally analogous to the layered NaxCoO2, has been evaluated using the local spin density approximation (LSDA). We find that evident c-dispersions appear in both the e'g and a1g Co-derived bands,…
Microstructural evolution of NMC secondary particles during the battery operation drives the electrochemical performance and impacts the Li-ion battery lifetime. In this work, we develop an in situ methodology using the FIB/SEM instrument…
Despite ongoing efforts aimed at increasing energy density in all-solid-state-batteries, the optimal composite cathode morphology, which requires minimal volume change, small void development, and good interfacial contact, remains a…
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding coating materials with thicknesses in the microscale are required in many sectors, including communications, medical, aerospace and electronics, to isolate the electromagnetic radiation emitted…
Lithium-ion batteries rely on particulate porous electrodes to realize high performance, especially the fast-charging capability. To minimize the particle-wise reaction heterogeneities that may lead to local hot spots, deeper understandings…
Silicon offers great promise as a potential anode active material and the optimum alternative to lithium metal in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. However, its practical application is limited by severe volume expansion (~300%) during…
Electrochemical degradation of solid electrolytes is a major roadblock in the development of solid-state batteries, and the formed solid-solid interphase (SSI) plays a key role in the performance of solid-state batteries. In this study, by…
Rock-salt lead selenide nanocrystals can be used as building blocks for large scale square superlattices via two-dimensional assembly of nanocrystals at a liquid-air interface followed by oriented attachment. Here we report measurements of…