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At present, the most common type of cathode materials, NCA [Li_(1-x)Ni_(0.80)Co_(0.15)Al_(0.05)O_(2), x = 0 to 1], have a very high concentration of cobalt. Since cobalt is toxic and expensive, the existing design of cathode materials is…
Designing high potential cathodes for Na-ion batteries, which are comparable in performance to Li-ion cathodes, remains a challenging task. Through comprehensive density functional calculations, we disentangle the relationship between the…
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Battery-like supercapacitors feature high power and energy densities as well as long-term capacitance retention. The utilized capacitor electrodes are thus better to have large surface areas, high conductivity, high stability, and…
The industrial standard copper (Cu) interconnects face a substantial resistivity increase at thinner linewidths, posing a well-known challenge to limit overall device performance. To address this issue, we have evaluated the potential…
The cathode properties of Na2MTiO4 (M: transition-metal element) are investigated by means of density-functional-theory calculations. The stability between the layered structure and the disordered structure are focused in comparison with…
This article reviews the development of cathode materials for secondary lithium ion batteries since its inception with the introduction of lithium cobalt oxide in early 1980s. The time has passed and numerous cathode materials are designed…
Water scarcity is a dilemma facing much of the global population. Cation intercalation desalination (CID) cells, which use intercalation host compounds (IHCs) in combination with ion-exchange membranes (IEMs), could aid in addressing this…
The electrode-electrolyte interfaces play pivotal roles in alkali-metal batteries, necessitating superior electrochemical stability, excellent electrical insulation, and high ionic conductivity. This study proposes using zeolites as…
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) share similar electrochemistry with Li but offer several advantages, including high abundance in nature and low cost, as well as suitability for fast charging due to a Na-ion mobility higher than that of Li. The…
We report the electrochemical investigation and study the diffusion kinetics of boron doped Na$_{0.66}$Mn$_{0.8}$Fe$_{0.2}$O$_{2}$ (B-NMFO) cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Notably, the B-NMFO cathode exhibits improved specific…
We examine a new NASICON-type Na$_4$NiCr(PO$_4$)$_3$ material designed for high-voltage and multi-electron reactions for the sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). The Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction pattern, using the R$\bar{3}$c space…
In the quest for better energy storage solutions, the role of designing effective electrodes is crucial. Previous research has shown that using materials like single-side fluorinated graphene can improve the stability of ion insertion in…
Bilayer borophene, very recently synthesized on Ag and Cu, possesses extremely flat large surface and excellent conductivity. Besides, the van der Waals gap of bilayer borophene can be intercalated by metal atoms, thereby tailoring the…
In the context of quantum thermodynamics, quantum batteries have emerged as promising devices for energy storage and manipulation. Over the past decade, substantial progress has been made in understanding the fundamental properties of…
The surface coating of cathodes using insulator films has proven to be a promising method for high-voltage cathode stabilization in Li-ion batteries. However, there is still substantial uncertainty about how these films function,…
Current supercapacitors present several distinct limitations that severely inhibit the efficiency, power, and electrical capacitance of energy storage devices. Supercapacitors present an exciting prospect that has countless applications in…
Building on recent advances of the embedded cluster approach combined with multiconfigurational theory, this work investigates the electronic states in thorium-doped CaF2 crystals. Th:CaF2 is currently establishing as a promising material…
Mg batteries with oxide cathodes have the potential to significantly surpass existing Li-ion technologies in terms of sustainability, abundance, and energy density. However, Mg intercalation at the cathode is often severely hampered by the…
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