Lithium-ion battery cell formation: Status and future directions towards a knowledge-based process design
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03559J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Felix Schomburg, Bastian Heidrich, Sarah Wennemar, Robin Drees, Thomas Roth, Michael Kurrat, Heiner Heimes, Andreas Jossen, Martin Winter, Jun Young Cheong, Fridolin Roeder
The battery cell formation is one of the most critical process steps in lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell production, because it affects the key battery performance metrics, e.g. rate capability, lifetime...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03559J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Felix Schomburg, Bastian Heidrich, Sarah Wennemar, Robin Drees, Thomas Roth, Michael Kurrat, Heiner Heimes, Andreas Jossen, Martin Winter, Jun Young Cheong, Fridolin Roeder
The battery cell formation is one of the most critical process steps in lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell production, because it affects the key battery performance metrics, e.g. rate capability, lifetime...
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Triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 24.4%
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03687A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hang Hu, Sophie X. An, Yang Li, Seyedamir Orooji, Roja Singh, Fabian Schackmar, Felix Laufer, Qihao Jin, Thomas Feeney, Alexander Diercks, Fabrizio Gota, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Ting Pan, Michael Rienäcker, Robby Peibst, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold
The recent tremendous progress in monolithic perovskite-based double-junction solar cells is just the start of a new era of ultra-high-efficiency multi-junction photovoltaics. We report on triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells with...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03687A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hang Hu, Sophie X. An, Yang Li, Seyedamir Orooji, Roja Singh, Fabian Schackmar, Felix Laufer, Qihao Jin, Thomas Feeney, Alexander Diercks, Fabrizio Gota, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Ting Pan, Michael Rienäcker, Robby Peibst, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold
The recent tremendous progress in monolithic perovskite-based double-junction solar cells is just the start of a new era of ultra-high-efficiency multi-junction photovoltaics. We report on triple-junction perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells with...
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Unifying electrolyte formulation and electrode nanoconfinement design to enable new ion-solvent cointercalation chemistries
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04350A, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Haocheng Guo, Mennatalla Elmanzalawy, Prashanth Sivakumar, Simon Fleischmann
Electrochemical ion intercalation is a multi-step process typically involving transport of solvated ions through the liquid electrolyte phase, desolvation of ions at the electrochemical liquid/solid interface, and solid-state diffusion of...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04350A, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Haocheng Guo, Mennatalla Elmanzalawy, Prashanth Sivakumar, Simon Fleischmann
Electrochemical ion intercalation is a multi-step process typically involving transport of solvated ions through the liquid electrolyte phase, desolvation of ions at the electrochemical liquid/solid interface, and solid-state diffusion of...
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Theoretical modeling of contact-separation mode triboelectric nanogenerators from initial charge distribution
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04143C, PaperHongfa Zhao, Hao Wang, Hongyong Yu, Qinghao Xu, Xiaosa Li, Jing Guo, Jiajia Shao, Zhong Lin Wang, Minyi Xu, Wenbo Ding
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, while TENG theories set the foundation for its further development. This study presents a systematic theoretical analysis...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04143C, PaperHongfa Zhao, Hao Wang, Hongyong Yu, Qinghao Xu, Xiaosa Li, Jing Guo, Jiajia Shao, Zhong Lin Wang, Minyi Xu, Wenbo Ding
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, while TENG theories set the foundation for its further development. This study presents a systematic theoretical analysis...
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Updated Perspective on Solar Steam Generation Application
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04073A, PerspectiveCasey Onggowarsito, Shudi Mao, Xin Stella Zhang, An Feng, Haolan Xu, Qiang Fu
A low cost, highly flexible and environmentally friendly water generation method known as interfacial solar steam generation (SSG) has recently been popularized by many researchers due to the continuous increasing...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04073A, PerspectiveCasey Onggowarsito, Shudi Mao, Xin Stella Zhang, An Feng, Haolan Xu, Qiang Fu
A low cost, highly flexible and environmentally friendly water generation method known as interfacial solar steam generation (SSG) has recently been popularized by many researchers due to the continuous increasing...
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The role of dispatchability in China’s power system decarbonization
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04293F, PaperMingquan Li, Rui Shan, Ahmed Abdulla, Edgar Virguez, Shuo Gao
As the decarbonization of the electric power sector gathers pace, electric power systems will need to evolve in multiple ways: larger amounts of intermittent renewables will need to be deployed,...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04293F, PaperMingquan Li, Rui Shan, Ahmed Abdulla, Edgar Virguez, Shuo Gao
As the decarbonization of the electric power sector gathers pace, electric power systems will need to evolve in multiple ways: larger amounts of intermittent renewables will need to be deployed,...
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A nature-inspired solution for water management in flow fields for electrochemical devices
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03666A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Panagiotis Trogadas, Jason Cho, Lara Rasha, Xuekun Lu, Nikolay Kardjilov, Henning Markötter, Ingo Manke, Paul Shearing, Dan Brett, Marc-Olivier Coppens
A systematic, nature-inspired chemical engineering approach is employed to solve the issue of flooding in electrochemical devices. The mechanism of passive water transport utilized by lizards living in arid environments...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03666A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Panagiotis Trogadas, Jason Cho, Lara Rasha, Xuekun Lu, Nikolay Kardjilov, Henning Markötter, Ingo Manke, Paul Shearing, Dan Brett, Marc-Olivier Coppens
A systematic, nature-inspired chemical engineering approach is employed to solve the issue of flooding in electrochemical devices. The mechanism of passive water transport utilized by lizards living in arid environments...
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Atomically Dispersed Co2+ in a Redox-Active COF for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Ethanol: Unravelling Mechanistic Insight through Operando Studies
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02946H, PaperAshish Singh, Soumitra Barman, Faruk Ahamed Rahimi, Anupam Dey, Rohan Jena, Ravi Kumar, Nijita Mathew, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Tapas Kumar Maji
Designing cheap, stable, and efficient electrocatalysts for selective CO2 reduction to ethanol is a green and sustainable approach for converting greenhouse gas into value-added products. In this context, developing single-atom-based...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02946H, PaperAshish Singh, Soumitra Barman, Faruk Ahamed Rahimi, Anupam Dey, Rohan Jena, Ravi Kumar, Nijita Mathew, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Tapas Kumar Maji
Designing cheap, stable, and efficient electrocatalysts for selective CO2 reduction to ethanol is a green and sustainable approach for converting greenhouse gas into value-added products. In this context, developing single-atom-based...
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Engineering Low-coordination Atoms on RhPt Bimetallene for 12-Electron Ethanol Electrooxidation
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04023B, PaperBin Sun, Wei Zhong, Xuan Ai, Chong Zhang, Fumin Li, Yu Chen
The low-coordinated atoms can efficiently activate adsorbates to facilitate electrochemical reactions characterized by slow kinetics and multi-electron transfer processes, yet achieving a high exposure ratio of low-coordinated atoms on the...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04023B, PaperBin Sun, Wei Zhong, Xuan Ai, Chong Zhang, Fumin Li, Yu Chen
The low-coordinated atoms can efficiently activate adsorbates to facilitate electrochemical reactions characterized by slow kinetics and multi-electron transfer processes, yet achieving a high exposure ratio of low-coordinated atoms on the...
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A Pre-fatigue Training Strategy to Stabilize LiCoO2 at High Voltage
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03884J, PaperSiyuan Qi, Yujia Guan, Junjun Wang, Rui Xia, Lei Zhang, Jinghao Li, Congli Sun, Qinyou An, Kangning Zhao
Layer cathode is among the most promising cathode for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries, yet hindered by the structural degradation from both bulk strain and surface oxygen loss at high voltage (above...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03884J, PaperSiyuan Qi, Yujia Guan, Junjun Wang, Rui Xia, Lei Zhang, Jinghao Li, Congli Sun, Qinyou An, Kangning Zhao
Layer cathode is among the most promising cathode for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries, yet hindered by the structural degradation from both bulk strain and surface oxygen loss at high voltage (above...
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Transition metal incorporation: electrochemical, structure, and chemical composition effects on nickel oxyhydroxide oxygen-evolution electrocatalysts
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03617K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Raul A. Marquez, Emma Kalokowski, Michael Alexander Espinosa, Jay T. Bender, Yoon Jun Son, Kenta Kawashima, Chikaodili Emmanuel Chukwuneke, Lettie A Smith, Hugo Celio, Andrei Dolocan, Xun Zhan, Nathaniel Miller, Delia Milliron, Joaquin Resasco, Charles Mullins
Understanding how electrode materials evolve in energy conversion and storage devices is critical to optimizing their performance. We report a comprehensive investigation into the impact of in situ metal incorporation...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03617K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Raul A. Marquez, Emma Kalokowski, Michael Alexander Espinosa, Jay T. Bender, Yoon Jun Son, Kenta Kawashima, Chikaodili Emmanuel Chukwuneke, Lettie A Smith, Hugo Celio, Andrei Dolocan, Xun Zhan, Nathaniel Miller, Delia Milliron, Joaquin Resasco, Charles Mullins
Understanding how electrode materials evolve in energy conversion and storage devices is critical to optimizing their performance. We report a comprehensive investigation into the impact of in situ metal incorporation...
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Double-sided engineering for space-confined reversible Zn anode
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04292H, CommunicationYong Gao, Nute Yang, Fan Bu, Qinghe Cao, Jie Pu, Yuxuan Wang, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Wenbo Zhao, Cao Guan
Achieving stable Zn anode with high depth of discharge (DOD) will promote the energy density of rechargeable Zn-ion batteries for practical applications, but still remains a great challenge. Herein, we...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04292H, CommunicationYong Gao, Nute Yang, Fan Bu, Qinghe Cao, Jie Pu, Yuxuan Wang, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Wenbo Zhao, Cao Guan
Achieving stable Zn anode with high depth of discharge (DOD) will promote the energy density of rechargeable Zn-ion batteries for practical applications, but still remains a great challenge. Herein, we...
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Molecular Modulation of Nickel-Salophen Organic Frameworks Enables Selective Photoreduction of CO2 at Varying Concentrations
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04121B, PaperBolong Huang, Xiaohan Yu, Mingzi Sun, Tianran Yan, Lin Jia, Mingyu Chu, Liang Zhang, Wei Huang, Yanguang Li
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to value-added chemicals is appealing but challenging, especially under dilute CO2 conditions. Herein, we present a molecular modulation strategy of porous metal-salophen organic frameworks (M-SOF) by cooperatively...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04121B, PaperBolong Huang, Xiaohan Yu, Mingzi Sun, Tianran Yan, Lin Jia, Mingyu Chu, Liang Zhang, Wei Huang, Yanguang Li
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to value-added chemicals is appealing but challenging, especially under dilute CO2 conditions. Herein, we present a molecular modulation strategy of porous metal-salophen organic frameworks (M-SOF) by cooperatively...
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Mitigating Cathodic Dissolution through Interfacial Water Masking to Enhance the Longevity of Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04208A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Wei Zhong, Zeyu Shen, Jiale Mao, Shichao Zhang, Hao Cheng, Yoonseob Kim, Yingying Lu
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) hold vast potential for large-scale energy storage applications due to their intrinsic safety features. Vanadium-based cathodes, known for their high specific capacity, face dissolution issues primarily...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04208A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Wei Zhong, Zeyu Shen, Jiale Mao, Shichao Zhang, Hao Cheng, Yoonseob Kim, Yingying Lu
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) hold vast potential for large-scale energy storage applications due to their intrinsic safety features. Vanadium-based cathodes, known for their high specific capacity, face dissolution issues primarily...
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Heteroanion induced structural asymmetricity centered on Ru sites switches the rate-determining step of acid water oxidation
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03396A, CommunicationDing Chen, Hongyu Zhao, Ruohan Yu, Kesong Yu, Jiawei Zhu, Jixiang Jiao, Xueqin Mu, Jun Yu, Jinsong Wu, Shichun Mu
The exploration of Ir-free-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is the key for electrolytic hydrogen production. Herein, a Se, S heteroanion modulation strategy is proposed to improve OER activity and...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03396A, CommunicationDing Chen, Hongyu Zhao, Ruohan Yu, Kesong Yu, Jiawei Zhu, Jixiang Jiao, Xueqin Mu, Jun Yu, Jinsong Wu, Shichun Mu
The exploration of Ir-free-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is the key for electrolytic hydrogen production. Herein, a Se, S heteroanion modulation strategy is proposed to improve OER activity and...
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Renovating Surface Matrix of FAPbl3 Perovskite Quantum Dots via Phase-transfer Catalysis for 16.29% Efficiency Solar Cells
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03751G, PaperMingxu Zhang, Qiyuan Gao, Xinyi Mei, Junming Qiu, Rongshan Zhuang, Yong Hua, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
Formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite quantum dot (FAPbI3 PQD) draws remarkable research interest for the development of new-generation solar cells. However, the FAPbI3 PQD suffers from serious trap-assisted charge carrier recombination...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03751G, PaperMingxu Zhang, Qiyuan Gao, Xinyi Mei, Junming Qiu, Rongshan Zhuang, Yong Hua, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
Formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite quantum dot (FAPbI3 PQD) draws remarkable research interest for the development of new-generation solar cells. However, the FAPbI3 PQD suffers from serious trap-assisted charge carrier recombination...
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Double selective ionic gel with excellent thermopower and ultra-high energy density for low-quality thermal energy harvesting
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03759B, PaperJindong Hu, Jiuyang Wei, Jinming Li, Long Bai, Yang Liu, Zhiguo Li
Thermodiffusion and thermogalvanic effects of single redox electrolytes are synergistically utilized and enhanced by double selective gel design of ionic thermoelectric cells, generating remarkable thermopower and energy output in a long-cycle mode.
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03759B, PaperJindong Hu, Jiuyang Wei, Jinming Li, Long Bai, Yang Liu, Zhiguo Li
Thermodiffusion and thermogalvanic effects of single redox electrolytes are synergistically utilized and enhanced by double selective gel design of ionic thermoelectric cells, generating remarkable thermopower and energy output in a long-cycle mode.
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Advanced Average Power Factor and ZT Value in PbSe Thermoelectric with Dual Interstitials Doping
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04539K, PaperYu Xiao, Liqing Xu, Xiaoying Wang, Yang Wang, Zhibin Gao, Xiangdong Ding
Thermoelectric materials necessitate both high power factor and ZT value in practical applications, as they determine the output power and conversion efficiency, respectively. However, the average power factor is often...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04539K, PaperYu Xiao, Liqing Xu, Xiaoying Wang, Yang Wang, Zhibin Gao, Xiangdong Ding
Thermoelectric materials necessitate both high power factor and ZT value in practical applications, as they determine the output power and conversion efficiency, respectively. However, the average power factor is often...
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Redox Mo-Chloro-Species-Coupled Se Oxidation Conversion in Low-Corrosion Ionic Liquids for Fast-Kinetics and Durable Zn Batteries
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04141G, PaperBo Wang, Yongchao Tang, Jianping Yan, Yufei Zhang, Minghui Ye, Zhipeng Wen, Wencheng Du, Xiaoqing Liu, Chengchao Li
Despite being promising for high-energy multivalent metal-ion batteries, high-potential and multi-electron-involved Se oxidation conversion usually suffers from rigorous performance decay spawned by sluggish kinetics and active intermediate shuttle/dissolution, especially in...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04141G, PaperBo Wang, Yongchao Tang, Jianping Yan, Yufei Zhang, Minghui Ye, Zhipeng Wen, Wencheng Du, Xiaoqing Liu, Chengchao Li
Despite being promising for high-energy multivalent metal-ion batteries, high-potential and multi-electron-involved Se oxidation conversion usually suffers from rigorous performance decay spawned by sluggish kinetics and active intermediate shuttle/dissolution, especially in...
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Ballistic Electrolyte Ions Transport with Undisturbed Pathways for Ultrahigh-Rate Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03819J, PaperSituo Cheng, Zhen Cao, Yupeng Liu, Junli Zhang, Luigi Cavallo, Erqing Xie, Jiecai Fu
The efficient charging-discharging process in electrochemical energy storage devices is hinged on the sluggish kinetics of the ion migration inside the layered/porous electrodes. Despite the progress achieved in nanostructure configuration...
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DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03819J, PaperSituo Cheng, Zhen Cao, Yupeng Liu, Junli Zhang, Luigi Cavallo, Erqing Xie, Jiecai Fu
The efficient charging-discharging process in electrochemical energy storage devices is hinged on the sluggish kinetics of the ion migration inside the layered/porous electrodes. Despite the progress achieved in nanostructure configuration...
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