Themed collection Lithium ion batteries – Topic Highlight

Interfacial engineering plays a key role in solving the reactivity puzzle of lithium metal batteries. Here, we discuss the interfacial engineering pieces that are in place and the ones that still need to be fitted.

This review introduces organic ionic plastic crystals (OIPCs) as Li-ion conductors and recent progress in the development of Li secondary batteries with OIPC-based solid electrolytes.

This review presents a brief scenario regarding the development of cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes for next-generation Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and supercapacitors for future energy technologies.

The tetrahydrofuran electrolyte with addition of LiNO₃ enables the operation of Li||LiNi_0.80Co_0.10Mn_0.10O₂ batteries by regulating the cathode electrolyte interphase.

Ultra-high tap density of single crystal Ni-rich NMC cathode materials with the spherical-like particles coupled with high discharge capacity result in up to 40% enhancement in volumetric energy density.

A designer, polar and nanofibrous PVDF separator for lithium–sulfur battery cells mitigates the polysulfide-shuttling effect that currently limits their potential for commercialisation.

Composite electrodes were prepared by impregnating both sulphur and solid electrolyte solutions into the interior of the porous carbon and drying them, and the composites were applied to all solid-state lithium-sulphur batteries.

Comparison of Li-SPAN pouch cells with and without lithium treatment. The Li-SPAN pouch cell with the PVDF-HFP : DMF lithium treatment shows a LiF rich SEI.

This work demonstrates the development of organic material and reduced graphene oxide composites for environment-friendly, stable, and recyclable lithium-ion batteries.

Pyrolysed resole-type phenol-formaldehyde resins were used as carbonaceous sulfur-hosts in the cathodes of lithium–sulfur batteries.

Operation of 500 W h kg⁻¹ class rechargeable batteries was demonstrated. Non-destructive XCT analysis revealed volume expansion of the lithium metal electrode as the primary reason for the capacity fading.

A silver-centred carbon host for a Li–Se battery cathode is developed by a simple microwave-assisted approach. The successful immobilization of polyselenides by silver catalyst within the pores of the carbon spheres offers improved cycling stability.

A new computational screening pipeline accelerates the process of identifying potential Li-ion cathodes, with a demonstration case upon its preliminary application.

The illustration shows that the SnO₂/10%-h-BN composite coated on the separator interlayer decreases the migration of soluble polysulfides compared to the SnO₂/5%-h-BN and SnO₂/25%-h-BN composite coated on the separator.

Two high-salt-content ionic liquid electrolytes with distinct cationic chemistries were compared. The one with a phosphonium cation showed superior characteristics, particularly in terms of its enhanced capacity when used in lithium metal batteries.

This work proposes an Li₂O-doping strategy for improving the lithium storage ability of a high-entropy oxide, and its lithiation process is investigated in detail, which may promote the further development of high-entropy oxide anodes.

We report a unique approach to fabricate lithium ion battery anodes based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) grown directly on copper foils via chemical vapor deposition.

A capacity prediction model for organic anode active materials was constructed using sparse modeling for small data. The new model was validated in terms of the prediction accuracy, validity of the descriptors, and amount of the training data.

We have prepared CoF₂ decorated N-doped carbon via a convenient fluoridation treatment after the carbonation of ZIF-67 precursor, which was employed as a lithiophilic host for enabling homogeneous Li electrodeposition.

This work presents a scalable and efficient one-pot synthesis combining the co-precipitation of LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ (NMC622) and its surface modification by a LiAlO₂ coating enhancing the active materials properties.

Dendritic growth of lithium (Li) is hindering potential applications of Li-metal batteries, and new approaches are needed to address this challenge.

Investigation of the thermodynamic and transport properties of four novel ether-functionalised piperidinium and morpholinium ionic liquids with LiFSI and LiTFSI salts, and Li-ion coordination in ionic liquids.

We investigated the first lithiation cycle of the positive electrode material Li_1−xNi_0.44Mn_1.56O₄ (LNMO) using soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the transition metal L- and oxygen K-edges.

Introduction of additional Li ions into the LiFe_0.5Mn_0.5PO₄ crystal structure results in an extended solid solution region of the Li⁺ de/intercalation process.

Percolated electroactive material as electronically conductive network enables the high energy electroactive material with low intrinsic electronic conductivity at extremely high loading over 100 mg cm⁻².

This work describes the deliberate failure of lithium-ion cells, and subsequent analysis of both the smoke and near field residue for the metals commonly found in battery cathodes.

The O ↔ O interlayer distance across Li layer and Co layer are responsible for the volume increase and decrease in Li_xCoO₂, while the delithiation paths have an impact on the volume shrinkage points, corresponding to different capacity utilization.

Lithium-ion batteries are crushed in lime water in an inert N₂ atmosphere to inactivate them. N₂ flow reduces the risk of hydrogen explosion, and water absorbs the reaction heat.

A crystalline and porous covalent imine network material, Tp-THzT-CIN, has been synthesized and when it is coupled with reduced graphene oxide, it yields a 2D/2D composite, which is an excellent anode material in lithium-ion batteries.

The surface lithium-ion conductive Li₃PO₄ coating and bulk Mg²⁺ gradient doping were detected for the modified NCM622 cathode materials. The interfacial instability and bulk structure degradation were suppressed by the simple dual modification.