A carbon-based 3D current collector with surface protection for Li metal anode

Conductive Nanostructured Scaffolds Render Low Local Current Density to Inhibit Lithium Dendrite Growth

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Chemical Dealloying Derived 3D Porous Current Collector for Li Metal Anodes

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Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition Induced by Uniformly Distributed Lithium Ions for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries

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Free-Standing Copper Nanowire Network Current Collector for Improving Lithium Anode Performance

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Uniformly dispersed FeO x atomic clusters by pulsed arc plasma deposition: An efficient electrocatalyst for improving the performance of Li–O2 battery

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Three-dimensional graphene membrane cathode for high energy density rechargeable lithium-air batteries in ambient conditions

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A carbon nanofiber network for stable lithium metal anodes with high Coulombic efficiency and long cycle life

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A hybrid carbon aerogel with both aligned and interconnected pores as interlayer for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

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Layered reduced graphene oxide with nanoscale interlayer gaps as a stable host for lithium metal anodes

(2016) Dingchang Lin et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Mastering the interface for advanced all-solid-state lithium rechargeable batteries

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Composite lithium metal anode by melt infusion of lithium into a 3D conducting scaffold with lithiophilic coating

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Flexible, solid-state, ion-conducting membrane with 3D garnet nanofiber networks for lithium batteries

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Lithium-coated polymeric matrix as a minimum volume-change and dendrite-free lithium metal anode

(2016) Yayuan Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Stabilizing lithium metal using ionic liquids for long-lived batteries

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Carbon Nanotube Sponges, Aerogels, and Hierarchical Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Energy Applications

(2016) Zhiqiang Lin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Recent Developments of the Lithium Metal Anode for Rechargeable Non-Aqueous Batteries

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Dual-Phase Lithium Metal Anode Containing a Polysulfide-Induced Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Nanostructured Graphene Framework for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

(2015) Xin-Bing Cheng et al.   ACS Nano

Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes

(2015) Zheng Liang et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Thermally Conductive Separator for Stable Li Metal Anodes

(2015) Wei Luo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Accommodating lithium into 3D current collectors with a submicron skeleton towards long-life lithium metal anodes

(2015) Chun-Peng Yang et al.   Nature Communications

A highly reversible room-temperature lithium metal battery based on crosslinked hairy nanoparticles

(2015) Snehashis Choudhury et al.   Nature Communications

The synergetic effect of lithium polysulfide and lithium nitrate to prevent lithium dendrite growth

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Hierarchical Co3O4 porous nanowires as an efficient bifunctional cathode catalyst for long life Li-O2 batteries

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A Highly Ordered Meso@Microporous Carbon-Supported Sulfur@Smaller Sulfur Core–Shell Structured Cathode for Li–S Batteries

(2014) Zhen Li et al.   ACS Nano

Stabilized Lithium–Metal Surface in a Polysulfide-Rich Environment of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

(2014) Chenxi Zu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals as Stable Interfacial Layer for Improvement of Lithium Metal Anode

(2014) Kai Yan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition with Self-Aligned Nanorod Structure

(2014) Yaohui Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Assessing the improved performance of freestanding, flexible graphene and carbon nanotube hybrid foams for lithium ion battery anodes

(2014) Adam P. Cohn et al.   Nanoscale

Stable lithium electrodeposition in liquid and nanoporous solid electrolytes

(2014) Yingying Lu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes

(2014) Guangyuan Zheng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Improved cycle stability and high security of Li-B alloy anode for lithium–sulfur battery

(2014) Xiaolin Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Metallic anodes for next generation secondary batteries

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Nanostructured sulfur cathodes

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Ionic shield for polysulfides towards highly-stable lithium–sulfur batteries

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Lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries

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Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition via Self-Healing Electrostatic Shield Mechanism

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Making Li-Air Batteries Rechargeable: Material Challenges

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Phosphorous Pentasulfide as a Novel Additive for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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Composite of sulfur impregnated in porous hollow carbon spheres as the cathode of Li-S batteries with high performance

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Spatially heterogeneous carbon-fiber papers as surface dendrite-free current collectors for lithium deposition

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Structural Modeling of High-Capacity, Dual Functioning MnO2Electrode/Electrocatalysts for Li-O2Cells

(2012) Lynn Trahey et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hierarchically Porous Graphene as a Lithium–Air Battery Electrode

(2011) Jie Xiao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Li–O2 and Li–S batteries with high energy storage

(2011) Peter G. Bruce et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Soft, Highly Conductive Nanotube Sponges and Composites with Controlled Compressibility

(2010) Xuchun Gui et al.   ACS Nano

Advances in Li–S batteries

(2010) Xiulei Ji et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

In situ NMR observation of the formation of metallic lithium microstructures in lithium batteries

(2010) Rangeet Bhattacharyya et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Metal-Air Batteries with High Energy Density: Li-Air versus Zn-Air

(2010) Jang-Soo Lee et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Carbon Nanotube Sponges

(2009) Xuchun Gui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

On the Surface Chemical Aspects of Very High Energy Density, Rechargeable Li–Sulfur Batteries

(2009) Doron Aurbach et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries

(2009) Xiulei Ji et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Building better batteries

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