State-of-the-art characterization techniques for advanced lithium-ion batteries

A lithium–oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide

(2016) Jun Lu et al.   NATURE

Gas–solid interfacial modification of oxygen activity in layered oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2016) Bao Qiu et al.   Nature Communications

Anion-redox nanolithia cathodes for Li-ion batteries

(2016) Zhi Zhu et al.   Nature Energy

Olivine LiFePO4: the remaining challenges for future energy storage

(2015) Jiajun Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Understanding the Roles of Anionic Redox and Oxygen Release during Electrochemical Cycling of Lithium-Rich Layered Li4FeSbO6

(2015) Eric McCalla et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Progress in Mechanistic Understanding and Characterization Techniques of Li-S Batteries

(2015) Rui Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Aprotic and Aqueous Li–O2 Batteries

(2014) Jun Lu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Nonaqueous Li–Air Batteries: A Status Report

(2014) Alan C. Luntz et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Environmental In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Evaluation of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

(2014) Gregory S. Hutchings et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Nature of Li2O2 Oxidation in a Li–O2 Battery Revealed by Operando X-ray Diffraction

(2014) Swapna Ganapathy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Next-generation lithium-ion batteries: The promise of near-term advancements

(2014) Jason R. Croy et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Solvating additives drive solution-mediated electrochemistry and enhance toroid growth in non-aqueous Li–O2 batteries

(2014) Nagaphani B. Aetukuri et al.   Nature Chemistry

Origin of voltage decay in high-capacity layered oxide electrodes

(2014) M. Sathiya et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes

(2014) Nian Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Capturing metastable structures during high-rate cycling of LiFePO4 nanoparticle electrodes

(2014) H. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Effect of the size-selective silver clusters on lithium peroxide morphology in lithium–oxygen batteries

(2014) Jun Lu et al.   Nature Communications

New insight into the working mechanism of lithium–sulfur batteries: in situ and operando X-ray diffraction characterization

(2013) Sylwia Waluś et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal Oxides and Oxysalts as Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries

(2013) M. V. Reddy et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A Facile Mechanism for Recharging Li2O2 in Li–O2 Batteries

(2013) ShinYoung Kang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Influence of Li2O2 morphology on oxygen reduction and evolution kinetics in Li–O2 batteries

(2013) Betar M. Gallant et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Monitoring the Electrochemical Processes in the Lithium–Air Battery by Solid State NMR Spectroscopy

(2013) Michal Leskes et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Grain Boundary Induced Conductivity in Li2O2

(2013) W. T. Geng et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Examining Hysteresis in Composite xLi2MnO3·(1–x)LiMO2 Cathode Structures

(2013) Jason R. Croy et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Sulfur Speciation in Li–S Batteries Determined by Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

(2013) Marine Cuisinier et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Rate-Dependent Morphology of Li2O2 Growth in Li–O2 Batteries

(2013) Birger Horstmann et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Identifying lithium–air battery discharge products through 6Li solid-state MAS and 1H–13C solution NMR spectroscopy

(2013) Laura A. Huff et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

In-situ neutron diffraction study of the xLi2MnO3·(1 − x)LiMO2 (x = 0, 0.5; M = Ni, Mn, Co) layered oxide compounds during electrochemical cycling

(2013) Haodong Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Disproportionation in Li–O2 Batteries Based on a Large Surface Area Carbon Cathode

(2013) Dengyun Zhai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Toward a Lithium–“Air” Battery: The Effect of CO2 on the Chemistry of a Lithium–Oxygen Cell

(2013) Hyung-Kyu Lim et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Charging a Li–O2 battery using a redox mediator

(2013) Yuhui Chen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Reversible anionic redox chemistry in high-capacity layered-oxide electrodes

(2013) M. Sathiya et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Origin of additional capacities in metal oxide lithium-ion battery electrodes

(2013) Yan-Yan Hu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Memory effect in a lithium-ion battery

(2013) Tsuyoshi Sasaki et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Visualization and Quantification of Electrochemical and Mechanical Degradation in Li Ion Batteries

(2013) M. Ebner et al.   SCIENCE

Reversibility of anodic lithium in rechargeable lithium–oxygen batteries

(2013) Jiang-Lan Shui et al.   Nature Communications

A reversible long-life lithium–air battery in ambient air

(2013) Tao Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Direct atomic-scale confirmation of three-phase storage mechanism in Li4Ti5O12 anodes for room-temperature sodium-ion batteries

(2013) Yang Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Observation of Microstructural Evolution in Li Battery Cathode Oxide Particles by In Situ Electron Microscopy

(2013) Dean J. Miller et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High-Performance All-Solid-State Cells Fabricated With Silicon Electrodes

(2012) Viet Phong Phan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Combining In Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Absorption Techniques with Transmission Electron Microscopy to Study the Origin of Thermal Instability in Overcharged Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2012) Kyung-Wan Nam et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Lithium/Sulfur Cell Discharge Mechanism: An Original Approach for Intermediate Species Identification

(2012) Céline Barchasz et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The Effect of Oxygen Crossover on the Anode of a Li-O2Battery using an Ether-Based Solvent: Insights from Experimental and Computational Studies

(2012) Rajeev S. Assary et al.   ChemSusChem

General synthesis of xLi2MnO3·(1 − x)LiMn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3O2 nanomaterials by a molten-salt method: towards a high capacity and high power cathode for rechargeable lithium batteries

(2012) Jinlong Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

The Carbon Electrode in Nonaqueous Li–O2 Cells

(2012) Muhammed M. Ottakam Thotiyl et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Screening for Superoxide Reactivity in Li-O2 Batteries: Effect on Li2O2/LiOH Crystallization

(2012) Robert Black et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Li–O2 Battery with a Dimethylformamide Electrolyte

(2012) Yuhui Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

In Operando X-ray Diffraction and Transmission X-ray Microscopy of Lithium Sulfur Batteries

(2012) Johanna Nelson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of the Electrochemical Process of Lithium–Oxygen Cells

(2012) Hun-Gi Jung et al.   NANO LETTERS

An improved high-performance lithium–air battery

(2012) Hun-Gi Jung et al.   Nature Chemistry

In situ atomic-scale imaging of electrochemical lithiation in silicon

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

A Reversible and Higher-Rate Li-O2 Battery

(2012) Z. Peng et al.   SCIENCE

Tracking lithium transport and electrochemical reactions in nanoparticles

(2012) Feng Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Single-Crystal Silicon Membranes with High Lithium Conductivity and Application in Lithium-Air Batteries

(2011) Tu T. Truong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The Lithium-Oxygen Battery with Ether-Based Electrolytes

(2011) Stefan A. Freunberger et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Li2MnO3-based composite cathodes for lithium batteries: A novel synthesis approach and new structures

(2011) J.R. Croy et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

(2011) Liwen Ji et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review

(2011) Vinodkumar Etacheri et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Effects of Liquid Electrolytes on the Charge–Discharge Performance of Rechargeable Lithium/Sulfur Batteries: Electrochemical and in-Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies

(2011) Jie Gao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Solvents’ Critical Role in Nonaqueous Lithium–Oxygen Battery Electrochemistry

(2011) B. D. McCloskey et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The use of in situ techniques in R&D of Li and Mg rechargeable batteries

(2011) S. Francis Amalraj et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Reactions in the Rechargeable Lithium–O2Battery with Alkyl Carbonate Electrolytes

(2011) Stefan A. Freunberger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

On the Efficacy of Electrocatalysis in Nonaqueous Li–O2Batteries

(2011) Bryan D. McCloskey et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phase Boundary Propagation in Large LiFePO4 Single Crystals on Delithiation

(2011) Katja Weichert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Morphological and Structural Changes of Mg-Substituted Li(Ni,Co,Al)O2 during Overcharge Reaction

(2011) Tsuyoshi Sasaki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Anisotropic Swelling and Fracture of Silicon Nanowires during Lithiation

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ultrafast Electrochemical Lithiation of Individual Si Nanowire Anodes

(2011) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

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

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

Electron microscopy of specimens in liquid

(2011) Niels de Jonge et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices

(2011) B. Dunn et al.   SCIENCE

Li-alloy based anode materials for Li secondary batteries

(2010) Cheol-Min Park et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Review on Li–air batteries—Opportunities, limitations and perspective

(2010) Alexander Kraytsberg et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Understanding the Degradation of Silicon Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Acoustic Emission

(2010) Kevin Rhodes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2010) Rangeet Bhattacharyya et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

In Situ Observation of the Electrochemical Lithiation of a Single SnO2 Nanowire Electrode

(2010) J. Y. Huang et al.   SCIENCE

Real-Time NMR Investigations of Structural Changes in Silicon Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2009) Baris Key et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Battery materials for ultrafast charging and discharging

(2009) Byoungwoo Kang et al.   NATURE

The Design of a LiFePO4/Carbon Nanocomposite With a Core-Shell Structure and Its Synthesis by an In Situ Polymerization Restriction Method

(2008) Yonggang Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Li∕Polymer Electrolyte∕Water Stable Lithium-Conducting Glass Ceramics Composite for Lithium–Air Secondary Batteries with an Aqueous Electrolyte

(2008) Tao Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Building better batteries

(2008) M. Armand et al.   NATURE