Search Results - "Ren, Xiaodi"
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Advanced Liquid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Li Metal Batteries
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-06-2020)“…Rechargeable lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have attracted wide attention for future electric vehicles and next‐generation energy storage because of their…”
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MoS2 as a long-life host material for potassium ion intercalation
Published in Nano research (01-04-2017)“…Electrochemical potassium ion intercalation into two-dimensional layered MoS2 was studied for the first time for potential applications in the anode in…”
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Real-time mass spectrometric characterization of the solid–electrolyte interphase of a lithium-ion battery
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-03-2020)“…The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) dictates the performance of most batteries, but the understanding of its chemistry and structure is limited by the lack…”
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Glassy Li metal anode for high-performance rechargeable Li batteries
Published in Nature materials (01-12-2020)“…Lithium metal has been considered an ideal anode for high-energy rechargeable Li batteries, although its nucleation and growth process remains mysterious,…”
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Origin of lithium whisker formation and growth under stress
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-11-2019)“…Lithium metal has the lowest standard electrochemical redox potential and very high theoretical specific capacity, making it the ultimate anode material for…”
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Effects of fluorinated solvents on electrolyte solvation structures and electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-03-2021)“…Electrolyte is very critical to the performance of the high-voltage lithium (Li) metal battery (LMB), which is one of the most attractive candidates for the…”
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High‐Power Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by High‐Concentration Acetonitrile‐Based Electrolytes with Vinylene Carbonate Additive
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-06-2020)“…To enable next‐generation high‐power, high‐energy‐density lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs), an electrolyte possessing both high Li Coulombic efficiency (CE)…”
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Enabling Stable Lithium Metal Anode through Electrochemical Kinetics Manipulation
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-11-2019)“…The surface morphology of Li metal anode significantly dictates the stability and safety of Li metal batteries. The key parameters for morphological control…”
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Origin of dendrite-free lithium deposition in concentrated electrolytes
Published in Nature communications (09-05-2023)“…The electrolyte solvation structure and the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation are critical to dictate the morphology of lithium deposition in…”
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Aqueous Lithium–Iodine Solar Flow Battery for the Simultaneous Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (08-07-2015)“…Integrating both photoelectric-conversion and energy-storage functions into one device allows for the more efficient solar energy usage. Here we demonstrate…”
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Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes
Published in Nature energy (01-09-2018)“…The key to enabling long-term cycling stability of high-voltage lithium (Li) metal batteries is the development of functional electrolytes that are stable…”
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High‐Performance Silicon Anodes Enabled By Nonflammable Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-08-2019)“…Silicon anodes are regarded as one of the most promising alternatives to graphite for high energy‐density lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), but their practical…”
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Electrolyte Solvation Manipulation Enables Unprecedented Room‐Temperature Calcium‐Metal Batteries
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (27-07-2020)“…Calcium‐metal batteries (CMBs) provide a promising option for high‐energy and cost‐effective energy‐storage technology beyond the current state‐of‐the‐art…”
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Monolithic solid–electrolyte interphases formed in fluorinated orthoformate-based electrolytes minimize Li depletion and pulverization
Published in Nature energy (01-09-2019)“…Lithium (Li) pulverization and associated large volume expansion during cycling is one of the most critical barriers for the safe operation of Li-metal…”
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Concentrated Electrolyte for the Sodium-Oxygen Battery: Solvation Structure and Improved Cycle Life
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (05-12-2016)“…Alkali metal–oxygen batteries are of great interests for energy storage because of their unparalleled theoretical energy densities. Particularly attractive is…”
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Molecular anchoring of free solvents for high-voltage and high-safety lithium metal batteries
Published in Nature communications (06-03-2024)“…Constraining the electrochemical reactivity of free solvent molecules is pivotal for developing high-voltage lithium metal batteries, especially for ether…”
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Highly reversible zinc metal anode enabled by strong Brønsted acid and hydrophobic interfacial chemistry
Published in Nature communications (21-05-2024)“…Uncontrollable zinc (Zn) plating and hydrogen evolution greatly undermine Zn anode reversibility. Previous electrolyte designs focus on suppressing H 2 O…”
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Probing Mechanisms for Inverse Correlation between Rate Performance and Capacity in K–O2 Batteries
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (08-02-2017)“…Owing to the formation of potassium superoxide (K+ + O2 + e – = KO2), K–O2 batteries exhibit superior round-trip efficiency and considerable energy density in…”
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Strategies for overcoming challenges in selective electrochemical CO2 conversion to ethanol
Published in iScience (16-08-2024)“…The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to valuable chemicals is gaining significant attention as a pragmatic solution for achieving carbon…”
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Plastic Monolithic Mixed‐Conducting Interlayer for Dendrite‐Free Solid‐State Batteries
Published in Advanced science (01-06-2022)“…Solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) hold a critical role in enabling high‐energy‐density and safe rechargeable batteries with Li metal anode. Unfortunately,…”
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