Li(2)S is a high-capacity cathode material for lithium metal-free rechargeable batteries. It has a theoretical capacity of 1166 mAh/g, which is nearly 1 order of magnitude higher than traditional metal oxides/phosphates cathodes. However, Li(2)S is usually considered to be electrochemically inactive due to its high electronic resistivity and low lithium-ion diffusivity. In this paper, we discov...

Reducing the high charge potential is a crucial concern in advancing the performance of lithium-oxygen batteries. Here, for water-containing lithium-oxygen batteries with lithium hydroxide products, we find that a hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution added in the electrolyte can effectively promote the decomposition of lithium hydroxide compounds at the ultralow charge potential on a catalyst-fre...

Garnet-type cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 exhibits one of the highest lithium-ion conductivity values amongst oxides (up to ∼2 mS cm-1 at room temperature). This compound has also emerged as a promising candidate for solid electrolytes in all-solid-state lithium batteries, due to its high ionic conductivity, good chemical stability against lithium metal, and wide electrochemical stability window. Defect c...

Searching for low-cost and efficient catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction has been actively pursued owing to its importance in clean energy generation and storage. While developing new catalysts is important, tuning the electronic structure of existing catalysts over a wide electrochemical potential range can also offer a new direction. Here we demonstrate a method for electrochemical li...

Binary metal sulfides, especially NiCo2S4, hold great promise as anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries because of their excellent electronic conductivity and high capacity compared to mono-metal sulfides and oxides. Here, NiCo2S4 nanotube arrays are successfully grown on flexible nitrogen-doped carbon foam (NDCF) substrates with robust adhesion via a facile surfactant-assis...

The growth of the lithium-ion battery industry requires a secure supply raw materials and appropriate end-of-life management batteries. In almost five years, global cobalt consumption has increased by nearly 30%, driven mainly rechargeable Consequently, several risks have been identified for cobalt, in particular growing demand electric vehicles, which could exceed current production. Therefore...

With the development trend and technological progress of lithium batteries, battery market is booming, which means that consumption demand for batteries has increased significantly, and, therefore, a large number discarded will be generated accordingly. Solvent extraction promising approach because it simple. low in time easy to industrialize. This paper focused on selective recovery cobalt (Co...

lini0.5co0.5vo4 has been successfully synthesized by tartate precursor combustion method using li2co3, co(no3)2.6h2o, ni(no3)2.6h2o and nh4vo3 as a starting materials in deionized water with the subsequent calcination at 450-600 oc for 12 h. the combustion and decomposition of tartate precursor were studied by tga and compared with tartaric acid. it found weight loss at 50-450 oc. the product s...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used in the field of portable electric devices because of their high energy density and long cycling life. To further improve the performance of LIBs, it is of great importance to develop new electrode materials. Various transition metal oxides (TMOs) have been extensively investigated as electrode materials for LIBs. According to the reaction mecha...