As a potential cathode material for the ICD lithium battery, one advantage of Ag(6)Mo(2)O(7)F(3)Cl (SMOFC) is its enhanced gravimetric capacity of ca. 133 mAh/g above 3 V (vs Li(+)/Li) delivered by two biphasic transitions at 3.46 and 3.39 V (vs Li(+)/Li). The unique crystal structure of SMOFC enables a high silver ion conduction: sigma( perpendicular[001]) = 3.10(-2) S/cm (+/-2.10(-2) S/cm) an...

*Correspondence: Sheng S. Zhang, Electrochemistry Branch, RDRL-SED-C, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197, USA e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Liquid electrolyte lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries cannot come into practical applications because of many problems such as low energy efficiency, short cycle life, and...

In concern of resource sustainability and environmental friendliness, organic electrode materials for rechargeable batteries have attracted increasing attentions in recent years. However, for many researchers, the primary impression on organic cathode materials is the poor cycling stability and low energy density, mainly due to the unfavorable dissolution and low redox potential, respectively. ...

A convenient in-cell electropolymerization method is developed to prepare a conductive polymer, PEDOT, as cathode binder inside Li–S cell for the enhancement of performance.

Themembrane separator is a key component in a liquid-electrolyte battery for electrically separating the cathode and the anode, meanwhile ensuring ionic transport between them. Besides these basic requirements, endowing the separator with specific beneficial functions is now being paid great attention because it provides an important alternative approach for the development of batteries, partic...

High energy density, low cost and environmental friendliness are the advantages of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery which is regarded as a promising device for electrochemical energy storage systems. As one of the important ingredients in Li-S battery, the binder greatly affects the battery performance. However, the conventional binder has some drawbacks such as poor capability of absorbing hydrop...

Lithium–sulfur battery (LSB) technology has tremendous prospects to substitute lithium-ion (LIB) due its high energy density. However, the escaping of polysulfide intermediates (produced during redox reaction process) from cathode structure is primary reason for rapid capacity fading. Suppressing shuttle (PSS) a viable solution this move closer commercialization and supersede established LIB te...

A cooperative behavior of Zn(2+) and Li(+) to conduct charges in a Zn-LiFePO4 battery is disclosed. When Li(+) dissolves into the electrolyte, Zn(2+) would deposit, and vice versa. In light of this cooperative behavior, the battery can be viewed as a super hybrid system, which combines the strong points of Zn-air battery, lithium-ion battery and redox-flow cell.