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Interfaces between Ceramic and Polymer Electrolytes: A Comparison of Oxide and Sulfide Solid Electrolytes for Hybrid Solid-State Batteries

  • Dominic Spencer Jolly,
  • Dominic L. R. Melvin,
  • Isabella D. R. Stephens,
  • Rowena H. Brugge,
  • Shengda D. Pu,
  • Junfu Bu,
  • Ziyang Ning,
  • Gareth O. Hartley,
  • Paul Adamson and
  • Peter G. Bruce
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Hybrid solid-state batteries using a bilayer of ceramic and solid polymer electrolytes may offer advantages over using a single type of solid electrolyte alone. However, the impedance to Li+ transport across interfaces between different electrolytes...

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9 Citations
7,518 Views
28 Pages

In recent decades, the field of materials research has put significant emphasis on developing innovative platforms that have the potential to address the increasing global energy demand. Batteries have demonstrated their enormous effectiveness in the...

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  • Open Access
92 Citations
19,569 Views
13 Pages

Electrolytes are key components in electrochemical storage systems, which provide an ion-transport mechanism between the cathode and anode of a cell. As battery technologies are in continuous development, there has been growing demand for more effici...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,420 Views
29 Pages

3 February 2023

Metal–sulfur batteries, especially lithium/sodium–sulfur (Li/Na-S) batteries, have attracted widespread attention for large-scale energy application due to their superior theoretical energy density, low cost of sulfur compared to conventi...

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631 Views
50 Pages

Advances in All-Solid-State Batteries Based on Chloride Solid Electrolytes

  • Lihao Tang,
  • Zijun Cui,
  • Fei Xie,
  • Xiaohui Rong,
  • Yong-Sheng Hu and
  • Yaxiang Lu

4 February 2026

Driven by the imperative for enhanced battery safety, solid electrolytes have emerged as a leading strategy in next-generation energy storage technologies. Beyond conventional polymer, oxide, and sulfide systems, chloride-based inorganic solid electr...

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  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,545 Views
22 Pages

14 October 2022

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) represent a promising next-generation energy storage system, with advantages such as high specific capacity (1675 mAh g−1), abundant resources, low price, and ecological friendliness. During the application...

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23 Citations
8,612 Views
33 Pages

A Minireview of the Solid-State Electrolytes for Zinc Batteries

  • Wangbing Yao,
  • Zhuoyuan Zheng,
  • Jie Zhou,
  • Dongming Liu,
  • Jinbao Song and
  • Yusong Zhu

10 October 2023

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have gained significant recognition as highly promising rechargeable batteries for the future due to their exceptional safety, low operating costs, and environmental advantages. Nevertheless, the widespread utilizati...

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275 Citations
34,652 Views
80 Pages

Sulfide and Oxide Inorganic Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li Batteries: A Review

  • Mogalahalli V. Reddy,
  • Christian M. Julien,
  • Alain Mauger and
  • Karim Zaghib

15 August 2020

Energy storage materials are finding increasing applications in our daily lives, for devices such as mobile phones and electric vehicles. Current commercial batteries use flammable liquid electrolytes, which are unsafe, toxic, and environmentally unf...

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  • Review
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29 Citations
8,921 Views
27 Pages

31 December 2020

The lithium ion battery, with its high energy density and low reduction potential, continues to enchant researchers and dominate the landscape of energy storage systems development. However, the demands of technology in modern society have begun to r...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,259 Views
23 Pages

Issues Concerning Interfaces with Inorganic Solid Electrolytes in All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Zhouting Sun,
  • Mingyi Liu,
  • Yong Zhu,
  • Ruochen Xu,
  • Zhiqiang Chen,
  • Peng Zhang,
  • Zeyu Lu,
  • Pengcheng Wang and
  • Chengrui Wang

25 July 2022

All-solid-state batteries have attracted wide attention for high-performance and safe batteries. The combination of solid electrolytes and lithium metal anodes makes high-energy batteries practical for next-generation high-performance devices. Howeve...

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11 Citations
7,696 Views
8 Pages

Solid-State NMR Study of New Copolymers as Solid Polymer Electrolytes

  • Jean-Christophe Daigle,
  • Alexandre A. Arnold,
  • Ashok Vijh and
  • Karim Zaghib

We report the analysis of comb-like polymers by solid-state NMR. The polymers were previously evaluated as solid-polymer-electrolytes (SPE) for lithium-polymer-metal batteries that have suitable ionic conductivity at 60 °C. We propose to develop a co...

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29 Citations
6,975 Views
31 Pages

Review of the Developments and Difficulties in Inorganic Solid-State Electrolytes

  • Junlong Liu,
  • Tao Wang,
  • Jinjian Yu,
  • Shuyang Li,
  • Hong Ma and
  • Xiaolong Liu

21 March 2023

All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs), with their exceptional attributes, have captured the attention of researchers. They offer a viable solution to the inherent flaws of traditional lithium-ion batteries. The crux of an ASSLB lies in its...

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  • Review
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12 Citations
6,798 Views
23 Pages

Silicon-based anodes have emerged as promising candidates for advanced lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their outstanding lithium storage capacity; however, the commercial implementation of silicon-based anodes is hindered primarily by their sig...

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20 Citations
15,430 Views
61 Pages

Advanced Polymer Electrolytes in Solid-State Batteries

  • Ningaraju Gejjiganahalli Ningappa,
  • Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy and
  • Karim Zaghib

23 December 2024

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) have been recognized as promising energy storage devices for the future due to their high energy densities and much-improved safety compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), whose shortcomings are widely tr...

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  • Open Access
78 Citations
10,443 Views
37 Pages

Development on Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochemical Devices

  • Li Ping Teo,
  • Mohd Hamdi Buraidah and
  • Abdul Kariem Arof

28 October 2021

Electrochemical devices, especially energy storage, have been around for many decades. Liquid electrolytes (LEs), which are known for their volatility and flammability, are mostly used in the fabrication of the devices. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DS...

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24 Citations
8,753 Views
27 Pages

Solid Electrolytes Based on NASICON-Structured Phosphates for Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Irina Stenina,
  • Svetlana Novikova,
  • Daria Voropaeva and
  • Andrey Yaroslavtsev

All-solid-state lithium batteries are a promising alternative to commercially available lithium-ion batteries due to their ability to achieve high energy density, safety, and compactness. Electrolytes are key components of all-solid-state batteries,...

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263 Citations
26,878 Views
13 Pages

Development of the PEO Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes for All-Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries

  • Yu Jiang,
  • Xuemin Yan,
  • Zhaofei Ma,
  • Ping Mei,
  • Wei Xiao,
  • Qinliang You and
  • Yan Zhang

7 November 2018

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have attracted considerable attention due to the rapid development of the need for more safety and powerful lithium ion batteries. The prime requirements of solid polymer electrolytes are high ion conductivity, low g...

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62 Citations
17,127 Views
20 Pages

Perovskite Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Shuo Yan,
  • Chae-Ho Yim,
  • Vladimir Pankov,
  • Mackenzie Bauer,
  • Elena Baranova,
  • Arnaud Weck,
  • Ali Merati and
  • Yaser Abu-Lebdeh

7 November 2021

Solid-state lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have become increasingly important in recent years due to their potential to offer higher energy density and enhanced safety compared to conventional liquid electrolyte-based lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Ho...

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58 Citations
18,221 Views
20 Pages

2 August 2021

All-solid-state batteries have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries owing to their higher energy density and safety, which stem from their use of inorganic solid-state electrolytes instead of flammable organic liquid ele...

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  • Open Access
65 Citations
6,693 Views
12 Pages

Solid Polymer Electrolytes with Flexible Framework of SiO2 Nanofibers for Highly Safe Solid Lithium Batteries

  • Jin Cui,
  • Zehao Zhou,
  • Mengyang Jia,
  • Xin Chen,
  • Chuan Shi,
  • Ning Zhao and
  • Xiangxin Guo

10 June 2020

Composite electrolytes consisting of polymers and three-dimensional (3D) fillers are considered to be promising electrolytes for solid lithium batteries owing to their virtues of continuous lithium-ion pathways and good mechanical properties. In the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
8,241 Views
34 Pages

Use of Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Molecular Structure and Dynamics in Solid Polymer and Hybrid Electrolytes

  • Gabrielle Foran,
  • Nina Verdier,
  • David Lepage,
  • Cédric Malveau,
  • Nicolas Dupré and
  • Mickaël Dollé

8 April 2021

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is an established experimental technique which is used for the characterization of structural and dynamic properties of materials in their native state. Many types of solid-state NMR experiments have been used to characte...

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11 Citations
6,145 Views
18 Pages

18 September 2023

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a promising platform of materials for solid-state battery electrolytes due to their porous and robust structures, and their special spaces such as 1D and 3D, as well as their ability to be modified w...

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12 Pages

Halogen Doping in Na3PS4 Solid Electrolytes for High Performance All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries

  • Liang Miao,
  • Linxi Cao,
  • Yaxian Zhou,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Yiwa Luo and
  • Shuqiang Jiao

5 February 2026

Sulfide-based solid electrolytes are promising for all-solid-state sodium batteries due to their high ionic conductivity and facile processability, but their practical use is limited by moisture sensitivity and poor interfacial stability. To address...

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  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,016 Views
17 Pages

Ionic Liquid-Based Thermoplastic Solid Electrolytes Processed by Solvent-Free Procedures

  • Francisco González,
  • Víctor Gregorio,
  • Aitor Rubio,
  • Leoncio Garrido,
  • Nuria García and
  • Pilar Tiemblo

26 January 2018

A series of thermoplastic polymer electrolytes have been prepared employing poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as a polymer matrix, bis(trifluoromethane sulfonimide) (LiTFSI), and different room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) with bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,054 Views
14 Pages

28 August 2024

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) have gained enormous interest due to their potential high energy density, high performance, and inherent safety characteristics for advanced energy storage systems. Although solid-state ceramic (inorganic) e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,488 Views
12 Pages

Garnet-Type Zinc Hexacyanoferrates as Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium Solid Electrolytes

  • Leonhard Karger,
  • Saravanakumar Murugan,
  • Liping Wang,
  • Zhirong Zhao-Karger,
  • Aleksandr Kondrakov,
  • Florian Strauss and
  • Torsten Brezesinski

16 October 2024

Sodium-ion batteries offer an attractive alternative to lithium-based chemistries due to the lower cost and abundance of sodium compared to lithium. Using solid electrolytes instead of liquid ones in such batteries may help improve safety and energy...

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8 Citations
3,444 Views
12 Pages

Enhancement of the Electrochemical Performances of Composite Solid-State Electrolytes by Doping with Graphene

  • Xinghua Liang,
  • Dongxue Huang,
  • Linxiao Lan,
  • Guanhua Yang and
  • Jianling Huang

16 September 2022

With high safety and good flexibility, polymer-based composite solid electrolytes are considered to be promising electrolytes and are widely investigated in solid lithium batteries. However, the low conductivity and high interfacial impedance of poly...

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29 Citations
8,201 Views
10 Pages

All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries with Oxide/Sulfide Composite Electrolytes

  • Young Seon Park,
  • Jae Min Lee,
  • Eun Jeong Yi,
  • Ji-Woong Moon and
  • Haejin Hwang

16 April 2021

Li6.3La3Zr1.65W0.35O12 (LLZO)-Li6PS5Cl (LPSC) composite electrolytes and all-solid-state cells containing LLZO-LPSC were fabricated by cold pressing at room temperature. The LPSC:LLZO ratio was varied, and the microstructure, ionic conductivity, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,706 Views
12 Pages

The Impact of Boron Compounds on the Structure and Ionic Conductivity of LATP Solid Electrolytes

  • Fatih Öksüzoğlu,
  • Şule Ateş,
  • Osman Murat Özkendir,
  • Gültekin Çelik,
  • Yasin Ramazan Eker,
  • Hadi Baveghar and
  • Mohamed A. Basyooni-M. Kabatas

3 August 2024

The increasing demand for safe and high-energy-density battery systems has led to intense research into solid electrolytes for rechargeable batteries. One of these solid electrolytes is the NASICON-type Li1+xAlxTi2−x(PO4)3 (LATP) material. In t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,924 Views
11 Pages

Cold Sintering of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12/PEO Composite Solid Electrolytes

  • Binlang He,
  • Shenglin Kang,
  • Xuetong Zhao,
  • Jiexin Zhang,
  • Xilin Wang,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Lijun Yang and
  • Ruijin Liao

10 October 2022

Ceramic/polymer composite solid electrolytes integrate the high ionic conductivity of in ceramics and the flexibility of organic polymers. In practice, ceramic/polymer composite solid electrolytes are generally made into thin films rather than sinter...

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  • Open Access
434 Views
21 Pages

When Electrolytes Are Semiconductors: A Feature, Not a Bug for Solid-State Batteries

  • Beatriz M. Gomes,
  • Manuela C. Baptista and
  • M. Helena Braga

13 February 2026

The development of stable and efficient solid electrolytes is essential for advancing solid-state battery technologies. In this study, we present a comparative study of three sulfide-based electrolytes, Li6PS5Cl (LPSCl), Li6PS5Br (LPSBr), and Li10GeP...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
17,361 Views
39 Pages

5 November 2024

Solid-state lithium batteries exhibit high-energy density and exceptional safety performance, thereby enabling an extended driving range for electric vehicles in the future. Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are the key materials in solid-state batteri...

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  • Review
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7 Citations
4,351 Views
19 Pages

Recent Advances and Perspectives in Single-Ion COF-Based Solid Electrolytes

  • Hong Zhao,
  • Xiangkun Bo,
  • Xiucai Wang,
  • Yaqi Ren,
  • Zhaohuan Wei and
  • Walid A. Daoud

23 August 2023

The rapid growth of renewable energy sources and the expanding market for electric vehicles (EVs) have escalated the demand for safe lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with excellent performance. But the limitations of safety issues and energy density for...

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19 Citations
6,692 Views
14 Pages

In a previous publication, a tribute to Michel Armand was provided, which highlighted his outstanding contribution to all aspects of research and development of lithium-metal and lithium-ion batteries. This area is in constant progress and rather tha...

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84 Citations
14,239 Views
25 Pages

9 July 2021

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLB) are very promising for the future development of next generation lithium battery systems due to their increased energy density and improved safety. ASSLB employing Solid Polymer Electrolytes (SPE) and Solid C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,649 Views
13 Pages

Thermal Gradients with Sintered Solid State Electrolytes in Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Robert Bock,
  • Morten Onsrud,
  • Håvard Karoliussen,
  • Bruno G. Pollet,
  • Frode Seland and
  • Odne S. Burheim

3 January 2020

The electrolyte is one of the three essential constituents of a Lithium-Ion battery (LiB) in addition to the anode and cathode. During increasingly high power and high current charging and discharging, the requirement for the electrolyte becomes more...

  • Review
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20 Citations
7,680 Views
29 Pages

1 June 2023

Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are a dazzling star in electrochemical energy storage thanks to their high energy density and low redox potential. However, LMBs have a deadly lithium dendrite problem. Among the various methods for inhibiting lithium d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,383 Views
17 Pages

Electrochemical Performance of Symmetric Solid-State Supercapacitors Based on Carbon Xerogel Electrodes and Solid Polymer Electrolytes

  • Boryana Karamanova,
  • Emiliya Mladenova,
  • Minju Thomas,
  • Natalia Rey-Raap,
  • Ana Arenillas,
  • Francesco Lufrano and
  • Antonia Stoyanova

15 December 2023

For the development and optimization of solid-state symmetrical supercapacitors, herein, we propose using carbon-based electrodes and sodium- and lithium-form Aquivion electrolyte membranes, which serve as the separator and electrolyte. Carbon xeroge...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,960 Views
13 Pages

Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Cathode-Supported Composite Solid Electrolytes Enabling High-Rate Capability and Excellent Cyclic Performance

  • Kang-Feng Chang,
  • Pradeep Kumar Panda,
  • Chien-Te Hsieh,
  • Po-Chih Yang,
  • Navish Kataria and
  • Kuan Shiong Khoo

26 September 2023

In this study, robust composite solid electrolytes were developed and employed to enhance the performance of Li-metal batteries significantly. The robust composite solid electrolytes are composed of a soft polymer, poly(ethylene oxide), a Li salt, bi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,974 Views
22 Pages

Progress and Perspective of Glass-Ceramic Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries

  • Liyang Lin,
  • Wei Guo,
  • Mengjun Li,
  • Juan Qing,
  • Chuang Cai,
  • Ping Yi,
  • Qibo Deng and
  • Wei Chen

27 March 2023

The all-solid-state lithium battery (ASSLIB) is one of the key points of future lithium battery technology development. Because solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have higher safety performance than liquid electrolytes, and they can promote the applicat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,877 Views
29 Pages

Recent Progress in Flame-Retardant Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

  • Yubin Liao,
  • Xijun Xu,
  • Xiongwei Luo,
  • Shaomin Ji,
  • Jingwei Zhao,
  • Jun Liu and
  • Yanping Huo

28 August 2023

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely applied in our daily life due to their high energy density, long cycle life, and lack of memory effect. However, the current commercialized LIBs still face the threat of flammable electrolytes and lithium...

  • Review
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27 Citations
7,198 Views
16 Pages

16 June 2022

In order to curb high electricity usage, especially in commercial buildings, smart windows, also known as “switchable” or “smart” glasses, have attracted a significant amount of attention in an effort to achieve energy savings...

  • Review
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3 Citations
2,431 Views
19 Pages

Solid electrolytes, including polymer electrolytes, are a promising option for improving the performance of environmentally friendly batteries such as rechargeable lithium-ion batteries or fuel cells. Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells producing only w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
99 Citations
26,276 Views
38 Pages

Gel Polymer Electrolytes: Advancing Solid-State Batteries for High-Performance Applications

  • Kanakaraj Aruchamy,
  • Subramaniyan Ramasundaram,
  • Sivasubramani Divya,
  • Murugesan Chandran,
  • Kyusik Yun and
  • Tae Hwan Oh

21 July 2023

Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) hold tremendous potential for advancing high-energy-density and safe rechargeable solid-state batteries, making them a transformative technology for advancing electric vehicles. GPEs offer high ionic conductivity and m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,803 Views
16 Pages

10 September 2024

Although in general ions are not able to migrate in the solid-state position due to rigid skeletal structure, in some solid electrolytes with a low energy barrier and high ionic conductivities, these ion transition can occur. In this work, we conside...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,158 Views
10 Pages

Preparation of Li3PS4–Li3PO4 Solid Electrolytes by Liquid-Phase Shaking for All-Solid-State Batteries

  • Nguyen H. H. Phuc,
  • Takaki Maeda,
  • Tokoharu Yamamoto,
  • Hiroyuki Muto and
  • Atsunori Matsuda

A solid solution of a 100Li3PS4·xLi3PO4 solid electrolyte was easily prepared by liquid-phase synthesis. Instead of the conventional solid-state synthesis methods, ethyl propionate was used as the reaction medium. The initial stage of the reaction am...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,571 Views
40 Pages

Ion and Molecular Transport in Solid Electrolytes Studied by NMR

  • Vitaly I. Volkov,
  • Alexander V. Chernyak,
  • Nikita A. Slesarenko and
  • Irina A. Avilova

NMR is the method of choice for molecular and ionic structures and dynamics investigations. The present review is devoted to solvation and mobilities in solid electrolytes, such as ion-exchange membranes and composite materials, based on cesium acid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,140 Views
13 Pages

Preparation and Study of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoropropylene)-Based Composite Solid Electrolytes

  • Meihong Huang,
  • Lingxiao Lan,
  • Pengcheng Shen,
  • Zhiyong Liang,
  • Feng Wang,
  • Yuling Zhong,
  • Chaoqun Wu,
  • Fanxiao Kong and
  • Qicheng Hu

14 November 2024

Solid-state electrolytes are widely anticipated to revitalize lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and safety. However, low ionic conductivity and high interfacial resistance at room temperature pose challenges for practical applications. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,616 Views
16 Pages

18 July 2024

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPE) and composite polymer electrolytes (CPE) serve as crucial components in all-solid-state energy storage devices. Structural batteries and supercapacitors present a promising alternative for electric vehicles, integrati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,324 Views
10 Pages

Printable Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Printed Supercapacitors

  • Myeong-Lok Seol,
  • Inho Nam,
  • Ellie Sadatian,
  • Nabanita Dutta,
  • Jin-Woo Han and
  • M. Meyyappan

9 January 2021

Supercapacitors prepared by printing allow a simple manufacturing process, easy customization, high material efficiency and wide substrate compatibility. While printable active layers have been widely studied, printable electrolytes have not been tho...

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