V2O5 based materials are attractive cathode alternatives due to the many oxidation state switches of vanadium bringing about a high theoretical specific capacity. However, significant capacity losses are eminent for crystalline V2O5 phases related to the irreversible phase transformations and/or vanadium dissolution starting from the first discharge cycle. These problems can be circumvented if ...

Owing to the sustainability, environmental friendliness, and structural diversity of biomass-derived materials, extensive efforts have been devoted using them in high-energy rechargeable batteries. Alkali-metal–selenium batteries, one batteries with a reasonable cost compared up-to-date lithium-ion also attracted significant attention. Therefore, timely comprehensive review biomass carbon struc...

Lithium-stuffed garnets attract huge attention due to their outstanding potential as solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries. However, there exists a persistent challenge in the reliable synthesis of these complex functional oxides together with a lack of complete understanding of the lithium-ion diffusion mechanisms in these important materials. Addressing these issues is critical to re...

Nanotechnology has opened up new opportunities for the design of nanoscale electronic devices suitable for developing high-performance biofuel cells. Glucose-based biofuel cells as green energy sources can be a powerful tool in the service of small-scale power source technology as it provides a latent potential to supply power for various implantable medical electronic devices. By using physiol...

The inhomogeneous Li electrodeposition of lithium metal electrode has been a major impediment to the realization of rechargeable lithium metal batteries. Although single ion conducting ionomers can induce more homogeneous Li electrodeposition by preventing Li(+) depletion at Li surface, currently available materials do not allow room-temperature operation due to their low room temperature condu...

Lithium ion secondary batteries have a high voltage and a high energy density, as shown in Fig. 1, and are widely used in mobile devices such as cell phones, notebook PCs and PDAs. However, since lithium ion secondary batteries use a flammable organic liquid electrolyte, there is a risk of explosion or fire. Fire accidents can also occur due to contamination during production or from overchargi...

The growing popularity of electric vehicles on a worldwide scale leads to further research monitor their performance. use Internet Things (IoT) technology will make it easier integrate the automated real-time monitoring system with current vehicle technology. great majority rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Use batteries creates an overcharging situation in battery, which significantly decrea...

Lithium metal battery is a promising candidate for high-energy-density energy storage. Unfortunately, the strongly reducing nature of lithium metal has been an outstanding challenge causing poor stability and low coulombic efficiency in lithium batteries. For decades, there are significant research efforts to stabilize lithium metal anode. However, such efforts are greatly impeded by the lack o...

High-performance and cost-effective rechargeable batteries are key to the success of electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems. Extensive research has focused on the development of (i) new high-energy electrodes that can store more lithium or (ii) high-power nano-structured electrodes hybridized with carbonaceous materials. However, the current status of lithium batteries based o...