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Biomorphic structural batteries for robotics
Batteries with conformal shape and multiple functionalities could provide new degrees
of freedom in the design of robotic devices. For example, the ability to provide both
load bearing and energy storage can increase the payload and extend the operational
...
Aqueous redox flow batteries with organic active materials offer an environmentally
benign, tunable, and safe route to large-scale energy storage. Development has been
limited to a small palette of organics that are aqueous soluble and tend to display
the ...
Sodium-ion batteries have captured widespread attention for grid-scale energy storage
owing to the natural abundance of sodium. The performance of such batteries is limited
by available electrode materials, especially for sodium-ion layered oxides, ...
Rechargeable alkaline zinc-air batteries promise high energy density and safety but
suffer from the sluggish 4 electron (e−)/oxygen (O2) chemistry that requires participation of water and from the electrochemical irreversibility
originating from parasitic ...
Multifunctional Zn-air batteries provide energy storage and a body-integrated protective
cover for robots.
The strong electrostatic interaction between Al3+ and close-packed crystalline structures, and the single-electron transfer ability
of traditional cationic redox cathodes, pose challenged for the development of high-performance
rechargeable aluminum ...
An all-solid-state lithium battery using inorganic solid electrolytes requires safety
assurance and improved energy density, both of which are issues in large-scale applications
of lithium-ion batteries. Utilization of high-capacity lithium-excess ...
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Cobalt in lithium-ion batteries
In lithium-sulfur (Li-S) chemistry, the electrically/ionically insulating nature of
sulfur and Li2S leads to sluggish electron/ion transfer kinetics for sulfur species conversion.
Sulfur and Li2S are recognized as solid at room temperature, and solid-...
Safety concerns about organic media-based batteries are the key public arguments against
their widespread usage. Aqueous batteries (ABs), based on water which is environmentally
benign, provide a promising alternative for safe, cost-effective, and ...
We present a novel concept to achieve high performance and high safety simultaneously
by passivating a Li-ion cell and then self-heating before use. By adding a small amount
of triallyl phosphate in conventional electrolytes, we show that resistances of ...
Primary aluminum–air batteries boast high theoretical energy densities, but negative
electrode corrosion irreversibly limits their shelf life. Most corrosion mitigation
methods are insufficient or compromise power and energy density. We suppressed open-...