Achievements, challenges, and perspectives in the design of polymer binders for advanced lithium-ion batteries

Qiang He, Jiaoyi Ning, Hongming Chen, Zhixiang Jiang, Jianing Wang, Dinghui Chen, Changbin Zhao, Zhenguo Liu, Igor F. Perepichka, Hong Meng and Wei Huang

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53, 7091
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A carbonized polymer dot-functionalized 3D conductive network binder for high-performance silicon anodes

Yang Xiang, Jiangxiong Deng, Qiyu Chen, Haohang Xu, Zhi Xiao, Kang Pu, Aziz Ur Rehman and Shu-Juan Bao

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026, 13, 592
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Sulfur-doped carbon interface modification for high-performance silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries

Jingyuan Li, Shuqi Wang, Fei Wang, Zhendong Liu, Zhuorui Tang, Weidong Zhang, Dai Dang, Chunyang Pan, Quanbing Liu and Chengzhi Zhang

Mater. Chem. Front., 2025, 9, 1896
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Self-Healing SA@Borax Binder for In Situ Tuning of the Solid Electrolyte Interfaces for Silicon Anodes

Tongyu He, Yunyun Ding, Hui Zhang, Chenguang Liu, Xiaofei Lou, Siqi Zhu, Xiaojiao Yang, Li Yang and Hongcun Bai

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 4093
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High-performance polymer binders for silicon-based anodes: Advances in molecular design and applications

Yuhan Zheng, Guo Lin, Tao Wang, Liguo Yue, Xiaoyan Liu and Bangwen Zhang

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 706, 139578
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MOF-derived hollow Si with dual Al layers as a high-performance lithium-ion battery film anode

Jibao Dong, Jing Jin and Weiguang Yang

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2025, 196, 109644
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Bridging conductivity and stability: challenges and progress in organic ionic-electronic conductors for overcoming Si anodes degradation in high-energy lithium-ion batteries

Yuanyuan Yu, Jiadeng Zhu, Junhua Zhang and Mengjin Jiang

Progress in Materials Science, 2026, 156, 101546
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Recent progress of organosilicon compound: synthesis and applications

Hoda Mollabagher, Mohammad M. Mojtahedi and Seyed Amir Hossein Seyed Mousavi

J IRAN CHEM SOC, 2024, 21, 1795
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Chemically interlinked and ionically conductive sulfonated graphene framework enabling fully integrated silicon anodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries

Yuanyuan Yu, Yuanqi Kang, Jiadeng Zhu, Junhua Zhang and Mengjin Jiang

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 115, 951
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Balancing Act: Optimizing SiOx specific surface area for enhanced cycling stability and rate capability in practical 350 Wh/kg lithium-ion batteries

Yafei Qiao, Zhilong He, Shuang Tian, Chunyang Song, Feilong Zhang and Yonggao Xia

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 649, 237486
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Binders for Li-Ion Battery Technologies and Beyond: A Comprehensive Review

Muskan Srivastava, Anil Kumar M. R. and Karim Zaghib

Batteries, 2024, 10, 268
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Spiderweb-like Three-Dimensional Cross-Linked AGE Binder for High Performance Silicon-Based Lithium Battery

Yang Xiang, Haohang Xu, Jiangxiong Deng, Jinjin Li, Muhammad Altaf Nazir and Shu-Juan Bao

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 2973
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Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Sulfide Solid Electrolytes Based on the Tetraalkylammonium Iodide-LiI-Li2S-P2S5 System

Tong Fang, Kazuhiro Hikima, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Yuta Fujii, Akira Miura and Kiyoharu Tadanaga

J. Electrochem. Soc., 2024, 171, 100522
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Challenges and Issues Facing Ultrafast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries

Amirreza Aghili Mehrizi, Firoozeh Yeganehdoust, Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy and Karim Zaghib

Batteries, 2025, 11, 209
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Three-dimensional network binder achieves strong adhesion and rapid lithium-ion transport for practical Si/C composite electrode

Bowen Chang, Yuan Xiao, Tianmin Wang, Mengjia Wang, Mingui Li, Fu-Ming Wang, Qunjie Xu and Qiaoxia Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 533, 174819
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A self-healing liquid metal-based flexible anode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries

Naman Shi, Lei Luo, Siqi Li, Changhua Xu, Jie Liu, Sha Sha, Jiadeng Zhu, Yang Zhou, Guangming Cai and Ruquan Zhang

Applied Materials Today, 2024, 41, 102484
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From electrochemical performance to mechanical Issues: A review on silicon anode architectures for advanced lithium-ion batteries

Kydyr Askaruly, Zhazira Supiyeva, Seitkhan Azat, Yelriza Yeszhan, Xuexue Pan, Kenneth Ozoemena, Sonia Dsoke and Qamar Abbas

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 659, 238423
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Quantitative analysis of interface heat transport at the Si3N4/SiO2 van-der Waals point contact

Zihan Liu, Yanhui Feng, Haimo Li, Ning Cao and Lin Qiu

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 232, 125979
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Long-term performance of micro-silicon-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries enabled by mechanical reinforcement of aqueous binders

Jiwhan Lee, Eunji Park, Dongwon Lee, Hee Cheol Kang, Jae Woo Chung, Ik-Soo Shin and Hansu Kim

Cell Reports Physical Science, 2025, 6, 102896
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A dynamic boronic ester/hydrogen bonding enriched binder with self-healing chemistry for silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries

Jiajing He, Wei Ding, Luyi Xiao, Junyi Zhang, Xiaole Yang, Weiwei Sun, Yong Wang and Li-Ping Lv

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 518, 164454
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Engineering Multifunctional Binders for Micro‐Silicon Anodes: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Applications

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Polymeric chemistry design for battery electrode binders

Soonho Jang, Myeong-Hwa Ryou, Ji-Youn Bae, Seung-Ho Yu, Sang-Young Lee and Joona Bang

Progress in Polymer Science, 2025, 166, 101987
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A Polymer-Binder-Free Approach to Creating Functional LiFePO4 Cathodes by Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Derived Ion-Conductive Binders

Daniela M. Josepetti, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett and Hiroyuki Ueda

Batteries, 2024, 11, 3
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