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Highly conductive ester-based solid electrolyte exhibiting remarkable stability for safe, sustainable, and high-performance lithium metal batteries

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In silico navigation of Na+ ion solvation in deep eutectic solvents to propel the next wave of sodium-ion battery electrolytes

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Highly Conductive and Supertough PVDF‐Based Electrolytes with Self‐Defective Fillers for Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries

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3D Interconnected Zn‐Ion Pathways Through Anionic Nanochannels Surrounding Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers by Repetitive Interfacial Assembly for Aqueous Zn‐Ion Battery Separators

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Solvation engineering in lithium-ion batteries: from fundamental mechanisms to electrolyte design

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Orchestrating ion desolvation and transport via biomimetic dual-cascade separator for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes

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Quantifying the Effect of Sulfur Content on the Kinetics of Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Cathode Materials

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Suppressing dendrites in lithium metal anodes: A review of passivation layers and multiscale computational approaches

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Reprotonation-assisted self-assembly of mechanically robust aramid nanofiber/sulfated ZrO2 hybrid separator with enhanced Li+ ion transfer for lithium-metal batteries

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Electrolyte Development for Enhancing Sub‐Zero Temperature Performance of Secondary Batteries

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Insights into the selection of Si O bond containing electrolyte additives for Si-based lithium-ion batteries

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Flame-retardant Cl-substituted electrolyte for low-temperature and high-voltage lithium-ion batteries with fast interfacial kinetics

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Enhancing Salt Diffusivity of Battery Electrolytes: Insights from Dynamic Ion Correlation Analysis

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Perspective on fast-charging lithium-ion batteries: Mechanism, detection, and suppression of graphite anode lithium plating

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Multidentate ether modifies solvation structure in nonflammable phosphate electrolytes for wide-temperature lithium-ion batteries

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Dual-Reinforced Solvent Enabling High-Voltage and Wide-Temperature Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries

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Internal resistance reduction strategies for high-power and fast-charging Lithium-ion batteries

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High-Performance Anode Material of Tert-Butyl-Modified Naphthalocyanine Based on Spatial-Electronic Dual-Regulation Mechanism

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Interface-dictated kinetics in Fe-metal organic framework–derived Fe₃O₄: Diffusion vs. capacitive storage across solid and liquid electrolytes

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Domain oriented universal machine learning potential enables fast exploration of chemical space of battery electrolytes

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Strategic modulation of hydrogen bonding networks in aqueous electrolytes using green deep eutectic solvents: Experimental and computational insights for enhanced capacitive performance in symmetric supercapacitors

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Modulating lithium-ion desolvation for high-performance lithium-based batteries

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Tuning Diluent‐Solvent Interactions via Optimal Diluent Fluorination for Favorable Graphite Anode Interface

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Extremely Fast-Charging Batteries: Principle, Strategies, Detection, and Prediction

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Advances in siloxane-based liquid electrolytes for lithium batteries

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A unified predictive and generative solution for liquid electrolyte formulation

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Deep eutectic electrolytes for fast charging and wide temperature lithium metal batteries

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Dominant Lithium‐Ion Conduction and Desolvation Regulation Enabled by Lithiated Monodisperse Nanospheres Composite Separator for High‐Nickel Lithium Batteries

Jin Gong, Guigang Wang, Xiaoyan Feng, Tingfeng Xiao, Lishun Dai, Qingfu Zhang, Shuyu Gao, Jingchao Chai, Yun Zheng, Li Yang, Ming Xie, Wei Zhang and Zhihong Liu

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Probing Voltage- and Electrolyte-Dependent Monolayer Dynamics with 2D-IR Spectroscopy

Austin B. Gilbert, Wonjae Jeong, Kyle R. Billings, Aritri Biswas, Matthew J. Ryan, Kijeong Kwac, Minhaeng Cho, Alexei A. Kananenka and Martin T. Zanni

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Propelling lithium transport kinetics and inhibiting Al corrosion by high-coordination-strength anion for low-temperature lithium-metal batteries

Jin-Xiu Chen, Fei Zhao, Tong Wu, Jin-Hao Zhang, Xiao-Zhong Fan, Zhi-Yuan Gu, Xiao-Dong Chen, Xin-Bing Cheng, Lin Zhu, Yu-Zhen Zhao and Long Kong

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Unveiling temperature adaptability of fluorinated ethylene carbonate as electrolyte additives for cross-temperature Li metal batteries

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Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 112535
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LiTFSI Solvation and Transport Properties in Mixed Electrolytes: Impact of Boron‐Based Additives From Computer Simulation

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The Heterogeneous Charge Transfer Mechanism in Lithium Metal Batteries: Revealing Abnormal Lithiophilicity through the Marcus Theory

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Characterization Techniques for Probing the Electrolyte Solvation Structures of Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Tailoring a Fast Ion‐Conducting Substrate with Competitive Adsorption for Dendrite‐Free Lithium/Potassium Metal Batteries

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Regulating anion chemistry in electrolytes from molecular principles to interphases engineering for high energy batteries

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Emerging opportunities and advances in integrating catalysis into rechargeable batteries

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Molecular design of non-fluorinated linear ethereal solvent for high-voltage Li metal batteries

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Multifunctional Dipoles Enabling Enhanced Ionic and Electronic Transport for High-Energy Batteries

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Influence of Positional Isomerism in Weakly Solvating Ethers on Lithium Metal Deposition

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Exploring Hybrid Electrolytes for Zn Metal Batteries

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Elucidating the Solvating Power of Solvents for Designing High-Performance Electrolytes in Lithium Batteries

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Ultra‐Uniform Lithium‐Ion Transport Enabled by Supramolecular Polymeric Networks as Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase Layers for Highly Stable Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes

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A multi-dimensional collaborative strategy for developing low-temperature and high-voltage resistant electrolytes

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Suppressing Oxygen-Loss-Driven Lattice Expansion Cascades in Disordered Rock-Salt Li-Ion Cathodes via Electrolyte Engineering

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Simultaneous Enhancement of Interface Stability and Ionic Transport by Li+ and BH4– in Magnesium-Based Energy Storage

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