Perspective
Advancements in cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries: current landscape, obstacles, and prospects
This perspective highlights progress in the development of cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries, whilst providing valuable insights into unexplored compositional spaces that can be pursued for high-performance electrode materials.
Review Article
Composite solid-state electrolytes for all solid-state lithium batteries: progress, challenges and outlook
Composite solid-state electrolytes (CSEs) with multiple phases offer greater flexibility to customize and combine the advantages of single-phase electrolytes, making them promising candidates for commercial all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).
Review Article
Fabrication methods, pseudocapacitance characteristics, and integration of conjugated conducting polymers in electrochemical energy storage devices
Conducting polymers are gaining significant attention in electrochemical energy storage devices for their unique ionic/electronic conduction and redox pseudocapacitance characteristics.
Review Article
Recent advances in in situ/operando characterization of lithium–sulfur batteries
We review the recent literature on spectroscopic/electrochemical operando methods as they are increasingly being applied to understand lithium–sulfur batteries.
Review Article
A review on the transition from conventional to bipolar designs of anode-less all-solid-state batteries
The review article discusses the transition from conventional battery to next-generation bipolar designs of anode-less all-solid-state batteries. The key elements, components and related technologies involved are discussed.
Communication
Investigating the ion conductivity and synthesis conditions of calcium monocarborane solid-state electrolytes
Multivalent-ion and all-solid-state batteries have emerged as potential solutions to address resource concerns and safety issues.
Communication
Tailored nonwoven supported non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte enables an ultra-stable sodium metal battery
We present an easily scalable approach to developing a nonwoven-supported PVDF-HFP polymer-based quasi-solid-state flexible non-flammable electrolyte, with a conductivity of 1.16 × 10−4 S cm−1 at RT with a transfer number of 0.68.
Paper
Attaining a fast-conducting, hybrid solid state separator for all solid-state batteries through a facile wet infiltration method
The fast-conducting Li5.5PS4.5Cl1.5 is embedded in a polymer matrix and studied via microscopic and electrochemical techniques. Full-cell tests show functionality, supported by resistor network simulations of the hybrid membrane.
Paper
Decoding the AlPO4 and LATP surface with a combined NMR-DFT approach
Joint experimental–computational elucidation of AlPO4 surfaces with DFT and advanced multinuclear NMR towards composite ceramic–organic interfaces.
Paper
Insights into the chemical and electrochemical behavior of halide and sulfide electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries
Understanding the chemical and electrochemical behavior of halide and sulfide electrolytes offers a straightforward and effective approach to improving the interface of halide-based solid-state batteries.
Paper
Competing effects of low salt ratio on electrochemical performance and compressive modulus of PEO-LiTFSI/LLZTO composite electrolytes
Stable Li cycling of solid-composite electrolytes with a low amount of Li salt.
Paper
Microreactor assisted soft lithography of nanostructured antimony sulfide thin film patterns: nucleation, growth and application in solid state batteries
This study explores the microreactor-assisted soft lithography (MASL) method for direct, one-step synthesis and patterning of additive-free antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) nanostructured thin films.
Paper
Effect of synthesis process on the Li-ion conductivity of LiTa2PO8 solid electrolyte materials for all-solid-state batteries
Tailoring grain boundary resistivity in LiTa2PO8 for improved ionic conductivity, offering insights into enhancing the performance of oxide solid electrolytes for safer all-solid-state batteries.
Paper
Preparation of carbon–sulphur composite electrodes by solution impregnation and application to all-solid-state lithium–sulphur batteries
Composite electrodes were prepared by impregnating both sulphur and solid electrolyte solutions into the interior of the porous carbon and drying them, and the composites were applied to all solid-state lithium-sulphur batteries.
About this collection
Guest Edited by Bora Karasulu (University of Warwick), Nella Vargas-Barbosa (University of Bayreuth), and Pooja Goddard (Loughborough University), this collection features work on the discovery and advancement of materials for all-solid-state batteries. The collection also includes papers focusing on the application of atomistic modelling methods to the discovery and betterment of materials used in Li-ion and post-lithium (Na/K/Mg-ion) all-solid-state battery applications.