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The present review article provides a way to design high-performance energy storage materials based on organic compounds for flexible electronics and wearable device architectures.

Interface engineering fundamentally revolutionizes magnesium-based hydrogen storage systems by orchestrating atomic-scale interactions and mass transport pathways through synergistic integration of structural design and compositional modification.

This review highlights the roll-to-roll dry coating process, a scalable and industrially viable approach, by introducing its underlying mechanisms, latest developments, and applications.

The review aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the advancements made in harnessing BCDs for electrochemical energy storage applications.

Low coulombic efficiency in the first redox cycle for lithium-rich oxides (LRO) can be successfully mitigated through blending with delithiated LiFePO₄.

Variation in the d⁰ transition metal element has a profound impact on the local structural transformation occurring in Mn-rich disordered rock salt cathodes, ultimately influencing their electrochemical performance.

Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) solid-state polymeric electrolyte not only stabilizes all-trans conformation that forms continuous fluorine channels but also establishes a 3D interconnected ion transport network.

By combining operando muon spin spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, this study reveals how ion size, electrostatic interactions, and crystal structure influence self-diffusion in layered Li_xCoO₂ and Na_xCoO₂.

The ion-exchange of structural K⁺ in KTiNbO₅ with Ni²⁺ can increase the electrochemical intercalation of K⁺, enhancing the performance as a negative electrode material for potassium-ion batteries.

Lithiophilic imine-based covalent organic frameworks (ICOFs) with built-in silver (Ag) sites (Ag@ICOFs) are demonstrated to effectively guide dendrite-free lithium deposition.

A multi-electron p-type polyheterocycle cathode compatible with the small-size and high-charge SO₄²⁻ anion unlocks high utilization (99.5%) of phenothiazine/piperazine units with ultralow activation energy (0.20 eV) for better Zn-organic batteries.

Umpolung of the typical p-type TPA into n-type ATTO contributes to the COF electrode with a remarkable cathodic capacity of 286.31 mA h g⁻¹ at a current density of 0.1 A g⁻¹ in SIBs.

Hydrogen bond chemistry in a boron nitride-polyacrylonitrile separator is elucidated through in situ detections with its effect on Zn²⁺ desolvation and ion transport, providing aqueous zinc-ion batteries with improved electrochemical performance.

An energy storage concept using anions as charge carriers is explored based on solution-phase fluoride-ion insertion in periodic solids. Redox reactions are mediated by d-block centers, whereas Bi³⁺ lone pairs enable reversible F-ion diffusion.

This study uses online electrochemical mass spectrometry to track the gassing behavior of carbonate-based electrolyte mixtures in lithium-ion batteries, uncovering key thermal degradation processes.

The Cl–S mixed-anion sublattice of Li_1.6AlCl_3.4S_0.6 creates face- and edge-shared octahedra that connect to form 3D ion conduction pathways with low activation energy barriers.