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Energy Storage: Building a Better Battery via Public-Private Partnership
Clean Energy Innovation: Building a better battery via public-private partnership – A team of government, university, and industry partners is seeking to create a next-generation battery that will help electric cars drive farther, provide renewable energy storage and help improve the electricity grid. Read More
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Modified Electrochemical Properties of Organic Quinoxaline via Electrolyte Interactions in Propylene Carbonate
Quinoxalines are highly sensitive to solvent and electrolyte interactions. For example, bare quinoxaline is active in acetonitrile at DFT-predicted potentials but is effectively dead in propylene carbonate. Electrochemical activation is achieved by addition of BF3-ligands. Read More
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The Unexpected Discovery of the Mg(HMDS)2/MgCl2 Complex as a Magnesium Electrolyte for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
A simple mixture of magnesium compounds: magnesium hexamethyldisilazide (Mg(HMDS)2) and magnesium chloride (MgCl2) was prepared to achieve reversible Mg deposition/dissolution, a wide electrochemical window, and a coulombic efficiency of 99%. Read More
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A Highly Active Nanostructured Metallic Oxide Cathode for Li-O2 Batteries
Synthesis of a low-cost nanocrystalline metallic metal oxide that shows very good ORR/OER properties in a Li-O2 cell, highlighting the importance of controlling the cathode interface to achieve better round-trip efficiency Read More
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Nanoparticle-Driven Assembly of Highly Conducting Hybrid Block Copolymer Electrolytes
The ionic conductivity of nanostructured SEO block copolymer electrolytes is closely related to the morphology Read More
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A Fundamental Study on the [(μ-Cl)3Mg2(THF)6]+ Dimer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries
First characterization of the long-sought [MgCl]+ species of the [(μ-Cl)3Mg2(THF)6]+ dimer electrolytes using a soft mass spectrometry, Subambient Pressure Ionization with Nanoelectrospray Mass spectrometry (SPIN-MS) Read More
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Recent Developments and Trends in Redox Flow Batteries
The recent activity for redox flow batteries and semi-flow systems was compiled and reviewed in this work. Read More
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Accelerating Electrolyte Discovery for Energy Storage with High Throughput Screening
We have developed a strategy to down-select a pool of candidates based on successive property evaluations and to eliminate unpromising candidates at an early stage. Read More
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The energy manhattan project that will change everything | Jeff Chamberlain | TEDxNaperville
Jeff Chamberlain gave a TEDx talk focused on the importance of energy storage and the role JCESR is taking in the quest for better batteries. Read More
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Realizing the Full Potential of Insertion Anodes for Mg-ion Batteries Through the Nano-Structuring of Sn
High resolution STEM and Density Functional Theory were used in tandem to analyze the performance of SbSn anodes for Mg-ion batteries, shedding light on transport mechanisms and transport limitations of Mg2+ ions in the structure Read More
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Spinel Compounds as Multivalent Battery Cathodes: A Systematic Evaluation Based on ab initio Calculations
A high-throughput strategy to systematically screen multivalent cathode materials based on comprehensive computational first-principles property evaluations has been developed and has been used to identify Mn2O4 as a feasible host candidate, with Ca2+ and possibly Mg2+ as mobile cations Read More
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Electrode Interface Dictates Oxygen Evolution from Lithium Peroxide in Li-O2 Batteries
Identification of the critical role the surface properties of metallic TiC & TiN supports play in Li-O2 electrochemistry. Oxygen evolution from bulk Li2O2 is enabled by "clean" surfaces but completely inhibited by 2-3 nm thick TiO2 films. Read More
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Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition with Self-Aligned Nanorod Structure
Using an electrolyte additive that can suppress Li dendrite formation and improve the performance of Li metal batteries, we have achieved for the first time the growth of dendrite-free lithium films with self-aligned and highly-compacted nanorod structure. Read More
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Liquid Catholyte Molecules for Non-aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
A new series of novel dimethoxybenzene based catholyte molecules were developed in order to further improve the solubility by tuning chemical structures Read More
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Synergistic Effects of Mixing Sulfone and Ionic Liquid as Safe Electrolytes for Lithium Sulfur Batteries
A strategy of mixing both an ionic liquid and sulfone is applied in Li-S batteries to give synergistic effects of reducing viscosity, increasing ionic conductivity, reducing polysulfide dissolution, and improving safety. Read More
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Understanding the Structural and Electronic Evolution of Li2MnO3 During Electron Irradiation Via Electron Microscopy
Electrochemical cycling induces irreversible changes to the oxide structure such as Li/O evolution and crystal rearrangements Read More
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Understanding Side Reactions in K-O2 Batteries for Improved Cycle Life: a Combined DFT and Experimental Study
First comprehensive study of side reactions that dictate the fundamental electrochemistry of K-O2 battery has been carried out Read More
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High Rate and Stable Cycling of Lithium Metal Anode
Lithium metal is an ideal battery anode. However, dendrite growth and limited CE during cycling have limited its practical applications. High CE (up to 99.1%) without dendrite growth is achieved by using highly concentrated electrolytes for lithium plating/stripping. Read More
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Mechanistic Insight into the Formation of Cationic Naked Nanocrystals Generated Under Equilibrium Control
Developed a class of ligand-stripping reagents that stabilize the nanocrystal (NC) surface during the stripping reaction, leading to improved dispersibility. Read More
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Imaging Heterogeneous Ion Transfer: Lithium Ion Quantification using Mercury Amalgams as In Situ Electrochemical Probes in Nonaqueous Media
Quantitative electrochemical probes for the in situ detection of reactive fluxes of alkaline ions in non-aqueous media were developed Read More