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9 Citations
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29 March 2023

Sulfide-based solid electrolytes exhibit good formability and superior ionic conductivity. However, these electrolytes can react with atmospheric moisture to generate H2S gas, resulting in performance degradation. In this study, we attempted to impro...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,687 Views
15 Pages

27 June 2025

In this study, we investigate the environmental stability of the sulfide-based argyrodite solid electrolyte Li6PS5Cl0.5Br0.5, a promising candidate for all-solid-state lithium batteries due to its high ionic conductivity and favorable mechanical prop...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,006 Views
18 Pages

Improving the Stability of High-Voltage Lithium Cobalt Oxide with a Multifunctional Electrolyte Additive: Interfacial Analyses

  • Xing-Qun Liao,
  • Feng Li,
  • Chang-Ming Zhang,
  • Zhou-Lan Yin,
  • Guo-Cong Liu and
  • Jin-Gang Yu

28 February 2021

In recent years, various attempts have been made to meet the increasing demand for high energy density of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The increase in voltage can improve the capacity and the voltage platform performance of the electrode materials....

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,071 Views
10 Pages

28 October 2021

This study presents tributyl acetylcitrate (TBAC) as a novel ecofriendly high flash point and high boiling point solvent for electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries. The flash point (TFP=217C) and the boiling point (TBP=331C) of TBAC are approximatel...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,252 Views
11 Pages

29 July 2023

YSZ is a promising material for resistive memory devices due to its high concentration of oxygen vacancies, which provide the high anion migration rates crucial for the manifestation of resistance switching in metal oxides. Therefore, investigating t...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,441 Views
10 Pages

In this study, a new electrolyte additive 1,3,5-tri-2-propenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-(1H, 3H, 5H)-trione (TAIC) for lithium-ion batteries is reported. The additive is introduced as a novel electrolyte additive to enhance electrochemical performances o...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,184 Views
14 Pages

5 December 2018

A modified polyphosphazene was synthesized using a mixed substitution at phosphorus consisting of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy side groups and anionic trifluoroborate groups. The primary goal was to increase the low lithium ion conductivities of the con...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1,004 Views
10 Pages

The Origin of Improved Cycle Stability of Li-O2 Batteries Using High-Concentration Electrolytes

  • Wei Fan,
  • Xu Liu,
  • Guangqian Li,
  • Ke Yu,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Min Lei,
  • Ce Zhen,
  • Lei Miao,
  • Jialiang Wang and
  • Licheng Miao
  • + 3 authors

23 September 2025

The intrinsic instability of organic electrolytes seriously impedes practical applications of lithium–oxygen (Li-O2) batteries. Recent studies have shown that the use of high-concentration electrolytes can suppress the decomposition reaction of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
13,961 Views
25 Pages

9 July 2021

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLB) are very promising for the future development of next generation lithium battery systems due to their increased energy density and improved safety. ASSLB employing Solid Polymer Electrolytes (SPE) and Solid C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,590 Views
12 Pages

On the Thermal Stability of Selected Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Na-Ion Batteries

  • Ruslan R. Samigullin,
  • Zoya V. Bobyleva,
  • Maxim V. Zakharkin,
  • Emiliya V. Zharikova,
  • Marina G. Rozova,
  • Oleg A. Drozhzhin and
  • Evgeny V. Antipov

10 August 2024

Sodium-ion batteries are a technology rapidly approaching widespread adoption, so studying the thermal stability and safety of their components is a pressing issue. In this work, we employed differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and ex situ powder...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
2,853 Views
15 Pages

The poor thermal stability of polypropylene (PP) separators poses risks of electrolyte leakage and battery short-circuiting, limiting their application in lithium metal batteries (LMBs). To address these challenges, a gel polymer membrane was designe...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,401 Views
27 Pages

QC and MD Modelling for Predicting the Electrochemical Stability Window of Electrolytes: New Estimating Algorithm

  • Yuri A. Dobrovolsky,
  • Margarita G. Ilyina,
  • Elizaveta Y. Evshchik,
  • Edward M. Khamitov,
  • Alexander V. Chernyak,
  • Anna V. Shikhovtseva,
  • Tatiana I. Melnikova,
  • Olga V. Bushkova and
  • Sophia S. Borisevich

18 December 2022

The electrolyte is an important component of lithium-ion batteries, especially when it comes to cycling high-voltage cathode materials. In this paper, we propose an algorithm for estimating both the oxidising and reducing potential of electrolytes us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,139 Views
14 Pages

22 October 2022

The poor operational stability of electrolytes is a persistent impediment in building redox flow battery technology; choosing suitable stability additives is usually the research direction to solve this problem. The effects of five phosphate containi...

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  • Open Access
826 Views
16 Pages

A Stability Study of [Cu(I)(dmby)2]TFSI in Biopolymer-Based Aqueous Quasi-Solid Electrolytes

  • Giulia Adriana Bracchini,
  • Elvira Maria Bauer,
  • Claudia Mazzuca and
  • Marilena Carbone

14 August 2025

In the field of advanced electrical energy conversion and storage, remarkable attention has been given to the development of new, more sustainable electrolytes. In this regard, the combination of redox shuttles with aqueous bio-polymer gels seems to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,030 Views
10 Pages

Morphology and Structural Stability of Bismuth-Gadolinium Co-Doped Ceria Electrolyte Nanopowders

  • Grazia Accardo,
  • Luca Spiridigliozzi,
  • Gianfranco Dell’Agli,
  • Sung Pil Yoon and
  • Domenico Frattini

28 September 2019

The reduction of the sintering temperature of doped ceria ceramics remains an open challenge for their real exploitation as electrolytes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFCs) at the industrial level. In this work, we have used...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,266 Views
16 Pages

Coupling of Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate Additives with LiPF6 Electrolytes for Improving Thermal Stability and Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • M. Thien Phung,
  • T. Thu Phuong Vu,
  • Seung Beop Lee,
  • Ing Kong,
  • Min Kim,
  • Mohammad Shaheer Akhtar and
  • O-Bong Yang

22 August 2025

The flammability and volatility of conventional lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6)-based electrolytes with organic carbonate solvents remain critical issues to the safety and thermal stability of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This study investigates...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,512 Views
9 Pages

Comparative Study of Stability against Moisture for Solid Garnet Electrolytes with Different Dopants

  • Li Huang,
  • Jian Gao,
  • Zhijie Bi,
  • Ning Zhao,
  • Jipeng Wu,
  • Qiu Fang,
  • Xuefeng Wang,
  • Yong Wan and
  • Xiangxin Guo

27 April 2022

The cubic garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 (c-LLZO) is one of the most promising solid electrolytes due to its high ionic conductivity and large electrochemical window. However, the critical issue of Li2CO3 formation on the c-LLZO surface when exposed to air is p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,766 Views
15 Pages

Long-Term Stability Improvement of Non-Toxic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells via Poly(ethylene oxide) Gel Electrolytes for Future Textile-Based Solar Cells

  • Jan Lukas Storck,
  • Marius Dotter,
  • Sonia Adabra,
  • Michelle Surjawidjaja,
  • Bennet Brockhagen and
  • Timo Grothe

18 December 2020

To overcome the long-term stability problems of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) due to solvent evaporation and leakage, gelling the electrolyte with polymers is an appropriate option. Especially for future applications of textile-based DSSCs, which...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,846 Views
36 Pages

Ca-, Mg-, Sc-, and Y-Stabilized Zirconia: High-Performance Support Material for Dry Reforming of Methane and Solid-Electrolyte Material for Fuel Cell

  • Salma A. Al-Zahrani,
  • Yuvrajsinh Rajput,
  • Kirankumar J. Chaudhary,
  • Ahmed S. Al-Fatesh,
  • Fekri Abdulraqeb Ahmed Ali,
  • Ahmed Mohamed El-Toni,
  • Abdulaziz A. M. Abahussain,
  • Rayed Alshareef,
  • Rawesh Kumar and
  • Ahmed I. Osman

21 March 2025

Our planet is currently facing dual challenges of global warming and energy crisis. The heavy reliance of the energy sector on fossil fuels significantly contributes to the accumulation of greenhouse gases, such as CH4 and CO2, in the environment atm...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,276 Views
17 Pages

Determining the Oxidation Stability of Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Dynamics

  • Elizaveta Y. Evshchik,
  • Sophia S. Borisevich,
  • Margarita G. Ilyina,
  • Edward M. Khamitov,
  • Alexander V. Chernyak,
  • Tatiana A. Pugacheva,
  • Valery G. Kolmakov,
  • Olga V. Bushkova and
  • Yuri A. Dobrovolsky

Determining the oxidation potential (OP) of lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrolytes using theoretical methods will significantly speed up and simplify the process of creating a new generation high-voltage battery. The algorithm for calculating OP shou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,079 Views
15 Pages

19 December 2020

Alongside efficiency, long-term stability of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is a key factor regarding their commercialization. One suitable and cost-effective method to increase the long-term stability is to prevent leakage and evaporation of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,123 Views
11 Pages

In this work, a method for capillary electrophoresis (CE) hyphenated to a high-resolution mass spectrometer was presented for monitoring the stability of anions in ionic liquids (ILs) and in commonly used lithium ion battery (LIB) electrolytes. The i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,318 Views
14 Pages

23 June 2021

The electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is subject of constant innovation, as the problems of leakage and drying greatly reduce the long-term stability of a device. One possible way to solve these problems is the use of gel polymer ele...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,293 Views
16 Pages

3 July 2023

Dye-sensitized solar cells have been under development for the last three decades but are yet to see the market. This has been attributed to stability issues of the electrolyte in the cell. Electrolytes can be liquid, quasi-solid, or solid. Liquid el...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,154 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of Electrochemical Stability of Sulfonated Anthraquinone-Based Acidic Electrolyte for Redox Flow Battery Application

  • Petr Mazúr,
  • Jiří Charvát,
  • Jindřich Mrlík,
  • Jaromír Pocedič,
  • Jiří Akrman,
  • Lubomír Kubáč,
  • Barbora Řeháková and
  • Juraj Kosek

24 April 2021

Despite intense research in the field of aqueous organic redox flow batteries, low molecular stability of electroactive compounds limits further commercialization. Additionally, currently used methods typically cannot differentiate between individual...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,530 Views
11 Pages

27 January 2004

The thermodynamic stability limits of specific adsorption at the polarized liquid metal/ electrolyte solution interface are studied. Here the reversible starting and disappearance of the electroadsorption effects at a threshold potential are revealed...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,964 Views
8 Pages

25 January 2021

Lithium metal anode still confronts a series of problems at the way to commercialization though it has advantages in high energy density. The formation of Li dendrite is the major limitation need to be conquered. Here, a facile and simple LiSn alloy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,897 Views
16 Pages

Testing the Stability of NASICON Solid Electrolyte in Seawater Batteries

  • Mihaela Iordache,
  • Anisoara Oubraham,
  • Simona Borta,
  • George Ungureanu and
  • Adriana Marinoiu

22 October 2024

Rechargeable batteries play a crucial role in the utilization of renewable energy sources. Energy storage systems (ESSs) are designed to store renewable energy efficiently for immediate use. The market for energy storage systems heavily relies on lit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,545 Views
14 Pages

Potential Dependent Structure and Stability of Cu(111) in Neutral Phosphate Electrolyte

  • Yvonne Grunder,
  • Jack Beane,
  • Adam Kolodziej,
  • Christopher A. Lucas and
  • Paramaconi Rodriguez

24 February 2019

Copper and copper oxide electrode surfaces are suitable for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 and produce a range of products, with the product selectivity being strongly influenced by the surface structure of the copper electrode. In this paper,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,778 Views
14 Pages

24 October 2022

In this current work, propargyl methacrylate (PMA) was successfully adopted to be an efficient electrolyte additive to stabilize the formation of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer on mesoporous carbon microbeads (MCMB) in Li-ion batteries, es...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,417 Views
11 Pages

Long-Cycle Stability of In Situ Ultraviolet Curable Organic/Inorganic Composite Electrolyte for Solid-State Batteries

  • Xinghua Liang,
  • Yuying Wang,
  • Zhida Liang,
  • Ge Yan,
  • Lingxiao Lan,
  • Yujiang Wang,
  • Xueli Shi,
  • Shuhong Yun and
  • Meihong Huang

23 December 2023

Lithium-ion solid-state batteries with spinel Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) electrodes have significant advantages, such as stability, long life, and good multiplication performance. In this work, the LTO electrode was obtained by the atmospheric plasma spraying m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,511 Views
14 Pages

2 October 2022

In this work, phenyl methanesulfonate (PMS) is evaluated as an additive to enhance the cyclic stability of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on a graphite electrode. According to the theoretical results obtained from density functional theory (DFT)...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,839 Views
14 Pages

Interface Stability between Na3Zr2Si2PO12 Solid Electrolyte and Sodium Metal Anode for Quasi-Solid-State Sodium Battery

  • Ramakumar Sampathkumar,
  • María Echeverría,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Michel Armand and
  • Montserrat Galceran

23 December 2022

Solid electrolytes are renowned for their nonflammable, dendrite-blocking qualities, which also exhibit stability over large potential windows. NASICON-type Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12 (NZSP) is a well-known solid electrolyte material for sodium metal batteri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,802 Views
14 Pages

17 January 2023

The stability of Li3.8Ge0.9S0.1O4 lithium-conducting solid electrolyte versus lithium metal and Li–V bronze Li1.3V3O8 is studied in the present research. Isothermal heat treatment and thermal analysis of the mixtures of Li1.3V3O8 and Li3.8Ge0.9...

  • Review
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199 Views
38 Pages

28 January 2026

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) represent a topic of extreme interest in the research field, especially because the materials used are cheaper than those in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In SIBs, the choice of cathodes and electrolytes is very important...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,330 Views
19 Pages

19 January 2023

Mechanical stability of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is crucial to mitigate the capacity fade of lithium–ion batteries because the rupture of the SEI layer results in further consumption of lithium ions in newly generated SEI layers....

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,850 Views
10 Pages

Agglomeration-Free and Air-Inert Garnet for Upgrading PEO/Garnet Composite Solid State Electrolyte

  • Jun Cheng,
  • Hongqiang Zhang,
  • Deping Li,
  • Yuanyuan Li,
  • Zhen Zeng,
  • Fengjun Ji,
  • Youri Wei,
  • Xiao Xu,
  • Qing Sun and
  • Lijie Ci
  • + 2 authors

23 September 2022

Due to the intrinsically high ionic conductivity and good interfacial stability towards lithium, garnet-type solid electrolytes are usually introduced into polymer electrolytes as fillers to prepare polymer/garnet composite electrolytes, which can im...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,085 Views
21 Pages

18 February 2025

While 1 M LiPF6 has been widely adopted as the standard electrolyte in current LIBs, its chemical instability has reduced the battery’s cycling stability by, for instance, accelerating the dissolution of transition metals from electrode materia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,343 Views
9 Pages

8 October 2024

Mg-based alloy anodes suffer from severe corrosion in alkaline electrolytes, which substantially impedes their cycle life and thereby limits their suitability as anode materials for nickel–metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. This work modifies the...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,422 Views
7 Pages

26 October 2021

The catalytic activity and stability of an iron-nickel based oxygen-deficient perovskite for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are drastically improved with the ppm additive of Fe ions to the alkaline electrolyte. The enhancement is attributed to a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,568 Views
15 Pages

High Flashpoint and Eco-Friendly Electrolyte Solvent for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Marco Ströbel,
  • Larissa Kiefer,
  • Julia Pross-Brakhage,
  • Jessica Hemmerling,
  • Philipp Finster,
  • Carlos Ziebert and
  • Kai Peter Birke

Since Sony launched the commercial lithium-ion cell in 1991, the composition of the liquid electrolytes has changed only slightly. The electrolyte consists of highly flammable solvents and thus poses a safety risk. Solid-state ion conductors, classif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,983 Views
12 Pages

Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based electrolyte is considered to be one of the most promising polymer electrolytes for lithium metal batteries. However, a narrow electrochemical stability window and poor compatibility at electrode-electrolyte interfaces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
8,557 Views
15 Pages

In this paper, we present the characteristics and performance of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF). The membranes were prepared via a phase-inversion method (non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS)). A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
24,232 Views
16 Pages

Vanadium Electrolyte for All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Batteries: The Effect of the Counter Ion

  • Nataliya Roznyatovskaya,
  • Jens Noack,
  • Heiko Mild,
  • Matthias Fühl,
  • Peter Fischer,
  • Karsten Pinkwart,
  • Jens Tübke and
  • Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

18 January 2019

In this study, 1.6 M vanadium electrolytes in the oxidation forms V(III) and V(V) were prepared from V(IV) in sulfuric (4.7 M total sulphate), V(IV) in hydrochloric (6.1 M total chloride) acids, as well as from 1:1 mol mixture of V(III) and V(IV) (de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,915 Views
12 Pages

17 January 2024

The problem of lithium dendrite growth has persistently hindered the advancement of lithium metal batteries. Lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON), functioning as an amorphous solid electrolyte, is extensively employed as an artificial solid electrol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,940 Views
12 Pages

Bactericidal Effect and Associated Properties of Non-Electrolytic Hypochlorite Water on Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria

  • Xiangyu Gao,
  • Xueqiang Liu,
  • Jialin He,
  • Hanbing Huang,
  • Xiaoya Qi and
  • Jianxiong Hao

16 December 2022

This study investigated the broad-spectrum bactericidal activity of non-electrolytic hypochlorite water (NEHW) and detected its hydroxyl radical content compared with that of slightly acidic electrolytic water (SAEW). Based on the results of UV scann...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4,481 Views
43 Pages

9 August 2025

Rising incidents of critical lithium-ion battery (LIB) accidents highlight the pressing demand for safety enhancements that do not degrade the electrochemical performance parameters. This article provides a comprehensive overview of thermal failure m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
272 Views
16 Pages

29 January 2026

The stability of the electrolyte is very important for the development of high-performance all-solid-state lithium batteries. To improve the stability of electrolyte performance, it is essential to first understand the causes of its deterioration. Ph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,387 Views
9 Pages

Destabilization Mechanism of Ionic Surfactant on Curcumin Nanocrystal against Electrolytes

  • Heni Rachmawati,
  • Annisa Rahma,
  • Loaye Al Shaal,
  • Rainer H. Müller and
  • Cornelia M. Keck

18 October 2016

We have successfully developed curcumin nanosuspension intended for oral delivery. The main purpose is to improve bioavailability through enhancing its solubility. The nanoparticles were stabilized using various stabilizers, including polyvinyl pyrro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
444 Views
17 Pages

A Flame-Retardant Cyclophosphazene as an Electrolyte Component for Si-Graphite Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Yulia Vlasova,
  • Sergei Potapov,
  • Mikhail Kokontsev,
  • Shakhboz Isokjanov,
  • Olesia Karakulina,
  • Alena Komayko,
  • Alina Inozemtseva,
  • Viacheslav Savin,
  • Lidiya Minaeva and
  • Valery Krivetskiy
  • + 2 authors

Silicon-graphite anodes offer a practical route to increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but their widespread adoption is hampered by cyclic instability due to huge volume changes of silicon during lithiation/delithiation proce...

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