Preparation of doped spinel LiMn2O4 cathode using α-MnO2 for high-performance Li-ion batteries by Jean Pierre Mwizerwa, Khuram Usman, Sefiu Abolaji Rasaki, Pamphile Ndagijimana

“… The spinel LiMn2O4 (LMO) has become one of the most promising candidate cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This is due to its low cost, resulting from the earth-abundant manganese (Mn). …”
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Metal Sourcing For a Sustainable Future by Ortwin Renn, Richard Gloaguen, Christina Benighaus, Leila Ajjabou, Ludger Benighaus, Virginia Del Rio, Javier Gómez, Sari Kauppi, Michaela Keßelring, Moritz Kirsch, Marko Komac, Juha Kotilainen, Elena Kozlovskaya, Jari Lyytimaki, Cathryn McCallum, Tuija Mononen, Jouni Nevalainen, Lasse Peltonen, Jukka-Pekka Ranta, Stephane Ruiz, Jon Russill, Frank Wagner

“…Mining activities are typically considered as unsustainable but, at the same time, metals such as cobalt and lithium are essential to sustain the energy transition. …”
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Surface molecular engineering to enable processing of sulfide solid electrolytes in humid ambient air by Mengchen Liu, Jessica J. Hong, Elias Sebti, Ke Zhou, Shen Wang, Shijie Feng, Tyler Pennebaker, Zeyu Hui, Qiushi Miao, Ershuang Lu, Nimrod Harpak, Sicen Yu, Jianbin Zhou, Jeong Woo Oh, Min-Sang Song, Jian Luo, Raphaële J. Clément, Ping Liu

“…However, their hypersensitivity to moisture requires processing environments that are not compatible with today’s lithium-ion battery manufacturing infrastructure. …”
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Enhancing the ductility of cast Mg-Li alloys via dispersed α-Mg phase mitigating the dimension and distribution of interspersed eutectics along grain boundaries by Yu Wang, Ziyang Xia, Jingpeng Xiong, Gang Zeng, Penghao Wang, Lan Luo, Ruizhi Wu, Jian Wang, Yong Liu

“…Mg-Li alloys with high lithium concentrations possess a lightweight body-centered cubic (BCC) matrix structure (β-Li). …”
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Silicon-based all-solid-state batteries operating free from external pressure by Zhiyong Zhang, Xiuli Zhang, Yan Liu, Chaofei Lan, Xiang Han, Shanpeng Pei, Linshan Luo, Pengfei Su, Ziqi Zhang, Jingjing Liu, Zhengliang Gong, Cheng Li, Guangyang Lin, Cheng Li, Wei Huang, Ming-Sheng Wang, Songyan Chen

“…The resultant uniform electric field at the anode|SSE interface eliminates the need for high external pressure and simultaneously enables a twofold enhancement of the lithium-ion flux at the anode interface. Such an efficient ionic/electronic transport system also facilitates the uniform release of cycling expansion stresses from the Si particles and stabilizes bulk-phase and interfacial structure of anode. …”
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