Bin Chen

TL;DR: A detailed review of the advancements made in the design of flexible battery components: the metal electrode, the electrolyte membrane, and the air electrode can be found in this paper, where the effects of operating conditions on battery performance characteristics and durabilities are discussed, including the effect of the operating temperature and the contaminants commonly encountered in ambient air.

TL;DR: An approach to realizing full thermo-mechanical compatibility between the cathode and other cell components by introducing a thermal-expansion offset is demonstrated and the introduction of reactive negative-thermal-exp expansion components may provide a general strategy for the development of fully compatible and highly active electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells.

TL;DR: In this article, an electrode composed of Co3O4 nanowire-assembled clusters is developed for high performance rechargeable Zn-based batteries with high energy density, energy efficiency, and cycling stability.

TL;DR: In this article, a new hybrid system consisting of a thermoelectric generator, a thermal cooler and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is proposed to recover the waste heat from SOFCs for performance enhancement.

TL;DR: A novel hybrid Zn battery is reported which is composed of a nanostructured transition metal oxide-based positive electrode and a Zn foil negative electrode in an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, demonstrating not only good rechargeability and stability, but also reasonable mechanical deformation without noticeable degradation in performance.