Kuirong Deng

TL;DR: The facile approach of the SIPE provides an effective and promising electrolyte for safe, long-life, and high-rate lithium metal batteries.

TL;DR: In this article, the current status of SIC-GPEs in terms of designs, preparation methods, electrochemical performances and applications is described in a review, and the development directions and future prospects of single-ion conducting gel polymer electrolytes are also discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of non-flammable Li-ion batteries and non-gaseous gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) is presented, in terms of flame retardant mechanism, characterization methods of flammability limits, flame-retardant additives, non-flammable solvents, preparation methods, and electrochemical performances.

TL;DR: This work demonstrates the facile and efficient synthesis of a novel environmentally friendly CO2-based multifunctional polycarbonate single-ion-conducting polymer electrolyte with good electrochemical performance and provides an interesting design way to synthesize an all-solid-state electrolyte used for different lithium batteries.

TL;DR: Li et al. as discussed by the authors designed and fabricated a single-ion conducting artificial SEI layer for high-performance lithium metal anodes, which is both chemically and mechanically stable during cycling and protects lithium metal from corrosion by electrolytes.