Yayuan Liu

TL;DR: The current understanding on Li anodes is summarized, the recent key progress in materials design and advanced characterization techniques are highlighted, and the opportunities and possible directions for future development ofLi anodes in applications are discussed.

TL;DR: A composite lithium metal anode is reported that exhibits low dimension variation (∼20%) during cycling and good mechanical flexibility and a full-cell battery with a LiCoO2 cathode shows good rate capability and flat voltage profiles.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile and general approach to catalyst development via surface oxidation of abundant carbon materials to significantly enhance both the activity and selectivity for H2O2 production by electrochemical oxygen reduction was demonstrated.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the Li2S decomposition energy barrier is associated with the binding between isolated Li ions and the sulfur in sulfides; this is the main reason that sulfide materials can induce lower overpotential compared with commonly used carbon materials.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the challenges and future research directions towards fast charging at the level of battery materials from mass transport, charge transfer and thermal management perspectives, and highlight advanced characterization techniques to understand the failure mechanisms of batteries during fast charging, which in turn would inform more rational battery designs.