Quaternized Polysulfone as a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with High Ionic Conductivity for All-Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries

DOI: 10.3390/membranes15040102 Authors: Luis Javier Salazar-Gastélum, Alejandro Arredondo‐Espínola, Sergio Pérez‐Sicairos, Lorena Álvarez‐Contreras, Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra‐Balcázar Abstract: Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are gaining attention as viable...

Black goes green: single-step solvent exchange for sol-gel synthesis of carbon spherogels as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

DOI: 10.1039/d3ya00480e Authors: Miralem Salihović, Emmanuel Pameté, Stefanie Arnold, Irena Sulejmani, Theresa Bartschmid, Nicola Hüsing, Gerhard Fritz‐Popovski, Chaochao Dun, Jeffrey J. Urban, Volker Presser, Michael S. Elsaesser Abstract: Nanoporous carbon materials...

Quantification of electrochemically accessible iridium oxide surface area with mercury underpotential deposition

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp8911 Authors: Jane Edgington, Sejal Vispute, Ruihan Li, Adrien Deberghes, Linsey C. Seitz Abstract: Research drives development of sustainable electrocatalytic technologies, but efforts are hindered by inconsistent reporting of advances in...

Structural evolution during solution-based synthesis of Li₇P₃S₁₁ solid electrolyte by synchrotron X-ray total scattering

DOI: 10.1039/d3ta02326e Authors: Bowen Shao, Ratnottam Das, Yonglin Huang, Ruihao Deng, Sara Seelman, Fudong Han Abstract: Synchrotron X-ray total scattering and pair distribution function analysis are used to investigate the structural changes during solution...

Beneficial vs. Inhibiting Passivation by the Native Lithium Solid Electrolyte Interphase Revealed by Electrochemical Li+ Exchange

DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-j04d3 Authors: Gustavo M. Hobold, Kyeong‐Ho Kim, Betar M. Gallant Abstract: Despite being a leading candidate to meet stringent energy targets of Li-ion batteries, the lithium (Li) metal anode has yet to achieve Coulombic efficiency (CE)...