Lithium batteries: Status, prospects and future

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the differences of physical components and chemical compositions among various spent rechargeable lithium batteries (RLBs) and found that the average of total weight of the separator, the anode and the cathode accounted for over 60% of all the RLBs.

TL;DR: The large pore volume deduced from the skeleton structure of the SnO2/graphene composite spheres increases the penetration of electrolyte and the diffusion of lithium ions and also significantly enhances the structural integrity by acting as a mechanical buffer.

TL;DR: In this article, a new and facile synthesis of a tin-carbon nanocomposite and its electrochemical characterization is presented, which shows very stable cycling performance in a suitable potential range, and specific capacities of more than 180, 150, 130, and 90% for an applied specific current of 12.2.

TL;DR: In this article, a single-layer NMC/graphite pouch cell is investigated by means of differential local potential measurements during various operation scenarios and the results indicate that cell inhomogeneity is positively coupled to temperature, i.e. the lower the temperature, the more uniform the electrodes will be utilized.

TL;DR: This review describes some recent developments in the discovery of nanoelectrolytes and nanoeLECTrodes for lithium batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors and the advantages and disadvantages of the nanoscale in materials design for such devices.

TL;DR: It is reported that electrodes made of nanoparticles of transition-metal oxides (MO), where M is Co, Ni, Cu or Fe, demonstrate electrochemical capacities of 700 mA h g-1, with 100% capacity retention for up to 100 cycles and high recharging rates.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the feasibility to approach such capacities by creating highly ordered interwoven composites, where conductive mesoporous carbon framework precisely constrains sulphur nanofiller growth within its channels and generates essential electrical contact to the insulating sulphur.

TL;DR: Some of the recent scientific advances in nanomaterials, and especially in nanostructured materials, for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are reviewed.