Research area
Energy & Climate
Energy technologies, decarbonization and environmental protection.
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Evidence date ·Could a molecular coating ease solid-state battery manufacturing?
PreprintTracked over timeA preprint reports a coating that kept a sulfide electrolyte conductive for two days at 33% relative humidity, a possible step toward easier manufacturing.
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Evidence date ·How rapid alternating current could warm a solid-state battery
PreprintTracked over timeA 2024 preprint tests electrical self-heating in small solid-state cells, with rapid pack warming and low heating costs predicted by simulations.
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Evidence date ·How changing a battery ceramic’s recipe shifts lithium-ion movement
PreprintTracked over timeA November 2024 preprint varied a ceramic recipe and found its best lithium-ion conductivity at x = 0.05; battery use remains conditional.
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Evidence date ·A close-up view of an oxide microbattery in operation
PreprintTracked over timeIn situ microscopy watches cracks form in a lithium-carrying solid electrolyte, alongside shrinking particles and lost crystal order in a microbattery.
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Evidence date ·How a cerium-based filler changes a polymer battery electrolyte
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA cerium-based filler shows promise for lithium transport in a polymer electrolyte at 60 °C. Room-temperature performance remains unclear from the supplied abstract.
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Evidence date ·Related atomic frameworks may help lithium cross a battery boundary
PreprintTracked over timeA computational preprint pairs two related battery solids, estimates electrolyte conductivity at 2.01 mS/cm, and finds lithium removal changes interface stability.
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Evidence date ·How ceramic particles and a deforming polymer shape contact with lithium
PreprintTracked over timeA preprint models contact between lithium and a ceramic-filled polymer under pressure, while leaving lithium-ion movement out of the calculation.
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Evidence date ·From crystal-structure data to a tested battery electrolyte recipe
PreprintTracked over timeResearchers tested three AI-recommended ceramic compositions. The copper sample exceeded a literature conductivity benchmark; battery gains remain unproven.
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Evidence date ·What changes when a battery model smooths out its inner structure
PreprintTracked over timeAn August 2024 preprint compares detailed and averaged battery simulations, showing how geometry can alter cycling predictions across design inputs.
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Evidence date ·How a battery material might correct uneven lithium growth
PreprintTracked over timeA 2024 preprint models how uneven lithium growth can open voids and focus current, then proposes traveling chemical signals to correct the surface.