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Electrochemical and Mechanical Understanding of Extruded and Solvent‐Cast Solid Polymer Electrolytes

ABSTRACT Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based on Poly(ethylene oxide)‐Lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (PEO–LiTFSI) are promising materials for solid‐state batteries. A comprehensive evaluation was conducted on their electrochemical and mechanical properties, with S...

Rethinking glyme electrolytes in sodium batteries: from passive solvents to active reaction media

Sodium-based batteries are emerging as promising alternatives to lithium technologies owing to the abundance and low cost of sodium. However, their performance is strongly governed by electrolyte chemistry. This perspective examines the role of glyme-based electrolytes in sodium...

How Crystallite Size and Topology Control Intrusion–Extrusion Hysteresis in Metal–Organic Frameworks

Heterogeneous lyophobic systems (HLSs) are of interest for diverse applications, including energy materials and column chromatography. Within these systems, tuneability is a key property to broaden the scope of application. In this work, we explore how the exogeneous property of...

Toward reliable solid-solid phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Polymer Fibrillar network-reinforced organic plastic crystals

Solid-solid phase change materials (PCMs) offer attractive advantages for thermal energy storage (TES), including leakage-free operation, reduced encapsulation requirements, and design flexibility. Among them, organic plastic crystals (OPCs) such as pentaglycerine (PG) and pentae...

Defect Topology Governs Lithiation Pathways in Graphite Anodes

ABSTRACT The electrochemical behavior of graphite anodes is strongly affected by structural disorder, yet graphite crystallinity is often described using averaged descriptors that do not resolve the underlying defect landscape. Here, we investigate a series of industrially releva...