Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Battery Electrode and Electrolyte Materials
This community develops the core components for high-energy-density rechargeable batteries, focusing on lithium-ion and all-solid-state architectures for energy storage.
The research centers on the chemistry and physics of battery electrodes and electrolytes. Recurring subjects include lithium metal anodes, silicon anodes, and layered oxide cathodes. A major strand of work involves solid electrolytes, including ceramic and polymer variants, and the interfaces between these components, such as the solid electrolyte interphase. The work addresses specific engineering challenges like dendrite growth, fast charging capabilities, and stability under extreme operating conditions.
Lithium research accounts for the largest share of this community's output, representing 32.5% of all lithium research tracked, with 11,003 papers in this group. Silicon and manganese also appear frequently, contributing 6.3% and 4.2% of their respective element research, respectively.
The community comprises 28,438 papers, published primarily in the Journal of Power Sources, Electrochimica Acta, and the Journal of The Electrochemical Society.
Recent work continues to focus on advanced electrolyte designs, including polymer solvation tailoring and solid electrolyte interphase mechanics, as well as the development of high-energy-density lithium metal and solid-state battery systems.
Papers behind this description
- Electrolyte design for Li-ion batteries under extreme operating conditions — Nature, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05627-8
- Comprehensive review of lithium-ion battery materials and development challenges — Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.rser.2024.114783
- Solid electrolyte interphases in lithium metal batteries — Joule, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.08.007
- A non-academic perspective on the future of lithium-based batteries — Nature Communications, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41467-023-35933-2
- Fast charging of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries — Nature, 2022 — doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05281-0
- Designing electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries — Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00557-z
- Lithium Batteries and the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI)—Progress and Outlook — Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 — doi:10.1002/aenm.202203307
- High‐Energy Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Recent Progress and a Promising Future in Applications — Energy & environment materials, 2022 — doi:10.1002/eem2.12450
- Tailoring polymer electrolyte solvation for 600 Wh kg−1 lithium batteries — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09565-z
- Dendrite initiation and propagation in lithium metal solid-state batteries — Nature, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05970-4
- Side Reactions/Changes in Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Mechanisms and Strategies for Creating Safer and Better Batteries — Advanced Materials, 2024 — doi:10.1002/adma.202401482
- A lithium superionic conductor for millimeter-thick battery electrode — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.add7138
- The contrast between monovalent and multivalent metal battery anodes — Science, 2025 — doi:10.1126/science.adl5482
- Dynamic diels-alder reaction crosslinked metal-organic framework/poly (ionic liquid) composite solid electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries — Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139638
- Probing the heterogeneous nature of LiF in solid–electrolyte interphases — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09498-7
- Applications and Advances of Machine Learning in the Development of Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries — ACS Omega, 2025 — doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c08467
- Single‐Molecule Dual‐Anchor Design Enables Extreme‐Condition Lithium Metal Batteries Through Solvation Reconstruction and Cathode Polymerization — Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025 — doi:10.1002/anie.202513321
- Single-Crystal vs Polycrystalline Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries — Chemical Reviews, 2025 — doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00441