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Sun et al. show that low polarizability solvents form anion-rich solvates with good Li+ transport and stable interphase formation ability in electrolytes for Li metal batteries, with practical demonstrations at low temperature and in a 7.5 Ah pouch cell.
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Solvent polarizability governs Li⁺ transport kinetics for high energy lithium metal batteries

Nature Communications - Understanding factors that influence Li+ transport in liquid electrolytes is required for high-energy lithium metal batteries. Here, authors show that low polarizability...

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Registration closes 10 September for the 5th Immuno-Metabolic Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis Conference in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Join Senior Scientific Editor Laura Corradi at the upcoming @Fusion_Conf meeting! Register here: bit.ly/4xGP11M #IMMA
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Editors often see studies that overstate impact which can undermine trust rather than build it. Our new Editorial argues limitations aren't a flaw to hide and should not be an afterthought. They're a strength to build research on, especially in Engineering nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Push until it breaks: engineering is stronger when we know its limits

Nature Communications - Engineering and applied science papers too often stop at what succeeds. We ask authors to push their assumptions, methods, models, or devices until they falter, and to...

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Aqueous zinc batteries are promising for safe energy storage but suffer from low specific energy. Here, Liu et al. report a solid-solid interfacial conversion mechanism, achieving high zinc utilization across cell formats with a 4 e- Zn||I2 pouch cell delivering 116.8 Wh kg-1.
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Unlocking bipolar electrode-electrolyte solid-solid conversion in aqueous zinc-halogen batteries...

Nature Communications - Aqueous zinc batteries are promising for safe energy storage but suffer from low specific energy. Here, authors report solid-solid interfacial conversion mechanisms,...

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Aqueous zinc batteries lose capacity while resting, limiting their use for grid storage. Here, Wu et al. show that low zinc salt concentration electrolytes suppress zinc corrosion by reducing reactive solvated water and maintain long cycling stability.
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Dilute electrolytes for suppressing metal anode corrosion during calendar aging and cycling in...

Nature Communications - Aqueous zinc batteries lose capacity while resting, limiting their use for grid storage. Here, authors show that low Zn2+ concentration electrolytes suppress zinc corrosion...

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Internal cracks limit the durability of layered oxide positive electrodes in high-voltage Li-ion batteries. Zhao et al. show that phase transitions and lattice oxygen migration jointly drive crack propagation in LiCoO2, with trapped oxygen gas contributing to structural failure.
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Origin of crack propagation in lithium cobalt oxide positive electrode for lithium-ion batteries

Nature Communications - Internal cracks limit the durability of layered oxide positive electrodes in high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. Here, the authors reveal that phase transitions and lattice...

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Rongfu Xu et al. tailor cellulose hydroxyl chemistry to create multifunctional binders that stabilize aqueous zinc battery electrodes, boosting capacity, cycling stability, rate performance, and enabling more sustainable battery designs.
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Hydroxyl chemistry regulation of cellulose biopolymers for aqueous zinc battery binders

Nature Communications - Cellulose is an abundant and sustainable material, but its molecular chemistry remains underused in battery design. Here, authors tailor cellulose hydroxyl chemistry to...

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Anode-less aqueous zinc batteries promise safe, energy-dense storage but are limited by zinc loss. Zhao et al. reveal galvanic corrosion as a key failure path and design a hybrid interface to suppress parasitic reactions and promote dense/reversible Zn deposition
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Minimizing galvanic corrosion for durable anode-less aqueous zinc batteries

Nature Communications - Anode-less aqueous zinc batteries promise safe, energy-dense storage but are limited by zinc loss. Here, authors reveal galvanic corrosion as a key failure pathway and...

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Zinc-based batteries offer safe energy storage but are limited by damaging dendrite growth. Here, Zeyu Wang et al. report a zinc specific nucleation model and stability metric to design an electrolyte that prevents dendrites and stabilizes long-lasting batteries
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Revisiting Zn-specific nucleation via a dimensionless factor to quantify interfacial electrochemi...

Nature Communications - Zinc-based batteries offer safe energy storage but are limited by damaging dendrite growth. Here, authors report a zinc-specific nucleation model and a stability metric to...

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We are hiring: Associate or Senior Editor to handle battery and energy storage content at Nature Communications. Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Pune or New Delhi springernature.wd3.myworkday…
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In this comment, Prof. Jier Huang, @AKing_MatSci et al. outline common pitfalls and offer recommendations for using transient absorption spectroscopy in MOF and COF photocatalysts, emphasizing clear data presentation to enable deeper mechanistic insights. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

A guide to transient absorption spectroscopy for porous crystalline materials in photocatalysis

Nature Communications - Transient absorption spectroscopy has become an increasingly accessible method for probing the fundamental mechanisms of photocatalytic reaction and has provided important...

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🚨New collection🚨 Initially Anode-less and Anode-free Batteries We welcome submissions studying current collectors, electrolytes, and interfacial chemistry that overcome the demanding conditions in initially anode-less and anode-free batteries🔋 nature.com/collections/agfdc…
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