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Oct , 31 2025
Binders are the unsung heroes of battery electrode fabrication—though they typically account for just 2–5 wt% of an electrode’s total mass, their impact on battery performance, stability, and scalability is profound. In battery laboratories, researchers rely on a diverse range of binders to address the unique challenges of emerging electrode materials (e.g., silicon, sulfur, sodium-based compounds...
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Nov , 14 2025
In the field of basic lithium-ion battery research, "unrepeatable experimental data and no basis for electrode selection" have long been key pain points plaguing researchers. Recently, a major breakthrough has been achieved in a study focusing on the standardized parameters of glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) for lithium-ion batteries. After systematically testing GCEs of different specifications r...
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Nov , 28 2025
Since its isolation in 2004, graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice—has revolutionized materials science with its extraordinary properties: exceptional electrical conductivity (10⁴–10⁵ S/m, 100x higher than copper), ultra-high specific surface area (2630 m²/g), superior mechanical strength (130 GPa), and excellent thermal stability. These attributes make it a game-...
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Dec , 05 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for large-scale energy storage and low-cost portable electronics, thanks to sodium’s abundant reserves, low cost, and similar electrochemical behavior to lithium. However, SIBs face critical challenges: the larger ionic radius of Na⁺ (1.02 Å vs. Li⁺’s 0.76 Å) leads to slower ion diffu...
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