Frontiers in Batteries and Electrochemistry | New and Recent Articles

Aluminum-air (Al-air) batteries are considered promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage due to their theoretical energy density (∼8,100 Wh kg-1), specific capacity (∼3000 mAh·g-1), low cost and the natural abundance of aluminum. However, several hurdles must be overcome before their widespread application. Notably, the aluminum anode is prone to passivation and corrosion, which red…

Silicon anodes are among the most promising candidates for next-generation lithium-ion batteries because of their exceptionally high theoretical capacity, but their practical implementation remains constrained by severe volume expansion, unstable interfacial chemistry, low initial Coulombic efficiency, and limited scalability. In this Perspective, we highlight that these challenges cannot be reso…

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives are found to be promising lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, yet their complex lithium storage mechanisms and kinetic behaviors remain insufficiently understood. In this review, lithium storage mechanisms in LIB anodes are systematically summarized, distinguishing between ligand- and metal-centered redox in pristine MOFs, and conversion, alloyi…