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Why electrodics is essential for future energy technologies - Nature Nanotechnology Electrodics is the branch of electrochemistry that studies electrode processes, such as charge dynamics, at their interface with the electrolyte. In this Comment, I argue that more emphasis should be ...

Ionics is important in electrochemical energy technologies… but what about electrodics? πŸ€”

Not sure what electrodics is? Then read the newly published article by @jelenaneuber.bsky.social in @natnano.nature.com πŸ“°βœ¨

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Aqueous electrolyte solutions with anion-bridged secondary solvation sheaths for highly efficient zinc metal batteries - Nature Nanotechnology Aqueous electrolyte solutions formulated to extend anion coordination into the secondary solvation shell improve the electrochemical utilization of the Zn metal electrode, leading to more efficient zi...

Can tuning the secondary solvation shells of liquid electrolyte solutions in zinc metal batteries improve their performance❓ πŸ€”
Check the latest @natnano.nature.com battery research article to find the answer to this question 😎

#batteries #battchat #electrochemistry

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Nanoengineering of non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solutions for future lithium metal batteries - Nature Nanotechnology This Review provides insights into the nanoscale physicochemical and electrochemical processes in non-aqueous electrolyte solutions for lithium metal batteries and explores emerging research direction...

Are you involved in electrolyte solutions R&D for batteries?πŸ”‹ Struggling to connect fundamental properties to device performance? πŸ€” Make life easier 😎 β€” check out the latest @natnano.nature.com review on this topic! πŸš€ #batteries #electrolytes #energy #battchat

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Superionic composite electrolytes with continuously perpendicular-aligned pathways for pressure-less all-solid-state lithium batteries - Nature Nanotechnology Highly ionically conductive and flexible solid-state composite battery electrolytes are engineered by alternately stacking inorganic LixMyPS3 (M = Cd or Mn) nanosheets with lithium-containing organic ...

Composite solid-state battery electrolytes showing ionic conductivity ranging from 6.1 to 10.2 mS/cm at 25 Β°C have just been reported in the first 2026 battery research article published in @natnano.nature.com…check this out 😎

#batteries #battchat #electrochemistry

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Is there a way to optimize the synthetic process of transition metal-doped Ni-rich battery positive electrodes? πŸ€”πŸ”Žβš—οΈπŸ”‹

You can find the answer to this question in the latest @natnano.nature.com battery research article 🀩😎

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#batteries #battchat #electrochemistry

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Nanoscopic strain evolution in single-crystal battery positive electrodes - Nature Nanotechnology This study elucidates nanoscopic strain evolution in single-crystal Ni-rich positive electrodes, demonstrating that mechanical failure results from lattice distortions, and redefines the roles of coba...

Is the role of Co and Mn the same in single-crystal and polycrystalline Ni-rich battery positive electrode active materials? πŸ”ŽπŸ€”πŸ”‹

You can find the answer to this question in the latest @natnano.nature.com battery research article 🀩😎

#battchat #batteries #energy

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Sustainable functional ceramics - Nature Nanotechnology This Review establishes a roadmap to improve the sustainability of functional ceramics through a holistic approach that combines low-energy and low-CO2 production methods, recycling strategies and sup...

Do you want to understand and accurately evaluate the #sustainability of a #nanotechnology in the #energy and #electronic fields?πŸ€”πŸŒβ™»οΈβš™οΈ

Then read the new @natnano.nature.com review article by Jennifer Rupp from the Technical University of Munich and colleagues πŸ“°πŸŒŸπŸ“’

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Nanoengineered aqueous-hydrotrope hybrid liquid electrolyte solutions for efficient zinc batteries across a wide temperature range - Nature Nanotechnology Aqueous-hydrotrope hybrid liquid electrolyte solutions enable overcoming the electrochemical stability window and operational temperature limits of aqueous electrolyte solutions in secondary zinc-base...

Are you struggling to understand how hydrophobic and hydrotrope additives in aqueous #electrolyte solutions for zinc-based #batteries function? πŸ”‹πŸ’¦πŸ”ŽπŸ€”

If the answer to both questions is yes, check the latest πŸ”’ @natnano.nature.com research article on this topic! 🀩😎
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I am in #Singapore for the #IBA2025 and walking around the Marina Bay I found this cool example of applied #nanotechnolgy R&D πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ˜Ž

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Gas-mediated defect engineering in earth-abundant Mn-rich layered oxides for non-aqueous sodium-based batteries - Nature Nanotechnology This study demonstrates how CO2 directs defect control during the synthesis of Mn-rich sodium layered oxides, improving the stability and performance of earth-abundant positive electrode materials in ...

Are you struggling with the #synthesis of #battery electrode active materials? Not sure how #enthalpy and #entropy affect the synthesis? βš—οΈπŸ”ŽπŸ€”

If the answer to both questions is yes, check the latest
@natnano.nature.com research article on this topic! 😎

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Go for it! You will ot be disappointed 😁

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Are you working on graphite/silicon electrodes for fast-charging Li-ion #batteries and want to understand how these #electrodes evolve during lithiation/delithiation cycling? πŸ€”

If yes, check the latest @natnano.nature.com #openaccess research article on this topic! 😎

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Unravelling electro-chemo-mechanical processes in graphite/silicon composites for designing nanoporous and microstructured battery electrodes Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 24 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-02027-7Multimodal operando imaging reveals how multiscale structural design affects lithiation heterogeneity and electrochemical cycling stability in graphite/silicon composite battery electrodes.
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Mesoscale dynamics of electrosorbed ions in fast-charging carbon-based nanoporous electrodes - Nature Nanotechnology This study demonstrates how the mesostructure of nanoporous carbon electrodes influences ion dynamics, providing mechanistic insights and strategies for the technological advancement of fast-charging ...

Are you working with #supercapacitors or fast-charging electrochemical #energy storage systems and want to understand the influence of nanoporous carbon electrodes on charge storage performance?

If yes, check the latest @natnano.nature.com article on this topic!

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oh yes 🀀

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Today was a good day to be at the @springernature.com office in Heidelberger Platz, Berlin, to celebrate the 10 years of the company with some delicious vegan cupcakes πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‚ πŸŽ‡ 🎊

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Great #openaccess research article unveiling essential topics of industrial research for lithium #batteries πŸ”‹βš‘

#battchat #energysky #chemsky

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Heterogeneities across electrode|polymer electrolyte interfaces contribute to battery failure Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01886-4The interfacial dynamics in high-potential lithium batteries with polymer electrolytes have been challenging to characterize. Now, X-ray synchrotron analyses reveal that the rearrangement of ion-conductive phases in polymer electrolytes at electrode|electrolyte interfaces disrupts ionically conductive paths and contributes to battery performance degradation.
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Battery research needs more reliable, representative and reproducible synchrotron characterizations - Nature Nanotechnology Synchrotron techniques can probe battery materials and devices at unprecedented scales of time and space, providing in-depth mechanistic understanding. However, the lack of standardization in synchrot...

If the question β€œAre you sure the beam intensity during synchrotron measurements does not change the electrochemistry of the system?” πŸ€” comes to mind while reading battery research articles, you should read the latest @natnano.nature.com comment πŸ˜ŽπŸ”‹πŸ©»

#battchat

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Operando X-ray characterization platform to unravel catalyst degradation under accelerated stress testing in CO2 electrolysis Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01916-1The authors present a customized operando synchrotron X-ray platform to track simultaneously ion, water and catalyst evolution in CO2 electrolysis based on membrane-electrode assembly. Enhanced Au durability is caused by a robust crystal structure and strong adhesion to substrate.
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Tiny particles of plastic are everywhere today, but a discovery in a museum collection proves that this isn’t a new phenomenon

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I agree. If number of cycles are reported, all the cell's specifications must be reorted too.

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From small batteries to big claims - Nature Nanotechnology In battery research, the areas of the electrodes and cell dimensions affect the energy storage performance. Here the authors discuss the factors that influence the reliability of electrochemical measu...

If the question "Are you sure you aren’t making big performance claims despite testing small-scale batteries?" πŸ€” comes to mind while reading battery research articles, you should consider reading the latest @natnano.nature.com battery analysis πŸ˜ŽπŸ”‹

#battchat #energysky

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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Synthesis Location: New York, Shanghai or Beijing Closing date: May 2nd, 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for...

We’re hiring!

Hey #Chemsky, we have an opening for an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in synthetic chemistry or materials science.

πŸ“New York, Beijing or Shanghai

πŸ—“οΈClosing date: 2nd May 2025

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Li+(ionophore) nanoclusters engineered aqueous/non-aqueous biphasic electrolyte solutions for high-potential lithium-based batteries - Nature Nanotechnology Aqueous and non-aqueous Li-based electrolyte solutions have narrow electrochemical stability windows, which hinder the operation of batteries at high cell potentials. Here, to circumvent this limitati...

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BATTERY PAPER HOT OFF THE PRESS🚨

If you are curious about understanding how the tailoring of ionic species in biphasic electrolytes can improve Li-based batteries, do not miss this great research article! πŸ’¦πŸ”‹βš‘

#battchat #energysky

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Investigating the effect of heterogeneities across the electrode|multiphase polymer electrolyte interfaces in high-potential lithium batteries - Nature Nanotechnology X-ray synchrotron measurements reveal heterogeneities at electrode|electrolyte interfaces of lithium metal batteries operating at high potentials. Here the authors demonstrate the rearrangement of ion...

🚨NEW @naturenano.bsky.social BATTERY PAPER HOT OFF THE PRESS🚨

If you are curious about understanding how phase separation in polymeric composite electrolytes influences Li metal battery operation, do not miss this great research article! πŸ”¬πŸ”‹βš‘

#battchat #energysky

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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. πŸ§ͺ

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The March 2025 issue of @naturenano.bsky.social (one of the most multidisciplinary journals in the @natureportfolio.nature.com
at @springernature.com ) is now live πŸ₯³πŸ₯³, and we have chosen a #battery #research article for the cover πŸ”‹πŸ€©

#battchat #battsky #chemsky

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Pt catalyst protected by graphene nanopockets enables lifetimes of over 200,000 h for heavy-duty fuel cell applications Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 24 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01895-3A graphene-nanopocket-protected pure Pt nanocatalyst has been reported for heavy-duty-vehicle fuel cells that deliver high power density, high efficiency and exceptional durability with >200,000-h projected lifetime.
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