{"title":"Cover Feature: Effects of Fluorinated Additives in Molten Salt Electrolytes for Calcium Batteries (Batteries & Supercaps 7/2025)","authors":"Carolina Cruz, Patrik Johansson","doi":"10.1002/batt.70025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows how a calcium battery is a puzzle, in which each piece (electrolyte, electrodes, separator, etc.) is a great research challenge. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500239), C. Cruz and P. Johansson explain how, through molecular dynamics simulations, they uncovered how fluorinated additives modulate the coordination within the electrolyte; this is a central understanding for advancing calcium-based energy storage.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.70025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cover Picture: ZnO-gCN Coated Separator for Modulating the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal Anodes (Batteries & Supercaps 7/2025)","authors":"Rashmi Yadav, Ankush Kumar Singh, Rosy","doi":"10.1002/batt.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates the impact of polypropylene separator modification on the ion flux, dendritic growth, and solid–electrolyte interphase composition. The findings show that by engineering the separator, its intrinsic properties, such as ionic conductivity, electrolyte uptake, and diffusion kinetics, can be modulated to improve the interfacial stability of the metal anode/electrolyte interphase. All of this promotes nucleation, reduces dendritic growth, and contributes to improved electrochemical performance. More information can be found in the Research Article by Rosy and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500128).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.70024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenta Watanabe, Han-Seul Kim, Kazuhiro Hikima, Naoki Matsui, Kota Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama
{"title":"Cover Picture: Self-Closing of Cracks Generated in Microstructure-Controlled 400 μm-Thick Composite Cathodes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Observed by In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (Batteries & Supercaps 6/2025)","authors":"Kenta Watanabe, Han-Seul Kim, Kazuhiro Hikima, Naoki Matsui, Kota Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama","doi":"10.1002/batt.202580601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202580601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates self-closing phenomenon of cracks in composite cathodes of all-solid-state batteries. Cracks generated in a 400-mm-thick LiCoO<sub>2</sub>-Li<sub>10.35</sub>Ge<sub>1.35</sub>P<sub>1.65</sub>S<sub>12</sub> composite cathode during charging close off by themselves when the microstructure is uniformly controlled. This was clarified by using in situ scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. More information can be found in the Research Article by K. Watanabe, M. Hirayama and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500119).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202580601","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Tietz, Philipp Odenwald, Doris Sebold, Mareen Schaller, Thorben Böger, Jan Köttgen, Qianli Ma, Sylvio Indris, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin, Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing
{"title":"Cover Feature: Impact of Microstructural Properties on Ionic and Heat Transport in NaSICON Glass Ceramics (Batteries & Supercaps 6/2025)","authors":"Frank Tietz, Philipp Odenwald, Doris Sebold, Mareen Schaller, Thorben Böger, Jan Köttgen, Qianli Ma, Sylvio Indris, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin, Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing","doi":"10.1002/batt.202580602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202580602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows, with tongue in cheek, the situation in the complex structure of NaSICON glass-ceramics. Inspired by the amusing drawing in van Gool's proceedings of the legendary first Belgirate conference on fast ion transport in solids in 1972, the picture shows how although the Na ions can easily migrate from one NaSICON crystal to the next, they cannot get any further at the boundaries to the glass and can only move with difficulty in the glass phase. Only along the tubular cavities can Na ions and protons easily slip through the glass areas and thus keep the overall conductivity high. More information can be found in the Research Article by F. Tietz and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500093).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202580602","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Fluorinated Additives in Molten Salt Electrolytes for Calcium Batteries","authors":"Carolina Cruz, Patrik Johansson","doi":"10.1002/batt.202500239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500239","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fluorinated additives offer a promising route to tailor the structure and transport properties of electrolytes in general, yet their role in molten salt electrolytes (MSEs) remains poorly understood. Here, the influence of three fluorinated additives, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether (TTE), 1,2- bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) ethane (BTFE), and PhF, on the structure and dynamics of an MSE composed of [Li, Na, K, Ca]FSI, is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations—with the end-goal of improved calcium battery (CaB) electrolytes. The differences in additive chemical structure affect cation coordination, ionic cage persistence, and ligand exchange kinetics; while TTE and BTFE directly participate in cation coordination, PhF acts as a non-coordinating diluent, weakening the ionic network through spatial disruption. These additive-specific effects result in cation-dependent trends in coordination and mobility. Overall, the findings provide a proof-of-concept for rational additive selection in MSEs, shifting the design paradigm from optimizing bulk conductivity toward engineering coordination and interfacial behavior for CaB electrolytes.</p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202500239","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sebastian Ohneseit, Marc C. Holocher, Alexis Kalk, Nils Uhlmann, Hans J. Seifert, Carlos Ziebert
{"title":"Cover Feature: Aging Behavior Beyond SOH 80: An Experimental Aging Study on Commercial Lithium–Ion Batteries with Different Cathode Materials: Capacity Loss, Resistance Change and Impedance Modeling (Batteries & Supercaps 5/2025)","authors":"Sebastian Ohneseit, Marc C. Holocher, Alexis Kalk, Nils Uhlmann, Hans J. Seifert, Carlos Ziebert","doi":"10.1002/batt.202580502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202580502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows, on the left, four batteries for the cathode materials studied. In the center, calendar aging (top) is shown with a stored and aged cell and cyclic aging (bottom) with an aged cell and a sinusoidal current curve. On the right are the analysis methods: a capacitor for capacity analysis, a resistor for ohmic resistance and an impedance symbol for electrochemical impedance analysis. More information can be found in the Research Article by S. Ohneseit, C. Ziebert and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400713).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202580502","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raphael Schoof, Lukas Köbbing, Prof. Dr. Arnulf Latz, Prof. Dr. Birger Horstmann, Prof. Dr. Willy Dörfler
{"title":"Cover Picture: Elliptical Silicon Nanowire Covered by the SEI in a 2D Chemo-Mechanical Simulation (Batteries & Supercaps 5/2025)","authors":"Raphael Schoof, Lukas Köbbing, Prof. Dr. Arnulf Latz, Prof. Dr. Birger Horstmann, Prof. Dr. Willy Dörfler","doi":"10.1002/batt.202580501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202580501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates silicon nanowires as a promising next-generation anode for lithium-ion batteries. The inset highlights the elliptical shape of the nanowires covered by a solid-electrolyte interphase shell and the lithium concentration distribution inside the nanowire. Notably, the mechanical impact of the shell causes lithium concentration anomalies inside the nanowires. More information can be found in the Research Article by R. Schoof, L. Köbbing and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/batt.202400604).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202580501","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ZnO-gCN Coated Separator for Modulating the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal Anodes","authors":"Rashmi Yadav, Ankush Kumar Singh, Rosy","doi":"10.1002/batt.202500128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500128","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lithium metal batteries are recognized as potential candidates for the next-generation energy storage system. Nevertheless, their chemical reactivity, volumetric changes, and dendritic deposition profoundly influence their performance. Introducing an artificial solid-electrolyte interphase (ASEI) is one of the most effective ways to tackle this interfacial instability. However, due to unparalleled reactivity, the direct interfacial engineering of lithium is challenging. Herein, the modification of the polypropylene (PP) separator with lithiophilic zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) is reported as an indirect yet effective strategy to tackle the interfacial instability of lithium. This work substantiates that ZnO.gCN PP modulates the electrolyte uptake, ionic conductivity, and Li<sup>+</sup> transportation and reacts with the lithium metal to form an ASEI having rigid inorganic materials, leading to much lower nucleation overpotential, reduced polarization, and remarkable cycling stability of more than 500 cycles at 1 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. The GITT studies further manifested the improved mass and charge-transfer kinetics of Li<sup>+</sup> in the presence of ZnO.gCN PP. The postcycling high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed that the enhanced electrochemical performance resulted from uniform Li plating/stripping and suppressed electrolyte degradation. Furthermore, the practicality of ZnO.gCN PP is demonstrated through the significantly improved electrochemical performance of NCM811.</p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Tietz, Philipp Odenwald, Doris Sebold, Mareen Schaller, Thorben Böger, Jan Köttgen, Qianli Ma, Sylvio Indris, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin, Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing
{"title":"Impact of Microstructural Properties on Ionic and Heat Transport in NaSICON Glass Ceramics","authors":"Frank Tietz, Philipp Odenwald, Doris Sebold, Mareen Schaller, Thorben Böger, Jan Köttgen, Qianli Ma, Sylvio Indris, Wolfgang G. Zeier, Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin, Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing","doi":"10.1002/batt.202500093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500093","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two composition series of Zr-deficient NaSICON materials are investigated with respect to their ionic and thermal transport properties. The bulk conductivity varies between 1.4 and 6.6 mS cm<sup>−1</sup>. The total conductivity showdecreasing values with increasing Zr deficiency due to the impact of the increasing fraction of glass phase. The calculated grain boundary conductivity is about two orders of magnitude lower than the total conductivity but does not correspond to the conductivity of any known glass composition of sodium silicates/phosphates. Nuclear magnetic resonance reveals three <sup>23</sup>Na relaxation rates, the fastest of which is attributed to the NaSICON phase and the two slower relaxation rates to sodium orthophosphates and the glass phase. Thermal conductivity varies between 0.9 and 1.0 W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> at 25 °C. At elevated temperatures, a clear trend is observed toward lower thermal conductivity with a higher glass fraction. In addition, atom probe tomography is applied to precisely quantify the composition of specific microstructural regions found within the glassy phase. A scanning electron microscopy study of the surfaces of sintered pellets shows an increasing amount of glass phase between the NaSICON particles with increasing Zr deficiency. Furthermore, a time-dependent phase separation is observed in relation to the dynamic formation and dissolution of Na<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202500093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenta Watanabe, Han-Seul Kim, Kazuhiro Hikima, Naoki Matsui, Kota Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama
{"title":"Self-Closing of Cracks Generated in Microstructure-Controlled 400 μm-Thick Composite Cathodes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Observed by In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy","authors":"Kenta Watanabe, Han-Seul Kim, Kazuhiro Hikima, Naoki Matsui, Kota Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda, Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama","doi":"10.1002/batt.202500119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500119","url":null,"abstract":"<p>All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are a promising next-generation secondary battery technology. To achieve high energy and power densities, the thickness of composite electrodes must be increased. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites must be carefully controlled to ensure sufficient contact between particles. The 400 μm-thick LiCoO<sub>2</sub>-Li<sub>10.35</sub>Ge<sub>1.35</sub>P<sub>1.65</sub>S<sub>12</sub> (LCO–LGPS) composites are fabricated using LGPS with various particle sizes. The composites using small-sized LGPS particles exhibited higher capacity and retention than those using large-sized particles. <i>In situ</i> cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy reveals that the cracks generated during charging demonstrated self-closing during discharge in the composite with small-sized LGPS regardless of the generated locations, leading to high-capacity retention. However, this self-closing is not observed in the composite using large-sized LGPS. The self-closing behavior depends on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ASSBs. Furthermore, this self-closing finding provides new strategies for designing the microstructure and mechanical properties of ASSBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":132,"journal":{"name":"Batteries & Supercaps","volume":"8 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/batt.202500119","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}