Byung Gon Kim

Despite the unparalleled theoretical gravimetric energy, Li‐O 2 batteries are still under a research stage because of their insufficient cycle lives. While the reversibility in air‐cathodes has been lately improved significantly by the deepened understanding on the electrode–electrolyte reaction and the integration of diverse catalysts, the stability of the Li metal interface has received relatively much less attention. The destabilization of the Li metal interface by crossover of water and oxyg

Most Li-O2 batteries suffer from sluggish kinetics during oxygen evolution reactions (OERs). To overcome this drawback, we take the lesson from other catalysis researches that showed improved catalytic activities by employing metal alloy catalysts. Such research effort has led us to find Pt3Co nanoparticles as an effective OER catalyst in Li-O2 batteries. The superior catalytic activity was reflected in the substantially decreased overpotentials and improved cycling/rate performance compared to

Despite the extraordinary gravimetric energy densities, lithium-oxygen (Li-O 2 ) batteries are still facing a technological challenge; limited round trip efficiency leading to insufficient cycle life. Recently, carbonaceous electrode materials were found to be one of the primary origins of the limited cycle life, as they produce irreversible side products during discharge. A few investigations based on noncarbonaceous materials have demonstrated largely suppressed accumulation of irreversible si

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) have lately received enormous attention for electric vehicle applications because of their exceptional stability by engaging all-solidified cell components. However, there are many formidable hurdles such as low ionic conductivity, interface instability, and difficulty in the manufacturing process, for its practical use. Recently, carbon, one of the representative conducting agents, turns out to largely participate in side reactions with the solid electrolyte, w

With the timely advent of the electric vehicle era, where battery stability has emerged as a major issue, all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) have attracted significant attention as the game changer owing to their high stability. However, despite the introduction of a densely packed solid electrolyte (SE) layer, when Li is used to increase the energy density of the cell, the short-circuit problem caused by Li protrusion is unavoidable. Furthermore, most strategies to control nonuniform Li growth a

Abstract All‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs) comprising solidified cathodes, electrolytes, and Li–metal anodes have attracted notable attention as promising future batteries for electric vehicles owing to their exceptional stability and expectation of achieving high energy density. However, its permanent operation has been hindered by Li dendrite growth, chemo–mechanical degradation, and interfacial instability, leading to Li exhaustion, increased resistance, and internal short‐circuiting. Herein,

Despite their exceptionally large specific capacities, the use of Li-O2 batteries has been limited because of their poor cycle lives, which originates from irreversible reaction processes during each cycle. Recent investigations have found that electrolyte decomposition is one of the most critical reasons for capacity decay. Herein, we report that a blended electrolyte, consisting of a carbonate solvent and an ionic liquid, improves the cycle lives of Li-O2 batteries remarkably through a synergi

Li-confinable core-shell hosts have been extensively studied because they mitigate Li dendrite growth and volume change by reducing the effective current density and storing Li inside the core space during consecutive cycling. However, despite these fascinating features, these hosts suffer from unwanted Li growth on their surface (i.e., top plating) due to the carbon shell hindering Li-ion movement especially at higher current densities and capacities, resulting in poor electrochemical performan

Abstract Eliminating flow-induced birefringence and stresses and reducing thermally induced stresses in the injection molded parts have been studied using rapid thermal response (RTR) molding technique. In the RTR molding, mold surface temperature can be rapidly raised above T g in the filling stage, while the normal injection molding cycle time is still maintained. Therefore, the melt can fill the cavity at temperatures above T g, which enables the flow-induced stresses to relax completely in a

Rechargeable magnesium-metal batteries have received ever-increasing attention as potential alternatives to current Li-ion batteries. Although the most relevant studies have mainly focused on exploring compatible electrolyte and cathode materials, relatively less attention has been paid to the development of an efficient anode host. Herein, we propose a unique anode host with a porous hollow carbon nanofiber structure and gold nanoparticles incorporated in the interior ([email protected]). Using

An electrical conductivity-controlled 3D Li host for Li-metal batteries enables preferential bottom deposition/dissolution of lithium and stable cycling performance.

The utilization of lithium (Li) Metal is highly desirable, because it is the most attractive anode for high-energy Li batteries, even if there are problems with the unpredictable phenomena of dendritic Li growth during repeated plating-stripping.