Electrolytes, Interfaces and Interphases: Fundamentals and Applications in Batteries

Electrolytes are indispensable components in electrochemistry and the fast—growing electrochemical energy storage markets. Research in electrolytes has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, accompanied by their applications in the most popular electrochemical cell ever invented, lithium—ion batteries (LIBs). In myriads of LIBs, electrolytes and their interphases determine how high the voltage of a battery is, how many times it can be charged/discharged, or how rapid the energy store...