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Liying Xue presents work on high performance oxalates for lithium ion batteries at the ISE topical meeting in Changhun, China

Liying Xue presents our work on multi-component composition materials at the at the 40th topical conference of the International Society of Electrochemistry with the exciting topic of interfacial electrochemistry and related topics. Her poster has the title: “Multi-element synergy to enhance the cycling performance of oxalates as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries” and she will present during the poster session in Changchun, China. Thanks to our collaborators: Chaochao Dun and Oliver Janka.

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New paper published in ACS Applied Energy Materials on nanoporous carbon electrodes for lithium-sulfur batteries

New paper published in ACS Applied Energy Materials on lithium-sulfur batteries. Our collaborative work explored microporous carbon cathodes with carefully tuned pore sizes, tested in both carbonate- and ether-based electrolytes. Our study shows how pore structure and cathode–electrolyte interphase formation impact cycling stability and sulfur utilization. With optimized microporosity, we achieved over 50 mass % sulfur loading and improved performance in carbonate electrolytes. Thanks to all authors (in order of the manuscript) Delvina Tarimo (PhD), Francisco J. Garcia-Soriano, Alen Vizintin, and Christian Prehal.

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New paper published on electrochemical lithium-ion battery recycling in Energy Advances

New paper published on electrochemical lithium-ion battery recycling in Energy Advances. We demonstrate a sustainable, energy-efficient electrochemical route to recover Li⁺ from spent LFP using carbon-coated LFP electrodes, with NaOH-adjusted electrolytes giving the highest efficiency and an average removal capacity of 18 mg Li per 1 g of LFP over 50 cycles. Capacity fades with prolonged cycling (especially with competing Na⁺ and K⁺) highlighting the need to optimize electrolyte conditions and electrode stability while exploring alternative pH control and scalable designs for circular, low-impact battery recycling.

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