Author Archive

Hear from our authors: Eric McCalla

28 Jan 2025

EES Batteries has published its first articles. To celebrate this, we asked the authors to discuss their work in some more detail.

 

In this edition, we hear from Eric McCalla about their study titled Elucidating the impact of metal doping in Li1.15(Ni0.35Mn0.65)0.85O2 cathodes using high-throughput experiments and machine learning.

 

Want to know more about their work? Read the full paper here!

Elucidating the impact of metal doping in Li1.15(Ni0.35Mn0.65)0.85O2 cathodes using high-throughput experiments and machine learning

Alex Hebert, Nooshin Zeinali Galabi, J. Michael Sieffert, Maxime Blangero and Eric McCalla

EES Batter. 2025, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00016A

 

 

  EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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Hear from our authors: Ashutosh Singh and colleagues

28 Jan 2025

EES Batteries has published its first articles. To celebrate this, we asked the authors to discuss their work in some more detail.

 

In this edition, we hear from Ashutosh Singh and colleagues about their study titled A review of the design and strategies for photoassisted rechargeable metal-ion batteries.

 

Want to know more about their work? Read the full paper here!

A review of the design and strategies for photoassisted rechargeable metal-ion batteries

A. Soundarya Mary, Ganesh Mahendra, Rahuldeb Roy, Mukhesh K. Ganesha and Ashutosh K. Singh

EES Batter. 2025, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00018H

 

 

  EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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Hear from our authors: Chengyong Shu and colleagues

28 Jan 2025

EES Batteries has published its first articles. To celebrate this, we asked the authors to discuss their work in some more detail.

 

In this edition, we hear from Chengyong Shu and colleagues about their study titled Recent progress and perspectives on composite structural layered transition metal oxides for sodium-ion batteries.

 

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Recent progress and perspectives on composite structural layered transition metal oxides for sodium-ion batteries

Zhiyang Fan, Yichen Li, Jiawei Pan, Zhiyou Zhou, Weipeng Li, Taifan Yang, Haihan Zhang, Chengyong Shu, Weibo Hua, Yuping Wu and Wei Tang

EES Batter. 2025, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00017J

 

 

  EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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Hear from our authors: Wolfgang Zeier

27 Jan 2025

EES Batteries has published its first articles. To celebrate this, we asked the authors to discuss their work in some more detail.

 

In this edition, we hear from Wolfgang Zeier about their study titled Transport characterization of solid-state Li2FeS2 cathodes from a porous electrode theory perspective.

 

“Our work explores the impact of electrode composition and thickness on the areal capacity and energy density of Li2FeS2 based solid-state batteries. We offer insights into the balance between electronic and ionic conductivity that is necessary for high-performance, high-loading solid state battery electrodes.”

 

“The most exciting part of this research is the exploration of porous electrode theory, which is well-established for Li-ion batteries, to potentially guide our understanding of solid-state electrodes.”

 

“A significant challenge we address is the interplay between electrode thickness, applied current density and transport limitations. We want to highlight that it becomes increasingly important to investigate electrodes with areal loadings closer to application when evaluating their future potential.”

 

Want to know more about their work? Read the full paper here!

Transport characterization of solid-state Li2FeS2 cathodes from a porous electrode theory perspective

Tim Bernges, Lukas Ketter, Bianca Helm, Marvin A. Kraft, Kimberly A. See and Wolfgang G. Zeier

EES Batter. 2025, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00005F

 

 

EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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EES Batteries has published its first articles

14 Jan 2025

We are excited to introduce the first articles from EES Batteries. This journal is home to pivotal research that develops new and improved batteries for a more sustainable future. It is part of the influential EES Family and a companion to Energy & Environmental Science.

 

Read our first articles

 

Our first articles include…

 

  Transport characterization of solid-state Li2FeS2 cathodes from a porous electrode theory perspective

Tim Bernges, Lukas Ketter, Bianca Helm, Marvin A. Kraft, Kimberly A. See and Wolfgang G. Zeier

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00005F
Principles and trends in extreme fast charging lithium-ion batteries

Yu-Xing Yao, Lei Xu, Chong Yan and Qiang Zhang

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00011K

  
  Elucidating the impact of metal doping in Li1.15(Ni0.35Mn0.65)0.85O2 cathodes using high-throughput experiments and machine learning

Alex Hebert, Nooshin Zeinali Galabi, J. Michael Sieffert, Maxime Blangero and Eric McCalla

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00016A
Rapid construction of a tellurium artificial interface to form a highly reversible zinc anode

Young-Hoon Lee, Eunbin Park, Yunseo Jeoun, Sung-Ho Huh, Kwang-Soon Ahn, Yung-Eun Sung and Seung-Ho Yu

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00015C

  
  A highly stable Mn-based cathode with low crystallinity Li2MnO3 and spinel functional units for lithium-ion batteries

Shiqi Liu, Yinzhong Wang, Dongdong Xiao, Haifeng Li, Tianhao Wu, Boya Wang, Guangxing Hu, Lingqiao Wu, Yulong Wang, Guoqing Wang, Nian Zhang and Haijun Yu

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00003J
Analytical techniques for studying cell aging in lithium–sulfur batteries

Ritu Malik, Vijay K. Tomer and Mohini Sain

EES Batteries, 2025, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/D4EB00006D

 

  

 

EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

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Introducing the inaugural EES Batteries Editorial Board

03 Dec 2024

We are delighted to introduce you to our inaugural Editorial Board for recently launched EES Batteries, working with our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Qiang Zhang. As companion journal to Energy & Environmental Science (EES), our Editorial Board will be ensuring that the same very high levels of impact and quality are maintained for publications in EES Batteries. Our Editorial team is dedicated to making our journal the home for exceptional batteries research and welcome you to join our community.

 


Qiang Zhang
Tsinghua University, China
Editor-in-Chief		 Dr. Qiang Zhang received his MSc and PhD degrees from Tsinghua University, China. After his postdoc at Case Western Reserve University and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, he joined Tsinghua University. Now he is a full professor in the Chemical Engineering department at Tsinghua University.

His group mainly focuses on advanced energy chemistry and energy materials, including dendrite-free lithium metal anodes, lithium sulfur batteries, electrolytes, solid state batteries, and energy electrocatalysis, especially the structure design and full demonstration of advanced energy materials in working devices.

Find out more about Professor Zhang and his research here.
Dr. Xin Li received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Nanjing University, China, his doctor’s degree in materials science and engineering at Pennsylvania State University and performed postdoctoral research at California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining Harvard in 2015. Now he is an associate professor of materials science at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.

His research group designs energy-related materials and devices through advanced synthesis, characterization, and simulation, with the current focus on Li and Na ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and unconventional superconductors.

Find out more about Professor Li and his research here.


Xin Li
Harvard University, USA
Associate Editor


Seung-Wan Song
Chungnam National University, South Korea
Associate Editor

   Seung-Wan Song is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Chungnam National University (CNU) in South Korea. Dr. Song received her PhDs in Chemistry from Seoul National University and in Materials Science and Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Prior to joining CNU, she worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a postdoc and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a postdoctoral research staff member in the USA.

Her group’s research focus lies on the design and development of liquid electrolytes and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and interface stabilization for various anodes and cathodes in Li-ion batteries, Li metal (liquid, semi-solid-state), Li-sulfur, Mg and Na-ion batteries, and a basic understanding of electrochemical and interfacial processes responsible for the performance, cycle-life and safety of batteries.

Find out more about Professor Song and her research here.

 

 

EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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Seung-Wan Song joins EES Batteries as Associate Editor

25 Nov 2024

We are delighted to welcome Professor Seung-Wan Song, Chungnam National University, South Korea, as Associate Editor for EES Batteries.

 

Learn more about Seung-Wan Song

Seung-Wan Song is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Chungnam National University (CNU) in South Korea. Dr. Song received her PhDs in Chemistry from Seoul National University and in Materials Science and Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Prior to joining CNU, she worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a postdoc and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a postdoctoral research staff member in the USA.

Her group’s research focus lies on the design and development of liquid electrolytes and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and interface stabilization for various anodes and cathodes in Li-ion batteries, Li metal (liquid, semi-solid-state), Li-sulfur, Mg and Na-ion batteries, and a basic understanding of electrochemical and interfacial processes responsible for the performance, cycle-life and safety of batteries.

She received an Achievement Award from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea in recognition of her distinguished contribution to battery industry growth, and a Distinguished Faculty of Engineering College and Achievement Award from Chungnam National University, and Achievement Award from the Korean Electrochemical Society. She is the inventor of non-flammable organic liquid electrolytes for safe Li-ion batteries.

Read some of her recent publications:

Weakly Binding Molecules-Based Fast Charging Li-Ion Batteries
Kihun An, Dokyang Kim, Yen Hai Thi Tran, Dung Tien Tuan Vu, Seong Jun Park, Jiyoung Heo, Young Joo Lee, Seung-Wan Song
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 34, 2311782

Ultrafast Charging of a 4.8 V Manganese-Rich Cathode-Based Lithium Metal Cell by Constructing Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphases
Kihun An, Myeong Jun Joo, Yen Hai Thi Tran, Sehyun Kwak, Hyung Gi Kim, Chang Soo Jin, Jungdon Suk, Yongku Kang, Yong Joon Park, Seung-Wan Song
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2023, 33, 2301755

Novel additives-package to mitigate the failure modes of high-capacity LiNi0.82Co0.11Mn0.07O2-based lithium-ion battery
Gyeong Jun Chung, Yen Hai Thi Tran, Jisoo Han, Koeun Kim, Yoon Sung Lee, Seung-Wan Song
Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 446, 1372888

 

EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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Xin Li joins EES Batteries as Associate Editor

08 Oct 2024

We are delighted to welcome Professor Xin Li, Harvard University, USA, as Associate Editor for EES Batteries.

 

Learn more about Xin Li

Dr. Xin Li received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Nanjing University, China, his doctor’s degree in materials science and engineering at Pennsylvania State University and performed postdoctoral research at California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining Harvard in 2015. Now he is an associate professor of materials science at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.

 

His research group designs energy-related materials and devices through advanced synthesis, characterization, and simulation, with the current focus on Li and Na ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and unconventional superconductors. The group is particularly interested in obtaining a unified understanding about how microscopic interactions govern emergent performance-relevant phenomena in energy storage and strongly correlated materials.

 

He is the Winner of Falling Walls Foundation Breakthroughs Engineering and Technology, received LG Global Innovation Contest Awards, and MassCEC Catalyst Award. He founded Adden Energy, Inc., aiming at commercializing all-solid-state batteries for electrical vehicle applications.

 

Read some of his recent publications:

 

Fast Kinetics Design for Solid-State Battery Device

Yichao Wang, Xin Li

Adv. Mater., 2024, 36, 2309306

 

Fast cycling of lithium metal in solid-state batteries by constriction-susceptible anode materials

Luhan Ye, Yang Lu, Yichao Wang, Jianyuan Li, Xin Li

Nat. Mater., 2024, 23, 244-251

 

Interface Coating Design for Dynamic Voltage Stability of Solid-State Batteries

Yichao Wang, Luhan Ye, William Fitzhugh, Xi Chen, Xin Li

Adv. Energy Mater., 2023, 13, 2302288

 

 

EES Batteries is a premier journal, publishing exceptional battery and energy storage focused research. Delivering the same influence and reputation for quality which researchers associate with companion journal Energy & Environmental Science, EES Batteries is strongly interdisciplinary, welcoming influential, high impact and quality research across all scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, computational/theoretical studies, and policy.

 

 

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