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• Perspective
  13 February 2023 | Open Access

  Important factors for the reliable and reproducible preparation of non-aqueous electrolyte solutions for lithium batteries

  Electrolytes are a key component of a battery and therefore receive extensive research interest. This Perspective discusses how to ensure that reports of non-aqueous electrolyte solutions for lithium batteries are reliable and can be reproduced by others.

  • Xia Cao

• Perspective
  09 September 2022 | Open Access

  Best practices in lithium battery cell preparation and evaluation

  Coin and pouch cells are typically fabricated to assess the performance of new materials and components for lithium batteries. Here, parameters related to cell fabrication that influence the reliability of these measurements are discussed, including guidelines for reliable cell preparation.

  • Fang Dai
  •  & Mei Cai

• Article
  03 March 2021 | Open Access

  Enhanced flexible optoelectronic devices by controlling the wettability of an organic bifacial interlayer

  A challenge for optoelectronic devices is the differing wettability of the organic active layer and transparent electrodes. Here, an organic interlayer which is hydrophilic or hydrophobic on each side enhances the performance of organic photovoltaic devices, and organic light emitting diodes.

  • Soyeon Kim
  • , Adi Prasetio
  •  & Dong Chan Lim

• Article
  08 January 2021 | Open Access

  Stretchable micro-scale concentrator photovoltaic module with 15.4% efficiency for three-dimensional curved surfaces

  The use of photovoltaic devices for energy harvesting in real-world applications requires that they are conformable to non-flat surfaces. Here, a micro-scale concentrator module shows 15.4% outdoor conversion efficiency and can stretch over curved 3D surfaces.

  • Daisuke Sato
  • , Taizo Masuda
  •  & Noboru Yamada