2025
34. Kim, S. C., Pan, J.-A., Shah, A., Chen, Y., Park, H., Yang, Y., Zhang, W., Greenburg, L. C., Sogade, T., Chen, A., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Correlating Solvation Free Energy to Electrolyte Properties for Lithium Metal Batteries. Nano Letters 25, 4673-4680 (2025).
33. Zhang, E., Chen, Y., Holoubek, J., Yu, Z., Zhang, W., Lyu, H., Choi, I. R., Kim, S. C., Serrao, C., Cui, Y. & Bao, Z. Monofluorinated acetal electrolyte for high-performance lithium metal batteries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2418623122 (2025).
32. Choi, I. R., Chen, Y., Shah, A., Florian, J., Serrao, C., Holoubek, J., Lyu, H., Zhang, E., Lee, J. H., Lin, Y., Kim, S. C., Park, H., Zhang, P., Lee, J., Qin, J., Cui, Y. & Bao, Z. Asymmetric ether solvents for high-rate lithium metal batteries. Nature Energy 10, 365-379 (2025).
31. Kim, S. C., Gigantino, M., Holoubek, J., Matthews, J. E., Chen, J., Dho, Y., Jaramillo, T. F., Cui, Y., Majumdar, A., Tzeng, Y.-K. & Chu, S. Electrochemical CO2 capture with pH-independent redox chemistry. arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.01028 (2025).
2024
30. Zhang, W., Sayavong, P., Xiao, X., Oyakhire, S. T., Shuchi, S. B., Vilá, R. A., Boyle, D. T., Kim, S. C., Kim, M. S., Holmes, S. E., Ye, Y., Li, D., Bent, S. F. & Cui, Y. Recovery of isolated lithium through discharged state calendar ageing. Nature 626, 306-312 (2024).
29. Kim, S. C., Gao, X., Liao, S.-L., Su, H., Chen, Y., Zhang, W., Greenburg, L. C., Pan, J.-A., Zheng, X., Ye, Y., Kim, M. S., Sayavong, P., Brest, A., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Solvation-property relationship of lithium-sulphur battery electrolytes. Nature Communications 15, 1268 (2024).
28. Holmes, S. E., Zhang, W., Kim, S. C. & Cui, Y. A New Lithium Thioborate–Lithium Iodide Solid-State Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Letters 9, 1898-1906 (2024).
27. Chen, Y., Liao, S.-L., Gong, H., Zhang, Z., Huang, Z., Kim, S. C., Zhang, E., Lyu, H., Yu, W., Lin, Y., Sayavong, P., Cui, Y., Qin, J. & Bao, Z. Hyperconjugation-controlled molecular conformation weakens lithium-ion solvation and stabilizes lithium metal anodes. Chemical Science 15, 19805-19819 (2024).
26. Zhang, G., Li, Y., Guan, X., Hu, G., Su, H., Xu, X., Feng, G., Shuchi, S. B., Kim, S. C., Zhou, J., Xu, R., Xiao, X., Wu, A. & Cui, Y. Spontaneous lithium extraction and enrichment from brine with net energy output driven by counter-ion gradients. Nature Water 2, 1091-1101 (2024).
25. Guan, X., Zhang, G., Li, J., Kim, S. C., Feng, G., Li, Y., Cui, T., Brest, A. & Cui, Y. Seawater alkalization via an energy-efficient electrochemical process for CO2 capture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2410841121 (2024).
24. Chen, Y., Yu, Z., Gong, H., Zhang, W., Rudnicki, P. E., Huang, Z., Yu, W., Kim, S. C., Boyle, D. T., Sayavong, P., Celik, H., Xu, R., Lin, Y., Wang, S., Qin, J., Cui, Y. & Bao, Z. Failure Process During Fast Charging of Lithium Metal Batteries with Weakly Solvating Fluoroether Electrolytes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128, 11487-11497 (2024).
23. Oyakhire, S. T., Kim, S. C., Zhang, W., Shuchi, S. B., Cui, Y. & Bent, S. F. Galvanic Corrosion Underlies Coulombic Efficiency Differences in High-Performing Lithium Metal Battery Electrolytes. ChemRxiv (2024).
2023
22. Kim, S. C., Wang, J., Xu, R., Zhang, P., Chen, Y., Huang, Z., Yang, Y., Yu, Z., Oyakhire, S. T., Zhang, W., Greenburg, L. C., Kim, M. S., Boyle, D. T., Sayavong, P., Ye, Y., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. High-entropy electrolytes for practical lithium metal batteries. Nature Energy 8, 814-826 (2023).
21. Kim, M. S., Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Oyakhire, S. T., Kim, S. C., Yu, Z., Chen, Y., Boyle, D. T., Ye, Y., Huang, Z., Zhang, W., Xu, R., Sayavong, P., Bent, S. F., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Revealing the Multifunctions of Li3N in the Suspension Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Nano 17, 3168-3180 (2023).
20. Oyakhire, S. T., Liao, S.-L., Shuchi, S. B., Kim, M. S., Kim, S. C., Yu, Z., Vilá, R. A., Rudnicki, P. E., Cui, Y. & Bent, S. F. Proximity Matters: Interfacial Solvation Dictates Solid Electrolyte Interphase Composition. Nano Letters 23, 7524-7531 (2023).
19. Kim, S. C., Oyakhire, S. T., Athanitis, C., Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, W., Boyle, D. T., Kim, M. S., Yu, Z., Gao, X., Sogade, T., Wu, E., Qin, J., Bao, Z., Bent, S. F. & Cui, Y. Data-driven electrolyte design for lithium metal anodes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120, e2214357120 (2023).
18. Sayavong, P., Zhang, W., Oyakhire, S. T., Boyle, D. T., Chen, Y., Kim, S. C., Vilá, R. A., Holmes, S. E., Kim, M. S., Bent, S. F., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Dissolution of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Its Effects on Lithium Metal Anode Cyclability. Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 12342-12350 (2023).
17. Yang, Y., Wang, J., Kim, S. C., Zhang, W., Peng, Y., Zhang, P., Vilá, R. A., Ma, Y., Jeong, Y. K. & Cui, Y. In Situ Prelithiation by Direct Integration of Lithium Mesh into Battery Cells. Nano Letters 23, 5042-5047 (2023).
16. Oyakhire, S. T., Zhang, W., Yu, Z., Holmes, S. E., Sayavong, P., Kim, S. C., Boyle, D. T., Kim, M. S., Zhang, Z., Cui, Y. & Bent, S. F. Correlating the Formation Protocols of Solid Electrolyte Interphases with Practical Performance Metrics in Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Letters 8, 869-877 (2023).
2022
15. Yu, Z., Rudnicki, P. E., Zhang, Z., Huang, Z., Celik, H., Oyakhire, S. T., Chen, Y., Kong, X., Kim, S. C., Xiao, X., Wang, H., Zheng, Y., Kamat, G. A., Kim, M. S., Bent, S. F., Qin, J., Cui, Y. & Bao, Z. Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes. Nature Energy 7, 94-106 (2022).
14. Wang, H., Yu, Z., Kong, X., Kim, S. C., Boyle, D. T., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Liquid electrolyte: The nexus of practical lithium metal batteries. Joule 6, 588-616 (2022).
13. Kim, M. S., Zhang, Z., Rudnicki, P. E., Yu, Z., Wang, J., Wang, H., Oyakhire, S. T., Chen, Y., Kim, S. C., Zhang, W., Boyle, D. T., Kong, X., Xu, R., Huang, Z., Huang, W., Bent, S. F., Wang, L.-W., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Suspension electrolyte with modified Li+ solvation environment for lithium metal batteries. Nature Materials 21, 445-454 (2022).
12. Boyle, D. T., Kim, S. C., Oyakhire, S. T., Vilá, R. A., Huang, Z., Sayavong, P., Qin, J., Bao, Z. & Cui, Y. Correlating Kinetics to Cyclability Reveals Thermodynamic Origin of Lithium Anode Morphology in Liquid Electrolytes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144, 20717-20725 (2022).
11. Kim, S. C., Huang, W., Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Kim, Y., Jeong, Y. K., Oyakhire, S. T., Yang, Y. & Cui, Y. Graphene coating on silicon anodes enabled by thermal surface modification for high-energy lithium-ion batteries. MRS Bulletin 47, 127-133 (2022).
10. Yang, Y., Chen, H., Wan, J., Xu, R., Zhang, P., Zhang, W., Oyakhire, S. T., Kim, S. C., Boyle, D. T., Peng, Y., Ma, Y. & Cui, Y. An Interdigitated Li-Solid Polymer Electrolyte Framework for Interfacial Stable All-Solid-State Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials 12, 2201160 (2022).
2021
9. Chen, Y., Yu, Z., Rudnicki, P., Gong, H., Huang, Z., Kim, S. C., Lai, J.-C., Kong, X., Qin, J., Cui, Y. & Bao, Z. Steric Effect Tuned Ion Solvation Enabling Stable Cycling of High-Voltage Lithium Metal Battery. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 18703-18713 (2021).
8. Kim, S. C., Kong, X., Vilá, R. A., Huang, W., Chen, Y., Boyle, D. T., Yu, Z., Wang, H., Bao, Z., Qin, J. & Cui, Y. Potentiometric Measurement to Probe Solvation Energy and Its Correlation to Lithium Battery Cyclability. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 10301-10308 (2021).
7. Wang, H., Kim, S. C., Rojas, T., Zhu, Y., Li, Y., Ma, L., Xu, K., Ngo, A. T. & Cui, Y. Correlating Li-Ion Solvation Structures and Electrode Potential Temperature Coefficients. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 2264-2271 (2021).
2020
6. Ye, Y., Chou, L.-Y., Liu, Y., Wang, H., Lee, H. K., Huang, W., Wan, J., Liu, K., Zhou, G., Yang, Y., Yang, A., Xiao, X., Gao, X., Boyle, D. T., Chen, H., Zhang, W., Kim, S. C. & Cui, Y. Ultralight and fire-extinguishing current collectors for high-energy and high-safety lithium-ion batteries. Nature Energy 5, 786-793 (2020).
5. Wang, H., Zhu, Y., Kim, S. C., Pei, A., Li, Y., Boyle, D. T., Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Ye, Y., Huang, W., Liu, Y., Xu, J., Li, J., Liu, F. & Cui, Y. Underpotential lithium plating on graphite anodes caused by temperature heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, 29453-29461 (2020).
4. Xu, J., Xiao, X., Zhang, W., Xu, R., Kim, S. C., Cui, Y., Howard, T. T., Wu, E. & Cui, Y. Air-Filtering Masks for Respiratory Protection from PM<sub>2.5</sub> and Pandemic Pathogens. One Earth 3, 574-589 (2020).
3. Chen, H., Zhou, G., Boyle, D., Wan, J., Wang, H., Lin, D., Mackanic, D., Zhang, Z., Kim, S. C., Lee, H. R., Wang, H., Huang, W., Ye, Y. & Cui, Y. Electrode Design with Integration of High Tortuosity and Sulfur-Philicity for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Matter 2, 1605-1620 (2020).
2. Wang, J., Huang, W., Kim, Y. S., Jeong, Y. K., Kim, S. C., Heo, J., Lee, H. K., Liu, B., Nah, J. & Cui, Y. Scalable synthesis of nanoporous silicon microparticles for highly cyclable lithium-ion batteries. Nano Research 13, 1558-1563 (2020).
1. Jeong, Y. K., Huang, W., Vilá, R. A., Huang, W., Wang, J., Kim, S. C., Kim, Y. S., Zhao, J. & Cui, Y. Microclusters of Kinked Silicon Nanowires Synthesized by a Recyclable Iodide Process for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. Advanced Energy Materials10, 2002108 (2020).
