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ArticleNature chemistry2026

Reversible self-assembly of small molecules for recyclable solid-state battery electrolytes.

Yukio Cho, Cole D Fincher, Guillaume Lamour, Ty Christoff-Tempesta, Xiaobing Zuo, Yet-Ming Chiang, Julia H Ortony

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Closed-Loop Recyclable Solid Polymer Electrolytes via Dynamic Lipoate Cross-Linking.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  7. Rigid Supramolecular Aramid Nanotubes as Catalyst Supports.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yukio ChoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. yukiocho@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0919-692X
Cole D FincherDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Guillaume LamourUniversité Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, LAMBE, Evry-Courcouronnes, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-5532
Ty Christoff-TempestaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-6599
Xiaobing ZuoX-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-4804
Yet-Ming ChiangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. ychiang@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0833-7674
Julia H OrtonyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. jortony@ucsd.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7446-6207

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) CHE-1945500
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Performance often overshadows recyclability in contemporary battery designs, leading to sustainability challenges. Preemptive strategies integrating recyclable chemistry from the outset are thus increasingly critical for addressing the complexities in conventional recycling. Here we harness bio-inspired molecular self-assembly to create inherently recyclable battery materials. We use aramid amphiphiles that self-assemble in water through strong, collective hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking, forming air-stable, high-aspect-ratio nanoribbons with gigapascal-level stiffness. When processed into bulk solid-state electrolytes, these nanoribbons retain their ordered molecular arrangement and exhibit total conductivities of 1.6 × 10

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