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ArticleNational science review2026

Decoding polarity gradient enabled ultra-high lithium ion conduction.

Yuqing Chen, Aiping Wang, Yun Zhao, Wei Wang, Robert Dominko, Peitao Xiao, Peng Gao, Yan Duan, Baohua Li, Xiangming He and 1 more

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Article in National science review, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors.

Yuqing ChenCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
Aiping WangDepartment of materials chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia.
Yun ZhaoShenzhen Key Laboratory on Power Battery Safety and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
Wei WangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
Robert DominkoDepartment of materials chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia.
Peitao XiaoCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.
Peng GaoCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
Yan DuanCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
Baohua LiShenzhen Key Laboratory on Power Battery Safety and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
Xiangming HeInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7146-4097
Jilei LiuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-323X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The operational stability of lithium-ion batteries under extreme cryogenic conditions remains fundamentally constrained by solvation structure heterogeneity in conventional electrolytes, where imbalanced coordination fields between high- and low-polarity solvents exacerbate desolvation barriers and interfacial ion transport resistance. Herein, this study introduces a polarity-gradient engineering (PGE) paradigm that systematically resolves solvent polarity disparity (ΔD) through atomic-scale electronic modulation. By substituting carbon with sulfur in carbonate skeletons, an 83% reduction in dielectric heterogeneity is reached (Δε = 17.1 vs. 86.6 in carbonates), enabling balanced Li⁺ coordination among cyclic/linear sulfites and anions. This homogenized solvation feature significantly accelerates desolvation kinetics (34.97 kJ·mol⁻

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dielectric heterogeneityelectrolytehomogenization solvation structurelithium-ion batterieslow-temperature performance

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PMID41675644
PMCPMC12887302

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