Small sized solvents improve li ion battery performance in extreme cold 

A new #electrolyte designed by #ZJU researchers enables lithium-ion batteries to be charged at temperatures between -70 °C to 60 °C, and reach up to 80% capacity within 10 minutes at room temperature.
Lu, D. et al. Ligand-channel-enabled ultrafast Li-ion conduction, Nature 627, 101-107 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07...