Lithium-Ion Batteries--The 25th Anniversary of Commercialization

Abstract

Twenty-five years have passed since lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) were commercialized in 1991. With the rapid growth of portable electronic devices, LIBs are indispensable for our comfortable living today. However, the increasing demands for high energy density impose us to develop advanced types of LIBs and so-called beyond LIBs. In this issue of Interface features five articles on LIBs from the most prominent researchers in the world, who have made great contributions to the commercialization and growth of LIBs, to look back over the history of LIBs and to predict the future prospects for LIBs and beyond-LIBs.