Intramolecular Polarization–Mediated Solvation and Interphase Engineering for Low–Temperature High–Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

Z. Cao‡, Z. Jin‡, W. Li‡, P. Li, Y. He, K. Jia, C. Liu, N. Li, M. Xu, W. Tang, W. Xue, R. V. Kumar, S. Ding, K. Xi@

Advanced Materials

Graphical abstract

Intramolecular polarisation is used to reshape the Li+ solvation shell so that desolvation stays facile at low temperature, while the derived interphase keeps an NCM811 cathode structurally intact under high-voltage operation. The cell operates at −30 °C and up to 4.9 V.

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Advanced Materials (2026) 74260.