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Long-life, environmentally freindly, low-cost and reliable batteries are urgently requested nowadays to satisfy crucial demands of modern society. Rechargeable lithiumion batteries based on the combination of a lithium metal (or a lithiated carbon) anode and a lithium intercalation cathode (e.g., lithium-transition metal oxides) are rapidly replacing the bulkier and less energetic nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride batteries in different portable consumer electronic devices including cellular phones and computers. They are also scaled-up in view of their use in electric vehicles. |