Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Rate Capabilities

Rate capability has always been an important factor in the design of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but recent commercial demands for fast charging LIBs have added to this importance. Although almost all works devoted to the LIB electrode materials examine the rate capability somehow, there are growing efforts in the quest for high rate capability LIBs. Because this is only possible by a subtle design at the material architecture to maximize both the ion and charge transfer processes simultaneously, the achievements can be applied to various materials. Owing to the fact that the term high rate capability is a relative concept in the literature, the present paper aims to provide a general picture of the achievements in a comparative manner to highlight the most promising results reported in the literature.