A significant amount of battery research and development is underway, both in academia and industry, to meet the demand for electric vehicle applications. When it comes to designing and fabricating electrode materials, nanotechnology-based approaches have demonstrated numerous benefits for improved energy and power density, cyclability and safety. In this Review, we offer an overview of nanostructured materials that are either already commercialized or close to commercialization for hybrid electric vehicle applications, as well as those under development with the potential to meet the requirements for long-range electric vehicles.

Nature Nanotechnology 11, 1031–1038 (2016) doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.207
Received 27 January 2016 Accepted 12 September 2016 Published online 06 December 2016 Corrected online 14 December 2016

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