Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 63, Issue 12 e202403548
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Cover Picture: Hygroscopic Solutes Enable Non-van der Waals Electrolytes for Fire-Tolerant Dual-Air Batteries (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 12/2024)

Dr. Huarong Xia, 

Dr. Huarong Xia

Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore

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Dr. Shengkai Cao, 

Dr. Shengkai Cao

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, 138634 Singapore, Singapore

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Dr. Zhisheng Lv, 

Dr. Zhisheng Lv

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, 138634 Singapore, Singapore

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Dr. Jiaqi Wei, 

Dr. Jiaqi Wei

Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore

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Song Yuan, 

Song Yuan

Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore

Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of THU, Tsinghua University, 314000 Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

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Prof. Xue Feng, 

Prof. Xue Feng

Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, No. 30, Shuangqing Road, 100084 Beijing, China

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Prof. Xiaodong Chen, 

Corresponding Author

Prof. Xiaodong Chen

Innovative Center for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore

Institute for Digital Analytics and Science (IDMxS), Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore

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First published: 04 March 2024
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202403548

Graphical Abstract

Solute-in-air electrolytes are applied in metal-air batteries, introducing dual-air batteries for intrinsic safe energy storage. In their Research Article (e202318369), Xiaodong Chen and co-workers demonstrate that fire-tolerant batteries are achieved, and reveal that the highest tolerance temperature of electrolytes is determined by solute intramolecular bonds instead of solvent intermolecular interactions, inspiring a concept of non-van der Waals electrolytes for their thermal stability.

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Solute-in-air electrolytes are applied in metal-air batteries, introducing dual-air batteries for intrinsic safe energy storage. In their Research Article (e202318369), Xiaodong Chen and co-workers demonstrate that fire-tolerant batteries are achieved, and reveal that the highest tolerance temperature of electrolytes is determined by solute intramolecular bonds instead of solvent intermolecular interactions, inspiring a concept of non-van der Waals electrolytes for their thermal stability.

Lithium-Ion Batteries

In their Communication (e202315628), De-en Jiang et al. reveal through machine-learning force field molecular dynamics simulations the superionic Li+ transport in glassy LiTaCl6 via a dynamic “monkey bar” mechanism.
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PROTACs

In their Research Article (e202315997), Guoqiang Dong, Chunquan Sheng et al. developed activator-based photoswitchable proteolysis-targeting chimera (PS-PROTAC) for the optical control of NAMPT and NAD+ both in vitro and in vivo.
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Supramolecular Chemistry

The synthesis and electronic properties of [2,2]paracyclophane-bridged, thiophene-based macrocycles are reported by Xi Kang, Wenxiong Shi, Manzhou Zhu et al. in their Research Article (e202317995).
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