This review examines the key process of lithium-ion battery cell formation. Influencing factors, challenges, experimental and simulation tools required for knowledge-based process design of current and emerging battery technologies are addressed.

Assorted nanoclay composites with sustainable, safer features and innovations are described for multifaceted applications.

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based electrodes in flexible supercapacitors have received significant attention in recent years. Carbon nanotube fiber fabrics (CNT-FF) have emerged as promising materials due to their high surface area, excellent conductivity, and mechanical strength. Researchers have attempted to improve the energy density and rate performance of CNT-FF supercapacitor electrodes through various strategies, such as functionalization with conductive materials like MnO₂ nanoparticles and/or incorporation of graphene into them. In addition, the utilization of CNTs in combination with thin metal film electrodes has also gained widespread attention. Research has focused on enhancing electrochemical performance through functionalizing CNTs with conductive materials such as graphene and metal nanoparticles, or by controlling their morphology. This review paper will discuss the recent developments in supercapacitor technology utilizing carbon nanotube-based electrodes, including CNT fiber fabrics and CNTs on thin metal film electrodes. Various strategies employed for improving energy storage performance and the strengths and weaknesses of these strategies will be discussed. Finally, the paper will conclude with a discussion on the challenges that need to be addressed in order to realize the full potential of carbon nanotube-based electrodes in supercapacitor technology.

Attributed to its high safety and fast charging capabilities, supercapacitor is one of the most widely active research fields in the energy storage for last several decades. Recently, with the significant advances on the internet‐of‐things (IoT) technologies as well as growing market demands for wearable electronics, not only the electrochemical performance but also visual aspects of the devices become increasingly important. In this aspect, electrochromic supercapacitor has garnered significant attention in the last decade, which exhibits both color transition and reversible charge/discharge. So far, although some works have been devoted to investigating on the materials and/or components of electrochromic supercapacitor, none of the works have carefully investigated and analyzed the history, research progress, and future directions for electrochromic supercapacitor. In this review, the research progress and advances in the electrochromic supercapacitor are summarized, as well as suggestion for future directions for the electrochromic supercapacitor, which makes an early projection for future research on electrochromic supercapacitor.