Noticeable pseudo‐capacitance behavior out of charge storage mechanism (CSM) has attracted intensive studies because it can provide both high energy density and large output power. Although cyclic voltammetry is recognized as the feasible electrochemical technique to determine it quantitatively in the previous works, the results are inferior due to uncertainty in the definitions and application conditions. Herein, three successive treatments, including de‐polarization, de‐residual and de‐background, as well as a non‐linear fitting algorithm are employed for the first time to calibrate the different CSM contribution of three typical cathode materials, LiFePO4, LiMn2O4 and Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7, and achieve well‐separated physical capacitance, pseudo‐capacitance and diffusive contributions to the total capacity. This work can eliminate misunderstanding concepts and correct ambiguous results of the pseudo‐capacitance contribution and recognize the essence of CSM in electrode materials.

The increasing demands for renewable energy to substitute traditional fossil fuels and related large‐scale energy storage systems (EES) drive developments in battery technology and applications today. The lithium‐ion battery (LIB), the trendsetter of rechargeable batteries, has dominated the market for portable electronics and electric vehicles and is seeking a participant opportunity in the grid‐scale battery market. However, there has been a growing concern regarding the cost and resource availability of lithium. The sodium‐ion battery (SIB) is regarded as an ideal battery choice for grid‐scale EES owing to its similar electrochemistry to the LIB and the crust abundance of Na resources. Because of the participation in frequency regulation, high pulse‐power capability is essential for the implanted SIBs in EES. Herein, a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in the exploration of high‐power cathode and anode materials for SIB is presented, and deep understanding of the inherent host structure, sodium storage mechanism, Na+ diffusion kinetics, together with promising strategies to promote the rate performance is provided. This work may shed light on the classification and screening of alternative high rate electrode materials and provide guidance for the design and application of high power SIBs in the future.

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Calcium carbonate/carboxymethyl chitosan (CaCO3/CMC) hybrid microspheres and nanospheres were prepared by the precipitation of calcium carbonate in an aqueous solution containing CMC. Through adjusting the preparation conditions, the size of CaCO3/CMC hybrid particles could be easily controlled at micro- to nanometer ranges with relatively narrow size distributions. The obtained microspheres and nanospheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. The size and size distribution were measured by a particle size analyzer. Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX·HCl), a water-soluble anticancer drug, was loaded in the hybrid microspheres and nanospheres with a high encapsulation efficiency. The in vitro drug release showed that the release of DOX·HCl from the microspheres and nanospheres could be effectively sustained.

Hydrogen bonding is a topic which has received much attention over the years and continues to do so as the importance of such interactions is established in all areas of chemistry. The class of hydrogen bonds that directly involves electron-rich transition metal centres in the three-centre interaction has received little attention until quite recently. Such interactions are of importance in understanding intermolecular interactions between organometallic molecules and are particularly relevant to understanding proton transfer reactions that directly involve transition metal centres.