What prompted you to investigate this topic? Te rnary Li-mixed transition-metal oxides, Li(Ni x Co y Mn z)O 2 (0 < x, y, z < 1), have served as one of the mainstream cathode materials for high-energyL i-ion batteries. Much effort has been directed towards improving the structure integrity of the ternary layered oxidest hrough surface-modification strategies with variousc oating materials and methods. Unfortunately,t here still remains ag reat challenge to establish au niform, robust, and controllable coating layer,a long with as uperior Li +-transportation capability,t owards the ternary host materials by employing atime-and energy-saving synthetica pproach. The front cover artwork is provided by the group of Prof. YunZ hang and Prof. Hao Wu at the Sichuan University (Chengdu, China). The image shows the surfacee stablishing ternary layered LiNi 0.5 Co 0.2 Mn 0.3 O 2 microspheresw ith af ast-Li + +-conductive Li 2 ZrO 3 shell, using af acile pre-coating approach towards high-ratea nd long-life lithium-ion batteries. Read the full text of the