Recent progress of magnetic field application in lithium-based batteries

Lithium-based batteries including lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur, and lithium-oxygen batteries are currently some of the most competitive electrochemical energy storage technologies owing to their outstanding electrochemical performance. The charge/discharge mechanism of these battery systems is based on an electrochemical redox reaction. Recently, numerous studies have reported that the use of a magnetic field as a non-contact energy transfer method can effectively improve the electrochemical performance of lithium-based batteries relying on the effects of magnetic force, magnetization, magnetohydrodynamic and spin effects. In this review, the authors comprehensively summarize the latest advances in the application of magnetic fields in lithium-based batteries. And the relative mechanism, present research status, problems and future developmental directions are discussed. This review will provide timely access for researchers to the recent works regarding on magnetic field on lithium-based batteries.