Article
Engineering, Environmental
Moshe Sheintuch, Olga Nekhamkina
Summary: This study detected a pattern of sequential group-by-group charging or discharging of Li batteries with phase-separation thermodynamics, and quantitatively predicted the main characteristics of the sequential symmetry breaking events for the first time. It also showed that gradients in liquid phase potential, although extremely small, operate like noise leading to break-up of the homogeneous solution. A bifurcation map was constructed to show the lowest current boundary that ensures a homogeneous lithiation/delithiation as a function of noise level.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ilia Kulikov, Naitik A. Panjwani, Anatoliy A. Vereshchagin, Domenik Spallek, Daniil A. Lukianov, Elena Alekseeva, Oleg Levin, Jan Behrends
Summary: This article reports on the development of a versatile on-substrate electrode setup for spectroelectrochemical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) measurements on redox conductive polymers for Organic Radical Batteries (ORBs). The experiments provide valuable information on the degradation of the polymer during cycling, which can help identify performance-limiting loss mechanisms and develop sustainable electrochemical power sources.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Zhi-Xin Yang, Guokuan Yu, Jing Zhao, Pak Kin Wong, Xian-Bo Wang
Summary: This study introduces the Mann-Kendall trend analysis to propose a new Equivalent Degradation Indicator (EDI) to replace the capacity-based State of Health (SOH) indicator, achieving accurate RCDC prediction and low computational complexity. Experimental results demonstrate the method's good early-stage prediction capability and high prognosis efficiency.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Moshe Sheintuch, Olga Nekhamkina
Summary: This study classifies the dynamic patterns that emerge during the charging or discharging of Li-ion batteries under galvanostatic conditions. The exchange current function is examined for its effect on the kinetics. Nonuniformity in the parameters leads to noise that masks the behavior. The full model exhibits symmetry breaking events, even in the absence of noise, due to the perturbation effect of the liquid potential gradient.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hao Yuan, Yong-Wei Zhang
Summary: In this study, two-dimensional ferroelectric In2Se3 was investigated as a promising additive to overcome polysulfide shuttling and sluggish kinetics in sulfur cathodes. The findings show that In2Se3 has modest adsorption strength to soluble polysulfides, reduces energy barriers, and enables control of battery performance through ferroelectric switching, thus potentially enhancing Li-S and Na-S battery performance.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Fu-Quan Dou, Yuan-Jin Wang, Jian-An Sun
Summary: Explored the charging and discharging dynamics of a three-level quantum battery utilizing additional control fields, which resulted in faster charging and discharging processes and higher stored energy and power. Investigated the impact of driving field amplitudes and delay times on battery performance, as well as potential experimental implementations.
FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kuei-Hsiang Chao, Jia-Yan Li
Summary: The paper aims to develop an intelligent controller for the DC-link voltage of bidirectional soft-switching converters used in batteries with equalizing charge and discharge control. The controller is designed based on extension theory, enabling uniform charging and discharging of the storage battery. The quantitative design techniques and extenics theory are utilized to achieve efficient control flexibility and performance. Test results demonstrate the proposed controller's improved response time compared to conventional design, leading to better utilization of renewable energy and enhanced economic and battery life cycle benefits.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yibo Guo, Jinle Cai, Yunlong Liao, Jiahua Hu, Xiaomeng Zhou
Summary: Cyclic aging of lithium-ion batteries leads to capacity decline, impedance increase, and polarization deepening. A study was conducted on commercial 18650 lithium-ion batteries using fast charge/discharge cycles to determine the influence of cyclic aging on safety performance. The results showed a nonlinear three-stage change in aging, with higher charge/discharge rates exacerbating the aging state. Thermal abuse tests revealed that aged cells have better thermal stability but a higher risk of thermal runaway, possibly due to flammable gas and exothermic reactions during fast charge/discharge processes. This study highlights the potential for aged cells in products like electric vehicles to trigger thermal runaway.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Quan Wang, Zhen Wang, Xudong Li, Yongming Zhu, Peng Gao
Summary: This paper investigated the high nickel cathode LiNi1-x-yMnxAlyO2 (NMA) and found that its high rate performance is less satisfactory compared to conventional cobalt cathode. By using NaAlO2 as the aluminum source, cobalt-free materials NMA80, NMA90, and NMA95 were synthesized with high crystallinity and purity. Among them, NMA90 showed excellent specific capacity at high discharge rate, indicating potential for fast charging technology development.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hee-eun Kim, Seohyeon Jang, Hansol Lim, Woowon Chung, Inho Nam, Jin Ho Bang
Summary: This study explores the utilization of single metal atoms (SMAs) in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). By embedding different noble metals (Au, Ag, and Pt) as SMAs in porous carbon materials, enhanced capacity and improved performance were observed. Among the different metals, Ag SMAs showed superior rate capability and long-term stability.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wei Zhang, Yulun Wu, Zhenming Xu, Huangxu Li, Ming Xu, Jianwei Li, Yuhang Dai, Wei Zong, Ruwei Chen, Liang He, Zhian Zhang, Dan J. L. Brett, Guanjie He, Yanqing Lai, Ivan P. Parkin
Summary: In this study, a reduced graphene oxide supported NASICON Na3Cr0.5V1.5(PO4)(3) cathode with ultrafast and ultrastable sodium storage properties was designed. It exhibited high energy density, excellent fast-charging performance, and a three-electron transfer reaction based on fully activated V5+/V4+, V4+/V3+, V3+/V2+ couples.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Fang Shi, Kaiyue Zhu, Xiaoke Li, Erdong Wang, Xuefeng Zhu, Weishen Yang
Summary: The porous carbon layers wrapped CoFe alloy synthesized through pyrolysis exhibit excellent bifunctional catalytic performance for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. The catalyst shows high stability and activity, making it a promising candidate for rechargeable Zn-air batteries.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuxuan Zhang, Jae Chul Kim, Han Wook Song, Sunghwan Lee
Summary: The driving mileage of electric vehicles (EVs) has been improved with Ni-based layered oxide materials, but the charging period is still time-consuming due to the sluggish kinetic conditions and insufficient thermal stability of the materials.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Jin Kyo Koo, Hyeongjun Choi, Jae Kwon Seo, Soo Min Hwang, Jaewoo Lee, Young-Jun Kim
Summary: This study balances the ionic and electronic conduction properties of electrodes by designing their physical properties, leading to the development of a composite electrode that can be charged to 80% in just 8.2 minutes. This work paves the way for extremely fast charging and contributes to the advancement of electric vehicles.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Michael A. Baird, Junhua Song, Ran Tao, Youngmin Ko, Brett A. Helms
Summary: This study explores locally superconcentrated electrolytes that reduce viscosity for fast-charging and extended battery life. The research identifies divergent failure mechanisms at different charge rates and depths of discharge, which has implications for future electrolyte designs.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Hongjie Li, Ruirui Zhao, Xinhai Peng
Summary: This paper investigates group consensus for linear multi-agent systems with nonidentical dynamics and proposes a novel adaptive event-triggered communication scheme that adjusts event-triggered parameters using stochastic sampling information, achieving consensus among the group.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ruirui Zhao, Haifeng Wang, Haoran Du, Ying Yang, Zhonghui Gao, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang
Summary: Researchers propose a new electrolyte formulation for aqueous zinc batteries, which involves the addition of lanthanum nitrate to improve the surface morphology of the electrode, enhancing the battery performance and cycle life.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Haoran Du, Ruirui Zhao, Jie Ji, Xiaoqun Qi, Ru Wang, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang
Summary: By designing a polyelectrolyte coating that is rich in hydrophobic and anion-blocking groups, undesired side reactions at the zinc electrode|electrolyte interface can be suppressed, leading to a prolonged cycling life of the zinc electrodes.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haoran Du, Yanhao Dong, Qing-Jie Li, Ruirui Zhao, Xiaoqun Qi, Wang-Hay Kan, Liumin Suo, Long Qie, Ju Li, Yunhui Huang
Summary: A new zinc salt design and drop-in solution for long cycle-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are reported. The zinc salt, Zn(BBI)(2), with an amphiphilic molecular structure, can stabilize the Zn metal/H2O interface, mitigate chemical and electrochemical degradations, and enable both symmetric and full cells.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jian Hao, Ruirui Zhao, Lu Xu, Caixia Chi, Haihong Li
Summary: By using coal as the raw material, a graphitized microcrystalline porous carbon material was synthesized through a facile one-step catalytic carbonization activation procedure, improving the electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of activated carbon. Due to the synthetic effect of the conductive network and the hierarchical porous structure, the carbon electrode exhibited high capacity, excellent rate performance, and substantial cycling stability for electrochemical hydrogen storage. The porous carbon with microcrystalline graphite was demonstrated to be an efficient electrode for electrochemical hydrogen storage.
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ying Yang, Chenli Huang, Ruirui Zhao, Zhonghui Gao, Xiaoqun Qi, Wang Zhang, Xing Lu, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang
Summary: Experimentally, hard carbons (HCs) synthesized under different conditions always show various alkali-ion storage capabilities. Here, fullerene (C-60), a heteroatom-free and structure-confirmed precursor, is chosen to build pure carbon models (C-60-T-s) for exploring the correlations between inherent characteristics and alkali-ion storage behaviors in HCs. The electrochemical results indicate that the C-60-800 sample exhibits the highest specific capacity and best rate capability for Li+, Na+, and K+ storage. Various spectrometric characterizations and theoretical simulations demonstrate that the extra capacity of C-60-800 mainly originates from the higher ratio of sp(3) and sp(2)-hybridized carbon atoms (sp(3)/sp(2)-C). This work presents a novel orbital hybridization state-related strategy for designing high-capacity electrode materials of alkali-ion batteries.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fengyi Yang, Xiaoqun Qi, Haoran Du, Ruining Jiang, Ruirui Zhao, Yujun Pan, Qiang Jin, Xiaoyu Jin, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang
Summary: By regulating the electrolyte structure, researchers found that weakly-solvating electrolytes could facilitate electrochemical reactions and stabilize lithium anodes, enabling high utilization of active materials under conditions of high current densities, high areal mass loadings, and low electrolyte-to-active-material ratio. This provides an effective electrolyte-regulation solution for practical high-energy Li-S/Se batteries.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haoliang Wang, Haoran Du, Ruirui Zhao, Zhenglu Zhu, Long Qie, Jing Fu, Yunhui Huang
Summary: Introduced a surfactant of succinimide (SI) that occupies the compact region of the electrical double layer (EDL) at the Zn/electrolyte interface, protecting Zn surface from corrosion in aqueous electrolytes. SI surfactants restrict the self-diffusion of Zn adatoms and tune interfacial reaction kinetics, promoting small and dense nuclei instead of large Zn dendrites. SI enables high Coulombic efficiency and long-term cycling stability in Zn-VS2 batteries.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Weijie Ji, Bi Luo, Qi Wang, Guihui Yu, Zihang Liu, Zaowen Zhao, Ruirui Zhao, Shubin Wang, Xiaowei Wang, Bao Zhang, Jiafeng Zhang, Feng Hou, Ji Liang
Summary: In this study, a surface microstructure optimization strategy is proposed to enhance the Li/SSE interfacial contact and quantify the correlations between the performance of solid-state batteries (SSBs) and the surface roughness of the electrolyte. Based on these findings, a low-surface-roughness SSE is developed, showing significantly improved interfacial impedance and cycling life.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Sun, Tiantian Chen, Xiaolin Meng, Yan Bao, Liangliang Hu, Ruirui Zhao
Summary: Trustworthy and explainable structural health monitoring (SHM) is crucial for ensuring the safe maintenance and operation of deficient bridges. However, existing methods face challenges in terms of cognitive, technical, and decision-making processes. The development of sensing devices and technologies enables intelligent data acquisition and processing, but human involvement introduces redundancies and errors that affect the reliability of SHM and bridge safety. Understanding human-cyber reliability issues is necessary to ensure reliable SHM.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhuohua Li, Xiaojin Wang, Xueying Lin, Xun Ou, Junfeng Luo, Zhanjun Chen, Aiju Li, Jiafeng Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Ruirui Zhao
Summary: Sandwiching polymer interlayer between the electrode and solid electrolyte is promising for addressing interfacial issues in solid-state batteries, but limitations in polymer properties hinder practical application. This study introduces ferroelectric BaTi2O5 (BT) nanorods into the polymer matrix to enhance ionic conductivity, Li(+) transference number, and mechanical property simultaneously. The BT-modified polymer interlayer improves battery performance by enhancing cathode degradation control, suppressing lithium dendrite growth, and enabling stable cycling performance. This work highlights the importance of specific morphology ferroelectric materials in enhancing polymer-based electrolyte performance and promoting solid-state battery application.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xun Ou, Junfeng Luo, Jiliang Zhang, Chi-Liang Chen, Jing Yu, Jiawei Hu, Chung-Kai Chang, Igor Moudrakovski, Vincent Wing-hei Lau, Ruirui Zhao
Summary: This study thoroughly investigates the influence of Mg cations, F anions, and their co-doping on the atomic structures of LiCoO2 and their impact on electrochemical performance. The results show that MgO4 tetrahedra can suppress charge transfer and reduce pseudo-JTE, while F doping increases ligand-field strength but decreases structural stability. In contrast, Mg/F co-doping generates CoO5F-MgO4F2-CoO5F medium-range orders, which reduce structural distortion and charge transfer, leading to improved electrochemical performance.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jia-feng Zhang, De-zhao Peng, Xiang-gang Gao, Jing-tian Zou, Long Ye, Guan-jun Ji, Bi Luo, Gui-hui Yu, Xiao-wei Wang, Zao-wen Zhao, Bao Zhang, Wen-yang Hu, Zi-hang Liu, Lei Cheng, Rui-rui Zhao
Summary: Competitive costs and eco-friendliness have made solid waste-based recycling a hot topic in sustainable energy storage devices. The closed-loop model, combining efficient waste recovery and energy storage material preparation, is seen as a highly promising sustainable development strategy. However, challenges such as environmental hazards, valuable elements, quantity, and distribution hinder its industrial applications. This review provides a systematic overview of converting various solid wastes into energy storage materials, discussing processing techniques and value-varying approaches.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu-Hang Liu, Yi-Fan Wu, Li-Juan Feng, Rui-Rui Zhao, Shan-Xiao Wang, Ming-Ming Zhang, Dan-Yang Wang, Xiang-Wen Kong, Xiao-Wu Lei
Summary: In this study, a reversible conversion between [DMPZ]MnCl4 and [DMPZ](4)(MnCl6)(MnCl4)(2 & BULL;)(H2O)(2) with adjustable emission colors is reported for the first time using kinetic and thermodynamic controlling strategies. The synchronous structural and emission transformations in single-component organic manganese halides are highlighted.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jing Wang, Ruirui Zhao, Xiao Yang, Ruyi Zhang, Junli Guo, Jian Hao
Summary: Binder-free nano silicon/carbon nanotube composites anodes were synthesized by electrostatic self-assembly and ionic liquid (IL) technology, which improved the dispersion of silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) and formed a 3D structure network of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through electrostatic gravitational force. The addition of ILs doped with heteroatoms in the CNTs during annealing also enhanced the wettability of the electrode. The Si3C%-CNTs anodes exhibited high reversible discharge capacity and excellent performance compared to traditional coating methods.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
