Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiu-Fen Ma, Hong-Yi Li, Weiwei Ren, Daibo Gao, Fuyu Chen, Jiang Diao, Bing Xie, Guangsheng Huang, Jingfeng Wang, Fusheng Pan
Summary: Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are considered as promising next-generation energy storage devices due to their high safety and low cost. Vanadium-based compounds, with their large family and versatile advantageous structures, are highly competitive as electrode materials for RMBs. This review summarizes the structural characteristics, electrochemical performance, and refinement methods of vanadium-based materials in RMB cathodes, as well as their limited use in RMB anodes. Common strategies to improve the electrochemical performance are discussed, and potential development directions are proposed, including electrode materials, electrolytes, and separator materials. RMBs are expected to play a leading role in the energy storage era.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Wenli Zhang, Jian Yin, Wenxi Wang, Zahra Bayhan, Husam N. Alshareef
Summary: This review summarizes the recent technological developments in rechargeable potassium batteries, including achievements in active materials design, mechanistic understanding, exploration of new active materials, tuning the architecture, enhancing electrochemical performances, and advances in new configurations of rechargeable potassium battery systems. The review also proposes future directions and design strategies to advance rechargeable potassium batteries toward commercial applications.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Dauren Batyrbekuly, Barbara Laik, Jean-Pierre Pereira-Ramos, Zhumabay Bakenov, Rita Baddour-Hadjean
Summary: In this study, the porous layered puckered gamma'-V2O5 polymorph was introduced as a cathode for aqueous zinc batteries, exhibiting high capacity and cycling stability in a binary Zn2+/Li+ electrolyte. The work reveals a reaction mechanism based on selective Li insertion and gradual phase transformation to Zn pyrovanadate ZVO during cycling, explaining the high electrochemical performance of the system. This study highlights the superiority of gamma'-V2O5 over conventional alpha-V2O5 in terms of capacity and performance.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
X. Zhang, D. Li, Q. Ruan, L. Liu, B. Wang, F. Xiong, C. Huang, P. K. Chu
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive overview of vanadium-based cathode materials for rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs), including vanadium oxides, vanadates, vanadium chalcogenides, and vanadium-based phosphates. The structure, electrochemical properties, optimization strategies, structure-performance relationship, and reaction mechanisms of various vanadium-based cathode materials are described. The challenges, prospective, and future research directions of vanadium-based electrode materials are discussed.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jianming Wang, Lu Chen, Bo Zhao, Chunyong Liang, Hongshui Wang, Yongguang Zhang
Summary: This research reports a low-cost anodic oxidation method to produce porous niobium pentoxide (P-Nb2O5), which showed excellent rate capability and good capacity retention in lithium-sulfur batteries. The P-Nb2O5 cathode demonstrated strong adsorption properties and good chemical affinity, resulting in improved cycling performance and energy efficiency.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Jiao, Fan Wang, Yuhong Ma, Sangang Luo, Yaoyao Li, Anjun Hu, Miao He, Fei Li, Dongjiang Chen, Wei Chen, Tianyu Lei, Yin Hu
Summary: This review categorizes the basic failure mechanisms and major challenges of Li-S batteries at low temperature, and discusses strategies and advances in the design of optimized electrolyte, composite cathode and functional separator. Suggestions for future development of practical Li-S batteries at low temperature are proposed.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Mochun Zhang, Shuo Feng, Yunling Wu, Yanguang Li
Summary: Using renewable energy sources is effective for addressing the global energy crisis, and high-performance energy storage is urgently needed. Lithium-ion batteries have been dominant, but their limited resources, high costs, and safety concerns make it crucial to develop next-generation batteries. Magnesium-ion batteries show promise due to their lower costs and higher safety.
ACTA PHYSICO-CHIMICA SINICA
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaomin Han, Feng Wu, Ran Zhao, Ying Bai, Chuan Wu
Summary: Rechargeable aluminum batteries (RABs) are gaining attention for large-scale energy storage applications. The key to their progress lies in finding proper cathode materials with high capacity and reversible cycle life. Tremella-like VS4 provides active sites for reactions, shortens ion transport paths, and facilitates electrolyte infiltration. RABs with VS4 cathode show excellent electrochemical performance and a specific energy storage mechanism involving intercalation and conversion reactions. This study offers a strategy for metal sulfide cathode design and a guide for future RAB cathode materials.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jinglian Zhu, Xu Zhang, Haiguang Gao, Yuting Shao, Yana Liu, Yunfeng Zhu, Jiguang Zhang, Liquan Li
Summary: Rechargeable magnesium batteries face challenges due to strong coulombic effects, but this study presents a high-performance system using hierarchical nano-micro hybrids to improve accessibility and reduce charge transfer resistance, achieving high discharge capacity, outstanding rate performance, and excellent cycling performance.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Kai Guo, Wenchong Cheng, Haiyuan Liu, Wenhao She, Yinpeng Wan, Heng Wang, Hanbin Li, Zidan Li, Xing Zhong, Jinbo Ouyang, Neng Yu
Summary: This study develops water molecules and Sn co-doped hydrated V2O5 as a cathode material for zinc-ion batteries, showing remarkable electrochemical performance including high specific capacity, exceptional rate capability, and excellent cycling life. This is attributed to faster charge transfer kinetics and enhanced crystalline framework.
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Yingze Zhou, Fandi Chen, Hamidreza Arandiyan, Peiyuan Guan, Yunjian Liu, Yuan Wang, Chuan Zhao, Danyang Wang, Dewei Chu
Summary: Rechargeable zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) have been rapidly developed in recent years due to their high safety, low cost, and high energy storage capability. The cathode, which holds zinc ions and determines the battery's performance, plays a crucial role in ZIBs, with oxide-based materials being the mainstream choice. Recent research has focused on advanced oxide-based cathode materials, mechanisms of zinc storage, and cathode design developments in ZIBs.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cuicui Li, Lu Lin, Wanlong Wu, Xiaoqi Sun
Summary: The authors present a new polyanion cathode material, KVPCH, which exhibits high redox potential and contains structural water, enabling efficient reversible Mg2+ intercalation at high potential. This work provides effective paths for the design of cathode materials for Mg-ion batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dedy Setiawan, Munseok S. Chae, Seung-Tae Hong
Summary: Based on the research, water content has a significant impact on the storage capacity of vanadium dioxide material. The discharge capacity can reach 250 mAh g(-1) in the wet electrolyte, while it is only 51 mAh g(-1) in the dry electrolyte. Through various analyses, the study clarifies the reaction mechanism causing the limited capacity. Therefore, appropriate regulation of water content in the electrolyte can effectively enhance the capacity of magnesium-ion battery cathodes.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Masashi Kotobuki, Binggong Yan, Li Lu
Summary: Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are promising for their potential in high energy density, low cost, and high safety. However, technological breakthroughs are required for commercialization. Cathode materials are crucial for the commercialization of RMBs as they directly affect energy and power densities. The main challenge lies in the poor diffusion of Mg2+ ions in electrode materials due to strong interaction with host materials. Various attempts have been made to overcome this issue, including synthesis of new materials, morphological modifications, doping, substitution, and addition of second components. This review provides additional information on recent developments in cathode materials for RMBs in the past 3-4 years, as well as perspectives and challenges for future development.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Derek Ovc-Okene, Angamuthu Gnanavel, Akos Szabo, Gyoergyi Szarka, Bela Ivan, Robert Kun
Summary: A sulfur-rich organosulfur polymer (PSDODT) was developed and used as a cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries, showing enhanced specific capacity and cyclic performances when mixed with reduced graphene oxide. This opens up new research and development possibilities in the field of Li-sulfur batteries.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)