Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wenli Zhang, Minglei Sun, Jian Yin, Wenxi Wang, Gang Huang, Xueqing Qiu, Udo Schwingenschlogl, Husam N. Alshareef
Summary: By catalytic pyrolysis of graphitic carbon nitride enabled by metal cyanamides, a high edge-nitrogen doped three-dimensional turbostratic carbon material has been synthesized, exhibiting promising performance as anodes for both PIBs and SIBs.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ying Wang, Ping Niu, Jianzhong Li, Shulan Wang, Li Li
Summary: Phosphorus composite anodes are considered promising candidates for sodium-ion batteries and potassium-ion batteries, but their practical use is limited by poor cycling stability and sluggish electrochemical reaction dynamics caused by volume variation and low electronic conductivity. Compositing with a suitable second component has been proposed as an effective strategy to potentially resolve these issues.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zhenjiang Yu, Ruhong Li, Kedi Cai, Yudong Yao, Junjing Deng, Shuaifeng Lou, Mi Lu, Qinmin Pan, Geping Yin, Zaixing Jiang, Jiajun Wang
Summary: The study demonstrates that trace element doping can enhance the stability and structural integrity of potassium ion battery anodes, mitigating anisotropic expansion by creating multiple ion transport pathways and uniform charge distribution, providing a new pathway for future energy storage.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kainian Chu, Xiaojuan Zhang, Yang Yang, Zhiqiang Li, Lingzhi Wei, Ge Yao, Fangcai Zheng, Qianwang Chen
Summary: Edge-nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets with abundant defects and edge sites exhibit high reversible capacity, excellent rate performance, and ultrastable cycling stability, contributing to enhanced potassium-storage performance with a synergistic adsorption-intercalation mechanism.
Review
Electrochemistry
Penglun Zheng, Jichang Sun, Huaiyin Liu, Rui Wang, Chuanbang Liu, Yang Zhao, Junwei Li, Yun Zheng, Xianhong Rui
Summary: This review introduces the recent advances in microstructure-engineered silicon alloy anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Strategies such as alloying, nano-crystallization, and compositing have been developed to improve the electrochemical performances of silicon anodes, but commercial application still faces challenges.
BATTERIES & SUPERCAPS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pengcheng Liu, Hongchang Hao, Hugo Celio, Jinlei Cui, Muqing Ren, Yixian Wang, Hui Dong, Aminur Rashid Chowdhury, Tanya Hutter, Frederic A. Perras, Jagjit Nanda, John Watt, David Mitlin
Summary: This study presents a multifunctional separator for potassium-metal batteries, utilizing tape-cast microscale AlF3 coated on polypropylene. The novel separator demonstrates excellent electrochemical performance, stability, and capacity retention in experiments.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenbin Li, Zihao Yang, Jiaxuan Zuo, Jingjing Wang, Xifei Li
Summary: This review summarizes the main problems faced by carbon-based flexible anodes for potassium-ion batteries, including excessive volume change, repeated SEI growth, and low affinity with K+. Various modification strategies, such as heteroatom-doping, coupling with metal and chalcogenide nanoparticles, and coupling with other carbonaceous materials, are introduced to address these issues. The doping of heteroatoms increases active sites, improves electrical conductivity, expedites K+ diffusion, strengthens structural stability, and enlarges interlayer spacing. The coupling of metal and chalcogenide nanoparticles offsets the scarcity of K+ storage sites and the poor wettability of the electrodes. The coupling of carbonaceous materials with different characteristics coordinates their advantages.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jia Zheng, Kaifeng Yu, Xiaofeng Wang, Jicai Liang, Ce Liang
Summary: In this study, a porous hard carbon material rich in nitrogen with graded porous structure and abundant surface defects was prepared and applied as anode materials for PIBs and SIBs. It exhibited high reversible capacities and excellent cycling stability.
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiuping Sun, Lu Wang, Chuanchuan Li, Debao Wang, Iqbal Sikandar, Ruxia Man, Fang Tian, Yitai Qian, Liqiang Xu
Summary: Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are considered as attractive alternatives for next-generation battery systems due to their promising application potential, however, the design and application of bi-functional high-performance anode still remain a great challenge. In this study, dandelion-like Bi2S3/rGO hierarchical microspheres showed reversible capacity as anode material for PIBs and SIBs, demonstrating high performance even at high current densities. The results indicate that Bi2S3/rGO has application potential as a high-performance bi-functional anode for PIBs and SIBs.
Review
Thermodynamics
Niloofar Soltani, Amin Bahrami, Lars Giebeler, Thomas Gemming, Daria Mikhailova
Summary: This review highlights recent advances in using carbon extracted from various biomass sources in rechargeable Li-, Na-, and K-ion batteries. Maximizing the energy and power densities as well as the lifetime of carbon anodes require an exploration of the right balance between carbon structures, pore morphology, chemical composition and alkali metal-ion storage. Electrode materials based on biomass-derived carbon in alkali-metal-ion batteries may allow not only technical breakthroughs, but also ethically and socially acceptable products.
PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yiwei Sun, Huanlei Wang, Wenrui Wei, Yulong Zheng, Lin Tao, Yixian Wang, Minghua Huang, Jing Shi, Zhi-Cheng Shi, David Mitlin
Summary: The utilization of sulfur-rich graphene nanoboxes in potassium ion battery and potassium ion capacitor anodes demonstrates exceptional rate capability, high reversible capacity, and outstanding cycling stability, along with revealing insights into the reversible energy storage mechanism and kinetic properties.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mengmeng Yang, Liwei Jin, Mingyi He, Zao Yi, Tao Duan, Weitang Yao
Summary: Low silicon oxide shows promise as an anode material for LIBs and KIBs due to its high theoretical capacity, but faces challenges such as volume effects and poor intrinsic electronic conductivity. By synthesizing SiOx@C anodes, the cyclic stability and capacity of low silicon oxide have been improved, making it a promising option for future applications.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mario Valvo, Christina Floraki, Elie Paillard, Kristina Edstrom, Dimitra Vernardou
Summary: The demand for large-scale and sustainable energy storage systems is increasing, leading to the emergence of potassium-ion batteries as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, the development of anode materials for potassium-ion batteries still faces challenges. Iron oxides are promising anode materials due to their high theoretical capacity, low cost, and abundant reserves, but they also have limitations.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shikai Xu, Zhiqiang Li, Kainian Chu, Ge Yao, Yang Xu, Ping Niu, Yang Yang, Qianwang Chen, Fangcai Zheng
Summary: In this study, NiS nanosheets attached to nitrogen-doped carbon matrixes were prepared for sodium/potassium ion batteries, demonstrating excellent electrochemical performance and cycling stability. The composite material showed promising application potential for energy-storage devices.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shude Liu, Ling Kang, Joel Henzie, Jian Zhang, Jisang Ha, Mohammed A. Amin, Md Shahriar A. Hossain, Seong Chan Jun, Yusuke Yamauchi
Summary: The article discusses the operation principles and performance indicators of potassium ion energy storage systems, as well as significant advances in various types of battery-type anode materials. It emphasizes the correlation between host-guest relationships and electrochemical properties, and highlights promising optimization strategies to improve K+ storage performance. Perspectives on future trends aimed at accelerating the development of potassium ion energy storage systems are also provided.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Maoyi Yi, Jie Li, Mengran Wang, Xinming Fan, Bo Hong, Zhian Zhang, Aonan Wang, Yanqing Lai
Summary: In this study, polyacrylic acid (PAA) was used as a binder for the cathode in all-solid-state batteries. Through H+/Li+ exchange reaction, a uniform PAA-Li coating layer was formed on the cathode surface, improving the stability of the cathodic interface and the crystal structure. The SC-NCM83-PAA cathode exhibited superior cycling performance compared to traditional PVDF binder.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yonghan Zhou, Zhongfeng Ji, Wenrui Cai, Xuewei He, Ruiying Bao, Xuewei Fu, Wei Yang, Yu Wang
Summary: By learning from the pencil-writing process, a solid-ink rubbing technology (SIR-tech) has been invented to develop durable metallic coatings on diverse substrates. The composite metallic skin by SIR-tech outperforms pure liquid-metal coating and shows great potential for various applications.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ruiqi Tian, Hehe Zhang, Zeyu Yuan, Yuehua Man, Jianlu Sun, Jianchun Bao, Ming-Sheng Wang, Xiaosi Zhou
Summary: In this study, polypyrrole-encapsulated Sb2WO6 microflowers were synthesized and demonstrated to exhibit excellent potassium storage properties and cycling stability. The improved performance of Sb2WO6@PPy was attributed to the unique microflower structure, enhanced electronic conductivity, and protective PPy coating.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Longxing Wu, Zhiqiang Lyu, Zebo Huang, Chao Zhang, Changyin Wei
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive survey on physics-based state of charge (SOC) algorithms applied in advanced battery management system (BMS). It discusses the research progresses of physical SOC estimation methods for lithium-ion batteries and presents future perspectives for this field.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Honggang Huang, Yao Chen, Hui Fu, Cun Chen, Hanjun Li, Zhe Zhang, Feili Lai, Shuxing Bai, Nan Zhang, Tianxi Liu
Summary: The d-d orbital coupling induced by crystal-phase engineering effectively adjusts the electronic structure of electrocatalysts, improving their activity and stability, which is significant for electrocatalyst research.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Quanzhen Sun, Yifan Li, Caixia Zhang, Shunli Du, Weihao Xie, Jionghua Wu, Qiao Zheng, Hui Deng, Shuying Cheng
Summary: In this study, indium (In) ions were introduced into flexible Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) (CZTSSe) solar cells to modify the back interface and passivate deep level defects in CZTSSe bulk. The results showed that In doping effectively inhibited the formation of secondary phase and V-Sn defects, decreased the barrier height at the back interface, passivated deep level defects in CZTSSe bulk, increased carrier concentration, and significantly reduced the V-OC deficit. Eventually, a flexible CZTSSe solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 10.01% was achieved. This synergistic strategy of interface modification and bulk defects passivation through In incorporation provides a new approach for fabricating efficient flexible kesterite-based solar cells.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Negah Hashemi, Jafar Hussain Shah, Cejun Hu, Subhajit Nandy, Pavlo Aleshkevych, Sumbal Farid, Keun Hwa Chae, Wei Xie, Taifeng Liu, Junhu Wang, Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
Summary: This study investigates the effects of Fe on the oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) in the presence of Au. The study identifies two distinct areas of OER associated with Fe and Au sites at different overpotentials. Various factors were varied to observe the behaviors of FeOxHy/Au during OER. The study reveals strong electronic interaction between Fe and Au, and proposes a lattice OER mechanism based on FeOxHy.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yingshi Su, Yonghui Cheng, Zhen Li, Yanjia Cui, Caili Yang, Ziyi Zhong, Yibing Song, Gongwei Wang, Lin Zhuang
Summary: This study systematically investigates the key roles of Nafion on Cu nanoparticles electrocatalyst for CO2RR. The Nafion modifier suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction, increases CO2 concentration and mass transfer process, and activates CO2 molecule to enhance C2 product generation. As a result, the selectivity of the hydrogen evolution reaction is reduced and the efficiency of C2 products is significantly improved.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Daijie Deng, Honghui Zhang, Jianchun Wu, Xing Tang, Min Ling, Sihua Dong, Li Xu, Henan Li, Huaming Li
Summary: By doping sulfur into vanadium nitride, the S-VN/Co/NS-MC catalyst exhibits enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity and catalytic performance. When applied in liquid and flexible ZABs, it shows higher power density, specific capacity, and cycling stability.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Yi Li, Fei Zhang
Summary: Self-assembly of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals holds significant application value in the fields of display, detector, and solar cell due to their unique collective properties. This review covers the driving forces, commonly used methods, and different self-assembly structures of perovskite nanocrystals. Additionally, it summarizes the collective optoelectronic properties and application areas of perovskite superlattice structures, and presents an outlook on potential issues and future challenges in the development of perovskite nanocrystals.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Anki Reddy Mule, Bhimanaboina Ramulu, Shaik Junied Arbaz, Anand Kurakula, Jae Su Yu
Summary: Direct growth of redox-active noble metals and rational design of multifunctional electrochemical active materials play crucial roles in developing novel electrode materials for energy storage devices. In this regard, silver (Ag) has attracted great attention in the design of efficient electrodes. The construction of multifaceted heterostructure cobalt-iron hydroxide (CFOH) nanowires (NWs)@nickel cobalt manganese hydroxides and/or hydrate (NCMOH) nanosheets (NSs) on the Ag-deposited nickel foam and carbon cloth (i.e., Ag/ NF and Ag/CC) substrates is reported. The as-fabricated Ag@CFOH@NCMOH/NF electrode delivered superior areal capacity value of 2081.9 μA h cm-2 at 5 mA cm-2. Moreover, as-assembled hybrid cell based on NF (HC/NF) device exhibited remarkable areal capacity value of 1.82 mA h cm-2 at 5 mA cm-2 with excellent rate capability of 74.77% even at 70 mA cm-2. Furthermore, HC/NF device achieved maximum energy and power densities of 1.39 mW h cm-2 and 42.35 mW cm-2, respectively. To verify practical applicability, both devices were also tested to serve as a self-charging station for various portable electronic devices.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zanling Huang, Shuqi Zhu, Yuan Duan, Chaoran Pi, Xuming Zhang, Abebe Reda Woldu, Jing-Xin Jian, Paul K. Chu, Qing-Xiao Tong, Liangsheng Hu, Xiangdong Yao
Summary: In this study, it was found that Ni sites act as a host to attract Fe(III) to form Fe(Ni)(III) binary centers, which promote the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and stability by cyclical formation of intermediates. Additionally, other ions can also catalyze the OER process on different electrodes.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jie Zeng, Jian Bao, Ya Zhang, Xun-Lu Li, Cui Ma, Rui-Jie Luo, Chong-Yu Du, Xuan Xu, Zhe Mei, Zhe Qian, Yong-Ning Zhou
Summary: The balance between cationic redox and oxygen redox is crucial for achieving high energy density and cycle stability in sodium batteries. This study demonstrates the reversible Mn2+/Mn4+ redox in a P3-Na0.65Li0.2Co0.05Mn0.75O2 cathode material through Co substitution, effectively suppressing the contribution of oxygen redox and improving structure stability.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Daniela M. Josepetti, Bianca P. Sousa, Simone A. J. Rodrigues, Renato G. Freitas, Gustavo Doubek
Summary: Lithium-oxygen batteries have high energy density potential but face challenges in achieving high cyclability. This study used operando Raman experiments and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to evaluate the initial discharge processes in porous carbon electrodes. The results indicate that the reaction occurs at the Li2O2 surface and the growth of Li2O2 forms a more compact and homogeneous structure.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ziqi Zhang, Jinyun Xu, Yu Zhang, Liping Zhao, Ming Li, Guoqiang Zhong, Di Zhao, Minjing Li, Xudong Hu, Wenju Zhu, Chunming Zheng, Xiaohong Sun
Summary: This paper explores the challenge of increasing global CO2 emissions and highlights the role of porous metal oxide materials in electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 (CO2RR). Porous metal oxides offer high surface area and tunability for optimizing CO2RR reaction mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2024)