Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sourav Mallick, C. Retna Raj
Summary: The growing demand for efficient energy storage devices has led to the emergence of rechargeable aqueous zinc-based battery technologies as a compelling alternative to lithium-based batteries. However, challenges such as cathode dissolution and dendrite formation still need to be addressed in zinc-ion batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jianbo Li, Shimeng Zhang, Yu Wu, Bowen Jin, Mingfei Shao
Summary: The study achieved a dendrite-free Zn metal anode by using an ultrathin NH4V4O10 film-modified carbon cloth, which improved the efficiency of Zn uniform deposition. This resulted in superior cycling performance and energy density, providing an effective strategy for constructing long-life and safe flexible ZMB systems.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rongwei Meng, Huan Li, Ziyang Lu, Chen Zhang, Zhenxing Wang, Yingxin Liu, Weichao Wang, Guowei Ling, Feiyu Kang, Quan-Hong Yang
Summary: Changing the solvation sheath is an effective strategy for stabilizing Zn-ion batteries, but key points related to the design remain unclear. This study proposes using stability constant as a universal standard to improve anode stability and achieves excellent stability of the Zn anode.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yang Zhang, Xuezhen Cao, Ping Xiao
Summary: Graphite-based dual-ion batteries have gained attention for their non-transition metal configuration and high working potential. However, the safety concerns regarding organic electrolytes have hindered their large-scale application. This study proposes a hybrid aqueous/non-aqueous electrolyte to improve battery performance by regulating solvation structures.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Zhang, Zeping Liu, Xin Li, Lishuang Fan, Yong Shuai, Naiqing Zhang
Summary: Aqueous zinc ion batteries with improved zinc transfer ability have been achieved by modifying the structural unit of the polymer separator. Experimental results and theoretical simulations showed that modifying the polymer skeleton with carbonylation side groups weakened the interaction between zinc and the polymer, leading to improved zinc ion transfer capability and stable performance of the metal anodes. This research opens up promising strategies for stabilizing metal anodes in polymeric separators.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuejun Zhu, Tingting Wei, Xianxi Zhang, Yingke Ren, Hong Zhang, Zhaoqian Li, Li'e Mo, Linhua Hu
Summary: This study utilizes 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone (HDF) to modify the solvation environment of the electrolyte, resulting in a dendrite-free zinc anode with high reversibility and stability.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Soochan Kim, Uiseok Hwang, Kaiwei Yang, Misuk Cho, Jae-Do Nam, Youngkwan Lee
Summary: Zn-metal anodes have great potential for aqueous Zn-ion batteries due to their high capacity and abundance. However, dendrite growth and corrosion hinder their practical application. This study uses carboxylated hollow ceria nanostructures to build zincophilic channels on a Zn anode, leading to improved cycling stability and electrochemical performance in Zn-ion batteries.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hefei Fan, Haoxiang Zhang, Qianfeng Liu, Min Li, Lu Liu, Jianxin Gao, Qiang Zhang, Erdong Wang
Summary: This study proposes a biphasic electrolyte based on the salting out effect to comprehensively enhance the electrochemical performance of aqueous Zn metal batteries. On the Zn anode side, the organic-rich phase electrolyte reduces water content and manipulates the solvation structure of Zn2+, resulting in a uniform ZnOHF solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI). On the cathode side, the aqueous phase electrolyte maintains fast ionic conductivity and modifies the electrode/electrolyte interface property due to residual organic molecules, accelerating the redox kinetics.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yizhi Jiang, Zheng Wan, Xiao He, Jinrong Yang
Summary: A functional porous coating on a zinc electrode acts as an ionic sieve to improve aqueous zinc ion batteries. Molecular simulations reveal the process of continuous dehydration of solvated Zn2+ ions from the electrolyte into MOF channels. Modifying linkers on the MOF surface can weaken the solvation shell of Zn2+ ions, reducing dehydration energy and potentially enhancing electrical conductivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ruiqi He, Fangfang Yu, Kuan Wu, Hao-Xuan Liu, Zhen Li, Hua Kun Liu, Shi-Xue Dou, Chao Wu
Summary: A hydrous organic Zn-ion electrolyte based on a dual organic solvent has been developed to address the challenges of aqueous Zn anodes, such as low reversibility, dendrite growth, and water consumption. This electrolyte not only inhibits side reactions, but also promotes uniform Zn plating/stripping by forming a stable solid state interface layer and Zn(2+)-EC/2DMC pairs. The electrolyte enables the Zn electrode to undergo over 700 cycles with a high Coulombic efficiency, and the full cell paired with V2O5 exhibits excellent cycling stability.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wen Zhao, Jared Fee, Harshul Khanna, Seth March, Nathaniel Nisly, Samantha Joy B. Rubio, Can Cui, Zhuo Li, Steven L. Suib
Summary: Neutral aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have gained significant attention for their safety and environmental friendliness. Here, a Zn-doped delta-MnO2 material was developed for the cathode in aqueous ZIBs, exhibiting remarkably enhanced electrochemical performance and providing new opportunities for high-energy aqueous ZIBs.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xueqing Hu, Joanna Borowiec, Yijia Zhu, Xiaopeng Liu, Ruiqi Wu, Alex M. Ganose, Ivan P. Parkin, Buddha Deka Boruah
Summary: This study explores the use of zinc oxide nanorods (NRs) and nanoflakes (NFs) as artificial layers on zinc anodes to enhance the performance of zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). The incorporation of ZnO improves charge storage performance by facilitating efficient electron transport and desolvation of Zn2+ ions. The highly polar surfaces of ZnO NFs promote strong interactions with water molecules, resulting in exceptional hydrophilicity and improved battery performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhenyu Miao, Qilu Liu, Wangran Wei, Xiaoru Zhao, Min Du, Houzhen Li, Feng Zhang, Min Hao, Zihao Cui, Yuanhua Sang, Xiwei Wang, Hong Liu, Shuhua Wang
Summary: Aqueous Zn-ion batteries have the potential for large scale energy storage due to their low cost and safe operation. However, the dendritic growth of Zn limits their cycle life. This study introduces threonine as an electrolyte additive, which inhibits the dendritic growth of Zn and improves the cycling performance and energy efficiency of the batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Runzhi Qin, Yuetao Wang, Mingzheng Zhang, Yan Wang, Shouxiang Ding, Aoye Song, Haocong Yi, Luyi Yang, Yongli Song, Yanhui Cui, Jian Liu, Ziqi Wang, Shunning Li, Qinghe Zhao, Feng Pan
Summary: The addition of ethylene glycol as an additive in aqueous electrolyte effectively inhibits the short-circuit issue induced by zinc dendrite growth in zinc-ion batteries, leading to longer cycling lifespan. By modifying the solvation sheath of zinc ions, the diffusion rate of zinc ions is reduced, promoting a uniform deposition morphology.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhenyu Miao, Feng Zhang, Hang Zhao, Min Du, Houzhen Li, Hechun Jiang, Wenzhi Li, Yuanhua Sang, Hong Liu, Shuhua Wang
Summary: This article investigates the local electrolyte solvation structure in aqueous zinc-ion batteries and successfully constructs molecular sieves with ordered mesoporous channels. By adjusting the pore diameter, an optimal solvation structure is achieved, leading to high cycling stability of the zinc anode and a long lifespan of the full cell.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Caitlin A. McCandler, Jakob C. Dahl, Kristin A. Persson
Summary: Nanoclusters are promising materials due to their large surface areas and unique electronic structures. This study investigates the influence of ligands on the stability, bonding, and electronic structure of phosphine-stabilized gold nanoclusters. The addition of phosphine affects the morphology and functionality of the nanoclusters, highlighting the importance of considering the ligand environment.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tong-Tong Zuo, Felix Walther, Jun Hao Teo, Raffael Ruess, Yubo Wang, Marcus Rohnke, Daniel Schroeder, Linda F. Nazar, Juergen Janek
Summary: Lithium argyrodite-type electrolytes are promising due to their high ionic conductivity and processability. The influence of halogenation on electrochemical decomposition and chemical degradation mechanism at the cathode interface is investigated. The results show that halogenation leads to increased electrochemical decomposition, more gaseous degradation products, and a decreased interfacial resistance, resulting in higher cell performance.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chun Yuen Kwok, Shiqi Xu, Ivan Kochetkov, Laidong Zhou, Linda F. F. Nazar
Summary: A Li2S/LiVS2 core-shell cathode architecture design is reported for all-solid-state Li-S batteries, which improves the kinetics of Li2S cathode by using the shell as a charge-carrier transport vehicle and electron transfer mediator. The solid-state Li2S cell exhibits good rate capability and capacity retention at room temperature, and high active material loading is demonstrated with stable capacity retention. However, the cycle life is limited under high active material loading.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Laidong Zhou, J. David Bazak, Baltej Singh, Chang Li, Abdeljalil Assoud, Nancy M. Washton, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Linda F. Nazar
Summary: We have discovered a new fast-ion conductor, Na3B5S9, that exhibits a high Na ion total conductivity of 0.80 mS cm(-1) (sintered pellet; cold-pressed pellet=0.21 mS cm(-1)). This material has a unique structure consisting of corner-sharing B10S20 supertetrahedral clusters that create a framework supporting 3D Na ion diffusion channels. The study reveals the importance of a disordered Na ion sublattice and well-connected Na ion migration pathways in dictating Na ion diffusion.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Maxwell C. Venetos, Mingjian Wen, Kristin A. Persson
Summary: The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shift tensor is a sensitive probe of atom's electronic and local structure. Machine learning has been applied to predict isotropic chemical shifts from structure in NMR, but often ignoring the full chemical shift tensor. This study uses an equivariant graph neural network (GNN) to predict full 29Si chemical shift tensors in silicate materials and achieves high accuracy.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Correction
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alexander R. Epstein, Jeremy Demarteau, Brett A. Helms, Kristin A. Persson
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alexander R. Epstein, Jeremy Demarteau, Brett A. Helms, Kristin A. Persson
Summary: The design of circular polymers is necessary due to the lack of efficient recycling methods for many commodity plastics. Polydiketoenamines (PDKs) stand out for their ability to undergo selective depolymerization in strong acid, allowing monomers to be recovered. The chemistry of the cross-linker, far from the reaction center, has been found to affect the depolymerization rate of PDKs, with a proximal amine in the cross-linker significantly accelerating the process.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith, Samuel M. Blau, Daniel Barter, Noel J. Leon, Nathan T. Hahn, Nikita S. Redkar, Kevin R. Zavadil, Chen Liao, Kristin A. Persson
Summary: In this study, we combine computational chemical reaction network (CRN) analysis based on density functional theory (DFT) and differential electrochemical mass spectroscopy (DEMS) to study gas evolution from a model Mg-ion battery electrolyte. The results reveal H(2)O, C2H4, and CH3OH as major decomposition products, which are explained by identifying elementary reaction mechanisms using DFT. This combined theoretical-experimental approach provides a means to effectively predict electrolyte decomposition products and pathways when initially unknown.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chang Li, Ryan Kingsbury, Arashdeep Singh Thind, Abhinandan Shyamsunder, Timothy T. Fister, Robert F. Klie, Kristin A. Persson, Linda F. Nazar
Summary: The authors report a eutectic electrolyte that enables selective Zn2+ intercalation at the cathode and highly reversible Zn metal plating/stripping at the anode, resulting in a high-capacity Zn anode-free cell. By suppressing proton co-intercalation and dendrite growth, the authors achieve a benchmark performance in aqueous Zn-metal batteries, with high coulombic efficiency and long cycle life.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Laidong Zhou, Tongtong Zuo, Chang Li, Qiang Zhang, Jurgen Janek, Linda F. F. Nazar
Summary: We report two new families of lithium metal chloride solid electrolytes, Li(3-x)Zr(x)(M)(1-x)Cl-6 (0≤x≤0.8; M = Ho or Lu), with high ionic conductivities of up to 1.8 mS cm(-1) and a low activation energy of 0.34 eV. Structural elucidation reveals the Li ion distribution in three different compounds. All-solid-state batteries with Li2.6Zr0.4(Ho/Lu)0.6Cl-6 solid electrolytes and NCM85 cathodes show stable cycling up to 4.6 V, with stable cathode interphases formed.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yangyang Huang, Laidong Zhou, Chang Li, Zhuo Yu, Linda F. Nazar
Summary: A simple organic coating concept utilizing a nanometric layer of waxy soap has been reported to stabilize argyrodite material and suppress its oxidative degradation at high voltage, achieving good cycling stability and capacity retention.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith, Orion Archer Cohen, Samuel M. Blau, Jason M. Munro, Ruoxi Yang, Rishabh D. Guha, Hetal D. Patel, Sudarshan Vijay, Patrick Huck, Ryan Kingsbury, Matthew K. Horton, Kristin A. Persson
Summary: To meet the needs of chemical research, the Materials Project database has been expanded to include over 170,000 molecules with diverse DFT-calculated properties. This database provides the scientific community with valuable data for studying reaction pathways, and features an open query interface and a featureful web application.
