Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaomin Han, Ying Bai, Ran Zhao, Yu Li, Feng Wu, Chuan Wu
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of the development and properties of electrolytes in rechargeable aluminum batteries (RABs). Various types of electrolytes, including ionic liquids, high temperature salts, organic electrolytes, aqueous electrolytes, and polymer electrolytes, are discussed. The focus is on the properties and compositions of ionic liquid electrolytes, which are the most commonly used electrolytes in RABs, as well as the electrode/electrolyte interfaces in different electrolyte environments. This review aims to guide the selection of appropriate electrolytes and clarify the energy storage mechanism of RABs.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wen Liu, Sen Ma, Bingxin Wan, Yong Li, Rui Guo, Chao Wu, Shangde Ma, Haijuan Pei, Jingying Xie
Summary: For almost half a century, lithium/carbon fluorides (Li/CFx) batteries have been considered irreversible in liquid electrolyte, but they still have attractive features. Different metal/CFx batteries, including Li/CFx, Na/CFx, Mg/CFx, Al/CFx, and K/CFx batteries, have been developed. This review introduces the progress made in rechargeable metal/CFx batteries and proposes design rules for their development.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aleksandra Gezovic, Milica J. Vujkovic, Milos Milovic, Veselinka Grudic, Robert Dominko, Slavko Mentus
Summary: This study focuses on the development of a specific family of isostructural polyanion compounds, Na4M3(PO4)(2)(P2O7), outlining their synthesis procedures, kinetics, and mechanism of sodiation/desodiation reactions based on both experimental and theoretical results. The review also summarizes the structural properties and discusses the synthesis methods, sodium/lithium storage performance, strengths, and weaknesses of these compounds in order to explain discrepancies and unclarified issues encountered in the literature, providing insights for future development of high-performance mixed polyanionic compounds as cathodes for alkaline-ion rechargeable batteries.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weiyin Chen, Rodrigo Salvatierra, John T. Li, Duy X. Luong, Jacob L. Beckham, Victor D. Li, Nghi La, Jianan Xu, James M. Tour
Summary: Battery designs are shifting towards rechargeable metal batteries, which require controlling parasitic surface reactions on metal anodes to achieve higher energy density and longer cycle life. A novel brushing method is reported to convert powders into films on metal foils, effectively preventing parasitic reactions. In-operando study shows that P2S5-modified Li anodes have better performance in liquid electrolyte cells, with lower polarization and higher capacity retention when paired with a LiFePO4 cathode.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Huan Liu, Xu Zhang, Shiman He, Di He, Yang Shang, Haijun Yu
Summary: This review investigates the application of molten salt methodology in the synthesis of high-performance electrodes and electrolytes. The molten salt synthesis methods show unique advantages in adjusting the crystal structure and performance of electrode materials, and are expected to promote the development of rechargeable batteries.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Kok Long Ng, Brohath Amrithraj, Gisele Azimi
Summary: This review focuses on summarizing reported cathode materials and their charge storage mechanisms in nonaqueous rechargeable Al batteries (RABs). It critically discusses the implications of overall cell chemistries on actual battery performance metrics, outlines the fundamental and practical limitations of existing RAB chemistries, and emphasizes the importance of accurately elucidating the underlying charge storage mechanism. The ion migration kinetics in existing electrodes are discussed, and design guidelines for enhancing their performance are provided.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhengxin Zhu, Taoli Jiang, Mohsin Ali, Yahan Meng, Yang Jin, Yi Cui, Wei Chen
Summary: This article discusses battery research in the field of energy storage, focusing on the importance of practical application requirements and battery performance matching. By systematically analyzing key parameters, standards and measures for GSES are proposed, and some promising battery technologies for practical applications are explored.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Alon Epshtein, Igor Baskin, Matthew Suss, Yair Ein-Eli
Summary: This article reports the design and structure of a rechargeable silicon cell, proving that silicon can be used as an active multivalent rechargeable anode. Multiple discharge-charge cycles can be achieved using heavily doped n-type silicon wafer anodes and hybrid-based ionic liquid electrolytes.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haoliang Chen, Siling Cheng, Dong Chen, Yu Jiang, Edison Huixiang Ang, Weiling Liu, Yuezhan Feng, Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu
Summary: This review provides a detailed overview of the recent developments in the effective use of vanadate-based materials for energy storage systems, focusing on material design approaches and practical applications. Insights into technological advances and issues for ESSs are also presented with an emphasis on vanadate-based electrodes.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Long Huang, Zaiping Guo, Shi Xue Dou, Zhiming M. Wang
Summary: Rechargeable potassium-selenium batteries have attracted attention for their natural abundance, low redox potential of potassium, and high electronic conductivity of selenium. Despite progress in cathode materials design and electrochemical performance, challenges like low reactive activity, shuttle effect, and volume expansion remain.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jihyeon Kim, Youngsu Kim, Jaekyun Yoo, Giyun Kwon, Youngmin Ko, Kisuk Kang
Summary: Transition-metal-free organic rechargeable batteries are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, with potential cost-effectiveness and eco-friendliness. This review evaluates the current status of organic rechargeable batteries and discusses their potential in various post-lithium-ion-battery platforms.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuang Zhou, Ibrahim Usman, Yijiang Wang, Anqiang Pan
Summary: This review explores the recent advances in 3D printing for rechargeable LMBs, examining their fundamental principles and representative printing techniques, discussing applications at component levels, summarizing design rationales and practical challenges, and providing insights on the future outlook of this emerging field.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ze Yang, Deyi Zhang, Kun Wang, Jianjiang He, Jiazhu Li, Changshui Huang
Summary: This review examines the application potential and research progress of graphdiyne (GDY)-based electrochemical materials in rechargeable battery systems. GDY materials, with a large number of conjugated acetylenic bonds and uniform in-plane cavities, have shown promising applications in metal ion batteries, metal sulfur batteries, and metal air batteries.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bei-Er Jia, Ai Qin Thang, Chunshuang Yan, Chuntai Liu, Chade Lv, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, Jian Chen, Hongge Pan, Qingyu Yan
Summary: The high cost and scarcity of lithium resources have led researchers to seek alternatives, with rechargeable aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) being an attractive option due to their high capacity and abundance of aluminum. Although nonaqueous AIBs have better electrochemical performance, aqueous AIBs have gained attention due to their low cost and enhanced safety. This review summarizes recent progress in developing stable electrodes and electrolytes for aqueous AIBs, as well as the challenges and future research outlook.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shijian Wang, Sai Zhao, Xin Guo, Guoxiu Wang
Summary: 2D materials are considered promising electrode materials for rechargeable batteries due to their advantages in active sites and reaction kinetics. Challenges remain for these materials to meet all requirements for high-performance energy storage devices. Recent advances in 2D material-based heterostructures offer opportunities for enhanced performance.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)