Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yun Zhao, Yuqiong Kang, John Wozny, Jian Lu, Hao Du, Chenglei Li, Tao Li, Feiyu Kang, Naser Tavajohi, Baohua Li
Summary: Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), are essential for future electric vehicles and energy storage systems. While the recycling of spent SIBs and LIBs face similar environmental and economic challenges, the recycling of SIBs is more economically demanding. Proactive strategies must be implemented during the early commercialization stage to ensure easy recycling, low operation costs, and optimal efficiency of SIBs. This Perspective article provides an overview of the components of SIBs, discusses recycling strategies, and highlights the challenges and future prospects of SIB recycling.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yadong Wang, Wenhua Cheng, Wei Wang, Yudai Huang
Summary: Dual-site doping of Cu2+ in single-crystal LiNi(0.5)Co(0.2)Mn(0.3)O(2) improves the high voltage stability and rate performance of the material, with a capacity retention rate of 82.2% after 200 cycles. This work provides a guideline for stabilizing the ontological structure of single-crystal cathode materials.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shengqiang Zhang, Jie Dang, Chengxin Liu, Tiantian Ren, Xiaojie Liu
Summary: A freestanding membrane with a unique bean pod-like structure composed of nitrogen-doped carbon fibers and hollow carbon spheres encapsulated with SnCo nanoparticles was synthesized. The Sn acts as a host for Na+ storage, while the Co serves as an electrochemically inactive matrix that buffers volume variations and inhibits aggregation and particle growth of the Sn phase. The introduction of hollow carbon spheres provides sufficient void space to withstand volume expansion and improves anode conductivity. The freestanding membrane also increases the contact area between the active material and the electrolyte, providing more active sites during cycling. When used as an anode material for Na-ion batteries, the B-SnCo/NCF anode exhibits excellent rate capacity and specific capacity.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jingwei Liu, Mengxian Zheng, Shuangyan Wu, Lin Zhang
Summary: Coordination polymers (CPs) with multiple redox-active sites have great potential as rechargeable lithium batteries due to their adjustable composition, pore structure, crystalline nature, and easy synthesis. The crystalline structures provide abundant accessible redox-active sites and three-dimensional channels for rapid ion transport. This review summarizes the design strategies of CP-based materials for lithium-ion storage and ion transport in rechargeable lithium batteries. The improved electrochemical performance of CPs in lithium batteries is closely related to favorable working mechanisms, synergistic redox-active reactions, addition of conductive molecules, and well-designed porous structures or morphologies. The opportunities and challenges of applying CPs to lithium-ion storage and ion transport are also discussed.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Huangxu Li, Wei Zhang, Kena Sun, Jun Guo, Kuo Yuan, Jiaju Fu, Tao Zhang, Xiankun Zhang, Huiwu Long, Zhian Zhang, Yanqing Lai, Hongyan Sun
Summary: This paper introduces three major categories of manganese-based materials, including oxides, Prussian blue analogous, and polyanion type materials, and explains their crystal structure, electrochemical performance, and reaction mechanism in emerging rechargeable battery systems. Key issues encountered by these materials are also discussed.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yidong Jiang, Anjie Lai, Jun Ma, Kai Yu, Huipeng Zeng, Guangzhao Zhang, Wei Huang, Chaoyang Wang, Shang-Sen Chi, Jun Wang, Yonghong Deng
Summary: All-solid-state lithium batteries enabled by solid-state electrolytes have gained attention due to safety and higher energy density compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, they still face challenges in terms of high overall internal resistance, mainly caused by the cathode-SE interfaces. This review discusses the issues related to these interfaces, including formation mechanisms and solutions, highlighting problems in oxide and sulfide materials and strategies for interfacial modifications.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gaolei Wei, Yuxuan Liu, Binglei Jiao, Nana Chang, Mengting Wu, Gangfeng Liu, Xiao Lin, XueFei Weng, Jinxing Chen, Liang Zhang, Chunling Zhu, Guiling Wang, Panpan Xu, Jiangtao Di, Qingwen Li
Summary: This article explores the obstacles to the practical implementation of direct recycling of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and provides potential solutions. It emphasizes the need for long-term collaboration among manufacturers, battery producers, and recycling companies to advance fully automated recycling of spent LIBs. Lastly, a smart direct recycling framework is proposed to achieve the full life cycle sustainability of LIBs.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zonglin Xu, Shilin Zhang, Jingyan Liu, Zehao Xiao, Mei Yang, Aidong Tang
Summary: This study investigated the effect of acid-modified halloysite and kaolinite nanoscrolls as sulfur carriers on the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. Results showed that kaolinite nanoscrolls demonstrated better adsorption and diffusion properties, exhibiting improved reaction kinetics and cycle stability. This research provides new insights into the application of clay minerals in lithium-sulfur batteries.
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yong Lu, Qiu Zhang, Fujun Li, Jun Chen
Summary: Organic electrode materials have great potential in lithium batteries, especially lithiated organic cathode materials that can match with Li-free anodes, showing promising practical full-battery applications. Future research should focus on new redox chemistries and the construction of full batteries under practical conditions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hieu Quang Pham, Minh Tri Nguyen, Mohamed Tarik, Mario El Kazzi, Sigita Trabesinger
Summary: Control of electrode-electrolyte interfacial reactivity at high voltage is crucial for obtaining high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. The addition of 2-aminoethyldiphenyl borate (AEDB) as an electrolyte additive has been shown to effectively stabilize both cathode and anode materials, leading to improved overall performance of the battery. The study emphasizes the importance of full-cell testing and demonstrates the significant impact of AEDB on enhancing battery performance.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dae-Seong Kim, Sang-Gil Woo, Cheon-Ju Kang, Ju-Hee Lee, Je-Nam Lee, Ji-Sang Yu, Young-Jun Kim
Summary: This study designs a porous carbon-based sulfur electrode for high-energy Li-S batteries. By impregnating the porous carbon with a high concentration of sulfur and reducing the content of conductive agent and binder, crack formation during electrode drying can be inhibited. Two distinct electrically conducting networks are utilized to reduce battery polarization and achieve a capacity of 690 mAh g(-1) even after 100 cycles. Pouch cells are prepared to evaluate the practical performance, resulting in a capacity of 741 mAh and a cathode energy density of 1001 Wh kg(-1). These findings are expected to guide the further development of high-energy-density cathode materials for Li-S batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuezhen Wang, Gaofeng Li, Yan Han, Feng Wang, Jun Chu, Taotao Cai, Baoshan Wang, Zhiping Song
Summary: The study demonstrates that PPTZ as a cathode material exhibits superior electrochemical performance in dual-ion batteries, with high reversible capacity and cycling stability, attributed to its efficient synthesis and single-electron reversible redox mechanism.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hyunki Sul, Amruth Bhargav, Arumugam Manthiram
Summary: This study uses Li2CS3-coated Li2S as a dual-function cathode material to improve the cycling performance of Li-S batteries. Li2CS3 forms an oligomer-structured layer on the cathode surface to suppress polysulfide shuttle, while a stable solid electrolyte interphase layer is formed on the anode to enhance lithium plating/stripping performance. The resulting full cells with Li2CS3 exhibit superior capacity retention over 125 cycles.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dongjiu Xie, Shilin Mei, Yaolin Xu, Ting Quan, Eneli Haerk, Zdravko Kochovski, Yan Lu
Summary: This study introduced a simple route to synthesize a series of sulfur host materials with the same yolk-shell nanospindle morphology but tunable compositions for investigating the specific effect of chemical composition on the electrochemical performances of Li-S batteries. The S/FeS2-C electrode exhibited the best performance with an initial capacity of 877.6 mAh/g at 0.5 C and a retention ratio of 86.7% after 350 cycles, showing the potential for optimizing materials for other functionalities and applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Edgar Bautista Quisbert, Francois Fauth, Artem M. Abakumov, Maxime Blangero, Marie Guignard, Claude Delmas
Summary: Nickel-rich layered oxides exhibit capacity loss when charged above 4.15 V versus Li/Li+. Doping and coating can improve cycling performance, but the mechanisms at high voltage are unclear. This study focuses on LiNiO2 and reveals that cell polarization increases at high charge voltages above 4.17 V, leading to hindered Li deintercalation. The change in polarization is attributed to the electrochemical behavior of the grain surface.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuanyuan Guo, Zhengfei Dai, Jun Lu, Xiaoqiao Zeng, Yifei Yuan, Xuanxuan Bi, Lu Ma, Tianpin Wu, Qingyu Yan, Khalil Amine
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chuan Wu, Sichen Gu, Qinghua Zhang, Ying Bai, Matthew Li, Yifei Yuan, Huali Wang, Xinyu Liu, Yanxia Yuan, Na Zhu, Feng Wu, Hong Li, Lin Gu, Jun Lu
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yingbo Li, Jing Fu, Cheng Zhong, Tianpin Wu, Zhongwei Chen, Wenbin Hu, Khalil Amine, Jun Lu
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xianyong Wu, Yunkai Xu, Chong Zhang, Daniel P. Leonard, Aaron Markir, Jun Lu, Xiulei Ji
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Huijuan Han, Zhengyu Bai, Tao Zhang, Xiaobing Wang, Xiaoli Yang, Xiaoming Ma, Yuping Zhang, Lin Yang, Jun Lu
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xianyong Wu, Jessica J. Hong, Woochul Shin, Lu Ma, Tongchao Liu, Xuanxuan Bi, Yifei Yuan, Yitong Qi, T. Wesley Surta, Wenxi Huang, Joerg Neuefeind, Tianpin Wu, P. Alex Greaney, Jun Lu, Xiulei Ji
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yanan Xu, Xuanwei Deng, Qidong Li, Guobin Zhang, Fangyu Xiong, Shuangshuang Tan, Qiulong Wei, Jun Lu, Jiantao Li, Qinyou An, Liqiang Mai
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yunling Wu, Xiaorong Zhu, Peirong Li, Tao Zhang, Matthew Li, Jun Deng, Yang Huang, Pan Ding, Sixia Wang, Rui Zhang, Jun Lu, Guang Lu, Yafei Li, Yanguang Li
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Guoqiang Tan, Lina Chong, Chun Zhan, Jianguo Wen, Lu Ma, Yifei Yuan, Xiaoqiao Zeng, Fangmin Guo, John E. Pearson, Tao Li, Tianpin Wu, Di-Jia Liu, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Jun Lu, Cong Liu, Khalil Amine
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Guangming Wang, Xuanxuan Bi, Hailong Yue, Rencheng Jin, Qingyao Wang, Shanmin Gao, Jun Lu
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xin-Yang Yue, Xun-Lu Li, Jian Bao, Qi-Qi Qiu, Tongchao Liu, Dong Chen, Shan-Shan Yuan, Xiao-Jing Wu, Jun Lu, Yong-Ning Zhou
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qun Guan, Yongpeng Li, Xuanxuan Bi, Jie Yang, Jingwen Zhou, Xuelian Li, Jianli Cheng, Zhuanpei Wang, Bin Wang, Jun Lu
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangli Ru, Yuming Guo, Zhengyu Bai, Xiaoxiao Xie, Xiaoming Ma, Lin Zhu, Kui Wang, Feifei Wang, Lin Yang, Jun Lu
COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jun Lu
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jun Lu
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sirinya Ukasi, Paritta Jutapukti, Chiranicha Ninthub, Nattapong Pinpru, Phakkhananan Pakawanit, Wanwilai Vittayakorn, Satana Pongampai, Naratip Vittayakorn, Thitirat Charoonsuk
Summary: This study explores the enhancement of electrical output of flexible hybrid piezoelectric-triboelectric nanogenerators by incorporating gamma-glycine into fully organic composites. The research demonstrates the importance of optimized concentrations of gamma-glycine and chitosan in achieving superior performance. The study identifies the critical content of gamma-glycine that leads to the highest output signal, and provides theoretical explanations for this observation.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yoonsang Ra, Yu-seop Kim, Seonmo Yang, Namgyu Kang, Gyuwon Oh, Chungyeon Cho, Sangmin Lee, Dongwhi Choi
Summary: In this study, a portable energy harvester (STEP) was proposed to drive various functional LEDs using biomechanical energy. The roles and functionalities of a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and electromagnetic generator (EMG) in the hybrid energy harvester were experimentally demonstrated, and the necessity of hybridization for LED-involved devices was described. The STEP showed promising potential as an effective energy supply strategy for various functional LEDs in related industries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dae Sol Kong, Kyung Hoon Kim, Ying Chieh Hu, Jong Hun Kim, Inseo Kim, Jeongwan Lee, Joonhyuk Lee, Won Hyuk Shon, Hanjin Yoo, Chul-Un Ro, Seungsu Lee, Hyoungjeen Jeen, Minbaek Lee, Minseok Choi, Jong Hoon Jung
Summary: With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, smart home has emerged to fulfill the security, convenience, and energy-saving issues of modern life. A flexoelectric mica crystal is used to augment the finger touch-driven triboelectric output for operating a wireless and multichannel smart home controller. This work provides important ingredients for enhancing triboelectric output and realizing a convenient, multifunctional, cost-effective, and adaptable smart home control system without batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yi Han, Fang Wu, Xiaozhen Du, Zihao Li, Haixiang Chen, Dongxing Guo, Junlei Wang, Hong Yu
Summary: This paper presents a novel type of triboelectric nanogenerator that utilizes wind energy, with a Y-type bluff body to enhance vibration and output power. The application of this generator successfully provides power for a wireless temperature and humidity sensor.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wen Zhang, Fangyuan Cheng, Miao Chang, Yue Xu, Yuyu Li, Shixiong Sun, Liang Wang, Leimin Xu, Qing Li, Chun Fang, Meng Wang, Yuhao Lu, Jiantao Han, Yunhui Huang
Summary: This study successfully induced the formation of a uniform and robust CEI by constructing ZrO2 nano-rivets on the surface of LCO, stabilizing the surface of high-voltage LCO and facilitating lithium-ion diffusion.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Karl P. Olson, Laurence D. Marks
Summary: This paper investigates the role of contacting shapes in triboelectricity and provides scaling rules for designing energy harvesting devices.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jong-An Choi, Jingu Jeong, Mingyu Kang, Hee-Jin Ko, Taehoon Kim, Keun Park, Jongbaeg Kim, Soonjae Pyo
Summary: Wind-driven triboelectric nanogenerators (WTENGs) are a promising emerging technology for sustainable wind energy harvesting, offering high output performance, lightweight design, and compact dimensions. This study introduces an innovative WTENG design that leverages a rolling-based mechanism to achieve efficient omnidirectional wind energy harvesting.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liwei Dong, Qian Tang, Chaoyang Zhao, Guobiao Hu, Shuai Qu, Zicheng Liu, Yaowen Yang
Summary: This paper proposes a novel hybrid scheme for flag-type nanogenerators (FNGs) that enhances their performance and broadens their operational wind speed ranges by harnessing the synergistic potential of two aerodynamic behaviors. The proposed flag-type triboelectric-piezoelectric hybrid nanogenerator (FTPNG) integrates flapping piezoelectric flags (PEFs) and a fluttering triboelectric flag (TEF). The FTPNG achieves significant power generation and a broad wind speed range, surpassing other FNGs, making it suitable for various self-powered systems and Internet of Things applications.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yunmeng Li, Xin Liu, Zewei Ren, Jianjun Luo, Chi Zhang, Changyong (Chase) Cao, Hua Yuan, Yaokun Pang
Summary: The demand for green and eco-friendly materials is growing due to increasing environmental concerns related to traditional petroleum-based products. Marine biomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative, thanks to their abundant availability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity. In this review, we discuss the development and applications of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) based on marine biomaterials. The operational modes, foundational principles, intrinsic qualities, and advantages of marine biomaterials commonly used in TENG designs are highlighted. Approaches to enhance the efficacy of TENGs derived from marine biomaterials are also discussed, along with documented applications from existing literature. Furthermore, the existing challenges and future directions in marine biomaterial-inspired TENGs are explored.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Matthew P. Wells, Adam J. Lovett, Yizhi Zhang, Zhongxia Shang, Kosova Kreka, Babak Bakhit, Haiyan Wang, Albert Tarancon, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll
Summary: Reversible solid oxide cells (rSOCs) offer a promising solution to efficient energy conversion, but have been limited in portable power and electrolysis applications due to excessive polarisation resistance of the oxygen electrode at low temperatures. This study demonstrates the growth of symmetric and complete rSOC structures with reduced polarisation resistance by tuning oxygen vacancy through annealing, providing a promising route towards high-performance rSOC devices for portable power applications.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kangkang Bao, Minghui Wang, Yue Zheng, Panpan Wang, Liwen Yang, Yang Jin, Hui Wu, Bin Sun
Summary: This study utilizes ethanol as an electrolyte additive to modulate the migration of zinc ions and the surface structure of zinc anodes, resulting in improved capacity retention and cycle life of zinc-based aqueous batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Haichao Yang, Wensi Cai, Ming Wang, Saif M. H. Qaid, Zhiyuan Xu, Huaxin Wang
Summary: The introduction of sodium alginate (SA) into perovskite solar cells improves the carrier dynamics, stability, and performance by inhibiting nonradiative recombination and retarded charge dynamics.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cuirong Zhang, Mingyuan Wei, Zihan Chen, Wansheng Lin, Shifan Yu, Yijing Xu, Chao Wei, Jinwei Zhang, Ziquan Guo, Yuanjin Zheng, Qingliang Liao, Xinqin Liao, Zhong Chen
Summary: Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) aims to establish smart and informative interactions between humans and devices. However, common pixelated sensing arrays in AIoT applications present problems such as hard and brittle devices, complex structures, and low precision. This article introduces an innovative solution called the all-in-one intelligent semitransparent interactive nerve patch (AISI nerve patch), which integrates sensing, recognition, and transmission functionalities into a thin and flexible patch. The AISI nerve patch is semitransparent, allowing for accurate identification without affecting aesthetics, and it can be attached to any curved surface for intelligent and interactive applications. With rapid response time and high precision recognition, it enables the integration of artificial intelligence and achieves high recognition accuracy for further development of AIoT.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Youcun Bai, Heng Zhang, Huijun Song, Chong Zhu, Lijin Yan, Qin Hu, Chang Ming Li
Summary: A novel stainless-steel supported lattice-mismatched V-S-Se layered compound with high selenium vacancy was synthesized by adjusting the molar ratio of sulfur to selenium. The introduction of selenium vacancies created additional redox peaks of sulfur, providing more mass transport channels and active sites for zinc ions. The specific capacity and cycle stability of the electrode were significantly improved, demonstrating great potential for practical applications and providing insights into the effects of defects on battery performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yao Xiao, Puxian Xiong, Yakun Le, Zhenjie Lun, Kang Chen, Zhiduo Wang, Peishan Shao, Zhicong Chen, Dongdan Chen, Zhongmin Yang
Summary: This study successfully synthesized a material with multi-stimulus-responsive luminescence and confirmed the internal relationship between luminescence and defects by regulating the distribution and depth of defects. The dynamic process of multi-stimulus-responsive luminescence was validated by experimental and calculation results.
