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Chemistry, Physical
Fernando Cano-Banda, Ana Gallardo-Gutierrez, Luis Luviano-Ortiz, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Ankur Jain, Takayuki Ichikawa
Summary: In this study, different battery compositions were tested for all-solid-state lithium ion batteries operating at temperatures ranging from 30 degrees C to 120 degrees C. The MgH2/3LiBH(4)·LiI/Acetylene Black carbon vertical bar 80Li(2)S-20P(2)S(5) vertical bar Li cell showed the best performance with an initial capacity of 1570 mAh/g at 30 degrees C.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xueyu Wang, Daying Guo, Lin Yang, Minghuan Jin, Xi'an Chen, Shun Wang
Summary: Room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries are highly attractive for their low cost, environmental friendliness, and high energy density. However, the slow redox kinetics and polysulfides shuttle pose challenges for their practical application. This paper analyzes the existing problems and solutions, mainly focusing on the research progress of carbon-based cathode materials and discussing two main directions: adsorption and electrocatalysis. Finally, the future research direction of advanced sodium-sulfur batteries is prospected.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanjie Wang, Yingjie Zhang, Hongyu Cheng, Zhicong Ni, Ying Wang, Guanghui Xia, Xue Li, Xiaoyuan Zeng
Summary: Sodium-sulfur batteries, as an alternative to lithium batteries, have the advantages of high content, low cost, and high voltage, and can operate at room temperature. In order to improve comprehensive energy storage performance, key scientific issues related to cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator need to be addressed.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Geng Xie, Minh Tang, Shihong Xu, Alex Brown, Lingzi Sang
Summary: All-solid-state sodium batteries are sustainable systems for large-scale energy storage and electric transportation, utilizing earth-abundant elements. The use of solid-state electrolytes instead of flammable carbonate-based electrolytes enhances battery safety and does not require packaging for fabricating tandem cells, potentially leading to improved energy density.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiahui Zhou, Shengming Xu, Yue Yang
Summary: Room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries offer low cost and high energy density, but face challenges like the shuttle effect. Strategies such as physical confinement, chemical inhibition, and electrocatalysis have been employed to address the shuttle effect on sulfur electrodes. By summarizing mechanisms, clarifying remaining issues, and proposing research directions, advancements in sodium-sulfur batteries are being promoted.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yushi Fujita, Akira Nasu, Atsushi Sakuda, Masahiro Tatsumisago, Akitoshi Hayashi
Summary: All-solid-state sodium-sulfur (Na/S) batteries are promising next-generation batteries with high safety and energy density. This study developed an all-solid-state Na/S battery with a Na2S-NaI solid solution as the active material, improving the ionic conductivity and achieving large capacity and high cycle performance.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xin Ye, Jiafeng Ruan, Yuepeng Pang, Junhe Yang, Yongfeng Liu, Yizhong Huang, Shiyou Zheng
Summary: This study presents a highly stable room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery cathode material constructed with heterostructures in carbon fibers. The cathode exhibits high capacity and high Coulombic efficiency at low rates, and maintains good cyclic stability even at high rates.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chenji Hu, Jizhen Qi, Yixiao Zhang, Sijie Xie, Baotong Liu, Guoyong Xue, Daiqian Chen, Qinfeng Zheng, Ping Li, Shou-hang Bo, Yanbin Shen, Liwei Chen
Summary: All-solid-state sodium batteries with high-performance sodium-ion solid-state electrolyte and BISC concept demonstrate low overpotential and long cycle life, which can also be applied to prepare all-solid-state batteries with other metal ions such as Mg2+, Al3+, and K+.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Johanna M. Naranjo-Balseca, Cynthia S. Martinez-Cisneros, Bidhan Pandit, Alejandro Varez
Summary: In this work, a processing methodology combining tape-casting and low temperature hot-pressing is proposed to develop ceramic NASICON electrolytes for solid-state sodium batteries at room temperature. The electrolytes show good mechanical properties and high ionic conductivity, and are successfully tested in a Na/NASICON/FePO4 cell configuration. Charge-discharge cycles reveal an unusual redox pair of FePO4, indicating the effectiveness of the all-solid-state battery with Na metal anode at room temperature. The NASICON ceramic electrolyte is a viable option for reliable and safe all-solid-state batteries, thanks to its high ionic conductivity and thermostability.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bidhan Pandit, Morten Johansen, Bettina P. Andersen, Cynthia S. Martinez-Cisneros, Belen Levenfeld, Dorthe B. Ravnsbaek, Alejandro Varez
Summary: All-solid-state sodium-ion batteries with ceramic solid electrolytes and conductive carbon coated cathode material exhibit enhanced rate capability, stability, and long cycle life. The sequential Rietveld refinements of in situ data show the evolution of different phases and unit cell characteristics. The design of such batteries contributes to the fabrication of stable and efficient energy storage systems.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Peng-Fei Wang, Xuewei He, Ze-Chen Lv, Hucheng Song, Xiaoying Song, Ting-Feng Yi, Ning Xu, Ping He, Haoshen Zhou
Summary: Poly(ethylene oxide)-based polymer all-solid-state Li-S battery shows promise for its high specific energy, good processability, and low cost. However, its poor room temperature ionic conductivity hinders further development. In this study, an innovative photothermal battery technology is proposed which utilizes a 3D Cu substrate with Cu/Si core-shell structures to efficiently generate heat and improve reaction kinetics. This technology enables a long lifespan and excellent electrochemical performance for the battery system. Additionally, the 3D nanostructure can accommodate volume variation of lithium and suppress dendrite growth. This study opens the avenue to develop room temperature polymer all-solid-state Li-S batteries using photothermal technology.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Carina Yi Jing Lim, Alex Yong Sheng Eng, Albertus D. Handoko, Raymond Horia, Zhi Wei Seh
Summary: This work demonstrates the use of a ferrocene-derived SCC cathode in NaSBs, showing excellent electrochemical performance in eliminating polysulfide dissolution and maintaining high Coulombic efficiencies, with good cycling stability.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
C. Kalaiselvi, K. Krishnaveni, V. Priyanka, P. Rajkumar, R. Subadevi, M. Sivakumar
Summary: The research demonstrates that the composite cathode of sepiolite mixed with sulfur exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, with high initial discharge capacity and strong cycle stability, meeting the requirements for high energy density storage applications.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wenwen Tang, Muhammad Kashif Aslam, Maowen Xu
Summary: Room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries have high theoretical energy density and low cost, but face challenges due to the reaction between soluble polysulfides and sodium anodes leading to capacity degradation. Recent research focuses on strategies like novel cathode materials, multifunctional hosts, and improved electrolyte systems to suppress polysulfide dissolution and enhance battery performance.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Hanwen Liu, Wei-Hong Lai, Yaojie Lei, Huiling Yang, Nana Wang, Shulei Chou, Hua Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou, Yun-Xiao Wang
Summary: Sodium-sulfur batteries hold great potential for rechargeable batteries due to their low cost, abundant resources, and high energy density. While significant progress has been made in the development of electrodes, there is a lack of understanding regarding the impacts of different electrolytes on electrode interfaces and overall battery mechanisms. This review comprehensively discusses multiple kinds of electrolytes and the interfaces between electrolytes and electrodes in room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries, and presents challenges and recent progress in sulfur electrochemical mechanisms and future prospects for electrolyte optimization, cathode and anode improvement, and interfacial enhancement.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Hiroshi Nagata, Yasuo Chikusa
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Yasuo Chikusa
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2016)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kunimitsu Kataoka, Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Yasuo Chikusa
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Yasuo Chikusa
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Eiichi Hirose, Kunimitsu Kataoka, Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto, Takuya Sasaki, Ken Niwa, Masashi Hasegawa
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Eiichi Hirose, Kunimitsu Kataoka, Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto, Takuya Sasaki, Ken Niwa, Masashi Hasegawa
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Yasuo Chikusa, Junji Akimoto
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Summary: An all-inorganic oxide solid lithium-ion battery was successfully prepared in this study, employing a 50Li(2)SO(4)-50Li(2)CO(3) glass electrolyte to improve interparticle contact between electrode materials and electrolyte. The battery achieved a high capacity and energy density, with stable cycle performance and no short circuits caused by lithium dendrite growth.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Summary: The study explores Li2SO4-Li2CO3-LiX oxide glass systems as highly deformable and high-ionic-conductive oxide electrolytes suitable for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. LiI oxide glass works well for the negative electrode due to its high ionic conductivity, while LiCl or LiBr oxide glasses are suitable for the positive electrode and separation layer. The use of these oxide glass systems in composite electrodes improves battery performance, indicating potential for high-capacity and safe all-solid-state batteries.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Summary: This study focuses on improving the performance of the NCM positive composite electrodes in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries using highly deformable oxide glass electrolytes. Cold pressing the NCM positive composite electrode significantly enhances its capacity, and the LSCB material used as the electrolyte demonstrates excellent suitability.
SOLID STATE IONICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Summary: Oxide solid electrolytes (SEs) are promising materials for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. This study combines the advantages of crystalline oxide SEs with high ionic conductivity and deformable oxide glass SEs with good particle contact. The hybrid SEs show higher ionic conductivity and are used in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, which exhibit higher area capacity and specific energy density.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2022)
Article
Electrochemistry
Hiroshi Nagata, Junji Akimoto
Summary: This study reports an effective one-step preparation process for high-performance positive and negative composite electrodes in all-solid-state lithium sulfur batteries, which accelerates the generation of solid electrolyte and the compounding of electrode active materials. The high specific surface area of carbon boosts the charge-discharge performances of both the Li2S positive and Si-negative composite electrodes. A full-battery cell achieved high area capacity and energy density using these composite electrodes.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
