Review
Chemistry, Physical
Wenli Zhang, Jian Yin, Wenxi Wang, Zahra Bayhan, Husam N. Alshareef
Summary: This review summarizes the recent technological developments in rechargeable potassium batteries, including achievements in active materials design, mechanistic understanding, exploration of new active materials, tuning the architecture, enhancing electrochemical performances, and advances in new configurations of rechargeable potassium battery systems. The review also proposes future directions and design strategies to advance rechargeable potassium batteries toward commercial applications.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Suzhe Liang, Xiaoyan Wang, Ya-Jun Cheng, Yonggao Xia, Peter Mueller-Buschbaum
Summary: This review summarizes the research progress and optimization strategies of anatase TiO2 electrode materials in energy storage devices. It also provides important insights into the evolution trends of the research and future directions for the development of anatase TiO2 electrode materials.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xize Chen, Shanghai Wei, Yigang Yan, Fanglei Tong, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Tilo Sohnel, Mark P. Taylor, Peng Cao
Summary: Magnesium rechargeable batteries (MRBs) are attracting attention due to their low cost, high safety, and high theoretical volumetric capacity. The use of eutectic and hypereutectic Mg-Sn alloys as anodes for MRBs was explored. The alloys exhibited unique microstructures and the dissolution processes were studied in an all-phenyl-complex (APC) electrolyte. Hypereutectic alloys showed better battery performance due to their superior mechanical properties.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hee Jae Kim, Nurzhan Umirov, Jae-Sang Park, Jae-Hong Lim, Jiefang Zhu, Sung-Soo Kim, Seung-Taek Myung
Summary: In this study, the addition of phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) to carbonate-based electrolytes was found to effectively suppress the dendritic growth on the surface of a lithium-metal anode, leading to improved lifespan and coulombic efficiency. The reduction mechanism of the P2O5-induced solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation on Li metal was also elucidated, providing insights into the inhibitory effect on dendritic growth.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Electrochemistry
Anshuman Chaupatnaik, Prabeer Barpanda
Summary: Lead-based perovskites are introduced as novel anode materials for non-aqueous M-ion rechargeable batteries, exhibiting high capacity and reversibility through a conversion-alloying reaction mechanism, particularly suitable for sodium-ion batteries.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mengting Xu, Shengqi Ding, Xuebin Yu, Zi-Feng Ma, Xianxia Yuan
Summary: The yolk-shell-structured NiCo2S4 spheres were synthesized as cathode catalysts for Li-O2 batteries, and the optimal sulfidation time was found to be 18 hours. The battery with YS-NCS-18 as the catalyst exhibited the highest specific capacity, best rate capability, and most stable cycling performance, due to the largest gap between the yolk and shell and the highest catalytic activity of the (531) surface.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Meng Zhang, Yifan Tong, Jian Xie, Weiwei Huang, Qichun Zhang
Summary: Organic electrode material PQL shows excellent performance in sodium-ion batteries, with high cycle stability and discharge capacity, as well as high Coulombic efficiency and energy density.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiangran Cheng, Yi Jiang, Jiahe Qu, Chuanfa Li, Kun Zhang, Yanan Zhang, Bingjie Wang, Huisheng Peng
Summary: In this study, a rechargeable bismuth-air battery with non-alkaline electrolyte was designed, demonstrating high capacity, stability, and long-term operation. This work sheds new light on the exploration of novel aqueous metal-air batteries as safe and stable power supply systems.
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tianyu Zhang, Can Yang, Shilun Sun, Yanmei Huang, Ge Meng, Aijuan Han, Junfeng Liu
Summary: In this study, high-performance anodes for rechargeable Ni/Fe batteries were prepared using mesoporous Fe3O4@C nanoarrays as the electrode material. The unique mesoporous nanoarray architecture provided larger specific surface area, faster charge/mass transport, and higher utilization of Fe3O4, leading to ultrahigh specific capacity and superior stability in aqueous electrolyte. When combined with hierarchical mesoporous NiO nanoarray cathodes, the optimized rechargeable Ni/Fe battery showed high energy/power densities and excellent cyclability.
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Du Yuan, Jin Zhao, Hao Ren, Yingqian Chen, Rodney Chua, Ernest Tang Jun Jie, Yi Cai, Eldho Edison, William Manalastas, Ming Wah Wong, Madhavi Srinivasan
Summary: Texturing zinc has been demonstrated as an effective approach to address the issue of zinc dendrite formation, showing highly reversible stripping/plating at high current density without dendrite characteristics. The development of anion-induced zinc texturing provides a pathway to explore zinc chemistry and advance aqueous rechargeable batteries.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yanan Zhang, Jiangbo Wang, Mensah Alfred, Pengfei Lv, Fenglin Huang, Yibing Cai, Hui Qiao, Qufu Wei
Summary: This article provides a systematic summary of the recent advances in micro-nanofiber-derived functional materials for zinc-air batteries (ZABs), highlighting their roles in accelerating charge and discharge reactions, increasing service life, and enhancing flexibility.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Han Young Jung, Jeong Seok Lee, Hyun Taek Han, Jaehan Jung, KwangSup Eom, Jung Tae Lee
Summary: This review discusses the significant scientific progress, challenges, and prospects of lignin-based materials in the field of rechargeable batteries. Lignin, a component of the secondary cell wall, is considered a promising biomass source with competitive pricing and diverse functional groups. The review explores the application of lignin-based materials in various battery components and compares their electrochemical behaviors with materials without lignin. It also categorizes current limitations and future prospects to guide the design of advanced lignin-based materials.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiu-Fen Ma, Hong-Yi Li, Weiwei Ren, Daibo Gao, Fuyu Chen, Jiang Diao, Bing Xie, Guangsheng Huang, Jingfeng Wang, Fusheng Pan
Summary: Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are considered as promising next-generation energy storage devices due to their high safety and low cost. Vanadium-based compounds, with their large family and versatile advantageous structures, are highly competitive as electrode materials for RMBs. This review summarizes the structural characteristics, electrochemical performance, and refinement methods of vanadium-based materials in RMB cathodes, as well as their limited use in RMB anodes. Common strategies to improve the electrochemical performance are discussed, and potential development directions are proposed, including electrode materials, electrolytes, and separator materials. RMBs are expected to play a leading role in the energy storage era.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Electrochemistry
Wentao Yao, Peichao Zou, Min Wang, Houchao Zhan, Feiyu Kang, Cheng Yang
Summary: Anode-free metal batteries have shown potential for higher energy densities compared to traditional metal batteries, but face challenges such as limited cycle life due to non-planar growth of the metal anodes and low coulombic efficiency. The review discusses the working mechanisms and progress of reported anode-free Li/Na/Zn/Al battery systems, while also proposing unexplored anode-free concepts for potential future development.
ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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
Liang Xue, Qinghua Zhang, Yalan Huang, He Zhu, Lili Xu, Shiying Guo, Xiaohui Zhu, Hanghui Liu, Yin Huang, Jiangfeng Huang, Lude Lu, Shengli Zhang, Lin Gu, Qi Liu, Junwu Zhu, Hui Xia
Summary: This work investigates the structural degradation of layered cathode materials, using LiCoO2 as an example, in aqueous electrolytes. The research finds that the accelerated irreversible layered-to-spinel phase transition caused by H+ insertion is the main reason for the structural degradation and fast capacity fading in LiCoO2. To mitigate the influence of H+ and the adverse phase transition, a Li-excess Li1+tCo1-tO2-t with intermediate spin Co3+ is developed. The reversible water intercalation/deintercalation in the layered structure during charge/discharge effectively suppresses the layered-to-spinel phase transition with cycling.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xia Qiuying, Sun Shuo, Zan Feng, Xu Jing, Xia Hui
Summary: In this work, amorphous lithium silicon oxynitride (LiSiON) thin films were prepared using magnetron sputtering as a solid-state electrolyte for all-solid-state thin film lithium batteries (TFLB). The LiSiON thin film exhibited high ionic conductivity and a wide voltage window, making it a suitable thin film electrolyte for TFLB. The constructed TFLB demonstrated large specific capacity, good rate capability, and acceptable cycle life.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
S. Yogeswari, P. Sivaraj, K. Somasundaram, A. Karuppasamy, V Sudarsan, P. Christopher Selvin, Xia Hui, K. P. Abhilash
Summary: This study demonstrates the effective down conversion ability of lanthanide Sm3+ incorporated TiO2 nanoparticles through structural, morphological, and optical analysis. The doping of Sm3+ converts UV absorption to three strong orange-red emission lines, enhancing the photo catalytic activity of TiO2 nanostructures.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2022)
Article
Electrochemistry
Hao Li, Liang Xue, Mingzhu Ni, Serguei Savilov, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Hui Xia
Summary: This study develops a one-step sintering process to coat LMO materials with MnBO3, which effectively improves the structural stability and electrochemical performance, demonstrating significantly improved cycling and rate performance.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ekaterina A. Arkhipova, Anton S. Ivanov, Konstantin Maslakov, Roman Yu Novotortsev, Serguei Savilov, Hui Xia, Andrey Desyatov, Sergey M. Aldoshin
Summary: In this study, the electrochemical performances of hydrothermally treated α-MnO2 and δ-MnO2 were compared. The results showed that δ-MnO2 had a higher specific capacitance than α-MnO2, attributed to its layered structure and pseudocapacitance behavior. Additionally, δ-MnO2 exhibited high electrochemical stability, making it a suitable electrode material for pseudocapacitors.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiuying Xia, Feng Zan, Qianyu Zhang, Wei Liu, Qichanghao Li, Yan He, Jingyi Hua, Jiahao Liu, Jing Xu, Jinshi Wang, Chuanzhi Wu, Hui Xia
Summary: This review discusses the current status and existing challenges of all-solid-state thin-film lithium/lithium-ion microbatteries (TFBs) for practical application in internet-connected devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). Recent progress in thin-film deposition, electrode and electrolyte materials, interface modification, and 3D architecture design is comprehensively summarized and discussed, with an emphasis on state-of-the-art strategies to improve the areal capacity and cycling stability of TFBs. Perspectives on designing practically accessible TFBs are provided to guide the future development of reliable power sources for IoT devices.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Jiao Chen, Qiuying Xia, Wei Liu, Hui Xia
Summary: TiO2 thin film is a promising anode material for all-solid-state thin film lithium-ion microbatteries due to its high temperature tolerance, good chemical stability, and desirable structural stability. However, its application has been limited by its low actual capacity and poor rate capability. In this study, a TiO2 thin film with a unique amorphous-crystalline heterostructure is prepared, which enhances the lithium storage performance and exhibits higher reversible specific capacity and excellent cycling stability.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Li-Ming Wan, Qiu-Ying Xia, Jiang-Hua Wu, Jing Liu, Zheng-Yi Shi, Si Lan, Teng Zhai, Serguei V. Savilov, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Hui Xia
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Tingting Chen, Liang Xue, Zhengyi Shi, Ce Qiu, Mingqing Sun, Yang Zhao, Juntao Liu, Mingzhu Ni, Hao Li, Jing Xu, Hui Xia
Summary: This review focuses on the importance of interlayer modulation in layered transition metal compounds for high-performance electrochemical energy storage devices. Interlayer modulation can effectively improve the overall electrochemical performance by addressing issues such as sluggish kinetics, structural distortion, irreversible phase transition, dissolution of transition metal elements, and air instability. The article discusses the merits of interlayer modulation on charge storage procedures and summarizes the state-of-the-art strategies of intercalation and doping with foreign species. The applications of modified layered electrode materials in various energy storage devices are also highlighted.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mei Yang, Xiaoqing Chang, Liuqi Wang, Xingyu Wang, Mengyan Gu, Hao Huang, Lingyu Tang, Yiren Zhong, Hui Xia
Summary: Although transition metal sulfides (TMS) have been extensively studied as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, their short cycle life remains a challenge. This study demonstrates a new capacity fading mechanism of TMS electrodes, attributing it to the parasitic reaction between electrolyte anions and metal sulfides. By manipulating the anion decomposition and constructing a stable interface, the researchers achieve significant improvement in cycle performance of various metal sulfides. This work provides a unique perspective on the cycling failure mechanism of metal sulfides and emphasizes the critical importance of interface chemistry in sodium-ion batteries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ce Qiu, Jia Liu, Hanghui Liu, Xiaohui Zhu, Liang Xue, Shuang Li, Mingzhu Ni, Yang Zhao, Tong Wang, Serguei Savilov, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Hui Xia
Summary: Coupling delta-MnO2 nanosheets with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) through vdW self-assembly can effectively suppress the phase transition issue and achieve excellent cycling performance in the hybrid cathode.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fiaz Hussain, Pengcheng Yu, Jinlong Zhu, Hui Xia, Yusheng Zhao, Wei Xia
Summary: Sodium solid electrolytes are crucial for all-solid-state sodium batteries, and this article uses simulation methods to predict a series of sodium superionic conductors with remarkable ion-conducting properties and interface compatibility, providing important theoretical guidance for the research and development of all-solid-state sodium batteries.
ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingzhe Chen, Limin Zhou, Tong Wang, Hui Xia, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi-Xue Dou, Shulei Chou
Summary: The nitrogen doping strategy has shown potential in improving the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries. However, there are still unresolved issues regarding phase formation, valence change, and ion kinetics, which need further exploration.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiuying Xia, Yu Cai, Wei Liu, Jinshi Wang, Chuanzhi Wu, Feng Zan, Jing Xu, Hui Xia
Summary: All-solid-state thin film lithium batteries (TFBs) are considered the ideal power source for microelectronics, but recycling of TFBs has been rarely studied. This research developed a simple recycling strategy for TFBs, successfully dissolved the spent Li anode, and demonstrated the feasibility of direct recycling.
ACTA PHYSICO-CHIMICA SINICA
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Shuo Sun, Jin Li, Cuixia Xu, Teng Zhai, Hui Xia
Summary: This article discusses the degradation mechanisms of manganese-based layered oxide (MLO) cathodes in electrochemical energy storage, focusing on the local octahedral distortion induced by the Jahn-Teller (J-T) effect in MLO cathodes and its associated irreversible phase transformation, dissolution/disproportionation reactions, interfacial degradation, and crack formation. The article also reviews the advances in atomic-level structure and property optimizations of MLO materials and the in-depth correlations between structure, function, and property. Finally, the article provides perspectives on the future development of MLO materials.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
