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Zhang H, Xu Z, Shi B, Ding F, Liu X, Wu H, Shi C, Zhao N. Enhanced Cyclability of Cr 8O 21 Cathode for PEO-Based All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries by Atomic Layer Deposition of Al 2O 3. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14185380. [PMID: 34576601 PMCID: PMC8468447 DOI: 10.3390/ma14185380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cr8O21 can be used as the cathode material in all-solid-state batteries with high energy density due to its high reversible specific capacity and high potential plateau. However, the strong oxidation of Cr8O21 leads to poor compatibility with polymer-based solid electrolytes. Herein, to improve the cycle performance of the battery, Al2O3 atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating is applied on Cr8O21 cathodes to modify the interface between the electrode and the electrolyte. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, etc., are used to estimate the morphology of the ALD coating and the interface reaction mechanism. The electrochemical properties of the Cr8O21 cathodes are investigated. The results show that the uniform and dense Al2O3 layer not only prevents the polyethylene oxide from oxidization but also enhances the lithium-ion transport. The 12-ALD-cycle-coated electrode with approximately 4 nm Al2O3 layer displays the optimal cycling performance, which delivers a high capacity of 260 mAh g−1 for the 125th cycle at 0.1C with a discharge-specific energy of 630 Wh kg−1.
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- Haichang Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; (H.Z.); (N.Z.)
- Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin 300384, China; (Z.X.); (B.S.); (X.L.)
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- Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin 300384, China; (Z.X.); (B.S.); (X.L.)
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- Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin 300384, China; (Z.X.); (B.S.); (X.L.)
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- Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin 300384, China; (Z.X.); (B.S.); (X.L.)
- Correspondence: (F.D.); (C.S.)
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- Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin 300384, China; (Z.X.); (B.S.); (X.L.)
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- School of Automotive Engineering, Tianjin Vocational Institute, Tianjin 300410, China;
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; (H.Z.); (N.Z.)
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; (H.Z.); (N.Z.)
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Park J, Moon J, Kim K, Ri V, Lee S, Hong BH, Sung YE, Kim C, Cairns EJ. Effects of Photochemical Oxidation of the Carbonaceous Additives on Li-S Cell Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:41517-41523. [PMID: 34428892 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We introduce a simple and easy way to functionalize the surface of various carbonaceous materials through the ultraviolet light/ozone (UV/O3) plasma where we utilize the zero-, one-, and two-dimensional carbon frameworks. In a general manner, the lamps of a UV/O3 generator create two different wavelengths (λ = 185 and 254 nm); the shorter wavelength (λ = 185 nm) dissociates the oxygen (O2) in air and the longer wavelength (λ = 254 nm) dissociates the O3 and creates the reactive and monoatomic oxygen radical, which tends to incorporate onto the defects of the carbons. By tailoring the association and dissociation of the oxygen with various forms, carbon black, carbon nanofibers, and graphite flakes, chosen as representative models for the zero-, one-, and two-dimensional carbon frameworks, their structure can be oxidized, respectively, which is known as photochemical oxidation. Various carbons have their own distinctive morphology and electron transport properties, which are applicable for the lithium-sulfur (Li-S) cell. We, here, report on the improvement of electrochemical performance of the lithium/sulfur cell through such an efficient functionalization approach.
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- Jungjin Park
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Materials Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, 169-148 Gwahak Road, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak Road, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics, Suwon 16677, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak Road, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Chen Q, Liang Q, He SA, Cui Z, Liu Q, Zhu J, Zou R. Co 0.85Se particles encapsulated in the inner wall of nitrogen-doped carbon matrix nanotubes with rational interfacial bonds for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11458-11465. [PMID: 34346462 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01899j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cobalt selenides based on the conversion reaction have been widely applied in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high conductivity and high specific capacity. However, effectively suppressing the fast capacity fade caused by the irreversible Se/Co dissolution and serious volume change during the cycling process is still a challenge. Herein, a facile and efficient self-generated sacrificial template method is used to prepare Co0.85Se nanoparticles encapsulated in the inner wall of N-doped carbon matrix nanotubes (Co0.85Se@NCMT). In this strategy, the formation of stable Co-N/C and Se-C as well as enhancing the mechanical strength between active materials and N-doped carbon matrix nanotubes can critically affect the performance through suppressing the dissolution of Se/Co, decreasing energy band, promoting the shuttling of the ions/e- moving and mitigating the volume expansion during the charge-discharge process, which play a key role in improving the structure stability and electrochemical performance. Besides, Co0.85Se nanoparticles encapsulated in the robust carbon matrix inner wall can ensure good electron transfer and prevent the aggregation of nanoparticles, leading to superior electrochemical reversibility. Finally, carbon matrix nanotubes can provide sufficient space to effectively accommodate the volume changes of encapsulated Co0.85Se nanoparticles, thereby improving the cyclic stability. Based on the above advantages, as expected, the electrochemical investigations exhibited that the Co0.85Se@NCMT anode performs a stable reversible capacity of 462.9 mA h g-1 at a large current density of 5 A g-1 and a remarkable capacity retention of 99.5% after 800 cycles, suggesting its promising potential for the anode of LIBs.
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- Qi Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Wu ZD, Chen DJ, Li L, Wang LN. A universal electrochemical lithiation-delithiation method to prepare low-crystalline metal oxides for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors. RSC Adv 2021; 11:30407-30414. [PMID: 35480292 PMCID: PMC9041128 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05814b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The electrochemical performance of transition metal oxides (TMOs) for hybrid supercapacitors has been optimized through various methods in previous reports. However, most previous research was mainly focused on well-crystalline TMOs. Herein, the electrochemical lithiation–delithiation method was performed to synthesise low-crystallinity TMOs for hybrid supercapacitors. It was found that the lithiation–delithiation process can significantly improve the electrochemical performance of “conversion-type” TMOs, such as CoO, NiO, etc. The as-prepared low-crystallinity CoO exhibits high specific capacitance of 2154.1 F g−1 (299.2 mA h g−1) at 0.8 A g−1, outstanding rate capacitance retention of 63.9% even at 22.4 A g−1 and excellent cycling stability with 90.5% retention even after 10 000 cycles. When assembled as hybrid supercapacitors using active carbon (AC) as the active material of the negative electrode, the devices show a high energy density of 50.9 W h kg−1 at 0.73 kW kg−1. Another low-crystallinity NiO prepared by the same method also possesses a much higher specific capacitance of 2317.6 F g−1 (302.6 mA h g−1) compared to that for pristine commercial NiO of 497.2 F g−1 at 1 A g−1. The improved energy storage performance of the low-crystallinity metal oxides can be ascribed to the disorder of as-prepared low-crystallinity metal oxides and interior 3D-connected channels originating from the lithiation–delithiation process. This method may open new opportunities for scalable and facile synthesis of low-crystallinity metal oxides for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors. The electrochemical performance of transition metal oxides (TMOs) for hybrid supercapacitors has been optimized through various methods in previous reports.![]()
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- Zhuo-Dong Wu
- School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing 210044 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing 210044 China
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Li Q, Du J, Chai J, Han N, Zhang W, Tang B. Vanadium Metaphosphate V(PO
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Derived from V‐MOF as a Novel Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202102311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Qingmeng Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 PR China
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- Department of Materials Engineering KU Leuven Leuven 3001 Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering KU Leuven Leuven 3001 Belgium
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 PR China
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Wei S, Di Lecce D, Messini D’Agostini R, Hassoun J. Synthesis of a High-Capacity α-Fe 2O 3@C Conversion Anode and a High-Voltage LiNi 0.5Mn 1.5O 4 Spinel Cathode and Their Combination in a Li-Ion Battery. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2021; 4:8340-8349. [PMID: 34476350 PMCID: PMC8396806 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c01585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A Li-conversion α-Fe2O3@C nanocomposite anode and a high-voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode are synthesized in parallel, characterized, and combined in a Li-ion battery. α-Fe2O3@C is prepared via annealing of maghemite iron oxide and sucrose under an argon atmosphere and subsequent oxidation in air. The nanocomposite exhibits a satisfactory electrochemical response in a lithium half-cell, delivering almost 900 mA h g-1, as well as a significantly longer cycle life and higher rate capability compared to the bare iron oxide precursor. The LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode, achieved using a modified co-precipitation approach, reveals a well-defined spinel structure without impurities, a sub-micrometrical morphology, and a reversible capacity of ca. 120 mA h g-1 in a lithium half-cell with an operating voltage of 4.8 V. Hence, a lithium-ion battery is assembled by coupling the α-Fe2O3@C anode with the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode. This cell operates at about 3.2 V, delivering a stable capacity of 110 mA h g-1 (referred to the cathode mass) with a Coulombic efficiency exceeding 97%. Therefore, this cell is suggested as a promising energy storage system with expected low economic and environmental impacts.
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- Shuangying Wei
- Department
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- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- National
Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), University of Ferrara Research Unit, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Luchinin ND, Aksyonov DA, Morozov AV, Ryazantsev SV, Nikitina VA, Abakumov AM, Antipov EV, Fedotov SS. α-TiPO 4 as a Negative Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:12237-12246. [PMID: 34351137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To realize high-power performance, lithium-ion batteries require stable, environmentally benign, and economically viable noncarbonaceous anode materials capable of operating at high rates with low strain during charge-discharge. In this paper, we report the synthesis, crystal structure, and electrochemical properties of a new titanium-based member of the MPO4 phosphate series adopting the α-CrPO4 structure type. α-TiPO4 has been obtained by thermal decomposition of a novel hydrothermally prepared fluoride phosphate, NH4TiPO4F, at 600 °C under a hydrogen atmosphere. The crystal structure of α-TiPO4 is refined from powder X-ray diffraction data using a Rietveld method and verified by electron diffraction and high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, whereas the chemical composition is confirmed by IR, energy-dispersive X-ray, electron paramagnetic resonance, and electron energy loss spectroscopies. Carbon-coated α-TiPO4/C demonstrates reversible electrochemical activity ascribed to the Ti3+/Ti2+ redox transition delivering 125 mAh g-1 specific capacity at C/10 in the 1.0-3.1 V versus Li+/Li potential range with an average potential of ∼1.5 V, exhibiting good rate capability and stable cycling with volume variation not exceeding 0.5%. Below 0.8 V, the material undergoes a conversion reaction, further revealing capacitive reversible electrochemical behavior with an average specific capacity of 270 mAh g-1 at 1C in the 0.7-2.9 V versus Li+/Li potential range. This work suggests a new synthesis route to metastable titanium-containing phosphates holding prospective to be used as negative electrode materials for metal-ion batteries.
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- Nikita D Luchinin
- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation.,Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation.,Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russian Federation
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Engineering hollow cobalt oxide nanospheres with porous carbon coating for stable lithium storage. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dai C, Hu L, Jin X, Zhao Y, Qu L. The Emerging of Aqueous Zinc-Based Dual Electrolytic Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2008043. [PMID: 34145760 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202008043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As high performance and safety alternatives to the batteries with organic electrolytes, aqueous zinc-based batteries are still far from satisfactory in practical use because of the limitation of the intercalation reaction mechanism and the strict requirements for the cathodes. Very recently, zinc-based dual electrolytic batteries (DEBs), where the cathode and anode are both based on reversible electrolytic reactions, are emerging. It features with electrode-free configuration, thus avoiding the preliminary active materials or electrode fabrication procedures. Meanwhile, the new battery chemistry typically possesses a high specific capacity, output voltage, faster reaction rates, and long cycling life. Herein, the advances of the development of various zinc-based DEBs, including Zn-MnO2 , Zn-Br2 , and Zn-I2 DEBs, are systematically summarized. This review will focus on the working mechanisms of these batteries and how the decoupling catholyte and anolyte affect their output voltages. The perspectives of the opportunities and challenges are also suggested in the aspects of protecting zinc anode, enhancing volumetric energy density, suppressing fast self-discharge, and developing multifunctional integrated zinc-based DEBs.
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- Chunlong Dai
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have found a potential application in various domains such as gas storage/separation, drug delivery, catalysis, etc. Recently, they have found considerable attention for energy storage applications such as Li- and Na-ion batteries. However, the development of MOFs is plagued by their limited energy density that arises from high molecular weight and low volumetric density. The choice of ligand plays a crucial role in determining the performance of the MOFs. Here, we report a nickel-based one-dimensional metal-organic framework, NiC4H2O4, built from bidentate fumarate ligands for anode application in Li-ion batteries. The material was obtained by a simple chimie douce precipitation method using nickel acetate and fumaric acid. Moreover, a composite material of the MOF with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was prepared to enhance the lithium storage performance as the rGO can enhance the electronic conductivity. Electrochemical lithium storage in the framework and the effect of rGO on the performance have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge measurements, and EIS studies. The pristine nickel formate encounters serious capacity fading while the rGO composite offers good cycling stability with high reversible capacities of over 800 mAh g−1.
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Tron A, Mun J. Prelithiation of Alpha Phase Nanosheet-Type VOPO4·2H2O Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries. J ELECTROCHEM SCI TE 2021. [DOI: 10.33961/jecst.2021.00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang Z, Xu X, Liu Z, Zhang D, Yuan J, Liu J. Multifunctional Metal Phosphides as Superior Host Materials for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chemistry 2021; 27:13494-13512. [PMID: 34288172 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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For the past few years, a new generation of energy storage systems with large theoretical specific capacity has been urgently needed because of the rapid development of society. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are regarded as one of the most promising candidates for novel battery systems, since their resurgence at the end of the 20th century Li-S batteries have attracted ever more attention, attributed to their notably high theoretical energy density of 2600 W h kg-1 , which is almost five times larger than that of commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). One of the determining factors in Li-S batteries is how to design/prepare the sulfur cathode. For the sulfur host, the major technical challenge is avoiding the shuttling effect that is caused by soluble polysulfides during the reaction. In past decades, though the sulfur cathode has developed greatly, there are still some enormous challenges to be conquered, such as low utilization of S, rapid decay of capacity, and poor cycle life. This article spotlights the recent progress and foremost findings in improving the performance of Li-S batteries by employing multifunctional metal phosphides as host materials. The current state of development of the sulfur electrode of Li-S batteries is summarized by emphasizing the relationship between the essential properties of metal phosphide-based hybrid nanomaterials, the chemical reaction with lithium polysulfides and the latter's influence on electrochemical performance. Finally, trends in the development and practical application of Li-S batteries are also pointed out.
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- Zhuosen Wang
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, P. R China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China.,School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, P. R China
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Fe 3O 4/Graphene Composite Anode Material for Fast-Charging Li-Ion Batteries. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26144316. [PMID: 34299590 PMCID: PMC8303447 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Composite anode material based on Fe3O4 and reduced graphene oxide is prepared by base-catalysed co-precipitation and sonochemical dispersion. Structural and morphological characterizations demonstrate an effective and homogeneous embedding of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the carbonaceous matrix. Electrochemical characterization highlights specific capacities higher than 1000 mAh g-1 at 1C, while a capacity of 980 mAhg-1 is retained at 4C, with outstanding cycling stability. These results demonstrate a synergistic effect by nanosize morphology of Fe3O4 and inter-particle conductivity of graphene nanosheets, which also contribute to enhancing the mechanical and cycling stability of the electrode. The outstanding capacity delivered at high rates suggests a possible application of the anode material for high-power systems.
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Lorger S, Narita K, Usiskin R, Maier J. Enhanced ion transport in Li 2O and Li 2S films. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6503-6506. [PMID: 34105522 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00557j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Films of Li2O and Li2S grown by sputter deposition exhibit Li+ conductivity values at room temperature which are enhanced by 3-4 orders of magnitude relative to bulk samples. Possible mechanisms are discussed. The results may help explain the ion transport pathway through passivation layers containing these chalcogenides in batteries.
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- Simon Lorger
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany.
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Jia QC, Zhang HJ, Kong LB. Cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated by nitrogen-doped carbon framework as anode materials for high performance lithium-ion capacitors. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Johnson ID, Stapleton N, Nolis G, Bauer D, Parajuli P, Yoo HD, Yin L, Ingram BJ, Klie RF, Lapidus S, Darr JA, Cabana J. Control of crystal size tailors the electrochemical performance of α-V 2O 5 as a Mg 2+ intercalation host. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10081-10091. [PMID: 34052841 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03080a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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α-V2O5 has been extensively explored as a Mg2+ intercalation host with potential as a battery cathode, offering high theoretical capacities and potentials vs. Mg2+/Mg. However, large voltage hysteresis is observed with Mg insertion and extraction, introducing significant and unacceptable round-trip energy losses with cycling. Conventional interpretations suggest that bulk ion transport of Mg2+ within the cathode particles is the major source of this hysteresis. Herein, we demonstrate that nanosizing α-V2O5 gives a measurable reduction to voltage hysteresis on the first cycle that substantially raises energy efficiency, indicating that mechanical formatting of the α-V2O5 particles contributes to hysteresis. However, no measurable improvement in hysteresis is found in the nanosized α-V2O5 in latter cycles despite the much shorter diffusion lengths, suggesting that other factors aside from Mg transport, such as Mg transfer between the electrolyte and electrode, contribute to this hysteresis. This observation is in sharp contrast to the conventional interpretation of Mg electrochemistry. Therefore, this study uncovers critical fundamental underpinning limiting factors in Mg battery electrochemistry, and constitutes a pivotal step towards a high-voltage, high-capacity electrode material suitable for Mg batteries with high energy density.
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- Ian D Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK.
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Dey S, Zeng D, Adamson P, Cabana J, Indris S, Lu J, Clarke SJ, Grey CP. Structural Evolution of Layered Manganese Oxysulfides during Reversible Electrochemical Lithium Insertion and Copper Extrusion. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021; 33:3989-4005. [PMID: 34276132 PMCID: PMC8276577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The electrochemical lithiation and delithiation of the layered oxysulfide Sr2MnO2Cu4-δS3 has been investigated by using a combination of in situ powder X-ray diffraction and ex situ neutron powder diffraction, X-ray absorption and 7Li NMR spectroscopy, together with a range of electrochemical experiments. Sr2MnO2Cu4-δS3 consists of [Sr2MnO2] perovskite-type cationic layers alternating with highly defective antifluorite-type [Cu4-δS3] (δ ≈ 0.5) anionic layers. It undergoes a combined displacement/intercalation (CDI) mechanism on reaction with Li, where the inserted Li replaces Cu, forming Li4S3 slabs and Cu+ is reduced and extruded as metallic particles. For the initial 2-3% of the first discharge process, the vacant sites in the sulfide layer are filled by Li; Cu extrusion then accompanies further insertion of Li. Mn2.5+ is reduced to Mn2+ during the first half of the discharge. The overall charging process involves the removal of Li and re-insertion of Cu into the sulfide layers with re-oxidation of Mn2+ to Mn2.5+. However, due to the different diffusivities of Li and Cu, the processes operating on charge are quite different from those operating during the first discharge: charging to 2.75 V results in the removal of most of the Li, little reinsertion of Cu, and good capacity retention. A charge to 3.75 V is required to fully reinsert Cu, which results in significant changes to the sulfide sublattice during the following discharge and poor capacity retention. This detailed structure-property investigation will promote the design of new functional electrodes with improved device performance.
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- Sunita Dey
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
- Department
of Chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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Toda F, Yamada I, Kawaguchi S. High-Pressure Synthesis and Magnetic States of Magnetoplumbite Cobaltates CaCo 12O 19 and BaCo 12O 19. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:7680-7686. [PMID: 34014652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Novel cobalt oxides, CaCo12O19 and BaCo12O19, have been synthesized under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions of 7 GPa and 1373 K, respectively. Rietveld refinement using synchrotron X-ray diffraction data indicates that the CaCo12O19 and BaCo12O19 crystallize in a magnetoplumbite structure with a hexagonal space group of P63/mmc (No. 194) as well as SrCo12O19. The magnetic study demonstrates that itinerant and localized 3d electrons coexist in all ACo12O19 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) and the magnetic ground state transforms from antiferromagnetic (A = Ca) to ferrimagnetic (A = Sr) to antiferromagnetic (A = Ba), which is in stark contrast to the systematic change in the magnetoplumbite-related cobalt oxides of ACo6O11 from antiferromagnet (A = Ca) to ferrimagnet (A = Sr) to ferromagnet (A = Ba). The nonmonotonic magnetic evolution with isoelectronic A-site substitution in ACo12O19 is probably attributed to changes in the interactions between two magnetic sublattices of localized 3d electrons at trigonal-bipyramidal and tetrahedral sites for ACo12O19. This finding proposes the complex magnetic properties in the layered cobalt oxides with multiple magnetic sublattices in the coexistence system of itinerant and localized electrons.
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- Fumito Toda
- Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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Hua X, Eggeman AS, Castillo-Martínez E, Robert R, Geddes HS, Lu Z, Pickard CJ, Meng W, Wiaderek KM, Pereira N, Amatucci GG, Midgley PA, Chapman KW, Steiner U, Goodwin AL, Grey CP. Revisiting metal fluorides as lithium-ion battery cathodes. NATURE MATERIALS 2021; 20:841-850. [PMID: 33479526 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-00893-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal fluorides, promising lithium-ion battery cathode materials, have been classified as conversion materials due to the reconstructive phase transitions widely presumed to occur upon lithiation. We challenge this view by studying FeF3 using X-ray total scattering and electron diffraction techniques that measure structure over multiple length scales coupled with density functional theory calculations, and by revisiting prior experimental studies of FeF2 and CuF2. Metal fluoride lithiation is instead dominated by diffusion-controlled displacement mechanisms, and a clear topological relationship between the metal fluoride F- sublattices and that of LiF is established. Initial lithiation of FeF3 forms FeF2 on the particle's surface, along with a cation-ordered and stacking-disordered phase, A-LixFeyF3, which is structurally related to α-/β-LiMn2+Fe3+F6 and which topotactically transforms to B- and then C-LixFeyF3, before forming LiF and Fe. Lithiation of FeF2 and CuF2 results in a buffer phase between FeF2/CuF2 and LiF. The resulting principles will aid future developments of a wider range of isomorphic metal fluorides.
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- Xiao Hua
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Departamento Química Inorgánica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Energy Storage Research Group, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, North Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Energy Storage Research Group, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, North Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Lobe S, Bauer A, Uhlenbruck S, Fattakhova‐Rohlfing D. Physical Vapor Deposition in Solid-State Battery Development: From Materials to Devices. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2002044. [PMID: 34105301 PMCID: PMC8188201 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This review discusses the contribution of physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes to the development of electrochemical energy storage systems with emphasis on solid-state batteries. A brief overview of different PVD technologies and details highlighting the utility of PVD for the fabrication and characterization of individual battery materials are provided. In this context, the key methods that have been developed for the fabrication of solid electrolytes and active electrode materials with well-defined properties are described, and demonstrations of how these techniques facilitate the in-depth understanding of fundamental material properties and interfacial phenomena as well as the development of new materials are provided. Beyond the discussion of single components and interfaces, the progress on the device scale is also presented. State-of-the-art solid-state batteries, both academic and commercial types, are assessed in view of energy and power density as well as long-term stability. Finally, recent efforts to improve the power and energy density through the development of 3D-structured cells and the investigation of bulk cells are discussed.
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- Sandra Lobe
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInstitute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK‐1)Wilhelm‐Johnen‐StraßeJülich52425Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInstitute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK‐1)Wilhelm‐Johnen‐StraßeJülich52425Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInstitute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK‐1)Wilhelm‐Johnen‐StraßeJülich52425Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Münster: Ionics in Energy Storage (IEK‐12)Jülich52425Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHInstitute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK‐1)Wilhelm‐Johnen‐StraßeJülich52425Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Münster: Ionics in Energy Storage (IEK‐12)Jülich52425Germany
- Faculty of Engineering and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg‐Essen (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg‐Essen (UDE)Lotharstraße 1Duisburg47057Germany
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Tyler JL, Sacci RL, Ning J, Mullins DR, Liang K, Nanda J, Sun J, Naguib M. Egyptian blue: from pigment to battery electrodes. RSC Adv 2021; 11:19885-19889. [PMID: 35479241 PMCID: PMC9033668 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00956g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein we report on using Egyptian blue as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. A 1st cycle lithiation capacity of 594 mA h g-1 and reversible capacity of 210 mA h g-1 at 20 mA g-1, and at 500 mA g-1 a reversible capacity of 120 mA h g-1 (stable over 1000 cycles) were achieved with coulombic efficiency more than 99.5%. Using X-ray diffraction, and FTIR and X-ray absorption spectroscopies we found that the material goes through a conversion reaction during the 1st cycle that results in the formation of amorphous mixed oxides with copper nanoclusters.
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- J Landon Tyler
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831 USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University New Orleans LA 70118 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831 USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University New Orleans LA 70118 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831 USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University New Orleans LA 70118 USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University New Orleans LA 70118 USA
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Sahoo R, Singh M, Rao TN. A Review on the Current Progress and Challenges of 2D Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides as Li/Na‐ion Battery Anodes. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ramkrishna Sahoo
- Centre for Nano Materials International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) Hyderabad 500005 Telangana India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Lucknow 226031 India
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- Centre for Nano Materials International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) Hyderabad 500005 Telangana India
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One-Dimensional (1D) Nanostructured Materials for Energy Applications. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14102609. [PMID: 34067754 PMCID: PMC8156553 DOI: 10.3390/ma14102609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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At present, the world is at the peak of production of traditional fossil fuels. Much of the resources that humanity has been consuming (oil, coal, and natural gas) are coming to an end. The human being faces a future that must necessarily go through a paradigm shift, which includes a progressive movement towards increasingly less polluting and energetically viable resources. In this sense, nanotechnology has a transcendental role in this change. For decades, new materials capable of being used in energy processes have been synthesized, which undoubtedly will be the cornerstone of the future development of the planet. In this review, we report on the current progress in the synthesis and use of one-dimensional (1D) nanostructured materials (specifically nanowires, nanofibers, nanotubes, and nanorods), with compositions based on oxides, nitrides, or metals, for applications related to energy. Due to its extraordinary surface-volume relationship, tunable thermal and transport properties, and its high surface area, these 1D nanostructures have become fundamental elements for the development of energy processes. The most relevant 1D nanomaterials, their different synthesis procedures, and useful methods for assembling 1D nanostructures in functional devices will be presented. Applications in relevant topics such as optoelectronic and photochemical devices, hydrogen production, or energy storage, among others, will be discussed. The present review concludes with a forecast on the directions towards which future research could be directed on this class of nanostructured materials.
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Ware SD, Hansen CJ, Jones JP, Hennessy J, Bugga RV, See KA. Fluoride in the SEI Stabilizes the Li Metal Interface in Li-S Batteries with Solvate Electrolytes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:18865-18875. [PMID: 33856755 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries offer high theoretical gravimetric capacities at low cost relative to commercial lithium-ion batteries. However, the solubility of intermediate polysulfides in conventional electrolytes leads to irreversible capacity fade via the polysulfide shuttle effect. Highly concentrated solvate electrolytes reduce polysulfide solubility and improve the reductive stability of the electrolyte against Li metal anodes, but reactivity at the Li/solvate electrolyte interface has not been studied in detail. Here, reactivity between the Li metal anode and a solvate electrolyte (4.2 M LiTFSI in acetonitrile) is investigated as a function of temperature. Though reactivity at the Li/electrolyte interface is minimal at room temperature, we show that reactions between Li and the solvate electrolyte significantly impact the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) impedance, cyclability, and capacity retention in Li-S cells at elevated temperatures. Addition of a fluoroether cosolvent to the solvate electrolyte results in more fluoride in the SEI which minimizes electrolyte decomposition, reduces SEI impedance, and improves cyclability. A 6 nm AlF3 surface coating is employed at the Li anode to further improve interfacial stability at elevated temperatures. The coating enables moderate cyclability in Li-S cells at elevated temperatures but does not protect against capacity fade over time.
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- Skyler D Ware
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, United States
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, United States
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Eisenmann T, Asenbauer J, Rezvani SJ, Diemant T, Behm RJ, Geiger D, Kaiser U, Passerini S, Bresser D. Impact of the Transition Metal Dopant in Zinc Oxide Lithium-Ion Anodes on the Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2001021. [PMID: 34927852 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202001021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Conversion/alloying materials (CAMs) provide substantially higher specific capacities than graphite, the state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery anode material. The ability to host much more lithium per unit weight and volume is, however, accompanied by significant volume changes, which challenges the realization of a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Herein, the comprehensive characterization of the composition and evolution of the SEI on transition metal (TM) doped zinc oxide as CAM model compound, is reported, with a particular focus on the impact of the TM dopant (Fe or Co). The results unveil that the presence of iron specifically triggers the electrolyte decomposition. However, this detrimental effect can be avoided by stabilizing the interface with the electrolyte by a carbonaceous coating. These findings provide a great leap forward toward the enhanced understanding of such doped materials and (transition) metal oxide active materials in general.
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- Tobias Eisenmann
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, Karlsruhe, 76021, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, Karlsruhe, 76021, Germany
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 54, Frascati, 00044, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), IOM-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, Basovizza SS-14, km 163.5, Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, Karlsruhe, 76021, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstrasse 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, Karlsruhe, 76021, Germany
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Nayak C, Abharana N, Modak B, Halankar K, Jha SN, Bhattacharyya D. Insight into the charging-discharging of magnetite electrodes: in situ XAS and DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:6051-6061. [PMID: 33683228 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05151a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The structural changes of Fe3O4 nanoparticle electrodes in Li ion batteries during charging-discharging cycles have been investigated using in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Chemometric methods viz., Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternate Least Square (MCR-ALS) have been used for analysis of the in situ XANES data during the charge-discharge cycle, which help to identify the various species formed during the lithiation-delithiation of Fe3O4. The concentration variation of the different species has also been determined and the detailed intercalation-conversion mechanism of the Fe3O4 electrodes during the first discharge has been established. Subsequently, the first charge and second discharge cycles were also studied to apprehend the difference in redox reaction between the first discharge and subsequent cycles. The above studies clearly identify the four species involved in the whole intercalation-conversion process of Fe3O4 electrode of a Li ion battery and also indicate the irreversibility of the conversion reaction in subsequent cycles which may be one of the reasons for capacity fading of these electrodes. The above results have also been corroborated with density functional theory (DFT)based ab inito calculations.
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- C Nayak
- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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- Theoretical Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.
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Hwang S, Su D. Real Time Observation of Lithium Insertion into Pre-Cycled Conversion-Type Materials. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030728. [PMID: 33799392 PMCID: PMC7998458 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Conversion-type electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries experience significant structural changes during the first discharge–charge cycle, where a single particle is taken apart into a number of nanoparticles. This structural evolution may affect the following lithium insertion reactions; however, how lithiation occurs in pre-cycled electrode materials is elusive. In this work, in situ transmission electron microscopy was employed to see the lithium-induced structural and chemical evolutions in pre-cycled nickel oxide as a model system. The introduction of lithium ions induced the evolution of metallic nickel, with volume expansion as a result of a conversion reaction. After pre-cycling, the phase evolutions occurred in two separate areas almost at the same time. This is different from the first lithiation, where the phase change takes place successively, with a boundary dividing the reacted and unreacted areas. Structural changes were restricted at the areas having large amount of fluorine, implying the residuals from the decomposition of electrolytes may have hindered the electrochemical reactions. This work provides insights into phase and chemical evolutions in pre-cycled conversion-type materials, which govern electrochemical properties during operation.
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Meng C, Das P, Shi X, Fu Q, Müllen K, Wu ZS. In Situ and Operando Characterizations of 2D Materials in Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices. SMALL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202000076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Caixia Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics The Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics The Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics The Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics The Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung Ackermannweg 10 Mainz 55128 Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics The Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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Jang J, Ku JH, Oh SM, Yoon T. Co-activated Conversion Reaction of MoO 2:CoMoO 3 as a Negative Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:9814-9819. [PMID: 33587598 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c19894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extensive studies to develop high-capacity electrodes have been conducted worldwide to meet the urgent demand for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. In this work, we demonstrated a novel strategy to alter the lithiation mechanism of the transition metal oxide to increase the reversible capacity of the electrode material. A representative insertion-type negative electrode material, MoO2, was modified by introducing a heterogeneous element (Co) to synthesize the solid solution of CoO and MoO2 (CoMoO3). CoMoO3 exhibited a notably improved reversible capacity of 860 mA h g-1, attributed to the conversion reaction, in contrast to MoO2 that delivers 310 mA h g-1, as it is limited by the insertion reaction. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction demonstrated that CoO is converted to Co and Li2O, amorphizing the host structure, whereas the conversion of MoO2 takes place subsequently. Furthermore, the superior initial Coulombic efficiency of CoMoO3 (84.4%) to that of typical conversion materials is attributed to the highly conductive Co and MoO2, which reinforce the electronic conductivity of the active particles. The results obtained from this study provide significant insights to explore high capacity metal oxides for the advanced lithium-ion batteries.
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- Jihyun Jang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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Li H, Hu Z, Xia Q, Zhang H, Li Z, Wang H, Li X, Zuo F, Zhang F, Wang X, Ye W, Li Q, Long Y, Li Q, Yan S, Liu X, Zhang X, Yu G, Miao GX. Operando Magnetometry Probing the Charge Storage Mechanism of CoO Lithium-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006629. [PMID: 33576103 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cobalt oxide (CoO) is a promising electrode for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries (LIBs), where the charge storage is believed to take place solely during the electrochemical oxidation/reduction processes. However, this simple picture has been increasingly challenged by reported anomalously large storage capacities, indicating the existence of undiscovered extra charge reservoirs inside the system. Here, an advanced operando magnetometry technology is employed to monitor the magnetization variation of the CoO LIBs in real time and, in this particular system, it is clearly demonstrated that the anomalous capacity is associated with both the reversible formation of a spin capacitor and the growth of a polymeric film at low voltages. Furthermore, operando magnetometry provides direct evidence of the catalytic role of metallic Co in assisting the polymeric film formation. These critical findings help pave the way for better understanding of the charge storage mechanisms of transition-metal oxides and further utilizing them to design novel electrode materials.
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- Hongsen Li
- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Liang L, Li J, Zhu M, Li Y, Chou S, Li W. Cobalt Chalcogenides/Cobalt Phosphides/Cobaltates with Hierarchical Nanostructures for Anode Materials of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Improving the Lithiation Environment. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e1903418. [PMID: 31782918 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in electric vehicles and portable electronic devices due to their high energy density, long cycle life, environmental friendliness, and negligible memory effect, though they also suffer from low power density, safety issues, and an aging effect. Cobalt chalcogenides/phosphides as promising anode materials have attracted intensive interests due to their high theoretical capacity based on the conversion mechanism. Cobaltates (XCo2 O4 , X = the other metal) have attracted attention because the X element can partially replace the high cost and toxic cobalt element. The serious volume variation during the cycling process has an impact, however, on the lithiation environment of above materials. Hierarchical construction can provide more active sites and shorten the diffusion pathways of Li ions as well as accommodating the volume expansion during lithiation processes. Herein, the research progress on the synthesis methods, structural characteristics, and electrochemical performances of cobalt chalcogenides/cobalt phosphides/cobaltates with hierarchical nanostructures for LIBs is presented. The concluding remarks highlight the research challenges and possible development directions of cobalt chalcogenides/cobalt phosphides/cobaltates with tailored hierarchical nanostructures for LIBs.
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- Liping Liang
- Institute of Materials/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
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- Institute of Materials/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Ding X, Liang D, Zhao H. Enhanced Electrochemical Performance Promoted by Tin in Silica Anode Materials for Stable and High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:1071. [PMID: 33669064 PMCID: PMC7956249 DOI: 10.3390/ma14051071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although the silicon oxide (SiO2) as an anode material shows potential and promise for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), owing to its high capacity, low cost, abundance, and safety, severe capacity decay and sluggish charge transfer during the discharge-charge process has caused a serious challenge for available applications. Herein, a novel 3D porous silicon oxide@Pourous Carbon@Tin (SiO2@Pc@Sn) composite anode material was firstly designed and synthesized by freeze-drying and thermal-melting self-assembly, in which SiO2 microparticles were encapsulated in the porous carbon as well as Sn nanoballs being uniformly dispersed in the SiO2@Pc-like sesame seeds, effectively constructing a robust and conductive 3D porous Jujube cake-like architecture that is beneficial for fast ion transfer and high structural stability. Such a SiO2@Pc@Sn micro-nano hierarchical structure as a LIBs anode exhibits a large reversible specific capacity ~520 mAh·g-1, initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) ~52%, outstanding rate capability, and excellent cycling stability over 100 cycles. Furthermore, the phase evolution and underlying electrochemical mechanism during the charge-discharge process were further uncovered by cyclic voltammetry (CV) investigation.
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- Xuli Ding
- School of Science, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 666 Changhui Road, Zhenjiang 212100, China; (D.L.); (H.Z.)
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Liu X, Lin S, Gao J, Shi H, Kim SG, Chen Z, Lee H. Enhanced performance of Mo 2P monolayer as lithium-ion battery anode materials by carbon and nitrogen doping: a first principles study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:4030-4038. [PMID: 33554982 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06428a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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By means of density functional theory (DFT) computations, we explored the potential of carbon- and nitrogen-doped Mo2P (CMP and NMP) layered materials as the representative of transition metal phosphides (TMPs) for the development of lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode materials, paying special attention to the synergistic effects of the dopants. Both CMP and NMP have exceptional stabilities and excellent electronic conductivity, and a high theoretical maximum storage capacity of ∼ 486 mA h g-1. Li-ion diffusion barriers on the two-dimensional (2D) CMP and NMP surfaces are extremely low (∼0.036 eV), and it is expected that on these 2D layers Li can diffuse 104 times faster than that on MoS2 and graphene at room temperature, and both monolayers have relatively low average open-circuit voltage (0.38 and 0.4 eV). All these exceptional properties make CMP and NMP monolayers as promising candidates for high-performance LIB anode materials, which also demonstrates that simple doping is an effective strategy to enhance the performance of anode materials in rechargeable batteries.
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- Xinghui Liu
- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute of Basic Science (IBS), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea and Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, USA.
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute of Basic Science (IBS), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea and Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. and Department of Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-Gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) have gained significant attention in recent years for their increased energy density without altering their power density. LICs achieve higher capacitance than traditional supercapacitors due to their hybrid battery electrode and subsequent higher voltage. This is due to the asymmetric action of LICs, which serves as an enhancer of traditional supercapacitors. This culminates in the potential for pollution-free, long-lasting, and efficient energy-storing that is required to realise a renewable energy future. This review article offers an analysis of recent progress in the production of LIC electrode active materials, requirements and performance. In-situ hybridisation and ex-situ recombination of composite materials comprising a wide variety of active constituents is also addressed. The possible challenges and opportunities for future research based on LICs in energy applications are also discussed.
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Forster-Tonigold K, Kim J, Bansmann J, Groß A, Buchner F. Model Studies on the Formation of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase: Reaction of Li with Ultrathin Adsorbed Ionic-Liquid Films and Co 3 O 4 (111) Thin Films. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:441-454. [PMID: 33373085 PMCID: PMC7986933 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202001033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In this work we aim towards the molecular understanding of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation at the electrode electrolyte interface (EEI). Herein, we investigated the interaction between the battery‐relevant ionic liquid (IL) 1‐butyl‐1‐methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BMP‐TFSI), Li and a Co3O4(111) thin film model anode grown on Ir(100) as a model study of the SEI formation in Li‐ion batteries (LIBs). We employed mostly X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in combination with dispersion‐corrected density functional theory calculations (DFT‐D3). If the surface is pre‐covered by BMP‐TFSI species (model electrolyte), post‐deposition of Li (Li+ ion shuttle) reveals thermodynamically favorable TFSI decomposition products such as LiCN, Li2NSO2CF3, LiF, Li2S, Li2O2, Li2O, but also kinetic products like Li2NCH3C4H9 or LiNCH3C4H9 of BMP. Simultaneously, Li adsorption and/or lithiation of Co3O4(111) to LinCo3O4 takes place due to insertion via step edges or defects; a partial transformation to CoO cannot be excluded. Formation of Co0 could not be observed in the experiment indicating that surface reaction products and inserted/adsorbed Li at the step edges may inhibit or slow down further Li diffusion into the bulk. This study provides detailed insights of the SEI formation at the EEI, which might be crucial for the improvement of future batteries.
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- Katrin Forster-Tonigold
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Recio-Poo M, Lobato A, Otero-de-la-Roza A, Salvadó MA, Arroyo-de Dompablo ME, Recio JM. Temperature and pressure-induced strains in anhydrous iron trifluoride polymorphs. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2825-2835. [PMID: 33470997 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05888b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Various structural configurations of iron trifluoride appear at the nanoscale and macroscopic size, either in the amorphous or crystalline state. The specific atomic organization in these structures crucially alters the performance of FeF3 as an effective cathode in Li-ion batteries. Our detailed first-principles computational simulations examine the structural strains induced by temperature and stress on the four anhydrous polymorphs observed so far in FeF3 at ambient pressure. A wealth of data covering previous experimental results on their equilibrium structures and extending their characterization with new static and isothermal equations of state is provided. We inform on how porous apertures associated with the six-octahedra rings of the HTB and pyrochlore phases are modified under compressive and expansive strains. A quasi-auxetic behavior at low pressures for the ground state rhombohedral phase is detected, which is in concordance with its anomalous structural anisotropy. In contrast with the effect of temperature, this structure undergoes under negative pressure phase transitions to the other three polymorphs, indicating potential conditions where low-density FeF3 could show a better performance in technological applications.
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- M Recio-Poo
- MALTA Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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- MALTA Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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- MALTA Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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- MALTA Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- MALTA Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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Liu Z, Tian X, Liu M, Duan S, Ren Y, Ma H, Tang K, Shi J, Hou S, Jin H, Cao G. Direct Ink Writing of Li 1.3 Al 0.3 Ti 1.7 (PO 4 ) 3 -Based Solid-State Electrolytes with Customized Shapes and Remarkable Electrochemical Behaviors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2002866. [PMID: 33470520 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202002866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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All-solid-state lithium batteries have received extensive attention due to their high safety and promising energy density and are considered as the next-generation electrochemical energy storage system. However, exploring solid-state electrolytes in customized geometries without sacrificing the ionic transport is significant yet challenging. Herein, various 3D printable Li1.3 Al0.3 Ti1.7 (PO4 )3 (LATP)-based inks are developed to construct ceramic and hybrid solid-state electrolytes with arbitrary shapes as well as high conductivities. The obtained inks show suitable rheological behaviors and can be successfully extruded into solid-state electrolytes using the direct ink writing (DIW) method. As-printed free-standing LATP ceramic solid-state electrolytes deliver high ionic conductivity up to 4.24 × 10-4 S cm-1 and different shapes such as "L", "T," and "+" can be easily realized without sacrificing high ionic transport properties. Moreover, using this printing method, LATP-based hybrid solid-state electrolytes can be directly printed on LiFePO4 cathodes for solid-state lithium batteries, where a high discharge capacity of 150 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C is obtained. The DIW strategy for solid-state electrolytes demonstrates a new way toward advanced solid-state energy storage with the high ionic transport and customized manufacturing ability.
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- Zixian Liu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, P. R. China
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- Department of Technology Centre of Dongfeng Motor Group Co. LTD, Wuhan, 430058, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Technology Centre of Dongfeng Motor Group Co. LTD, Wuhan, 430058, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Liu J, Gu T, Li L, Li L. Synthesis of MnO/C/NiO-Doped Porous Multiphasic Composites for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Biomineralized Mn Oxides from Engineered Pseudomonas putida Cells. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11020361. [PMID: 33535572 PMCID: PMC7912735 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A biotemplated cation-incoporating method based on bacterial cell-surface display technology and biogenic Mn oxide mineralization process was developed to fabricate Mn-based multiphasic composites as anodes for Li-ion batteries. The engineered Pseudomonas putida MB285 cells with surface-immobilized multicopper oxidase serve as nucleation centers in the Mn oxide biomineralization process, and the Mn oxides act as a settler for incorporating Ni ions to form aggregates in this process. The assays using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, phase compositions, and fine structures verified that the resulting material MnO/C/NiO (CMB-Ni) was porous multiphasic composites with spherical and porous nanostructures. The electrochemical properties of materials were improved in the presence of NiO. The reversible discharge capacity of CMB-Ni remained at 352.92 mAh g-1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g-1 current density. In particular, the coulombic efficiency was approximately 100% after the second cycle for CMB-Ni.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-27-87286952; Fax: +86-27-87280670
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Cui J, Zheng H, He K. In Situ TEM Study on Conversion-Type Electrodes for Rechargeable Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2000699. [PMID: 32578290 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conversion-type materials have been considered as potentially high-energy-density alternatives to commercially dominant intercalation-based electrodes for rechargeable ion batteries and have attracted tremendous research effort to meet the performance for viable energy-storage technologies. In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been extensively employed to provide mechanistic insights into understanding the behavior of battery materials. Noticeably, a great portion of previous in situ TEM studies has been focused on conversion-type materials, but a dedicated review for this group of materials is missing in the literature. Herein, recent developments of in situ TEM techniques for investigation of dynamic phase transformation and associated structural, morphological, and chemical evolutions during conversion reactions with alkali ions in secondary batteries are comprehensively summarized. The materials of interest broadly cover metal oxides, chalcogenides, fluorides, phosphides, nitrides, and silicates with specific emphasis on spinel metal oxides and recently emerged 2D metal chalcogenides. Special focus is placed on the scientific findings that are uniquely obtained by in situ TEM to address fundamental questions and practical issues regarding phase transformation, structural evolution, electrochemical redox, reaction mechanism, kinetics, and degradation. Critical challenges and perspectives are discussed for advancing new knowledge that can bridge the gap between prototype materials and real-world applications.
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- Jiang Cui
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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Bae J, Zhang X, Guo X, Yu G. A General Strategy of Anion-Rich High-Concentration Polymeric Interlayer for High-Voltage, All-Solid-State Batteries. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1184-1191. [PMID: 33433231 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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All-solid-state batteries are promising energy storage systems as a power source for future electric applications. However, the solid electrolytes have suffered from oxidative vulnerability at the catalytic cathode's surface, particularly at the high-voltage charging process. The poor charge transport and the contact issue at the electrolyte/electrode interface also hamper fully utilizing high-energy-density batteries. In this work, a general design of a high-concentration polymeric interlayer is developed. The interactions between a number of anions in the high-salt-concentration and the polymer chain's functional groups have shown outstanding physicochemical properties, including the rich solvation sites and conductive nanochannels, which Li+ ions can coordinate to or conduct through. The high-concentration polymeric interlayer is also highly resistant to oxidation (up to 5 V) that leads to significant improvement in cycle life with various cathodes, including LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, LiCoO2 and LiFePO4, demonstrating a high Coulombic efficiency over 99.9%.
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- Jiwoong Bae
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Koo JH, Paek SM. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Ge/GeO 2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite with Enhanced Discharge Capacity for Lithium-Ion Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:319. [PMID: 33513759 PMCID: PMC7911565 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Germanium/germanium oxide nanoparticles with theoretically high discharge capacities of 1624 and 2152 mAh/g have attracted significant research interest for their potential application as anode materials in Li-ion batteries. However, these materials exhibit poor long-term performance due to the large volume change of 370% during charge/discharge cycles. In the present study, to overcome this shortcoming, a Ge/GeO2/graphene composite material was synthesized. Ge/GeO2 nanoparticles were trapped between matrices of graphene nanosheets to offset the volume expansion effect. Transmission electron microscopy images revealed that the Ge/GeO2 nanoparticles were distributed on the graphene nanosheets. Discharge/charge experiments were performed to evaluate the Li storage properties of the samples. The discharge capacity of the bare Ge/GeO2 nanoparticles in the first discharge cycle was considerably large; however, the value decreased rapidly with successive cycles. Conversely, the present Ge/GeO2/graphene composite exhibited superior cycling stability.
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- Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea;
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Wu F, Srot V, Chen S, Zhang M, van Aken PA, Wang Y, Maier J, Yu Y. Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Nanoconfinements of CoF 2 and Mixed-Conducting Wiring for High-Performance Metal Fluoride-Lithium Battery. ACS NANO 2021; 15:1509-1518. [PMID: 33356136 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal fluoride (MF) conversion cathodes theoretically show higher gravimetric and volumetric capacities than Ni- or Co-based intercalation oxide cathodes, which makes metal fluoride-lithium batteries promising candidates for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. However, their high-energy characteristics are clouded by low-capacity utilization, large voltage hysteresis, and poor cycling stability of transition MF cathodes. A variety of reasons is responsible for this: poor reaction kinetics, low conductivities, unstable MF/electrolyte interfaces and dissolution of active species upon cycling. Herein, we combine the synthesis of the metal-organic-framework (MOF) with the low-temperature fluorination to prepare MOF-shaped CoF2@C nanocomposites that exhibit confinement of the CoF2 nanoparticles and efficient mixed-conducting wiring in the produced architecture. The ultrasmall CoF2 nanoparticles (5-20 nm on average) are uniformly covered by graphitic carbon walls and embedded in the porous carbon framework. Within the CoF2@C nanocomposite, the cross-linked carbon wall and interconnected nanopores serve as electron- and ion-conducting pathways, respectively, enabling a highly reversible conversion reaction of CoF2. As a result, the produced CoF2@C composite cathodes successfully restrain the above-mentioned challenges and demonstrate high-capacity utilization of ∼500 mAh g-1 at 0.2C, good rate capability (up to 2C), and long-term cycle stability over 400 cycles. Overall, the presented study not only reports on a simple composite design to achieve high-energy characteristics in CoF2-Li batteries but also may provide a general solution for many other metal fluoride-lithium batteries.
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- Feixiang Wu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Battery Materials, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian City, Liaoning Province 116023, China
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Hua X, Allan PK, Gong C, Chater PA, Schmidt EM, Geddes HS, Robertson AW, Bruce PG, Goodwin AL. Non-equilibrium metal oxides via reconversion chemistry in lithium-ion batteries. Nat Commun 2021; 12:561. [PMID: 33495443 PMCID: PMC7835223 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20736-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Binary metal oxides are attractive anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Despite sustained effort into nanomaterials synthesis and understanding the initial discharge mechanism, the fundamental chemistry underpinning the charge and subsequent cycles-thus the reversible capacity-remains poorly understood. Here, we use in operando X-ray pair distribution function analysis combining with our recently developed analytical approach employing Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations and non-negative matrix factorisation to study the charge reaction thermodynamics of a series of Fe- and Mn-oxides. As opposed to the commonly believed conversion chemistry forming rocksalt FeO and MnO, we reveal the two oxide series topotactically transform into non-native body-centred cubic FeO and zincblende MnO via displacement-like reactions whose kinetics are governed by the mobility differences between displaced species. These renewed mechanistic insights suggest avenues for the future design of metal oxide materials as well as new material synthesis routes using electrochemically-assisted methods.
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- Xiao Hua
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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Garapati MS, Sundara R. Retracting interphasial stored Li + ions by transition metal/metal carbide nanoparticles for enhanced Li + ion storage capacity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:1213-1222. [PMID: 32950837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.08.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Herein, we report the synthesis of metal/metal carbide (Co, Ni, and Fe3C) nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNT) and its application as the anode materials for lithium-ion battery (LIB). The electron microscopy images confirm the encapsulation of metal NPs inside the carbon nanotubes, which can inhibit the NPs aggregations and offer long cycle life for LIB. The metal/metal carbide encapsulated NCNT as anode material exhibits higher specific capacity than pure NCNT. The cyclic voltammetry studies reveal that Co, Ni, and Fe3C NPs can oxidize and reduce the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer components of the anode. This offers the extra specific capacity to Fe3C/NCNT, Co/NCNT, and Ni/NCNT anodes by retracting the interphasial stored Li+ ions. Moreover, in this study, the catalytic activity of Co, Ni, and Fe3C NPs for tailoring the SEI components are compared for the first time, and it shows Fe3C/NCNT anode has the highest catalytic activity than Co/NCNT and Ni/NCNT. Co/NCNT and Fe3C/NCNT also exhibit good cycle life up to 1300 cycles at a current density of 1 A g-1. Overall, this work demonstrates an effective strategy to improve the performance of LIB anode by retracting the interphasial stored Li+ ions.
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- Meenakshi Seshadhri Garapati
- Alternative Energy and Nanotechnology Laboratory (AENL), Nano Functional Materials Technology Center (NFMTC), Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Alternative Energy and Nanotechnology Laboratory (AENL), Nano Functional Materials Technology Center (NFMTC), Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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Lee YT, Kuo CT, Yew TR. Investigation on the Voltage Hysteresis of Mn 3O 4 for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:570-579. [PMID: 33370086 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), conversion-based electrodes such as transition-metal oxides and sulfides exhibit promising characteristics including high capacity and long cycle life. However, the main challenge for conversion electrodes to be industrialized remains on voltage hysteresis. In this study, Mn3O4 powder was used as an anode material for LIBs to investigate the root cause of the hysteresis. First, the electrochemical reaction paths were found to be dominated by Mn/Mn2+ redox couple after the first lithiation from galvanostatic charging/discharging (GCD) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. Then, the voltage hysteresis was proposed to be composed of reaction overpotential (∼0.373 V) and intrinsic overpotential (∼0.377 V), which were related to the diffusion behaviors according to CV, galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses. Furthermore, results revealed that the formation of disparate phase distribution during lithiation and delithiation could be the root cause of the intrinsic overpotential of Mn3O4. These results were based on ultrahigh-resolution transmission electron microscopy (UHRTEM) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. It was expected that improving the diffusion behaviors of the systems could eliminate the voltage hysteresis of Mn3O4. In summary, this paper provides an explicit insight into the hysteresis for conversion-based Mn3O4 that could also be applied to other oxide systems and very crucial to reduce energy loss for commercializing oxides as anode materials in LIBs.
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- Yi-Ting Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Lee SM, Kim J, Moon J, Jung KN, Kim JH, Park GJ, Choi JH, Rhee DY, Kim JS, Lee JW, Park MS. A cooperative biphasic MoO x-MoP x promoter enables a fast-charging lithium-ion battery. Nat Commun 2021; 12:39. [PMID: 33397916 PMCID: PMC7782533 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20297-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The realisation of fast-charging lithium-ion batteries with long cycle lifetimes is hindered by the uncontrollable plating of metallic Li on the graphite anode during high-rate charging. Here we report that surface engineering of graphite with a cooperative biphasic MoOx–MoPx promoter improves the charging rate and suppresses Li plating without compromising energy density. We design and synthesise MoOx–MoPx/graphite via controllable and scalable surface engineering, i.e., the deposition of a MoOx nanolayer on the graphite surface, followed by vapour-induced partial phase transformation of MoOx to MoPx. A variety of analytical studies combined with thermodynamic calculations demonstrate that MoOx effectively mitigates the formation of resistive films on the graphite surface, while MoPx hosts Li+ at relatively high potentials via a fast intercalation reaction and plays a dominant role in lowering the Li+ adsorption energy. The MoOx–MoPx/graphite anode exhibits a fast-charging capability (<10 min charging for 80% of the capacity) and stable cycling performance without any signs of Li plating over 300 cycles when coupled with a LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode. Thus, the developed approach paves the way to the design of advanced anode materials for fast-charging Li-ion batteries. Fast-charging of lithium-ion batteries is hindered by the uncontrollable plating of metallic Li on the graphite anode during cycling. Here, the authors demonstrate the fast chargeability and long cycle lifetimes via surface engineering of graphite with a cooperative biphasic MoOx–MoPx promoter.
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- Sang-Min Lee
- Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12 Bulmosan-ro 10 beon-gil, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy System Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- New and Renewable Energy Institute, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12 Bulmosan-ro 10 beon-gil, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12 Bulmosan-ro 10 beon-gil, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR), Dong-A University, 37 Nakdong-daero, Saha-gu, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, 17104, Republic of Korea.
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Su H, Zhang Y, Liu X, Fu F, Ma J, Li K, Zhang W, Zhang J, Li D. Construction of CoP@C embedded into N/S-co-doped porous carbon sheets for superior lithium and sodium storage. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:969-976. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.08.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Li Q, Li H, Xia Q, Hu Z, Zhu Y, Yan S, Ge C, Zhang Q, Wang X, Shang X, Fan S, Long Y, Gu L, Miao GX, Yu G, Moodera JS. Extra storage capacity in transition metal oxide lithium-ion batteries revealed by in situ magnetometry. NATURE MATERIALS 2021; 20:76-83. [PMID: 32807921 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0756-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), many promising electrodes that are based on transition metal oxides exhibit anomalously high storage capacities beyond their theoretical values. Although this phenomenon has been widely reported, the underlying physicochemical mechanism in such materials remains elusive and is still a matter of debate. In this work, we use in situ magnetometry to demonstrate the existence of strong surface capacitance on metal nanoparticles, and to show that a large number of spin-polarized electrons can be stored in the already-reduced metallic nanoparticles (that are formed during discharge at low potentials in transition metal oxide LIBs), which is consistent with a space charge mechanism. Through quantification of the surface capacitance by the variation in magnetism, we further show that this charge capacity of the surface is the dominant source of the extra capacity in the Fe3O4/Li model system, and that it also exists in CoO, NiO, FeF2 and Fe2N systems. The space charge mechanism revealed by in situ magnetometry can therefore be generalized to a broad range of transition metal compounds for which a large electron density of states is accessible, and provides pivotal guidance for creating advanced energy storage systems.
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- Qiang Li
- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- Department of Physics, Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Wang M, Chen T, Liao T, Zhang X, Zhu B, Tang H, Dai C. Tin dioxide-based nanomaterials as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. RSC Adv 2020; 11:1200-1221. [PMID: 35423690 PMCID: PMC8693589 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10194j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The development of new electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has attracted significant attention because commercial anode materials in LIBs, like graphite, may not be able to meet the increasing energy demand of new electronic devices. Tin dioxide (SnO2) is considered as a promising alternative to graphite due to its high specific capacity. However, the large volume changes of SnO2 during the lithiation/delithiation process lead to capacity fading and poor cycling performance. In this review, we have summarized the synthesis of SnO2-based nanomaterials with various structures and chemical compositions, and their electrochemical performance as LIB anodes. This review addresses pure SnO2 nanomaterials, the composites of SnO2 and carbonaceous materials, the composites of SnO2 and transition metal oxides, and other hybrid SnO2-based materials. By providing a discussion on the synthesis methods and electrochemistry of some representative SnO2-based nanomaterials, we aim to demonstrate that electrochemical properties can be significantly improved by modifying chemical composition and morphology. By analyzing and summarizing the recent progress in SnO2 anode materials, we hope to show that there is still a long way to go for SnO2 to become a commercial LIB electrode and more research has to be focused on how to enhance the cycling stability.
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- Minkang Wang
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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Amores M, El-Shinawi H, McClelland I, Yeandel SR, Baker PJ, Smith RI, Playford HY, Goddard P, Corr SA, Cussen EJ. Li 1.5La 1.5MO 6 (M = W 6+, Te 6+) as a new series of lithium-rich double perovskites for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6392. [PMID: 33319782 PMCID: PMC7738526 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19815-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Solid-state batteries are a proposed route to safely achieving high energy densities, yet this architecture faces challenges arising from interfacial issues between the electrode and solid electrolyte. Here we develop a novel family of double perovskites, Li1.5La1.5MO6 (M = W6+, Te6+), where an uncommon lithium-ion distribution enables macroscopic ion diffusion and tailored design of the composition allows us to switch functionality to either a negative electrode or a solid electrolyte. Introduction of tungsten allows reversible lithium-ion intercalation below 1 V, enabling application as an anode (initial specific capacity >200 mAh g-1 with remarkably low volume change of ∼0.2%). By contrast, substitution of tungsten with tellurium induces redox stability, directing the functionality of the perovskite towards a solid-state electrolyte with electrochemical stability up to 5 V and a low activation energy barrier (<0.2 eV) for microscopic lithium-ion diffusion. Characterisation across multiple length- and time-scales allows interrogation of the structure-property relationships in these materials and preliminary examination of a solid-state cell employing both compositions suggests lattice-matching avenues show promise for all-solid-state batteries.
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- Marco Amores
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.,The Faraday Institution, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX1 0RA, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
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