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Xu Y, Du Y, Chen H, Chen J, Ding T, Sun D, Kim DH, Lin Z, Zhou X. Recent advances in rational design for high-performance potassium-ion batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:7202-7298. [PMID: 38855863 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00601h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
The growing global energy demand necessitates the development of renewable energy solutions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. To efficiently utilize renewable yet intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind power, there is a critical need for large-scale energy storage systems (EES) with high electrochemical performance. While lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been successfully used for EES, the surging demand and price, coupled with limited supply of crucial metals like lithium and cobalt, raised concerns about future sustainability. In this context, potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have emerged as promising alternatives to commercial LIBs. Leveraging the low cost of potassium resources, abundant natural reserves, and the similar chemical properties of lithium and potassium, PIBs exhibit excellent potassium ion transport kinetics in electrolytes. This review starts from the fundamental principles and structural regulation of PIBs, offering a comprehensive overview of their current research status. It covers cathode materials, anode materials, electrolytes, binders, and separators, combining insights from full battery performance, degradation mechanisms, in situ/ex situ characterization, and theoretical calculations. We anticipate that this review will inspire greater interest in the development of high-efficiency PIBs and pave the way for their future commercial applications.
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- Yifan Xu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Deng Q, Zhao Y, Zhu X, Yang K, Li M. Recent Advances and Challenges in Ti-Based Oxide Anodes for Superior Potassium Storage. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2539. [PMID: 37764568 PMCID: PMC10534337 DOI: 10.3390/nano13182539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Developing high-performance anodes is one of the most effective ways to improve the energy storage performances of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). Among them, Ti-based oxides, including TiO2, K2Ti6O13, K2Ti4O9, K2Ti8O17, Li4Ti5O12, etc., as the intrinsic structural advantages, are of great interest for applications in PIBs. Despite numerous merits of Ti-based oxide anodes, such as fantastic chemical and thermal stability, a rich reserve of raw materials, non-toxic and environmentally friendly properties, etc., their poor electrical conductivity limits the energy storage applications in PIBs, which is the key challenge for these anodes. Although various modification projects are effectively used to improve their energy storage performances, there are still some related issues and problems that need to be addressed and solved. This review provides a comprehensive summary on the latest research progress of Ti-based oxide anodes for the application in PIBs. Besides the major impactful work and various performance improvement strategies, such as structural regulation, carbon modification, element doping, etc., some promising research directions, including effects of electrolytes and binders, MXene-derived TiO2-based anodes and application as a modifier, are outlined in this review. In addition, noteworthy research perspectives and future development challenges for Ti-based oxide anodes in PIBs are also proposed.
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- Qinglin Deng
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.Z.); (X.Z.)
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials (CAIM), Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.Z.); (X.Z.)
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials (CAIM), Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (Y.Z.); (X.Z.)
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials (CAIM), Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, China
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Suzhou 215000, China
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- College of Science, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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Li W, Yang Z, Zuo J, Wang J, Li X. Emerging carbon-based flexible anodes for potassium-ion batteries: Progress and opportunities. Front Chem 2022; 10:1002540. [PMID: 36157035 PMCID: PMC9493046 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1002540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In recent years, carbon-based flexible anodes for potassium-ion batteries are increasingly investigated owing to the low reduction potential and abundant reserve of K and the simple preparation process of flexible electrodes. In this review, three main problems on pristine carbon-based flexible anodes are summarized: excessive volume change, repeated SEI growth, and low affinity with K+, which thus leads to severe capacity fade, sluggish K+ diffusion dynamics, and limited active sites. In this regard, the recent progress on the various modification strategies is introduced in detail, which are categorized as heteroatom-doping, coupling with metal and chalcogenide nanoparticles, and coupling with other carbonaceous materials. It is found that the doping of heteroatoms can bring the five enhancement effects of increasing active sites, improving electrical conductivity, expediting K+ diffusion, strengthening structural stability, and enlarging interlayer spacing. The coupling of metal and chalcogenide nanoparticles can largely offset the weakness of the scarcity of K+ storage sites and the poor wettability of pristine carbon-based flexible electrodes. The alloy nanoparticles consisting of the electrochemically active and inactive metals can concurrently gain a stable structure and high capacity in comparison to mono-metal nanoparticles. The coupling of the carbonaceous materials with different characteristics can coordinate the advantages of the nanostructure from graphite carbon, the defects and vacancies from amorphous carbon, and the independent structure from support carbon. Finally, the emerging challenges and opportunities for the development of carbon-based flexible anodes are presented.
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- Wenbin Li
- Shaanxi International Joint Research Center of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi’an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
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- Shaanxi International Joint Research Center of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi’an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
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- Shaanxi International Joint Research Center of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi’an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
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- Shaanxi International Joint Research Center of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi’an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
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- Shaanxi International Joint Research Center of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, Xi’an Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices, Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Xifei Li,
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Wei Y, Hou W, Zhang P, Soomro RA, Xu B. Bi2S3 nanorods encapsulated in iodine-doped graphene frameworks with enhanced potassium storage properties. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wu Y, Zheng J, Tong Y, Liu X, Sun Y, Niu L, Li H. Carbon Hollow Tube-Confined Sb/Sb 2S 3 Nanorod Fragments as Highly Stable Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:51066-51077. [PMID: 34670363 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have attracted widespread attention in recent years due to their potential advantages such as low cost and high energy density. However, the large radius of K+ and the low potassium storage capacity of some electrode materials limit their development. Antimony (Sb)-based materials are considered to be promising anode materials for PIBs in view of their high K storage capacity and low potassiation potential. Nonetheless, the huge volume variation caused by potassiation/depotassiation often leads to their failure. Previous works have proved that carbon coating and nanostructure design are important means to alleviate the volume effect. Herein, the carbon-coating technology and nanostructure design were combined to prepare a Sb-based nanomaterial with Sb/Sb2S3 hybrid nanorod fragments confined in a carbon hollow tube (Sb/Sb2S3@CHT). Such a nanostructure is beneficial to alleviate the volume change of the Sb/Sb2S3 hybrids while facilitating the kinetics of the electrochemical reaction. As a consequence, the Sb/Sb2S3@CHT anode electrode exhibits high rate performance and outstanding cycle stability characterized by retaining a high specific capacity of 400.9 mA h g-1 after cycling for 200 cycles at 200 mA g-1.
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- Yuanji Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Li P, Kim H, Kim KH, Kim J, Jung HG, Sun YK. State-of-the-art anodes of potassium-ion batteries: synthesis, chemistry, and applications. Chem Sci 2021; 12:7623-7655. [PMID: 34168818 PMCID: PMC8188519 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06894b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The growing demand for green energy has fueled the exploration of sustainable and eco-friendly energy storage systems. To date, the primary focus has been solely on the enhancement of lithium-ion battery (LIB) technologies. Recently, the increasing demand and uneven distribution of lithium resources have prompted extensive attention toward the development of other advanced battery systems. As a promising alternative to LIBs, potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) have attracted considerable interest over the past years owing to their resource abundance, low cost, and high working voltage. Capitalizing on the significant research and technological advancements of LIBs, KIBs have undergone rapid development, especially the anode component, and diverse synthesis techniques, potassiation chemistry, and energy storage applications have been systematically investigated and proposed. In this review, the necessity of exploring superior anode materials is highlighted, and representative KIB anodes as well as various structural construction approaches are summarized. Furthermore, critical issues, challenges, and perspectives of KIB anodes are meticulously organized and presented. With a strengthened understanding of the associated potassiation chemistry, the composition and microstructural modification of KIB anodes could be significantly improved.
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- Peng Li
- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University Seoul 133-791 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University Seoul 133-791 Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University Gwangju 61186 South Korea
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- Center for Energy Storage Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul 02792 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University Seoul 133-791 Republic of Korea
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