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Fan X, Zhong C, Liu J, Ding J, Deng Y, Han X, Zhang L, Hu W, Wilkinson DP, Zhang J. Opportunities of Flexible and Portable Electrochemical Devices for Energy Storage: Expanding the Spotlight onto Semi-solid/Solid Electrolytes. Chem Rev 2022; 122:17155-17239. [PMID: 36239919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
The ever-increasing demand for flexible and portable electronics has stimulated research and development in building advanced electrochemical energy devices which are lightweight, ultrathin, small in size, bendable, foldable, knittable, wearable, and/or stretchable. In such flexible and portable devices, semi-solid/solid electrolytes besides anodes and cathodes are the necessary components determining the energy/power performances. By serving as the ion transport channels, such semi-solid/solid electrolytes may be beneficial to resolving the issues of leakage, electrode corrosion, and metal electrode dendrite growth. In this paper, the fundamentals of semi-solid/solid electrolytes (e.g., chemical composition, ionic conductivity, electrochemical window, mechanical strength, thermal stability, and other attractive features), the electrode-electrolyte interfacial properties, and their relationships with the performance of various energy devices (e.g., supercapacitors, secondary ion batteries, metal-sulfur batteries, and metal-air batteries) are comprehensively reviewed in terms of materials synthesis and/or characterization, functional mechanisms, and device assembling for performance validation. The most recent advancements in improving the performance of electrochemical energy devices are summarized with focuses on analyzing the existing technical challenges (e.g., solid electrolyte interphase formation, metal electrode dendrite growth, polysulfide shuttle issue, electrolyte instability in half-open battery structure) and the strategies for overcoming these challenges through modification of semi-solid/solid electrolyte materials. Several possible directions for future research and development are proposed for going beyond existing technological bottlenecks and achieving desirable flexible and portable electrochemical energy devices to fulfill their practical applications. It is expected that this review may provide the readers with a comprehensive cross-technology understanding of the semi-solid/solid electrolytes for facilitating their current and future researches on the flexible and portable electrochemical energy devices.
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- Xiayue Fan
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou350207, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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- Energy, Mining & Environment, National Research Council of Canada, Vancouver, British ColumbiaV6T 1W5, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou350207, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaV6T 1W5, Canada
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- Energy, Mining & Environment, National Research Council of Canada, Vancouver, British ColumbiaV6T 1W5, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaV6T 1W5, Canada
- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou350108, China
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Amici J, Calderón CA, Versaci D, Luque G, Barraco D, Leiva E, Francia C, Bodoardo S. Composite polymer electrolyte with high inorganic additive contents to enable metallic lithium anode. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang L, Yin X, Li B, Zheng GW. Mixed Ionically/Electronically Conductive Double-Phase Interface Enhanced Solid-State Charge Transfer for a High-Performance All-Solid-State Li-S Battery. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:433-440. [PMID: 34964640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery (ASSLSB) is a promising candidate for post-Li-ion battery technologies with high energy densities and good safety performance. However, the intrinsic insulating nature of sulfur requires triple-phase contact with an ionic conductor and an electronic conductor for electrochemical reactions, which decreases the amount of active surface and lowers the charge-transfer efficiency. In this work, a double-phase interface constructed from a mixed ionic/electronic conductor is proposed to enhance the solid-state electrochemical reaction of sulfur. By employing lithium lanthanum titanium oxide/carbon (LLTO/C) nanofibers with mixed ionic/electronic conductivity, enhanced charge-transfer behavior is realized at the sulfur-LLTO/C double-phase interface, compared to the traditional triple-phase interface. As a result, high sulfur utilization and excellent rate performance are achieved. And the facilitated charge transfer shows great potential to lower the operating temperature and improve the sulfur content for practical applications of ASSLSBs. Cycle performance is also enhanced due to the suppressed shuttle effect of polysulfides by the incorporation of the LLTO/C nanofibers.
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- Liu Wang
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117585 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 138634 Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117585 Singapore
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Zou Z, Li Y, Lu Z, Wang D, Cui Y, Guo B, Li Y, Liang X, Feng J, Li H, Nan CW, Armand M, Chen L, Xu K, Shi S. Mobile Ions in Composite Solids. Chem Rev 2020; 120:4169-4221. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Zheyi Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Electronic Engineering, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621000, China
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- Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Electrical Energy Storage Department, CIC Energigune, Parque Technológico de Álava, C/Albert Einstein 48, E-01510 Miñano, Àlava, Spain
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Energy Storage Branch, Energy and Biotechnology Division, Sensor and Electronics Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1197, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Chen Z, Yang X, Qiao X, Zhang N, Zhang C, Ma Z, Wang H. Lithium-Ion-Engineered Interlayers of V 2C MXene as Advanced Host for Flexible Sulfur Cathode with Enhanced Rate Performance. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:885-890. [PMID: 31951137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A flexible free-standing S@lithium-ion-intercalated V2C MXene/rGO-CNT (S@V2C-Li/C) electrode was rationally prepared to address the neglected issue of Li-ion transport for high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries. In this unique nanoarchitecture, rGO and CNTs serve as a flexible skeleton with high conductivity, whereas V2C-Li MXene plays a vital role in both the chemical absorption of polysulfides and the enhanced transport of lithium ions due to its high polarity and enlarged interlayer distance. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of strong chemical absorption capability and fast lithium-ion migration and exchange, the as-prepared S@V2C-Li/C electrode demonstrates long-term cycling stability with small capacity decay rates of 0.053 and 0.051% per cycle over 500 cycles at 1 and 2 C, respectively.
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- Zhuo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , P. R. China
- Fengfan Company Limited , Baoding , Hebei 071057 , P. R. China
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Fan Z, Ding B, Zhang T, Lin Q, Malgras V, Wang J, Dou H, Zhang X, Yamauchi Y. Solid/Solid Interfacial Architecturing of Solid Polymer Electrolyte-Based All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries by Atomic Layer Deposition. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1903952. [PMID: 31565864 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs)-based all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) have attracted extensive research attention due to their high energy density and safe operation, which provide potential solutions to the increasing need for harnessing higher energy densities. There is little progress made, however, in the development of ASSLSBs to improve simultaneously energy density and long-term cycling life, mostly due to the "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfide intermediates in the SPEs and the low interfacial compatibility between the metal lithium anode and the SPE. In this work, the issues of solid/solid interfacial architecturing through atomic layer deposition of Al2 O3 on poly(ethylene oxide)-lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide SPE surface are effectively addressed. The Al2 O3 coating promotes the suppression of lithium dendrite formation for over 500 h. ASSLSBs fabricated with two layers of Al2 O3 -coated SPE deliver high gravimetric/areal capacity and Coulombic efficiency, as well as excellent cycling stability and extremely low self-discharge rate. This work provides not only a simple and effective approach to boost the electrochemical performances of SPE-based ASSLSBs, but also enriches the fundamental understanding regarding the underlying mechanism responsible for their performance.
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- Zengjie Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) and International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) and International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) and International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy-Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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