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Xiao P, Yun X, Chen Y, Guo X, Gao P, Zhou G, Zheng C. Insights into the solvation chemistry in liquid electrolytes for lithium-based rechargeable batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:5255-5316. [PMID: 37462967 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00151b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Lithium-based rechargeable batteries have dominated the energy storage field and attracted considerable research interest due to their excellent electrochemical performance. As indispensable and ubiquitous components, electrolytes play a pivotal role in not only transporting lithium ions, but also expanding the electrochemical stable potential window, suppressing the side reactions, and manipulating the redox mechanism, all of which are closely associated with the behavior of solvation chemistry in electrolytes. Thus, comprehensively understanding the solvation chemistry in electrolytes is of significant importance. Here we critically reviewed the development of electrolytes in various lithium-based rechargeable batteries including lithium-metal batteries (LMBs), nonaqueous lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs), and aqueous lithium-ion batteries (ALIBs), and emphasized the effects of interactions between cations, anions, and solvents on solvation chemistry, and functions of solvation chemistry in different types of electrolytes (strong solvating electrolytes, moderate solvating electrolytes, and weak solvating electrolytes) on the electrochemical performance and redox mechanism in the abovementioned rechargeable batteries. Specifically, the significant effects of solvation chemistry on the stability of electrode-electrolyte interphases, suppression of lithium dendrites in LMBs, inhibition of the co-intercalation of solvents in LIBs, improvement of anodic stability at high cut-off voltages in LMBs, LIBs and ALIBs, regulation of redox pathways in LSBs and LOBs, and inhibition of hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions in LOBs are thoroughly summarized. Finally, the review concludes with a prospective outlook, where practical issues of electrolytes, advanced in situ/operando techniques to illustrate the mechanism of solvation chemistry, and advanced theoretical calculation and simulation techniques such as "material knowledge informed machine learning" and "artificial intelligence (AI) + big data" driven strategies for high-performance electrolytes have been proposed.
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- Peitao Xiao
- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410073, China.
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410073, China.
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410073, China.
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- College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410073, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology of Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University Changsha, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410073, China.
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Xiao P, Li S, Yu C, Wang Y, Xu Y. Interface Engineering between the Metal-Organic Framework Nanocrystal and Graphene toward Ultrahigh Potassium-Ion Storage Performance. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10210-10218. [PMID: 32672934 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The potassium-ion battery (PIB) has been recognized as a promising low-cost and high-energy battery; however, it suffers from a relatively low capacity and inferior cycling performance compared with current electrode materials. Herein, we report an effective interface engineering strategy to prepare metal-organic framework (MOF) nanocrystals tightly encapsulated by reduced graphene oxide (rGO) via strong chemical interaction as a free-standing anode for PIB. Based on experimental analysis and theoretical calculations, we systematically investigated the effect of the chemical-bonded interface between MOF nanocrystals and conductive rGO and revealed that the strong chemical interface can substantially enhance the adsorption energy and ion transport kinetics of the potassium ion within the MOF nanocrystals compared to the physical mixture of MOF and rGO with almost the same microscopic morphologies. As a result, such an MOF-rGO hybrid with strong interfacial chemical couplings delivered an ultrahigh reversible capacity of 422 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1, superior rate performance (202 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1), and outstanding long-term cycling performance (an ultralow decay rate of 0.013% per cycle after 2000 cycles at 2 A g-1), which are not only significantly better than those of the physical mixture of MOF/rGO but also among the best for anodes for PIB reported thus far.
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- Peitao Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Cao Y, Lin Y, Wu J, Huang X, Pei Z, Zhou J, Wang G. Two-Dimensional MoS 2 for Li-S Batteries: Structural Design and Electronic Modulation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:1392-1408. [PMID: 31721466 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2 ) nanosheets attract great interest for applications in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which originate from diverse chemical compositions and unique electronic structures. In recent years, many efforts have been devoted to employing MoS2 as a polysulfide immobilizer and catalyst, functional separator, and Li-metal protection for Li-S batteries through structural design and electronic modulation. A fundamental understanding of the interplay between structural features, electronic properties, and advanced electrochemical performance is crucial for providing valuable insights for the development of Li-S batteries. In this regard, recent advances in Li-S batteries with 2D MoS2 materials are summarized from the perspective of structural design and electronic modulation. Finally, future prospects and remaining challenges of MoS2 for Li-S batteries are highlighted.
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- Yiqi Cao
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, P.R. China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P.R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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