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Yeoh KH, Chang YHR, Chew KH, Ong DS, Dee CF, Goh BT, Chang EY, Yu HW. Transition metal Si-chalcogenides: a new two-dimensional anode material for Na-ion batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:25076-25088. [PMID: 39301717 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01843e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Sodium (Na) ion batteries (SIB) hold great importance in energy storage due to their potential to offer a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Na is abundantly available and less expensive than lithium, making it an attractive option for large-scale energy storage applications. In the present work, we have predicted a series of 2D transition metal (TM) Si-chalcogenides (TMSiCs), TM2X2Si (TM = Ta, Nb and X = S, Se), which exhibit metallic characteristics. All these materials are dynamically stable, but only Ta2S2Si, Ta2Se2Si and Nb2Se2Si are thermally stable even at an elevated temperature of 400 K. Through first-principles calculations, we show that Ta2S2Si, Ta2Se2Si and Nb2Se2Si are promising anode materials for SIB. These materials have a low Na migration barrier in the range of 0.13 to 0.17 eV, which could enhance the cycling performance of the SIB. The calculated average open circuit voltage (OCV) is small, i.e. 0.48, 0.4 and 0.47 V for Ta2S2Si, Ta2Se2Si and Nb2Se2Si, respectively, which suggests the possibility of higher output voltage and larger energy density of the battery. The maximum Na ion capacities for Ta2S2Si, Ta2Se2Si and Nb2Se2Si are calculated to be 206.6, 171.3 and 252.4 mA h g-1, respectively. Our results could provide fundamental insights into TM2X2Si for energy storage applications.
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- K H Yeoh
- Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, No. 5, Jalan Universiti, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Zhejiang Expo New Materials Co. Ltd., 1066, Xincheng Times Avenue, Longgang, Wenzhou 325802, China
- Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation of Zhejiang Province, Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
- Longgang Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Wenzhou 325802, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
- International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Low Dimensional Materials Research Centre (LDMRC), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Gueon D, Ren H, Sun Z, Mosevitzky Lis B, Nguyen DD, Takeuchi ES, Marschilok AC, Takeuchi KJ, Reichmanis E. Stress-Relieving Carboxylated Polythiophene/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Conductive Layer for Stable Silicon Microparticle Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2024; 7:7220-7231. [PMID: 39268393 PMCID: PMC11388140 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c01132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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Stress-relieving and electrically conductive single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and conjugated polymer, poly[3-(potassium-4-butanoate)thiophene] (PPBT), wrapped silicon microparticles (Si MPs) have been developed as a composite active material to overcome technical challenges such as intrinsically low electrical conductivity, low initial Coulombic efficiency, and stress-induced fracture due to severe volume changes of Si-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The PPBT/SWNT protective layer surrounding the surface of the microparticles physically limits volume changes and inhibits continuous solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer formation that leads to severe pulverization and capacity loss during cycling, thereby maintaining electrode integrity. PPBT/SWNT-coated Si MP anodes exhibited high initial Coulombic efficiency (85%) and stable capacity retention (0.027% decay per cycle) with a reversible capacity of 1894 mA h g-1 after 300 cycles at a current density of 2 A g-1, 3.3 times higher than pristine Si MP anodes. The stress relaxation and underlying mechanism associated with the incorporation of the PPBT/SWNT layer were interpreted by quasi-deterministic and quantitative stress analyses of SWNTs through in situ Raman spectroscopy. PPBT/SWNT@Si MP anodes can maintain reversible stress recovery and 45% less variation in tensile stress compared with SWNT@Si MP anodes during cycling. The results verify the benefits of stress relaxation via a protective capping layer and present an efficient strategy to achieve long cycle life for Si-based anodes for next-generation LIBs.
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- Donghee Gueon
- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Institute of Energy: Sustainability, Environment and Equity, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Institute of Energy: Sustainability, Environment and Equity, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Institute of Energy: Sustainability, Environment and Equity, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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Karatrantos AV, Middendorf M, Nosov DR, Cai Q, Westermann S, Hoffmann K, Nürnberg P, Shaplov AS, Schönhoff M. Diffusion and structure of propylene carbonate-metal salt electrolyte solutions for post-lithium-ion batteries: From experiment to simulation. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:054502. [PMID: 39087537 DOI: 10.1063/5.0216222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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The diffusion of cations in organic solvent solutions is important for the performance of metal-ion batteries. In this article, pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance experiments and fully atomistic molecular dynamic simulations were employed to study the temperature-dependent diffusive behavior of various liquid electrolytes representing 1M propylene carbonate solutions of metal salts with bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (TFSI-) or hexafluorophosphate (PF6-) anions commonly used in lithium-ion batteries and beyond. The experimental studies revealed the temperature dependence of the diffusion coefficients for the propylene carbonate (PC) solvent and for the anions following an Arrhenius type of behavior. It was observed that the PC molecules are the faster species. For the monovalent cations (Li+, Na+, K+), the PC solvent diffusion was enhanced as the cation size increased, while for the divalent cations (Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+), the opposite trend was observed, i.e., the diffusion coefficients decreased as the cation size increased. The anion diffusion in LiTFSI and NaTFSI solutions was found to be similar, while in electrolytes with divalent cations, a decrease in anion diffusion with increasing cation size was observed. It was shown that non-polarizable charge-scaled force fields could correspond perfectly to the experimental values of the anion and PC solvent diffusion coefficients in salt solutions of both monovalent (Li+, Na+, K+) and divalent (Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) cations at a range of operational temperatures. Finally, after calculating the radial distribution functions between cations, anions, and solvent molecules, the increase in the PC diffusion coefficient established with the increase in cation size for monovalent cations was clearly explained by the large hydration shell of small Li+ cations, due to their strong interaction with the PC solvent. In solutions with larger monovalent cations, such as Na+, and with a smaller solvation shell of PC, the PC diffusion is faster due to more liberated solvent molecules. In the salt solutions with divalent cations, both the anion and the PC diffusion coefficients decreased as the cation size increased due to an enhanced cation-anion coordination, which was accompanied by an increase in the amount of PC in the cation solvation shell due to the presence of anions.
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- Argyrios V Karatrantos
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7EX, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
- International Graduate School on Battery Chemistry, Characterization, Analysis, Recycling and Application (BACCARA), Münster, Germany
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, 2 Avenue de l'Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7EX, United Kingdom
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Fu S, Wang H, Schaefer S, Shang B, Ren L, Zhang W, Wu M, Wang H. Simple Framework for Simultaneous Analysis of Both Electrodes in Stoichiometric Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:21721-21728. [PMID: 39051979 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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A battery is composed of two electrodes that depend on and interact with each other. However, galvanostatic charging-discharging measurement, the most widely used method for battery evaluation, cannot simultaneously reflect performance metrics [capacity, Coulombic efficiency (CE), and cycling stability] of both electrodes because the result is generally governed by the lower-capacity electrode of the cell, namely the limiting reagent of the battery reaction. In studying stoichiometric Li-S cells operating under application-relevant high-mass-loading and lean-electrolyte conditions, we take advantage of the two-stage discharging behavior of sulfur to construct a simple framework that allows us to analyze both electrodes simultaneously. The cell capacity and its decay are anode performance descriptors, whereas the first plateau capacity and cell CE are cathode performance descriptors. Our analysis within this frame identifies Li stripping/plating and polysulfide shuttling to be the limiting factors for the cycling performance of the stoichiometric Li-S cell. Using our newly developed framework, we examine various previously reported strategies to mitigate these bottleneck problems and find modifying the separator with a reduced graphene oxide layer to be an effective means, which improves the capacity retention rate of the cell to 99.7% per cycle.
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- Shuting Fu
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- School of Chemistry & School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- School of Chemistry & School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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Wei L, Wu H, Liu S, Zhou Y, Guo X. Construction of Hierarchical Conductive Networks for LiNi 0.8Mn 0.1Co 0.1O 2 Cathode toward Stable Cycling at High Areal Mass Loadings. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2312059. [PMID: 38600893 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202312059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Realizing high-performance thick electrodes is considered as a practical strategy to promote the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. However, establishing effective transport pathways for both lithium-ions and electrons in a thick electrode is very challenging. This study develops a hierarchical conductive network structure for constructing high-performance NMC811 (LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2) cathode toward stable cycling at high areal mass loadings. The hierarchical conductive networks are composed of a Li+/e- mixed conducting interface (lithium polyacrylate/hydroxyl-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes) on NMC811 particles, and a segregated network of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the electrode, without any additional binders or carbon black. Such strategy endows the NMC811 cathode (up to 250 µm and 50 mg cm-2) with low porosity/tortuosity, ultrahigh Li+/e- conductivities and excellent mechanical property at low carbon nanotube content (1.8 wt%). It significantly improves the electrochemical reaction homogeneity along the electrode depth, meanwhile effectively inhibits the side reactions at the electrode/electrolyte interface and cracks in the NMC particles during cycling. This work emphasizes the crucial role of the electronic/ionic cooperative transportation in the performance deterioration of thick cathodes, and provide guidance for architecture optimization and performance improvement of thick electrodes toward practical applications, not just for the NMC811 cathode.
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- Lu Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Kaur H, Konkena B, McCrystall M, Synnatschke K, Gabbett C, Munuera J, Smith R, Jiang Y, Bekarevich R, Jones L, Nicolosi V, Coleman JN. Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Arsenic Trisulfide (As 2S 3) Nanosheets and Their Use as Anodes in Potassium-Ion Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:20213-20225. [PMID: 39038184 PMCID: PMC11308769 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Here, we demonstrate the production of 2D nanosheets of arsenic disulfide (As2S3) via liquid-phase exfoliation of the naturally occurring mineral, orpiment. The resultant nanosheets had mean lateral dimensions and thicknesses of 400 and 10 nm, and had structures indistinguishable from the bulk. The nanosheets were solution mixed with carbon nanotubes and cast into nanocomposite films for use as anodes in potassium-ion batteries. These anodes exhibited outstanding electrochemical performance, demonstrating an impressive discharge capacity of 619 mAh/g at a current density of 50 mA/g. Even after 1000 cycles at 500 mA/g, the anodes retained an impressive 94% of their capacity. Quantitative analysis of the rate performance yielded a capacity at a very low rate of 838 mAh/g, about two-thirds of the theoretical capacity of As2S3 (1305 mAh/g). However, this analysis also implied As2S3 to have a very small solid-state diffusion coefficient (∼10-17 m2/s), somewhat limiting its potential for high-rate applications.
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- Harneet Kaur
- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02W9K7, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02W9K7, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
2 D02 E8C0, Ireland
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Zhu X, Yang K, Zhang Z, He S, Shen Z, Jiang W, Huang Y, Xu Y, Jiang Q, Pan L, Li Q, Yang J. Additive-Free Anode with High Stability: Nb 2CT x MXene Prepared by HCl-LiF Hydrothermal Etching for Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:28709-28718. [PMID: 38780517 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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MXenes, represented by Ti3C2Tx, have been widely studied in the electrochemical energy storage fields, including lithium-ion batteries, for their unique two-dimensional structure, tunable surface chemistry, and excellent electrical conductivity. Recently, Nb2CTx, as a new type of MXene, has attracted more and more attention due to its high theoretical specific capacity of 542 mAh g-1. However, the preparation of few-layer Nb2CTx nanosheets with high-quality remains a challenge, which limits their research and application. In this work, high-quality few-layer Nb2CTx nanosheets with a large lateral size and a high conductivity of up to 500 S cm-1 were prepared by a simple HCl-LiF hydrothermal etching method, which is 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of previously reported Nb2CTx. Furthermore, from its aqueous ink, the viscosity-tunable organic few-layer Nb2CTx ink was prepared by HCl-induced flocculation and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone treatment. When using the organic few-layer Nb2CTx ink as an additive-free anode of lithium-ion batteries, it showed excellent cycling performance with a reversible specific capacity of 524.0 mAh g-1 after 500 cycles at 0.5 A g-1 and 444.0 mAh g-1 after 5000 cycles at 1 A g-1. For rate performance, a specific capacity of 159.8 mAh g-1 was obtained at a high current density of 5 A g-1, and an excellent capacity retention rate of about 95.65% was achieved when the current density returned to 0.5 A g-1. This work presents a simple and scalable process for the preparation of high-quality Nb2CTx and its aqueous/organic ink, which demonstrates important application potential as electrodes for electrochemical energy storage devices.
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- Xiaoxue Zhu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing 211816, China
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Li X, Xu W, Zhi C. Halogen-powered static conversion chemistry. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:359-375. [PMID: 38671189 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00597-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Halogen-powered static conversion batteries (HSCBs) thrive in energy storage applications. They fall into the category of secondary non-flow batteries and operate by reversibly changing the chemical valence of halogens in the electrodes or/and electrolytes to transfer electrons, distinguishing them from the classic rocking-chair batteries. The active halide chemicals developed for these purposes include organic halides, halide salts, halogenated inorganics, organic-inorganic halides and the most widely studied elemental halogens. Aside from this, various redox mechanisms have been discovered based on multi-electron transfer and effective reaction pathways, contributing to improved electrochemical performances and stabilities of HSCBs. In this Review, we discuss the status of HSCBs and their electrochemical mechanism-performance correlations. We first provide a detailed exposition of the fundamental redox mechanisms, thermodynamics, conversion and catalysis chemistry, and mass or electron transfer modes involved in HSCBs. We conclude with a perspective on the challenges faced by the community and opportunities towards practical applications of high-energy halogen cathodes in energy-storage devices.
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- Xinliang Li
- Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Wang L, Zhong Y, Wang H, Malyi OI, Wang F, Zhang Y, Hong G, Tang Y. New Emerging Fast Charging Microscale Electrode Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307027. [PMID: 38018336 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307027] [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: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Fast charging lithium (Li)-ion batteries are intensively pursued for next-generation energy storage devices, whose electrochemical performance is largely determined by their constituent electrode materials. While nanosizing of electrode materials enhances high-rate capability in academic research, it presents practical limitations like volumetric packing density and high synthetic cost. As an alternative to nanosizing, microscale electrode materials cannot only effectively overcome the limitations of the nanosizing strategy but also satisfy the requirement of fast-charging batteries. Therefore, this review summarizes the new emerging microscale electrode materials for fast charging from the commercialization perspective. First, the fundamental theory of electronic/ionic motion in both individual active particles and the whole electrode is proposed. Then, based on these theories, the corresponding optimization strategies are summarized toward fast-charging microscale electrode materials. In addition, advanced functional design to tackle the mechanical degradation problems related to next generation high capacity alloy- and conversion-type electrode materials (Li, S, Si et al.) for achieving fast charging and stable cycling batteries. Finally, general conclusions and the future perspective on the potential research directions of microscale electrode materials are proposed. It is anticipated that this review will provide the basic guidelines for both fundamental research and practical applications of fast-charging batteries.
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- Litong Wang
- School of Science, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems & Division of Advanced Materials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, 362801, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Centre of Excellence ENSEMBLE3 Sp. z o. o., Wolczynska Str. 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland
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- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, 362801, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, 362801, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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Wang F, Zhang T, Zhang T, He T, Ran F. Recent Progress in Improving Rate Performance of Cellulose-Derived Carbon Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:148. [PMID: 38466498 PMCID: PMC10928064 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01351-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Cellulose-derived carbon is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for high-performance anode materials in sodium-ion batteries; however, its poor rate performance at higher current density remains a challenge to achieve high power density sodium-ion batteries. The present review comprehensively elucidates the structural characteristics of cellulose-based materials and cellulose-derived carbon materials, explores the limitations in enhancing rate performance arising from ion diffusion and electronic transfer at the level of cellulose-derived carbon materials, and proposes corresponding strategies to improve rate performance targeted at various precursors of cellulose-based materials. This review also presents an update on recent progress in cellulose-based materials and cellulose-derived carbon materials, with particular focuses on their molecular, crystalline, and aggregation structures. Furthermore, the relationship between storage sodium and rate performance the carbon materials is elucidated through theoretical calculations and characterization analyses. Finally, future perspectives regarding challenges and opportunities in the research field of cellulose-derived carbon anodes are briefly highlighted.
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- Fujuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China.
- School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China.
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Gabbett C, Doolan L, Synnatschke K, Gambini L, Coleman E, Kelly AG, Liu S, Caffrey E, Munuera J, Murphy C, Sanvito S, Jones L, Coleman JN. Quantitative analysis of printed nanostructured networks using high-resolution 3D FIB-SEM nanotomography. Nat Commun 2024; 15:278. [PMID: 38177181 PMCID: PMC10767099 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44450-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Networks of solution-processed nanomaterials are becoming increasingly important across applications in electronics, sensing and energy storage/generation. Although the physical properties of these devices are often completely dominated by network morphology, the network structure itself remains difficult to interrogate. Here, we utilise focused ion beam - scanning electron microscopy nanotomography (FIB-SEM-NT) to quantitatively characterise the morphology of printed nanostructured networks and their devices using nanometre-resolution 3D images. The influence of nanosheet/nanowire size on network structure in printed films of graphene, WS2 and silver nanosheets (AgNSs), as well as networks of silver nanowires (AgNWs), is investigated. We present a comprehensive toolkit to extract morphological characteristics including network porosity, tortuosity, specific surface area, pore dimensions and nanosheet orientation, which we link to network resistivity. By extending this technique to interrogate the structure and interfaces within printed vertical heterostacks, we demonstrate the potential of this technique for device characterisation and optimisation.
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- Cian Gabbett
- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Oviedo, C/ Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, 18, 33007, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Gong J, Zhu J, He X, Yang J. Using a cyclocarbon additive as a cyclone separator to achieve fast lithiation and delithiation without dendrite growth in lithium-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2023; 16:427-437. [PMID: 38078544 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04649d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Carbon materials are widely used for reversible lithium uptake in the anode of lithium-ion batteries. Nevertheless, the challenge of uncontrollable dendrite deposition during fast charge-discharge cycles remains a grand hurdle. Various strategies have been explored to prevent detrimental heterogeneous dendrite metal deposits, such as interface engineering and electrolyte modification, but they often compromise the reverse diffusion freedom of Li+ ions during discharging and are incompatible with the most mainstream use of graphite as an anode material. Here, we propose the incorporation of a novel carbon allotrope of cyclocarbon as a potential additive in the anode. In contrast to conventional carbon materials, density functional theory calculations reveal that cyclocarbon has a much higher affinity for Li atoms than Li+ ions, even surpassing the inherent cohesion of Li atoms, due to the charge transfer from the 2s orbital of Li atoms to the unique in-plane π orbital of cyclocarbon. Furthermore, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations show that Li+ ions can shuttle freely back and forth across cyclocarbon, whereas the lithiation process for Li atoms occurs rapidly within picoseconds. The delithiation of Li atoms within cyclocarbon follows a voltage-gated mechanism that is effectively controlled by an external electric field of 3 V nm-1. Remarkably, cyclocarbon exhibits potential compatibility with commercialized graphite electrodes via the π-π interaction and also can be extended to sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries. These distinct compatibility, scalability and electrochemical properties of cyclocarbon provide a new avenue to realize both safety and ultrafast rechargeable performance of ion batteries.
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- Jiacheng Gong
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
- New York University-East China Normal University Center for Computational Chemistry, New York University Shanghai, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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Konkena B, Kalapu C, Kaur H, Holzinger A, Geaney H, Nicolosi V, Scanlon MD, Coleman JN. Cobalt Oxide 2D Nanosheets Formed at a Polarized Liquid|Liquid Interface toward High-Performance Li-Ion and Na-Ion Battery Anodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58320-58332. [PMID: 38052006 PMCID: PMC10739576 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Cobalt oxide (Co3O4)-based nanostructures have the potential as low-cost materials for lithium-ion (Li-ion) and sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery anodes with a theoretical capacity of 890 mAh/g. Here, we demonstrate a novel method for the production of Co3O4 nanoplatelets. This involves the growth of flower-like cobalt oxyhydroxide (CoOOH) nanostructures at a polarized liquid|liquid interface, followed by conversion to flower-like Co3O4 via calcination. Finally, sonication is used to break up the flower-like Co3O4 nanostructures into two-dimensional (2D) nanoplatelets with lateral sizes of 20-100 nm. Nanoplatelets of Co3O4 can be easily mixed with carbon nanotubes to create nanocomposite anodes, which can be used for Li-ion and Na-ion battery anodes without any additional binder or conductive additive. The resultant electrodes display impressive low-rate capacities (at 125 mA/g) of 1108 and 1083 mAh/g, for Li-ion and Na-ion anodes, respectively, and stable cycling ability over >200 cycles. Detailed quantitative rate analysis clearly shows that Li-ion-storing anodes charge roughly five times faster than Na-ion-storing anodes.
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- Bharathi Konkena
- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
D2 D02 K8N4, Ireland
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- Micro
Nano Systems Department, Tyndall National
Institute, Cork T12 R5CP, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
D2 D02 K8N4, Ireland
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- The
Bernal Institute and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- The
Bernal Institute and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- School
of Chemistry, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
D2 D02 W9K7, Ireland
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- The
Bernal Institute and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- School
of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin
D2 D02 K8N4, Ireland
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Yao N, Yu L, Fu ZH, Shen X, Hou TZ, Liu X, Gao YC, Zhang R, Zhao CZ, Chen X, Zhang Q. Probing the Origin of Viscosity of Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202305331. [PMID: 37173278 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Viscosity is an extremely important property for ion transport and wettability of electrolytes. Easy access to viscosity values and a deep understanding of this property remain challenging yet critical to evaluating the electrolyte performance and tailoring electrolyte recipes with targeted properties. We proposed a screened overlapping method to efficiently compute the viscosity of lithium battery electrolytes by molecular dynamics simulations. The origin of electrolyte viscosity was further comprehensively probed. The viscosity of solvents exhibits a positive correlation with the binding energy between molecules, indicating viscosity is directly correlated to intermolecular interactions. Salts in electrolytes enlarge the viscosity significantly with increasing concentrations while diluents serve as the viscosity reducer, which is attributed to the varied binding strength from cation-anion and cation-solvent associations. This work develops an accurate and efficient method for computing the electrolyte viscosity and affords deep insight into viscosity at the molecular level, which exhibits the huge potential to accelerate advanced electrolyte design for next-generation rechargeable batteries.
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- Nao Yao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Cao B, Li T, Zhao W, Yin L, Cao H, Chen D, Li L, Pan F, Zhang M. Correlating Rate-Dependent Transition Metal Dissolution between Structure Degradation in Li-Rich Layered Oxides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301834. [PMID: 37340579 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Understanding the mechanism of the rate-dependent electrochemical performance degradation in cathodes is crucial to developing fast charging/discharging cathodes for Li-ion batteries. Here, taking Li-rich layered oxide Li1.2 Ni0.13 Co0.13 Mn0.54 O2 as the model cathode, the mechanisms of performance degradation at low and high rates are comparatively investigated from two aspects, the transition metal (TM) dissolution and the structure change. Quantitative analyses combining spatial-resolved synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF) imaging, synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques reveal that low-rate cycling leads to gradient TM dissolution and severe bulk structure degradation within the individual secondary particles, and especially the latter causes lots of microcracks within secondary particles, and becomes the main reason for the fast capacity and voltage decay. In contrast, high-rate cycling leads to more TM dissolution than low-rate cycling, which concentrates at the particle surface and directly induces the more severe surface structure degradation to the electrochemically inactive rock-salt phase, eventually causing a faster capacity and voltage decay than low-rate cycling. These findings highlight the protection of the surface structure for developing fast charging/discharging cathodes for Li-ion batteries.
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- Bo Cao
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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Li Y, Park S, Sarang K, Mei H, Tseng CP, Hu Z, Zhu D, Li X, Lutkenhaus J, Verduzco R. Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conduction Increases the Rate Capability of Polynaphthalenediimide for Energy Storage. ACS POLYMERS AU 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.2c00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Yilin Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas 77004, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Parejo-Tovar A, Béguin F, Ratajczak P. Comprehensive potentiodynamic analysis of electrode performance in hybrid capacitors. Electrochem commun 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2023.107436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Sánchez-Ramírez N, Monje IE, Bélanger D, Camargo PH, Torresi RM. High rate and long-term cycling of silicon anodes with phosphonium-based ionic liquids as electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Du B, Luo Y, Wu F, Liu G, Li J, Xue W. Continuous amino-functionalized University of Oslo 66 membranes as efficacious polysulfide barriers for lithium-sulfur batteries. Front Chem Sci Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-022-2206-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tu S, Lu Z, Zheng M, Chen Z, Wang X, Cai Z, Chen C, Wang L, Li C, Seh ZW, Zhang S, Lu J, Sun Y. Single-Layer-Particle Electrode Design for Practical Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202892. [PMID: 35641316 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Efforts to enable fast charging and high energy density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are hampered by the trade-off nature of the traditional electrode design: increasing the areal capacity usually comes with sacrificing the fast charge transfer. Here a single-layer chunky particle electrode design is reported, where red-phosphorus active material is embedded in nanochannels of vertically aligned graphene (red-P/VAG) assemblies. Such an electrode design addresses the sluggish charge transfer stemming from the high tortuosity and inner particle/electrode resistance of traditional electrode architectures consisting of randomly stacked active particles. The vertical ion-transport nanochannels and electron-transfer conductive nanowalls of graphene confine the direction of charge transfer to minimize the transfer distance, and the incomplete filling of nanochannels in the red-P/VAG composite buffers volume change locally, thus avoiding the variation of electrodes thickness during cycling. The single-layer chunky particle electrode displays a high areal capacity (5.6 mAh cm-2 ), which is the highest among the reported fast-charging battery chemistries. Paired with a high-loading LiNi0.6 Co0.2 Mn0.2 O2 (NCM622) cathode, a pouch cell shows stable cycling with high energy and power densities. Such a single-layer chunky particle electrode design can be extended to other advanced battery systems and boost the development of LIBs with fast-charging capability and high energy density.
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- Shuibin Tu
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrons and School of Optical and Electron Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Gold Coast 11 Campus, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrons and School of Optical and Electron Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrons and School of Optical and Electron Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrons and School of Optical and Electron Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear & New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Gold Coast 11 Campus, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectrons and School of Optical and Electron Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Konkena B, Kaur H, Tian R, Gabbett C, McCrystall M, Horvath DV, Synnatschke K, Roy A, Smith R, Nicolosi V, Scanlon MD, Coleman JN. Liquid Processing of Interfacially Grown Iron-Oxide Flowers into 2D-Platelets Yields Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Capacities of Twice the Theoretical Value. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203918. [PMID: 36047959 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Iron oxide (Fe2 O3 ) is an abundant and potentially low-cost material for fabricating lithium-ion battery anodes. Here, the growth of α-Fe2 O3 nano-flowers at an electrified liquid-liquid interface is demonstrated. Sonication is used to convert these flowers into quasi-2D platelets with lateral sizes in the range of hundreds of nanometers and thicknesses in the range of tens of nanometers. These nanoplatelets can be combined with carbon nanotubes to form porous, conductive composites which can be used as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. Using a standard activation process, these anodes display good cycling stability, reasonable rate performance and low-rate capacities approaching 1500 mAh g-1 , consistent with the current state-of-the-art for Fe2 O3 . However, by using an extended activation process, it is found that the morphology of these composites can be significantly changed, rendering the iron oxide amorphous and significantly increasing the porosity and internal surface area. These morphological changes yield anodes with very good cycling stability and low-rate capacity exceeding 2000 mAh g-1 , which is competitive with the best anode materials in the literature. However, the data implies that, after activation, the iron oxide displays a reduced solid-state lithium-ion diffusion coefficient resulting in somewhat degraded rate performance.
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- Bharathi Konkena
- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- The Bernal Institute and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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Ju Z, Zhang X, Wu J, King ST, Chang CC, Yan S, Xue Y, Takeuchi KJ, Marschilok AC, Wang L, Takeuchi ES, Yu G. Tortuosity Engineering for Improved Charge Storage Kinetics in High-Areal-Capacity Battery Electrodes. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:6700-6708. [PMID: 35921591 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The increasing demands of electronic devices and electric transportation necessitate lithium-ion batteries with simultaneous high energy and power capabilities. However, rate capabilities are often limited in high-loading electrodes due to the lengthy and tortuous ion transport paths with their electrochemical behaviors governed by complicated electrode architectures still elusive. Here, we report the electrode-level tortuosity engineering design enabling improved charge storage kinetics in high-energy electrodes. Both high areal capacity and high-rate capability can be achieved beyond the practical level of mass loadings in electrodes with vertically oriented architectures. The electrochemical properties in electrodes with various architectures were quantitatively investigated through correlating the characteristic time with tortuosity. The lithium-ion transport kinetics regulated by electrode architectures was further studied via combining the three-dimensional electrode architecture visualization and simulation. The tortuosity-controlled charge storage kinetics revealed in this study can be extended to general electrode systems and provide useful design consideration for next-generation high-energy/power batteries.
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- Zhengyu Ju
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- ThINC Facility at the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- ThINC Facility at the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Institute for Electrochemically Stored Energy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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The rational investigation of bimetallic selenides as electrode materials for hybrid supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Xia H, Zhang W, Cao S, Chen X. A Figure of Merit for Fast-Charging Li-ion Battery Materials. ACS NANO 2022; 16:8525-8530. [PMID: 35708489 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c03922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rate capability is characterized necessarily in almost all battery-related reports, while there is no universal metric for quantitative comparison. Here, we proposed the characteristic time of diffusion, which mainly combines the effects of diffusion coefficients and geometric sizes, as an easy-to-use figure of merit (FOM) to standardize the comparison of fast-charging battery materials. It offers an indicator to rank the rate capabilities of different battery materials and suggests two general methods to improve the rate capability: decreasing the geometric sizes or increasing the diffusion coefficients. Based on this FOM, more comprehensive FOMs for quantifying the rate capabilities of battery materials are expected by incorporating other processes (interfacial reaction, migration) into the current diffusion-dominated electrochemical model. Combined with Peukert's empirical law, it may characterize rate capabilities of batteries in the future.
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- Huarong Xia
- Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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- Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634
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- Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFLEX), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634
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Xu P, Hong X, Zhu Z, Ouyang H, Zhou Z, Geng L, Xu N, Duan Y, Lv L, He L. Revealing Kinetics Process of Fast Charge‐Storage Behavior Associated with Potential in 2D Polyaniline. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ente.202200257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Peng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics School of Science Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
- School of Mechanical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
- School of Mechanical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
- School of Mechanical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
- Med+X Center for Manufacturing West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 P. R. China
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Lee SN, Park DH, Kim JH, Moon SH, Jang JS, Kim SB, Shin JH, Park YY, Park KW. Enhanced cycling performance of Fe‐doped LiMn2O4 truncated octahedral cathodes for Li‐ion batteries. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Seong-Nam Lee
- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Soongsil University Chemical Engineering 511 Sangdo-DongDongjak-Gu 156-743 Seoul KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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Browne S, Waghmare UV, Singh A. Opportunities and challenges for 2D heterostructures in battery applications: a computational perspective. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:272501. [PMID: 35344940 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac61c9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With an increasing demand for large-scale energy storage systems, there is a need for novel electrode materials to store energy in batteries efficiently. 2D materials are promising as electrode materials for battery applications. Despite their excellent properties, none of the available single-phase 2D materials offers a combination of properties required for maximizing energy density, power density, and cycle life. This article discusses how stacking distinct 2D materials into a 2D heterostructure may open up new possibilities for battery electrodes, combining favourable characteristics and overcoming the drawbacks of constituent 2D layers. Computational studies are crucial to advancing this field rapidly with first-principles simulations of various 2D heterostructures forming the basis for such investigations that offer insights into processes that are hard to determine otherwise. We present a perspective on the current methodology, along with a review of the known 2D heterostructures as anodes and their potential for Li and Na-ion battery applications. 2D heterostructures showcase excellent tunability with different compositions. However, each of them has distinct properties, with its own set of challenges and opportunities for application in batteries. We highlight the current status and prospects to stimulate research into designing new 2D heterostructures for battery applications.
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- Stephen Browne
- Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore-560094, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore-560064, India
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- Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore-560094, India
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Gao Y, Ling Y, Peng Y, Guan S. Constructing the Single-Phase Nanotubes with Uniform Dispersion of SiOx and Carbon as Stable Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200191. [PMID: 35388974 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SiOx is an attractive anode material for lithium-ion batteries due to its considerable capacity. However, its obvious volume expansion and low conductivity result in poor electrochemical performance. Herein, a novel single-phase nanotube structure with uniform distribution of nanoscale SiOx units and amorphous carbon matrix was fabricated. The hollow nanotube and homogeneously distributed ultrafine SiOx units greatly alleviate volume changes. The amorphous carbon facilitates electron transport throughout the network and offers a buffer to further reduce the volume expansion of SiOx. Benefiting from this unique structure, as-prepared single-phase SiOx/C NTs demonstrate excellent durability and rate capability. Specifically, it delivers a high reversible specific capacity (713 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 after 200 cycles); negligible capacity decay is confirmed after 500 cycles at high density current (544 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1 after 500 cycles).
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- Yuan Gao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shang-Da Road, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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Wu P, Senevirathna HL. A charge transport prediction method for metal electrode-aqueous electrolyte interface to guide the design of metal batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang X, Hui Z, King ST, Wu J, Ju Z, Takeuchi KJ, Marschilok AC, West AC, Takeuchi ES, Wang L, Yu G. Gradient Architecture Design in Scalable Porous Battery Electrodes. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:2521-2528. [PMID: 35254075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Because it has been demonstrated to be effective toward faster ion diffusion inside the pore space, low-tortuosity porous architecture has become the focus in thick electrode designs, and other possibilities are rarely investigated. To advance current understanding in the structure-affected electrochemistry and to broaden horizons for thick electrode designs, we present a gradient electrode design, where porous channels are vertically aligned with smaller openings on one end and larger openings on the other. With its 3D morphology carefully visualized by Raman mapping, the electrochemical properties between opposite orientations of the gradient electrodes are compared, and faster energy storage kinetics is found in larger openings and more concentrated active material near the separator. As further verified by simulation, this study on gradient electrode design deepens the knowledge of structure-related electrochemistry and brings perspectives in high-energy battery electrode designs.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, 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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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, 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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Sawhney MA, Wahid M, Muhkerjee S, Griffin R, Roberts A, Ogale S, Baker J. Process-Structure-Formulation Interactions for Enhanced Sodium Ion Battery Development: A Review. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202100860. [PMID: 35032154 PMCID: PMC9303753 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Before the viability of a cell formulation can be assessed for implementation in commercial sodium ion batteries, processes applied in cell production should be validated and optimized. This review summarizes the steps performed in constructing sodium ion (Na-ion) cells at research scale, highlighting parameters and techniques that are likely to impact measured cycling performance. Consistent process-structure-performance links have been established for typical lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells, which can guide hypotheses to test in Na-ion cells. Liquid electrolyte viscosity, sequence of mixing electrode slurries, rate of drying electrodes and cycling characteristics of formation were found critical to the reported capacity of laboratory cells. Based on the observed importance of processing to battery performance outcomes, the current focus on novel materials in Na-ion research should be balanced with deeper investigation into mechanistic changes of cell components during and after production, to better inform future designs of these promising batteries.
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- M. Anne Sawhney
- Faculty of Science and EngineeringSwansea UniversityBay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn BurrowsSkewen, SwanseaSA1 8ENUnited Kingdom
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- Department of ChemistryInterdisciplinary Division for Renewable Energy and Advanced Materials (iDREAM)NIT SrinagarSrinagar190006India
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- Faculty of Science and EngineeringSwansea UniversityBay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn BurrowsSkewen, SwanseaSA1 8ENUnited Kingdom
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- Faculty of Science and EngineeringSwansea UniversityBay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn BurrowsSkewen, SwanseaSA1 8ENUnited Kingdom
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- Research Institute for Clean Growth and Future MobilityCoventry UniversityManor House Drive, Friars HouseCoventryCV1 2TEUnited Kingdom
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)Dr Homi Bhabha Road, PashanPune411 008India
- Research Institute for Sustainable EnergyTCG-CREST Salt LakeKolkata700091India
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- Faculty of Science and EngineeringSwansea UniversityBay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn BurrowsSkewen, SwanseaSA1 8ENUnited Kingdom
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Wei Q, Chang X, Wang J, Huang T, Huang X, Yu J, Zheng H, Chen JH, Peng DL. An Ultrahigh-Power Mesocarbon Microbeads|Na + -Diglyme|Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 Sodium-Ion Battery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108304. [PMID: 34816491 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) show practical applications in large-scale energy storage systems. But, their power density is limited by the sluggish Na+ diffusion into the cathode and anode materials. Herein, the authors demonstrate a prototype of ultrahigh power SIB, consisting of the high-rate Na3 V2 (PO4 )3 (NVP) cathode, graphite-type mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB) anode, and Na+ -diglyme electrolyte. It is found that the overpotential of the NVP cathode obeys the Ohmic rule. Thus, the as-synthesized NVP@C@carbon nanotubes (CNTs) cathode with the high conductive CNTs networks displays high electronic conductivity, reducing the overpotential and charge transfer resistances and leading to the remarkable rate capability over 1000C. For the MCMB anode, the initial [Na-diglyme]+ co-intercalation step is pseudocapacitive dominated, and then the expanded graphite's layers ensure the subsequent fast ions diffusion. The rapid (de)intercalation kinetics in between the cathode and anode are well-matched. Thus, the assembled MCMB|1 m NaPF6 in diglyme|NVP@C@CNTs full-cell SIB delivers the energy density of 88 Wh kg-1 at the high power density of ≈10 kW kg-1 . Even at the ultrahigh power density of 23 kW kg-1 , an energy density of 58 Wh kg-1 is obtained. The encouraging results of the full cell will promote the development of high-power SIB for large-scale applications in the future.
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- Qiulong Wei
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Multiphysics Electronic Information, Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High Performance Metals and Materials, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Hamed H, Henderick L, Choobar BG, D'Haen J, Detavernier C, Hardy A, Safari M. A limitation map of performance for porous electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. iScience 2021; 24:103496. [PMID: 34934918 PMCID: PMC8661466 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Driven by expanding interest in battery storage solutions and the success story of lithium-ion batteries, the research for the discovery and optimization of new battery materials and concepts is at peak. The generation of experimental (dis)charge data using coin cells is fast and feasible and proves to be a favorite practice in the battery research labs. The quantitative interpretation of the data, however, is not trivial and decelerates the process of screening and optimization of electrode materials and recipes. Here, we introduce the concept of polarographic map and demonstrate how it can be leveraged to quantify the contribution of different non-equilibrium phenomena to the performance limitation and total polarization of a lithium-ion cell. We showcase the accuracy and diagnostic power of this approach by preparing and analyzing the electrochemical performance of 54 sets of LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 electrodes with different formulations and designs discharged in a range of 0.2C-5C.
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- Hamid Hamed
- Institute for Materials Research (IMO-imomec), UHasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
- Energyville, Thor Park 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO-imomec), UHasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO-imomec), UHasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
- IMEC Division IMOMEC, BE-3590 Belgium
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- Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO-imomec), UHasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
- Energyville, Thor Park 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
- IMEC Division IMOMEC, BE-3590 Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO-imomec), UHasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
- Energyville, Thor Park 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium
- IMEC Division IMOMEC, BE-3590 Belgium
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Parikh D, Geng L, Lyu H, Jafta CJ, Liu H, Meyer HM, Chen J, Sun XG, Dai S, Li J. Operando Analysis of Gas Evolution in TiNb 2O 7 (TNO)-Based Anodes for Advanced High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries under Fast Charging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55145-55155. [PMID: 34780156 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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TiNb2O7 (TNO) is regarded as one of the promising next-generation anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its high rate capabilities, higher theoretical capacity, and higher lithiation voltage. This enables the cycling of TNO-based anodes under extreme fast charging (XFC) conditions with a minimal risk of lithium plating compared to that of graphite anodes. Here, the gas evolution in real time with TNO-based pouch cells is first reported via operando mass spectrometry. The main gases are identified to be CO2, C2H4, and O2. A solid-electrolyte interphase is detected on TNO, which continues evolving, forming, and dissolving with the lithiation and delithiation of TNO. The gas evolution can be significantly reduced when a protective coating is applied on the TNO particles, reducing the CO2 and C2H4 evolution by ∼2 and 5 times, respectively, at 0.1C in a half-cell configuration. The reduction on gas generation in full cells is even more pronounced. The surface coating also enables 20% improvement in capacity under XFC conditions.
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- Dhrupad Parikh
- Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Talos Tech LLC, 274 Quigley Blvd, New Castle, Delaware 19720, United States
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- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Wilkinson D, Bhosale M, Amores M, Naresh G, Cussen SA, Cooke G. A Quinone-Based Cathode Material for High-Performance Organic Lithium and Sodium Batteries. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2021; 4:12084-12090. [PMID: 34841204 PMCID: PMC8611644 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c01339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the increased application of batteries in powering electric vehicles as well as potential contributions to utility-scale storage, there remains a need to identify and develop efficient and sustainable active materials for use in lithium (Li)- and sodium (Na)-ion batteries. Organic cathode materials provide a desirable alternative to inorganic counterparts, which often come with harmful environmental impact and supply chain uncertainties. Organic materials afford a sustainable route to active electrodes that also enable fine-tuning of electrochemical potentials through structural design. Here, we report a bis-anthraquinone-functionalized s-indacene-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone (BAQIT) synthesized using a facile and inexpensive route as a high-capacity cathode material for use in Li- and Na-ion batteries. BAQIT provides multiple binding sites for Li- and Na-ions, while maintaining low solubility in commercial organic electrolytes. Electrochemical Li-ion cells demonstrate excellent stability with discharge capacities above 190 mAh g-1 after 300 cycles at a 0.1C rate. The material also displayed excellent high-rate performance with a reversible capacity of 142 mAh g-1 achieved at a 10C rate. This material affords high power capabilities superior to current state-of-the-art organic cathode materials, with values reaching 5.09 kW kg-1. The Na-ion performance was also evaluated, exhibiting reversible capacities of 130 mAh g-1 after 90 cycles at a 0.1C rate. This work offers a structural design to encourage versatile, high-power, and long cycle-life electrochemical energy-storage materials.
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- Dylan Wilkinson
- School
of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Lagnoni M, Nicolella C, Bertei A. Survey and sensitivity analysis of critical parameters in lithium-ion battery thermo-electrochemical modeling. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhong Y, Shi Q, Zhu C, Zhang Y, Li M, Francisco JS, Wang H. Mechanistic Insights into Fast Charging and Discharging of the Sodium Metal Battery Anode: A Comparison with Lithium. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:13929-13936. [PMID: 34410696 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Na metal anode receives increasing attention as a low-cost alternative to Li metal anode for the application in high energy batteries. Despite extensive research efforts to improve the reversibility and cycle life of Na metal electrodes, their rate performance, i.e. electrochemical plating and stripping of Na metal at high current, is underexplored. Herein, we report that Na metal electrodes, unlike the more widely studied Li metal electrodes which survive high current density up to 20 mA/cm2, cannot be fast charged or discharged in common ether electrolyte. The fast charging, namely metal plating, is comprised by severe side reactions that decompose electrolyte into electrochemically inactive Na(I) solid species. The fast discharging, namely metal stripping, is disabled by local Na removal that deteriorates the electrical contact with the current collector. While the fast charging failure is permanent, the capacity loss from fast discharging can be recovered through a restructuring process at a low discharging current which rebuilds the electrical connection. We further reveal that the unsatisfactory rate performance of Na metal electrodes is associated with intrinsic physicochemical properties of Na. This study delineates the mechanistic origins of Na's limitation in fast plating and stripping, and demonstrates the necessity of improving the charging and discharging rate performance of Na metal electrodes.
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- Yiren Zhong
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States.,Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States.,Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States.,Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Materials Characterization Core, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States.,Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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Kizzire D, Richter AM, Harper DP, Keffer DJ. Lithium and Sodium Ion Binding Mechanisms and Diffusion Rates in Lignin-Based Hard Carbon Models. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:19883-19892. [PMID: 34368575 PMCID: PMC8340433 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hard carbons are the primary candidate for the anode of next-generation sodium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage, as they are sustainable and can possess high charge capacity and long cycle life. These properties along with diffusion rates and ion storage mechanisms are highly dependent on nanostructures. This work uses reactive molecular dynamics simulations to examine lithium and sodium ion storage mechanisms and diffusion in lignin-based hard carbon model systems with varying nanostructures. It was found that sodium will preferentially localize on the surface of curved graphene fragments, while lithium will preferentially bind to the hydrogen dense interfaces of crystalline and amorphous carbon domains. The ion storage mechanisms are explained through ion charge and energy distributions in coordination with snapshots of the simulated systems. It was also revealed that hard carbons with small crystalline volume fractions and moderately sized sheets of curved graphene will yield the highest sodium-ion diffusion rates at ∼10-7 cm2/s. Self-diffusion coefficients were determined by mean square displacement of ions in the models with extension through a confined random walk theory.
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- Dayton
G. Kizzire
- Materials
Science & Engineering Department, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996, Tennessee, United
States
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- Materials
Science & Engineering Department, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996, Tennessee, United
States
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- Center
for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville 37996, Tennessee, United States
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- Materials
Science & Engineering Department, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996, Tennessee, United
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Feasibility of using the anode functionalized with Calix[4]pyridine in lithium and sodium atom/ion batteries: DFT study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hall CA, Jiang Y, Burr PA, Huang S, Teh ZL, Perez-Wurfl I, Song N, Lennon A. Kinetics studies of thin film amorphous titanium niobium oxides for lithium ion battery anodes. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang X, Hui Z, King S, Wang L, Ju Z, Wu J, Takeuchi KJ, Marschilok AC, West AC, Takeuchi ES, Yu G. Tunable Porous Electrode Architectures for Enhanced Li-Ion Storage Kinetics in Thick Electrodes. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:5896-5904. [PMID: 34197125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thick electrodes, although promising toward high-energy battery systems, suffer from restricted lithium-ion transport kinetics due to prolonged diffusion lengths and tortuous transport pathways. Despite the emerging low-tortuosity designs, capacity retention under higher current densities is still limited. Herein, we employ a modified ice-templating method to fabricate low-tortuosity porous electrodes with tunable wall thickness and channel width and systematically investigate the critical impacts of the fine structural parameters on the thick electrode electrochemistry. While the porous electrodes with thick walls show diminished capability under a C-rate larger than 1.5 C, those with thinner walls could maintain ∼70% capacity under 2.5 C. The superior capacity retention is ascribed to the fast diffusion into the thin lamellar walls compared with their thicker counterparts. This study provides deeper insights into structure-affected electrochemistry and opens up new perspective of 3D porous architectural designs for high-energy and high-power electrodes.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, 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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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Interdisciplinary Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, 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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Nduni MN, Osano AM, Chaka B. Synthesis and characterization of aluminium oxide nanoparticles from waste aluminium foil and potential application in aluminium-ion cell. CLEANER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 3:100108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2021.100108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Criado-Gonzalez M, Dominguez-Alfaro A, Lopez-Larrea N, Alegret N, Mecerreyes D. Additive Manufacturing of Conducting Polymers: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2021; 3:2865-2883. [PMID: 35673585 PMCID: PMC9164193 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Conducting polymers (CPs) have been attracting great attention in the development of (bio)electronic devices. Most of the current devices are rigid two-dimensional systems and possess uncontrollable geometries and architectures that lead to poor mechanical properties presenting ion/electronic diffusion limitations. The goal of the article is to provide an overview about the additive manufacturing (AM) of conducting polymers, which is of paramount importance for the design of future wearable three-dimensional (3D) (bio)electronic devices. Among different 3D printing AM techniques, inkjet, extrusion, electrohydrodynamic, and light-based printing have been mainly used. This review article collects examples of 3D printing of conducting polymers such as poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene), polypyrrole, and polyaniline. It also shows examples of AM of these polymers combined with other polymers and/or conducting fillers such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and silver nanowires. Afterward, the foremost applications of CPs processed by 3D printing techniques in the biomedical and energy fields, that is, wearable electronics, sensors, soft robotics for human motion, or health monitoring devices, among others, will be discussed.
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- Miryam Criado-Gonzalez
- POLYMAT
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Instituto
de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- POLYMAT
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation
for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Strategies for High Energy Density Dual‐Ion Batteries Using Carbon‐Based Cathodes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202100074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hong X, Ma X, He L, Dai Y, Pan X, Zhu J, Luo W, Su Y, Mai L. Regulating Lattice-Water-Adsorbed Ions to Optimize Intercalation Potential in 3D Prussian Blue Based Multi-Ion Microbattery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007791. [PMID: 33749128 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Miniaturized energy storage device (MESD) is the core module in microscale electronic equipment, yet its electrochemical performance is far away from the actual requirements. The extensive research efforts have improved the performance of MESD via the fabrication techniques and material construction, while ignoring the expansion of optimization strategy in the combination of energy storage mechanism. Herein, the Prussian blue/Zn microbattery is reported with the regulation of lattice-water-adsorbed intercalated ion. The optimal charge transport of cathode is achieved via the optimization of 3D structure of microelectrode to maximize the electrochemical performance. Also, lattice-water-adsorbed ion storage mechanism is further investigated to guide the design of differential energy storage for cathode and anode. The Cu3 (Fe(CN)6 )2 /Zn microbattery, with K+ inter/deintercalation in the cathode and Zn2+ deplating/plating in the anode, displays high capacity (0.281 mAh cm-2 at 2.5 mA cm-2 ), rate performance (0.181 mAh cm-2 at 25 mA cm-2 ), and cycling stability (77.6% capacity retention after 1500 cycles) enhanced by Cu2+ in the electrolyte. This highly efficient combination of fabrication process, active material, and multi-ion storage for microelectrode shows a high tolerance for optimization strategies, expanding the compatibility of optimization path for high-performance MESD.
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- Xufeng Hong
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, China
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Gettler R, Young MJ. Multimodal cell with simultaneous electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and in operando spectroscopic ellipsometry to understand thin film electrochemistry. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:053902. [PMID: 34243232 DOI: 10.1063/5.0035309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To inform the development of advanced electrodes for energy storage, water treatment, and catalysis, among other applications, we need to improve our understanding of how material structure evolves during electrochemical operation. Insight into the evolution of local atomic structure during electrochemical operation is accessible through a range of sophisticated in operando probes, but techniques for in operando observation of macroscale electrode phenomena (e.g., swelling, dissolution, and chemical degradation) are limited. This macroscale understanding is critical to establish a full picture of electrochemical material behavior. Here, we report a multimodal cell for simultaneous electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) and in operando spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). This SE-EQCM cell allows for the measurement of mass, thickness, optical properties, and electrochemical properties together in one device. Using polyaniline (PANI) as a test case, we demonstrate the use of this SE-EQCM cell to rapidly measure known phenomena and reproduce a range of prior results during the electrodeposition, electrochemical cycling, and electrochemical degradation of PANI. In particular, the simultaneous mass and thickness measurement afforded by this cell allows us to distinguish known qualitative differences in the degradation of PANI under oxidative and reductive potentials. The SE-EQCM cell we report promises to reveal new insights into the electrochemical behavior of thin film materials for a range of applications.
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- Ryan Gettler
- Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
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Bobyl A, Kasatkin I. Anisotropic crystallite size distributions in LiFePO 4 powders. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13799-13805. [PMID: 35423931 PMCID: PMC8697584 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02102h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The anisotropic crystallite sizes in high-performance LiFePO4 powders were measured by XRD and compared with the particle sizes found by TEM image analysis. Lognormal particle size distribution functions were determined for all three main crystallographic axes. A procedure was developed to determine the fraction of the composite particles which consists of several crystallites and contains small- and large-angle boundaries. In a sample with the most anisotropic crystallites (ratio of volume-weighted mean crystallite sizes L̄ V[001]/L̄ V[010] = 1.41) the number of the composite particles was at least 30%.
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- Alexander Bobyl
- Ioffe Institute Politekhnicheskaya ul. 26 St. Petersburg 194021 Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University Universitetskaya nab. 7-9 St. Petersburg 199034 Russia
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Graphene collage on Ni-rich layered oxide cathodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2145. [PMID: 33837196 PMCID: PMC8035182 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22403-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The energy storage performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) depends on the electrode capacity and electrode/cell design parameters, which have previously been addressed separately, leading to a failure in practical implementation. Here, we show how conformal graphene (Gr) coating on Ni-rich oxides enables the fabrication of highly packed cathodes containing a high content of active material (~99 wt%) without conventional conducting agents. With 99 wt% LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA) and electrode density of ~4.3 g cm-3, the Gr-coated NCA cathode delivers a high areal capacity, ~5.4 mAh cm-2 (~38% increase) and high volumetric capacity, ~863 mAh cm-3 (~34% increase) at a current rate of 0.2 C (~1.1 mA cm-2); this surpasses the bare electrode approaching a commercial level of electrode setting (96 wt% NCA; ~3.3 g cm-3). Our findings offer a combinatorial avenue for materials engineering and electrode design toward advanced LIB cathodes.
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Liu JH, Shen QT, Yang J, Yu MY, Ma JF. Polyoxometalate-Templated Cobalt-Resorcin[4]arene Frameworks: Tunable Structure and Lithium-Ion Battery Performance. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3729-3740. [PMID: 33605722 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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By employing a bowl-like tetra(benzimidazole)resorcin[4]arene (TBR4A) ligand, two new polyoxometalate-templated metal-organic frameworks (POMOFs), [Co8Cl14(TBR4A)6]·3[H3.3SiW12O40]·10DMF·11EtOH·20H2O (1) and [Co3Cl2(TBR4A)2(DMF)4]·[SiW12O40]·2EtOH·3H2O (2), have been prepared under solvothermal conditions (DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide). 1 shows a 2D cationic layer, whereas 2 exhibits a 3D framework. Remarkably, the Keggin POMs in 1 and 2 were located in the cavities formed by two bowl-like resorcin[4]arenes in sandwich fashions. Their framework structures were highly dependent on the coordination modes of the TBR4A ligands. To increase the conductivity of POMOFs, the samples of 1 and 2 were loaded on the conductive polypyrrole-reduced graphene oxide (PPy-RGO) via ball milling (1@PG and 2@PG). Then, the obtained composites experienced calcination at a proper temperature to produce 1@PG-A and 2@PG-A. The resulting 1@PG-A and 2@PG-A composites, with improved conductivities, uniform sizes and micropores, exhibited promising electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries. We herein proposed a size-controlled route for the rational fabrication of functional POMOFs and their usage in energy fields.
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- Jin-Hua Liu
- Key Lab for Polyoxometalate Science, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Lab for Polyoxometalate Science, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Lab for Polyoxometalate Science, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Lab for Polyoxometalate Science, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Lab for Polyoxometalate Science, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Orue Mendizabal A, Gomez N, Aguesse F, López-Aranguren P. Designing Spinel Li 4Ti 5O 12 Electrode as Anode Material for Poly(ethylene)oxide-Based Solid-State Batteries. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14051213. [PMID: 33806667 PMCID: PMC7961904 DOI: 10.3390/ma14051213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The development of a promising Li metal solid-state battery (SSB) is currently hindered by the instability of Li metal during electrodeposition; which is the main cause of dendrite growth and cell failure at elevated currents. The replacement of Li metal anode by spinel Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) in SSBs would avoid such problems, endowing the battery with its excellent features such as long cycling performance, high safety and easy fabrication. In the present work, we provide an evaluation of the electrochemical properties of poly(ethylene)oxide (PEO)-based solid-state batteries using LTO as the active material. Electrode laminates have been developed and optimized using electronic conductive additives with different morphologies such as carbon black and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The electrochemical performance of the electrodes was assessed on half-cells using a PEO-based solid electrolyte and a lithium metal anode. The optimized electrodes displayed an enhanced capability rate, delivering 150 mAh g−1 at C/2, and a stable lifespan over 140 cycles at C/20 with a capacity retention of 83%. Moreover, postmortem characterization did not evidence any morphological degradation of the components after ageing, highlighting the long-cycling feature of the LTO electrodes. The present results bring out the opportunity to build high-performance solid-state batteries using LTO as anode material.
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